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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-15
GtRL sCoRNs nANnlreS CITY

Ashtabula. o., July z. Six autamo-
bile bandits robbed the Marine Ma
tlonal Bank. Of Ashtabula Harbor,
three miles from here. % 1889 O'Clock
today, securing $4,000 in loot and
made their escape after firing several
shots nj citizens In the street
!, A girl employee Of the bank. with q
revolver pointed NJ her face, pressed n
burglar alarm with her foot, which
frightened the robbers. who fed
leaving about $4,000 currency UNI
touched In one Of the cages.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-15
STATEHOOD

Our churches extend thanks 10 T.
W. Mather g. Sons for the fans which
they gave to them.
Mr. Geo. A. Barnes has returned
from the hospital not much improved
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Monroe and
daughter Marguerite. of Baltimore.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley 0ursler, 81
Philadelphia, were Sunday visitors ui
Mr.. and Mrs. =. G. Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo, w. FrizEel en
tertained a number OF friends Of
Westminster and Baltimore on sun
day past.
dennis T. Buckingham, Jr. Of Bal
timore, is spending a few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs y r. Buck
ingham.
Geo. A. Weber, of Baltimore, spent
Sunday and Monday with friends nea'
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. links GrIffee are
spending a few days in baltimore
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Piffer. Of Ball
timere, are spending week with Mr..
and Mrs Clinton shipley and Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Bonner ~
Miss Catherine Hutchinst OF Balti-
more, Is Spending some time with Mr..
and Mrs. David N. Leister and fam
lily.
Mrs. Joshua l.. barnes and son, Ira,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Worth Barnes
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-15

Barnes. All welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Warehime and
Mr.. Maurice Pool spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deyilbiss.
MT and Mrs Fred Weise and son,
and Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Bush. SIR,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Weise, Of Baltimore.
Miss Edna Barnes Is spendingfsome
time in baltimore.
Miss Gayneli Gambler, OF Baltimore
spent a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Levi CASHIER.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-15

Providence Methodist Protestant
Sunday school will hold It's annual
picnic Saturday July 23, beginning at
1000 a. m. in the grove adjoining the
church. A band OF music will be
present
Sunday school at Providence Meth-
odist Protestant Church Sunday after
noon at 2 p. m. Preaching az 400 p.
m. c. 4. Society at 500 p. m. Topic,
" Judging unkihdly" Leader, Flora a.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Stratford Man Dies.

StratfOrd Courier: Stratford people
were surprised on Monday morning to
hear that John Lindberg had passed
away very suddenly at Wall Lake Sun
day night, death being caused by acute
indigestion. He had eaten dinner with
one of his children and about 4 80
complained of severe pains in his alb
domen. Doctors were summoned but
could do nothing to relieve him and
about Z 80 in the evening he passed
away.
Deceased was well known here, he
and his wife having spent several years
before moving to Wall Lake as resi-
dents of this place. His wife has been
in very poor health, while he seemed
hale and hearty, although he was past
eighty-one years of age.
Two daughters, Mrs. V. Lander and
Mrs. Il. A. Waller, reside here and
they with their families are attending
the funeral there today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27

came. All that love and skill could
do was done for her, but the tired hands
had finished their many helpful tasks,
the weary eyes closed, and the beautiful
peace that came to her showed that
"at eventitle, there is light -
Sunday afternoon. June II, the Rev.
Arthur Metcalf conducted funeral sery-
ices at the home on Boone street. The
house and yard were filled with rela-
tives and friends, while the casket was
literally buried beneath exquisite floral
tributes in memory of one whose hon
esty and simplicity had been a gospel
to all who knew her life--a life that
passed out as Tennyson portrayed it
Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me
And may there he no moaning at the
bar W
When l put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound or foam,
When That which drew from out the
bOundless deep
Turns again-hOme.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
500 DELINQUENT IN
AUTO REGISTRATION
State Auto Tax Inspector
may Visit Hamilton
County Soon.

