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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06
A DESERTED
VILLAGE IS
CAUSE OF ROW
Farmers at War in Courts Over
Streets of Marietta,
Now Dead.
THEY WE'RE NEVER VACATED
Fencing of Thoroughfare Results
in Three Cornered
Fight.
THEY WE'RE NEVER VACATED

Marshalltown, Aug. 2.The little
village of Marietta, which formerly
boasted of being the county seat OF
this, Marshall, county, but which
died a natural death away back in
the sos, is repeating the historic
scenes of war" although instead
of being with Marshalltown, the
struggle might better be termed 9
civil war
1t seems that although the town
long since ceased to exist, the cor
poration' has never been abandoned
and the streets are still plated as
they were under the corporate limits
of the town. They have never been
declared vacated by any action Of
court, yet they have not been used
as public street.
w. H. G. Woodward, a prominent
and wealthy farmer, took occasion tc
fence in a certain thoroughfare
still plated as Washington street,
and neighbors complained. Factions
were soon organized, and one head.
ed by E. w. Hall, objecting to the
action Of Woodward, engaged an at.
torney. He waited on the townships
trustees, trying to get them to take
acton and compel Woodward tc
move the fence. The trustees en-.
gagged counsel, and SO did Wood
ward. The result is that three
cornered fight in the courts will be
waged, in an effort to get the streets
vacated or left as they were origin
ally. The trustees have been advis.
ed that, as long as the streets have
never been vacated, they have nc
jurisdiction, and that the fight Il
one in which the property owners
themselves, as owning land adjacent
to the streets in question, should be.
come the litigants, rather than the
trustees. After Woodward complet.
ed the fence some persons cut II
down during the night, and removed
the posts, throwing all onto Wood
wards land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

The Dubuque Times-Journal, in
speaking of presidential candidates
taking the stump, says that lit may
be perfectly legitimate for great
public man to hustle around the
cross roads wherever he can find a
knot Of men together, but it is ex-
ceedingly dubious politics. 1t is as
much as if factory superintendent
who was getting $50 a day should
spend a forenoon arguing with some
small boys" Some people have an
idea that the voters are not worth
consideration by the big men high
up the ladder, while others believe
the big men are in fact, or should
be, the servants of the people. In a
popular form of government no off1c-
ial is SO high above the people that
he belittles himself by talking to
them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06
BUTTER men
IN DEMAND
OVER IOWA
Ames Cannot Turn Out Enough
Graduates to Fill
Positions.
MANY RECEIVE GOOD PAY
Increase in Dairy Business Makes
Salaries Best in
Years.

Ames, Aug. Butter and ice
cream manufacture is developing SO
rapidly in Iowa and nearby states
that the dairy department at lowe
State college'is not abe to turn out
trained men fast enough to supply
the demand During the past two
months NJ. Mortensen, head Of the
department, received calls for more
than fifty men at salaries ranging
from $4,000 per year down to $70p,
depending upon the amount of train
ing demanded. He was able to suI-
ply about two-thirds of the number
from the graduates of the full four
year course and the one year course.
The thirty-eight men who were IN
the year dairy course this past year
did unusually we'll in securing posi-
lions. Every man of them who
wanted place got it, yet none OF
them had more than the nine
months Of special training, and only
few had any practical experience
before that. One man was given a
place as buttermaker at $3.50 per
month; another at 500, third at
$85, and eight at 5000 per year.
Two men went to places as butter
and ice cream makers at $1,000 and
5000 per year, and four as ice creaH
makers at salaries ranging FROM
$1,10O TO 5000; three men took var
ious places in the milk business at
pay ranging from $500 to 500;
four men returned to business in
which they held financial interest,".
four dropped out during the year
and eight entered late and have an
other semester's work to do.
That is an unusual record" said
NJ Mortensen head Of the depart
ment. TT indicates the growth Of
scientific butter and ice cream maks
ing. There is bound to be great de-
velopment along these lines in Iowa
and elsewhere. and with it fine
opening Of fine opportunities for
young men"
Notably Is the demand for ice
cream makers growing. This 10
comparatively new industry Iowa
has the largest ice cream making
laboratories in the country and ice
cream journals generally recommend
students to come to Ames.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

