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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23
Real Estate Transfers.

Susan A. Butte and hush to H. N.
McCall.-wd-lot 4, blk 2, Butes 1st
addition, Stanhope.-$1, 10000.
Annie c. Smith, trustee to w, C..
Studley-wd-lot %, blk Z, Lawn
Hill addition, Webster City.-$200.
Kate WEIGH Kaufman to Glen
Kaufman, ct al-wd-se NV sw ne
21-S7-26.-$1.O0.
John J. Clifton and VT to D. E.
Drakly-wd-lot 6, blk F, R. R. adj
dition, w. C.-$70O.O0.
w. J. Zitterell ct al to H. E. Prin-
gle-wd-lot 2, blk 2, J. NJ. F. adj
dition, w. C.-$200.OO.
Peter Erickson to H. E. Pringle-
wd-east so feet lot 6, blk So
$4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

mills. The tax on the $14,400 for
which the farm sold at mills will
be $72.
Valuation of farm land will be
somewhat higher this year as the
the valuation some thirty per
cent. That probably will make no
difference on the amount of tax the
farmer will pay as some OF the levies
will be lowered.
The farmers Of Benton county can
take the happy JUNCTION to their
souls that the money and credit tax
payer has no advantage on him so
far as taxes are concerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23
IS SANTA CLAUS TOO OLD?

Chicago Inter-Ocean: "Shall the
postoffice department receive and de-
liver letters addressed to Santa
CLAUSE" was the momentous ques-
ton put up to Postmaster General
Burleson not long ago. The official
answer was yes" So the Santa
Claus letters this year are delivered
at the nearest charitable institution
at which Santa Claus has one of his
many headquarters.
This was an easy question for
Postmaster General Burleson to
answer. Now, however, he is up
against a real hard one. The pat
ron of the mail who wants to know
is Ledema L. Hile. She is s years
old and she lives at Albion, III.
Like a wise little lady she wrote
directly to the postmaster general
himself and put her question in the
form of petition. She wrote:
Please appoint younger Santa
Claus. Grandpa says he used to
come to his house when he was
little boy, so he must be pretty old
by this time and I'm afraid he's too
old to come to my house.
Being a wise man, Postmaster
General Burleson took no chances
with a young woman of such
shrewdness. He declined to commit
the postoffice department further
than to write little Miss Hile that
personal representative of Santa
Claus would attend to her wants
this year.
OF course, had not Postmaster
General Burleson been so wound up
with red tape he could have given
little Miss lille very different
answer And we can imagine that
he would have liked to have answer
ed about like this: --.
Miss Lodema L. Hile, Albion, III.
Dear Lodema: Your grandpa is
right; Santa Claus used to come to
my grandpa's house, too, when he
was a little boy. But he used to
look just the same when your grand
pa and mine were little boys as he
does now, white hair and white
whiskers and all. I don't believe
he's a bit older now than he was
then. OF course, every Christmas
he's one year older, but he never
seems to grow old the way our
grandpas do; guess he's like
Columbia and Uncle Sam-they new
er seem to grow old, either. Any
way, Santa Claus is just as lively and
busy and jolly as ever. l think it
is safe to let him keep on running
Christmas till he tells us he is old
and tired and wants to quit. Don't
you? Your sincere friend,
Albert Sidney Burleson,
Postmaster General.
1t is to be hoped that Santa Claus
personal representative to whom
Postmaster General Burleson in
trusts the case of little Miss Hile, is
man of some considerable intelli-
gence, quickness and resource. Other
wise he may get the post Office de-
partment and his chief into trouble.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

