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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Petitions in Court.

The Standard Chemical company
has filed petition in the county
clerks Office asking Judgment
against w. II. Minard for s232.75
claimed due on account.
The Standard Chemical Mfg Co.
demands judgment against H. L.
Dow & Co. and w. H. Minard for
$165.75, alleged due on account.
VIM. Wilke wants judgment
against Alva and Helen Fisher for
$3.50, said to be due on notes.
H. c. Reigles demands Judgment
against Gilbert Fetzer for 1881,
alleged due on note.
Reilly & Ristrim want judgment
against c. A. Carlson and Susanna
Carlson for $333.SS, claimed due on
account.
The Webster City Savings Bank
asks Judgment against Earl v. Fish
er and wife for $3.50, claimed due
on account.
VIM. Wehrheim asks Judgment
against Owen Engelby and John En-
gelby for $3.50, claiming that sum
is due from them on life insurance
deal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Call for Old Clothing.

A poor woman would like some
suits of mems clothing out of which
she can make her little boy trous-
ers for school wear. Kindly tele-
phone 35 or 697.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Chase & Chase at the Helm.

The Webster City Herald is again
under the direction of Senator Chase
and son and while the senator is in
Des Mofnes the son is looking after
the business and editorial end of the
newspaper. 1t is understood that the
policy of the paper is to be some
what changed and tina. it will be
more conservative as a reformer of
local conditions. 1t is also under
stood that the plant and business is
on the market and the owner hopes
to sell or lease to some reliable news
paper man with capital and ability
to make it financial success. The
paper has had Il very stormy career
during the past few years. Sena-
tor Chase sold it or leased it a little
more than year ago to II. M. Har-
wood. who ran it one month and
turned it over to F. o. Satter. Mr..
Satter kept it going until he was
called to the border and Mrs. Sat
ter conducted it for time after
that. Then Mr.. Worsing took pos
session and operated it for a few
months. He found the work uncon-
genial and perhaps Improbable and
a week ago surrendered the keys to
D. c. Chase Jr. and left for new
location.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

At the conclusion Of the Superior
Rebekah lodge meeting in Bair hall
tomorrow evening, a Valentine So
cial will be feature when a pro-
gram of music and readings will be
given and refreshments served.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

H. N. Beck of the Vienna Cafe.
who has been confined to his bed for
the past several days with an attack
Of the prevailing grippe, is again
able to be at the helm of his bust
ness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

rubbers. Have a complete line of all
kinds of farm harness. Prices and
quality right. I sell Fisk tires and
tubes. Have complete line of chick
en- remedies. Also handle the Asso-
ciated engine and can furnish any
repairs for same. Handle Iowa sep
arator. Bring your harness for OIL
ing now. Call at store and look ov-
er my stock. Don't forget to bring
your auto curtains and tops for re-
pairs. F. E. Grempel. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The ladies OF the Christian church
will meet with Mrs. e. F. Dennis,
$40 Boone street, Wednesday, after
noon at ! o'clock for business and
social session. A good attendance is
desired.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
The Census.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Klaus, who re-
side at 1909 Third street, are the
proud parents of baby daughter
born last night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
FRIDAY, FEB. q.
Annual Affair Will be Given by High
School Pupils-0t1ler
School News.

The new picture, THE Seat Peril
GUS" given by the Kendall Young
library to the high school, is now
hanging in the main hall CT Lincoln
building. The picture is beautifully
framed and is splendid addition to
the aesthetic forces of the school.
Though a better light and different
background would make the picture
palmer, this position seems the best
in the building. 1t certainly is where
it can be noticed with ease.
The annual patriotic program Of
the high school will be given Friday
afternoon, Feb. %. Both Washing.
ton and Lincoln will be memorial
subjects upon this occasion. Several
fine musical numbers, rectations, a
play in which Betsey Ross makes the
first flag, and other patriotic num-
bers will constitute the program. A
special invitation to the G. A. r..
W. r. c. and D. A. r. is herewith
cordially extended.
Miss Ethel Swanson has been es-
corting the tenth grade English
classes to the library, where Miss
Crosley has impaired valuable in
struction upon the locating Of books
by shelf number. The lessons are
extremely helpful, and will be espec-
tally valuable to students, doing re-
search work, both here and later in
the large libraries of the colleges.
Too much value cannot be placed
upon the cooperation that exists up
on the part of the library and the
Miss Nellie Chapman, director Of
penmanship in the grades, recently
sent to Palmer headquarters at &C.
dar Rapids, forty-two COMPLETED sets
of work. This means forty-two in
dividuals had completed twenty les
son drills and their papers were sent
in for inspection. 1t will be source
of qualification to both patrons and
pupils to learn that "forty-two pass
ed This speaks we'll for Miss
Chapman's zeal in building up a new
system of penmanship.
Prof. NJ. l.. Mitchell was an over,
Sunday visitor at the C. l.. Jackson
home, in New Sharon. The two gen.
tlemen did a good deal Of "compar-
ing on the debating question, along
with regular visiting. All will be
glad to learn that Mr.. Jackson is
a success of his work at New
Sharon and his patrons are urging
him to sign a three year contract.
The seniors are intently pursuing
the elusive phantom of grafton.
Some few have already completed
theirs. The first one to be delivered
will be on Abraham Lincoln, by
Howard Evans, on the public pro-
gram Feb. %.
Domestic science pupils are learn
ing to bake bread. and the myster-
ious departure of d. S. girls to the
kitchen is explained by have to
go down stairs to see to my bread
"a countersign that no enc chal-
enges.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Observation-Disclosures NHNNBI&lITl