the circumstances it is small wonder
that the Bull Moose party managers
in Iowa are "deelighted."
The attendance is not the only
feature Of the convention that is en-
couraging to Judge Stevens and the
other leaders. The liberality with
which the delegates dug down into
their jeans and helped swell the
campaign fund to almost $1,000 in
few minutes put new pep" into
the organizers. Dollars escaped from
the pockets Of their owners with
charming freedom and larger sub
scriptions to the Bull Moose fund
were extracted with the greatest
ease. I'VE could easily raise $1,000
in few minutes IL we went at it
Systematically said Judge Stevens.
The common people are ready TO
back this movement with their
cash."
Whether one agrees with the prin-
ciples of the Bull Moose party, or
has any sympathy with its efforts to
put the colonel again into the White
House, he must agree that the move
ment in Iowa is formidable. Never
before has such a convention been
gotten up in Iowa on such meager
organization. 1t must be remember
ed that none OF the political leaders
of the state We're back of the effort.
The eighty-fve county conventions
held We're spontaneous outbursts OF
Roosevelt fervor. In many counties
the regular republican and demo-
cratic newspapers even refused to
publish the call for mass conventions
and delegates gathered without
plans of what they were to do. That
it was possible to get 50 many OF
them to pay their own expenses to
Des Moines is very strong evidence
Of support for Roosevelt in Iowa.
This is merely looking at things
from disinterested political view.
1t cannot be claimed that there il
nothing to the third party move
ment in Iowa. There Is at least
enough to it to defeat Taft in this
state. we believe. There is enough
to 1t at this time to make Woodrow
Wilson's chances appear very rosy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

The democratic party of Iowa has
progressed. For ten or fifteen years
after the adoption of the prohibitory
amendment in this state the party
stood, as an organized body, in favor
of the saloon. This does not mean
that individual democrats were
more addicted to the use of liquor
than the individual members of 9TH
er parties. But in the capacity OF
an organized political force 1t stood
for the liquor interests. At the re-
cent state convention in Cedar Rap
ids strong effort was made to COM
nit the party anew to declaration
in favor of the regulation of the
liquor traffic." but it failed after a
long debate. Some of the speakers
against the saloon, notably H. c.
Evans of Des Moines, declared that
he would not stand upon saloon
plank and that he would not support
any democratic candidate for the
legislature who did. This seemed
to be the sentiment of a majority Of
the delegates and the proposition
was defeated. 1t can therefore no
longer be truthfully charged against
the democratic party of Iowa that it
is whisky party.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06
FORMIDABLE MOVEMENT.

Des Moines Capital: Des Moines
was quite surprised at the size and
enthusiasm of the Bull Moose con-
vention. Judge Stevens, Iowa pro-
visional chairman, was about as
much surprised as anyone. There
had been very little done toward ar
rangements for the convention. A
few days ago John MacVicar and
Judge Stevens admitted with a
laugh that they hired the Coliseum
and that there would be room to
spare. II there had been 400 dele
gates present instead OF nearly 500
the convention would have been
heralded as a great success. Under
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

With the Taft electors in Mime
sofa fleeing from the ticket as if it
were a pestilence, with the party
holding two conventions in Nebras-
ka and the republican candidate fol
governor of Ohio withdrawing be.
cause Of the chaotic condition of the
party in the nation, democracy Ger.
tainly has reason to feel hopeful
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06


party today in congress is, in the
Judgment of the Freeman Tribune,
controlled as absolutely and as COM
pletely by the trusts and combina-
lions of capital seeking unfair adj
vantage, as is the leadership of the
democratic party. When the trust
republicans cannot carry through a
thing with their own strength they
know where to get enough demo-
cratic votes to accomplish their pur-
|pose. Of course, when the nation is
watching, members of congress are
shy in taking stand, but they &C.
complish their designs in commit
tees and in other ways that are more
or less under cover. This unholy al
lance ought to be denounced by ev-
cry neutrality-suspicious. or demo-
Fl y
cratic-and if such denunciation
hurts the republican party let the
party clarity itself of the men who
give cause for such criticism.
In speaking Of the close corpora
tion between the so-called leaders OF
congress, and their evident purpose
to thwart free thought and free ex-
Ipression of representatives of the
people, one of the foremost orators
the nation ever produced, Hon. J. P
IDolliver, declared in the senate OF
the United States only few weeks
before his recent death:
'It has become more and more OBJ
vious that new terms Of fellowship
in the republican party have been
prescribed and that hereafter mem
bers of congress are to be given &
very narrow choice in the exercise
OF their representative functions
the choice of either becoming under
studies or Ishmaelites-for one.
object to the terms, and while I oc'
cupy seat, however humble it may
be, on this floor, shall hold the
purpose to contend for the absolute
independence Of these two great pop
ular assemblages representing the
Legislative power Of the American
people.
i The day has passed, long since
passed, in American politics wher
the yoke of silence will be bourne
patiently by the people In the inter
est of the party or of harmony, ant
so far as the Freeman-Tribune Is
concerned, it is going to protest
against the seduction of the part,
and the debauchery OF the sources o.
Legislation, and it is not going t.
stink silently into hole at the ap
proach of election-the day or
which the people must pass effective
Judgment upon the conduct Of theil
Representatives.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

