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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
COURAGE AND CONVICTION.

Nonpareil: There is no necessity
for search warrant or a draft in
the case of old Theodore Roosevelt.
When the recruiting Office is opened
he will be there with the goods. +"
His services have already been ten
dered to the president in any capac-
ity desired and he will bring his
four sons with him if the need
arises. Say what you will about
Theodore, he has courage and con-
viction and he will back them to the
limit. 1t may be worth while to
note that Wilson has now taken the
step which Roosevelt would have
taken somewhat earlier in the game
if he had been vested with author
ity
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
TWENTY YEARS. AGO
in the Freeman Tribune.
Feb. 10, 1897.

r. H. Martin is another of the pi-
'oneers who has seen this country
transformed from wilderness to one
of the most prosperous regions of the
great middle kingdom He first
came to Iowa in the spring of 1855
and for four or five years was engag-
led with the Western Stage Company,
driving stage and carrying mail
Through the terrible billiards and
intense cold of those early winters
|once week each way between
Webster City and Marietta, Marshall
county. His route was by way of
Lakins and Illinois groves. The dis
|tance between these two latter points
was about twenty-five miles and
there was not a house or a tree from
the time he left one grove until he
reached the other. He knew and
worked with Tom McChesney, Hask-
|ell, Albee, and the other old stage
drivers of those early days, full for
|ty years ago, and recalls with sad
Interest the privations and most un-
pleasant experiences of those pioneer
days. In 1852 he left the SER
vice of the stage company and set
tied upon his farm in Webster town
ship where he has since resided.
(Note-Robert II. Martin still
owns that farm, but has resided in
Webster City for a number of years
upon Ohio street, where he now lives
and at present is in feeble health,
|haying been confined to his house
for weeks.) ''
The city election occurs on the
first Monday in March and the coun-
cilmen whose terms expire are p.
Mature in the first ward; G. w.
Crosley in the Second; Cyrus Smith
in the third; w. N. Merrill in the
fourth; F. R. Mason in the fifth.
Sunday was the ninth anniversary
|of the local organization Of the
Christian Endeavor society Of the
Congregational church. The event
was concentrated by appropriate
exercises by the young people at
their church Sunday evening. James
l.. Montzeimer presided at the meet
ing. Brief and interesting talks or
papers upon the growth of the move
ment and the different phases OF
Christian Endeavor work were de-
livered by James Montzeimer, l.. l..
Potter, 0. f. Donaldson, Prof. w. HI.
Clark, Misses Anna Mckee, Dot Rob-
inson and Florence Baxter.
VIM. Stryker, one of the pioneer
settlers Of this part of the state, died
at the home of his son at Batch
Grove, in Wright county, on Monday
night. Mr.. Stryker came here some
time in the fifties and raised large
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

is in all American people may be
drawn upon before this problem is
solved.
The situation looks grave. The
clouds are hanging lower than they
have ever hung, perhaps. The Mex
lean situation has been a mere back
yard tongue-lashing, as compared
with the needs of this hour when we
may be drawn into the vortex, may
be called upon to deal with all our
weight in a war that has already sur
passed anything in the sum total of
blood and misery that the world has
ever known.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

1t is reassuring to have the legis-
latures OF the various states declare
without dissenting votes that they
are ready to back up President viii.
son and congress in any course that
they may determine is the best. That
is the right spirit. No room for a
difference of opinion upon the main
issue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Portland, Oregon, has chicken
thief who rides in an automobile and
takes only the choicest fowls. Then
he returns few days>later and leaves
the feathers where the owners of the
chickens can get them and burn
them. He is very considerable, to say
the least.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
0 o o o o o o o o o o o o Q
0 SOCIAL AFFAIRS. Q
o 900 o 90 o o o {

