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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Jewell College Graduates.

Jewell Record: Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, May % and %
are the dates of the commencement
exercises at Jewell Lutheran College,
The baccalaureate sermon was deliv-
cred at Bethesda Lutheran church
Sunday night by Rev. ]. A. Quello, OF
Sioux City. The class day program
will be held Wednesday night, alumni
picnic on the campus Thursday after
noon. and the final commencement pro-
gram on Thursday evening. The COM
mencement and the class day pro-
grams will both be held at the college
chapel, the former at Sis and the lat
ter at o'clock.
Following is the list of those who
will graduate this spring:
Academic course:
Julia Christine Anderson.
Mamie X. Christensen.
Almira NJ. Eittreim.
Frithjof T. Gilbert.
Tressie G. Hall.
julius A. Larson.
Nels E. Guam
Ina B. Resell.
Alice C. Sampson.
Ina G. Thompson.
Mable A. Wage.
Commercial course:
Mamie X. Christensen.
Music course:
Lydia G. Alexander
Julia c. Anderson.
Marian Z. Clark.
Elva r. jacobson.
Ina G. Thompson.
-WSS-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20

partment Of the Iowa State College at
lAmes next year.
Mrs. Andrew Christensen and
three children and Miss Mary Dun
don went to Eagle Grove today to
spend Sunday at the home Of their
parents.
-AMrs. H. w. Bosworth went to
Goldield this morning for a weeks
visit with her sons residing there.
Mrs. A. Himebaugh is spending
Sunday with friends in Woodstock.
Mrs. James Darcy, who has been
visiting at the Frank Stahl home
near Highview, returned to her home
in Minneapolis this morning.
Mrs. w. H. Meeks went to
Omaha this morning, expecting to
remain over Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hall and son are
spending q few days in Duncombe.
Mrs. T. Lawler went to Fonda
today to spend the week end
&C. A. Miller of Grinnell is here
for an over Sunday visit at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Murray McMur-
ray, and family.
Hon G. P. Christianson of Ran
dali is in Webster City this afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Phone Men Did We'll.

r. L. Sterling, manager of the Iowa
Telephone company of this city, is in
receipt of a letter from G. G. Ward
of Storm Lake, district commercial
manager, congratulating Bell tele-
phone employees on their splendid
showing in the third Liberty Loan.
Over a hundred thousand employees
subscribed total of more than seven
millions of dollars. The Iowa CON-
pany is a branch of the Bell COM
pany.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
w SIS
Harry Brin EnliStS.

Harry Brin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney Brin, enlisted about ten days
corps, and was sent to Fort Logan,
Colorado. He has not received definite
orders as to his location as yet. Harry
visited at the home of his parents here
before leaving for Colorado.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
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/ UfliCcYs nave war row Il sUssp0. '''4's
Camp Cody Trench Bulletin: Rare
presence of mind, with each man
doing the right thing at the right
time, was the only thing that saved
the lives of Captain c. L. Dunn and
Captain J. G. Koenig, when the car in
which they were riding to Mogollon
started to run backward over a
precipice. Dunn grabbing the wheel
and changing the cars course slight
ly and Koenig throwing the reverse
lever at the same time, caused the
car to halt and balance itself on the
edge of the mountain road, with a
half mile of sheer drop under the
rear end. Death for both the occup-
ants would have been almost newt
able.
This narrowing experience was the
leading feature of a trip featured par
ticularly by misfortune. Invited to
visit the gold mines at Mogollon, a
party was made up of Major S. B..
Philpot, Captains J. G. Koenig, F. E..
Collins and C. L. Dunn and Messrs.
Richard Dyer and J. G. Adams, Of
Deming. None of the officers had
seen a gold mine in this country,
though Major Philpot had seen both
diamond and gold workings in south
Africa
There was a special jinX working
to make the trip bad one as was
shown by the fact that blowout fol-
lowed blowout until a total of eight
or ten had been run up. The memory
of the party was not reliable on this
point, although it was agreed that
there was a plenty and then some.
The near accident occurred as the
car was vending it's way up the
mountain side, a road that had been
laid out by snake to all appearance.
While going up steep incline, the
driver, whose identity could not be
learned, stripped the gears in chang
ing them. AS a result, the car began
to roll backward. The only members
of the party in the car at the time
were Captains Dunn and Koenig and
the driver AS the car rolled back
ward down the incline, the driver
attempted to cramp his wheel to stay
it's progress, but turning it the wrong
way instead of going into the en-
he ran it toward the edge
of the precipice. AS result, he be-
came frightened and leaped out. 1t
was then that the presence of mind
of the imperiled officers asserted it.
sell.
After the car had been stopped
they climed out and after an exam
ination of the car volunteer was
called for to make the hike to the
nearest town, which was seven miles
away. Major Philpot drew the job
and made the hike. The car was
taken in tow by another and reach
ed Mogollon safely. The officers had
little time to see the property as
their mishaps had consumed such a
length of time that they We're afraid
of over-staying their leave. They
reached Camp Cody early Friday,
worn out from fatigue and loss of
sleep.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
W.S.S

