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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Fridays Daily.)


Harrisburg were Webster City visitor.
yesterday
Magnus Johnson, Gus Wrinkle and
Eric Challe of Jewell were Webster
City visitors yesterday afternonon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Peterson OF
Ellsworth visited in this city yesterday
Misses Anna and Martha Tweet
and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson of Ellis.
worth were Webster City visitors yes.
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Martin NOrstad and little son
of Jewell were visitors here Yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. G. X. Brill and Mrs. Belle
Hanson Of Kamrar were Webster City
. visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Richard Nelson of Jewell Wis
tied here yesterday at the home of her
son, Rufus Il. Nelson and family.
Misses Lena and Jennie Nam
minga and Harmeka Greenfield Of
Kamrar were Webster City visitors
yesterday
Mrs. T. NJ. Hughes Of Williams
visited in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Anton Brekke and Miss Cora
Harmon Of Jewell were Webster City
visitors yesterday afternoon.
IF. l.. Peterson of Radcliffe was a
business caller in this city yesterday.
e. H. Breitenkamp of Fremont
township will leave Monday for a
months visit with his son John at Enid,
Oklahoma.
Mrs. +. r. Mckay and baby re-
turned to their home in Kamrar this
morning following a visit with the
formers sister, Mrs.. F. w. Jansen and
family.
Miss Kathryn Mason went to
Stratford this morning for visit at
the home of her sister.
Miss Florence Jaycox Of Kamrar Wis.,
tied in this city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Cartney and little
daughter from Williams were Webster
City callers yesterday.
Carl Ostrem of Jewell is visiting
here today at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. e. s. Mitterling. He will leave
for Fort Smelling tomorrow, having
spent ten day furlough at home.
Miss lilly Carr of Williams is a
Webster City visitor today.
Mrs. Sue Markwardt of Woodstock
returned to her home today following
weeks visit here at the VIM. Mark
wardt home.
John o. L. Johnson of Jewell was
Webster City visitor this afternoon.
Marion Stark, Ed Keegan and son
Everett of Williams are Webster City
visitors this afternoon.
Captain Harold J. Smith arrived
home this morning from Camp Dix, n.
j., called by the illness of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Smith, who are
victims of the influenza. Both, how
ever, are much improved and ne will
return to camp in few days. Cap
tain Smith is looking for his release
from the service within few weeks
and may possibly be home for Christ
mas.
Sergeant Mick Kennedy Of the
163d Depot Brigade band at Camp
Dodge, who returned to Des MOines
yesterday after visit with his wife
near Goldfield and relatives here.
brought word that there was not a
single case Of influenza at Camp Dodge.
Mrs. Kennedy is recovering from an
attack Of the disease ut the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Hall,
near Renwick.
(From Saturdays Dally.)
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

We wish to extend our sincere APP
probation and thanks to the kind
friends and neighbors for the purse Of
money given us, also those who picked
our, corn and shucked the corn fodder
during my recent illness.
Thomas Solbrack and family.
StanhOpe. Dec. G.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

France.
The conveying Of the presidential
party will he joined at sea by a feet
of war ships, all of which will accom-
pany the George Washington into the
harbor at Brest, the point of embarka.
ton of the Wilson party.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The Brunswick has an all wood
sound chamber to produce the best
quality of tone. Take the front out
and look inside. Channer's. 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Do not buy just the name when you
spend your money. Get the best you
can for it. Let us demonstrate the
Brunswick for you. Channers 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Ask the other dealers to play all
makes Of records for you on their
machine and then let us play them for
you on the Brunswick. Channer's.
5j3f3.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Price the other makes of phOnO-
graphs and then come in and get our
price on the Brunswick. Channer's.
5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
(Frem Saturdays DaIly.)

