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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
A Narrow Escape.

The big corn crop Of northwest
and central Iowa just escaped with
it's life Sunday night. Old Jack Frost
was out in his big siX-cylinder cold
air dispenser and was shooting
across the northern part of the
United States, blighting everything
in his track. Just how far this side
of the Canadian line he got is not
yet known, but he came near enough
to Webster City to throw big scare
into the people and send the mer.
curry down to 80 degrees above zero,
mighty near the danger point.
Scarcely an ear of northwestern
Iowa's big corn crop is safe from
frost, and killing freeze would en-
tail loss Of hundreds of millions
of dollars to the people of the north
ern half of the state, to say moth
ing of the loss in southern Mime
sofa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wis
consin, northern Illinois and other
corn sections.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
EXAMINATION FOR
MILITARY SCHOOL
Will Be Held at Fort Dodge October
24-Chance for Young Men
Of Right Age.

The Freeman-Tribune received
this morning the following notice OF
examination from Hon. Frank P.
Woods:
I have made arrangements for a
competitive examination for recon-
mendation for appointment to the
naval academy at Annapolis and the
military academy at West Point.
Young men between the ages Of
16 and 20 are eligible for appoint
ment to the naval academy at An
napolis and those between the ages
of II and % are eligible for ap-
pointment to the military academy
at West Point.
The competitive examination will
be held at Fort Dodge on Oct. "a.
Those interested or desiring to
take the examination should send me
their application on or about Get. 1.
FRANK P. WOODS,
Congressman 10th Iowa District.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
c. F. GARDNER IS
:. SERIOUSLY Ill
Well Known Business Man Suffers q
Paralytic Stroke While at
His Hardware Store.

C. F. Gardner suffered paralytic
stroke at his place Of business
about o'clock Friday morning
The stroke was not severe and he
recovered partially so that he con-
tinued work during the morning
hours and returned to the store af-
ter the dinner hour. At o'clock in
the afternoon he felt another slight
stroke and this time went to doc
tors office and Immediately follow
ing the consultation left for his
farm home near town.
The business associates of Mr..
Gardner and the friends of the fam
lily will regret to hear of his illness
and hope for more encouraging news
from his bedside.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
Farms. at Auction.

John L. Ward, formerly of this
city and now of Mt. Pleasant, sold
his farm near Eagle 6rove a few
days ago at auction for $170.75 per
acre. He had, had it on the market
for some time.
The X. J. Anderson farm, located
west of Eagle Grove, was also sold
at auction on the day of the Ward
sale. 1t brought $201 per acre and
was purchased by an adjoining
property owner. Mr.. Anderson
bought farm near Wells, Mimi,
last spring and likes it so well up
there that he is disposing of his
Iowa holdings.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

sumo their studies in the Central
Holiness University at Oskaloosa.
John Hunter will probably re-
enter the State college at Ames this
winter, taking up his studies where
he left off year ago last winter
on account of poor health.
Miss Ruth G. Tuttle has already
resumed her work in the Still Oste-
opathic college at Des Moines.
Anthony Sparboe's plans as to
resuming his studies at the univer-
sity of Minnesota in Minneapolis
are somewhat undecided. Anthony
hoped to enter military life, but was
unable to pass the physical exam
ination.
Miss Muree Johnson left today for
Mount Vernon, where she will enter
Cornell college at its opening
Sept. IL.
Miss Vivian Harvey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Harvey of The
Wilson, who has been spending the
entire summer with an aunt at
Alexander, Va, will enter a Cath
olic school at that place.
Leon DeFrance will enter some
school and specialize in music. He
has not yet decided what school he
will attend, however.
Clarence Veatch expects to go to
an automobile school in Kansas
CITY.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
BOARD Of D|REC-
TORS IS ELECTED
The New Chamber of Commerce
Holds Election and Selects
Twelve Directors.

