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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
f. R. DAlBEY DIES.
FUNERAL ON TUESDAY
Pioneer Resident Of Ellsworth, Agei
Nearly 70 Years, Passed Away
Saturday.

f. Il. Dalbey, pioneer resident Of
Ellsworth, died Saturday afternoon at
1920 o'clock at his home, following a
stroke of paralysis suffered Thursday,
which rendered him unconscious up
to the time he passed away. The fun
eral will be held Tuesday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
Mr. Dalbey would have been 70
years of age had he lived until March
1. He and Mrs. Dalbey settled near
Ellsworth in an early day and for
some years past had conducted res
taurant there. The wife and four
children survive, the latter being Mrs.
II. II. keesee, Frank and Earl Dalbey,
all OF Ellsworth, and J. e. Dalbey of
Jewell.
Mr. Dalbey was a member of Web
ster City lodge of Odd Fellows and a
number of members of this lodge and
other friends from here will attend
the funeral.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
STUDY CENTER HELD
IN HARRISBURG
Despite Storm Thirty.Fiye Teachers
Attended and We're Royalty
Entertained.


Despite the cold weather, the study
center was held in harrisburg Satur-
day as advertised. !, 1t was impossible
for County Superintendent Snow to
postpone it because the faculty from
the Iowa State Teachers college was
here. '-.s-ss =, Af-srs.7= stS--' D.
Thirty-fiye teachers attended the
meeting, and dinner and supper were
served by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional church. In the evening the
teaches were entertained in the homes
OF the people of harrisburg, for the
evening train was late and did not ar
rive until 1880 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
E*TsHE"VE
PERSONAL BRIEFS

SHTrVSsTSSSSSTf SVSSSV|S"S"S
Mrs. w. w. Stow went to Water
loo yesterday for visit at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Waitman
Leonard Angstrom and Eleci
Peterson of Stratford are attending
to business matters in this city to-
day.
Mrs. d. 20. Cuttell of Spencer is
here for an extended visit with her
brother, S. K Virtue and wife, having
Just returned to Iowa from six weeks
sojourn with relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Homer Thomas of Chicago
who has been visiting in Ackley. came
today for a short stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. Roe Stuart.
The Misses Gertrude Stebbins and
Maude Melvin attended fraternity
dance in Ames Saturday night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
jewell Sends IN Work.

The Jewell auxiliary of the Red
Cross sent in a box Of finished work
Saturday which contained:
- pajama suits.
IL pairs of bed socks.
10 bed sheets.
S hospital shirts.
GS pillow cases.
8 pairs of socks.
13 draw sheets.
2 sweaters.
80 9x9 congresses.
40 AKA congresses.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Many Move In Jewell.

Jewell Record: Some moving is
the order of the day in Jewell this
week. Lars Peterson is moving from
the farm to his house in town, the
old Belleson house, that has been
occupied by the Rev. Snodgrass
family. The Snodgrass family move
to the Alvestad house east of the
Christian church, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Rob Glaman have been living, and
the latter move into the Hytland
house on the north side, where Mr..
and Mrs. W r. Morris did live, the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Burns Thursday Night.

Remember Burns of the Noun
tains" next Thursday evening at the
Orpheum the fourth in the winters
benefit course. President Burns is
said to be a very fascinating speaker
and Judging by the previous numbers
on the present course, the people
who hear him will be we'll enter
tanned, as Burns is regarded as one
of the best in the series. Price SO
cents. Students Is cents. Tickets
will be on sale tomorrow at Teed's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
JoTTINGs ABOUT THE
COUNTY
ST Took . Fall.

Ellsworth News: Silas Sogard,
who is at Fort Miley. California,
writes his folks here that he is all
right. He had a slight accident re-
Gently. He was painting a 75-foot
flag pole and when about half way
up he slipped and fell to the
ground, hitting the ropes off and on,
which broke his fall. He was picked
up and rushed to the hospital and
after being X-rayed and petted by
the Red Cross nurses is now as good
as new.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
No Coal YET
Trains TIED Up
Dealers Today Hayn't Pound Of
Coal for Sale. Many People are
Burning WoOd.-Weather
Relieves Situation.
CHICAGO TRAINS TIED VI,
Promise Made, However, That Chi.
caga Service Will be Resumed
Tomorrow.
CHICAGO TRAINS TIED Up.