Mrs. ID. Odin and Mrs. ]. Middents
from Kamrar went to Renville, Mimi.
yesterday afternoon, called there by
the death Of their sister, Mrs. George
Baker.
Mrs. Ben Welp and daughter, Miss
Anna, of Kamrar, were Webster City
visitors yesterday afternoon.
7s-Alrs. r. 2. Waterman and Mrs.
I Z Waterman and baby from Kam-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

ganization period ut Camp Cody y year
ago and about a month ago received a
recommendation for officers training
at Camp Pike.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The new Ultona arm on the Bruins.
wick plays all records perfectly. Chan.
ner's. 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
Crafonolas

Any style, any price. A complete stock.
Come in and let us show you this wonderful
line of Musical instruments. For little
money you can have everything in high
class music.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Earl Fort, who is home from the
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
BUFFALO WAGES GAME FIGHT
Wounded Animal Gives Battle Royal to
Huntsmen When He is Poked
In the Eye.

An exciting story is told Of a party
who went buffalo shooting In ZuZuland
recently. During the course of the
holiday n buffalo was shot early one
morning. The party saw the animal
drop, and as II did not move, decided
to deal with II later In the day. Re-
turning in the afternoon they saw the
buffalo from n distance, apparently in
the same position as they left 1t. one
of the hunters went out to the buffalo,
and on reaching 1t poked n stick In Its
eye. This had the effect of restoring
animation in the animal, which was
only badly wounded. and warm time
thereupon ensued for the gentleman In
question.
The buffalo jumped up and tackled
the hunter, who hung round the neck
of the buffalo in the hope of firing IT
out. When the other members of the
party arrived the buffalo and his foe
we're whlrling round at such rate,
that IT was impossible to get a shot In
without endnngering the life of the lat
ter. The buffalo tried to stamp the
man TO the ground with his forefeet,
and at last lifted him with a terrible
toss Of Its horns into n thorn-tree near
by. This gave the other men the
chance OF shot. and the bufralo's
career finally terminated.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
EXPLAINING the unIverse.

I suppose that we have all had mo.
ments of sudden illumination when II
occurred to US that we had explained
the universe. and 1t was 50 easy fOf
us that we wondered why we had not
done ii before, says :. ". Crothcrs in
the Atlantic. Some thought drifted
into our mind and filed us with vague
forebodings Of omnlscience. II was
not an ordinary thought that explained
only fragment Of existence. II eX-
planned everything. 1t proved one
thing and ii proved the opposite just
as well. Ii explained why things are
as they are. and If it should turn out
that they are not that way ut all. II
would prove that fact also. In the
light of our great thought chaos
seemed rational. Such thoughts usual.
ly occur about four o'clock in the
morning. Having explained the uni
verse. we relapse into satisfied slum-
ber. When. n few hours later. we rise,
we wonder what the explanation was.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
TYPISTS MAKE BAD ERRORS
Slips Are Very Amusing In Some In
stances, and Hard to Explain
In Many Others.

II some lady typists can make a
mistake they will. and some of their
efforts are very amusing, n humorist
relates. One typist produced the re-
mark. in regard to rather conceited
man, that "his one weakness was on
lon sauce" the real word being "om-
niscience." Another, in an obituary OF
a great theologian, spoke OF his belief
In the "immorality of the soul" Just
the omission of the ''t' from "immor-
tality" made all the difference.
Some few years ago a speaker at
meeting waxed very sympathetic over
the death Of the wife Of a manager OF
the company at some fever-stricken
place in West Africa, and the report
ers who were afterwards getting out
this speech together to save time were
in a jocular mood. At the end OF
the pathetic grafton the one who was
debating said, for a joke, and to
amuse the others, Loud Laughter,
and the foolish girl, who was as much
a machine as the typewriter at whicn
she sat, actually put the words In
Moreover, they appeared in print In
financial newspaper, and very hum
BILE apology had to be made by the edi-
tor afterwards, although any explana-
ton of the slip was impossible.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
A ROYAL PRINCESS|
BY JACK WALTON.

copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Lniony
In the remotest kingdom, su'sectS
were anxlously discussing the marriage
of the prince. II WIS desired that some
settlement be made which would as
sure the continuance Of threaieheu
throne, and the old kings face was AZ
tectionately apprehensive, as ne
watched his son turn in disapproVal
from each royal princess. brought upon
some pretense, before him Even Lurh
the notoriously beautiful" failed 10
awaken a glimmer of interest in the
sornber eyes. But II Prince Ottos heart
was untouched by the encounter, 1t
was not so with Lura. Love at hrst
sight, was evidenced in her adoring
gaze.
Luring were the flashing glances
from her dark eyes, the smiles inviting
friendliness. But the prince remained
obdurate. Returning one day from
canter he came suddenly upon lovely
girl. reaching to pluck flower above
her head. With quick gallantry the
prince dismounted 10 assist, then with
bride across his arm, he strolled be
side the girl through the castle gar
dens.
The maiden, he learned, was Eliza
beth. '1ady in waiting" to the Princess
Lura. His eager pleasure in the cpl
sode was betrayed to the waiting Lura.
Abruptly she dismissed Elizabeth upon
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
WRITTEN BEFORE THE WAR
Impressive Fact In Nature Is Stiffness
and Quiet on Earth, Says observa-
tory Director e. L. lsrkin.

One of the most Impressive facts In
nature is the stiffness and quiet here
on earth, writes Edgar Luclen Larkin,
director of Mount Lowe observatory.
Ancient roarings. thunderings of pent-
up potential of electricity, the terrific
energy of heat, the exploding surfaces
of millions of suns so many times
larger and energetic than our sun,
itself 100000 times larger than the
earth. had to be hushed down into a
stiffness, quietude and silence to make
ready for that amazing event, the ere
alton of life on worlds, revolving
around genial suns, giving out life-sus-
tanning light and tempered heat.
None can imagine this perfect bal
ance of titanic forces, for. with slight
Increase or decrease of the suns radi-
ant energy, all life on earth would van
ish. How accurate the adjustment of
mighty powers. that living things.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
CATS WILL GUARD CHICKENS
While Watching for Rats, They Fright
err Away Hawks-Are Broken From
Killing Little Ones.

Did you know that cats are vnlu-
able asset TO the poultryman? You
might believe that they were anything
but invaluable because Of their Innate
love for fresh meats. But sweeter than
baby chicks to the palate Of the cat are
the smooth-coated. long-talled cren-
lures of the rut family. And rats prey
upon chickens. asserts the Poultryman.
During the course Of "A year there IL
more loss In the poultry world from
the ravages Of rats than from cats OF
hawks. or even disease. A cat In the
chicken yard. II trained to properly
value the life Of the chickens, will ter
rorize and destroy the rats and will
ward of the enemy hawks and so prove
himself or herself Of great worth.
Cats have proved their worth ns
chicken yard senrinels. and there have
been many and various methods en-
ployed by their owners to break them
from killing the chickens. One we'll
known method Is that Of tying a dead
chicken about a cats neck and making
him tug around the heavy dead body
for from one to two days. In the mean
time the cat will supposedly grow to
have great dread and horror Of II
dead chicken.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
Laeustral Settlements.

The lacustral settlements were
places of refuge for Il pastoral and az
ricultural people, and the light and
dryness that characterized the dwell
ings show step In advance toward
more permanent abOdes. In this period
science places the beginning of civil.
zation. BY these lucustrine men spin
ming and weaving were Invented. Ag-
riculture was born among them ami
mails were domesticated-the OK. the
COW, the sheep, the goat, the dog The
uses of metal were discovered, and
the age of iron was ushered In. Habl-
tations similar to these still exist In
the East Indies. and among the Anna
zonlan tribes of Maracaibo. They ex-
listed also in Lake Prasias, in Thrace.
during the time of Herodotus, the
Graz h...G-..
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
"OLD PARR'S" AGE BELIEVED
Said to Have Lived to Be 1852 Years
oId-Llved Under Relsns Of
Ten Princes.