Miss Blanche Trahan, who has been
employed in the WoOlworth store for
the past several months, has resign
ed her position and gone to Boone,
where she will be employed in a
restaurant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE
COUNTY
Credit Ellsworth Schools.

Ellsworth News: The state inspec-
tor of secondary schools has just writ
ten that the Ellsworth high school will
be accredited next year and that the
class of 1919 will be the first class to
receive the benefits of the accrediting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
-W.S.S.,

Stanley A. Conklin is building an
addition and otherwise improving his
home at the corner of Bank and
Broadway.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
.W.S.S..

Mrs. Hiram Telcamp of Rose Grove
was before the commissioners of in
sanity today She was adjudged in
sane and taken to the hospital at Cher
okee.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

FOR SALE-Well matched Cross and
Red Fox Skins. Apply Simson's.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
SNAPS COAL FIELDS

Al j. Johnson, of Fairbanks, and
official photographer for the Alas
kan Engineering commission. re-
turned to Nenana Sunday from an
extended trip out the line south Of
town. He went as far as Ignite
creek and has secured large and
very interesting series of pictures of
railroad work at various points
along the line, as we'll as several
views of our great coal fields. The
pictures will be available to the
public as soon as they have been
approved by the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission. He left today for
Fairbanks with Chief Clerk J. B.
Bickford.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
WANTED-Two passengers for
quick trip to Fairbanks with horse
rig. Fare $40. Inquire News
Office.

J. B. Bickford, chief clerk of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
stationed at Fairbanks, who has been
a visitor at Nenana for the past
week, left this morning for Fair
banks via the Happy trail. Mr.. Bick-
ford made trip to the coal fields
with his dog team, in the company
of Townsite Manager F. S. Ryus,
and has experienced all the trials
and difficulties of the trail south
of town. On his howeward journey
Mr.. Bickford will visit the Engineer
ing and Piledriver camp stationed in
the Goldstream valley, on the Fair
banks-Nenana line.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
BIG SALE STARTS
At S|MSON STORE

Ben Simson, pioneer merchant of
Nenana and one of the heaviest
property owners of the town, has
announced his intention of retiring
from business in Alaska and has
placed his entire holdings-merchan-
disc, real estate and buildings-on
sale
The sale includes eerything at the
big Simson store, in both mems and
women's departments, and the man.
ner in which goods of all kinds are
leaing the store today indicates that
exceptional bargains are being of
fered.
No excuses are being made for
the sale. Mr.. Simson merely states
that he has made up his mind to
uit Alaska and is taking the only
course open to him under the cir
cumstances. He realizes that in
order to dispose of his enormous
stock quickly, he must cut prices,
and this he is doing with a VEN
geance. Profits, he says, have been
forgotten. The cost price of the
goods is all that he wants, and this,
in many instances, is less than the
goods are selling for at the present
on the Outside.
The sale started this morning and
will continue, Mr. Simson says, I'M
til everything has been sold.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. M. " Tyler left
Fairbanks for Nenana this morning
with horse and sleigh and should
arrive here sometime tomorrow. Mr..
Tyler was called to Fairbanks to
serve as member of the grand
jury.
Al Sutton arrived in town shortly
after noon today, with two passen-
gers form Fairbanks. He left the
upper town Sunday morning. Both
of his passengers came to Nenana
to receive treatment at the Gov
eminent hospital
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
VETERAN MUSHER
MAKES FAST TRIP

