davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
ANOTHER old
RESIDENT DIES
John VanWinkle, III Since
Last November With
Cancer, Passes
Away.
FUNERAL TOMORROW
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Came to Hamilton County in
1884 and to Webster
City in 1913.

John VanWinkle, an old and repect.
ed pioneer resident of this county, pass.
ed away at his home, 1888 First street,
at 1 :55 o'clock this morning. Mr.. Van
Wrinkle had been sick since November,
1919, with cancer of the bladder and
had been confined to his bed during the
past month. He was sixty.nine years
of age.
Rev. Harry f. Shook will have
charge of the funeral services, which
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 80
o'clock ut the home.
Obituary.
John VanWinkle was born July 10,
1851, at Carbondale, Pa. March 30,
1875, he was united in marriage to
Miss Nellie Doyle and moved with her
to Hamilton county in 1884. settling on
a farm in Fremont township north Of
Highview. Iii March, 1913, they moved
to Webster City. To this union were
born three sons, Bert VanWinkle of
this city. Delmar yanWinkle of Car
Isle, Ark, and Roy VanWinkle, who
resides on the home farm north Of
Highview. Aside from his wife and
three sons, the deceased is survived by
"a brother and two sisters.
Mr.. vanWinkle was an attendant of
the JJniyersalist church and was a man
greatly admired by those who knew
him intimately. He was splendid
representative of the sturdy, substan-
tial, pioneer farmer, that class of
citizens who have been such an import
ant factor in the development and up
building Of our county and state. In
the death of John VanWinkle, Ham
ilton county loses good citizen. and
the bereaved family will have the SYM
patty Of many friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
Going to The Movies?

Are you a picture fan? II you are n t
you must be a peculiar sort of person
If you are you will enjoy these don'ti
offered for the guidance of the A. O.
NJ. F. (Ancient Order Of Movie Fans.
They are not intended for you, but fol-
the other fellow:
Don't hurry about buying your tic
kets. The girl behind you in the line
lis probably a department store clerk
and, as she doesn't have to get up till
five o'clock in the mornings, she should
worry about how soon she gets home.
Don't take the seat the usher shows
you to. She knows you don't want that
seat. but she takes you to 1t just to be
mean and ugly.
Don't rise to permit anybody else
to pass. It's joy to walk over peo-
pie. Make 1t as hard for the other fell
low as possible.
Don't thank the lady and gentleman
who arise that you may pass more
easily-they might think you appre-
ciated the courtesy.
Don't fail to assist the orchestra.
Your neighbors will enjoy your vocal
accompaniment. Also, If you kept
quiet they might know you were nut.
Don't fail to carry on conversation
with your companion. The picture may
he rotten" and your talk will help to
cheer up your neighbors.
Don't forget to tell the management
just what you think of the picture in
case you don't like 1t, but If you do
like 1t keep still. The manager may
have a weak heart and sudden burst
of Joy might kill him.
Don't throw your chewing gum into
the gutter before entering the theatre.
Chew 1t to keep your neighbor awake
and when your jaws are tired, stick 1t
under your chair. 1t il nice and SAM
tary to do that.
Don't, on your life, attempt to criti-
else the picture constructively. Re-
member every picture is either swell"
or lousy" There is no middle
ground.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
MORTGAGE
S165,0o0,o0o
Northwestern Files Biggest
Mortgage Ever put on
Record in Hamilton
County.
RUNS FOR III YEARS
File Mortgage in Every
County in Which Road
Operates.
RUNS FOR III YEARS

A mortgage for $165, 100000. given by
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company to the Farmers Loan 4 Trust
company of New York and Edwin Mars
ton, trustee, was filed in the Office OF
the county recorder of Hamilton county
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
This mortgage, which will run for III
years. from May l, 1920, to May l.
2O37, is the largest mortgage ever filed
in Hamilton county.
The mortgage, which is a first refund
ing gold bond mortgage on all the
buildings owned by the railway com
pany, was given as security for loan
made to take care of the company's OBJ
legations. 1t is 40 pages in length and
contains total of 10000 words. The
mortgage will be filed in every county
in which the road does business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
Changes in Retail Prices Of Food.