The members Of the new Cham
ber of Commerce voted for the elec-
tion Of a board of directors Fri
day and selected the following:
Civic-B. F. Paine, E. E. Mason.
Retail Merchants-A. j. ironing,
C. II. Richeson.
Industrial and manufacturing
C. H. Clifton, w. c. Pyle.
Traffic and transportation-H. NJ.
Sparboe, E. F. King.
Agriculture and good roads-W.
+. Cole, J. r. Kamrar.
Legislation and taxation-J. E.
Burnstedt, A. ]. Peterson.
A meeting was held in the even
ing at which A. j. ironing acted
as temporary chairman. A report Of
the election was read. ]. L. Burn
stedt, chairman of the bylaws COM
mittee, made his report and the by
laws were adopted The first meet
ing of the newly elected board of
directors will be held tomorrow
evening at 1:30 at the office in
Wilson's hall. II was also decided
that the annual election will be held
the second Monday in September.
Watches watches watches at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
new FACULTY MEN,
BERS INITIATED
Seven Newcomers Are Entertained
by old Faculty Members at
Dinner, Etc.

The seven new MemnerS- OF The
high school faculty were entertained
by the old members at six O'Clock
dinner Saturday evening in the do
mestic science rooms of the Lincoln
building. A spirit of the best sort
of good fellowship, good comrade-
ship void of petty jealousies, has
been the dominant characteristic of
the Webster City faculty for years.
In order to impress this feeling of
good will upon the new members,
and to make them generally ac-
quainted, the getting together Sat
urday night was planned. /,
The dinner was served in the sew
ing room under the able direction
of Miss Ethel Guthrie, assisted by
the Misses Warth, Swanson, Lane,
Teal, Bemis and Baker. Covers were
laid for eighteen and the tables We're
prettily decorated with fall flowers.
After the dinner, Miss Bertha
Teal informed the new members
that it was the custom of all who
joined the faculty to be properly in
itiated, and accordingly the ''join-
ers' were conducted into a room
where five figures, each bearing a
candle, were introduced to the new
corners. The ceremony was prettily
and impressively written in verse
and was read by the candle bearers,
each of whom represented some fea-
ture of high school life, such as
The First Day." "Mr. Kelly's Will
ingness to Help" Welcome from
Pupils" etc. Next, Miss Teal in
formed them they were to follow the
road to Teacherdom and must not
finch at the difficulties en- route.
To do this each individual must go
deliberately and be blindfolded dur
ing the trip. Miss Baker, acting as
conductress, took them down the
path-a very intricate one, which
had veritable horrors for the unwary
footsteps, such as tin pans to step
on, chair to climb over, cakes of
ice in unsuspected places, and even
table to crawl under. When the
much befuddled candidates finally
arrived at the end Of the way, it
was necessary to take an oath upon
the book of Faith, Hope and Char
ity-"Faith that all would go well,
hope to stick to it, and charity for
Johnny's irate parents who said
things because Johnny didn't pass"
The oath was difficult to take ver-
batim-some being required to re-
peat it in practice five times before
being allowed to take the final vow
and place their hands upon the book
"a platter of molasses! Oh, yes
they took oath to "stick to it,
All the new people were grace
fully game, however, and the laugh
ter at their expense was enjoyed by
them as much as by the old timers.
The affair was the first assembling
OF the faculty since long before
Messrs. Sifert. Nelson and Mitchell
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
TEACHERS OF CITY
ARE ENTERTAINED
Methodist Church Parlors Thrown
Open to Teachers and Meth
odist Young People.

