davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
SPOKE in Alden.

Rev. Arthur Metcalf was the
speaker at patriotic meeting held in
Alden Friday evening. The citizens
OF that place have organized what
they call a League of Patriotism and
Defense" and this meeting was the
second monthly gathering of this or
ganization. The league has it's COM
mittees appointed to look after any
matters or phases of work in which
1t may be interested. 1t grew out OF
the present war situation and is an
energetic and enthusiastic organi2a-
tion. Rev. Metcalf spoke on "The
Rise of Democracy in Europe"-a
very fit subject to discuss before such
a gathering. That Alden is thorough
ly alive to present conditions is clear
ly indicated by this league of citizens
who have organized to do what they
can in their community during the
present war situation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
MEN TO JOIN A CORPS
Will Form Corps Of Railroad Men t
Help the Country During
the War.

Fort Dodge, May 12.-Employes oi
the Illinois Central railroad have en-.
listed twenty-nine men in the rail
road mems corps for actual service
in the army. The plan is to have q
company OF experienced railroad men
fireman, brakemen and
to run trains, repair road
beds and build new roads for the
transportation of troops in time OF
was.
The plan called for the. enlistment
of 164 men, the officers of the rail-
road company being made the Off
GERS of the company.
AS there are fifteen divisions in
the Illinois Central system, the call
for 1G4 men will take only eleven
from each district. 1t is possible that
all who have volunteered will not
pass an examination, but the Fort
Dodge district has furnished more
than its quota of men for the rail-
road mems company.
1t is not known where the men will
be sent for examination or when they
will be called, as no orders or in
structions have been received by the
enlisting officers in charge here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
ANOTHER GARAGE
FOR WEBSTER CITY
W. D. Hartung and F. c. Black of
Fort Dodge Will Open
New Place Here.

w. D. Hartung and F. c. Black
of Fort Dodge have rented the build
ing on Des Moines street adjoining
the Kamrar & Prince law office or
the south and will open garage the
first of next week. They will han
die the Oakland Sensible Six and the
Dodge Brothers motor car exclusively
for Webster City and vicinity.
Both are residents of Fort Dodge
and have lived there for a number
of years. Mr.. Hartung will move his
family to Webster City as soon as he
can find a suitable house to live in.
They will be a big addition to the
automobile circles of Webster City,
as they are representing two of the
most popular cars now manufac-
tured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
Barney Brin to Build.

Gus Ahrens was awarded the con-
tract Frida yfor the erection Of a
store room for Barney Brin, on the
rear of the Brin residence lot. The
new building will be 24x60, one story
high, and will cover the back sixty
feet of the lot. Hollow brick blocks
will be used in the construction of
the building which will be used for
storage of furniture. 1tis the in
tention of Mr.. Brin to erect modern
building on the front sixty feet of
the lot in the near future. Mr.. Brin
has purchased an interest in the east
wall of the new Ford garage, now in
the course of construction, and will
be in position to build at any time he
desires to do so.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
FOR MEMORIAL
DAY. MAY Both
Mayor Clark Appoints Committees to
Look After Proper 0bserv-
ance of the Day.

