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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-12
Four of Crew Missinu

Washington, July 11.-State department
dispatches late today announcing the de-
struction of the American steamer Kan
san by German submarine said that
four members of the crew were missing
but that all of the armed naval guard
was safe.
ALE on board were reported landed ex-
cept the following members of the crew
who are considered lost:
First Assistant Engineer ]. NJ. Murphy,
American; f. Asuirre English; A. F. Kua
of Honolulu and c: Hdnan Of Singapore.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-12

vaged and returned to New York in April
where she remained until she started out
again in June. In October, 1916, the Kan
san was held up by German submarine
C-53 off Nantucket and was allowed to
proceed after the U-boat learned her
identity. At that time the submarine was
raiding shipping off the American coast.
Formerly the Massachusetts. the Kan
san was built in Camden. n. j., in 1908
She was of 1913 tons gross.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-12

past few DAYS as the ministers who
would lose their portfolios.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-12

1 Charles j. Clukey Of Portland, who
has been in the city son business, re-
turned hcne Wednesday afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

bride is the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Richards, former resi-
dents Of Webster City. The photo
graph was accompanied by the fol-
lowing paragraph: At the home of
the BRIDES parents in Council Bluffs,
Oct. 10, was celebrated the marriage
of Miss Jean Richards to Leroy
RAIDER, editor of the Alta Advertiser.
The bride is graduate of the Anne
Morgan school of dramatic art in Chi
cago, and the bridegroom completed
the law course in the state university
in 1917. He is affiliated with the
Sigma Delta Chi and Delta Tau Delta
fraternities. The couple will reside
in Alta.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Alfred Lindberg and family spent
Sunday at ]. S. Bjustrum's.
Theo Peterson of Stratford took
dinner with Allen Johnson's Monday.
Albert and Henry Dixon of STRAIT
ford called on H. w. Hanson Monday.
Mrs. Allen Johnson called on the
Lodene girls Tuesday.
Erie Lodene called at H. w. Han
sons and A. Johnson's Wednesday at
ternoon.
Uncle Joe and Miss Belle Evans
were in this place Friday calling on
Erie Lodene and family and Allen
Johnson and wife in the afternoon
and in the evening they and Albert
jacobson and Elmer Carlson and
wives called on P. w. Siemsen and
family.
C.L. Carlson and Clifford Johnson
visited Allen Johnson Friday night.
That was sure some show that was
held at Stratford Saturday. Both the
live stock and farm produce were
hard to beat anywhere, while the
fancy work and the food display were
both grand.
Mrs. P. w. Siemsen and Miss Annie
and Mrs. Henry Siemsen attended the
Aid held at the home of Geo. Siemsen
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Siemsen spent Sun
day at Camp Dodge visiting the lat
ter's brother, Henry Fibaker.
P. w. Siemsen and family spent
Sunday at Henry Minderman's down
in Boone county.
Sam Monson called on Allen john
son Sunday morning.
y Oct. 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Honorable Discharge.

Frank Carswell, better known as
"Chink", Boone young man with
whom many Webster City people be-
came acquainted during the time that
the old Second regiment band was
being assembled here last summer, has
been given an honorable discharge
from the army because of a slightly
infected lung. He is not affected with
tuberculosis, but one lung is unsound,
caused by passing through severe
seige of pneumonia, some years ago.
However, Frank has been informed
that he is in good climate for the
ultimate clearing of the affected lung,
and has decided that if he can find
anything in his line of work, in or
near Deming, he will remain there in
definitely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Large Vote Out.
. . . = = . . . . . .
NE1GHB0RHooD NOTES.
. . . . 80 - . = .
Cass Township Happenings.

