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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
Still IN Serious Condition.

Capt. J. r. C. Hunter, whose i'll
ness was mentioned in these columns
last week, is still in q most serious
condition at his home on Elm street,
His son, w. G. Hunter and wife. are
here from North Dakota, and E. H.
Scott of Omaha, q nephew, returned
home Sunday after a brief stay in
the city. Will Hunter Of Wayne, Ne
braska, a brother Of Capt. Hunter,
who arrived here last week, is in a
critical condition. He has been at
the home OF Capt. Hunter, but was
taken to Mercy hospital Sunday,
where he al get every care and at
tention.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
lone OF OUR GOOD
FACTORIES IS SOLD
Harry Hotchkiss & Co. Dispose OF
Their Trough Industry to
Waterloo Parties.

The Monarch Stock Trough fact,
|ory, owned by Harry Hotchkiss &
Co., has been sold to E. s. johnson
of Waterloo, with other Waterloo
business men interested. The Mon.
arch Company has just built a new
building and installed new machinery
and was getting in fine shape to take
care Of it's increasing business
They have been doing we'll from the
start and their product is now pref.
|ty well advertised and is in general
use in many parts of the country,
Whether or not the new owners will
remove the factory from Webster City
is not. yet determined. There are
some very favorable conditions here
to persuade them to stay and it is
likely they will do SO, but the matter
Is still, under consideration.
Mr.. johnson and his associates
have ample capital to carry on the
business and are men OF experience
in manufacturing lines; The Free
man-Tribune hopes they will see
their way clear to remain in Webster
City. It also hopes that Mr.. Hotch-
kiss will continue to make this his
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
Card Of Thanks.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: We would
appreciate it very much il you would
kindly express through the columns
Of your paper our heartfelt gratitude
to. the good people Of Webster City
for the splendid Kindness shown on,
son and brother In his late sickness
and death. II is indeed . great con-
ISOLATION to us to know that his last
moments were made as comfortable
as loving hands could make them. It
was our Heavenly Fathers wish that
he come home and He called him,
nevertheless it is Sc hard for us to
give him up, but we must bow our
heads in submission to His command.
earnestly pray that Our Father
will look down upon and shower his
everlasting blessings upon each and
every n of you.
Yours very truly,
E. W. Kyle and Children.
San Marcas, Texas, Dec. 20.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
Gale Peerce Improving.

A letter from w. w. Pearce,
received by. friends In this city yes
sterday, states that their son, Gale
Pearce, who last week underwent 9
dangerous operation for ulcer Of the
stomach at the hospital in Rochester,
Mimi = Esttingsalong very well con-
sidering the seriousness OF his con-
dillon. He has as yet been allowed
no food OF any kind and will not be
able 10 receive 1t for days to come.
The letter speaks of his courageous
bearing Of the great suffering attend
Ing the operation and the hope Of the
doctors and parents of complete re-
c0very.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
WEBSTER C|TY'S
RECORD IS GOOD
improvements During the Year Just
Closed Average Well With
Other Late Years.

There has been frequent insinua-
ton among a few r~eactionaires that
Webster City. has not held its " In
the way of improvements during the
year just closed. This is untrue.
While there has been no boom here
the usual number of substantial inn
.sproyements have been made.
During the year seventeen blocks
OF asphaltic concrete paving were
put in, quite a number Of sewer and
other improvements made and the
usual number Of sidewalks built. The
new Orpheum theatre, N of the fin.
est buildings in the city. was erected
and the Svenson business block built,
The Hanson & Tyler garage was
commenced, the Standard Oil com
pany erected a service station on
Second street, and E. H. Martin
built three good store rooms on this
street and overhauled q couple more
The Isis theatre put in q fine new
front and one is o being put into
the .Mauch building. James Bossert
enlarged his building by doubling Its
size. The Monarch Stock Trough
company erected q new factory and
many other Improvements Of lesser
note have been added to the bust
ness sections of the town. Besides
there were twenty-five or thirty new
residences built, all OF them good
and some Of them fine. The pros
poets for this year are that the Inn
provements will be as numerous g
in 1916. There is no reason for any
real friend Of Webster City to com
plain of what the town is doing in g
material way. nor OF its general NOR
al character. There are few towns
In the United States Of the size OF
Webster City that can show a better
record III any Of the things that go
to make a prosperous community and
a desirable place in which to live and
rear 9 family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
Attend Annual Meeting.