Billy Butler, Fairbanks republi-
can and sourdough dog musher, ar
rived in Nenana this afternoon at
4:3O, having made the trip down
from Fairbanks with one passenger,
in exactly eleven hours and thirty
minutes. He left the upper town
at five this porning.
Butler reports the river trail now
in fair condition for dog teams and
predicts that there will be much
travel over that route between now
and the breakup.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

l had been slightly wounded in
an attack on the the German lines
and had been sent to the base hos
pital at Rouen.
The bed next to mine was empty.
The sheets were turned down, the
pillow was missing and a rubber
sheet was stretched across the CEN
ter of the bed, the ends of which
were neatly tucked under the mat
tress. 1t was my first time in a
hospital, but even to me, recruit,
it seemed that that bed was specially
prepared, was waiting for some
special case. | was right. 1t was.
In the bed on my left was Jock,
a Scottie from the Fifteenth Royal
Scots, or "ladies from He'll" as this
particular Highland regiment was
lovingly called by Fritz. our neigh
Dor across No Mans Land. This
Jock had lost his left foot from a
shell burst. l asked him why the
bed was made up in such a peculiar
manner. He told me that the occu-
pant, a Canadian, was up in the
pictures Operating theater)" hav-
ing both hands amputated at the
wrists and also that the Canadian
was blind, caused by the explosion
of bomb while raiding the Ger
man trenches.
In about half an hour four white
clothed orderlies came down the
ward carrying a stretcher. In the
wake of the stretcher came Red
Cross nurse. They halted before
the unoccupied bed on my right
Then l marveled at the efficient and
gentle way in which the wounded
man was transferred from the street
cher to the bed. The "undertaker's
squad" left, but the Red Cross nurse
sat beside her patient, eery now and
then shooting a fly away from the
bandaged head or using a piece of
gauze bandage to wipe away the
white froth which constantly oozed
from the half opened lips Of the band
aged form.
In short time the ether began
to die out, and the frothey lips
twitched Then a sigh, and the man
began to sing, not "God Save the
King" or ''The Maple Leaf Forever"
but "Never Introduce a Bloke to
Your Lady Friend"
Pretty soon this tune changed to
shout of ammo (ammunition).
Ammo! Ammo forward" You could
hear him all over the ward. The
nurse started to sing a grooming
little lullaby. The shouting ceased.
Further twitching and twisting, and
the ether was expelled into an ever
ready little receptacle held in the
hands of the nurse. In few min
utes rays of consciousness pene-
trated to the brain of the wounded
man and he started to mutter:
"Turn on the lights; it's. dark, it's
dark l can't see. It's dark, dark.
Take that damned pillow off my
head. It's dark, dark, I tell you.
What's the matter with my mitts?
They're tied; cobblestones on them.
Where am l Smokey? This dug
outs dark Switch on the glim.
The nurse was talking to him in
a low voice and grooming lullaby.
My God, how that girl could sing!
1t was not long before the blinded
soldier fell asleep. He slept for
three hours, the nurse beside him.
Not for second did she leave her
post. l inwardly wished that the
patient would sleep for hours longer.
The presence CT that nurse made me
feel happy and contended all over.
The form on the bed stirred, and
then in a plaintive voice:
where am 1? Where am l?
Turn on the lights! Turn on the
lights"
The sun was streaming through
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
Rice Paper and Heaven
By ARTHUR GUY EMPEY Author of "ovER THE TOP"

