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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22
E. T. c. club at her home Saturday

e. t. G. club at her home Saturday
afternoon.
c. A. Jerdeman was taken to Story
City, where he was operated on for
appendicitis last Wednesday.
The Jewell Lutheran college alum
nj reunion gave a public program at
the college chapel Thursday evening.
This was followed by social gath
ering in the dining hall, where the
annual alumni banquet was served.
There were about sixty present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shockley OF
Ames spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mrs. Ross Mesecher and little son
returned Saturday evening to their
home in Webster City, after a few
days visit at the Frank Johnson
home east of town.
Mrs. John Glaman spent Friday
afternoon in Webster City.
Mrs. A. B. Hall returned to her
home in Fort Dodge Saturday after
a few weeks visit with relatives
here and at Randall.
Hood & Snyder are having an ad-
dition built on the west end of their
garage and are installing a heating
plant, and next winter will have a
heated garage.
Mrs. Mart Rushia and Miss Flora
Rushia were Webster City callers
Saturday.
Halvor Larson went to Webster
City Friday where he enlisted in the
national guard.
Mrs. A. C. Reinecker and little
daughter of Eagle Grove spent Sun
day here with relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Lee arrived in Jewell
Tuesday morning from a nine years
stay in Egersund, Norway.
Arthur l.. Nelson, employed as re-
lief agent with the c., M. e st. P.
railroad, arrived Friday for a visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sucker of
Webster City spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie House.
A new iron flag pole will be erect
ed on the city hall lot, and part Of
the Memorial day program will be
the dedication of the new flag pole,
bought through the free will Offer
ings of the people of the community,
and the raising of the Stars and
Stripes to it's top for the first time.
The cost of the pole and Of the work
of erecting it will be about $50.
Thorwald christensen, who has
been laid up for the past ten weeks
with bad case of blood poisoning
in his ankle, is much improved and
was able to get down town Friday
on crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gath drove toI
Fort Dodge Friday and spent the day. !
Mrs. F. P. Abrahamson spent
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22
Cass Center Crumbs.

The Willing Workers Of the Cass
Center school and their teacher, Mrs.
Daisy Fielder, will give a box sup
per at the church next Thursday
evening, May "a. The proceeds are
to go for missionary work. All are
invited.
The ]. B. Merritt, w. B. Fielder
and Carl Crouch families, Mrs. Clyde
Todd and baby, and the r. P. Smock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

NEIGHBoRH00D NOTES.
= . . . . - = . . = . .
Flugstad Affairs.

u. G.. Jones and family, Marie
Miller and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lem
on were visitors at Webster City Sat-
urday.
Born, Sunday, to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Bennett, daughter. Papa Ar
thur is all smiles.
Geo. Lemon and family visited
over Sunday at the D. S. Darnell
home in Cass township.
Olof Jondal, Chas. Hoover, Knute
Ostlund and Alfred Anderson were
business callers at the county cap
ital Saturday.
School closed Friday at the Hoover
school house for the summer vaca-
tion.
Jessie and Mrs. Frank Stahl were
visitors in Webster City Friday.
May %.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

car, for short visit Sunday.
Michael Wells of near Dows was
a Williams caller Monday.
Miss Bertha Bossenberger, who is
nursing at the Mary Thompson hos
pital in Chicago, is ill and the at
tending physician thinks it is an
attack of scarlet fever.
May %.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

Tuesday in Story City with friends
Howard Alexander Of Kamrar was
a business caller here Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Johnson will be hostess
to the u and 1 club at her home east
of town next Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sims Trahple Of
Kamrar were visitors here Tuesday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22
Buyer Wanted.

Buyer Wanted.
A strictly modern house, close to
schools, for sale at bargain. Has
good garage. Easy terms. Inquire
for III" at this office. DIT
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-22

Sunday.
Mrs. H. o. Brill was Webster
City visitor Friday.
May %.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
SINGLE NOTE
TELLS OF TRIO
FACING DEATH

BEND. Ore. Jan. 60 --sorawied
on a shinFle found In an abandoned
cabin near Little Emigrant creek.
the following message today told
what had happened 10 Paul Fisk.
Ben Cutler and Jim Bennett miss.
ine for weeks.
Some time in November. 1916.
three OF uS 70, lost In an awful
storm We have had nothing TO
cat for tao days We found this
cabin. stayed hete one night God
We are hungry Tomorrow We will
Try 30 go straight south. We
should hit some plAcc--oae man
cant 20 much farther. By one more
day We will be goners We have
got guns but can find nothing TO
shoot"
Four stockmen from suplee.
plunginE thru tho snow along
frozen Emigrant creek. found the
death note when they entered the
shack. seeking refuge from n bliE.
tard There we're no other traces
OF the lost men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
MARSH TO HEAD
LABOR HOSTS
AGAIN, REPORT

