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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals for Erection of School
House.

Notice is hereby given that pro-
posals for the erection of school
house in sub-district No. of Liberty
township school district in the coun-
ty of Hamilton, State of Iowa. will be
received by the undersigned at the
State Bank of Blairsburg, Iowa,
where plans and specifications may
be seen until 1 o'clock p. m. of the
10th day Of July, 1917, and the
board of directors will meet at Lib
erty Center school house on the 18th
day of July, 1917, at 1 o'clock p. m,
at which time the bids and propo-
sails so received will be opened and
considered and the contract will be
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder; payments for said school
house to be made by the issue of
able out of the proceeds of the school
house tax levy due and collectible
with the taxes for 1917. A certified
check for 10 per cent of the amount
bid to accompany all bids. The
school board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Dated this 26th day Of March,
1917.
John Van Langen, Secretary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
START BALL ROLLING
FOR DIG eHAuIAUQUA
If Advance Ticket Sale Amounts to
$l,5OO, Local Association
Gets Per Cent.

The local Chautauqua association
started the ball rolling Saturday
by placing season tickets on sale at
all the banks and the drug stores for
the. coming assembly. The Chautau-
qua opens Wednesday, July II, and
closes Tuesday, July 17-seven big
days and nights. Season tickets, If
purchased before the Chautauqua
opens, are on sale for 50. If you wait
to buy them at the gate, the price
will be $3.50.
1t is well enough for Webster City
people to remember that a per cent
of the advance sale of tickets goes to
the local association, if the advance
sale reaches the sum of 81, 500. 9th
erwise our association gets nothing.
Buy your season tickets in advance
and thus assure this per cent to the
Webster City association, besides saw
ing SO cents on your ticket.
Everybody should get in line for
the big Webster City Chautauqua!
Window glass any Size at Tecd's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
June 16, 1897.

The Harry B. Pray ball club was
defeated at Ames by score of 13 to
l. The Webster City boys expected
to play the Ames second team, but
claim a part of the college nine was
run in on them.
Harold P. Mason says he has brok-
en- the fishing record of the Mason
family for many generations back
and probably for many generations
to come. He caught three fish last
evening which he declares weighed
five pounds.
The man who exclaimed yesterday
that summer has come at last" was
around this morning with his over
coat on declaring II never said it,
But never mind, "the Oldest inhab-
liant" is still with us and is ready
to prove that "the best corn crop he
ever saw in Hamilton county was
planted on the 18th of June" We
stand by the o. i.-and Iowa.
From a compilation of reports
from the auditor of sixty-one coun-
ties in Iowa, Director Sage of the
weather-crop service, estimates the
loss from hog cholera in the state
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
TWENTY YEARS AGO
in the Freeman-Tribune.

last year, 1896, at $22.000,000. The
number of hogs reported from Ham
ilton county as victims of the cholera
is 1888. According to these fig
ures the loss in Hamilton county is,
in round numbers. about $S50,O00. A
pretty serious result, surely.
Fort Dodge Messenger: Fort
Dodge was honored yesterday with
the presence in the city OF Col. G.
w. Crosley, II. l.. Litchfield, Peter
Mathre, Capt. J. w. Lee, J. w. ALI
ington and w. N. Merrill. These
gentlemen represented Webster City
and were here to inspect our fire
alarm system with view of putting
in similar one in the not distant
future. The visiting councilmen
were taken in charge by some of our
aldermen and shown over the city
and were permitted to witness the
workings of the alarm and an exhi-
bition of the fire team.
The following old soldiers are
among those who are off to Marshall-
town to attend the state G. A. r. en-
campment now being held there: G.
c. Dakin, P. M. Banks, Col. G. w
Crosley, VIM. h. Ennis, Y. w. Short
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
"W|LDROsE OF IOWA.
-EIlMS ARE LOST
Webster City Interested in These Pic.
lures on Account Of Local
Girl Participant.