Webster City is today without a
pound of coal, SO far as retail coal
yards are concerned. Small amounts
Of coal were delivered about the
city this morning, but they We're
orders that hung over from Satur-
day. There is, of course, consider
able suffering and much burning Of
wood on account of the coal short
age. The situation is relieved some
what by weather conditions and it is
hoped that tomorrow or the day fol-
lowing. coal shipments will reach the
city. People who are fortunate
enough to have any coal on hand,
however. will do well to conserve it
to the greatest possible extent.
Train Service Bad.
Today freight traffic has been
opened up on the Illinois Central,
though three passenger trains which
were annulled Saturday are not yet
running. They are the east and west
passengers which pass here at 1923
a. m. and the 1907 west bound morn
ing passenger. No Chicago mail has
reached this city since Friday. The
Central passenger which left Chicago
at $3.50 Friday evening. reached this
city at o'clock Sunday morning
2Sh hours late. 1t brought no mail.
however.
The Northwestern is running all
it's passenger trains through here to-
day, though it is running no local
freights. Two through freights are
running.
1t has been years since Webster
City experienced such coal famine
and traffic tie-up. Promise is given
that Chicago trains will resume
their schedule tomorrow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
WILLIAM |, HORN
SUFFERS STROKE
Suffers Stroke Of Paralysis Affecting
One Sidc.-Cannot Speak
Aloud.

William l.. Horn, SAL Bank street
suffered a stroke Of paralysis Saturday
evening. One side is affected and he
cannot speak aloud. His condition, OF
course, is serious.
He was returning home in the even
ing after his days work at the Cash
tailor shop. He took short cut to
the house through the alley, but fell
stricken in the back yard A neighbor
saw him and he was carried into the
house, where every medical attention
is being given him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
More Land Sales.

E.. +. King and w. c. Pyle have sold
their 100 acre farm mile east Of this
city to w. f. Berogan, the concidera-
ton being $685. per acre. 1t is we'll
improved and thoroughly tiled and Is
a part OF the old c. c. Dakin place.
Mr.. Berogan takes possession March
first. Mr.. Buckles, who has been oc-
cupying the farm, has bought the w.
T Fisher eighty acres, two miles
southwest of the city, the former T.
A. Conklin farm, atNS275 per acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

January clean up sale all this
week. All sizes of children's shoes,
to 8, all leather and kid shoes, CSC.
Ladies fiigh-grade ~dressc shoes, s4facc
and button, short run Of sizes to
close out, $3.50. Heavy cotton
sweaters for men, S5c. Wool nap
blankets, $2.9S. Mems and women's
all felt slippers. SOC. Hundreds of
specials. The Big Store. 14d4f1j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Webster City Man is Reelected Vice
President Of the Iowa Fish and
Game Conservation
Society.
TO CONSERVE FISH AND GAME
We're 10000 Hunting Licenses Issued
In Iowa Last Ycar.-Concerted
Action.

DR.. n. G. A. Berg Oh TINS CITY was
reelected first vice president of the
Iowa Fish and Game Conservation
society at the annual meeting Thurs
day in Des Moines. One hundred and
fifty delegates from over the state
were present and emphatically indors-
ed movement to secure the passage
Of better game and fishing laws.
Other officers elected to serve during
the ensuing year are Vernon r. See
burger of Des Moines, president; E.
L Williams of Keokuk, second vice
president; R. w. Johnston of Prim-
CHAR, third vice president; Julius
Moetzel of Des Moines, w. N. Q. Ewin-
ger of Burlington. and e. w. Stanley
of Nashua, trustees.
What Sportsmen Demand.
The convention unanimously went
on record as favoring:
First-Prohibitio Of use of ferrets
in hunting and an established open
and closed season for the hunting OF
rabbits.
Second-A license costing $1.0O
which will cover hunting, trapping
and fishing. Children under IA, and
women, exempt from payment Of fish
ing license.
Third-Establishm of large
state game breeding farm, such as are
maintained in other states in the west.
Fourth--Artificial propagation Of
quail by the state game department.
Fifth-Repeal of the state park laws
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature, and the devotion of money from
that source of revenue to the propaga-
ton and protection of fish and game.
Sixth--vigorous policy Of game law
enforcement and increase of penalties
for fish and game law yiolators.
Des Moines was chosen as the place
for the 1918 meeting of the organize
ton, which will be held the second
Tuesday In January 1919. go Y
Governor Harding made short talk
at the afternoon session.
1t was pointed out during the course
of the meeting that there were 100000
hunting licenses issued in Iowa during
the past year. In Polk county alone
there were 4,752 licenses sold during
1917.
The purpose of the society in addi-
ton to promoting good fellowship
among its members is to actively and
intelligently conserve the fish, game
and wild life resources of the state; to
conserve the lakes, rivers and natural
haunts of wild life of the state; to bet
ter fishing and hunting conditions in
the state; to stimulate interest in the
sports of fishing and hunting and to
each of these ends to cooperate so far
as possible with the state fish and
game department and with similar or
CARNATIONS throughout the state.
A move toward naturalization was
launched when the convention I'M
animously voted to write letters to
Illinois, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin ask
ing these states to affiliate with the
Iowa organization.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
He Likes the Iowa Roads.