T. E. Coale, local representative
for Swift & Co., and Joe Zbrowski, an
Armour packing house salesman who
had headquarters here until recently.
were in attendance at the annual
conventions and banquets held at the
Rome Hotel in Omaha last week
when all statesmen throughout the
middle west. who travel out Of Oma-
ha, and also the Chicago statesmen,
were among the guests. Swift & Co.
held their annual meeting Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week, the ban
quet being Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday wer the days reserved by Ar
mour & Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

Brownsville, Tex, Jan. 2.-The
Iowa regiments have a new rumor. II
is that on January 5 the war depart
ment or General Funston. will an
nounce the regiments that are to re
main on the border the rest OF the
winter and also designate the units
soon to be returned to home stations
and mustered out.
Some army officers are inclined to
believe that owing to the growing
strength of,rVilfa tlierenmill.hs nc
further reduction in the number OF
militia regiments in border service.
When all the 10000 troops named in
the last movement homeward are en-
route the number of state troops still
retained in federal service will be
$4,000 men.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
BLISS SPEAKS
Al BLAlRsBURG
Head Of the Extension Department
Of the Iowa College to Talk on
Pure Bred Stock.

Prof. Bliss, head of the extension
department Of the Iowa State Col
lege, will make an address at Blairs-
burg, in the opera house, on Friday
afternoon OF this week at two O'Clock.
He will talk on pure bred stock. The
lecture will be free and everybody is
invited. Prof. Bliss is n of the
best authorities in the United States
upon the subject he will discuss and
the people Of harrisburg and vicinity
ought to give him a full house and a
.cordia! reception.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
81 Perfect Gentleman"

I know q perfect gentleman. who's
worthy OF. all praise.
He does not u the universe nor try
to change its ways;
He writes no letters to the press con
corning graft and crime.
He does not let the gossip Of the
burgh take up his time.
He speaks no Ill Of any man Of small
or great renown, {.
He hasn't got his hammer out for ev-
eryone in town.
He doesn't slam the candidates and
what they may stand for.
He doesn't even talk about the Euro
pean war!
He's got no motion picture bug. with
notions of his own;
He does not say how he'd improve
the pictures that are shown.
He does not tell the funny things his
seven children say.i
He does not kick about his tax
throughout the livelong day.
He does not drive q motor car-his
friends he does not bore:
He doeS not fill them to the brim
with automobile lore.
He is not daft concerning golf. his
score we never hear.
He doesn't brag about the dough he's
made within the year.
He does not spend than he
makes. or play the social
game"
He does not envy others who are on
the road to fame.
He does not smoke, or chew. or
drink! His conduct .is just
right:
His wife is quite CONFERENCE.-THE
knows where he is each night.
You may think there is no such
man, he's too good to be true?.
You hesitate perhaps. to give this
gentleman his due
The secret Of it all, then, I perforce
must let you know:
they buried him-I think It was
about nine years ago.
Ray X. Moulton in All-Story Mag
zine.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
DAWN Of A
new YEAR--1s17
Clear Skies, Bright Sunshine and
New Fallen Snow Greet the
Advent Of Year.

New Years day Of 1917 dawned
white and sparkling yesterdaymorn
ing In this vicinity, with about three
inches Of newly fallen snow upon
the ground, the mercury lowering
around four or five degrees above
zero and a bright u shining in a
clear blue sky.
Everyone remarked that it was an
ideal New Years day as it had been
an ideal Christmas day OF 1916. Just
what is meant by an ideal New Year
day is no thought.o o the young. ex-
cept that 1t is q fine day for pleas
ure; but to the older, the very fact
that a sun shines in q %cloudless sky,
that the ugliness or deformity OF the
landscape is hidden by frosted tur-
rets and minarets, that the dust and
SCOT OF the winter ground in q town
or city is covered with q kindly man
tile OF purest snow, seems to point to
a year Of realization Of hopes and
ideals.
The world looks different and the
symbol Of q clarified atmosphere with
q white drapery owe the darkness Of
ali things earthly typifies to him who
10 watching for the sign, the symbol
ical turning of q fresh white page
for the year 1917. The soiled and
hlotted page OF 1916 has been turn
ed. and nevermore will be looked up
on, but in its place lies before us
the smooth white page OF a new
chance to make good.
Many resolutions will be made
and broken. but q few Of the many
will be kept and therein lies the
hope that is embodied in the spoken
wish-"A Happy New Year"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
SOLDIERS PRO-
FUSE With THANKS
Company G and Members Of the Reg
mental Band Appreciate Very
Much What Webster City
Has Done.
HAD FINE CHRISTMAS TINE.
Falls to Lot Of Freeman ribune's
Correspondent to Acknowledge
Courtesies.
HAD FINE CHRISTMAS TIME.