Hamilton county still has about five
hundred automobile owners who are
delinquent in the payment of their IL
cense fees, according to County Treas
urer w. II. Harrison. A state inspect
Or will probably be in the county with
in a short time. and after his visit some
action may be decided upon to secure
the payment of these delinquent fees
or an explanation as to why they are
not paid.
While the rush months for registra-
ton are past, few cars are being reg
istered each day, and the months auto
tax collections average between $4,000
and $4,000. Under the new motor We
hicle law only one-half of one per cent
of these collections are forwarded to
the state department, remittances being
made the 18th Of each month. The bal
ance of the money remains in the coun-
ty until drawn on by the secretary of
state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Dinner.Dance a Success.

The first dinncr-dance of the season
given at the Outing club Friday evening
was a most successful affair. The
delicious three course dinner was served
ut G:3O o'clock by the matron, Mrs. w.
j. Nierling, covers being laid for sixty
three people. 4 group of young girls
assisted in the serving. Baskets of
lovely brown eyed susans and field
daisies We're effectively used Oh the
tables, as well as on the veranda. The
dance which followed the dinner was
very we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Chamer We're
chairmen of the committee in charge of
arrangements for the dinner-Ar. and
Mrs. J. A. Dunkcl, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Webb and Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Clifton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Rose Grove to Celebrate.

Williams Enterprise: There will a
Fourth of July celebration at Rose
Grove, seven miles north Of Ellsworth
and six miles south and one west of
Williams in the Dick Munson grove.
The committees have made arrange
ments to give the people a good time
and will have various forms Of amuse-
ments. Prof. II. A. Oakdale, president
of Jewell college, has been secured to
deliver the address of the day, and a
number of others will also speak. A
number of games have been planned
for the young folks. A refreshment
stand will be on the grounds.
Everybody is invited to come and en-
joy the day in nice, cool shady grove
Bring your lunch with you.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
AUT0B|u| ! ! | |! s
IS GETTING : BETTER B!
Former Webster City Resi-
dent Writes From
Detroit. ~

Mrs. H. G.. Pagan, formerly Miss
Catherine Stark of this city, now of
Detroit, Mich, in renewing her sub
scription to the Freeman-J Journal,
writes Interestingly Of the business
situation in the auto world as follows:
1T always seems good to read the
news from home in the paper.
Perhaps you may he. interested to
know little about Detroit and the
auto wOrld-we live in the suburb,
Royal Oak, which is only a Is min
ute ride from the Ford factory. The
Ford plant is running full time now
and will not close down during July
and August, as was rumored month
ago. IL. 80
Il was starting down Woodland ave-
hue the other day and saw 90 new
Chevrolet ears from Flint enroute to be
delivered in Detroit-that shows bust
ness is picking up nicely in Flint, too.
Although business is not normal here
vet, everything is gradually assuming
normally. se .i..4
Real estate is quiet here, too, still
there is lot of building going on"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
BanI, BUYS New Safe.

Williams Enterprise: The First
National Bank has installed new
safe to take the place of the one blown
up by the bandits some two weeks ago.
The safe has been placed in the north
vault and is Of the Ely-NOrris make. 1t
is made of manganese steel, and has an
inside measurement of five cubic feet,
which probably makes it the largest
safe of the kind in the county, as well
as one of the best. Authorities on
safes state that it is as near burglar
proof as any made. Inside. the first
door is vacuum which blows out the
charge as it explodes causing little or
no damage.
The bank has also ordered a new
counter and various other fixtures to
replace the old ones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Story County Farmers Picnic.

Members of the Story county farm
bureau, numbering about 1000, with
their families, are planning for their
annual picnic to be held on the Iowa
State college campus at Amcs on July
I.
President r. A. Pearson will give the
address of welcome and there will be
addresses by Peder Peterson of Cedar
Falls on farm bureau activities, one
by f. G. Nourse of the extension de-
partment, marketing specialist. upon
the new grain marketing plans, and
other talks.
Following this program there will
be athletic events and n ball game
between the north and south sides of
the county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Gold on Iowa Farm.

