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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22
A VERY ENJOYABLE
EVENING OF SONG
Choral Society Gives Fine Patriotic
Concert at Armory Opera
House.

The patriotic concert given by the
Webster City Choral societygat the
arinory opera house Friday night
furnished very enjoyable evening of
song. A large audience greeted the
singers, and from the opening num-
ber-"The Star Spangled Banner
to the close -"America"-the in
terest and appreciation was marked.
Miss Edith R. Lee, Mrs. o. J. Hen
derson and Rev. II. A. Koenig di-
rected the chorus in turn, and Miss
Lillian Smith presided at the piano.
This was the third public appear
ance of the choral society and all
were in excellent voice. The chorus
numbers were sung in good color and
fine finish. The solos by Emmett
Hanrahan, Miss Marion Lee, Rev.
Koenig, DR.. Ward Hannah and Miss
Margaret Chamberlin were particu-
larly fine performances. Mr.. Han
rahan was accompanied by the
chorus and Rev. Koenig's solo had
trumpet obligato by Harry r. Ash.
The duet by Mrs. o. ]. Henderson
and Rev. Koenig and the male quar-
tet-W. B. Rood, r. D. Hughes, Rev.
Koenig and Rev. Stiverson-added
delightful variety to the program.
The wOmen's chorus-"Land OF Hope
and Glory''-deserves special men
ton also.
Those who were of the opinion
that the previous concerts given by
the Choral society were "too classic
had their inning last evening. as the
program contained several OF the old
time familiar favorites and they
pleased the audience immensely
"Dixie" being applauded so vigor-
ously that a stanZa of the old war
time song had to be repeated.
In the middle of the program Rev.
Stiverson made few interesting re-
marks, saying that the concert was
given l"o pai tiSuA"A A>SS-~'
arouse patriotism in our citizens,
that each may be enthused to do his
bit in whatever line may be best
suited to him, and also to assist the
Red Cross society financially in their
most worthy work. That the concert
fulfilled it's mission in the first re-
spect was clearly evident in the
hearty applause which greeted the
efforts of the singers. At the close
of Rev. Stiverson's talk, some girls
in Red Cross costume took up COL
lection which amounted to about
$40, leaving a balance of $25 to the
Red Cross work. Owing to several
other attractions last evening, the
attendance at the concert was not
as large as it would have been, ana
this state of affairs tended to lessen
the collection.
DR.. E. T.. Richardson is the pos
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22
Gets It Going and Coming.

Jack Dalton: The newspaper ed
itor who refuses to take sides" in
everything is called coward. A
newspaper man who does take
sides" is called all the other names
in the category. In the newspaper
game it is possible to please some of
the people all the time, and all of
the people some of the time, but 1t
is quite impossible to please all of
the people all OF the time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

A box supper will be given at Cass
Center church, five miles northeast
of town, by the Willing Workers
Sunday school class, Thursday even
ing, May "a. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

o. o. Schroeder has purchased q
Hudson snper-six speedstar--some-
thing new in the car line in this vi
cinity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

Red cedar flakes for furs and
at Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

DR.. E. i. Richardson is the pos
SCISSOR of a new Saxon roadster.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

H. J. Buell. has purchased new
Chandler touring car.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

Silver and gold magazine PEN
ellis at Teed & Teed's. d-f-t-tt
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-15

Jacob; Miller. Jacob: Mac Rae. Colin:
o'Keefe. Wallace; Praegitzer. wilhelm;
Fu.los. Peter: Papasisopouios, Panos
Papassisopoules, Tasos: RAIDER, Char
les r.: Raeis. Henry; Serr. George
Schenk. Philip; Silhas. Lorenzo; Schen,
Jacob Stolier. Pete. Saracondexui,
Frencico; Schenk, Gottlieb; Thompson.
Clarence; Tabas, Nick; Thompson.
George: yoIlmer. George l.; voris,
Amxie r.: williams. George O.; wiest
John. rsaselaya, Julian.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-15
Baptist Church Service.