20 o o 90 o o o o o
The Thursday club will be guests
of Mrs. d. l.. Hunter on Thursday
afternoon.
The Social Dozen club will meet
with Mrs. j. A. Bateman on Thurs
day afternoon.
=
The Thursday club will meet with
Mrs. A. p. Woolston on Thursday
afternoon at $3.50.
the home of Mrs. Frances Kimball
on Wednesday with luncheon at one
o'clock.
The Royal Auction Bridge club
will meet with Mrs. John r. Kam-
rar on Wednesday afternoon at one
O'Clock for luncheon.
The members of the E. o. w. club
and their husbands will meet with
Mrs. Smith Veatch, three miles west
of town, Wednesday afternoon. All
members are cordially invited to be
present at this meeting, as it will
be the last at the Veatch farm.
Mrs. Walter c. Wilson was a.
pleasing hostess at her home OIL
First street Saturday to 4 company
of twelve young ladies at a social
evening, terminating in q 'slumber
party The affair was given as q
to Miss Irene Sterling.
a February bride-elect. Tictrola
and piano music and cards enter
tanned the guests. Later flashlight
pictures of the company Were taken
and finally, toward the wee sma'
hours of the morning, they retired,
arising late the next morning to en-f
Joy a delicious three course break
fast. Cards in Keeping with the
N
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
| a host of friends who will greatly
regret their departure from this city
and will wish them both unmeasur-
led SUCCESS.
Trade Farms.

o. E. Sill, now owning and resid-
ing upon the old Henry Wesloh place
just north of town, comprising 1913
acres, has traded it to V. M. Chal-
FAINT for 173 acre farm four miles
from Thompson, in Winnehago coun-
ty. Both farms are we'll improved.
The deal was effected through the
Whitman & Hampton real estate
firm
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Who art thou that judgest an
other mans servant? =. One man
esteemeth one day above another:
another esteemeth every day alike.
Let every man be fully persuaded in
his own mind. Rom. 14:4, 5.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

While it is not expected that l.
900, 900 Americans will jump to
arms over night, as one of our pa
cifist friends said a short time ago,
there will be plenty of volunteers II
the real test comes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The liquor men keep right on
claiming that more liquor is being
consumed in prohibition than in
whisky states, yet they never let up
for minute fighting prohibition.
Their actions belle their words in
this matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Grecian Girl Coming.

Eighteen year old Helen Pantafos
has wendell her way to this country
from her childhood home in Greece
and will come to Webster City in the
spring to make her home with her
cousin, George Birbilis, and work in
the Sugar Bowl. This young Grecian
girl is now with her father and 9TH
err relatives in st. Joseph, Mo. Mr..
B. has not seen her for thirteen
years. She can speak no English.
Her father, Sam Pantafos, mas been
in this country many. years and up
on the death of his wife, thought it
best to go to Greece and bring their
daughter to this country, where he
might look after her and be with her
more than he otherwise could.
Grecian girls in Webster City are
a rarity and Mr. and Mrs. Birbilis
are anxious to have their kinswoman
come here to live with them. She
is bright, educated young girl and
will no doubt learn American ways
easily and be an able assistant in the
Sugar Bowl, as we'll as a welcome
companion for them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The. peace dove has now been IN
the air for thirty months looking for
a perch upon which to alight.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Work touches the keys of endless
activity, opens the infinite, and
stands awestruck before the immens-
ity of what there is to do.--Phillips
Brooks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Proclaim liberty throughout all
the land unto all the Inhabitants
thereof. LEY. 25:10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

A successful box social was given
at Superior school, six miles south
east of town, Friday evening, and
the sum of $27.22 netted from the
sale of boxes which Miss Mildred
Blue, the teacher, says viii, probably
be put into a fund for the purchase
of Victrola for the school. A splen-
did program was given by the school
pupils and contest held, the win
ner of the latter receiving a box of
bon bons.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Wednesday club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Frances Kimball
on Wednesday with luncheon at one
o'clock.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Royal Auction Bridge club
will meet with Mrs. John r. Kam-
rar on Wednesday afternoon at one
o'clock for luncheon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Thursday club will meet with
Mrs. A. p. Woolston on Thursday
afternoon at $3.50.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Social Dozen club will meet
with Mrs. J. A. Bateman on Thurs
day afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Thursday club will be guests
of Mrs. d. l.. Hunter on Thursday
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
CENTENNIAL.

