Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-09

divided in opinion as to the propos-
ed gubernatorial candidacy Of Prof.
Holden. However, the majority Is
in favor Of the professor staying
where he Is and continuing in the
good work he has been engaged in
for so many years.
An Ohio man was moved by the
recollections of hard times In his
boyhood days to send $4,000 to his
former home town to buy Christmas
presents for neglected children. Bet
he will get more genuine enjoyment
out of that money than John D.
Rockefeller will get out Of the $685.
10000 or $40, 100000 he has given
Chicago University.
Prof. Holden is getting quite a
line of complimentary notices con-
corning his usefulness in his present
position. Sioux City Journal.
All of which demonstrates that
the work of the professor in the past
has been appreciated. The talk OF
making him governor has brought
to the people Of the state an oppor-
tunity Of expressing their opinion of
his achievements and such express
sions must be highly satisfying to
Mr.. Holden.
Push along the movement to
nominate candidates for postmaster,
United States attorney, United
States marshal, revenue collectors,
etc., ETC., by the primary. What a
relief that would be to members OF
congress and it would put stop to
lot of the unjust and unfair criti-
cism Of men who are elected for q
higher purpose than to be jobbers
of political positions. The Freeman
Tribune would welcome the limo
walton and 1t believes nine-tenths Of
the people would endorse 1t.
Lieut.. Gov. Geo. w. Clarke has
been eminently fair In the positions
he has occupied. He has demon
strated that he is really big man.
While being a progressive republi-
can he has not used his official po-
sition to further partisan advantage
and has retained the respect Of
broad-minded men Of all parties and
factions. 1t appears to the Free
man Tribune that he is the logical
candidate for the people to nominate
for governor. This can be said with
out disparagement of Prof. Holden
or any other man who might aspire
to gubernatorial honors.
OF course we nave all heard of
dressed chickens, but chickens wear
ing clothing is something new. Yet
the report comes from Colorado that
a woman who took pity on her flock
of hens when the cold wave struck
that section of the country prepar-
ed for them neatly fitting coats and
caps made of flannel. The chickens
like the clothes and strut around in
them contentedly. And what is
more, they lay an egg every day ev-
en- in the coolest weather. With
eggs worth from 80 to 40 cents per
dozen it might be good financiering
to get suits for all the hens upon
the place.
The two daily newspapers OF At
lantic, Iowa, have been consolidat-
ed and will hereafter be published
under the name of the Telegraph.
The Telegraph is the paper owned
and edited by Col. Young many
years ago. 1t was a weekly then
and the colonel put in some good
editorial work upon 1t. The News
is tie name Of the other paper and
was formerly conducted by Charles
Chase. who Is a writer OF ability and
an editor Of pugnacious tempera-
ment. Mr.. Chase has returned to
Atlantic after q years absence and
effected the merger. He will be ac-
lively engaged with the new con-
solidated paper.
stCho,,ld an ahlo and remit HE