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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
Johnson-G abrielson.

Miss Goldie johnson and Oscar Ga.
brielson, both Of Jewell, were married
in this city Thursday AFTERNOON at !
o'clock at the Methodist parsonage, DR.
r. T. Chipperfield reading the ma "riagc
vows. They were accompanied by Miss
Oma johnson, sister of the bride, and
Orvan Englby, also from Jewell.
The bride is the elder daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Omer johnson Of Jewell. The
groom is a young farmer residing north
Of that place and is brother Of Miss
Clara Gabrielson of this city. He is a
soldier and but recently re.
turned home from France where he
saw several months service.
The young couple left Friday fol
Spirit Lake, where they will spend a
few days honeymoon trip, after which
they will reside with the groom's broth.
er north Of town during the coming
summer. Their many friends extend
r
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23

K. #. BECK, PHI. g.. ID. d. 8.
General X.ray work. Dental surgery
7l3 Wilson Avenue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23

the end Of the last school year. She
has musical talent and took prolni-
nent part in the musical affairs of her
class:
Mr.. West, who is employed by the
Standard Oil company az their service
station here, graduated with The class
of '18 and since that time has been al.
most continually in lie service Of his
country. Immediately after graduation,
he enlisted in the Second Iowa NATIONAL
guard and saw border service at
Brownsville and, with Americas en-
trance into the world war, he went to
Camp Cody as member of the Thirty
fourth division He was later tcali,
ferred to an officers training school "a
Georgia, where he received his dis
charge with the signing Of the armiss-
tice.
The young people, foregoing we'd
ding trip at this time, have taken an
apartment in the Richardson building
and will be. at home to their frienls
there.
The out of town guests attending the
wedding included Mrs. Smith of Boone,
the brides aunt: Mrs. Leona Brooks,
also of Boone Miss Leila McAniach Of
Cedar Falls, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Burns Of Eagle Grove.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
Holt.West.

Very simple and impressive was the
service which united in ma rriage Miss
Dora Lorene Holt, daughter Of Mr.. A.
is. Holt, and Mr.. Guilford Herbert West,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. O. d. West, 1122
Second street, yesterday afternoon
The vows were taken in the Holt
lone ON Division street in the presenc,:
only Of relatives and very few near
est friends. Surrounded by a profusiOn
OF pink and white sweet peas and Jrae
roses, the bride and groom took their
places nattended as Miss Mae Rothrock
softly played the opening measures Of
Memberships wedding march. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
L. Il. 'viets Of the Baptist church.
Miss Holt, an unusually pretty and
youthful bride, wore fr0ck Of white
organdie, embroidered in pink rose
buds. and carried an arm bouquet Of
brides roses.
Immediately after the wedding. an
elaborate tray luncheon was served by
the brides step mother. assisted in the
serving by Miss Leona Brooks Of Boone.
Trays were arranged for fifteen guests.
Both the bride and groom are Web
ster City young people, having lived
here much Of their lives, where they
have host of friends who wish them
every joy in life. The bride completed
her studies mt Lincoln high schch with
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
Entertained Glass.

Mrs. James White entertained the
Sunshine" class of the NJ f. Sunday
school, Of which she is tea cher at her
pleasant farm home southeast OF this
city Wednesday afternoon. Chas. w.
Marvel took the children out to the
White horne. where they INDUCED In
games and Il contest. The lest ans
wers to questions from the Sunday
school lessons were made by Evelyae
Gustuson and the consolation prize WIS
given to Master Earl McCoDnell--a
the advice that he brush
up his memory A substantial, two
course lunch was served by Mrs White
and daughter Estaline.
A heavy rain came down in the
course Of the af4sm-tn, SO Mr.. White
hitched up the faithful horses and TOOK
the children, singing happily, back to
town i'm the carriage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
DIR. T. B. LARRABEE,
OsTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
Over, Smiths Clothing store. Sueess,
sor to DIR. Dyssrt 3 Dyssrt. Msrtm
phone 331. Ind. %.

