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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-19

me company despite the fact that
he knows Muriel Brooks to be
reckless pleasure loving parasite. IN
company with one Of her unscrtpu
laa compaH ons MufIel gets INTO
aar fathers office at night to rob the
xau.H a quarrel develops between
tae rg ana her aceomplice. and
dun- The ensuing struggle Muriel
-8ot and Naed Larry Thomas.
WHO las been working late, rushes
Bur tile read murderer has eseap-
and when the police arrive They
sind Larry benllna Iurlel's
bodg Ellen Holton is the only 9th
- person n t6e office Larry IS held
sa The crime and Ellen persuade
Larry to agree 10 their marriage in
j8I Then The case is dropped. be.
cause wife cannot be forced TO
testify asa.ust her husband. In the
end Larry tracks down the real cul.
pra and makes amends to the brave
eirl who IS willing To sacrifice every
,A.as Tor him Also a complete
chance or vaudeville.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-19
THE MARKETS


The following are ne prevailing
prices being paid by Martinsburg
merchants and elevators today
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
A Sure Sign Of Spring.

Spring is coming because people
are beginning to move.
J. E. Songer and family, who re-
Gently came here from LeMar, Mo.
have rented the A. J. Wells house
in the 1000 block on First street
Mr.. songer is employed by the Mil
Ter Furniture company.
The Clyde R. Pringle family. who
have been living in the Isaac Smith
house in the 1900 block on Division
street, have rented the Mrs. w. IT
Ennis bungalow, corner of Webste,
and Des Moines streets, and moved
therein yesterday.
Harry Hughes has rented the Mrs
J. w. IIittle property in the 1000
block on First street and the family
are today moving to this house from
the Rinehardt house in the 100
block on First street.
Nathan Boynoff has rented the l..
V. Mills cottage in the east part @;
town and the Boynoff family will
move March 1st to this Louise from
their present residence, the G.. n.
Gardner house in the 500 block on
Second
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Heating Plant Explosion.

Sunday morning about 10 o'clock
the rear part of the. boiler in the
basement of the B. c. Mason resi-
dence, blew out with loud eXplo-
sion, letting all the water in the ra-
diators out on the basement floor.
The heating plant is the hot water
system and clouds Of steam filled the
basement until the occupants of the
house were hardly able to make their
way into the steam filled room to find
out what the trouble was. The house
is occupied by the Ansley Jacobs and
G. ]. Mauch families and both fam
lilies had to seek warmer lodgings
during the day and night. Plumb
ers and furnace men are at work up
on the furnace getting it in order
again.
Either lime formation in the pipes
or the freezing of some pipe caused
the explosion, for with hot water
heat, there must be free circulation
through the pipes, or some such eX-
perience as that Sunday at the Ma
son home results.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
That Annual Picnic.

The great annual picnic reunion
for the Iowans in California will be
held on the regular date, February
22nd, 1917, Washington Birthday,
in Eastlake Park, Los Angeles. (If
rainy that date it will be held the
first pleasant Saturday following)
There will be the county registers
and headquarters, college registers
and headquarters, with special col
lege hour from three to four o'clock.
The program will be at two o'clock
and the new president, Judge R. Will
lis, will preside. The picnic will be
under the auspices Of The Iowa Asso-
citation of Southern California and
information may be secured from
Secretary c. H. Parsons, California
Savings Bank, Los Angeles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
WIN PRIZES AT
AMES GRAIN SHOW
VIM. J. Irving, D. H. Hunter and W.
R. Lessels Capture
Premiums.

Three Hamilton county farmers
were successful in capturing prizes
at the corn and grain show during
the short course in Ames last week.
VIM. j. Irving, who resides south OF
town, took four firsts and one second
on oats and corn. In the county
specials he secured the two Hamii-
ton county cups. He also got a kit
Of Keen Kutter tools, valued at $40,
and a carload Of limestone for fertil-
izer. D. H. Hunter and w. r. Les
sells, both of whom also reside south
of this city, each won one premium
at the Ames corn show.
Those from here who attended
this short course and grain show say
it was the biggest thing ever held
in this section of country, If not in
the United States. An usually large
number of people, especially farmers.
were present from over the state,
and the occasion was one OF great
interest to all in attendance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
MEETING Of THE
CITY COUNCIL
Resolutions for Paving Held il
Allegiance on Account Of Pro-
spective Legislation.