The cost of the % articles making VI
| the retail food index carried on by the
bureau of labor statistics of the U. S
department of labor attained further
high record in June On June Is the
average family expenditures for these
articles was per cent higher than Oh
May Is. The expenditure in May was
10 per cent higher than in April: and
in April the expenditure was 5 per
cent higher than in March. The figures
for the average family expenditure
show, therefore, steady increase in
these food articles, the expenditure in
June. 1920. being per cent above the
Expenditure in January. 1920.
Prices of food articles are reported to
the bureau of labor statistics every
month by retail dealers in II import
ant cities From these prices the bu-
reau computes weighted index
number weighing the price Of each
article by the quantity conumed in the
|avearge workingmans family. The
weighted" retail food index is neces-
sarily limited to the articles for which
have been ascertained the quantities
consumed. hence only % articles are in
cluded. These articles, however, make
up about two-thirds of the entire cost
Of the food budget.
Since January, 1919. monthly retail
prices of food have been secured for
43 food articles. During the month
from May Ii to June Is, 1920, the
prices of % of the 43 food articles for
which prices pcre obtained increased
as follows: Round steak, potatoes. and
bananas, per cent, each: sirloin steak
and ham, q per cent, each: chuck roast
and sugar. per cent, each: rib roast.
per cent: canned salmon. bread, and
corn meal, ; per cent, each; bacon and
evaporated milk, . per cent, each
plate beef, eggs, flour. cornflakes, maca-
roni, onions, canned peas. canned to-
matoes, and raisins. l per cent. each
Cream of wheat increased less than
five-tenths of l per cent.
The IA articels which decreased in
price We're: Cabbage, - per cent
oranges, II per cent butter. 8 per cent
pork chops, 4 per cent: cheese. 3 per
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
Mop up the Much Touted
Sheffield Rockwell Out
fit by 8 to 3
Score.
PLAY AGAIN TODAY
Switch Locals Around, but
Visitors Play Poor
Ball.

The much touted Sheffield Rockwell
ball team is whizzer. At least the
score made here yesterday and the play
inx Of the visitors would indicate this.
Until yesterday, the Monarcls and the
sheffield Rockwell outfit stood ? and =.
Yesterday was the rubber" game and
tie Monarchs copied it easily by 8 to
3 The game was witnessed by an I'M
usually large crowd who came out to
see a battle royal, but instead saw a
visiting team affected with the Charley
horse. Probably the tall buildings, the
paved streets and the crowd must have
excited the lads from the tall grass for
they simply couldn't play for sour
apples yesterday.
And the Monarchs gave thew every
conceivable chance, too. They switch
ed. their team around in an effort to
rive the visitor a lOok-in, but they
simply wouldn't "look." Coffin was
switched from short to third; Corbin
from third to short; Glumske, second
l,sseman, took a whirl at third and even
Kinney Thompson, pitcher, was staked
out on second base and MI. Puss
latham put into the box But the Shelf
field Rockwell combination couldn't do
thing. They Out-hit the Monarchs by
oAe .bingle, but they piled up six cost
", errors, while the Monarchs sailed
through without single one!
:, The Official score:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

cent hens, lard, and crisco, . pei
cent. each; lamb, olcomargarine, nu
margarine, and baked beans, per cent
each. Tea and prunes decreased less
than tive-tenths of / per cent
Prices remained unchanged for fresl
milk. rolled oats, rice, navy beans, can
ned corn, and coffee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ~ 4 4 4 ~
4 WHEN SHERNIAN'S ARMY ,
4 PASSED.

