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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
MARY |. DAk|N
CALLED TO REST.
Passes Away at the DR.. Andrews.
Perry Home After Long and Serious
Illness.

Mrs. Mary L. Dakin, for many years
a resident of Webster City and vici-
nifty, passed away at midnight Thurs
day at the home of DR.. Andrews
Perry on First street, following sir
ious illness of more than six months
during which she gradually lost her
strength from hardening of the arter-
les and complication of ailments.
In the death of Mrs. Dakin the COM
munity has lost splendid woman.
She united with the Baptist church
when girl and lad always been a
faithful member and worker. In the
home she will always be remembered
by those who are left as a patient,
tender, loving mother. In the COM
munity Mrs. Dakin was always will
ing to lend a helping hand whenever
one was needed.
Mary L. Neal was born in Kenne-
bee county, Maine, March 10, 1888.
She was the eldest of ten children
born to Thomas ard Olive Neal and
three sisters and two brothers. sur
vive her. They are Lemuel C. Neal,
Ocean Grove, CAL; VIM. H. Neal, War
road, Canada; Mrs. Mahala Holbrook,
and Mrs. Ida Wallace, both of Eugene,
Oregon, and Miss. Lucinda Neal of this
city. The family removed to Sun
Prairie, Neb., when the decedent was
about five or six years of age and she
resided there for many years, acquir-
ing her education there and teaching
several terms of school in that vici-
nifty prior to her marriage to G. G.
Dakin at her home in Sun Prairie,
April 4, 1865. To this union three
sons were born, all of whom survive
their mother: G. w. Dakin, east Of
town; silas T. Dakin, Minneapolis,
and Rev. Chapman l.. Dakin, a Baptist
minister at Fort Edward, N. Y.
ii In the spring of 1866 the Dakin
family can,cs to Iowa, settling IN Rose.
Grove in the east part Of this county
From that farm they moved to one
they purchased near Jewell, and later
to the farm east of this city, which
has for many years been known as
the Dakin farm. In 1901, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dakin moved to their residence
in the 500 block on First street where
Mr.. Dakin passed away about six
years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
workmen VIII Be Enrolled.

Appointment of county chairmen to
take charge Of the direction of the
public service reserve for Iowa has
been announced by H. j. Metcalf, state
director, for all Iowa counties with
the exception Of fourteen.
Rube McFerren of this city has been
named as chairman in Hamilton coun-
ty
The county chairmen will be asked
to cooperate in securing the registra-
ton Of skilled and unskilled workmen
in the public service reserve. The
government is asking that lists be
compiled of all men in each Of the
states willing to give their services to
the government upon call.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
American Rainbow Division, Including
Large List Of Hamilton County
Men, Reaches France
In Safety.
LIST OF THE MEN FROM HERE,
Thirty Zone States Represented Among
the Soldiers in This
Division.


Washington, D. C., Nov. 80. The
American Rainbow division, which
included the Third Iowa regiment,
is In France.
Thirty-One states are repre-.
sented among the men Of this d.
vision. This division is the one
which started once before and re.
turned to New York because Of
engine trouble. They left on
their second voyage at o'clock
on the morning Of Nov. Is. The
voyage was uneventful SO far rs
weather was concerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
William R. Leeper. Hio W. Waterman
Priyates.

Privates.
Arnold Klumme, Adolph Klumme,
Jacob Tussy, Omer Omandson, Rich
ard Henry, Charles Lowrie, Selmer
Hanson, William j. Lee, Byron Grit
fin, Clifford Barr, Clarence Audrey,
Floyd Baker, Joseph A. Adams, Paul
E. Blegelid, Merle E. Clark; Suddarth
L. Cole, Leslie G. Booth, Clarence Bos-
well, George, Birbillis, Arthur Ber-
nard, Holy Larson, Eppo Waterman,
Glen Lakin, Martin A. Djonne, Silas
Teig, Oliver L. Peterson, Samuel
Sweazey, August Rheinhart, George
H. Martin, Ben E. Rifen, Lloyd v.
Johnson, Roy R. Reese, Hobson r.
Kearns, Joseph Pruette, Paul E. Nick
erson, George Geedy, Martin A. Gla-
man, Frank Tussy, Bernard L. Nc
Atte. Levere o. Thompson.
Second Regiment Supply Company
WagOners.
Roy Smith, Joseph M. Wickey, Eric
L. Bager, Otto L. Bergeson, Earl
Egland, Carl Jacobson, Earl A. Hill,
Emanuel Larson, Wesley Jaques, Byrd
]. Notion, Oscar Olson, Harry siverly,
Claude j. Masear.
Headquarters Company, Orderly Di.
visiOn-First Class Privates.
VIM. G. Horn, William Warden.
Pritates.
Ronald Loban, Milard latham, Leone
Paine, John Mulroney, Stanley Sears,
Peter Halfnger.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
TRAPPED 500 MuSkrats.