The English Lutheran ladies aid
society will meet with Mrs. A. T.
Schrader. COS Bank street, tomorrow
afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The three months old infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Black, who re-
side on Boone street, has been SER
iously i'll for the past week threat
ened with pneumonia. The babes
condition is somewhat improved to-
day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

All who are interested in the or
ganization Of Community Bible
class in the south part of the city
are requested to meet at the home
of Mrs. H. A. Crandall tomorrow ev-
ening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The L. A. S. of the Methodist
church will hold a regular business
session in the basement of the
church tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock. A lunch will be served at
the close.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Miss Airline Kearns has been con-
fined to her home for several days
with severe attack of illness, and
is yet unable to be at her usual du-
ties in the Shipley & Black dry
goods store
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Mrs. Mary Green, who resides on
west First street, is very ill at her
home with grippe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The P. E. o. Chapter will meet
with Miss Grace Bidlack at the j.
w. Let's home on Division street
this evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Donald Davis of Sioux Rapids and
Miss Louisa Schee of harrisburg
have been granted license to wed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Returned to This CITY.

w. A. Bauman, a brother of Post
master Bauman and a former resi-
dent of this city, has rented the Rev.
l.. N. Call residence at 715 Division
street, which has recently been fixed
up in good shape, and has already
moved his family here from their
former home in Rock Rapids. Mr..
Bauman has not vet decided what
business he will engage in but has
two or three propositions under con-
sideration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

A box social, to which all are in
vited. will be held at Miss Marjorie
Loring's school J about eight miles
northeast Of this city, known as the
Doty school next Friday evening. All
are cordially invited to come and
bring we'll filled boxes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

There will be a box supper and
entertainment at the Pleasant Val
ley or Foster school in Cass town
ship Friday evening, Feb. 10th.
"Mrs. Cute and Her Family" a play
let, will be given to entertain you
with music and speaking. The man
ual training department Of the
school will have on exhibition and
for sale numerous articles of their
handicraft. All are welcome.
13f1d2eod H. A. MaXon, Teacher.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
lenges.

The One O'clock Auction Bridge
club will be guests of Mrs. Clyde B.
Mason on Wednesday with luncheon
at one o'clock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
OFFICIAL CHICAGO MARKETS.
Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co.
Office in Bossert Bldg. Phone $40.
H. M. Sharpe, Manager.

Hogs estimated $4,000. Open
steady; close slow at early prices.
Top $3.50.
Hogs estimated for tomorrow CO.,
900.
Hogs left over yesterday 9S40.
Cattle 1000. Open steady; close
slow.
Sheep $4,000. Open weak; close
steady.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

A box supper will be held at the
Pleasant Wood school house, one
mile north Of Webster City, Friday
evening, Feb. 10th. Everyone is
cordially invited. Miss Mildred
Horsley, teacher. t1f1-12d4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Reorganize Junior League.

The Methodist Junior League
which has been disbanded for some
time, was reorganized Sunday when
about twenty-five little folks gath
cred in the church basement at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs H. l..
Gooding will be superintendent of
the league and teach one of the
classes: Mrs. w. j. Todd will teach
a class and two other teachers will
be procured to take the remaining
classes. Probably fifty children will
become members of the league and
the following officers will serve the
society for a term of months: Miss
Aurilla Peterson. president; Miss
Kathryn Wilke. vice president: Miss
Betha Bourne, secretary; Master
Henry Kamphoefner, treasurer. Miss
Lenore Seeley will act as organist.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

The Mission Circle of young girls
of the Christian church had a fine
meeting last night at the home of
Mrs. w. E. Gossard on Water street.
A good program was given and the
home was tastefully and appropri-
ately decorated with flags in honor
of Lincolns birthday. Dainty light
refreshments were served at the
close of the program.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Having disposed of my grocery
business to The Pugh Stores COM
pany, all indebted to me will please
call and settle promptly.
12d2f1 Wilson Walton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Or. T. B. Larrabee, osteopath. d-t
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13

Fancy cards and envelopes {,
match. Freeman-Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13
HUNDRED BILLION
 FRANCS IS TOTAL FRENCH CREDITS
Chamber of Deputies Votes More Money Than Gov
 ernment Asks.