The church social and entertain
ment given by the Methodist Ep-
worth League in the church parlora
Friday evening in honor of the city
school teachersA was very sue
cessful undertaking, some one hun
dred young people attending the af-
fair. Nearly all of the new teachers
and many of those who have taught
here before enjoyed the evening.
That everyone might meet the new
teachers and that these strangers
might feel "at home," handShak-
ing game was played early in the
evening. The guests formed in a long
line and following the lead Of Rev.
and Mrs. w. ]. Todd, went down the
line, shaking hands with everyone
else. This "broke the ice" and was
the beginning of merry evening of
conversation, followed by a short
program, opened by few pleasing
remarks by Rev. Todd. Miss Rosa
lind Cook favored the guests with
two very fine piano numbers, fol-
lowed by Miss Leila Hughes with one
of her popular humorous readings.
Mrs. Todd sang sweet solo. Miss
Florence Langford accompanying her
on the piano. This selection was
followed by a humorous reading by
Miss Myrtle Gustuson, whose recita-
tions are always heartily enjoyed.
What the Epworth League Has
Done For Me-" was the name of
cleverly acted playlet given by the
following members of the league:
Misses Leila Hughes, Betha Balm
bridge, Helen Bauman, Vivian Lang
ford, Alice Melrose and Messrs. Geo.
j. Long, Harold Mitchell, Merritt
Howard, Glenn Richardson and Wal
ter Hearn.
The young son of the family, i'm
personated by Walter Hearn, was
very ill, due to the effects of too
much candy, pop, cigarettes, reading
yellow back novels, and keeping too
late hours. The attending physi-
clan, "Dr. Perkins, Sunny" Long,
advised an immediate operation as
the only means of saving the young
mans life. The patient was remov-
ed to the Epworth League hospital
where the surgeon, dressed in white
coat. cap. ETC., performed the oper-
alton with the aid of saw, knives,
drills and other carpentering tools,
"amputating the cause Of the di-
sease"-playing cards. yellow back
novels, cigarettes, moving picture
films, and those awful loud shirts"
Before Sewing him up" the physi-
clan and nurses filled the cavity
with a Bible, a Sunday school lesson
leaflet, Epworth League paper and
a Big Ben" set at five o'clock. Need
less to say the patient recovered and
was an ardent league worker ever
after.
At the conclusion of the program
the guests were invited into the rear
parlors of the church where frappe
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
Files 6 Petition.

Elizabeth House has filed a petit
tion in the county clerks office ask
ing for the appointment of guard
ian for Dorothy Wentzel Of Jewell
and suggests that Joseph Wentkel
be appointed. 1t is alleged that the
said Dorothy Vented has property
and is unable to look after it be-
cause of her mental condition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

and waters were served by the Miss
es Ruth Tolstrup, Lenore Seeley and
Mabel Holiday.
All who attended enjoyed the ev-
ening very much and the success Of
the entertainment is due to the ef-
forts of the social committee-the
Misses Florence Langford, Maybelle
Priestley and Leila Hughes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
The Highest Number Yet.

This morning an automobile
bearing the number 260,249 was
upon the streets of Webster City.
This is the highest number yet seen
here and is 10000 above the esti-
mates of the secretary of state made
last spring.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

enlisted. Since that time feeling
of sadness has pervaded the corps,
and it was quite fitting that the
new members should be given the
chance to get acquainted, and that
the former members should forget
the lonesome feeling for the lost
ones and laugh heartily with the
newcomers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
LOCAL PEOPLE WHO
TEACH ELSEWHERE
A Goodly Number of the Young Peo-
pie Who Are Off to Other
Places Teaching.

with the beginning OIL Tue SCHOOL
year many young people who have
been home during the summer
months are off to places over the
state, and some over the United
States, to resume their school teach
ing duties or assume new work.
To procure complete list of these
would be almost an impossibility,
but the names of many have been
secured, together with their loca-
tions for the coming school year.
Miss Lola Hughes has gone back
to Green, this state, where she will
resume her duties as teacher of
English and public speaking in the
high school there again this year.
Miss Hughes taught in Green last
year.
Miss Jessie Coles, who was In
structor in the home economics de-
partment of Buena Vista college,
Storm Lake, last winter and also
during the summer session, will re-
sumo her work there Monday.
The Misses Vivian and Eugenia
Smith and Kathryn ! Wolford, who
are members of the Kamrar teach
ing corps this year, took up their
duties this week.
Miss Vera Crovisier is commercial
teacher in the high school at Viii
lisca this year. Miss Crovisier is a
graduate of the Webster City high
school, spent some time at teaching,
and last year graduated in the COM
mercial department at the State
Teachers college at Cedar Falls.
The Misses Hazel and Airline
Sparks will teach at independence
and Clear Lake, respectively, this
year. The former has grade work
and the latter will teach in the pri-
mary room.
y Mrs. ". II. SLOW viii Sc 4 msm-.
ber of the Duncombe school teaching
corps this year. She taught the
school at Highview last year.
Miss Bessie Thompson began
teaching this week in the CONSOLE
dated schools at Harcourt
Miss Kate Wickware will teach
German in Rowland Hall at Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Miss Lelah Mitchell has returned
to Germania, where she has re-
sumed her work as assistant princi-
pal in the high school.
Miss Edna Wolford is member
Of the Williams school teaching
corps this year. She will teach the
first and second grades.
Harry Miller, son of Rev. and Mrs.
J. @. A. Miller, former residents Of
this city and now living nine miles
southwest of town, will be superin-
tendent of the schools in Grimes,
Iowa, this year. Mr.. Miller is
Webster City high school graduate
and also was graduated from Des
Moines college, and those who know
him are certain success will be his
in his new field of endeavor. He
passed through this city yesterday
en route to Grimes and will begin
work Monday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
To See Bows Off.