The city council met last night
with all members present. Reports of
the various city officers were read.
approved and placed on file, after
which assessments were levied for
the sidewalks placed on Webster
and Boone street. The council also
adopted a plat and schedule for pay
ing on Prospect and Des Moines
street to take place Of the plat and
schedule formerly made which was
recently annulled on petition from
property owners.
Bills to the amount of s7,9S5.00
were allowed.
Resolutions of necessity for paw
ing next year upon Grove and Broad
way streets were considered and
laid aside for the time being. This
matter will be held in abeyence i'll
definitely pending matters now in
action in the Thirty-Seventh AS
semb1y relating to both method Of
paving and spreading of assessments.
The meeting was then adjourned
until Monday evening, Feb. u.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Real Estate Transfers,

A. S. Varland and VT to e. A. Var
land-wd-ne 400.
A. S. Varland and WI to Martin
Varland-wd- sw 11-S7-23.-$22,
10000.
A. S. Varland and WI to S. A. Var
land-wd-ea nw-23 and Sc sw--
IA, 30 and 14-S7-23.-$19, 100000.
J. n. Garth and VT to J. E. Burn
stedt-wd-lots / and 2, blk LOG, F.
& Co. addition, w. C.-s5,200.OO.
O. G. Robb to VIM. NJ Hyatt-wd
lot Is, blk 4, W. F. & Co. addition,
w. C.-$1.0O.
Jacob Jackson and WI to Joseph
Jackson-wd-south sc it lot 5, blk
d, A. Kepler addition, Stanhope.-
$1,30O.00.
Joseph Jackson to G. W. Kaufman
-wd--w 200 it lot 3, blk 2, Buet's
addition, Stanhope.-$1,9 10000.
W. H. H. Smith and VT to Fred H.
Smith-wd-na nw-nw ne $3.50
26.-$15, 100000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Live Bird Shoot?

Our jewell correspondent says
that "W. S. Hoon left Saturday to
attend a live bird shoot at Kansas
City this week" The Freeman-Trib-
une had supposed that men had pass
ed the time when they considered 1t
real sport to shoot live birds from a
trap. 1t looks to this paper like bar
barous and needless cruelty to keep
birds shut in cage and then liber-
ate them to be shot to death or pain
fully wounded, merely that a lot Of
fellows may have the fun of seeing
them fall or ziz-zag through the air
frightfully wounded. In the juds-
ment of the writer such contests are
|disgraceful to present day civiliza-
ton and men who engage in such
tai apparatus. The late Charles AL
drich, one of the best friends birds
and animals ever had, used to grow
Indignant when discussing matters
OF this kind. 1t was beyond the fine
sensibilities of his nature how men
could enjoy such things. He fire.
quently told of an incident which
happened in this city some thirty
years ago. They were having a live
pigeon shoot out at the old fair
grounds and Mr.. Aldrich and DR.. Eb-
erie were driving past the place
when they noticed a pigeon upon
the fence with its bill shot away. DR..
Eberle grew indignant at the sight
and observed that full grown men
ought to be ashamed of themselves
for indulging in such inhuman prac-
tees. Mr.. Aldrich used to say that
when the sympathies of a physician,
who was used to all kinds of suffer
ing and frequently had to inflict it
himself in the course of his prac-
tice, were called forth by the need
less cruelties of the live bird shoot
it was time that the sport should
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Attention of Harness Users.

Would advise those needing a new
harness this spring to buy now. Ny
harnesses are priced below present
cost of manufacture Harness leather
is now worth 75c per pound and
may go higher. l have a good as
sortment OH hand. Please call and
make arrangements for your needs
and consumer will
have to pay more when spring opens.
Leather is now thirty cents a pound
higher than last year.
d-f-t-tf F. q. Grempel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Child Breaks Arm.