DIR. r. G.. CRUMPTON
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office over Buster Browns store.
Ohico hours to 5 p. m. Once phone
SO, residence "a.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
A. ID, Armstrong to Wed. /

A. d. Armstrong, brother Of "a. w.
Armstrong, manager Of the j. c.
Penney Company store in this city,
departed yesterday for Ann Arbor,
Micle He is to be married Tuesday
evening in that city to Miss Ethel
Harwood,S daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Justin HARDWOOD Of North Bangor, N. Y.
Miss Harwood is one OF last week s
gradla ties at Ann Arbor University.
She has recently been elected principal
Of the high school at Williams, Iowa,
for the coming school year. The happy
couple will take up their residence in
Webster City about July 7th.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
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SOCIAL. EVENTS.

The Pleasant Hour club will meet
with Mrs. P. w. Lee, $40 Elm street,
tomorrow for an all day quilting.
The ladies' aid society Of the Chris
tian church will hold its parsonage SO
cial at the Lubbers home, 2O4 Des
Moines street, Wednesday afternoon at
: o'clock.
The ladies aid society of Breeze
Hill will meet Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock with Mrs. TIC. O'Connor. The
home demonstration will be present and
demonstrate the pressure cooker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
BURNsTEDT ! HEMINGWAY,

O8ce over Oppenheimef . Bse.
mann's elslhins store, Webster City.
Iowa. Martin phone 81. B3H
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
School Picnic.

The pupils and teacher, Miss Alma
Graham, of Harmony school, Webster
township, together with over thirty
of the parents and friends, enjoyed a
picnic in the woods Friday, the closing
day of the school year. After bounte-
GUS basket dinner, the pupils entertain
ed their guests with short program.
A nice time is reported by ALL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-06-23
O. B. OLSON, D. D. s.:

Dental Surgery and X.ray Work
Office in new Svenson Bldg. Martin
phone $50. 6-9d-f-jtf
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
Was Out of Small Chance.

Chen Chi Fat, wealthy Chinese i'm
porter and exporter of Panama and
HongkOng, was short of small change
when Ae proceeded to settle for the
transportation of himself, wife and
three children. who had been booked
10 leave San Francisco for the Orient
on the liner China. He rendered a
certified check for 100000. When
General Passenger Agent Ii. n. Thorn
as asked if that was the only sort OF
change he had, Chen exhibited another
check. 1t was for an even 100000
Thomas never smiled as he asked IL
the patron wished gold in change Chen
said this would suit him, but when
four men started TO pull q big truck
from the Bank of Canton, Chen decid-
ed that certificate Of deposit would
be better. He has made fortune in
Panama hats and is going 10 Hong
kong to establish new agency.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
SERIOUS TIMES In BOSTON
Governor Has Taken Charge of Stua-
ton Arising From Strike of
Police Force.

Boston.--A fight to the finish be-
tween the constituted authorities OF
state and city and the labor unions
was indicated by developments in the
policemen's strike. While Gov Cool
idge was exercising his authority as
commanderin-chief of the state forces
to take complete command of the
measures for protection OF the city,
Mayor Peters was making it plain TO
labor leaders who visited the city hall
that the policemen's union would not
be recognized.
The labor men were firm in their
insistence that the police be permitted
to affiliate with the American Fede-
ration of Labor. and offered to guar
antee that the police never would be
called out on a sympathetic strike.
The possibility of a strike OF car
men, telephone and electrical workers
and industrial employees was serious.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
MUST SIGN PEACE
PACT AS IT STANDS
ROUMANIA WILL BE FORBIDDEN
TO QUALIFY ACCEPTANCE
OF THE TREATY.
THE ANSWER WILL BE FIRM
Note From Germany Considered EVas
i've, and II May Be Decided to
Enter Farther Into That
Country.