Rev. W. II. Swartz. pastor. Will
preach sunday morning and evening,
Subject for A. NJ "Grieying the Holy
Spirit" Evening abraham Sacrifice
ing his SON" 4
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-15

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\ the Ellison White SYSTEM IRE in qu product 70 Cla uua in he
y
Operate has sheen in n I Cfuaq relies sa years. nhave
been d II " from operas lin
yarbuhr scenes and hos Of d number from hat wealthy fmuicN Now
comes h t bring o ON pdu If one o h
but tn scenic and costume e e h ea rel a Exceptional
AM for no by C are "
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-15
HADDoCK PRECINCT.

Atkinson. Oscar Iri. Austin, Lewis
William; Comes, Ernes; Leland: Hew-
lit. Robert Edgar; Hunter. James Al
bert; Hitchcock. Douglas Ewing; Ryan.
Harrison Sheridan.
SUBSEQUENT LIST
Asisimendi. Aniceto; Babel. Roy VIII
bur; Estalarra- Ramon; Gleason, Will
liam A.; Hall. Henry Minard; Karren
George Raymond; Kinsey. Charles
Robert: onaindla, Ruperto; Preston
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-15

Roy Melvin; Patterson. OrvilIe Chess
ter; Satory, Fred Charles Walter; Tur-
ner, Fred Hillman; Uric. Miguel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
FAVOR FORT ROAD
Federal Consideration First of
Big Military Highway.
Hard Surfaced Connections
LeavenwOrth to Fort Riley.
BEGIN WORK THIS SUMMER
Brick Road at Once Between
= Kansas City and Lawrence.
-0ne-FOurth of Cost To Be
= Borne by Government.

Kansas road boosters are confident
that the fort to fort road will receive
first consideration from the federal
government. The road is expected to
benefit Kansas City, Leavenworth,
Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan, Fort
Riley and intermediate points. 1t is
probable that construction of the new
hard surfaced highway will start this
summer
= hard surfaced road is expected to
be built this summer connecting Kan
sas City, Leavenworth and Lawrence.
Petitions have already been circulated
for brick road from Topeka to Law
renee. From Topeka to Fort Riley.
the road will be built along the Kaw
river. possibly using one of the present
Established highways to Manhattan.
Local road boosters both on the north
and south side of the river are now
working for the Topeka Manhattan
highway. From Manhattan the road
will be built to Fort Riley and prob
ably extended to Junction City.
% Plans for the proposed fort to fort
roads were presented in Topeka last
week during a meeting of the state
highway commission. One of the plans
advanced at this time provides that
the government pay IS per cent of the
construction. cost of the military high
way, while so per cent of the remain
der would be paid by county and the
Remaining cost would be met by the
township and benefit district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
TOPEKAN is PRESIDENT
DIR. kulp Makes Interesting Address
at SaIina Gideons Convention.

Salina. Kan, May 15.-During the
last year the Gideons have distributed
676 Bibles in hotels in Kansas. it was
shown in a report read before the
Kansas Gideons in annual convention
here and eightyfour members were
added to the organization.
The distinctive feature of the meet
ing Monday was the address of DR..
Edmund J. Kulp of Topeka, on Now
Obligations for a New World
A Topekan, c. A. Vancil, was elect
ed president of the organization. 9th
er officers elected were: G.. w. Smith
of Wichita. first vice president; +. o.
Truck of Great Bend. second; j. n.
Averill of Osborne, third; A. w. Frank
of Pittsburg, fourth; ]. H. LuXon of
Topeka, secretary J. c.
Ellis of Norton, chaplain. L. H. Crit
fin of Salina, was recommended for
appointment as national field secre-
tary, and DR.. John F. Harmon, presi-
dent of Kansas Wesleyan university,
will go to Chattanooga in July as dele
gate from Kansas to the national con-
VentiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
SHAKEUP IN NAVY
Popular ClamOr in England
Causes Many Changes.
JeIIicOe Adds Title of Chief Of
Naval Staff.

London, May 15.-Britain's nation
wide clamor for a shake-up into the
admiralty and greater energy in com
batting the submarine menace result
ed in announcement of numerous nav
al changes in the house of commons
today by Sir Edward Carson. Carson
himself, apparently has weathered the
storm of criticism and retains his cab
met place as first lord of the admiral
ty.
Foremost in the changes announc-
ed is the appointment of Sir John
Jellicoe, first sea lord, as chief of the
naval staff. The new post is in addi-
ton to his command as first sea lord;
Sir Henry Oliver was named deputy
chief
THE purpose of the changes" Sir
Edward Carson announced to the
house, lis to free the naval staff from
administrative work, and secondly, to
strengthen the ip-building depart
ment of the admiralty
Northcliffe Pounded Navy.
The Northcliffe newspapers pounded
away continually against the admiralty
and in the house of commons there
were numerous exceedingly pointed
criticisms of the naval administration.
One other complaint was against the
frequency with which German cruisers
and destroyers managed to elude Brit
ish patrol ships and lombard various
British coast cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
MAKE OLD TIME 'LASSES
Many Kansas Farmers to Make Their
Own Syrup This Year.