brOWnSVNle, 8IeXaS, Lee. 11.-Say
but this is getting to be an awful
war. Plenty of suffering, don't you
know. The boys are 81 suffering from
eating too much good old home made
stuff. In fact Earl Fort took a ride
over to- the hospital yesterday. He
was not seriously ill, neither was he
entirely we'll but the doctor diagnos-
ed his case as probably being the at
ter effect of too many kinds Of spices
found in cakes, ETC., that had
brought on a fever. But Earl is moi
going to stay in the hospital long. as
he will not get enough to eat there.
We got u final consignment Of
Christmas boxes yesterday and II we
get away from here any time before
the 18th of January, we will all Of
us be as plump as Fred Miller's spot
ted dog.
Among the names of the donors in
the shipment which arrived yester-
day were those of N. Boynoff, Farm
ers Restaurant, Franklin and Charles
Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Iliff, DR..
Holman, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Miller,
Mrs. /. johnson and Ed, Mrs. W. F.
Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Young,
Mrs. Alexander Groves, Mr.. and Mrs
Perry Norton, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Nc
|Collough, Roy O'Brien, and there
were a number whose names had been
removed from the boxes. also a mum
Der came to Company G boys. whose
names we have not been furnished
with.
But whether your names have been
made public or not is of no occasion
we are thankful to every person
who even remembered that more
than 100 Webster City men and boys
were absent from. home and loved
otis on EEhffstnas day. A'a Yan'
Major Jepson, who recently resign
ed from the Hospital Corps, has been
succeeded by Ytajor Murphy-who al
SO halls from Sioux City. The Inter
national Harvester Company a save
the expense Of sending any Of their
famous machines into this camp, az
we have the finest line Of Bright
Sunshine that ever sprouted a grain
of grass seed
Nearly every time W have writ
ten, we have mentioned rumors OF
coming home. The latest in rumors
is to the effect that we will go out
on a 20 day hike sometime in Jam
uary. We have about as much con-
fidence in that rumor as we have in
the rumor that was to the effect that
we would go to Washington to parade
before the president on March 4th,
or the umo that came to us that
Mrs. Falstaff had paid $2S for a rub
Der tired go-cart.
The entire End regiment have
built up their tents to keep them in
comfort for the winter-with the ex-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

ception of Headquarters Company Of
course, but Captain Smith told us in
confidence that the saw mills were
busy getting out the lumber right
now and ere another Christmas
drove by, we would have our tents
built up as good as the rest Of the
regiment.
Cook Remy and Fred Stuve look
like they had eaten II pounds of
dried prunes and then drank a couple
gallons OF water. They got that way
from going from tent to tent, mooch-
ing good things to eat.
Top Soak Hank Mahoney goes
home about the first of the year and
we have already warned Roy O'Brien
of his coming. Elmer knight is
mailing the clevrous on his shirt
sleeves and has been thoroughly con-
WINGED that he will handle the lash
after January LIST, 1917.
The mice are getting mighty
brave and 1t will soon become neces-
sary to have a guard posted each ev-
ening to keep them from eating all
the good things that were sent down
from Webster City.
The band went out apd played for
two or three hours this morning
while both regiments were drilling
and this is the first real workout they
had for some time.
1t was SO in the shade yesterday
and it was a busy day, as the boys
couldn't find a place that was cool
enough.
Well, with a new and prosperous
year stating us in the face, might be
good plan to build that new school
house, depot. hotel, etc.
Haven't heard anything lately
about Bungling Bros. circus. SO some
the star actors may be on a jam
bore or something.
Come again: yes. thanks.
Falstaff O'Satter. /
,on cAYC An 0EWTT ~ u~;v.p
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
Clever Amateurs