Wednesday, May 80, will be OBJ
served as Memorial Day in Webster
City. The customary exercises in
honor of the nations hero dead will
take on a deeper and more thought.
full significance this year to the
younger generation than ever before.
To the youth of today the stormy
period of the Revolutionary war has
assumed the dimness of days long
passed and the mighty struggle
which gave us a birthright of free
dom has come to be accepted as a
matter of inalienable right. Even
the civil war that preserved the
Union, while brighter in, our MEM
|ory due to the presence among us of
Ia few honored veterans of it's hard
ships is looked upon as an occur
renee impossible to repeat. Despite
the fact that the nation has been in
a state Of war for many weeks. we
have yet hardly felt the. sting of the
bitter struggle that is going on and
must continue to go on until all ma
tions may share alike our vaunted
freedom.
For the purpose of making this
Memorial Day a fitting memorial to
the lives Of the men whom it honors,
and in keeping with the seriousness
of the crisis faced by the country to-
day, Mayor Clark has appointed a
number of committees whose men,
bers are requested to meet with the
city council in the council chamber
of the city hall on Monday evening
that arrangements for the program
of the day may be made and success
fully executed.
The committees are as follows:
General arrangements-R. G.
Clark, j. r. White, Rube McFerren.
Speaker. L. Kamrar, Wesley
Maftin.. d. (. :. Chase. z. q. a. -
Transportation-W. w. Pearce, c.
q. Phillips, w. c. Pyle.
Grounds-M. L. Mccullough, F. e.
Landers, J. L. Peterson.
Music - A. A. Cook, w. B. Rood,
Rev. H. A. Koenig.
Schools-D. M. Kelly, G. S. Lane
S. s. Parkhurst.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
THE
SUNDAY BLUE LAWS
County Attorney Burnstedt Passes
Word to Merchants to
Remain Closed.

The enforcement of the Sunday
laws, begun so strenuously by Attor-
ney General Havner, is having its.
effect all over the state. Saturday
County Attorney Burnstedt told
some OF the Webster City shoe deal-
ers, clothiers, etc., who were in the
habit of opening their places of busi-
ness short time on Sunday morn
ings, that they better remain closed.
It was reported that the county at
torney had given like warning to
pool hall proprietors, but he says
this is a mistake. The pool halls,
he declares, are licensed by the city
and it is the city's business to see
that they obey the law. The coun-
Gil can very easily enforce the law
against them and if any proprietor
of pool hall violates the statute,
the council can Immediately revoke
his license. That is most effective
remedy. The pool halls in Webster
ing open Sunday, but some of them
open short time in the morning and
sell cigars and tobacco to customers.
Attempts to enforce the law in
Des Moines were made Sunday and
some sixty arrests resulted. Most
of the business men of the town who
have been in the habit of opening a
part of the day remained closed, but
the movies and ball games went on
as usual. The responsible parties
were arrested and it is their pur-
pose to test the constitutionality Of
the law. A large number of Jews
were among those arrested. They
declare that the blue laws are in
fringements upon religious liberty
and declined to close ther places of
business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
FORMAL OPENING OF
fine new GARAGE
The Hanson & Tyler Auto Company
to Have Opening on Next
Saturday.

Hanson & Tyler will hold a for
NAL opening of their fine new gar
age, corner of Des Moines and First
streets, next Saturday, May 10. The
opening will be. held between the
hours of 2 in the afternoon and 10
at night. There will be music dur
ing the opening and roses will be
given as favOrs. Everything about
the new garage will be in fine shape
by the opening day and the public
is cordially invited to turn out upon
this occasion and take look at the
fine new quarters. The new garage
is one of the substantial and hand
some structure of this city, a credit
10 the town and its enterprising
owners.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
TWO UNION MEETINGS
SUNDAY, may 27TH
Memorial Address by Rev. Herbst-
Baccalaureate Sermon by
II, Rev. Metcalf.

Two union meetings will be held
in this city on Memorial Sunday
May 27. The regular Memorial
Sunday services in the morning will
be held in the Methodist church and
the address will be delivered by Rev
]. NJ. Herbst, pastor Of the English
Lutheran church.
In the evening the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class OF
the high school will be preached by
Rev. Arthur Metcalf at the Congre-
gational church.
These two services are of more
than passing interest to the people
OF the community and are always
largely attended.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
A Thrilling Story.