Dorothy, the small daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cormaney Of
harrisburg, fell from a chair in
their home yesterday morning and
sustained a broken left arm. The
child was brought to DR.. Richard
sons Office in this city and an X-ray
picture made of the injury, showing
the two bones in the forearm to be
broken. After the bones were set,
little Dorothy was taken to the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Cormaney, where she will remain
for a few days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Elected Vice President.

At a session of the Iowa Forestry
and Conservation association in
Ames last week, Mrs. +. e. Whitley
of this city was elected vice presi-
dent. An item sent out from Ames
says of the session:
The Iowa Forestry and COnserva-
ton association, in session here re-
Gently for two days, adopted num-
Der of resolutions, notable among
which was one favoring a closed sea-
son on the shooting of prairie chick
en-, quail and pheasant, the closing
to cover period OF years.
Another resolution favored very
strongly, and again Endorsed, the
movement for a national park at Nc
Gregor in northeast Iowa, which al
ready has been put before congress
by Senator Kenyon.
A further resolution calls for the
establishment of state monuments in
various parts of the state to mark
permanently the natural history
points of Iowa, such as the highest
point of elevation, and so forth.
The work of the state game and
fish warden was commended in his
efforts to encourage the protection
OF game by making game preserves
and bird sanctuaries.
The association will ask the legis-
lature to make a study of the state
park proposition, and it declared
should not make laws hastily that eff
feet the lakes and scenic features of
the state.
The officers for the next year were
named as follows: Ellison Orr OF
Waukon, president; Mrs. Francis f..
Whitley of Webster, vice president;
Prof. G. B. Mcdonald of Ames, secre-
tary; Mrs. H. ]. Taylor of Sioux City,
treasurer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Question Of Issuing $4,000 Worth
of Bonds is to be Submitted
to the Voters on March
18th.
THE BOARD TO ACT
It is Proposed to Build New Build
ing Upon the Site of the Old
Structure.

An important meeting of the
school board in the Office of Secretary
ii. M. Blake was held last night for
the purpose of discussing the prob
lem of properly housing the school
children of this city. At this meet
ing a petition signed by sixty-seven
voters was submitted to the board,
asking for the submission of the
question of new high school build
ing to the voters. The petition asks
for the submission of the issue at the
annual school election to be held in
this city on Monday, March II, 1917,
for one hundred and fifty thousand
dollar school building to be erected
on the present site of the old north
building on the present school
grounds, and to issue bonds to pay
for same.
In view of the petition prompt ac-
ton was made in the form Of reso-
luton as follows:
Whereas, a petition of the voters
of the Independent School District Of
Webster City has been presented to
J. L. Peterson, president of the
board, asking that the question of
bonding the said school district il
the sum of $15O,O00 be submitted to
the voters of said school district at
the regular annual meeting to be
held Monday, March -, 1917.
And whereas, the board has can
vassed said petition and find it cor
rect in form and substance and that
| it is signed by more than the re-
quired number of voters as compared
with the number of votes cast at the
last annual school election.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted
as asked and that the secretary give
notice as required by law Of the SUD
mission of such questions to the vot-
ers.
That the much talked of question
has at last taken form will be good
news to the friends of the project.
Webster City is now paying per pupil
considerably less than other towns
in the state the size of this. The av-
erage cost Of education per pupil
throughout the state Of Iowa, is now
SAT, or about that. The average
cost Of education per pupil here in
Webster City is about $27, according
to statistics. A series of articles will
appear in the Freeman-Tribune from
time to time giving a birdseye view
of the situation over the state and
Webster City's relation to the duty
of educating her children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Geo. Jewett Very III.