July 23, 1917.
Mrs. Herman Lang and daughter
Lucille of Ossian, were guests of the
formers sons Edo and Arthur a few
days last week
Miss Lena Sleitager the nurse who
has been caring for the Rae Ruaklc
family the past week, returned to her
home in lie, orah Sunday.
John Rosa % Ossian visited his
brother Theodore a few days last
week.
George French the 1.pe year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom French,
passed away at the Cresco hospital
sunday morning. death was caused
from appendicitis.
Mrs. A. NJ. Jones has returned from
the Cresco hospital last week, She
is now staying in Ossian and is feel
ing fine.
Several of he young men of his ii
entity have been drafted for the war.
Mrs. Irving Hughes of Frankville,,
is staying at the Tom French home az
present.
George Allen was a DEBORAH cal
Ter Sunday.
Henry Mundt and wife visited at
Charley Mnudts near Castalia Sun
day
Mrs. Bushman of Ossian is workil :
at Archie Jones.
Mr.. A. NJ. Jones and children Wis
tied in Ossian Sunday.
Rudolph Janke called il this vi2in-
ity Sunday.
Henry Ginapp and sister Amanda
called at Will WiltgeI's Sunday af-
ternoon.
Rae Runkle and family are getting
along fine at present.
Charley Daniels called at DEBORAH
Saturday afternoon on business.
Mrs. Walker Decou and Mrs. Stein
Johnson were guests of Mrs. Duff
one day last week.
Mr.. Figge of Ossian passed through
Centennial one day last week.
Julius Brown of Rayena passed
through Centennial one day last
week
Miss Agnes Moen spent Sunday
Win home folks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
Encouragement in Right Doing.

We often wonder why it is that
people, If they know any good Of
their neighbor, seem to think it their
duty to keep the fact secret, never
to be divulged until their neighbor
has passed away and is laid in his
grave, and then to be brought to
light when it can be Of no earthly
benefit to him. 1t is not so with
their faults, which all take more or
less pleasure in magnifying before
the public. Many man has been
driven to the dogs for the want of a
little encouragement and a just rec
ogaition of his honest efforts to do
right, that are not appreciated by
his fellow men. Ii people would take
one-half the trouble 70 encourage
others in we'll doing, that they do to
circulate everything they hear derog-
atorv of them the world would be
much better and many a man saved
from becoming criminal. Men
whose good deeds are ignored By So
ciety and whose slightest fault is
continually harped upon and magni-
fed, soon lose all self respect and
care nothing for society, because So
ciety cares nothing for them. They
may know they do wrong; but If it is
no credit to do right what encour-
agement have they to do better. One
half Of the criminals in our jails and
pslitentiaries have been made such,
in all probability by the kindness of
their fellow men, who have always
stood ready to condemn every little
offence, without stopping to inquire
into the circumstances that may have
caused the party TO do wrong.
We should put ourselves in our
neighbor's place surrounded by the
same circumstances, then we would
be better able to judge AID not have
to wait till they are dead before we
could say something good about
them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
CASTALIA.
July %, 1917

july %, 1911.
An extension worker from Ames,
will give a canning demonstration at
the Castaha high school Wednesday,
July 25, at o'clock. All are invited
to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Riggs attend
ed the ChautauqCa at Postville on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunter went to
Cresco on Friday, where the former
underwent an operation.
Bert Riggs and II. w. Buttenburg
went TO Clermont to attend a meeting
of the Pleasant Ridge Telephone Co.
Rev. Mrs. Harms and daughter Re
becca were shopping IL Postyille.
Leta Thornton was an Ossian call
Ter on Tuesday.
Donald and Lillian Holcombe OF
Duluth, were guests at the Newton
Schoonmaker home. They left for De-
corah on Saturday.
w. NJ. Allen and NJ. R. Hoskins
were callers in town Oh Friday.
Earl Haefner was over from Wauk-
on on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Riggs and
daughter Mrs. Chas Markham, were
DEBORAH callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Williams and
family from Waukon spent Sunday at
the Dell Downing home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
July %. 1917.