Story City Herald: Henry Sever
cid trapped five hundred muskrats-
count 'em, 500-in exactly four days
last week. This phenomenal record
was accomplished up at Little Wall
Lake with an equipment of fifty traps.
OF course, there is some work con-
nected with getting 500 furs ready for
shipment to the tanneries, but even at
that it is evident that Hanks earnings
rival the handsome stipend which the
management of the st. Louis Browns
pays him for his stellar engagements
behind the bat.
Muskrat furs are selling at from
so to IS cents apiece at the present
moment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
Large Audience of Interested Friends
See Production of ''The Ameri-
can Flag" at LincOlnl School
Auditorium.
PLAY GIVEN IN THREE ACTS
The Cast All Worked Well, Though
Curtain Interfered.-
Orchestra Good.

Very pleasing and patriotic was the
little play, "The American Flag"
given by the high school Wednesday
afternoon. A large audience of in
Iterested friends filled the Lincoln
auditorium at 1880.
The opening number was given by
the orchestra and was delightful
opening. The play was in three acts.
the scene was northern France. The
barren trees, in the background sur
! mounted by the American flag, told
the story of the possession of the
land at that time by the allies.
Amateur theatricals are hard to
produce when all the scenery must
needs be invented" and the curtain
has the habit of "non-performance,
as the high school stage curtain al
ways has at the critical time, but
barring these few incidentals which
are always expected, the play went
beautifully. The young actors looked
and acted the parts unusually we'll.
!, Hilmar Christopherson as the Ger
man Kommandant, thundered his
orders with much yehemence.. Rob-
ert Boeye, the daring American avia-
tor, looked equal 10 any fights and
won the hearts of his audience. Har-
old Clifton, as the Major was very
dignified and graceful and acted we'll
/ the part of the bashful man who was
overwhelmingly in love with the
dainty and niauant BED Gross purss
Elizabeth Hoyt, whose saIlies at the
expense of the bewildered major were
very amusing.
Harley Munroe, as the "honest
Israelite" elected roar of laughter
'at every appearance he made. Har-
old Mitchell, in the Introductory
scene, was most dignified Judge,
who could hardly be made to COM
prehend that when his daughter had
beap, two is company but three are
a whole Salvation army.
Thelma Sparboe, as the young
American woman whose fortune was
swept away, and whose great desire
was to aid the suffering women and
children of the community, was splen-
didly dramatic in her action and won
the thrills of her audience
The duet played by Ruth Blanken-
buehler and Elizabeth Tormey was
especially sweet and pleasing and
a second orchestra number between
acts left the listeners with feeling
of ''that tastes like more"
Miss Cook directed the orchestra
very ably, and she also arranged the
pretty closing number in which a
double quartette of girls and boys
were in the foreground and Colum-
bia stood on raised platform behind.
Leona Teget made a most beautiful
Columbia and her singing Of the first
verse of the grand old song made all
feel that she truly impersonated the
character. At the close of this verse
the quartette led off with "The Star
Spangled Banner and tho audience
rising joined in the song.
Miss Bertha Teal, Miss Ethel Guth-
rie and Mr.. A. p. Lantis had charge
of the play and Miss Cook, of. the
musical features. All are to be con-
graduated upon the success of their.
efforts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
Splendid Organization Of Webster City
Musicians Make Their Third
Appearance in
Public.
WAS A RED CROSS BENEFIT.
Receipts at Door Around $15O-Splen.
did Singing and Fine Vic.
lin Playing.