Cass Township Happenings.
Roy Craig is blowing with Water
loo Boy Tractor. 1t pulls three plows
and surely makes the dirt turn over.
Corn picking will soon be the order
of the day. Farmers should pick their
seed corn early, to insure good crop
next year.
Mr.. Shumaker has just completed
large double corn and grain crib.
Messrs. Daniels and Mitchell were the
carpenters.
Mr.-and Mrs Kibben- will soon
move to their new house. 1t is one of
the finest homes fereabouts. Mr.. At
kinson was the contractor.
c. r. Gardner was a little better at
the latest reports.
Everybody is digging their spuds.
They average pretty good and are nice
and smooth.
Mrs. F. A. Wilder and Mrs. Walter
Klein returned Sunday from Waterloo
after visiting the Selleck family few
days.
The children of the Pleasant Wood
school were judging corn one day last
week.
Mrs. Chalfant is in Des Moines at
the hospital taking treatments.
Quite a few people gather nuts
through the woods these autumn days
Mr.. Darnell thrashed his buckwheat
Thursday.
Oct. IL.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
LEHIGH.

Regular car service over the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines & Southern road
began last Sunday.
Mrs. Olson of Webster City has been
visiting the Seigle family and other
friends for several days.
H. H. Nicholson and family of Web
ster City attended the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
McAnally, celebrated October z. Mrs.
Nicholson is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. McAnally.
Mrs. Blanche Scott, who was injur-
ed when one Ford car ran into anoth-
er last Sunday, near Beaches corners
is recovering.
Mrs. Mary Corey, mother of o. D.
Handling, is very i'll at the home OF
her son.
Gust Seigle has moved from the
east side to the Mann residence or
the west hill.
The fall festival held Wednesday
was success in every way. Lehigf
was crowded with people and the dis
play of corn, vegetables and farm pro-
ducts of all kinds was unusually fine
The Lehigh band furnished music ant
the evening entertainment was fine
community program, assisted by Rev
Minty of Fort Dodge.
A new teacher will be added to thu
teaching force at the beginning of thu
next month to relieve the crowded
condition of some of the rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Hart, accompan
led by Mrs. ]. u. Hart, were in towr
last week making farewell visit tt
the Hammer family, who have since
moved to Pierson, Iowa.
Gordon Mann and family have NOV
ed to Yale, Iowa, where Mr.. Mann has
charge of lumber yard.
Oct. 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Williams Items.

Mrs. r. A. Hanson went to Fort
Dodge Friday to meet her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Rasmussen, of Elk
horn, who are coming for visit at
her home.
Friday morning was busy morn
ing at the office of DR.. ]. B. Tedrow.
Drs. McCauliff and Crumpton were
down from Webster City to help with
six minor operations. Miss Lydia
Millsap accompanied the doctors
from Webster City to assist, and Mrs.
Tedrow was also pressed into SER
vice.
The Needle club held the first
meeting of the season at the home
of Mrs. Ross Hanson, with Mrs. O
Olson as assistant hostess. There
was not as large attendance as usual
owing to the fact that so many Of
the members are out Of town, but
everyone thoroughly enjoyed the
meeting. Many of the members
were knitting socks and mufflers for
the boys, instead of working on their
fancy work, as before. The club will
keep it's identity and hold its meet
ings as before, but as soon as the
members learn to knit, it is not like
ly that much fancy work will be
done at the meetings, as every one
is anxious to work for the soldiers.
Mrs. E. 1. Johnson was chosen to
represent the local woman's club in
the council of national defense.
Miss Bertha Bossenberger went to
Duncombe Friday to care for Miss
Fern Coats, who has been i'll for sew
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
TOTAL VOTE LARGE But
DIES MONIES WAS ONLY
CITY GIVING DRY VOTE

day in Webster City.
E. E. Claflin and daughter, Edith
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Nelson and fam.
lily and Miss Elsa Junggreen of Chic.
ago spent Tuesday evening at the Nc
Cornell home.
Oct. s.
The county road work is finished in
this vicinity.
Ed Beaver cut corn for J. G. Adams
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Pierce visited
Sunday evening with their parents.
Fred Kesler visited Sunday fore
noon at the w. J. Terrell home.
The county is repairing the east
abutment on the old Tremaine bridge
and will be closed to the public for
about month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Limpke of Chic
ago visited few days at the ]. E..
Adams home.
Mrs. Fred Luke and children is Wis
iting few days with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Mcconnell and family.
]. E. Adams lost horse Friday
night. ID
A large number from this neighbor-
hood attended the Bryan meeting Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris John took dinner
at the Mcconnell home Sunday.
Reginald Gilmore returned from
Long Island the past week.
Henry Reichert spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents in Webster
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stahl and father
visited Sunday in Webster City.
Oct. 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Notice of Probating Will.
70 all whom it may concern:

To all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
clerk of the District court of Iowa,
in and for Hamilton county, an in
strument in writing purporting to
be the last will and testament of
John Shaffer, late of said county,
deceased. and that 2 o'clock p. m.
Of the 26th day of October, 1917,
has geen fixed for the probate Of
said will, at which time you can
appear before the District court, at
the court house in the said county,
and show cause, il any there be, why
said will should not be admitted to
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Call and Get Your Dishes.

There are a LOT OF dishes, pie pans,
ETC., at the Elks' club house which
belong to people who contributed to
the dinner furnished on soldiers
day" in this city some time ago.
Following the big day held in honor
of the soldier boys, the dishes left
at the Outing club were gathered up
and taken to the Elks' club house,
where the parties who contributed
edibles on the day mentioned are
requested to call and get them.
13d2t1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
EPPEL AND SOUSA ONLY
BANDMASTERS ACCEPTED
Only Band Leaders Over As Taken by
Uncle Sam.

only Band Leaders over 10 Iaken ny
Uncle Sam.
John Phillip Sousa, leader of the big
military band at the Great Lakes
training station at Chicago and John
Eppel, leader of the former Second
Iowa regimental band, are the only
two band leaders in the United States
over As years of age whose enlistments
were accepted by the government.
This is certainly unique distinction
for Mr.. Eppel. Exceptions were made
in the cases of these two men because
of their exceptional ability as leaders.
Except in very unusual cases men are
not accepted for the army if over 45
years of age.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
August Walkau home.

August Walkau home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Millsap took
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Atkinson to Iowa
Falls Sunday evening to catch the
fast train for Chicago, where they
are going to spend few days with
Roy Atkinson, their son, who is at
the Great Lakes training station.
Ernie Caruth is also at the training
station, SO they will see him also.
| H. E. Whiteman of the Howard
Holt Drug company of Cedar Rap
ids was here from Webster City this
morning looking after his customers.
Frank Hanlin Of Fonda stopped
off for a few days visit at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hanlin, the latter part of the week.
Frank has been on visit to Chi
cago and this was q stop-over visit
on his way home.
Lester futile has filled two silos
for himself and one for Ed Johnson
lately.
Clarence Day of BlairsbuEg was
in town on business Monday.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Caruth fell from his cab
Monday about noon when he awak-
ened from his midday nap and cut
and bruised himself in several places.
A physician was called, but the
child fortunately was not seriously
injured.
Mrs. Peter Rolling, whose son
Ralph is with the American expedi-
tionary force somewhere in France.
received three letters from him the
past week, bearing the dates of Sept.
10, II and IS, respectively. The>let-
tiers all tell of how well the boys
are and how they are all gaining in
weight. Ralph weighs 200 pounds.
He told of the splendid training they
were getting, in fact, to quote him
directly, he says: eve are getting
lot of training about this modern
warfare. There sure is lot to
learn, as it is deep and scientific
game. We boys over here will be
the best trained soldiers in the
world when we get through" He
lays particular stress upon the de-
light with which the boys open
boxes from home. He had just re-
eeived box of candy from GER
tain girl" and he says: II will keep
it until we see Shin Haggert and
then we will open it together" He
mentions in two places that the
candy sent the boys from home
"sure is a treat The letters are
all written on stationery bearing
the red triangle of the Y. M. G. A.
The triangle is bisected by blue
bar with the initials of the organi-
.zation lin white. IL must mean
great deal to the boys so far away
from home to find their "elder
brothers" in the shape of the Y. M.
C. A. right at their elbow, ready to
serve them in such manner as this.
No man can make a dollar mean
more anywhere than by putting it
into the hands of this great unde-
nominational organization that is
doing so much for the boys.
There was a bad fire on the Iowa
Lake farm, six miles south of town,
Sunday. Fire started in the fields
in some manner and twenty-nine
stacks of hay were reported to have
been destroyed. This place is own
ed by Hoyer & Schultz of Fort Dodge.
The fire spread to an adjoining corn
field, but was checked before much
damage had been done. It is not
known how the fire started, but it is
thought it started from the peat
beds. a
Voting down here was very heavy
yesterday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Pleasant Hill Items.
(Too1ate for last week.