Manhattan. Kan. May 15.-The
planting of a few acres of cane and
the making of old-time mOlasses will
become a common practice this year
on many farms in Kansas. Letters are
coming to the extension division of the
Kansas State Agricultural college pro-
posing that small cooperative clubs
secure mills and evapOratorS.
'Such clubs were common years ago
in Missouri. Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and some other states, and are
likely to be revived in these states as
well as started where they have never
been found said Edward c. Johnson,
dean of the division. Those who are
interested in this subject should write
the United States department of agri-
culture. Washington. D. c., for Farm
ers' Bulletin No. AT. Sorghum Sirup
Manufacture The extension division
of the Agricultural college is prepared
to furnish a list of manufacturers of
small mills and evaporators needed for
this work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
SQUARED CIRCLE NEWS

Racine, Wis, May 15.-Pete Her
man, claimant to the bantamweight
championship, won from Johnny Cou-
Ion, in the third round of their sched-
uled ten-round bout here when the
latters manager threw a towel into
the ring after Coulon had been knock
ed down for count of nine.
Baltimore. Md, May 15.-George
CLANCY of Baltimore, knocked out Pal
Moore of Philadelphia, in the second
round of a featherweight battle here.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 15.-Tommy
Barone of Pittsburg, won on points
over Johnny Ertle of St. Paul, claim
ant of the bantamweight champion
ship, in a six-round bout here. Ba-
rome had the advantage in four rounds
and two were even.
Dayton, o., May 15.-Tom Nc
Mahon and Jack Dillon fought fifteen
rounds to a draw here. Dillon con-
tented himself thruout with defensive
fighting much to the crowds disap-
proVal. The referee warned Mcmahon
against holding several times during
the bout. Dillon never once opened
on Mcmahon and during the last
three rounds permitted the latter to
push him around the ring at will,
taking care, however, to ward off his
blows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
CLAY CENTER BOOMS
Short Wheat Crop Docs Not Affect
Building Activities.

Clay Center, Kan, May 15.-The
failure of the wheat crop in Clay
county does not seem to have any de-
teriorating effect on improvements in
Clay Center. Early in the spring the
mayor and city council leased to
James L. Cultra of the Clay County
Produce Co, a tract of land between
the Rock Island and Union Pacific
railroads for a term of 80 years. On
this land he is erecting a reinforced
concrete f1ve-story fireproof building
which will cost $4,000.
The building will be devoted to
poultry feeding and cold storage. He
will have switches from both railroads
and have storage room for 100 cars of
eggs and poultry. Mr.. Cultra has the
largest payroll in the city and he eX-
poets to double it on the completion
of this new plant which is in all prob
ability the largest in the state.
Fred w. PARROT has in course of
erection a brick garage, so by 80 feet
1t is located just west of the Bonham
hotel and will be occupied by the
Lyman Brothers Vulcanizing company
that will handle trucks, automobiles
and do n general and Vulcanziing bus
mess.
Geo. w. Hanna remodeled the
Farmers State bank and on April l
1t was opened to the public. Travel
ing men and visitors claim it is the
most modern bank in the state. Not
to be outdone by it's competitor the
directors of the Peoples National bank
bought the building and ground so
long occupied by them from the Nc
Chesney heirs and have let the con-
tract for a modern two-story bank
building on the old site. The building.
land and fixtures will cost in round
numbers $500 and it is claimed will
be more attractive and commodioEs
than the Farmers State bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
BUY HIM A WAR HORSE
School Children to Present Captain
MacLean With Handsome Mount.