The only American woman men,
ber of the commission for relief in
Belgium has written book that
should be read everywhere in this
country. 1t is entitled women of
Belgium Turning Tragedy to Tri-
lumph," and was written out of Mrs.
Charlotte Kellogg's own personal OBJ
servations and experience in that
!smitten country. The introduction is
by Herbert Hoover, that great Amer
lean through whose. tireless efforts
as chairman of the relief commission,
the deplorable condition of the Bel
gian people is being alleviated. Mrs.
Kellogg's husband had charge of
Belgian relief at the Brussels head
quarters of the commission, and her
for eight months were
lsuch as no other woman has known.
! She has given to the world therefore,
a most intimate view of women's
work and courage and sacrifice made
necessary by the desolation Of war.
This unique volume is not "war
book" in the sense that it details
horrors of battle, but rather 1t COW
ers period, a tragic history, mar
velous philanthropy, never before
known. It recites the splendid cour-
lage and the noble service of true hu-
man brotherhood and sisterhood. To
Tread it is an inspiration and a de-
light, even if many of its pages are
brimming with pathos. You can help
the hungry and homeless Belgians by
ordering copy, for not a cent OF the
profits from it's publication goes to
author or publishers or any one else
except the commission for relief in
Belgium. 1t has 23O pages. is well
printed and illustrated, is bound in
cloth, and will be sent to any address
postpaid on. receipt Of $1.10, by Funk
&c Wagnalls Company, 354-36O
Fourth avenue, New York City. Buy
one, five or a dozen copies and dis
tribute them and you will befriend
the destitute and starving while you
benefit and inform yourself.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
A Creditable Performance.

The sacred cantata given by the
chorus choir at the Congregational
church Sunday evening was we'll rem
dered and greatly pleased the audi
ence. The work is entitled "The
Seven Last Words of Christ" and is
by Dubois. The solos, duets, etc,
as well as the chorus parts, some OF
which are very dramatic. were de-
cidedly we'll taken, and Miss Maree
Johnson, who presided at the pipe
organ, won her share of the ap.
plause which was frequently ELECTED
4sosp the audience. It was q very
creditab1e and highly entertaining
performance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
New Appointments.

Captain Harold J.. Smith of the
Second Regiment Supply company, q
new organization for this city, which
has had headquarters in the armory
for the past few weeks in charge OF
Lieutenant e. S. Boudinot and Ser.
geant John H. Stacks, the latter OF
Ida Grove, has announced appoint
ments of a number of non-commis-
stoned officers in the company. The
new appointments are: Harold r.
Meekins, supply sergeant; John p.
Strever, first sergeant; William c.
Mccarthy, mess sergeant; George C.
Davis, stable sergeant.
John E. strever's enlistment in
Company c recently expired and he
has enlisted in the Supply company
and received the above appointment.
This company has proven very
popular among young men desiring
to join the national guard units and
is rapidly being recruited to the full
strength desired.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
DR.. Crumpton to Take Examinations.

DR.. R. C. Crumpton will leave the
fore part of this week for Omaha
where he will take the necessary eX-
aminattons with the expectation Of
joining hospital unit in Council
Bluffs for military duty.
With the return of the goodly
number of Webster City physicians
who attended the state medical
meetings in Des Moines this week,
the talk is nothing but joining the
army Of physicians offering their
services to their country, and al
though none of the others will take
the examinations when DR.. Crumpton
does, several will probably follow his
lead within a weeks time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
War News Bulletin.

An official war news bulletin,
published daily at Washington, D.
c., by committee on public infor-
nation under order of the President,
is posted in the local postoffice. 1t
may be read and any information
copied therefrom, but under no cir
cumstances be taken. This bulletin
is designed to inform the public on
the progress of the war and of Off
cial acts incident to its prosecution.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

Ter occupations, and all cultivatable
land that is now idle. The labor and
ground ordinarily given up to orna-
mental cultivation may we'll be ded-
icated for the time being to this pa
triotic and humane purpose.
Let it not be said that the adop-
tion of wise and patriotic measures
for the successful prosecution of the
great struggle for the worlds liberty
upon which our nation has entered,
this community has not done its full
part.
Rufus Nelson,
Sheriff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
Plans to Join Guard.