"The Wild Rose of Iowa" films, in
which Webster City people are in
terested on account of Miss Fennette
Fassett being one of the prominent
players to be seen in the pictures
and which were to have been shown
soon at the Orpheum, have been lost,
or a part of them, according to the
following from the Des Moines Cap
ital:
Unless several reels of 'The Wild
Rose of Iowa." motion picture play
which records the history of Iowa.,
are recovered, Iowa and its history
are doomed to remain in obscurity
and several youthful Iowa actors
will never "see themselves as others
see them" The reels have been lost
by the Adams Express company. OF
course, all release dates for the film
must be cancelled.
The situation is particularly disas-
trous since the leading man and sew
eral other of the male actors have
gone off to war. This prohibits the
retaking of the lost portions.
: The scenario for this picture was
written by Mrs. Fred Weitz, and the
Wild Rose was selected by popular
vote. The exteriors were all taken
in Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
BURGLARS ENTER
BUSINESS PLACES
Steal About $50 at Vienna Cafe and
$40 or $l2 Worth Of Goods
at Pool Hall.

Thieves operated in the downtown
district late Saturday night or Sun
day morning. The Vienna cafe was
entered from the rear, the thief or
thieves taking off wire screen and
Opening the unlocked window on the
west side of the back room of the
cafe. That it was home talent is a
certainty, because the big iron safe
which was rifled was opened by
someone who knew the combination.
Some $40 in silver was taken from
the money drawer in the safe, the
proprietor, A. W.. Drake, having TAX
en- the paper money home with him
when he closed the restaurant.
Nothing else was touched. The
thieves evidently left the restaurant
by the inside stairway which leads
to the upstairs. leaving the building
from the outside rear stairs. because
the inside door leading upstairs was
unlocked Sunday morning and the
n ~
proprietor remembers locking it the
night before.
Roy O'Brien's pool hall was also
entered from the rear and $11 in
money secured. The burglars entered
through the back window, which
they pried open. They opened the
cash register without breaking it,
showing they Knew how it was done.
They also broke the match safe,
stealing the pennies. Between $40
and $12 worthfof cigars, tobacco and
other goods were stolen.
The thieves also made an attempt
to enter the rear of the Mission pool
hall. but failed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

]. r. White, J. N. McLaury, B. Nc
Coy. Also A. J. Frakes and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Spangler and Mr.. and Mrs.
Emanuel Walling of Woodstock.
Capt. J. w. Lee, Lieut.. Frank Prin-
gle, Sergt. Will F. Smith and Pri-
Yates M. Kenney and Ed A. Glasgow
left this afternoon for Cedar Rapids
to spend a week at the state rifle
range with the second brigade de-
tachment.
Des Moines Register: Capt. Frank
E. Landers of Webster City. ex-clerk
of the state executive council, was
in the city yesterday and was a
caller at the state house, where he
was warmly greeted by his many old
friends. Capt. Landers is one of the
best men who ever served the state.
The month of brides, of roses and
of cyclones, and other things lovely
and otherwise. seems to be endeavor-
ing to live up to it's reputation.
Brides, they say, will be more plen-
tiful than usual, roses are beginning
to bloom, and the festive cyclone is
putting in an appearance. Corn
ought to grow from now on with all
these favorable conditions"
w. j. Zitterell returned last night
from Garner. New Hampton and
other points in the northeastern part
of the state, whittier he went to bid
on contract work. He secured the
contract to construct the Hancock
county poor house and also to build
firemen's hall at New Hampton
the two jobs aggregating about SAL
900.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Automobile Containing Three Drunks
Crashes Into Side of Bridge
Across Brewer Creek.