The following Webster City peo-
pie went to Des Moines Saturday to
bid farewell to the boys in the
Third Iowa regiment. which en-
trained Sunday for Camp Mills, Min
cola, Long Island Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheldon latham, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Rees and son Harry, Mrs. Geo. Spen-
GER, Mrs. Hattie Birdsell-Rasmus-
sen, James Warden, the Misses Me-
lissa White. Gertrude Treanor, Dain-
ty Howell, Gertrude Trossett, Velva
Mertz, also Mr.. and. Mrs. H. V. Cor
des of Kamrar.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
A New Son.

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Miller, who
reside at 1920 First street, are the
happy parents of 81 pound son.
born Sept. Z, 1917. The baby has
been named Maynard Keith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
MRS. A. c. CLARK IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
The Aged Mother Of Mayor R. G.
Clark Passes Away After an
Extended Illness.

Mrs. A. C. Clark, the aged mother
of Mayor r. G. Clark, passed away
at 3:15 Sunday morning at Mercy
hospital, following an extended ILL
ness. Mr.. Clark was at his mothers
bedside at the time of her passing.
Mrs. Clark suffered with hardening
of the arteries and had been con-
fined to her bed for about ten weeks
before the accident ten days ago
when she fell and fractured her left
hip. At that time she szas .aaaalsat:aa
to Mercy hospital. A month ago,
however, Mrs. Clark had had slight
paralytic StrOke-sO slight, in TACT,
that physicians or the family did
not recognibze it as such. Later her
physical condition revealed that she
had sustained paralysis in a mild
form, and another stroke was daily
expected. The shock caused from
the hip bone fracture was too great
for her and she gradually grew
weaker until death resulted from
another paralytic stroke yesterday
morning, releasing the sufferer from
earthly pain.
Jennie Hutchins Gordon was born
June 13, 1885, in Landaff, N. H.
She was the youngest of a family
of nine children born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Savery Gordon. Educated in
the schools of her native town and
Abbot academy at Andover, Mass,
she taught school until her marriage
in 1858 to Amasa c. Clark, who was
then in the commission business in
Lawrence, Mass. 1t was here that
her only child, R. G. Clark, who
survives her, was born. Getting the
western fever, the family moved to
Manchester, this state, in 1872,
where Mr.. Clark continued in the
produce and manufacturing busl-
ness. In 1884 they moved to Will
liams, this county. where they re-
mained until Mr.. Clark's death in
1902. Since then the deceased has
resided in Webster City, living in
her home on north Des Moines
street until about four years ago,
when she took up her residence
with her sons family.
Mrs. Clark was a woman Of strong
character, and in her earlier years |
and as long as her strength permit
ted, was active in religious and edu-
cational work. On coming to Iowa
she joined the Congregational
church and remained member un-
til her death.
She was much interested in the
cause of temperance and was an act
i've member of the w. c. T. U. in
the days of Frances Willard. She
Joined one of the earliest Chautau-
qua circles formed in this country
and graduated from a four years
course in 1882.
Funeral services will be held
from the home of her son at $50
Division street, this afternoon
at 8 O'Clock, conducted by Rev. Ar
thur Metcalf. and interment will be
made in Graceland cemetery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

Miss Clara Ruppel expects to
teach in a consolidated school near
Charles City this year, beginning
her term next week. The building
is a new one. thoroughly modern in
every respect.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
Violns,

A couple of specials (outfits) at
the w. H. Cook Piano Shop-on ap-
proval. d1f1s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
0rean BARGAINS.