EVERETT. Jan. 2a.-A con.
tinued submission 81 resoiv.
tons and legislative recon
nendstions consumed the
greater portion Of the days
session OF the State Federation
Of Labor convention.
Al late hour Il appeared that a
night session would he necessary
10 complete the convention bust.
ness and elect officers. Apparently
there Is no opposition to the re-
election OF President Ernest r
Marsh. James Duncan OF Seattle
Is being urged by friends TO run
against Charles Perry Taylor for
Aberdeen badges are growing
more profuse on the convention
floor. indicating that that city IL
z ming a slight advantage over
Bellingham and Bremerton as a
favorite for the next convention.
The convention adopted Thurs.
day nearly 90 recommendation
prepared by Miss Lucy Case. Of the
joint legislative league. fog legis.
latiye action this session at Olym.
pia. \ number OF sharp debates
took place previous 10 the adop.
ton.
Everett printers arc completing
arrangements for entertaining the
Northwest Ty biographical Confer.
ence Friday The Freshmen 3
Northwest Conference will be held
on the same day and the six allied
printing trades will hold n joint
meeting Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
Train Your Hair As An
Actress Does

No class OF people devotes as
much time 10 beauty as do actres-
SEES. and no class must be more
careful to retain and develop their
charms Inquiry develops the in
formation tina, in hair care they
find II dangerous TO shampoo with
any makeshift. hair cleanser The
majority say that to have the best
hair wash and scalp stimulator at
cost OF about three cents, one need
only get a package OF cantbrox
from your druggist: dissolve tea
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TO all the hair instead OF just the
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After this your hair will be so
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
now APPENDICITIS
CAN Be PREVENTED

seattle people should know that a
few doses OF simple huckthorn barn,
rlScerine etc as mixed IA Adlrr-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25

his frightened victims face when
this failed To draw forth tho desired
conversation. the thug grabbed Miss
Shapiroa purse. containing y DO.
and disappeared with his companion
into the darkness.
When sufficiently recovered from
tho shock. both women began
screaming. Residents In near by
apartments came TO their assist
ance. Police were notified and the
women we're taken 10 their friends
home
\ thorp search OF the district
failed TO furnish trace 81 the as
saiiants
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25

Miss Esther Shapiro ard Miss
Rebecea Hanehen, natives Of
Russia. were introduced TO Sc
attic Wednesday BY being held
up on their first day In the new
city.
Both women were walking to-
wards the home OF some friends.
az 400 23rd ave. about ~
O'Clock last night. when they
were stopped by two thugs.
One thug grabbed Miss Shapiro
ly the throat and demanded hot
money Neither woman can speah
" understand English. when Miss
shapiro failed to comply with ths
hugs demands. he drew large
enife and brandished e in front oil
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
NlCHOLSLEADS
HOME RULERS
IN TEST VOTE
nv EDGAR c. WHEELER

OLYMPIA, Jan 25. The passage
Of tho Nichols amendment 90 Sen
ate Bill -. giving cities Of the first
class the right to extend municipal
is owned utilities beyond the city
limits. was clenn-cut victory for
the insurgents, who smashed the
organization slate NJ the beginning
Of tho session. and who have held
the upper hand ever since.
with the bill, as amended. up
for final passage as "A special order
Of business IN the senate this after
noon, Howard Taylor. organization
floor leader. and Jesse Jones. who
80 far has backed every corpora.
ton measure. are making deHpcr.
ate efforts 10 staye off worse de
feat
Lod by Nichols and I4andon. the
anti-organizatlon forces showed
surprising strength in the vote yes.
terday. forcing five old line mem
beers TO cast their votes for the
home rule measure Wells. Wray,
kleeb. Client and Smith
Here's the way King county sen.
atora lined up
For the amendment giving cities
the right 10 extend municipality.
owned utilities Nichols. Landon.
Wray. Client. Against-Taylor.
Palmer.
The most interesting thing OF
the whole scrap was the way some
81 the senators FASTENED 20 change
their votes when they saw they
we're defeated. Taylor OF King led
of Croft and Chase OF Spokane
followed In quick suit
Undoubtedly the sudden change
~ heart might have come down
the whole line OF the organization II
| Leader Taylor hadn't headed IL OFF
by explaining that the only reason
he changed his vote was to be
able 20 move for reconsideration.
That stopped the landslide Before
he and Chase and Croft changed
their votes the roll call stood % "a
Ia. on the official roll cali. how
ever. they are given credit for vot
Ing aye. the final vote standing
- TO if.
Never before was Dan London In
such fine trim.
Il hope you won't fali over" said
Senator Client 90 Nichols. when he
announced he Was going 90 vote
for the home rule amendment.
With the strong voice OF Dan
i.andon behind him. Senator
Nichols Is developing into a power
fui innurEcnt floor lcadcr-an
gaining In momentum every day
Hes fought so many lone battles
that nov. With a majority organi
fation 10 work with. he's feeling
his oats
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
CUMMINS WON'T
Renew PEACE WAR