Jewell Record: There is some local
interest in the reports that have APP
peared in the newspapers lately rela-
tive to the discovery Of gold in the sand
and gravel along a stream known as
jack creek near Graettinger, local in
tcrest being due to the fact that TheO-
dore Jacobson of this place owns a
$50 acre farm, through which Jack
creek runs. The Smith farm lies ad-
joining the jacobson farm on the north
and the Herke farm adjoins the Jacob
son farm on the south. Tests made Of
the sand and gravel show there is
about $14 of gold to the ton Of gravel
on the Herke farm. The test of gravel
from the Smith farm showed about
$50 of gold and S. of silver to the ton
of gravel. Another farm four or five
miles further north tested SO or $40
of gold to the ton Of gravel. The as
savers report that about SIS Of gold and
silver to the ton of gravel is required
to be profitable. Olene jacobson has
secured samples from the gravel in the
creek bed on the jacobson farm that
show similar traces as that found on
the Smith farm but has not yet had it
tested. This writer hauled about a
hundred loads of that Jack creek sand
- T. IN
work and foundations for buildings on
the jacobson farm at Graettinger, and
now we would like to know Just about
how much gold we shoveled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
A Pleasant Surprise.

The members of the Webster City.
Oak Glen and Mulberry Center United
Brethren churches very pleasantly sur
prised Mrs. II. Il. Percy Thursday night
friends met at the double city parks
and proceeded in body to the Percy
home where they took the honored
guest by complete surprise. More than
a hundred and fifty were present and
enjoyed delightful evening during
which refreshments of ice cream and
cake We're served. On behalf Of those
present, Mrs. Percy was presented with
a set of silver knives. forks and spoons
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Boy Badly Injured.

Stratford Courier: Roy, nine year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bergman, was
severely injured by a gasoline engine
Tuesday and lies at the hospital at
Webster City in critical condition
and under the care of special nurse
He was standing near the engine when
in some way his clothing caught on
the large bolt or burr which holds the
fly wheel on the crankshaft. Before as
sistance could reach him his clothing
had twisted about him, tearing the
skin away from a portion Of his abdo-
men and then throwing him to the
ground, cutting and bruising his body
in many places.
1t was necessary to perform a skin
grating operation on the torn por-
ton of his body. He rested well
Tuesday night and it is hoped that he
will recover nicely from the accident.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
TO attend EDUCA-
1!joIN Ma CONFERENCES
Mrs. w. E. Brown Appointed
by Governor as Dele
@ gate.

Mrs. w. f. Brown Of this city has re-
ceived from Governor Kendall appoint
mcnt as a delegate for Iowa to the
federal and interstate citizens confer
enee on education, which is to be held
in Des Moines June 3O-July ., while
County Superintendent f. +. Snow is
to appear on the program at a pre-
convention meeting which preccdes the
citizens conference.
Superintendent Snow will go to Des
Moines June % and will appear on the
pl ogram the following day at the pre-
convention conference which will be
held at Des Moines college. He will
speak on "School Visitation and Auto
mobile Trips to Consolidated and Stand
ard Schools"
The meeting which Mrs. Brown at
tends convenes on June 30, and dele
gates are being appointed i'll each county
Of the state by Governor Kendall, while
speakers and delegates will be present
from other states. The conference will
include discussion and addresses on all
phases of educational questions and the
governor has expressed the hope that
the Webster City woman will attend in
order that 1.-THE state may have the
benefit to he derived from the eX-
change of views and information"
Both the pre-convention meeting and
the citizens conference will eliminate
IN the meeting of the National Educa-
tional association which is to be held
in Des Moines July Al. This is the first
time the national association has ever
met in Iowa, and the meeting will bring
leading educators from all parts of the
country. Never before have the people
of iowa had an opportunity to attend
such an educational meeting, and all
teachers of the state are being urged
to attend.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From FRIDAYS Daily.)