So far as the Freeman-Tribune
has observed not a paper in Iowa
that is supporting Roosevelt for
president wants a third party state
ticket in the field. Roosevelt has
said that his friends in each state
must settle this question for them
selves. Some Of the enemies of Ken
yon and Clarke and some of the 9TH
err candidates are trying to get a
progressive ticket nominated. They
care nothing for the interests of
Roosevelt. They want only revenge.
1t is just as logical for republican
who cannot support Taft to vote for
Roosevelt as it Is for him to vote
for Wilson. II the Roosevelt candl-
dacy in this state is handicapped by
putting all republican candidates
and their friends actively against
Roosevelt it will cost him thousands
OF Hawkeye votes while it will not
gain him single one. The down.
and-outers are the ones who are ac-
tive In trying to get third party
state and county tickets nominated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Will the Sioux City Journal ques-
ton the genuine republicanism of a
newspaper that is as loyal to Taft
this year as the Journal was to Cum
Minis when Cummins was the party
nominee for governor for the third
time?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

If the Freeman-Tribune were a
candidate on the republican ticket
it would either vote the head of the
ticket or withdraw from the contest
It would not ask support of party
it was not itself supporting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Talk about the silence of the des-
ert. It doesn't compare with the
excruciating stiffness that eminates
from the region of Hon. Frank P.
Woods during these troubleous times
that are trying mems souls.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

The difference in location: Up in
North Dakota they measure rye by
the bushel, down in Kentucky they
measure it by the quart.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

an exaggeration to say that at least
half of the progressive republicans
of Iowa do not agree with him in
this matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

The bull moose is an appropriate
emblem for the progressive party,
but why progressive should be
called a "Bull Mooser" is not exact
~ plain. BY the same logic demo-
crat is Jackass and republican
is Bull Elephant. The Jackasses,
by-the-way, held convention in Des
Moines recently and endorsed the
big Jackass from New Jersey for
president.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

That lawyer who proved that
Harry Thaw was insane certainly
did a good job. Harry has been try
Ing ever since to find lawyer who
Is big enough to undo that work,
but has thus far failed. Evidently
Harry is crazier than he wanted to
be.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

The democrats are not pointing
with pride to Prof. Wilson's appli-
cation for a Carnegie pension. That
was surely very small potatoes for q
college president tol be caught dig
ging.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Senator Kenyon has announced
that he will support Taft. Congress
man Woods is still silent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Senator Cummins says he can see
no good to come from third party
movement at this time It may be
the senator is right, but ii is not
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Gumshoe statesmen are in less de-
mand than they were in We olden
times. Now man must take a
stand-or back seat. The change
Is for the better.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

When a man who has been nom
ored by political preferment leaves
the party to which he belonged
when elected it is said of him by
some that he is an migrate, that he
owes the party allegiance, that he
should be loyal to it's interests, etc.
The Freeman-Tribune cannot take
that view. Every American citizen
owes allegiance to his country be-
fore his party. A man who Is elect
ed to an Office as democrat, no mat
ter how exalted that Office may be,
is not in honor or patriotism bound
to support the democratic party or
it's nominees when in his Judgment
the party and it's candidates do not
stand for right principles. Just the
moment a democrat or republican
is elected to an Office his first duty
is to the public and he owes the
party no allegiance that interferes
with his duties as an officer or as
an American citizen.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

/ prefer silent prudence. to To-
quacious folly.-Cicero.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Angling is somewhat like poetry
men are to be born to it.--Walton
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Last fall, long before Roosevelt
entered the lists of presidential can
didates, the New York World warn
ed the democrats that they would
not have to defeat the simple, blum
dering, good natured Taft. but would
have to measure strength with the
most resourceful and audacious poll
tician the country has ever known,
Theodore Roosevelt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