The third public performance OF the
Choral society attracted good sized
audience to *the OrpheuHn Friday
evening to hear "Erl Kings Daughter"
and "Lelawala," two beautiful canta-
tas, the program being enriched also
with violin numbers by Miss Charlotte
Maxson of Ellsworth college, Iowa
Falls.
There was that in the atmosphere
which seemed to promise a successful
evening and no wonder, since it re-
ally inaugurated in this city the ade-
quate presentation Of cantata pro-
gram with the text in full printed in
the programs and excellently prepar-
ed; and it goes without saying, sue
cessfully directed by Miss Edith Lee
and skillfully accompanied by Miss
Lillian Smith, except the violin num-
bers, which were capably handled by
Miss Rosalind Cook. The solo num-
UclS ny MIS. w. ~. MoSSVOyS @nASs
Margaret Chamberlin, Rev. H. A.
Koenig, Mrs. Marion Lee-McIntosh
and Mr.. R. D. Hughes were handled
with intelligence and the compositions
beautifully brought out, especially the
contrasts between the alternating Sec
tions of the chorus-soprano, alto,
basses and tenors, all of which were
we'll balanced. Miss Maxon's violin
playing was very good-a big broad
tone, with authoritative phrasings, fine
sustained passages and charming del
icacies OF expression.
The concert was given as Red
Cross benefit and around $3.50 was
taken in at the door. After paying the
this will leave nice SUM
for the Red Cross society, and the
taking part deserve great
credit for their efforts in helping in
this most worthy cause.
( Quite number from out of town
were present at the concert.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
Real Estate Transfers.

r. P. Smock and WI to E. H. Martin
IL, blk Ga, w. C.-$S00.
varick c. Crosley to Harvey Snyder
"a Varick Crosley add
Blairsburg-$200.
Frank Bickford ct al to Henry Bar
tels-wd--nw and n " ne 22-S9-24-
s51.36O.
J. E. Adams ct al to e. A. Robbins
-wd--lots 2, 3 blk l Ships add w. c.
-$1,100.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
A Display Refrigerator.

A large display refrigerator has just
been installed in Crandall's Model
grocery. One entire side and the five
doors in the front are practically all
glass, and vegetables and other goods
requiring cold place if kept fresh,
can be displayed behind the glass and
sold from the cooler. This large fix
ture occupies space on the east side
of the front of the store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
WILL DISTRIBUTE MONEY
PRO RATA AMONG BOYS
Capt. Hale viii Distribute Soldiers
Comfort Fund.

E. E. Mason has just. received a
letter from Captain Hale Of the 109th
Headquarters Train and Military Po-
lice at Camp Cody saying that he
some time ago received the $356.57
contributed by Webster City as the
result of Soldiers Day. He will pay
the company debts and distribute the
rest of the money pro rata among the
boys.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03

Fire which broke out in the busi-
ness district of Storm Lake Thursday
did $150,OO0 worth of damage. Among
the losses sustained was $4,000 to
the Storm Lake Lumber company,
which is owned by the Lane-Moore
Lumber company of Webster City,
The loss, however, is fully covered by
insurance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
$1,000 Of Arn1y YIN. C.A.
To Be Held For Next DriUe

County Chairman Murray McMurray
announces that $500 of the nearly
$4,000 recently raised in Hamilton
county for the army Y. M. c. A, will
be retained by the county association
for the next drive which will come in
the spring.
Hamilton Ccunty's apportionment
was $13, 900 and $4,000, or $1,000 more
than the allotment, was sent in to the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03

state chairman.
The total contributions in this coun-
ty were almost $4,000 and there was
an expense of something over 500.
Hamilton county made an excellent
hold over the $l,S00 which is being re-
tanned. This money will be apportion-
ed in the next drive among the various
towns of the county in proportion as
they contributed in the last campaign.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
+. A. HUDDLESTUN TAKES
HORSES TO INTERNATIONAL
Four Fine Animals to big Show in
Chicago.

F. A. Huddlestun left Wednesday
evening with four Of his fine horses
for the big International Stock Show
in Chicago. Mr.. Huddlestun will re-
main throughout the show and will
interest many breeders from away to
attend his dispersion sale here Dec
ember IS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
+. o. SATTER UNDERGOES
4 APPENDICITIS OPERATION
Operated ON in Boone Tuesday and is
Recovering.

r. o. Satter, formerly of Webster
City and Ellsworth, now advertising
and subscription man on the Boone
Democrat underwent an operation
Tuesday evening for appendicitis. Re-
ports from Boone are to the effect that
he is recovering nicely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03

American Headquarters in France,
Nov. 30.-American National Guard
units, representatives of the entire
country as a whole are now in France.
Thirty-three states are represented
in the American Rainbow division"
which, together with other guard
units are on French soil. Iowa troops
are included in the Rainbow divi-
sion." The IoWans were among the
last troops to set foot in France.
They arrived a week ago, but today
is the first time permission was given
to send the news to the United States.
The Americans are being welcomed
as heroes. The guard units are get
ting along rapidly in their real train
ing. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
Total =.