Mrs. ]. w. Milburn. Miss Irene Mil
burn and Mrs. Arthur Neese were
among the Stratford visitors in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Mary A. Sparks, mother of Mrs.
c. f. Buell., left today for. Buffalo
Center for visit at the home of her
! son.
Mrs. \. G. Twedt, Mrs. Tom Twedt,
Miss Mabel Twedt, Gerald Twedt, Bryle
Twedt and Mrs. Clarence Thompson
were among the Ellsworth visitors in
| the city yesterday.
Miss Frances Hall, who has been in
the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Nick
Kennedy and family, left this morning
for Eagle Grove to resume her visit at
her home there before leaving for Min
neapOlis to continue her course in
nurses training at st. Mary's hospital.
Her sister, Miss Eta Hall, who was
also visiting here, has returned to Min
neapolis
p NJ. Banks, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L.
Mr.. and Mrs. John DoOlittle, Mrs. NJ.
L. Harris, Mrs.. Chas. Goehring and
Jim Warden went TO Eagle Grove this
morning to attend the iiftieth wedding
Anniversary celebration of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Banks of that city. The cele-
hratiOn, which includes dinner and
reception, was held in the Methodist
church of Eagle Grove from IL until 5
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Osmundson have gone
to Roland to attend the seventy-fifth
or diamond wedding anniversary Of the
formers aunt.
Mrs. H. f. Whiteman left for Chicago
last evening on short business trip.
Mrs. A. T. Thompson and Miss Velva
Thompson of Ellsworth were visitors in
the city yesterday.
Mrs II. F. Shook, Mrs. Luella Fas-
sett and Miss Helen Berg were visitors
in Fort Dodge yesterday.
Miss Ruth Kearns of Burt is guest
at the home of her cousin, Nick
Kennedy, in this city for short time.
Miss Helen Hoyt, WHO has been a
guest at the w. C. BurlesOn home in
this city for several days, returned to
her home in Des MOines this morning.
Mrs. ID. w. Lyman and children of
Chadron, Nebr., who have been here
visiting the formers sister, Mrs. James
Brewer, returned home this morning.
Mrs. L. r. Miller, who has been visit
ing her son, Erwin Miller, and her
daughter, Carolina Miller, who reside
on a farm northeast of town, left this
morning for her home in Cottonwood,
MINI. -,-..,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
BOner mt Jewell.

Jewell Record A big crowd gathered
at the ball park last Friday afternoon
to witness the opening ball game of
the season in Jewell and to watch the
locals give the Webster City visitors
a right good trimming All OF the
stores closed up for the game and a
big crowd was on hand-but Webster
City failed to put in an appearance.
Hence the game stands to o in favor
OF Jewell.
BY the way, 1t was the Webster
City Nationals. not the Monarchs. that
were to have played here, as was er-
rOneOusly stated in the Record last
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
In Memory Of Mary E. Lyon.

On March 10, 1874, a tiny daughter
was born to Robert and Louisa Willis,
in Adamsville. Ohio. The gentle little
brown eyed maiden grew to he a slight
woman, childlike in stature, but marvel
ously full of energy and ambition
Never an idle hour for her. From
youth to the ripe age of seventyseven
years, her busy hands performed use.
full tasks-happy, indeed, that they
might work for others.
At the age of ten years she came with
her parents and brothers and sisters
to LOuisa county, Iowa, residing there
two years. From that place the family
removed to Hamilton county in 1856,
making the original entry upon the land
which is now the Dunbar farm In Cass
township. In those pioneer days there
were hardships that would make the
|stoutest hearts quail-cOld and stormy
Iowa winters, whose chill penetrated
easily the recesses Of the log cabins /;
no railroads and only trails, at best,
across the parties no post Office near
or than Homer, to which the mail
came by stage. These were some of the
features of the early life of Mary Eliza
teth Willis.
During her early years she went to
school in the first log school house In
Cass township-7a building standing
where the White Fox school house now
stands. 1t was an interesting school,
indeed, for from this center Of learn
ing emanated the back bone of our citi-
zenship-the men and women who built
our county and made this country
worth while. Among her early instruc-
tors were John Funk and also !. w.
T.ce-men whose influential instruction
left its indelible stamp upon the active
mind of this young student. Her trend
Of thought was always progressive
always for higher plane-and her
patriotic sentiments were always at
fever heat. In young womanhOOd she
left no stone untnrned to aid in relief
work for the soldiers of the civil war.
Every week she rode the old horse
to town to get the New York Tribune
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
WILSON HOUSE !! |!
ANNEX 4 \. !! |: CHANGE
r. T. Harvey Retires and
Mrs. L. A. Taylor Buys