Paris.-The supreme council OF the
peace conference informed Roumania
she must sign the peace treaty with
altogether from signing.
The Roumanian peace delegation has
not yet reached a decision in the mat
ter
The Roumanian delegation has sent
q note to the peace conference declar-
ing that its intention was to sign the
Austrian treaty with reservations. The
supreme council took the Roumanian
note under consideration. 1t appears
unlikely such signature will be per
mitted.
Premier Clemenceau presided at the
council meeting, which also discussed
the German reply to the allied demand
for suppression of article 81 of the
German constitution, providing for
Austrian representation in the German
parliament. The discussion of this
subject was not completed
While the council probably will
spend several days on the reply to the
German note before completing it, it
is considered certain that the answer
will be extremely firm in tone, taking
the position that Germany is violating
the treaty before it becomes effective,
thereby rendering it impossible for the
allies to ratify it.
Considerable differences of opinion
are known to have existed among the
members of the supreme council re-
corning the German note, some mem
bers favoring the ignoring by the allied
communication on the ground that the
reply was evasive, and proceeding
further into Germany should the Ger
mans fail to indicate a willingness to
alter their constitution.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
CLAIM HEARINGS PACKED
Representative of Wholesale Grocers
Makes Serious Charges Against
the Big Packers.

observation-disclosures that the pack
ers were inducing witnesses to attend
the hearings of the senate agriculture
committee in opposition to the Ken
yon-Kendrick bills opposing federal
license regulation of the industry
were made by Lewis H. Haney, repre-
senting the southern wholesale gro
GERS association.
Mr.. Haney gave out after the hear
ing letter he had written to Senator
Gronna. North Dakota, chairman of
the committee, in which he suggested
that the committee call Mr.. Brooks
of Swift & Co. and put him under
OATH
ASK him." the letter continued,
how much money the five big pack
ers have spent or have become obi
gated to pay to date in railroad fares,
hotel bills, ETC., for any Of the wit
nesses."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
FAvORS S5OO.OO0,O 900 LOAN
iaI Aid to Discharged Sol
diers and Sailors.

Observation-Disclosures of the
Edge export finance bill was resumd
in the Senate, but no action was
taken.
Senator Ashurst, Arizona, proposed
flat the MonGeu bill, by which au-
thority would be given the government
10 loan 100000 900 to discharged sol
diers and sailors for the purchase of
homes and agricultural lands. be added
to the bill as an amendment
IF we can loan Russia $4,000, 900,
why can't we lend to our own soldiers
$780, 100000" asked the Arizona sen
ator.
On assurances by Senator Smoot OF
Utah that the public lands committee
planned to take up consideration of
the Mondell bill Senator Ashurst with
drew his amendment.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19

HAVE GRAVE FEARS OF MILITARY
BODY WHICH WOULD BE
WHOLLY EUROPEAN.
STUDY TREATY QUESTION
Opinion Expressed in Berlin as To
What viii Happen To Peace
Pact Should United States
Fail To Ratify.

| Berlin.-Germany may refuse TO re-
eeive or recognize any interallied
commission upon which America is
not represented.
The question has been raised by the
announcement that an interallied mil
itary commission of 90 members has
been appointed and viii soon arrive
hree for the purpose of seeing that
| Germany faithfully carries out the
| disarmament and other military
clauses OF the peace treaty.
So far as is known here, the United
| States is not represented on this com
mission, or has Washington taken any
steps toward providing for represen-
tation on that or any other commits
sion, according to the best available
information here.
The question is asked whether in
the event that the American senate
should eventually ratify the peace
treaty in some form or another, the
United States will even then name
members for the interallied military
commission.
In some quarters the contractual
legality and the status of such a com
mission under the peace treaty would
be questioned if America, one Of the
chief signatories of the document, is
not represented.
An official statement on the subject
Is not obtainable because the author
tiles here consider 1T premature TO
anticipate events. but the attitude OF
tLose who question the right of the
allies to send into Germany interal-
lied commissions on which America is
not represented is that such commits
sions lack legal authorization to act
without Americas participation, and
that Germany cannot properly protest
against receiving or recognizing such
bodies.
In this question is involved also a
greater one, concerning the validity
of the Versailles document itself in
case the United States should event
ually fail 10 ratify it or ratify it with
amendments This subject is now be
ing studied by Germany's best inter
national jurists.
Little hope is entertained in author
IaI1N6 ludl any iiAHGAiat6
anG direct benefit would accrue to
Germany through a possible decision
If the American senate not to ratify
the treaty in its present form, but
Germans would see in such action
confirmation of their contention of
the injustice of the treaty on the one
hand and OF the theory that the Yer
sailles document has not increased
the chances of world tranquility on
the other hand They would also see
in it support for their argument that
t is impossible TO carry out the pro-
visions of the treaty in all its details
1t can be said that from the mo-
ment the treaty is ratified and in
force the Germans will begin world
movement for a revision of the so
called "unfillable" clauses. Though
little is being said at present, every
day increases the determination Of
the Germans to make a worldwide
appeal for a revision of the treaty.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
HAS TALE OF WOE
Uncle Joe Fell Among-WeIl, Say
Pr0fiteers.
Charged $3.50 for One OF the Absolute
Necessaries Of Life, He Has Re
nounced Yankees and All
Their Works