To this should be added subscription
for, $11, $4,000 sent by Farmers State
Bank of Ellsworth, which was receiv-
ed too late to be accepted and the
bonds were bought in Chicago which
makes the total $SO4 100000. The bank
at Radcliffe, l am informed, took sub
scriptions in this county for $5,000.00
or $6,OO0.OO for which the county re-
ceived no credit.
w. J. Covil.
County Chairman.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
The above dispatch win bring

The above dispatch will bring
- feeling Of great relief tS many
homes in Webster City and gener-
ly over Hamilton county,, Origin
ally 50 men from the three COM
panles raised In Webster City
were transferred to the Rainbow
division. Later transfers were
made back and forth, but ulti-
mately about that same number
Of men from the companies here
remained with this division.
Not All Went.
The machine gun company Of
the Rainbow division remained in
America, having been under quar-.
antine for measles ut the time the
rest Of the division sailed. John
Ingerston Of this city Is in the
machine gun company. 1t is ex-
pected that this company will
sail soon, the quarantine having
now been raised.
The List.
So far as the Freeman-Journal has
,een able to ascertain, the following
men who enlisted in Webster City
ogether with the company in which
hey originally enlisted, are with the
Rainbow division now safely in
france:
From Fort Smelling.
first Lieut.. G. 0. Blake.
C COmpany-Seargents.
James e. Wedding Merle D. johnson
Richard w. Beebe.
COrpOrals.
Roy e. Cheever. Albert c. Smith.
Roy e. Patterson. Peter Sexe.
Albert c. Philbrook. Alfred A. Shell.
First. Class Priyates.
AlgOni Nicola. Walter I. Julian.
Diver H. Ferrell. Bert J. Dragoo.
lilo E. Foster. William c. Henry.
Harry e. Richards. Ralph Baker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03

The Ed Bateman family, who have
been living in Eagle Grove, are NOV
ing to Webster City and will live in
the Fill Millard place in the HOO
block on Division street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03

FOR SALE-Rhode Island Red roos.
ters. Full blooded. Edgar Pringle.
Rural 3. Phone 1922. j-f-to 1-1-1S@
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03

F. L. Greeley is making an elaborate
electric sign for the Boston Shoe &
Clothing store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-03
what Banks Did on Liberty Loan.

What Banks Did on Liberty Loan.
w. ]. Covil, chairman of the Hamil-
ton county liberty loan committee
makes the following statement as tC
how the banks of this county handled
the recent liberty loan:
The Federal Reserve chairmanssOl
the Iowa liberty loan COMMITTEES re:
ports for publication the followine
figures, given him by the Federal Re-
serve bank, and representing the sub
scriptions received from each bank in
Hamilton county:
Blairsburg-
Farmers Bank None
State Bank $500
Ellsworth
Farmers State Bank No account
State Bank 25,15O
First National Bank 44,2Oo
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
ADVERTISING
BILL IS HIT
PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR NO.
TlCES FlAYED BY
EDITOR
INDUSTRY LEGAL"
u Drink Is a Curse, So Is tho
Automobile and Canned Goods
Declares Ely (Minn.) Miner
Which Advises "Drys" to At.
tend to Their Own Affairs

The attempt of prohibition forces
10 censor newspapers by prohibiting
them from advertising liquor, is given
an editorial broadside by the Ely
(Minn) Miner, which says.
Some one over,zealoas In the In.
terests OF prohibition haa grand
scheme to further the cause by pro.
hibiting newspapers from publishing
advertisements Of liquor or beer, and
propose to put a bill through con.
gress to that effect. While the bill
shows that the prohibs believe in the
efficacy of advertising. 1t also goes to
show that in order to keep from get.
ting horned. they propose cutting OF
the bulls tail. From a casual view.
point II seems that the newspaper
should have the right to run its own
business insofar as the running does
not conflict with the laws OF the land.
IL IT Is legal, and the laws say Il h.
TO manufacture beer and LIQUOR. why
should 1t be illegal to advertise the
same. tessdss. what do the sponsors
OF the b'u offer the newspapers 20
onset the Joss sustained BY depriyins
them OF the advertising f6veuus.
praws . Parallel
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-03-03
BOSTON ANSWERS
REV. BILL SUNDAY
Cincinnati Times Star Tells
Why Hub City Voted
Wet