Pennies and nickels saved by seven
thousand Topeka school children will
buy horse for Capt. w. P. MacLean,
who has befriended nearly every child
in town during his term as director
and supervisor of public Fairgrounds.
The Topeka junior battery, captained
by Tex Kouns, will start the saving
campaign this week. The seventy-two
members have pledged their pennies
and their services in collecting from
other Riddles.
For two years Capt. w. P. MacLean
has been director of physical edu-
cation and Fairgrounds in the Topeka
schools During his service he has
come in contact with more than ten
thousand school children and has be-
friended every one of them. Captain
MacLean has the honor of knowing
5000 Topeka Riddles by their first
names and nearly that many by sight.
The children will give him the horse
in remembrance of, his entertainments
and his friendship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
Plenty of Whisky in Storage.
FORD TAX IS MILLION
But Henry Says He Is Heartily in
Favor of Taxing Big Incomes.

Detroit, Mich, May 15.-Henry
Ford, who will pay some $15,OO0,00O
into the federal treasury under the
terms of the income tax clause in the
revenue bill now before congress, to-
day gave his unqualified Enforcement
to the income tax feature of the bill.
Il am heartily in favor of taxing
big incomes to raise funds to carry
on the wall Ford said. Many of our
best and brightest young men are go
ing to the front to risk their lives: in
the same spirit, we should give freely
of our incomes that they and our gov
eminent nay lack nothing IN the way
of equipment and supplies for waging
a vigorous campaign.
big business should not attempt to
shunt the war expense onto other
shoulders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
!@M 49, Up to the Minute AA |
IYXn SPoRTlNaNEwsk@A
| LNg% From Everywhere. ~
lLSON Bx.cIUo.
LOSE STAR IN WAR
All Nations Pitcher Will Have
to Go Back to Army.
Clubs Advance Man Here Ar
ranging for Local Games.

]. L. Wilkinson, one of the owners
and managers of the Schmelzer's All
Nations baseball team that will play
Topeka Jack Johnsons Giants here
tomorrow and Thursday, announced
today that Mendez, one of the most
famous pitchers ever produced in
Cuba. will join the club here and will
probably work IN one of the games.
Mendez was to have joined the club
sooner but missed a boat and was
delayed in sailing.
Wilkinson says he has one of the
best teams the All Nations have ever
gotten together and that he expects
q very successful season. Games are
being scheduled around close to Kan
sas City now, but as soon as the play
ers are settled in their positions a tour
Of the northwest viii be begun
War Takes a Star.
Rogan, one of the best players on
the team, will have to leave the first
of June, Wilkinson announces, as he
belongs to the army in H, nolulu and
has been ordered to report back for
duty. The All Nations played in St
Joe last Saturday and Sunday and
drew big crowds on both days, defeat
ing the South Parks in easy style.
Among the stars who will probably
be seen in action here are Mendez
Turino and Donaldson. Donaldson is
said to be one of the best commedians
in baseball, being a real rival of Ger
many Schaefer, and those who have
! seen him in action on the coaching
/ line assert that it is worth the price
of admission to watch him alone.
! Topeka Jack Johnson has been busy
getting his men lined up and expects
| to at least break even with the in
vaders who have Mexicans, Cubans
Hawaiians, Indians, Italians and Ne
groes on their roster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
REHABILITATE BELGIUM
American to Harness Alps Stream for
Power in Lieu of Coal Shortage.

New York, May 15.-Reconstruc-
ton of the devastated territory in
France and Belgium, reclaimed by
the entente allies, will be begun at
once, almost within ear shot of the
enemy's guns, according to an an
nouncement today by William Howard
Cole, an American engineer and tech
meal director of the SOciete Generate
Industriale which is to undertake the
work. Among the directors of the or
ganiZation are some of the most prom
inent industrial leaders of France. Mr..
Cole said he would go to Washington
Wednesday to confer with govern
ment officials.
To meet the coal shortage, Mr.. Cole
has submitted plans TO the French
government for Harvesting the water
power of the Alps and concessions
have been granted to manufa cturers
of Lyons and other cities where this
power is available. 1t is expected that
within six months, 10000 horsepower
can be developed from the waters of
the Rhone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
TO UNITE CHURCHES
United Brethren Plan Consolidation
With Methodist Professionals.