went to Fort Dodge today for an ov'
err Sunday visit at the w. S. Brown
home.
Forrest Southland of Hillsdale
Indiana, is in the city for Christ
mas visit at the Mrs. M. C. Meeks
home.
Mrs. Will L. Clifton went to FIT
Dodge today for an over Sunday Wis
| it at the Will Rice home. Mr.. Cliff
ton will go over tonight.
Miss Bessie BEEN is home from
her school duties near Kamrar fol
the Christmas vacation.
Prof. and Mrs. F. E. Webb left
today for Omaha, where they will
spend the Christmas holidays with
relatives.
Miss Hulda Olson is home for a
Christmas visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Olson, from
her school duties near Blairsburg.
Frank Holt is home for a holt
day visit with his mother, Mrs. J.
w. Young, from his school work in
the Colorado School of Mines, Cold
en-, Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Doty, who
live northeast of town, left on the
noon train for Perry, where they
will spend Christmas with relatives
-Wilfred Groves, Frank Currie,
Lewis Richardson. Arnold Mature
and James Yungclas are home from
college at Ames for the holidays.
-Guyon Whitley is home from
Iowa City for the Christmas holt
days
Miss Lillian Crosley is home
for two weeks Christmas vacation
from her school in Kamrar.
Frank Currie and Howard Nc
Kee are business callers in kamrar
today.
Miss Edna Bates of Eagle Grove,
who teaches in the schools at KAN
rar, is spending few days with her
sister, Mrs. John Beisner, near town.
Miss Madaline Lakin of Ellis
worth is spending the day with Miss
Zoe Pearson.
Miss Agnes Moore, who teaches
in the primary department Of the
schools of Eagle Grove, was in this
city this morning en- route to Fort
Dodge where she will spend day or
two before going to Sac City to
spend the holidays with her brother,
Rev. Hugh F. Moore.
Miss Jessie Hummell has arriv-
ed in the city from Drake University
in Des Moines, to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Hummell.
The following are spending the
day in Fort Dodge: Mrs. c. e. At
kinson and son, Edgar; Mrs. Ray w.
Miller; Mrs. w. w. Wyatt; Mrs. F.
NJ. Talcott and daughter, Miss Hell
en-; Miss Clara Lane; Mrs. George E.
Lowrie and daughter, Miss Florence;
Mrs. Carl Horn; Mrs. Bernard Am
brose.
Miss Georgia Cook of Gait is
here for an over Sunday visit with
her sister, Mrs. George Jewett and
family.
Miss Irene Berg is home from
Ames college, for Christmas visit.
Mrs. H. G. Higbee arrived here
today from her home in Dubuque for
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

Mayor Crooks of Boone has a way
of seeing picture shows that doesn't
cost anything. A few days ago COM
plant was made in that city against
"Sappho," and the mayor, in order
to inform himself in the matter, or
dered the moving picture proprietor
to exhibit them to himself and his
police officers. The mayor then took
a seat where he could get the best
so delighted with the show that he
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

a holiday visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Frank, and family.
Miss Kate LeValley went to FIT.
Dodge today for an over Sunday Wis
it with friends.
Misses Lola and Leila Hughes
arrived home this noon from Cornell
college, Mount Vernon. Miss Mar
guerite Hughes also returned home
this noon from the Cedar Falls Nor
NAL
George LeValley left this noon
for an over Sunday visit with friends
in Waterloo.
Misses Eta Brewer and Fannie
Baxter are spending the day in Fort
Dodge.
Miss Meta Nicholson is home
from her school duties in Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, Oberlin Ohio,
for Christmas visit with her moth
err, Mrs. M. c. Nicholson.
Gale Pearce is home from his
school duties in Ames.
Miss Mazda Black left this noon
for West Liberty for Christmas WIS.,
it with her parents.
Miss Gladys Schneck, who
teaches in Germania, spent last
night with Miss Lelah Mitchell while
on her way to her home in Pomeroy.
Misses Nettie and Cora Butler
left this noon for Waterloo, where
they will spend the holidays with
relatives.
Mrs. A. A. Kerr returned to her
home in Duluth, Minnesota, yester-
day afternoon following few days
visit with her cousin, Miss Amanda
Johnson, and niece, Miss Mazda
Black.
Miss Letta Warren is home
from the Cedar Falls normal for a
Christmas visit with her mother,
Mrs. Ollie Warren. After the holt
days Miss Warren will fill vacancy
in the public schools at Ringsted,
Iowa.
Miss Irene Frank is expected to
arrive home tonight from Central
college, Pella, Iowa.
Misses Clara Hawk and Bessie
Bickford are home for the Christmas
holidays from the Iowa State univer-
sity, Iowa City.
John Dodge is home for al
Christmas visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. r. Dodge, from the Iowa
state university, Iowa City.
Misses Clara Ruppel and Myrtle
Arnold are home from the college in
Ames for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Marvel and
four children and Miss Edith Marvel,
domestic science teacher in our city
schools, have gone to Waynesville,
Ill.,, to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gale Of La
Eos, ILL.,, left last evening for their
home after three weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berogan and 9TH
err relatives.
. Miss Genevieve Browne, who as
sists Miss Stevenson in her class in
music, left this morning for her
home in Galesburg, Ill.,, where she
will spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Brandmire
and daughter, Pauline, of Huron, S.
D., arrived in the city today to spend
the holidays with the L. E. Crowter
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23
family and other relatives.
Miss Edna Wicks Of Carroll. Ia,
arrived in the city today for a short
visit with her cousin, Miss Annette
Mcfarland.
Chance to Make ChristmasMoney.