There was narrow escape from
a serious accident Sunday afternoon
on the little bridge spanning Brewer
creek near the site of the old Chase
mill in the southeastern part of
town. Three drunks, said to be
young men, went down to hogs
back on the Frank Bonebright place
and the automobile they were driv-
ing didn't seem to have any more
sense than the rest of the crowd and
banged into the railing of the small
bridge, smash ing it. Two of the
wheels went off the bridge, but for
some reason the car didn't tip over
and land in the creek below. The
names Of the parties in the car could
not be learned. 1t is reported to
have been a car from Minnesota, but
one or two of the young men who
were in it at the time reside in this
city. They left the gates open on
Mr.. Bonebright's place and were Of
Tended when Mr.. B. complained of
their conduct. 1t is lucky for them
that they had him to deal with in
stead of somebody who would have
given them a taste of law. They
ought to be prosecuted and the driv-
er should not be permitted to drive
a car again. Such fellows are dan
gerous and a menace to other peo-
pie upon the public highway.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
To Build Fine New Porch.

The porch on the front of the j.
M. Richardson residence, corner Des
Moines and Walnut streets, has been
torn off and new one will be built,
extending across the front and nearly
the full length of the south side of
the house. The back porch is being
from the southeast to the
north side of the residence, and a
modern porte-cochere will be erected
on the! north side, with driveway
entering the residence grounds from
Des Moinas street. A few. minor
changes are also being made on the
interior of the Richardson home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Baby Girl Dies.

Boyd L. Mellinger of Cass town
ship, who lost his wife formerly Ida
Irene Segar, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Segar), on June 1S, is
now mourning the death of his two
'year-old daughter. Helen May, who
at noon Sunday to tu-
berculosis-the disease from which
the mother died. The babes death
came as welcome relief from much
suffering. Funeral services were
held at o'clock yesterday from
the Cass Center church, Rev. w. j.
Todd officiating, with interment in
the Cass Center cemetery beside the
mother.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Bic Flag in Parade.

The big flag belonging to the First
National bank will be in the parade
on the Fourth of July. 1t will be
carried by twenty-five girls and
young ladies and twelve soldiers, nn-
der the auspices of the Red Cross So
ciety. People SO desiring may throw
coins into the flag for the Red Cross.
This is feature that has been put
on at various kinds of celebrations in
other towns, and the contributions
to the Red Cross have been liberal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Class to Give Play.

The Willing Workers class Of the
Breeze Hill Sunday school, consist
ing of about twenty-five young la
dies and gentlemen, and their teach
er, Miss Irene ClosZ, gathered at the
home of Marian McPhillips on
Thursday evening.
A delicious picnic supper was
served on the lawn, after which the
young people held their regular busi-
ness meeting.
New officers were elected and it
was voted that the class give a play
in the near future, the proceeds to
60 as a Red Cross benefit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Attended Corner Stone Laying.

Rev. Father T. A. Barry drove
over to Clarian Sunday afternoon
and attended the services of laying
the corner stone for the new Cath
olic church there. Archbishop Keene
of the diocese of Dubuque and the
clergymen of the surrounding towns
were present at this ceremony. 1t
will be remembered that the old
church burned last Christmas day in
the interval between first and second
mass, and seven years earlier the
parish suffered the loss OF their
house of worship by fire. it having
been struck by lightning and COM
pletely cleaved.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Two Civil Service Examinations.

Announcements have been made Of
two civil service examinations to be
, held in this city, on July 19 and 20,
as follows:
July 10, for typewriter, in all
branches of the. field service in gen.
eral as may be needed, although more
especially in anticipation of very
large number of appointments to be
made in the quartermaster corps.
July 20. for first grade clerical
positions in the general service as
needed. This is the examination US
ually given in November, applying
not only to the customs and internal
revenue services. but also the quar-
termaster corps and any other
branches of the field service, except
the post office. 1t is held special
at this time in anticipation of possi
BILE needs and will take the place of
the annual November examination
this year.
1t is quite possible that eligibles
from these examinations may be
used outside the district In case of
shortage elsewhere, either in other
districts or at Washington, and in
such event those eligibles with wider
range of acceptable territory will be
of greater possible use with corre-
larger possibility Of ap-
pointment.
Anyone desiring further informa-
tion should apply to w, e. Gossard,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Louis Caquelin Of Woodstock sus-
tains Injuries From Which
Z. He Dies Few Hours
Later in Hospital.
NARROW ESCAPE OF DRIVER
Struck by Fast Train at the Cross.
ing-Auto a Mass Of Twisted
Iron and Steel.