the window.
The nurse was crying. So was T.
The Jock on my left was softly ours
ing to himself.
The angel of mercy leaned over
her patient and in a low voice whis-
pered to him:
"Never mind, dearie; you are in
the hospital and will soon be in
Blighty for a nice long rest"
The Canadians mouth twitched.
l thought he was going to cry. 1t
was pretty mouth, but the lips
were blanched to a blush white.
He asked the nurse, "What time
is it,"
She answered.: Three o'clock,
dearie. Try to go to sleep. You'll
feel better soon"
The Canadian asked in piteous
voice, why is it so dark" Then
he shouted in terror stricken voice
Il know! l know! They've put my
lights out! Good God, I'm blind! I'm
blind! My eyes are gone gone"
And his voice died out in long
sob.
Three doctors came through and
held low-voiced consultation. Two
of them left, one stayed.
The Jock whispered to me: poor
bloke! He's going west. l know
the signs"
The dying man began to mutter.
The nurse bent over him. She had
writing-pad and pencil in her
hand. She whispered to him: Dear
lie, the mail is going out. Do you
want me to write a note home to
the folks-just a short note telling
them that you are all right and will
be with them in couple of months? ?"
The patient answered:
Home? Folks? I've never had
any since was a kid. Home! God,
l wish l had onen'
The writing-pad in the nurses
hand was wet. The bandage on my
shoulder was wet. Perhaps the
blood was soaking through. But
blood is red.
The voice of the wounded man
again: 81 want-want-I want
The nurse: "What do you want,
boy? What can l get for you-a
nice cool drink"
The answer came back: .:*.
"a drink? He'll no; l want a
smoke! Where's my markings? I
want fag-a smoke-a smoke!"
She looked at the doctor. He
nodded. She left the patient and
came over to me. felt as if l were
in the presence Of God. She whis-
pered to me-" Have you cigarette,
my dear, for that poor boy? We
are all out-have not received any
for ten days. If the people at home
only realized what godsend tobac-
CO is for these poor wounded lads
they would send them out. They
are as important as Shells"
told her to look in my kit bag.
She looked through and found one,
all out of shape-a Goldflake. 1
think it was the only smoke left in
that ward of sixty-nine patients.
With joy in her eyes she went
back to her patient, gently put the
cigarette between his lips and
lighted it.
A contended sigh, two or three
weak puffs and the lighted cigarette
fell out of his mouth on the sheet.
He was asleep.
1t was getting late. / fell asleep.
When woke up it was morning.
The bed on my right was empty.
The nurses in the ward had red
eyes. They had been crying.
turned an inquiring gaze to the
Jock on my left. He solemnly nod
ded and his mouth twitched. l
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
WAR TAX TICKETS are c

WIN TIA TUNE , are on sale
at the following business places:
Thompson & Gagnon, Arctic Pool
Hall, Cooney & Cooney, Tavern cafe,
Terminal Pool Hall, Portland Pool
Hall.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

Better than money, because they
earn money Buy WAR-SAVINGS
STAMP TODAY!
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

A country worth fighting for is
a country worth saving for. Buy
THRIFT STAMPS.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

suddenly he looked at me, tears in
his eyes and said, Jaw, go to hell
and turned over on his side. Do
the men in the trenches want
smokes? Do they want their
mothers?
Do they want the fields and the
flowers at home?
Do they want SMOKES?
God, do they want them? They
need them! They cry for them !!
They must have them!
Americans, if you could only see
with your own eyes, realize the cry
ing need for smokes in France, you
would starve in order that they
could have them.
Do your bit-win the gratitude
and thanks of the boys who are
fighting your fight-our fight
Uncle Sans fight-the civilized
worlds fight.
Let your slogan be: Smokes for
Sammy"
And turn the words into actions
DO 1T NOW. How would you have
liked to have been the one who fur
nished that smoke for the dying
man? You can be for another. Will
you? The answer is you are an
American. That means yes.
Nenana is doing her bit, to keep
the fighting men at the front sup
piled with tobacco. A campaign
was launched on Sunday night by
Rev. Robert Joseph Diven, during
the course of his four-minute talk
at the Coliseum, and already a con-
siderable sum has been deposited
in the cans which were placed about
town yesterday by DR.. Diven. These
cans are to be visited daily by Max
Smith and the funds forwarded
through the Northern Commercial
company.
DR.. Diven suggests that the pres
ent plan can be improved upon
greatly by substituting glass jars
for the cans, so that those contribut-
ing can see the contents grow. He
has volunteered to prepare the jars
for use and to distribute them pro-
viding Nenanaites will supply him
with them. All who have jars that
they are willing to donate to the
cause, are urged to make the fact
known either to DR.. Diven or to
Max Smith. They will do the rest.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

No trouble to buy, cheap. con-
venient, a real investment.-WAR
SAVINGS STAMPS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
DEATHS
MR,- CHRIsTINA kYLL-

AIRS Christina KYLE. 6s years old.
e1I S. sample ST. died az her home
al 1880 o'clock "Wednesday morn
ing folowins AN illness Of ore year
with complications
She f. survived by three children.
Mrs. Clarice Mae SHlmer and
Thomas Kyle. who both live at
home. and by James Kyle. who is
now with the American expedition
arg forces in France. Three sisters
AIRS Elizabeth Feather of Misha-
waka Mrs S. $. Thomas OF ALDER
Ca. Canada and AIRS. Andy Feather.
OF Baroda Mich. and two brothers.
Henry SchaHer of Nappanee, Ind.
and William Schaner OF South Bend.
also survive her. MIRA Kyle was born
in south Bend Aug. %. 1850. and
has lived In this city an her life on
April 20. 1891 she was united i'm
marriage to Charles Kyle who died
four years ago
The funeral VIII be held Friday
afternoon az the residence. the Rev.
r.. TT. Crowder officiating Burial
Will be i'm Riverview cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
BOARDS NAME MEN
FOR SPECIAL COURSE