Ray Baird, son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. r. Baird, north Of town, who
has been in Honolulu, Hawaii, sew
eral months in connection with Y
M. C. A. work, writes that he con
templates enlisting in the army ant
navy Y. NJ. c. A. guard at that place
providing the regular guard is mo
bilized.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
The Food Crisis.

C. H. Peck, president of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden COM
mission: The work of the National
Emergency Food Garden commission
aims to assist in making food more
plentiful in villages, towns and cit
les. There are great many asso-
Citations and clubs throughout the
country interested in school gardens,
home gardens, backyard gardens, va
cant lot gardens, flower gardens, etc.
We believe that this year all these
associations and q great many other
people should plant food gardens to
q greater extent than ever before
and flowers should in many cases
make way for vegetables.
The National Emergency Food
Garden commission is Undertaking to
intensity this sort of planting by US
ing in large way the machinery
that already exists by giving greater
publicity and efficiency to the move
ment and by co-ordinating the work.
The Americanization of our coun-
try is proceeding at swift rate, and
with the utmost thoroughness. A
war spirit is developing that looks
to world cleaned of what we now
know to be entirely evil. The new
patriotism is cosmopolitan for it has
found out that wickedness in power
in Europe is at our doors and within
our homes, both as poison of the
soil and as robbery of life through
a price confiscation of life's necessi-
ties. Let us fight this evil.
Patriotic words are empty air. Pa
triotic acts alone will help. Plant
a food garden and do your part
toward the economic victory.
We expect to induce more than
one million young people, women and
elderly men this year to plant q food
garden who have not done 30 before.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
A PROCLAMATION
BY SHERIFF NELSON
Citizens Urged to Conserve Food and
Cultivate Every Foot of
Available Ground.

The president of the United States
having declared that the supreme test
of our nation has come, and having
asked for the earnest support of our
people in the prosecution Of the war
which is now our war, deem It my
duty to caution all citizens against
the waste of food, and to advise that
the utmost economy be exercised in
the consumption of products Of wheat
and of all other foodstuffs.
The gravity of the situation, which
makes imperative rigid outstanding
of the worlds supply, is set forth in
the following plea Of Herbert c..
Hoover, chairman of the American
Food Board:
"Our allies cannot fight without
food. Our enemies are calculating
that America will fail to supply them,
and that they will need to give in.
"The total stock of food today
available in the allied world is not
sufficient to last until September, if
America continues it's present rate OF
consumption. We are now face to
face with the result of last years
poor harvest, the diversion of man
power from agriculture all over the
world, the unavailing efforts Of the
European women to plant available
fields fully, the isolation of Russia,
the sinking of food ships, and many
|other causes.
England, France, and Italy are re-
|ducing consumption by drastic steps,
but even with all this reduction they
must have from us during the next
three months more than twice as
much food as we should have export
led normally or that we can send If
we consume as usual. The only hope
|of providing the deficiency is by the
elimination of waste and actual and
rigorous self-sacrifice on the part Of
the American people.
Thus, by the exercise Of patriotic
self-restraint and a judicious selec-
tion of only the most plentiful foods
for use, every American man, woman
and child can do his or her bit to aid
America and her allies in this hour
of need.
We are a nation of 102,S60,
persons, of upwards of twenty mil
lion families. If each family will re-
duce it's consur lion Of food by but
a pound week there can be added
ito the food supply of Europe ten
thousand tons of foodstuffs a week,
or over one half million tons year.
Such a saving represents but a
small part of that which may easily
be made by the American people. and
which it will be necessary for them
to make in order to bring the war to
an early and successful conclusion.
Not only must the most rigid econ
omy in the consumption of foodstuffs
be practiced, but an enormous in
crease in their production must be
made as well.
Therefore / deem it my further du-
ty to advise the citizens of this COM
munity to make extraordinary efforts
to increase the cultivation of food
stuffs, and for this purpose to utilize
all labor that can be spared from 9TH
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
Il CITY Electrician.