Wichita, Kan, May 15.-Progress on
the plans to consolidate the United
Brethren and Methodist Protestant
churches, marked Mondays proceed
ings of the United Brethren general
conference, in session here. The two
churches have had this matter under
ADJUSTMENT for nearly fifteen years
and committees have been continually
working upon it during that time. The
principal obstacle to be overcome is
simply detail of the organization,
elimination of certain high salaried
dignitaries. The Rev. O. W.. Fries
read the report on the uniting of the
Methodist Protestant church and the
United Brethren church. He stated
that rs per cent of tn: members of
the Methodist church voted in favor
of the union. 1t was decided to take
the vote of the United Brethren as
soon as DOSSible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
BUNT BIC ASSET
Major League Clubs Have to
Play for 1 Run This Season.
Giants May Have to Change
Tactics or Drop Down.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, May 15.-Unless all signs
fail, the sacrifice bunt is going to play
a mighty important part in deciding
an unusually large number of close
games in the big leagues this year.
The system of playing for one run
has been pooh-poohed by many man
ayers. 1t has been given the laugh
and the go-by. but in season such as
this promises to be, with bangup
pitching a big feature, watch the bunt
come back into it's own.
John McGraw. considered one of the
foXiest managers in baseball, is not
an exponent of the system of playing
for one run unless he is absolutely
up against it and the game is drawing
near a close. Jawn prefers to send
his sluggers up there with orders to
knock the hide off the pill, and he has
a corps of sluggers who can do thai
very thing, once they get to going.
Must Change Tactics.
But the Giants have proven that
they are not invincible. Good pitch
ing can back them up just as easily
as any other club, and the Giants will
either have to brush up on bunting
or lose many tight game if McGraw
gets the kind of pitching he expects to
get. Herzog and Burns are practically
the only members of the Giants who
can bunt successfully in a pinch. 1t
behooves them to practice the ''puny''
art of laying the ball down.
In the American league, where
pitching has nearly always been
strong, the players are better hunters
and the champion Red SoX for the
NEST part are wizards at laying down
the ball. Manager Jack Barry gen
orally can depend on his pitchers
coming thru. At least they will give
! the opposition a battle. But Barry
doesn't overlook a chance to play for
one run, no matter when the chance
comes, if the game is tight. The Red
| SoX pitchers seem to have a toe-ho1d
in there when they get one or two
runs, and Barry's boys play for the
| jump, even tho a good hitter is al
bat When they get a man on, down
goes the ball.
Pitchers Going Great.
Never before in major league bal
have the pitchers shown the class
they have displayed this season. Cold
murky weather has made little diff
| ference to them. And when the wealth
er settles down the pitching is bound
to improve. With such conditions
prevailing the ball club that can bum
will often have a one-sided advan-
! tage. The sacrifice bunt has been a
part of baseball since 1889. 1t can
not be laughed out of the game now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
ADVICE TO POULTRY MEN.
CapOniZing Not Profitable to Small
Producer, Expert Asserts

Manhattan, Kan, May 15.-Capon-
izinS is Improbable for the small pro-
Queer, except in case of late hatchings
or special markets, according to F. E.
Fox, assistant in poultry husbandry,
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Ordinarily there is no demand for
capons at the local market" said Mr.
Fox. They go on the market to COM
pete with springs, and the purchaser
will buy springs rather than pay 4
higher price for capons.
I'm case of late hatchings, however
this is not true. These are too late to
go on the market as springs, and it is
advisable to caponize them. Capons
are less active and nervous, make bet
ter growth, and fatten more readily
than cOckerelS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
rs YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Frank Stahl has been reelected district
president of the State Sunday School asso-
citation for Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Usage
counties.
new 81 500 soda fountain is being in
stalled at Swift G. Holidays.
Twenty five pounds of cane sugar, one
dollar, SprOat & Son.
Charlie Curtis office is filled from morn
ing to night with men coming to tell how
the nomination was secured, and how much
help they rendered.
Photographs are waning in popularity
They have been taken out of half the places
in town where they were first put in.
The new Santa Fe hospital to be built in
Topeka will be the finest in the west. 1t
will cost 100000.
A new gun club of young men has been
organized, in the southwestern part of
the city. 1t is composed of c. Il. Peck, II.
S. Donaldson, c. w. Mckee, c. NJ. Foulks.
Jr., and Albert Patten.
Topeka lodge, No. IL, \. o. L. W. will
dedicate it's new hall over Mills store
tonight. A literary program has been
arranged, and refreshments will be served.