Used organs, suitable for chapels
or school houses, at the w. H. Cook
Piano Shop. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

Silver and gold magazine pencils
at Teed & Teed's. d-t-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

Window glass. any size. at Teed's.
d-t-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

The newest in jewelry at Teed 6
Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

Watches, watches, watches. at
Teed & Teed's. d-t-ftf
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-09-22
MESA COMING TO
LOOK US ALL OVER

Z MESA, Sept. 21.-Mesa business
men will pull off big trade excursion
to Superior, Ray, Hayden and Winkle-
man, starting on Thursday, October 4,
and returning home on the evening of
the 9Th, via Florence. Automobiles
have been promised for the occasion
and something like fifteen business
men will go on the trip.
At Superior a stop of two hours will
be made. Ray will be given at least
two hours around noon. Hayden will
take up couple of hours and Win
kleman will be the night control
After resting the night at Winkleman
the party will proceed on the south
side of the Gila to Florence, where
some preparations will be made to en-
tertain the Mesa men.
Unless rain interferes the itinerary
should be carried out without a mis-
hap. The caravan starts from Mesa
at 7:30 on Thursday morning. Octo-
Der 4, and should arrive at Ray about
noon of the same day.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-09-22
JAckRAeBITs MAKE CHEAP FEED

Rabbits, especially the jacks, do an
enormous amount of damage to crops
every year.
Farmers have found it pays to fence
the fields against these pests, and one
farmer reports that he saved more
than enough crops in one year to pay
for the fence and the cost of fencing.
However, there is a shortage of metal
for wire purposes, and farmers may
not be able to get enough wire fence
for their needs, and where the wire
is obtainable, it will, no doubt be
very high in price. 1t is a good plan
to trap, drive and poison the rabbits.
Cottontails can be easily trapped.
Last winter one farmer caught over
three hundred cottontails in one trap,
trapping as many as fourteen in one
night in three traps. Boys and girls
can make and look after these traps
and many are already doing so.
The best way to get rid of the jack
rabbits is to have community rabbit
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-09-22
CAR SHORTAGE
BEING REDUCED

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The rail
roads are apparently winning their
fight to cut down the car shortage de-
spite the fact that the demand for
cars is increasing every hour. Sep
tember 1, the excess of untitled car
orders in some parts of the country
over surplus of cars in other places
amounted to 1851, reduction of IA
per cent over the month before. When
the war board took hold of the situa-
ton in behalf of the railroads, the car
shortage in April was 148,627 cars,
the highest on record. With practi-
oally no increase in equipment, the
railroads war board by gaining the
cooperation of shippers all over the
country, has decreased the shortage
of untitled orders by 78 per cent in
four months, feat unparalleled in
railroad history.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-09-22

drives in which all of the people in
the vicinity should take part. Ar
range a pen with wings.
To poison the rabbits plant a small
plot of dwarf Essex rape now or a
patch of winter grain, and fence this
off so that the plants will get started.
When it has made sufficient growth,
spray with strychnine and take the
fence away, being careful that no stock
is allowed to Craze on the poisoned
plants. This plot of "catch crop"
should be arranged where the rab-
bits visit a good deal. If care is ex-
ercised in cleaning, the poisoned rab-
bits can be fed to poultry without
harm and will make an excellent feed
Rabbit meat is as good for poultry as
beef and better than grain, and the
cost but very little. Boys will secure
large number of these for ten cents
each, and the amount of feed will be
worth much more than this at the
present prices of grain feed.
The pestiferous rabbits can be
turned into something of much value
if the people will only make an effort
to do so. A. L. PASCHALL,
Agricultural Agent for Cochise
County.