July %. 1917.
MISS Libbie Hitler of DEBORAH was
a visitor here Thursday.
Miss Christine Sorenson of Decor
all has been guest at the Grunde-
land and Hurlbut homes the past
week
Miss NJ Gilmartin spent Sunday at
home from Lake Okoboji
Mrs. NJ o. Graf and Mrs. Chas.
Cote and Loretta went to Chicago
last week for couple weeks stay
with their sistersa
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Goheen and
daughter, Edna, and Mr.. AID Mrs. Ed.
Johnson autoed to Waterloo in the
formers car Wednesday.
Frank Helwig of DEBORAH spent
Sunday at the VIM. Helwig home.
A. j. Meetings transacted business
at Mason City Thursday and Friday.
Ina Strib,ey is here from Sanborn
for a visit with her brothers.
Mrs. Bushmal and children return
ed from AUSTIN Friday, after an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
A number of people from here at
tended the Red Cross sociable at Os-
sian Wednesday evening.
Miss Thoma was recent visitor in
Dubuque.
Mrs. L. ]. Vogel enjoyed a visit
from her father of Dubuque the past
week
Mrs. Emil Buck has been on the
sick list.
Walter Klatt of New Hampton Wis
tied his father here the past week.
Howard Elder spent Sunday at
home from Mason City.
Miss Celia Gustafson returned to
her home in Mason City after a cou-
pie weeks visit with Miss Louise
Winger.
Martha and Clara Poshusta re-
turned Friday from a visit in Hersey,
Wis, and st. Paul, MINI.
Frank Huber is here from Dakota
for visit with his parents.
Miss Rose Smith of Fort Atkinson,
spent Sunday at the Louis Huber
home.
Mrs. Broderick AID son are here
visiting at the home. of her mother,
Mrs. Valenta.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
S.iNlE OLD CLAIMS.

1t is now some forty years or more
since Iowa had a wine and beer
clause in the law, enacted on the
theory so frequently announced that
the sale of wine and beer leads to
disuse of stronger stimulants and en-
courages temperance.
Everybody of mature years will re-
call the actual operation of the law
There were very few wine and beer
saloons where stronger liquors were
not to be had, and everybody who
began on wine and beer ended with
whisky.
In the eastern states, where they
are about forty years behind Iowa i'll
the agitation the old claim is still be-
ing made confidently that wine and
beer will drive whisky and brandy
out of use. In the New York Times,
DR.. Baruch, NJ. d. writes learnedly
to this effect, saying;
"The experience of Denmark
proves that beer of low alcoholic
content has been instrumental in re-
ducing the consumption OF distilled
intoxicaats % per cent and has made
the saloon a veritable temperance
house, called there Afholdjen. "
But this is not the most interest
ing argument the doctor offers for
exempting wine and beer from the
government war prohibition on
liquor; he urges that as milk is the
best food for everybody, and as
brewery by-products greatly stimu-
late the flow of milk in cattle, bar
ley ought to be used for beer rather
than as a food grain
OF the two arguments, the Evening
Tribune inclines to the belief that
the second is better than the first.
But at that, is it not round about
way to transform barley into milk
by putting it thru the brewery vat?
The wine and brewery men are
making a tremendous die-in-the-
ditch fight to have their drinks ex-
empted while the distillery men are
left to take the full brunt of the on
slaught. If congress comedies the
point, the country will discover that
not much has been gained. For, in
the end, the liquor men will be found
all standing together.-Des Moines
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25