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 + 4
Elizabeth w. Allston Pringle in
Scribners: Upstairs in her bedroom my
sister was having a trying time. She
unlocked her trunk to prevent its be-
ing ripped open with sword, and look
ed on while they ran through 1t, tax
ing all her jewels and everything Of
value, holding up each garment for ex-
animation and asking its uses, each
one being greeted by shouts Of laughter.
She, having recently come, had not con-
cealed or buried any of her things.
After disposing of her big trunk, they
turned to closet where a mans leather
trunk was. They asked for the key and
when she said she did not have 1t, they
cut it open, and there on top lay q
sword. Then there were howls Of !:
I'VE knew you were lying. You said
you had no arms" Della only answer
ed: II did not know what was in this
trunk" 1t was her brother-in-law,
Lewis Wander Horst's, trunk. He had
been killed fighting calamity IN vir-
ginia and his trunk had been sent
home by his friends to his brother with
out the key.
All this time was with another
party who were searching for liquor,
and followed them into the garnet. 1t
was odd how impossible it was not to
follow them and see what they did. I
was told afterward that in most places
the women shut themselves up in a
room while they searched the house ;
but, with us, we were irresistibly borne
to keep up with them and watch them.
When heard them tramping over the
garnet, the loose boards rafting, few
up myself and stood there while they
opened every box and trunk, taking
anything Of any value, every now and
then quarrelling over who should have
a thing. was in misery for the
boards seemed to be crying aloud !:
Take us up and you'll find something.
Take us up" Whenever they asked me
anything, l answered with some quick
sharp speech which would intensely
amuse anyone but the questioner, who
generally relapsed into sulky silence
They seemed to be in great dread Of
being surprised by Hamilton's cavalry
whom they spoke of as ''the devil, for
you never knew where he was,' 50 they
did everything very rapidly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
Verdict for Reugnitz.

On the second hearing held this morn
ing over the barrel of alcohol shipped
to f.. G. Reugnitz in this city and re.
Gently con6scated by the officers, the
jury, after celebrating an hour render
ed verdict for defendant. The alcohol
was found to be the legal properly of
Mr.. Reugnitz and 1t will be returned to
him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
Iowa Land Sales.

Rock Rapids Reporter: Henry D.
Siebring sold the Joe Geiger eighty
acres adjoining Little Rock Oh the
south to Harm Heidebrink, of Wil,nont,
MIMI, at $500 an acre.
Alton Democrat: Oscar Lehman has
purchased the John Fettes place one
mile west of Carpes, a 16O-acre farm,
at $500 per acre. Mr.. Fettes bought
the place less than year ago from
Jake Mulder Of Sioux Center for $3.50
per acre. The farm adjoining Alton,
belonging to the Michael Schroeder
estate was sold this week through J.
N. Kuhl, referee for the estate. The
south forty goes to Joe H. Holman and
the remaining AO acres to John II.
Jansen. The total consideration was
$125,00O. averaging about $40 per
acre.
Grundy Center Republican: G. w.
Harken has bought the 212-acre j.
Schultz farm in Pleasant Valley town,
ship for $500 per acre.
C. w. Harken has sold his 12O-acre
farm in the northwest part Of the
county to A. Ontjes, Jr., Of Arlington.
for $45,OOC.
The 2OO-acre Kurtzlben farm in Ger.
man township WAS sold as follows: 40
acres to II. Lindaman for 1858 per
acre. 16O acres to H. A. Kruse for $500
per acre.
Columbus Junction Gazette: John
jenkins has purchased 12O acres of the
X. 4. Jones farm west of town, from
the heirs of the Jones estate, for 1926
per acre. This is the east end Of the
farm and has no improvements.
Upton Advertiser: J. L. Williams
has sold his 1GO-acre farm, seven miles
northwest Of Upton to +. G. Challis
for 1876 per acre, or total Of $780,
600. The place is one Of the best In
that locality.
Keota Eagle: Mrs. Katherine Sing
masters farm of AGO acres adjoining
keota on the northeast was sold to Mic
Schmitt for a consideration Of close to
a quarter of million dollars. The
Singmaster farm is fine stock and
grain farm and the house is one Of the
finest If not the finest house in Wash
ingtOn county.
Primghar Bell: c. e. Sylvester has
sold the northeast quarter Of section
five in Dale township, O'Brien county,
to Otto Calfenius for $460 an acre. It
is well improved piece of land. liver
Iverson bought the southeast quarter
of the same section for $500 an acre
1t has no buildings on 1t.
Upton Advertiser: Curt Herring
placed his 13O-acre farm In west Red
Oak township on the market few days
ago and before night Donahue & Morton
had sold it to e. A. Lienemann for
1885 per care, with several other Gust
,mers ready and anxious to buy. But
his transaction doesn't leave the Her
,ings homeless, as Curt had previously
purchased the 93-acre place just west of
at 1926 per acre, which
$ close to If not the top price for
'edar county land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
Notioe Of Appointnent Of Executor.