sold Parr" was an EnglIshman
whose proper name was Thomas Parr
and who broke the modern record by
living to the ripe old age of one hun
dred and fifty-two years, an exchange
says. The British cyclopedia gives
this account of him:
'"Thomas Parr 14S3-1635), English
centenarian, known as Old Parr,' is re-
puted to have been born in 1888 at
Wilmington, Shropshire, the son of a
farmer. In 1900 he is said to have left
his home and entered domestic serv-
ice and in 1918 to have returned TO
Wilmington to occupy the small hold
ing he then inherited on the death of
his father. In 1868, at the age of eigh-
ty, he married his first wife, by whom
he had u son and daughter, both of
whom died in infancy. At the age of
one hundred and twenty-five, his first
wife having died, he married again.
His vigor seems to have been unim-
paired, and when one hundred and
thirty years old he is said to have
thrashed corn. In 1885 his fame
reached the ears of Thomas Howard,
earl of Arundel, who resolved to ex-
hibit him at court, and had him con-
veyed to London in a specially con
structed litter. Here he was presented
TO King Charles /, but the change Of
air and diet soon affected him and the
old man died at Lord Arundel's house
in London on the 18th Of November,
1885. He was buried in the south
transept of Westminster abbey, where
the Inscription over his grave reads:
'Tho. Parr, Of ye county of Salopp.
Born in ammo 1888. He lived in ye
reigns of ten princes, viz: King Ed
ward 4, King Edward 8, King Richard
3, King Henry I, King Henry s, King
Edward 6, Queen Mary, Queen Eliza
beth, King James and King Charles,
aged 152 years, and was buried here
November 8, 1885,
That the son of small farmer who
had started in life as a hired man (the
British cyclopedia says he left home
and entered domestic service), should
have been buried in Westminster alb
bey. shows that the story of his great
age was believed.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06

where imminent death always turks,
The mere item of the careful adjust
ment of the heat energy output of
the sun for reception and use of the
most delicate organisms on land and
In the sea. this even balance is beyond
Imagination, and one of the marvels
of the careers of the earth and man.
With the creation of life on earth,
Mind Supreme appears, so far as man
is able to see, rested and retired.
There Is no trace of the action Of the
Original Mind now on earth. The 603
laws of nature. their force, is all that
can he detected in action now.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
Fipuratively Speaking.

A play Of stage Efe was in progress,
showing flashes Of the chorus girls In
the dressing room.
"The man who picked out the girls
for that part had great head for fig
ures." remarked Kriss.
yes" replied Kross; -he certainly
was good mathematician" Film
T@tFU
The Lamar register., 1918-03-06
OUR PROPOSITION
FOR FORTY DOLLARS
We will give you a Warranty Deed to Tract of Land
of 400 Square Feet in the
GREAT ELECTRA OIL FIELD

drill which to drill wells also
inee in Ieaseof which
the of field of
wells 100
We producing
lion at McIvAINECOX REALTY co,
Appgate has inspected the Electra field and
visited and
specially that giedgd IN
Wiley,
MAY CONCERN:
10 returned from visit to the Electra
oil Oil holding
found
than had been represented to
andbei expected
nd W Smith, has not msrepented
The Gibson Oil
hold and / would ha strike oil
The Electra Oil Pipe Line Co..
and while their proposition much
much better
md / Ihaveho n propositions.
truly,
G. s. HEATH
w. S. SMITH, Agent
Lamar, Colo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
When There Isn't
Enough Chicken
to Go Around

The other day the most awful
thing happened. f forgot that Jim's
Aunt Elizabeth was coming to din
uer! There was a little chicken left
over-just about .euough to cream
for Jim and me. And then suddenly
I remembered. For q minute was
scared to death. because Aunt Eliza
beth's been everywhere and she's
used to the best of everything. But
FIVE minutes later | was as happy
IS . lark. connecting the most ex-
tensive dish of chicken . Ia king you
ever saw. l cut some mushrooms
and red peppers and slices of hard
boiled egg into the chicken, and in
stead Of sherry (Aunt Elizabeth
doesn't approve of fquor), put
in q big teaspoonful of Al Sauce.
Well, ! wish you could have heard
her ask what gave it that Partisan
fIavOri I never told Jim until after
wards what nearly happened, but l
certainly thanked my lucky stars
for Al Sauce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
UNITED STATES MAKES
NEW HIGH TRADE RECORD
Last Months Imports and Exports
Greater in Value Than Those +
Of Any Previous August.