Ne Likes the IOWA ROADS,
Iowa leads all the twelve states
through which the Lincoln Highway
runs in the character of bridges. says
H. S. Ostermann of Detroit, field sec
rotary Of the Lincoln Highway asso-
citation. In the current number of the
service bulletin of the state highway
commission, he is quoted as saying
that the two states he most enjoyed
touring were Iowa and Pennsylvania
In commenting on the bridges in Iowa,
he praised especially the practical
construction, duration and ton capac-
ity of them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Ansiey Jacobs, who has been work
ing in the Scriven grocery store, has
accepted position at the First Ma
tional bank as bookkeeper and entered
upon his new duties this morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
latter having recently moved into the
telephone Office rooms.
BOY Accidentally Shot.

Stanhope Enterprise: Last Satur-
day, Herman Hansen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. G.. Hansen of Stanhope, went
out to the Bert Mature farm with his
cousin, a son of Mrs. Mature. While
there the boys were amusing them
selves shooting pigeons. In his ex-
citement the Mature boy failed to
elevate his gun sufficiently before
pulling the trigger. The gun was
prematurely discharged, young Han
son receiving the load of shot in both
feet. The boy was taken home and
the doctor called, who removed
several shot and dressed the wounded
feet. It was feared that blood pois-
oning would follow, but the boy is
progressing so favorably that it is
thought that will not happen. The
affair was purely accidental, the
Mature boy pulling the trigger of his
gun in his nervousness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lage of Pitts
burgh are the parents of baby girl
since Saturday. Mrs. Lage was for
nerly Miss Addie Furman of this city.
They now have two children, both
girls.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
.$$*$$$.: ~ - ss't**SfFS'@sfS
RED CROSS NOTES
Turn In Receipt Books.

Turn In Receipt Books.
All chairmen of committees, who
solicited Red Cross memberships dur
ing the December campaign, are urged
to Immediately turn their receipt
books In at the Red Cross headquart-
ers, at the Office Of the Hamilton Coun-
ty Red Cross chairman, to v. c. Cros-
ley, or at any OF the banks. Please do
not neglect this. 1t is important and
urgent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Seyenteen Workers Saturlay.

There were seventeen Red Cross
workers at the work rooms Saturday.
Ten of these were employed at the
surgical dressings tables.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Work From Cass Center.

The ladies of Cass Center have done
quite little Red Cross work and Sat
urday sent in Is draw sheets and 30
towels
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
with the Surgical Workers.

Friday there were GOO 2x2 wipes
made at the surgical dressing tables
in the local work rooms. Mrs. R. L.
Sterling made 200 of these herself.
The preceding afternoon she made an
even hundred and the next day dou-
blcd her output. All of her work is
beautifully done, too.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Two mortgages for sale-about
$25O0 each--drawing and 8 per cent.
14d6f1j1 Security Title & Loan Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Back mt Work.

Capt. f. e. Landers is back at his
desk in the First National bank after
three weeks OF Illness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

January clean up sale all week.
Ready to wear coats, suits. dresses,
skirts, waists. priced to force COM
plete clearing. Every dollar spent
now means at least two dollars in
value. The Big Store. 14d4f1j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
EsTRAYED-from my place ) mile

north of Stanhope, red SOW
weighing between IT'S and 200 lbs.
Finder please notify l.. B. Groves,
Stanhope, Iowa. 1id2flS
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Jewell Gets More Work.

A box of work was sent the Red
Cross auxiliary at Jewell Saturday.
The Jewell auxiliary is doing splendid
work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

A normal training examination will
be held by County Superintendent
Snow Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day for high school students.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

FOR SALE-Thorough bred Rhode
Island Red cockerels. Elmer Sim
mons. Webster City, Iowa.
1-10j2f1-14d6s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Red Cross Sale and Supper.

Ellsworth News: The Red Cross
sale and supper last Saturday was
one Of the best of it's kind that has
ever been handled in Ellsworth.
Articles were put up for sale, and
as soon as they were sold, the buyer
would invariably hand it back and
have it sold over again.
Chickens were sold as high as sew.
en- or eight times, and would gen.
orally bring up to 50 every time
they were sold.
$475 was the net result of the sale
and $11S.91 was taken in at the sup.
per, making a total of $593.91.
$4,000 OF this money was raised
for the Y. w. c. A. and the balance
will go into the treasury of the ELS
worth branch of the Red Cross. !,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Attend the great January clean
up sale at the Big Store. 14d5f1j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Sufiragists Sew for Red Cross.
The ladies who attended the suf-
frage meeting at the home of Mrs. L.
A. McMurray Friday, hemmed z wash
cloths, Is bath towels and Is hospital
towels for the Red Cross.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

The finest perfumes and goods for
the toilet at Teed's. f-j-i-eod-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
DIR. r. W. HOMAN,

DIR. r. W. H0MAN,
Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist
Spectacles accurately fitted.
Hours 9 to IL .. m; 2 to 3 p. m
Office 712 Wilson Ave. DR.. brakes
former location. Martin phones, Of.
fee 40, residence 1l0E.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
The Official Board Of the Webster
City Christian Church Issues
Statement in Regard to
the Matter.
BELIEVE IN CONSERVATION.
President Wilson Says the Church
Should be Kept up to par Dur.
ing the War.