George Jewett was taken very i'll
few mornings ago and suffered
two hemorrhages. A consultation Q!
physicians was called and Mr.. Jew
ett's trouble pronounced ulcers of
the stomach 1t was thought sur
gical operation would be necessary
but he has been holding his own
since and it is thought he will get
along without having to submit tC
this. He has taken no nourishment
since Thursday morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Notice of Submission of Question Of
Bonding.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
lifted voters Of the Independent
School District Of Webster City, Iowa,
that at the regular annual meeting
of said school district to be held
Monday, March 18th, 1917, the
board will submit to said voters the
question: Shall the Independent
School District of Webster City issue
bonds in the sum of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($15O,-
OOO) for the purpose of constructing
and equipping a new school building
on the present site of the north
school house situated on block No.
100, Webster City, Iowa.
]. NJ. Blake, Secretary.
Dated Feb. 6, 1917. 2-6d4Tues
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
JOINT SESSION TO
HEAR SUFFRAG|STS
Announcement of the Event Made
Yesterday by the Equal SUI
frage Association.

The plea of Iowa women for re-
submission of the suffrage amend
ment will be heard before joint ses-
sion of the constitutional amendment
committees of both houses of tho
Legislature February 20. Announce
ment Of the prospective event was
made yesterday by Iowa Equal SUI
frage association headquarters.
The hearing probably will be stag
ed in the house chamber. 1t will be
open to the public with special in
vitations to, the legislators, their
wives and daughters. The entire
board of the Equal Suffrage associa-
|tion will be present, including
representative from every congress
sional district. Speeches will be
made by Miss Anna B. Lawther,
president of the association, and 9TH
err prominent Iowa suffragists.
Contributing to the significance Of
the event will be the presence Of two
delegates from every county in the
Estate. Some communities will send
large delegations. Every suffragist
will wear the yellow sash and suf1
frage banners will flutter every
where in the house chamber during
the session.
There will be a meeting of the
Estate board of the suffragist organi-
cation after the meeting at the cap
itol, Miss Lawther, president, an
nounced yesterday.
Resu omission does not mean an
Immediate election. This legislature
and the next one, two years hence,
must approve it and then the cleo
ton would be the following year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
FIRST MOVE IS MADE TO-
WARD new SCHOOL HOUSE

be relegated to the rear, along with
other discarded cruelties Of years
agone. After that time Mr.. Aldricil
never failed to take advantage of an
opportunity to denounce live bird
shoots and he did much to arouse
the better sensibilities of the people
OF Iowa against such things. And
today the memory of Charles Aldrich
in Iowa is revered and respected
throughout the limits OF the state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
SLIGHT Operation in Des Moines.

Miss Carrie Snow left this morn
ing for Des Moines where she expects
to submit to slight operation for
a growth in her nose. The surgical
work will be done by her cousin, DR..
Cal. Harmed, resident of Des
Moines, formerly connected with the
University Of Iowa at Iowa City. Miss
Snow has. been suffering but a
short time with this trouble and it
is hoped it will be entirely obviated
by the operation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
HERALD CHANGES
HANDS ONCE AGAIN
D. c. Chase, Jr., is Doing Some Tall
Hustling and Will Issue
Paper This Week.

This weeks edition of The Her
aid will be gotten out under extreme
difficulties on account of unusually
embarrassing circumstances. The
erstwhile editor and manager, F. c.
Worsing, made a lightning decision
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
and laid down his pen in the Herald
office forever.
The announcement in the Herald
last week, made by the editor him
self, it seems, was bit premature,
in which he stated that in the fut-
ure he would be associated in the
management of the newspaper by l..
|J. Kirkpatrick of this city. Mr..
kirkpatrick had made no. such agree
ment and the announcement was
made without his knowledge. The
Herald had been leased by Worsing
from the owner, Senator D. c. Chase,
and the agreement gave the owner
the usual thirty days notice of de-
cision to quit. This proved as have
many other such agreements, to be
only a "scrap Of paper" and except
for the Office force, the Herald is
alone in the world.
Under these circumstances, D. G.
Chase, Jr., is doing some tall hust-
ling and will get out the lest paper
he can this week. A manager will
be secured as soon as possible and
the Herald will continue.
Mr.. Worsing states that he expects
to remove to Boone, or to Omaha.
but could not be found to be inter-
viewed today. The Herald has for
the past few years had stormy voy-
age, having had a succession of man
ayers and editors and it is hoped in
the near. future a guiding hand OF
some degree of steadfastness may be
found to direct the course of the
newspaper through the perilous seas
of journalism.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Yesterdays Fire.