Mrs. l.. A. Taylor has bought the Will
son Hotel annex from Il. Il. Harvey and
her daughter, Mrs. James Orr and hus
band, will he in active charge.
1t will be conducted as a hotel until
the opening of the new Wilson Hotel
after which it will be conducted as a
roOming house. Mr. and Mrs. Orr have
been at the hotel for some time with
Mr.. Harvey and are familiar in every
way with the operation of the place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
ZeigIer Makes National Team.

]. Il. Zeigler. of this city, has just
been notified that he was among the
fourteen high men Eat. the recent state
rational guard shoot and had won u
place on the national team to represent
Iowa at the national shoot at Camp
Perry, Ohio. 1t is the fourth time that
he has won that honor.
The national shoot will he held from
August % TO Sept % inclusive. There
will he teams there from each state
in the union, besides professional teams
from the army and the navy. 1t is. by
far, the largest shoot held in the cOun-
try.
Mr. Zcigler is undecided as yet
whether he will 90 this year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27

week. We were told that 1t was Web
ster City and did not know that Web
ster City even had second team, so
had it the Monarchs.
No word came from Webster City as
an excuse for not coming down and
the Jewell players were at the ground
working out ready to play, expecting
that Webster City would surely put in
an appearance later. Finally SOgard
Of Ellsworth, who was on the ground,
suggested that team be picked up in
the crowd to play the local team so as
to have some sport out of it, and his
suggestion was followed. A squad
went out and played 5H innings with
the regulars, the latter winning II to i
Jack BOuma and Charley Mckay
were in Webster City Tuesday evening
and advise us that while there they
found the reason why the Webster City
Nationals failed to show up in Jewell
for the ball game. 1t appears that the
Nationals never had scheduled game
at Jewell and did not know that they
were advertised to play here. A
youngster at Webster City in telephone
conversation with Manager SeversOl
represented himself to be the manager
of the Nationals and scheduled game
and then tried, but failed, to borrow
the Nationals suits for team that III
had picked up.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
(rrem Saturdays Dally.)

Will Loder, of Jewell, is a Webster
City business visitor today.
Mrs. A. II. Gurnty arrived home yes
tcrday morning from winters sojourn
in California and other western states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Spratt OF st. Paul
are expected to arrive in the city this
evening for a visit with the formers
sister, Mrs. Charles GOehring and
husband.
A. Il. Greenfield, of Kamrar. is a
Webster City business visitor this aft
ernoon.
Mrs. c. II. Flesher of Williams was
shopping in the city yesterday.
Mrs. John Terrell Of harrisburg was
visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Clyde Naylor Of Stratford was
visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Ray Park and Mrs. Douglas
Huff of Woodstock visited relatives here
yesterday.
Mrs. ]. \. Mikel Of Kansas City, Mo-,
left today for her home, after ten
days visit here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Lenhart.
Among the Kamrar visitors in the
city yesterday were Mrs. \. II. Alexan.
der and Mrs. G. O. Kennedy and daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Neal Shane and baby, Miss
Blanche Kent and Mrs. J. G. Kent and
baby of Stanhope were Webster City
visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Ray, Mrs. J. 0. IversOn
and children and the Misses LOra
Iallantine and Helen Henderson, all of
Jewell, were visitors in the city yester-
day.