The official board of the Christian
church wish to declare their con-
victions concerning the abandoning
of regular church services as pro-
posed from various quarters.
We believe that the hour has
struck when the place and purpose
of the church should be emphasized.
It is Gods organized instrumentality
for work and its business is the big
gest in the world. Enjoying as we
do the benefits of Christian civil
cation we cannot ignore the channel
through which these blessings came
to us.
Believe in Conservation.
We believe in the conservation OF
our national resources and at this
time especially in the conservation Of
fuel and the board has planned to re-
duce the consumption of fuel in this
church to one half of what has been
formerly used. We further believe
in the conservation of humanity and
spiritual ideas and that these should
be our greatest concern. 1t goes
without argument that the great
factor in such conservation is the
church and Bible School. President
Wilson is quoted as having said that
one way of helping in the present
crisis it to keep the church up to
par, and others in place of high
leadership among us have declared
that in no wise should the schools
and churches be closed. We believe
that to close them would be to lend
aid to the German cause in lowering
the morale and moral standard OF
our people. And we are not so sure
but that the suggestion in the first
place emanated from a pro-German
source.
Center Of Patriotic Fervor.
We believe that the church is the
center of patriotic fervor. 1t was the
pulpit that made us nation. 1t is
the pulpit that today joins hands
with the press, itself inspired
and upheld by a public sentiment
made by the pulpit in waking up our
citizenship to sense of responsible
ity. The armor of the twentieth
century knight in a righteous cause
is buckled on before the altar of the
church. "The sword of the patriot
is bathed in heaven"
If there ever was a time when we
needed the church that time is now
and we will need it more in the days
near at hand. Thousands are finding
consolation for bereavements in the
church services and teachings. Ach-
ing hearts are being gladdened by its
fellowships. Human sympathy is
finding direction and inspiration. If
the church had no other mission
than the supporting of public wor-
ship her ministry to mankind today
would still be of untold value.
Should be Last to Close.
In view of these convictions we be-
lieve that the church should be the
last public institution to close its
doors and we can only quote from
the Hebrew letter. "Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves to-
sether as the manner of some is;
but eXhorting one another, and so
much the more, as We see the day
approaching" The day when right
shall be triumphant and the world
made safe for democracy.
Signed by
Official Board of Christian Church.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

G. T. McCAULTF, NJ. D.
Office over Browns drug store,
corner of Des Moines and Second
streets. Calls attended day or night
Both phones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Box candies at Buster" Browns.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Hot water bottles are in vogue now.
Buy good one of Buster" Brown.
1881
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Attend the great January clean
up sale at the Big Store. 14d5f1jl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

FOR SALE-Buii OrpingtOn ROSTERS,
s1.75 each. Mrs. Ed. Vulgamott.
10d1oJ2fo
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

FOR RENT-16O acres, sCerra GOrd0
county, we'll improved. $3.50 per
acre. Whitman & Hampton. 11d4f1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Buy your drugs of Buster" Brown.
1881
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Hospital Supplies to be Shipped.
One big box of hospital supplies is
ready to be shipped from local Red
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Trench mirrors at TeeG's
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Hot chocolate at Buster" BrownS
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Evening star., 1918-09-22

And vet other girls. who do not need
to-: see them go out and get the fever,
of IT," - - .'.9
She told us of brilliant girl from
Paris, formerly wealthy. She has.
come to work as draughtslnan for
the American Army, and her mother,
hearing Of the Y. w. G. A., wrote to
ask the secretaries If they would not
look her UP in Tours I'VE found her
charming" says Miss Woolley. .'She
needs nothing, neither help nor.
money. She comes with us entirely
to. give. as she thinks; but Incl
dentally she is getting. thaugh she
does not know It. Her mother Was
wise enough to foresee it, '.-.. :. -! -:
Between these two eXtremes--ev-
sour biggest work is ahead" con-
cluded Miss Woolley. Frances crit.
ieal tune with scoine in the recon-
etrdction period, with the reaction,
the letting down. The women will
have ia take hold and think to-
gethert In terms they never thought
In. before. We are cementing them
together, and their influence will. be
potent. inside our great French Ciub
Of Tours they have formed many lit
tie clubs, In which they get together
and talk over things which interest
them. We showed them how They
think 1t. wonderful. .. We are training
them to think and. act together"
Examples Of what girls can do for
themselves do not lack. -
Recently fifty-seven United States