A frightful accident occurred at
Blairsburg Sunday forenoon in
which Louis Caquelin, residing in the
old Prairie Queen neighborhood, ten
miles northeast of Webster City, was
killed, and Leo Piquet was injured.
The two men had been at Will
liams and were on their way home in
a Regal automobile. with Mr.. Piuquet
at the wheel. While passing through
Blairsburg they were short dis
tance behind another automobile and
their view was somewhat obstructed
by the dust raised by the forward
car. They were going quite fast and
did not see the approaching train
until eight or ten feet from the en-
gine. It was impossible to stop the
automobile and it was struck by the
locomotive, which was going perhaps
forty miles an hour, as the train
does not stop at Blairsburg. Mr..
Piquet, the driver, was thrown clear
of the car, sustaining but slight in
juries. At first it was thought his
arms were broken, but they were
only bruised and sprained, and he is
able to be around today. Mr.. Caque-
lin did not fare SO well. He was pin
toned upon, the car, which was
smashed into 3 shapeless mass Of
,twisssA md stteei and
many feet by the locomotive. The
automobile approached the track
from the south and had crossed the
switch. The train was coming from
the east and was hid from view by
buildings, which in some measure
accounts for the failure of the occu-
pants of the auto to see the fast on
coming train.
After the accident the train
stopped Immediately and the in
jured men were brought to Mercy
hospital in this city. Mr.. Caquelin
was Unconscious, having received a
frightful wound upon the head over
the right eye, laying bare por-
tion of the brain. 1t was not ex-
pected that he could long survive,
and he passed away about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
He is the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Prosper Caquelin, old and respected
citizens of the Prairie Queen commu-
nifty, where the deceased had lived
from childhood. He was % years of
age and leaves, besides his father
and mother, five sisters. The SYM
pathy of the entire community goes
out to the bereaved parents and sis
ters in their sudden and overwhelm-
ing sorrow.
The funeral will be held at the
French church this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and interment made in
the French cemetery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Notice Of Appointment Of Admins
TRAITOR.

In the District court of Iowa, in
and for Hamilton county.
In the matter of the estate of
Ralph II. Hall, deceased.
To Idalyn Gwyer Yates, William
A. Gwyer, Sarah Eta Gwyer, Gwynd-
line Gwyer Bergman, Martin Ken
sic Sherwood, Willis Hall Sherwood,
David Fowler Sherwood, Mary Sher-
wood Mcneil, Ella Sherwood Dyer,
Melvin H. Kelsey, Merell Kelsey,
Horace B. Kelsey, Lavina Kelsey
Harris, Margaret Valentine, Lucinda
Richards Brown, Millard Kelsey
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Nettie Benson, Nellie Anderson, Min
ME Rice, Nina Rice, Orlo Kelsey,
Orlo Mccartney, Caroline Hale, Clara
Richards Pepper, James Henry Rich
ards, Henry Richards, Samuel Rich
ards and all other persons interested
in the estate of the above named
Ralph H. Hall, deceased, and all
creditors of and persons having
claims against said estate:
You and each of you are herewith
notified that on June 9, 1917, in the
District court of Iowa, in and for
Hamilton county, in the matter of
the estate of Ralph H. Hall, de-
ceased, the undersigned, Gwyer H.
Yates, was duly appointed as admin
istrator of said estate and has duly
filed his oath and bond and has
qualified and is acting as such ad-.
ministrator.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Number S."

: Sunday--the first time in the
history of the fire alarm-NO. 55,
the number at the electric light
plant, was sounded, and everyone
hurried to their telephone directories
to "look it up" Fires have occurred
in this neighborhood, but always
within easy reach of other boxes.
The alarm was sounded at about $50
and the blaze proved to be nothing
but little fire in the woodshed of
the Clinton McClosky home, 325
Third street, the former Mrs. Hattie
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
.FR|CHTFU[ AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT AT bLA|RSBURC
local secretary, at the Webster City
postoffice.
Automobile Business Picking Up.