Do1sIs 81. Old graduates were bach,
and they talked ! lot about themselves
and ! lot more about others not %
fortunate - to attend.
most of our old crowd are married
and happy said one.
Married. anyhow.. said anothe,
With the griA that always accompan'
les this silly Joke. \
Il accept the amendment" returned
the first speaker. 'but chiefly on &C
count Of poor Bully Thompkins.s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
Advertise in the Weekly Freeman

Mrs. Nellie Evans, n of the
clerks at Shipley & Blacks dry goods
store. is not on duty today, having
received a fall upon the icy walk
last night when returning home.
which resulted in a sprained left
arm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
COURT
AGAIN GRINDING
Judge Wright ]. E1psditing Matter,
"A Petition Filed in Clerks
Office. rs

H.F.NgsTL faEEtN HNIEEnE@ HfE .EAEr 49, gIl4rEhAIeay
District court in and for Hamil-
ton county re-conyeneds In this city
today after the holiday recess and
Judge Wright is pushing the pro-
.ceedings with his usual vigor.
The trial OF the cases of Roy Gil
more. VS.. q. c. Baker and chapault
w. Haggard are now on,sthe two be
ing embraced In one. 80
L. E. Rollins and s.sJsg Cottington
have filed a petition in the clerks
once asking judgment against The
Western Live Stock Inslftnce com
pany for $500, alleged d.R.as insur'
ance on q stallion, which died while
the policy was In forge
Mrs. Mary Brockshinks who is con
fined in Mercy hospital with q brok,
en- hip which she received in . fall
on the ice Dec. Goth, passed q fairly
comfortable night last night, al.
though for several days she has suf-
Tered greatly. Her condition is about
the same
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
A0lDl!,:
ANNUAL ME MEETINGS
Methodist, Christian sad United q
Brethren Societies HoldNAnnual
Gathering

At least three CHURCHES 81 this city
held their annual congregational
meetings yesterday 0 ! last evening
the Methodist, Christian and Unit
ed Brethren. The members Of the
Methodist church hold the meeting
annually as a strictly social affair
and the election Of church oficerl
comes at the end Of the fiscal year
October LIST. The members number.
ing shout $50. gathsred st the
church about 10 o'clock yesterday
forenoon. bringing well filled basket,
and dinner Was served 81 noon. Tbs
meeting drew % ! close about 5
o'clock in the afternoon; and termin-
|ated one Of the most delightful A.
fairs eyer held in the history Of the
church.
At the Christian church An all day
meeting was held with about 200
members In attendance. The affair
was the largest ever held In the his
tory Of the church. Dinner was serv-
ed At noon and the afternoon devoted
to the reading Of the annual reports
Of the church clerk, treasurer, etc,
and also the election 81 new ofacers.
The reports show the church to be
in q prosperous condition. Every de-
partment reports money in their
treasury and during the year Of 1916
about one hundred new members
have been received into the church.
a OF these have been added. since the
close OF the Bromley meetings in this
city and Of the "A names. 65 have
been added by baptism. One new
member was added at the yearly
meeting.
The newly elected oficers are:
Elder-A. G. Buckles.
Deacons-Charles brown, Clare
Alexander, Charles Ownes, e. F.
Snow.
Financial secretaryM Miss Nsva
Garrick.
clerk-Mrs. e. F. Snow.
Treasurer-Dennis Church.
Head Usher-Arthur Hawkes..
Deaconesses-Mrs. q. Edwards
and Mrs. Dennis Church.
The New Year social held In the
Brethren church last night
from s to 1880 was greatly enjoy
ed by the large company OF members
and their friends. Merry games and
contests were in order and old and
big and little folks, had a jol-
" good time.
Then all went to the auditorium
where gospel songs were sung by the
audience. followed BY ! Vocal solo by
Clyde Pringle and a piano duet by
Mrs. Stiverson and Miss Bessie Stiv-
erson. Oretha Osmundson, as plan
LIST, and Myron Hahne. trap drum
mer, also delighted the audience
with two numbers.
After q song by the mafe quartet.
Of Clyde Pplfhele, Bruce
5tiverson, Rev. stivefsoHs And c. Os-
the audience went again
10 the basement where refreshments
we're served by the ladies.
After lunch, new year resolutions
(hit OF miss, comic or. serious) were
and read, affording much
amusement a. well ~ profit to all
present.
Eastern Star supper tonight at 81
followed by regular meeting
Ind installation Of new oficers. Mem
,ers are urged to be present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
The Census.