(TOO7 late TOT last WEEK.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcconnell took
dinner at the Chas. Nelson home Sun
day.
Ed Beaver and w. o. Mcconnell
each lost valuable horse the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Pierce spent Sun
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
WITH $4,000 VOTES FROM MOST
ALL PRECINCTS IN STATE, THE
PROPOSITION IS IN DOUBT.
BULLETIN.

Des Moines, $3.50 p. M
With 1912 precincts reported,
the drys are ahead 300 votes,
indicating that the election be-
longs to anyone. Either side
is likely to win, if it keeps on
going as it is now. Returns
are coming in very slowly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Former Local Girl WEEDS.

Sundays Des Moines Register
contained very fine picture of Mrs.
Leroy RAIDER, formerly Miss Jean
Richards of Council Bluffs, whose
marriage occurred last week. The
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

Silver and gold magazine pencils
at Teed & Teed's, d-t-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

Des Moines, Oct. 15.-The prohib"
itory election in Iowa is apparently
pass-up. A total from 1884 of the
2,34S precincts, reports from which
had been received by the United
Press at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
gave 3,433 majority against the
amendment.
Large Vote Out.
The total vote is surprisingly
large, numbering 100000. Counties
that were expected to be perma-
nently in the dry column returned
substantial majorities for the vets.
The feature of the rest was unmis-
takably wet, with the sentiment the
same in all large cities. Des Moines
alone furnished dry majority.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

VINO spoke IN norwegian. Inc Aol-
lowing pastors assisted at the dedi-
catory services in the afternoon:
Rev. Norstad of Jewell, Prof. Eitt-
REIN of Jewell, Rev. Thorson of
Bows, Rev. G. 0. Taulsrud of Ran
dali, Rev. Lee of Radcliffe, Rev. Hell
dahl of Radcliffe, and the local pas
tor, Rev. Simonson.
B. J. Smiley of the Omaha Horse
& Mule Co., shipped carload of
horses and mules to his firm Mon
day morning. Geo. Bryan, our local
horse buyer, contributed fourteen Of
the animals.
David Meyers is assisting DR.. Bos-
senberger in the hospital for a few
days.
Rev. Norstad and Prof. Eittreim
of Jewell spoke in the Lutheran
church Monday evening and on Tues
day evening Rev. Gunderson. mis-
sionary from Soudan, Africa. will
give a talk and show stereopticon
views taken in Africa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walkau and Joe
McCurdy autoed to Webster City, ac-
companied by their guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Wieland and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Allendorfer, for visit at the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

Notice Of Appointment OF Admins
traitor.
State of Iowa, Hamilton county,
IS. No. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as administrators Of the
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-12
OLD SILVER MINE
 COMING TO FRONT
(From Wednesdays Daily)

Griffin & Matthewson. who revived an old silver property near Mayer a short time ago. and are operating on lease, according to reports given by arrivals from their camp, are making an exceptionally good showing in new development performed. Their base of operating was from an old tunnel, from which a crosscut was driven that exposed high grade ore con- tent, several tons being on the dump already for shipment. The width of the paystreak is widening and it is believed this pioneer silver mine is getting in shape to occasion comment for its rating in the near future The above operators are quite enthusias- tic over the outlook, and state that early shipping is contemplated, with T probability also of installing small Notation mill on the property.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-12
OATMAN TRYING TO
 GET ON THE MAP
(From Thursdays Dsiiy)