Notice OF Appointment OF EXecONOf.
In the District Court Of the State
|of Iowa, In and for Hamilton County.
In probate.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Amos
Schaller, deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern: Notice
Is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed aud has qualified
as Executor Of the estate Of Amos
Scllaller, late Of Hamilton County,
Iowa, deceased. All persons In any
manner indebted to said deceased or
This estate will make payment to the
undersigned; and those having claims
against said deceased or his estate will
present them in manner and form as
by law required, for allowance and pay
ment.
Dated this 14th day Of July, A. D.
1920.
Earl r. Mason,
Executor Of said estate.
71kd2rhura
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Christensen and
son Lyle, Olof Christensen and daugh-
ter Opal, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Miller
and children and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Miller and child motored to Boone yes
terday to visit friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

MI and Mrs. Fred Meier and the
latter's visiting sister, Mrs. II. j. Goss-
man and two children, of Rock Island,
Ill.,, motored to Dies Moines yesterday
morning, from which place Mrs. Goss-
man and children returned home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Curt Conner delivered the sermon in
the Universalist church in Boone yes
terday morning. The contemplated
union meeting by the Boone and Web
ster City churches yesterday morning
was postponed on account of the
threatening weather.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

The Misses Gladys Jacobson, Marie
Day and Josephine Conhad, who are
attending summer school at the Iowa
State Teachers college in Cedar Falls,
spent Sunday at their respective homes
in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Shafer and
daughter, Miss Jusnita Shafer, spent
Sunday in harrisburg visiting the w.
NJ. Mullenix family
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gillian and
Mr.. and Mrs. q. j. Page mOtored to
Fort Dodge Sunday, where they joined
ten other couples for a picnic at COT
fms point.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Mrs Geo. Petrow and baby son of
Fort Dodge are spending the day in
this city at the home of Mrs. P's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Breitenkamp.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. +. F. Snow have re-
turned home from ten days trip to
Duluth and other Minnesota points.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Love is tabled to be blind, but
Kindness is necessary to perception
love is not a hood, but an eye water"
ANONYMOUS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

H. o. Cutler returned to his work in
the First National bank this morning
after a two weeks vacation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Mr.. and Mfs. John Clabaugh visited
at the Robert Fisher home in Stanhope
Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26


touches this week. getting in form state championship tournament
held a the State Fair 25Sept3
practice
period concluding
the the last three
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
DAILY MARKETS

furnished by the +. w. Wagner COM
pany. Fort Dodge. ii. NJ. Sharpe,
manager. Phone 500, Webster City
exchange.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

The Misses Jewett and Mary Cosz
were passengers to Des Moines this
morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES,
Traver, the photographer.
llf,

Rev. D. ". Swender returned home
Saturday afternoon from business
trip to Carroll.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

Miss Lottie Miller resumed her duties
in the Mercantile store this morning
after two weeks vacation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-26

When in need of job work of any
kind, remember the Freeman-Journal.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-28
SOME
 FACTS WORTH KNOWING
WORLD PEACE

BOSTON, Oct, 28- The Trustees of World Peace Foundation, the mill ion dollar endowment established in ly,O by the late Edwin Ginn, have un- animously adopted a declaration that American entry into the League of Nat ions can not be decided by the Mo- vcmbcr election. The statement says:
 "The problem of the organization of the world for peace is greater than any man or any body of men. Al . though the ratification of the treaty of Versailles, with or without reserva- tions, was prevented by the failure of the President and the Senate to agree, nevertheless, whatever political party may come into power, it will find that he interest, the conscience and the sense of duty of the American people will require the nation to take it's part in the essential work of establishing md preserving the peace of the world.
 "The World Peace Foundation was created to promote the organization of the world for the prevention of war. The Trustees of this Foundation be- lieve that the only practical way of achieving that result is by joining the existing League of Nations, with such notifications, if any, as the wisdom of our statesmen may thing proper for the welfare of the United States. We have assurance that foreign govern ments will welcome the United States with any such notifications as it may think necessary"
 The Board of Trustees include both democrats and republicans. Their de- ciaration is signed by William H. P. Faunce president of Brown Univer- sity; George w. Anderson; Sarah Louise Arnold; Professor George H. Blakeslee of Clark University; Step hen Pierce Duggan; President A. Law renee Lowell of Harvard; former Gov ernSr Samuel w. Mccall of Massa- chusetts; Bliss Perry; Albert B. Pills bury; George A. Plimpton and Joseph Swain; and Edward Cummings, Gsa- eral Secretary.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-28
CORN 10 BIZ USED FOR FUEL