Randall Burleson recently accepted
the position of city electrician at
Monticello, ILL.,, a small town near
Champaign where the Burleson fami-
ly now reside. The position is lu-
crative one aside from affording more
practical experience for Randall, who
delights in work of this kind. How
ever, he writes he will be ready to
respond when Company c is called to
the cOlOrs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

This alone should add much more
than 50,000,OOO to the food value
of this seasons crop. Those who
have made such gardens before
should increase their efforts.
You are anxious to do something
patriotic because you feel that way.
You want to help your country. You
can plant a vegetable food garden.
Are you doing so? Start now!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
Shall We Take the Booze Bribe?

& .Nlarshalltown Times-Republican:
The brewers of the United States
have issued statement. 1t begins
lby stating that the government re-
ceives a revenue of $S7,994,0OO from
the 5S,0O0,OOO barrels Of beer man
Iufactured.
The liquor manufacturers are tell
ling congress that they are willing to
have the present tax doubled. The
|: statement" and the assurance to
lcongress are made in fear that their
destructive industry will be suspend
ed during the war, or taxed to a de-
gree that will practically. suspend it.
The brewing industry. then, is
willing to pay a doubled tax. 1t
knows that it can add the doubled
tax to the price of its product and
continue to sell it. Its proffer, then,
is simply a bribe of about $15O,000 to
the government of the United States
to permit it to destroy considerable
part of the grain supply, every bushel
of which is needed to avert famine
and suffering. 1t means that the
country shall legitimate and capital
ize human want and suffering, cul-
|tivate inefficiency, provoke loss of
time that should be spent in labor,
father diversion to the brewer and
'distiller and their retailers of wages
desperately needed by families be-
cause the government shall share in
the profits of destructive traffic.
Whence comes this extraordinary
influence and power of the liquor
To what is attributable
the ability of that utterly uneconom-
ic and radically immoral business to
control government and influence in
dividual action? Even in starving
England the brewers still continue to
spoil and destroy grain that hungry
children need.
The thing to do with the distilling
and brewing business is to stop them
from destruction of grain and man.
hood when the nation desperately
needs both. Why permit a parasite
an business and national success and
family life to feed on the very vitals
of the country because it is willing to
collect and pay over part of the
millions it collects from misfortune
and vice to the government?
In all honesty, can we, as a great
people engaged in war for human
welfare. accept the shameful pay
ment of the booze interests?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
The Census,

A nine pound baby son was born
Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Coleman, who reside about five
miles northeast of Blairsburg. Mr..
Coleman is son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Coleman of this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

AS Earl and Orlyn Hoot We're
rounding the alley corner north of
the Johnson house Saturday after
noon in their Ford car with the lat
ter at the wheel, they ran into a
hitching post, breaking it off and
damaging one lamp on the machine
considerably.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15
The Census.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Spangle are the
parents of baby son, born Satur-
day. The Spangle family recently
moved from rooms over the Mission
pool hall to the east side and are re-
siding, temporarily, with the Ed.
Thomas family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

Adolph Boeye is able to be about
town some now and is rapidly recov-
ering strength from the severe case
of para typhoid, which left him in a
very weakened condition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

Fence post and curb stone adver-
tising are antique and are not to be
depended upon. Try the classified
columns of the Freeman-Tribune.
Wedding invitations printed at
this Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

Miss Mildred McFarlane has re.
signed her position with the West.
ern Union telegraph company, to
take effect tomorrow. Clare Best
who has been employed as messen.
ger boy for the Western Union, has
returned to his former work on q
]. C. Smith cooperative wagon and
his place has been filled by Louis
Banta.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

Andrew Petroupulos OF the Olym-
pia Candy kitchen, who recently
went to Sioux City for examination
prior to entering the officers train
ing school at Fort Smelling, did not
pass and was advised by the exam
lining officers to spend few months
in a course of study upon some
American school subjects with
which he is not familiar, and then
apply for entrance in an officers
training school organized later. This
Mr.. Petroupulos contemplates doing,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-15

Paints for everything, any size, at
Teed's. d-f-t-tf