Bert Sandstrum, who is interested in the Oatman country, was in Pres colt yesterday afternoon, being on his way to Jerome, to look over the copper prospects in that camp. He states that Oatman is making a bid for popularity again, the recent strike made in the lower levels of one of the Tom Reed shafts having had a mighty stimulating effect on the ac- tivities of the ex-boom camp.
 The rock which has just been, dis closed in the Tom Reed is believed to be about the same as that en- countered in the United Eastern. rock which put the last named prop erty into the producing class a few months after the high-gradc was opened up. Much activity is report, ed in the United Northern, the Gold Ore and many other of the old prop critics. The North Star is to resume operations about January lst.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-12
SILVER MINING WAVE COMING
 BACK AGAIN
SINCE THE McCL U KY
 STRIKE NEAR OLD PINE
 SPRING BONANZA NE VADA OPERATORS ARE
 COMING INTO DISTRICT.
(From Thursdays Oaily.)

Scenes of long ago are being re- peated in the Pine Spring field, of Turkey creek district, and the re- turn of silver mining seems to have settled down to substantial basis without any undue excitement, al though rich discoveries are reported in the belt near the above mention ed old white metal bonanza. Mir McCluskey, whose strike of a few weeks ago occasioned considerable comment, visited the city yesterday, and while elated over the showing, did not believe there was any occa- sion for a stampede to that section However, the old silver zone is being rapidly relocated, and the arrival from Nevada a short time ago of \. Thompson, J. Garrison and Charles Coons, experienced silver miners, is the first action taken in reviving that belt to any extent. The two camps are now established in close proxim- ity to the famed Pine Spring, and all winter operations are assured. Mir McCmskey returned later with a big line of supplies, and like others in the Turkey creek field is very much pleas cd over the opening of the old road way for freighting, motoring, or packing.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-12
BAKING LICENSE
 - Is NECESSARY

PHOENIX. Dec. GA warning was issued today from the office of the federal food administrator for Arizona to all hotels and restaurants serving bread or other bakery pro- ducts of their own baking that they will come within the scope of the Presidents proclamation requiring that all concerns using ten or more barrels of flour month apply for government license. In this connec- ton is was pointed out that there is
 hardly a hotel or restaurant in the state that handles its own baking that does not consume this amount of four
 Through the cooperation of NJ. T. Grier, chairman of the hotel and res turant mems committee for the state, Timothy A. Riordan. federal food administrator for Arizona, is planning to secure the rigid observance of the license program which is to become effective December 10. The Presi- dents proclamation makes clear its application in the following terms:
 "All persons, firms, corporations and associations, who manufacture for sale bread in any form, cake, crackers, biscuits, pastry or other bakery products (excepting, however, those whose consumption of any flour and meal in the manufacture of such products IS, in the aggregate, less than ten barrels a month), are hereby required to procure license on or before December 10, 1917. This includes hotels, restaurants, other public eating places, and clubs, which serve bread or other bakery products of their own baking"
 Application for license must be made to the United States food ad ministration, Washington. D. C., Law Department-License Division. on forms prepared by it for that purpose, which may be obtained on request.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-12
NEW FIRE SIREN IS
 PURCHASED BY THE CITY
(From Thursdav's Dailv)


 The new electric fire siren, which was installed at the top of the fire tower on approval several weeks ago, having proven itself about the nois- jest contrivance ever introduced into this county, was purchased yesterday. after the noise-makcr had been given a workout before the fire committee of the city council. The final test ing of the siren took place last night, and the shrieks caused many persons to believe that big fire had broken out. The office boy in the Journal Miner office was compelled to stand at the telephone for about half an hour answering calls from persons who wished to know the meaning of the racket.
 The siren cost about S450 installed, according to Fire Chief Hilton. The device was installed because of the fact that many persons claimed that they could not hear the old bell when the fire alarms were sounded. The bell will be kept in position, and as in the past, will be used to toll off the required number of strikes to in dicatc the exact location of the blaze.