OMAHA, Neb., 2S- Hundreds of thousands of bushels of corn may be burned in Nebraska this winter as fuel for heating and other purposes. Owing to the exceptionally high price of coal and the particularly low price of corn which was raised throughout Nebraska the past season in enormous quantities the farmers are planning on using tho excess crop for tuel
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-28
SCHOOL NOTES

The Grammar Grades have been in dustriouSly working on Halloween , Posters, black cats. witches and jack o'-lantelnS, for very soon will the ghosts and gobins be about.
 This has been test week, the re- port cards go out Monday. We trust that the parents will examine them win interest and with care and urge the children to greater concentration and effort.
 From Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades.
 The Seventh and eighth grades are answering a set of one hundred ques- tiuns which came out in late maga- zine and all the referer"e books in to"n have been put into ',se.
 The play given by the seventh Grade Wednesday afternoon, while not being up to the teachers standard was appreciated by all of the pupils.
 The school baseball team is putting in some late practice and they are hoping that the good weather will con- tinue.
 Tho eighth grade is studying the amendments to the Constitution, especially the eighteenth.
 Miss Tripletts room will stage a Halloween Party on Friday afternoon for her pupils.
 The Third, Fourth and Fifth grades of Miss NaSh'S room are making cats, bats, witches with brooms and pump kins for the decoration of her room for Halloween
 Teacher "Why is the word (get) in (The boy gets fat), incorrect?
 Bright Pupil, "(Get) should be us- ed to show acquisition, like the word acquires" William Mantby' We'll the boy acquired fat"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-28
BAREBACK NOTES

PIivates Eddings and Parry left for Anchorage where they will atte"d school this winter. Eddings will also study the violin.
 Some soldiers are coming on the Northwestern. They will go to An chorage to replace the men who have been discharged within the past year.
 The boys are busy planning the Holoween Dance. Some of the decor aticns have been sent from Anchorage. Everyone is positive that this will be one of the finest Masquerade Balls that was ever given in this town.
 Corporal Reeder who has been dis charged recently, is planning to enter the lumber business.
 It has been reported that Private Krober, who played in the Anchorage Band and who transferred from this company to the band corpse, is be- comming ;.n expert with the saxa- phone.
 Every one is busy asking every one else what they will wear on Hollo- ween.
 Sing a song of Anchorage,
 Declaring war on rats.
 That's why the women of that town
 Began wear their hats.
 (You said a columnful, Agnes.) Pvt. Beyers came over from Anchor age last night to join the company here.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-28
POINDExTER TALKS

WASHINGTON, Oct., 28- Senator poindexter declared today that the single election of . Democratic Sem ator from any Republican State might mean the adoption of President Will sons foreign policies. He further pre- dicted that the Republicans would hold all the Congressional seats that they now had and that they would be fur ther strengthened by seats from Ok jahoma, Maryland, Kentucky, South Dakota, Colorado, Arizona, California Nevada, Idaho and Oregon.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-10-28
THREE QUARTER
 MILLION DECREASE

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Oct, 2S- The mineral out put. of California last year totalled SiJG 500,0O0 worth of crude material. These figures show an decrease of STa0.0OO under the previ ouS year. God, and platinum are tho only metal the ycild of which shows an increase. The gold production to- tailed s17,-50!OO0. These are the. fig ,ps published by the state mineralo- giSt.