Both imports and exports .ef ner-
chandise were greater In value during
August than In any previous August
IN the history, of American foreign
trade.
Figures announced by the bureau OF
foreign ana domestic commerce show,
imports valued at SITS. 1000, 900. an In,
crease Of s5.uoo.ooo over August. 1917.
and exports Of 100000 against
$4ss. 100000.
Imports Of gold slightly over $780,
900 were less during August than in
any month for over fifteen years, and
for eight months amounted to $751;
ooo, 900 as against $524.oOo.ooo last
year. Exports Of gold were $3.277.ooo.
compared with s46.ooo.0oo for August,
1917. Exports Of silver broke all rec
over $2s,000.o00. as against $7,500,000
for August, 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24

tered mors. fhAn svue. ft vas plain,
70 SEQ that Hodty WAenH. getnx 70 be-
able to hold On - Terry 1uskfA& long.
and II only he would drop him on. dry,
land Old Man Coyete vou16 ask no,
Ana tnsn, saxht at NJ vsry tedse,
* the smiling Root Jerry tore loose
and fsll He was - near that Old
Man Coyote could almost touch him
by reaching cut Had che water been
shallow there this story never would
have been written. But a was deep,
e was % Aesp that Old Man Ceaote
had to stay ON the bank. Splashl fell
Jerry right In front Of him, and as
he leaned over the bank ready to grab
Jerry II he came up the water was
actually flashed IN his face. But
Jerry didn't come up. He dfved deep
down and swan to one of his private
little tunnels Ii the bank and crept
up this TO the safety OF. . snug little
room where there WIZ soft grass.
And % Jerry never knew how near
he came to falling from trouble into
worse trouble, nor how Old Man
Coyotes mouth had watered in vain,
and two people instead Of one had
boen disappointed. in y dinner they
had counted ~ already as good as
gotten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-24
IITT E
fbEDIRlE
NJ TH0RNToN ~. BURoEss.
tCssys1sA4r 1s14 ~ = ". 1RsssA1
Old Man Coyotes Mouth
Waters.

Splaah into the Smiling Pool fsIl.Jerry
Musktat, and II ever there was Z thank
full Mhslrat In an the Great World that
one was Jerry. He didn't mind his torn
coat at all Indeed, he was thankful
that # had torn. II It had held hs would
nnow be on his way to the stomach Of
Hooty the Owl Despite his fright and
the smart Of the wounds made by
Hooty's claws, Jerry couldn't help q
feeble frin as he heard Hooty's scream
Of rage and disappointment
Now, Of all that had happened to
Jerry Muskrat there had been wit
ness. A witness. you know. Is one who
sees whatever IL going on. Jerry Musk
rat didn't know that any one had seen
what had happened to him Hooty the
Owl didn't know it But all the time q
pair Of the keenest eyes on all the Green
Meadows or in an tho Green Forest had
been watching. They were the eyes Of
Old Man Coyote.
There is very little goes on that Old
Man Coyote doesn't know about. He
had discovered what Jerry Maskfat was
about and more than one night he had
been eraftily stretched out back Of the
bulrushes at q place where he hoped
Jerry would come for roots and rushes.
He had seen Jerry climb out on the
foundation walls Of his new house and
had watched him fail a-dfeaming. He
had even thought Of trying to wade out
and surprise Jerry, but had been too
shrewd to try 1t. He knew he couldn't
possibly do it without frightening Jerry.
Then he had seen Hooty the Owl
drift like shadow out across the
Smiling Pool right over Jerry. and
His crafty eyes snapped as he saw
that Hooty had Jerry only by his coat
and that he didn't have a good hold at
that.
thought OLD Man Coyote. Hell come
hold Just as soon as he Is across the
Smiling Pool, and when he does Old
Man Coyote is going to be right there.
It is very fortunate that I am on this
side of the Smiling Pool instead Of on
the other; Hooty is going to pass
ing so low that I believe II I Jump
suddenly I can snatch Jerry Muskrat
right out of his claws"
A fierce yellow light 1eaped up In
the eyes of Cd Man Coyote. and his
very fiat and very still on the bank of
the Smiling Pool ana watched Hooty
the Owl draw nearer and nearer with
helpless Jerry hanging from his
claws. There wasn't a shadow of a
doubt in the mind Of Old Man Coyote
that in one little minute more he
would have a muskrat dinner.
And then-right then-when he was
so absolutely sure, he saw Hooty lose
his grip with one foot and Jerry be-
gin to struggle. 1t was on the tip Of
Old Man Coyotes tongue to cry,
"Hang on to him, Hooty! Hang on
to him just q minute longerw But, of
course, he didn't do anything like
that. Instead, he held his breath and
auivered all over and his mouth wa