Paris, June 12-The French cham Der of deputies has already voted 100, 900, ,OO0,O0 francs in war credit, according to report made by Raoul Peret, reporter for the budget com nittee of the chamber of deputies. This sum includes the credits for the third quarter of 1917 and 100000 900 francs advanced to Frances allies. The report says in part:
 '"The committee has introduced few notifications in the pending bill. The government asked for 9,843,OOO,OOO francs and the committee increased the figure to 9,S71, 100000. The rev. enue receipts are more and more sat- isfactory and the national defense bonds are increasingly successful. The sales of bonds for March, April and May total 2.960,0O0,000 francs.
 Finally the committee endorses the intention of the government to introduce a series of measures which, according to estimates, will bring in more than 1000, 100000 francs. These new resources are destined to cover the permanent expenditure, in which henceforth should be included pay ments in connection with the national debt, more than 2,500,000,000 francs interest on the funded floating debt, and more than 2,000,000,000 for mili- tary and civil pensions.
 "As for war expenses, they will continue to be assured by temporary credits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13
Manufacturers Will Have Important Part
 In July 4th Parade

.Bridgeport's Independence Day pa rade planned for July 4th will exceed in it's industrial exhibits the great parade of last year. This fact is as- sured following a meeting ot the joint Chamber of Commerce and City of Bridgeport committee yesterday when it was announced that applica-. tfons from factories here were swamping the members.
 Only factories which are used in manufacture of government supplies will be represented, but as nearly every factory in this city is directly or indirectly interested in such arti- cles the number to be in line with men and floats will be large.
 The committee on music has made preparation for engagaing five addi- tional bands for the divisions. This will make between 20 and 25 bands.
 The Boy Scouts of America, through the divisional head, Leon M. Arget- singer, have volunteered the services of several troops of Scouts for the purpose of roping the streets where necessary to prevent congestion ot crowds into the line of march. Their services will be supplementary to po- lice supervision which will bring all available men on duty.
 There will be only a few companies of the home guard which will not re. spond to a man for the voluntary pa, rade requested by Col. Wilson, com | mander of the Fourth Military dis trict.
 Preparations for first aid stations a | Seaside park and at two pointsfalont the line of march are also under con sideration by the committee and of ficers of the Boy Scouts organizations
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13
BRADLEY A. FISKE.

This is the birthday of Rear Ad-
 miral Bradley A. Fiske, U. s. N, who
 since leaving the active service with
 the navy in 1915, has been ttreless in
 his efforts to put Uncle Sans sea fighting forces on a, basis of higher ef
 f1ciency than it has ever been before.
 He is regarded as one of the fore
 most naval authorities in the coun- try, if not in the world and during
 his active service brought about many
 improvements in the navy which have
 helped make that branch of the Unit
 ed States military defenses the high
 ly developed fighting force it is to-
 day. Admiral Fiske was born at
 Lyons, N. r., on June 13, 1854. He was graduated fro mAnnapolis with
 honors at the age of 20 and served
 in various capacities in the old as
 well as in the new United States navy
 In 1877 he invented, the Fiske ap-
 paratus for lowering boats in a sea-
 way; in 1889 he invented the famous
 Fiske naval telescope sight; three
 years later he invented the stadime-
 ter, by means of which the distance
 of a ship can be quickly measured if the height of her mast is known; in 1896 he invented the electric warn ing whistle, which warns the men below decks when the watert1ght doors are to ] e closed; in the same year he invented the electric sema- phore and in 1904 he. invented the turret range finder, an optical instru- ment which enables an observer tc measure his distance from the ene- my while he is protected within the | turret In 1892 Fiske was at Val paraiso during the critical times fol | lowing the Baltimore, incident wher | Schley first came into fame. Ht was with Benham at Rio De Janeirt | in 1894 when the fleet cleared fol i action and enforced neutral rights. A l Manila Bay, when Dewey overwhelm | ed the Spaniards, he was the naviga | tor of the Petrel ,and during the battl' | he arranged an observing station | aloft, and there, above the smoke | with the aid of his stadimeter, h. | kept his commanding ocer continual I ly informed of the distance of tn
 | enemy and all that was going on il the bay He was a mel ter of tn
 | Naval Wireless Telegraph Board. l member of the General Board of tn
 | Navy, a. division commander of tn
 Atlantic Fleet, president of the Ma
 val Institute. and, at the time of hi
 retirement, was Aid for Operations
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13
NOTICE
Assessments for discontinuance of
 four foot building line on Main street, from Charles street to Fed
 eral street.