WASHINGTON. Jan Is Sena.
tor Cummins announced he will
make no effort today TO again bring
up his resolution providing open
debate on the presidents address
Cummins says he would be too
busy with railroad legislation to de
vote any time 10 the peace address.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
Ex.S0lDlER KILLS
SELF WITH PISTOL

Evidently worried over sick
ness whicl resulted In his discharge
from the United States army last
August. Gustav Belzung. %. killed
himself Wednesday In room in
the Right hotel. 40 First ave. by
firing a bullet thru his breast.
4 letter indicates that he was
once a resident OF Garfield. y. J.
The body is being held. pending ef-
forts OF the police TO locate some
relatives
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
LEGISLATORS TO
HEAR SUzzALL0.
TALK TONIGHT
nv EDGAR c. WHEELER

OLYMPIA. Jan. 25.-lt looks
dark today for the supporters OF
tho University of Washington IN
the controversy with the state col
lege over the report OF the educa'
tional survey commission
Five paid lobbyists Of the state
college. who have been on the
ground for week. let Il be known
that they had taken poll OF both
houses and that the result showed
clear majority for the state col.
lege in the senate aud a still
greater majority In the house.
They also produced letters pur'
porting TO be from three members
OF the educational survey commits
sion-Imus. Timblln and sutton
renouneing the experts report as
basis for legislation involving
either institution
Pin Hope on Suxxallo
Tho university hackers. however.
are plnning their hopes on presi.
dent SuEKallo. who will explain the
universltys position before Joint
meeting OF the educational instltu-
tons committees OF both houses
tonight.
President Holland OF the state
college has sent word to Chairman
Cute and Chairman Wray OF the
house and senate committees, that
he finds Il impossible To- attend
the hearing.
The Controversy
The big point at issue In the con
troyersy Is the segregation OF
courses in the two institution, tax
ing away graduate work. forestry.
architecture and chemical engi
neering from the state college.
The state college lobbyists are
approaching Legislators with the
theory that some day the state
probably will be divided. and that
Eastern Washington should be as.
sured OF university OF the first
class. They claim that the survey
commissions recommendation
which Suzxallo Is UNFOLDING. would
make this an impossibility.
The Pierce county delegation so
far has remained apparently neu.
trial In the fight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
Dress Well
Never Miss the Money"

MEMS and Womcn's Suits and
Coats are on sale. $500 in cash
takes any garment In tho store. and
81 90 a Week or $500 a Month pays
the balance suits and Coats from
s. so 10 $1,000.
GATELYS, ffi3 Third Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
Neuralgia
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send No Money.

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
ERROR IN DIRECTORY
CAUSES GIRL TO SUE.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2t-That
the terms "seamstress" and in.
spector in a department store" are
not conducive TO the happiness Of
vassar college students developed
here when a damage suit for $685..
900 was filed against the firm issu-
ing the Kansas City directory by
Miss Beatrice NJ. Stevens OF this
city.
Miss Stevens in her petition al.
leges that while senior al Vassar.
in 1912. she was listed in the dlrec-
tory as "seamstress.' which
caused her much embarrassment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
GIRLS! WOMEN!
TAKE CASCARETS
IF CONST|PATED
They Liven Your Liver and
Bowels and Clear Your
Complexion
Don't Stay Headachy. Bilious
With Breath Bad and
Stomach Sour
Get a iOeent Dor now.

Tonight sure Take Cascarets
and enjoy the incest. gentlest liver
and bowel cleansing you ever or
perfenccd Cascarets will llven
your liver and clean your thirty
fee, OF bowels without gripping. You
will wake up feeling grand. Your
head will be clear. breath right
tongue clean. stomach sweet. eyes
bright. step elastic and complexion
rosy they're wonderful. Get 10
cent box now at any drug store
Mothers can safely give a whole
Cascaret TO children any time when
cross, fcvcriAh. bilious. tongue coat
ed or constipated--thoy are harm.
less.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
ICsNr'ev nAlHE-
As HAMBURG lINEk
IN SOUTH AMERICA
nv cnAs. p. STEWART

United Press staff Correspondent
BUENOS AIRES. Jan. %. Dis
patches from Montcyldeo today de-
clared. on reliable information. that
the German raider has been ideuti.
fled "a the former Hamburg. South
American liner Cap Ortegal The
same source was authority for the
statement that the Cap Ortegal Is
known to have transformed two Of
her prizes into auxiliary raiders
How Identification of the raider
was made did not appear In the ~
patches. The Cap Ortegal was for.
merly engaged in European trade
between Buenos Aires and Ham
burg
II is known she was in Hamburg
al the time OF the outbreak OF the
war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
3 BOYS Freeze TO
DEATH NEAR RAINIER