Anyone who has ever had the mad
dening experience of being stung,
| stripped, robbed or mulcted of a good
~ sum can and will sympathize with
Uncle Joe HowSley. a gentleman from
| the Lone Star state, who came East
on little summer trip and fell among
thieves, as he views the matter. Uncle
Joe is an expert on watermelonS. know
Ing the fruit from stem 70 blow end
like book. He is also familiar with
watermelon etiquette, so his experience
proved shocking In more ways than
one. A writer in a Pittsburgh paper
tells the story as follows:
Uncle Joe owned a five-acre farm
down in Shackleford county, Texas.
until a few months ago. He then.
through the will of a benign fate and
the activities of an oil company. ceased
being the owner of farm and became
an Gilman with an income of several
thousand perfectly good dollars
month AS consequence, the wander
lust struck Uncle Joe and he accord
ingly hied himself northward TO ex-
plore unfamiliar lands. Now he is
thai the unfamiliarity lasted for the
years it did
Down in Uncle Joe's land the nee
tar known as the watermelon is IA
vorite form of diet, and Uncle Joe is
one of the epicureS sh0 wien IN his
part OF the world partook of the treat
daily. Down there melon of a size
that would tax a mans strength to
tote, sub, could be purchased for a five
cent piece. Or, if a field was at hand
wherein grew the food of the gods. the
taking thereof without the knowledge
of the fields owner was considered no
breach of the law.
1t is not strange, therefore, that on
strolling about city TO view its sights,
when Uncle Joe's" eyes fell upon
restaurant in the window of which
were displayed numerous inviting red
and green melons. life took on an in
terest that it had not felt since his
train had passed over the boundary of
the Grand Old State.
"Uncie Joe" FASTENED inside and
called for watermelon.
After what seemed much time,
was not more than two by six inches,
was placed before him.
81 said watermelon not a bite.
suh," he announced cuttingly, when his
amaZement at the magnitude of the
thing before him had passed sufficient
~ to allow him to speak
After much argument, he made the
bewildered waiter understand that
what he desired was a whole melon
like any gentleman is served with down
where they know how to serve 1t.
"Uncle Joe" consumed the two halves
placed before him in blissful ignorance
of the outrage that was about TO be
perpetrated upon him.
Then came the check
Watermelon, $50, sub
1t wasn't NECESSARY to send in riot
CALL but for a time it looked as though
1t might be. AS 1t was, Uncle Joe"
stamped from the den of thieves, VOW
ing vengeance against all Yankees In
general and one Yankee restaurant in
Darticular
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
THE LOUISIANA PECAN CROP
Prospect Now Is For an Abundant
Crop Of This important
Product

New Orleans, La.-Pecans will be
abundant this coming winter according
to John S. Dennee, field agent for the
United States Bureau of Crop EST.
mates The prospect just now is par
ticularly promising. and barring high
winds and other calamities that Oc
casionally befall the crop about this
time of year something near a full
production may be figured on. Better
stock is being used, new enterprises
have ENCOURAGED production, and more
modern methods are being employed.
Besides. this will probably be one of
the good years for the nut
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
PEACE AGAIN IN COAL REGION
Miners, Footsore and Weary, Return
to Their Homes and Re-
sumo Work.