In compliance with the votes taken by the Common Council of the City of City of Bridgeport, at a meeting held June 4, 1917, the following re- port of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted and the assessments confirmed, rela- tive to the discontinuance of a four foot building line on the East side of Main street, from Charles to Federal street, as ordered by the Common Council on the 18th day of January, 1917, as follows:
 We estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of damages by them received and sustained respectively, by said persons over and above the special benefits by them respectively received therefrom, to wit:
 No persons. And estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of benefits by them respectively by said persons over and
 above any damages by them respec-
 lively sustained therefrom, to wit: No persons.
 And we also estimate, ascertain and determine that the following persons will receive an equal amount of dam ages and benefits in the premises, namely:
 Max Beuchler | John H. Spittler Thos. N. Cu1linan. | Adopted, June 4, 1917. Approved, June 2, 1917. l Attest:
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13
NOTICE
Corrected assessments for the Her
 kner street sewer.

Corrected assessments TOT the Her
 kner street sewer.
 In compliance with the votes taken by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, at meeting held May v. 1917, the following corrected re-
 port of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted and the assessments confirmed rela- tive to the construction of 8 sewer and receiving basins connected there
 with, in Herkimer street, and recom-
 mended that the following resolutions
 be adopted, correcting the report of
 this Board as aforesaid, on the sewer
 made to the Common Council, Feb.
 5, 1916.
 Resolved, That the assessment in
 the report of Feb. 5, 1916, on said sewer, made against the following named persons, for the sum set op- posite their names, be abated, to wit: Thos. A. Clancy 56 % J. Hurley, 20 % And be it further Resolved, That the following per- sons are assessed for the construction of the aforesaid sewer, the amount
 set opposite their respective names,
 as the amount of benefits by them re- ceived respectfully from the construc- ton or SalQ sewer, Io WlI. Thos. A. Clancy, 36 % J. Hurley, Jr, 40 % Resolved, That Howard F. Smith 1 be, and is hereby appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the construc- l ton of said sewer.
 Adopted, May ', 1917 Approved, May 8, 1917. Attest:
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON, City Clerk,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13

them from all the rough paths of life. They were never in want except in such isolated cases as voluntary de- privation for the sake of piety, and they exerted a powerful influence among the people. But with the overthrow of the Czar and his bureau crats, a change seemed to come over the monks themselves. Not long ago, after the revolutionists were in the saddle, they demanded equal po- 1itical rights with the lay population, including the vote, and they have been giving other marked evidences of revolutionary zeal, which is dla- metrically opposed to their former attitude. And now they are to serve at the front, along with all other sons of Russia. The lay brothers are be- ing sent into the trenches while the monks themselves are being 1ncor- porated into the Department Of San1- tation. Truly, the world seems all turned around.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13
NOTICE
Assessments for establishment Of IF
 foot building line on Main street from Charles street to Federal St.

In compliance with the votes taken by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, at a meeting held June 4, 1917, the following report of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted, and the assess ments confirmed, relative to the es- tablishmnt of a 12 foot building line on the east side of Main street, from Charles street to Federal street, as or- dered by the Common Council on the 18th day of January, 1917, to wit:
 We estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of damages by them receiv- ed and sustained respectively, by said persons over and above the special benefits by them respectively receiv- ed therefrom, to wit:
 No persons.
 And estimate and appraise to the following persons the several sums set opposite their respective names, as the amount of benefits by them received respectively by said persons over and above any damages by them respectively sustained therefrom, to wit:
 = No persons. And we also estimate, ascertain and determine that the following persons will receive an equal amount of dam- ages and benefits in the premises namely:
 Max Boucher, John H. Splitter, Thos M Cullinan. | Adopted, June 4, 1917. Approved, June z, 1917. Attest: | J, ALEX. H ROBINSON, l Cifv Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-13

motions.
 In compliance with the votes taken by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, at meeting held May 2, 1917, the following ordinance was adopted to wit:
 The same committe reported and recommended for adoption an
 ORDINANCE REGULATING
 STREET EXHIBITIONS
 Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport 1. No person, firm or corporation shall give an outdoor exhibition, the intention or nature of which shall be to attract crowds, within the fire linn it's of the City, except they shall first secure a license for the same from the Superintendent of Police. This ordinance shall in no way apply to street parades. The fee for this li cense shall be $50. Anyone violating this ordinance shall pay a fine not ex- ceeding one hundred ($100) dollars Unanimously adopted by rising vote.
 Adopted, May ', 1917.
 Approved, May 8, 1917.
 Attest:
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON, City Clerk.