TACOMA. Jan. 25-Thc frozen
bodies Of George Bowers, James
Conner and Andrew Mickens. all Of
Buckley Wash. were found late
yesterday afternoon by John WIN.
Jams. forest ranger It Is report
ed in this city
The boys were trapping and evi-
IDENTIFY ran out of matches. The
bodies were found on Carbon ridge.
about Is miles from Fairbanks.
which ia near the border of the Raj
nler National park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
JAPANESE ARE
FACING CRISIS
TOXIC. Jan. 25.--The Japa.
nese diet dissolved today bring
ing the internal political situa.
ton in Japan TO a crisis.

Tho nationalists In the dict. and
the constitutionalists In the house
Of peers. uniting In opposition 10
Premier Count Tcrauchi. caused
tho dissolution OF the die, which re.
convened Tuesday
Ever since the emperor selected
Teraschi as head OF the govern
ment. IN succession 10 Marquis
Okuma. a bitter political fight has
been maintained.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
MULLEN IS GUILTY

A jury in Superior Judge Tall
mans court "Wednesday found w. ID.
Mullen, brother OF former Patrol.
man c. ]. Mullen. involved in the
federal grand jury probe OF the al
legged Illicit Seattle liquor ring.
guilty OF selling whisky. lie will be
sentenced later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25

At an early age. Eugene Pullen
was an express driver He handled
railroad baggage. One day. after
Delivering a heavy trunk on an
upps0 floor. he felt pain in the
right groin. The suffering In
creased. and u was not long before
the young man noticed the swsllinz.
The doctor told young Puiien that
he was ruptured. and that he must
either wear a truss throughout life
or submit to a drastic operation. All
surgeons know that hernia opera
lions. with anaesthetics. etc. are
dangerous they may end fatally.
Moreover. 81 is well established
fact that many rupture operations
arc not successful. the bowel soon
breaks through the sewed-u up open
Ing and protrudcs worse than ever.
Afraid Of Operation
Like most others. Mr. Pullen de-
clsned to take the risks Of an opera
fipn. the expense and loss Of time
had to be considered. too. Hoping
he might get little better encour-
agemenf. he went to another physi-
can.
even Less hope. " was pointed out
10 the young man that unless the
rupture were perfectly held all the
time or the surgeons knife success
fully used he might expect an In
crease or doubling In the rupture.
with further complications or tho
dreaded atrangulated hernia which
kills so many ruptured people.
Victim of Trus.~s
The victim bought a truss--a hard,
spring like affair--the best he could
get II tortured him. He tried an
other; stili no relief. lie was COM
PEELED 10 give up his express bust
ness. The hard tasks Of ordinary
men were forbidden him. He became
an Insurance agent. IN which posi-
flon he did not need to do bodily
work.
For six years Mr. Pulien dragged
'>areuud. using various trusses. hard.
elastic etc. with never any content
rnent one day his mother told him
something she had just found out
IL was a simple and easy thing for
him TO do. He lost no time.
Discarded His Truss
forgot that he had any rupture. AZ
ferward came cure--a complete
healing and. although years have
passed. and Mr.. Pullen Is an ener-
Ecflc carpenter WofkiHR on bulil 10
fnee, climbing over roofs. lifting
lumber and such like. he IL absolute
" free from the old hernia. He
knows he is completely. iastingly
cured There was no operation. no
Lost time, no trouble-comfort and
contentment from the very outset.
He IL n strong. cheerful-minded man.
Valuable Information Free
The valuable Information which
Mrs. Puilen read IN Newspaper
many years ago and gave 20 her son.
together with further important
facts. viii be sent free to any reader
Of this who writes TO Eugene ".
Pullen. st3-c Marcellus ave. Manas-
guam. n. j.. inclosinR stamp for
reply. Mention the kind OF rupture
you have, whether on right or left
side. and what you have already
done in your effort 10 cure n. A
legion Of cases Of all kinds Of rup-
fure in men and women. including
inRuinal (groin) femoral. navel
5 fcrotal. etc. have been reported com
+. pietsIy healed. Age seems TO make
no difference. Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
Without An
Operation
Wonderful Healing OIL Rupture
How a New Jersey Man Got
Rid Of a Severe. Obstinate,
Right Inguinal Hernia With
out the Slightest Trouble.

Reiow IS a picture Of Eugene N.
pufIen. wcu-known carpenter or
Manasquan. y. J. II you could see
aim al his work. particularly when
he handles heavy timber. Jumps and
climbs around like a youth, you
would scarcely imagine that he had
formerly been afflicted with a rup.
fure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-25
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