Every man desires to live long
but no man would be old.-Swift.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-08-06

payable until all of the work here
in described shall have been COM
pleted, tested, approved and accept
ed by the superintendent of the
water works. Such warrant when
drawn shall be accepted by the con-
tractor in full payment for all work
or labor done, or materials furnish
ed under his contract.
Contractors will be allowed no
extra of any kind in any instance,
and all bids must include the doing
and completion of all work for
which such bid is made. Contract
ors will be required to bid upon the
total work herein described and al
so upon the digging and filing OF
the trenches separately and apart
from the other work herein contem-
plated. The city reserves the right
to reject any and all bids at its OPP
ton and also the right to reject all
bids for the total work contemplate
ed and accept the bids for digging
OF the trenches and the filing of
same, and may elect to do the lay
ing and calking Of pipe and fitting
independent.
Each bid must be accompanied
with a certified check enclosed In a
separate envelope, said check to be
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-02

front and by the sides of the band
stand when the oratory began.
Francis w. Damon was the first
speaker, addressing the patriots in
their vernacular. A reference to the
president-elect and the occasion he
flung out in clear tones at the start
brought an instant response of loud
cheering, and the orator held the
crowds enthusiasm up throughout his
speech.
Sun Flo, the son of President Sun,
was among the Chinese speakers. He
had thrilling reception and among
other apt expressions said:
( II now have hopes that the play of
modern events will have their share
in the formation and growth of my
people. l know that with the present
government in charge of affairs in the
old empire nothing will be left un-
done to keep China abreast of the most
progressive nations. Today we have
new liberty, liberty which all our
nation can enjoy"
Mr., Tsai, one of the editors of the
Liberty News, presided and displayed
much aptitude for the position in his
introductions
/ w. zap Kwai Fong was director of
the celebration, being ably assisted
by Ho Fon and others. These two
just named are among Honolulu's
most respected bank clerks.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-02
Morning Cable Report
Continued from Page One. }

COLUMBUS Ohio January 2ActOn may reaching
political effect the ranks faction the Republican
taken here delegates attending
of the Progressive Republican party Ohio
BY hrywo
aor Robert NJ La Toilette Republican candidate President the
coming
They decided personal
gates the national convention candidate although they
cared that La Toilette logical candidate.
leading progressves
positively
finally candidacy
LOS ANGELES, 2Ort McNIanga with
completely with the McNamaas blowing the Times building left
here Detective Malcolm McLaren
apol
jury which dynamite
Hartman,
the
in the today.
White yesterday
called respects
the President distance Pennsylvania
ST PETERS, No. Eight coaches the Wabash railroad
yesterday severely
injured the accident
SAN FRANCISCO, the significant
OF
yesterday republican authorities
beginning O.
Special state
Wngehow attacking Wucang bonn
bardmen the the rebels making despe
ate resistance.
SHANGHAI January ted that Premier
demand imperial
wealth the
soldiers that their wealth
o arm! military
Marking General Ii Yuen Hung will be
commanderinchief republican troops in the field
LONDON dis atches received Pekin
that Emperor and Empress fed from the imperial palace
their sehike which the Monaghan frontier
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-02
CHINESE PARADE
WAS BIG AFFAIR

Chinatown emptied itself on the
streets and Aala Park last night for
great demonstration in honor of DR..
Sun Vat Sen, the first president of the
republic of China, and in celebration
of the change declared by the revolu-
tionary party at home in time reck-
oning from the Manchu to the Gre
gorian calendar.
With glowing transparencies in
scribed in Chinese characters, gor-
gously fringed and tasseled banners,
scores of revolutionary flags, etfigies
of obnoxious persons and a portrait of
DR.. Sun, the parade made an early
start from the park 1t mustered sew
eral hundreds of men and boys, who
carried torches and various shooting
fireworks, and cheered for the newest
republic and its heroes in both Chi
nese and English squad of mount
ed police kept the route clear and the
utmost good order prevailed among
the polyglot crowds that lined the
way. At little distance away the
procession could not be differentiated
from an American election parade.
Near at hand it had more smoke and
smell of firecrackers.
When the procession returned to
AaIa Park ono Of tho off iac Wae To-
ANONYMOUSLY strung up to the band
stand front, while another was
damned into a barrel doubled up,
head and feet protruding, and from
the amount of iabbering over the
corpse one would think it was feared
that the detestable fellow might come
to life.
The stand was well decorated with
both the national ensign and the war
flag of the revolutionists-th former
a red fly with a white sun on a blue
field in the upper corner next the
staff, and the latter an all-blue fly
with a white sun in the center-as
was described in The Star when the
flags appeared for the first time in
Honolulu
Thousands of Chinese and people
of other nationalities awaited in the
park the return of the procession, and
it was vast coneourse that stood in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-02

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