Mary Floody and Mary Rodeakirch
were shopping in Postville on We'd
nesday.
Florence Krobriger and Rosetta
Witt were Ossian callers on Wednes-
day.
Helen Shellhammer and Roy
Owens of Monona, spent Sunday at
the home of her parents.
Clara Roland of West Union is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lester Meyer
Clyde Hollingshead came over
from Bethel to spend Sunday at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Buchanan were at
Calmar one day last week.
Ruth Rigg was a Postville caller
on Monday.
There were no services at the Luth-
eran church on Sunday.
Rev. Hollingshead officiated at a
funeral in Bethel on Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Reeves was a Postville
caller on Monday.
Mrs. E. o. Livingstone came up
from Mortelles On Monday for visit
at the A. c. Tatro home
Among those who were called for
examination for military service are
VIII Zimmerman, Gene Malloy, Carl
Bartell, Victor Meyer, Len Downing,
Joe Rodenkirch, Elmer McMartln,
Clarence Lambert Fred Schara, AL
fred Overhouse, John Schultz, Will
Fischer, Melvin Ewing
Lottie and Mabel Meyer went to
Postville where the latter will spend
the week with her grandparents.
Rev. and Mrs. Harms spent Sunday
at Luana.
Mrs. Chas. Albright was an Ossiln
visitor.
Edward Schellig came down from
Jackson Junction for visit at the
home of his uncle D c.. Malloy.
There will be a dance at the Ro
denkirch hall on Thursday. Music will
be furnished by Gabels orchestra.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
HORSE OWNERS WARNED.
Carbon Bisulphid Sold FraudulentIy
as Remedy For Bots and
Worms.

Carbon bisulphid, cheap and
readily obtainable compound, is be-
ing unduly exploited under various
names and at exorbitant prices as a
treatment for bots and worms in
horses, according to information
which recently has come to the
United States department of agricul-
ture. This chemical is a recogniz-
ed remedy for these ailments, but
the department warns farmers
against paying So for quantity, sold
under a fanciful name, that probably
could be bought at any drug store
for 25 cents.
Not only is this compound being
thus sold fraudulently, but false
claims are made for it and directions
for its use Improperly prescribed.
Carbon bisulphid is poisonous and if
used Unfortunately by ineyperienc-
ed hands may do more harm than
good, the specialists say. The vapor
VI lulS SuuSIduCe 10 SuhOCallhS, anu
infammable when mixed with air,
and must be kept away from all Are.
AS the method of administering this
compound is not altogether easy, it
is suggested that the treatment
should be given under the direction
Of veterinarian.
The usual method Of administer
ing is to give about one fluid ounce
divided into three doses and to sup
plement it with purgative. For
yearling colts half the amount in
similar dosage, is sufficient. The car
bon bisulphid is administered in
sealed capsules soluble in the stom-
ach, Gelatin capsules sealed with
glue or otherwise prepared by the
druggist so there will be no leakage
may be used. So-called four-dram
capsules will actually hold about
three drains Of carbon bisuphid;
two-dram capsules about one and one
half drains. Al instrument known
as a balling gun or balling iron will
facilitate the administration of the
capsules. Inhaling of carbon-bisul-
phid fumes by a horse may have seri-
Gus consequences, and it is accord
ingly important not to use leaky cap
sules or crush them during their ad-
ministration. The day preceding
the treatment the horse is fed light
ly and all food is withheld in the
evening. A purgative of aloes Cone
half to one ounce) or pint of raw
linseed oil is given. On the day Of
the treatment three drains Of car
bon bisulphid in gelatin capsule or
capsules are given to the horse, still
fasting, at o'clock in the morning,
three drains at Z O'Clock, and three
drains at o'clock-making in all
nine drains of carbon bisulphid in
either three or six capsules.