Yesterday afternoon between four
and five O'Clock the fire alarm was
turned in on account Of small blaze
on the roof Of Mrs. Capt. J. r. c.
Hunters residence on West Elm
street. The fire department was
soon upon the scene, but the fire
was extinguished without the use
of the hose, water from pals suf-
ficing. But little damage was done,
only a few shingles being burned or
torn from the roof. It is supposed
that the fire caught from sparks
from the chimney.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Expressman Fractures Rib.

S. S. Julius, one of the employees
OF the American Express company in
this city, slipped on the icy platform
at the C. & N. w. r. r. station yes
terday afternoon about o'clock
while unloading express from the
car and fell in such a manner that a
rib was fractured. He is not able to
attend to his usual duties today as a
result and his father-in-law. Thos.
Calkins, is taking his place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
| sell Wear-U-Well shoes and rub

l sell Wear-U-Well shoes and rub
bers. Money saved on every pair.
handle Fisk tires and tubes, and
can get you any kind of engine and
any kind of repairs for engine or
Iowa separator. / do all kinds OF
auto top and curtain repairing.
Have expert help. l have the best
hog regulator. Use it and make
your corn pay out. Also handle
poultry tonic. Bring your harness
for oiling and repairs now. Please
call and look over my lines. will
save you money. F. E. Grempel.
d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Death of Mother.

r. B. Rutledge, residing three
miles east of town, received word
from Leroy, ILL.,, today informing
him Of the sudden death of his moth
er, Mrs. j. C. Karr, woman in the
nineties. Mr.. Rutledge heard from
his mother yesterday and when the
missive was written she was in the
best of health for one of her years.
Mr.. r. will leave this afternoon for
LIE Roy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
At Mercy Hospital.
From Yesterdays Daily:

/
H. X. Groubech Of Jewell, who I'M
derwent minor operation at Mercy
hospital Thursday, will probably be
able to return to his home tomorrow
or Wednesday. Mrs. Groubech spent
Saturday at the hospital with her
husband.
John Sorenson of harrisburg was
brought to the hospital yesterday
and this morning underwent ma
jor operation.
Miss Grace Crouch, twenty year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. w.
Crouch, who reside four and a half
miles north of town, was taken to
the hospital Saturday and under
went mastoid operation of the ear
this forenoon. Miss Crouch has suf-
fered with gatherings in her ear for
several weeks.
Little Marie, the five year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harm Tenn
pei of Kamrar, was taken home by
her mother Saturday after spending
ten days in Mercy hospital recov-
'ering from an operation for pus on
the lung, caused from severe siege
with pneumonia. The child is much
improved.
Mrs. Roscoe A. Tiff, formerly Miss
Rose Wickwire, who underwent 4
very serious operation at Mercy hos
pital Thursday, is doing fairly we'll
lat present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Forest Camp No. 1903, w. o. W.

Will serve supper to their mem.
.bers and families on Thursday even
ing, Feb. Sth, free to all that come.
A short session of the Camp will be
held for the purpose of electing a
delegate to the State Camp and lis
tening to instruction from State
Manager C. G. Aldrich of Des
Moines. Chas. Gerber, Clerk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
The Census.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Alexander, who
reside on West Third street, are the
happy parents of fine eight pound
son, born Feb. 3, 1917. Mr.. Alex
ander is nephew of l.. v. Mills and
is employed as office man in the Mills
store.
n, Born, last night, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Christensen, who reside
southwest of this city, a son.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Jewell Meetings Postponed.

The. series of lectures which were
to have been delivered in the Con-
gregational church at Jewell during
this week, by Rev. Arthur Metcalf
of this city, have been postponed UNI
til next week in the hope that the
weather will be more promising at
that time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
The newest in jewelry and watch
es at Teed & Teed's. diff
Slowly Failing.

Julius NJ. Jones, who has been
confined to his home for the past two
or three months with illness Incl
dent to old age, is gradually grow
ing weaker and the family feel the
end to be not far off. The indirect
cause of the illness is hardening of
the arteries and at his age-eighty-
five years-little encouragement is
given for a return to health.