The past week or two has been
fine automobile weather and many
new cars are being purchased. G.
A. Chapman of Blairsburg has bought
a new Buick Six touring car. B. B.
Mccullough of this city is the owner
Of a new Maxwell roadster. A Chan
dler Chummy roadster has been de-
livered to AL Holt of Ellsworth, and
Elbert Olson, resident of Ellsworth,
is also the owner of.a new Velie s.
passenger touring car. J. A. Dunkel
Of this city has purchased a Dart
truck to be used in, his drainage
ditch work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Kamphoefners Buy Home.

Rev. C. Fl. Kamphoefner has pur-
chased a fine new home in north
Sioux City-One of the best residen-
tial portions of the town-situated
near high school and also one of
the best grade schools. The school
proposition is an important one to
the Kamphoefner family. They ex-
pect to remove to their new home in
a few days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Stuart residence, recently purchased
by Mr.. McCloskey, who is ditch
contractor. The fire was extin-
guished before the arrival Of the de-
partment, but the alarm caused the
assembling of quite crowd of peo-
n1o
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
On the Wrong Scent.

Will someone please tell us why
Webster City claims to have fur
nished all the soldiers for the army
units in that town? We believe that
Jewell, Radcliffe, Ellsworth, Will
liams and Woodstock have furnished
quite number of them, and it is no
more than right that they be given
the credit due them.-Ellsworth
News.
The News is certainly on the
wrong scent. Webster City doesn't
claim to have furnished all the SOL
diers for the army units here. On
the contrary, Webtser City freely
gives credit where credit is due. All
of the smaller towns of the county,
as we'll as the farming districts, have
done their full duty in this matter,
some doing in proportion to their
population far more than Webster
City has. There is honor enough to
go around in this matter. To say
that Webster City has done we'll and
is entitled to full credit doesn't i'm
ply that other districts have not
done equally well. One of the feat
ures of the enlistment record in Iowa
that is very pleasing to the Freeman
Tribune is the fact than in German
communities young men of German
birth or extraction are offering their
services to the flag without hesita-
ton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Nice Sum Realized.

A total Of $S3.32 was added to the
Red Cross fund Saturday by the sale
of flowers donated to the cause by
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Curtis. The Web
ster City and Hamilton county chap
ter certainly appreciate greatly the
generosity of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Guy Rutledge, who has been em-
ployed as stock man in the electric
light shop, also assistant fire truck
driver, has resigned and accepted a
position with Hanson & Tyler. His
position has been filled by Thomas
Nelson, who has been employed
nights at the National Sewer Pipe.
plant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

A large tent, erected on the Divi-
sion and Des Moines street corner
today, houses a roller skating rink
which will be open for business in
day or two, with the expectation of
remaining here month. The place
is under the management of Arthur
Christopherson of Huxley.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Attention, Mothers!

We are cold nights and need COM
forters. VIII each one of the moth
ers give a comfort to one soldier ?
We are short of equipment.
A. M. MARTIN,
Captain Company c.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

H. l.. Corbin, who has been en-
ployed in the Miller furniture store
for some time, has resigned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Keep your new car looking new,
make your old car look better. Use
evans Body Polish and Leather
Dressing" for results. Sold by ], M.
Fosdick Grocery on money back
12f2.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

You save money il you buy It
at Teed & Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Paints for everything. any size. at
Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

DR.. and Mrs. o. c. Buxton have re-
ceived word from their son Verne,
who recently joined the hospital
corps stationed at Fort Logan, Col,
that his company has been sent to
Fort Riley, Kansas, the site Of the
new officers training camp. Verne
says the surroundings of the new
camp are very beautiful. but that the
weather is very much warmer than
they had become accustomed to at
the Colorado camp.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Watches. watches. watches. at
Teed & Teed's. d-f-t-tf