The Cincinnati (Ohio) Times.Star
tells why Boston repudiated the meth.
DDS of BILLY" Sunday. thus:
Boston has decided in no uncertain
manner that 1t will continue to wash
down its beans with a chalice of beer.I
The election of Tuesday, however, had|
more than the usual Significance oil
the annual prohibition plebiscite that
the laws OF Massachusetts infiict on its|
cities. There had been great drive
against the trenches Of liquor. II was
under the leadership of William Al
Sunday, the well-known evangelist.
For weeks Billy Sunday had been
wrestling with the Demon Rum for the
edification OF great crowds that throng.
ed his tabernacle and hit his trail.'
Under the inspiration of Sundays sen.
sational methods Boston was to be the
first large city to embrace the caussl
OF prohibition without the assistancs
OF an up or down-state rural element.
Boston not only refused to hit thsI
trail OF prohibition so fervently point1
ed cut by Mr.. Sunday, but 1t went
vet" by oSer $4,000 votes. an incresss
of 5000 over the majority or last year,
And now they say that effete Boston
was really voting on Tuesday against
Billy Sunday methods. instead OF psss1
Ing on the question Of prohibition. on
this theory the Bostonese apparently
decided that they did not care for thsir|
religion well stirred before taking"
The Lamar register., 1917-07-11

God Pity the Men Ihat Put u over"
thirty feet. What did II meanr Page
might have fallen in with cronles from
the gap. abandoned his job, and start
ed for Sleepy Cat, but this was unlike
ly. He might have encountered enc
mics, been pointedly advised to keep
away from the gap. and pretended to
start for Sleepy Cat, TO avoid trouble
with. them. Deeming the second the
more probable conclusion, De Spain.
absorbed In his speculatlOns, continued
toward the gap TO see whether he could
not pick up the trail of Pages rig far
ther on.
Within mile u further surprise
awaited him. The two horsmen, who
had headed for the gap after stopping
Page. had left the trail, turned to the
south, down a small draw. which would
screen them from sight. and set out
across the desert.
No trail and no habitatiOn lay In the
direction they had taken-and II
seemed clearer to DE Spain that the
second horse was u led horse. There
was story In the Incident. but his In
terest lay in following Pages move
ments, and he spurred swiftly forward
to see whether his messenger had re-
sumed the gap trail and gone on with
his mission. He followed this quest al
most to the mountains, without recOv-
ering any trace of Pages rig. He
halted. II was certain now that Page
had not gone into the gap.
Perplexed and annoyed, De Spain,
from the high ground on which he sat
his horse, cast his eyes far over the
desert. The brilliant sunshine flooded
II as far as the eye could reach. He
scanned the vast space without detect
ing sign of life anywhere, though
none better than he knew that any
abundance Of II might be there. But
his gaze caught something Of interest
on the farthest northern horizon, and
on this his scrutiny rested long time.
A soft brown curtain rose just above
the earth line against the blue say. To
ward the east ii died away and toward
the west II was cut on by the Super.
stition peaks.
De Spain. without giving the weather
signs much thought, recognized their
bul his Llllu WIS Dlltu Win
his own anxietles and he rode smart.
ly back toward Calabasas, because he
was not at ease over the puzzles In the
trail. When he reached the depression
where the horsemen had, without any
apparent reason, turned south, he halt
ed. Should he follow them or turn
north TO follow Pages wanderingsl If
Page had been scared away from the
gap. for a time, he probably had no in.
formation that De Spain wanted, and
DE Spain knew his cunning and per.
sistence we'll enough to be confident
he would be back on the gap road, and
within the cover of the mountains, be.
fore IA storm should OvertaEe him. On
the north the brown curtain had risen
fast and already enveloped the farthest
peaks Of the range. Letting his horse
stretch its neck he hesitated mo
ment longer trying TO decide whether
to follow the men to the south or the
wagon TO the north. A woman might
have done hetter. But no good angel
was there to guide his decision. and In
another moment he was riding rapidly
TO the south with the even, brown,
misty cloud behind him rolling higher
inro the northern sky.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-11
suffering before his own.

suffering before his own.
1t was while riding in this way that
his eyes, reading mechanically the
wagon trail he was aimlessly following
for no reason other than that II
brought him. though forbidden, little
closer TO her-arrested his attention.
He checked his horse. Something, the
trail told him, had happened. Page
had stopped his horses. Page had met
two men on horseback coming from the
gap. After parley-for the horses
had tramped around long enough for
one-the wagon had turned completely
from the trail and struck across the
desert. north; the two frorsemen, or
one with led horse. had started back
for the gap.
All of this De Spain gathered with
out moving his horse outside u circle OF