Three men will be seat 20 Gin
cinuau ana i've to indianapolis for
special mechanical training 10y both
city draft boards Aug. ] 3. The men
v no will go To Cincinnati from
boarG No are. clyde Johnson.
915 : Fifth St. Glenn Brown. PA
Batteu ST.. Mishawaka. and Ray
mond Goheeu SIS r. Lasalle av.,
and those 10 Indianapolis are.
Francis Neddo 1856 y EDDY ST.;
Maurice Collmer. go y Michigan
ST Kenton Moseman. 925 Portage
av. Paul Albright 3431 : Michi-
gan ST.. and Warren Halle. $40 Full
ton CT.
The ren to he sent from board
80 20 Cincinnati are. Fred w
Wendell. Sl3 w Washington av.:
clifford r. Burkett. 416 = Taylor
ST. and Howard l.. Cowies y NJ
g. A. building; indianapolis. W. u.
Reeser. 516 = Main ST. Edward
Szamecki S1s $ Walnut ST.: Leo
r. Woltman 129 :. Arnold ST.. Her
bert Cutkansky. S29 W. Sample St.
and Stanley Hes. 1908 W. Poland St.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
TWO CITY HALL
OFFICES At WAR
Health Officials Accuse Water
Works of Failing to
Give Notice.

War between the city health de-
partment and the city water works
department broke out at the city
hall Wednesday, afternoon over the
alleged action of the water works
department i'm turning of the water
la houses without giving the tenants
The proper notice
Since the water department in
stalled the new curb meter system,
q deposit has been demanded for the
use OF the meter
IL is said that landlords are com
pelling tenants 10 put up the de-
posits. and in some Instances che
tenants have failed TO comply with
the new ruling, and il is claimed by
The health department that the wa
Ter i'm such cases is turned of with
ont notice being given 10 the ten
ants.
The health department appealed
20 Mayor Carson Wednesday after
noon and the mayor is casting about
for some way IN which to settle the
dispute between the two city depart
ments
The water department claims that
IL sends the necessary notice in
every instance before the water is
turned OFF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
ARMY CORPS STUDENTS
MAY BECOME OFFICERS

Details Of the organization of the
students army training corps at the
University Of Notre Dame were re-
ceived Wednesday by Rev Joseph
Burke c. s c. acting dean OF the
Notre Dame summer school.
According TO the regulations no
student I'm the corps will be placed
i'm class IA when his draft number
is called. but i'm view OF the fact that
ne will be technically in the service
of the country viii be given CLASH
fcation Of class Sd. The draft
board Will not call him for Undue
ton so long as ne remains in the
corps. In case the student is main
tanning high standard i'm the corps
he will either be called by the war
department for some designated ser
vice or remain i'm school 20 continue
his studies
The presumption is that. for the
next year the largest proportion Of
the student body reaching the age of
q years. will be required TO supply
large part OF the officers needed
for the national army All students
who fail 10 maintain a certain stand
ard i'm their studies will be subject
TO discharge from the corps and
placed m the drafted army.
Regular uniforms. including hats,
shoes. and oyercoats. Will be furnish
ed all members Of the students
army training corps by the govern
ment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
CHAUTAUQUA ASSURED
FOR SEASON OF 1919

With $500 M pledges for tickets.
and sum of $500 i'm cash at the
bank. there il very encouraging
prospect for the chautauoua next
year. according 10 r. b. Curtiss OF
the y. NJ G.. A.
The 30 business men vho have
engaged as guarantors FOR next sea
son have overcome the difficulties
arising from the scarcity OF men by
organizing "A ladies' auxiliary, which
is 10 help i'm the sale Of tickets and
in the promotion of the chautauqua
for next year They viii also try 10
enlist the services OF the Chamber
OF Commerce the Rotary club. the
Ladies Progressive club and vari-
Gus other south Bend societies
with the unfavorable conditions
arising from the war situation. IL
was feared that we would be unable
to maintain the guarantee this
year. declared Mr. Curtiss Wednes-
day morning but TO everyone's
surprise il had been obtained when
the curtain rose on the first even
mg's performance. There is little.
DO amy. risk for the guarantors Of
tho coming season. and the chair
man OF the local committee Is very
hopeful"