Born. this morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Currie, who reside or Di-
vision street, = fine little daughter
the first In the family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

The business Girls Bible class will
meet fof study in the lecture room
|of the Congregational church this ev-
|ening at 1880.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
The Weather,

Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Warmer tonight east and central por-
ftions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

Hogs estimated 1900. Open 10
to 15c lower; close weak at early
prices.
Top $1O.45.
Hogs estimated for tomorrow AS
900.
Hogs left over yesterday 5,425.
Cattle 10000. Open steady; close
steady.
sheep 10000. Open steady; close
steady.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

FOR SALE OR RENT-the Univer.
salist church parsonage At 637
Boone street. Inquire Of J. J.
Peterson. d-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

The Baptist aid society will meet
with Mrs. w. j. Zitterell tomorrow
-Wednesday-at $3.50 o'clock. Ans
|nual election of officers and all mems
|bers are invited to be present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

There were a large numDef OF II
tries in the scout sliding contest yes
|terday on the Hospital hill, which
event is an annual one for the boy
scouts. There were twenty-four en-
tries out of which. ten won places.
Through the kindness of F.. w. En-
|triken, who owns the pasture in
which the sliding contests are held,
THE boys were allowed to use the
hill which is the best in the city. AS
long as boys enter the pasture
through either Of the two gates, carer
fully closing the gate after them. Mr..
|Entriken has no objections to the use
of the hill for sliding purposes, but
when boys abuse the privilege of the
hill by standing upon the wires or
otherwise ~injuring the fence, it will
be taken away from them.
There were three races yesterday
upon the hill; one was for distance;
the second for speed, and the third
a ace to a given point.
The boys who won the races are,
in the order of their standing, rs fol-
lows:
Harold Clifton.
Harold Cunningham.
Glen Omstead.
Nelson Fassett.
| Glen Norton.
m Benton Gustuson.
u Arnold Carrier.
Mack Kantor.
Floyd Britson.
Earl jacobson.
At tomorrow evenings scout meet
ling the Honor contest will begin. and
will last three weeks. The boy win
ming this contest will receive a solid
silver medal besides gaining his
points. all of which count toward the
final reward of a few days camping
trip to Clear Lake in company with
the scoutmaster. The events In the
Honor contest for tomorrow evening
will be rope climbing, k1m's game,
repeating the scout oath. and the
twelve points Of the scout law.
There will be undoubtedly a large
attendance at the scout meeting for
all the scouts are anxious to gain
points. III '.fee's Yarioass 20 ase .the-
year.
Freeman-Tribune wan ads bring
results.
The Baptist aid society will meet K
with Mrs. w. J. Zitterell tomorrow
-Wednesday-at $3.50 o'clock. Ans
|nual election of officers and all mems =
bers are invited to be present.
$500 Pounds Of Candy.
To be sold before Christmas, also
cigars, etc. Little Wonder Cafe, TOT
Seneca street. S. Fontana. Prop.
Sd1mo
Advertise In the Freeman-Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

OFFICIAL. CHICAGO MARKETS.
Furnished ~ E. ". Wagner Z Co.
0mce in Bo9ert Big. Phone $40.
3. \. Sharpe, Manager.
0nnn Hf~h Ynw Nlnaa
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

Old papers SC per role at the Free
man-Tribune once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

WHEAT.
May s.. f.79 1.s14 1.755 1.7ss
July 1.46 1.474 1.43 1.46s
Sept 1856 1861 1914 1864
CORN.
May "a s5s 93a s4z
Jaly 81. 934 s45 50 "a
May 54a 55s 54a $50
July ~. 52a eG2a 51z 52s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
$500 Pounds Of Cand

$500 Pounds Of Candy.
To be sold before Christmas, also
cigars. etc. Little Wonder Cafe. TOT
Seneca street. S. Fontana, Prop.
8d1mo