Charleston, W. Va.-Peace and quiet
again reigned throughout the coal dis
trict in this section of the state. from
reports and appearances, after several
days of anxiety and turbulence, due to
thousands of miners stopping work and
taking up the march into Logan county
with the avowed purpose of forcing
this non union field TO organize.
Worn, weary and footsore, the men
were brought back from their pilgrim
age after their organization leaders
had pleaded with them to observe the
laws of the state, and from the various
mining communities came reports that
all was quiet and that the men were
returning to work
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19

itude which was roared from hundreds
of thousands of the threats of his fel-
low citizens
His voice trembled with emotion as
he responded to the greetings extend
ed by Secretary of War Baker in his
own behalf and that of the president,
as well as the welcoming addresses of
representatives of the senate and
house, the state and city.
AS his car passed slowly through
the cheering multitudes which damned
Broadway from the Battery to the city
hall Gen. Pershing attempted in vain
to maintain his composure. At first
he replied to the cheers with the stiff
salute which military etiquette de-
mands, but he was soon carried away
by the storm of applause which swept
in great gusts about him. Rising to
his feet he waved his cap about his
head with boyish gesture which told
how deeply he was stirred while the
grim lines of his bronzed face broke
into smile which was as infectious
as it was rare.
Surrounded by comrades, humber in
station, but who had offered their all
just as freely in the cause of liberty.
Gen. Pershing first reglimpsed his ma
tive land when the Leviathan once the
pride of defeated Germany. nosed her
way through the mists off the Jersey
&C asst. TIL general stood upon her
deck with the famous composite regi
ment," 5000 picked American soldiers,
known as "Pershing's own"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
NOTED CARDINAL
VISITS AMERICA
MAN WHO DEFIED cERMANY's
HIGHEST AUTHORITIES LANDS
IN UNITED STATES.
IS WELCOMED BY MAYOR
Noted Prelate, Who Gained Admira
ton of Whole World, Much Moved
BY Enthusiasm of His
Reception.

New York.-Cardinal Mercier, Bel
gums gallant churchman, arrived
here, bringing to America the thanks
history he has played so heroic part.
AS the venerable prelate stepped for
the first time on American soil, he
was asked for a message to the Amer
lean people.
Il can only say thank you!'" he
piled, his voice quivering with emo
ton. What else is there for me to
say?"
Cardinal Mercer speaks excellent
English with a soft, musical accent.
There is little in the outward form
of the man to tell of the devoted
priest who defied the German invader
and sternly babe him to heed the law
of God if he cared nothing for the
laws of man.
AS soon as the gangway had been
run up Mayor Hylan and the official
welcoming committee, Archbishop
Hayes and a number OF church digni-
taries boarded the ship and officially
welcomed the guest of the city and
nation. The cardinal was taken across
the river and thence by automobile to
Archbishop Hayes residence.
On his way across the Hudson the
cardinal turned to Archbishop Hayes
and expressed his establishment that
his arrival in America should be her
aided in such a manner.
oh" commented the archbishop.
"all America loves Cardinal Mercier
You will find that out"
Typical of the heroism of King AL
bert's countrymen, this physically
frail but intellectually powerful prel
ate of the church stirred the whole
world to admiration of his courage
when, on the first war Christmas, in
1914. with the Germans everywhere in
Belgium. he issued his famous pas
tCral letter, denouncing the invader
and urging his people to resist IL
these words:
Germany has violated her oath. We
can neither number our dead nor com
ute the measure of our ruins. DC
cupied provinces are not conquered
provinces. The authority of the in
vader is no lawful authority. There
fore, in soul and in conscience you
owe it neither respect, attachment MOI
obedience"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
GunpoWder on Bum.

Notwithstanding thousand pounds
oil gunpowder manufactured here. sold
to England, then to Russia and finally
rcsold to the United States, turned out
to be no good. This was the first de-
velopment of an investigation started
by a House committee into financial
deals connected with manufacture of
munitions for Russia, which were paid
for out of American loans.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-19
Find River Jordan Unclean.

Bathing in the River Jordan. famous
in sacred history. has lost its popular
lty as the result of the discovery by
American physicians that II is a dan
yerous disease germ carrier.
One of the first steps taken hy the
American Red Cross unit reaching that
water, Red Cross headquarters here
aas been Informed. 1t was found lad
N with the germs of skin diseases and
)ther maladies. There has never be-
fore been restrictions on bathing in
he stream, regardless of the physical
conditions of the bathers. but the rev.
,lations of danger lurking in the Jor-
lan's waters caused the local author
ties to place ban on the unrestrfct-
ID bathing.