The Freeman-Tribune wants some
body in each township in the coun-
ty to solicit for new subscribers for
the daily and weekly editions. This
would be good way for some young
man or woman in each Of the town
ships of the county to earn some
thing on the side. Some of the school
teachers might find it quite profit
able to enter upon this work during
December. Liberal commission al
lowed. Write the Tribune
for particulars. tiff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

/ have felt this blessing of being
able to respond to new friendships
very strongly lately, for l have lost
MANY old and valued connections
during this trying spring. l thank
God far more earnestly for such
BLESSINGS than for my daily bread,
for friendship is the bread OF the
heart.-Mary Russell Milford.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

In 1896 and 1900 w. J. Bryan de-
clared that the money question
would never be settled right until
we had the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver at the ratio OF
sixteen to one. Now Secretary Bry-
an seems to be in favorr of settling
the question wrong.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

The supreme court having upheld
the act of the legislature in appro-
priating money for capital ground
extension, the next thing in order is
for the executive council to get busy
and make the improvement as con-
templated. In few years the peo-
pie Of the state will realize that the
legislature did good thing in this
matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

Colonel Roosevelt expresses aston
ishment that our trade relations
with South America are not better.
Since the colonel has touched elbows
with the people of that country he
has better appreciation of their
business capacity and enterprise.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

A few days ago Senator Gallinger
launched a little presidential boom
let for Senator Root, but the next
day the senator punctured 1t so
thoroughly that nothing was left Of
it. Mr.. Root declared that he would
not accept the republican nomina-
ton if rendered and that he could
not accept the Office if offered, de-
claring that his age put an effectual
barrier to his being president. He
would be seventy-six years of age at
the close of his term. He says that
ambition must be left to younger
men, who have the right to Guilt
vate it. Both Bryan and Roosevelt
are about fifteen years younger than
the New York senator.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

The way President Wilson Yields
the single upon the Carabaos ban
queters indicates that he has not
forgotten the days when he won his
spurs as a school master.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

permitted the exhibition to go on
as advertised and attended eV-
cry time "Sappho'' was put upon the
canvas
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23
THE COLONEL.

Sioux City Journal: Bert Keltz Is
progressive bull moose. He is now
known as Col. Bert keltz.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

Montgomery Ward, who used to
sweep out a store for $1.25 per
week, died in Chicago a few days
ago worth many millions of dollars.
He invented the mail order system
and made money so fast that he
hardly knew what to do with it. He
did a big business and the fortune
he leaves indicates that he did his
business upon large margins of prof
1t.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

The democratic aspirants for Unit
ed States marshal for the northern
district of Iowa are finding it quite
q job to dislodge Ed. Knott. The
progressive republicans, led by Col
onel Keltz, tried it for years, but
failed. Ed. has been attached to the
job so long that it appears that
nothing short of surgical operation
will cut him loose.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

Henry Clews says there is no rea-
son for a cessation in business ex-
cept pernicious political activity. It
was Grover Cleveland who first saw
such a great danger in pernicious
political activity that upon his ele-
walton to the presidency in 1886 he
began to GUST all republican officials
suffering from it. The result was
that after four years of Grover and
clover every pernicious republican
official was displaced and a pernic-
ious democrat given the place.
If the third party progressives of
Iowa have no better senatorial tim
Der than that already Suggested"
they will serve the state best by not
putting candidate in the field.
Iowa is entitled to a man of charac-
ter and ability in the upper house,
be he republican, democrat, populist,
progressive, prohibitiopist or indie
pendent. The party that is so bar
rem of quality as not to have such
man, should not aspire to such a
high Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

The Boone News-Republican IS in
favor of holding a national republi-
can convention in spite of the refus-
al of the national committee to call
one. The claim of the committee
that such a convention would injure
the party is not we'll founded. The
party cannot be injured, as it is as
dead as door nail now, but it might
be resurrected if proper interest
were shown among the masses.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

Congressman Connolly has intro
duced two bills in the house each
providing for an appropriation OF
$4,000 for a government building
at Eagle Grove and at Waverly.
When republican congressman I'M
dertook to get such liberal appropri-
ations for buildings at towns consid-
cradle larger than Eagle Grove OF
Waverly they were accused by dem
ocrats of tapping the pork barrel to
aid themselves politically. But here's
hoping that Eagle Grove and WAIVER
ly will get the buildings and that
they will be creditable to the towns.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23

A resolution proposing a constltu-
tional amendment for national pro-
hibition has been introduced in the
senate. 1t will not pass that body
soon, but it is coming some day.
Twenty years ago it was not thought
that senators would be elected by a
direct vote in 1914 ard it was not
then supposed that western farmers
would quietly submit to free trade
in their products while protective
tariffs were paid upon imported ar
ticles of manufacture. In twenty
years hence we may have national
prohibition and the law will be en-
forced to the letter. Times are
changing and men and laws are
changing also.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-23
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-29
Change In Modern Life.

The old tradition that woman's work
was In the home. and only In the home,
is dying, and dying with swiftness;
slaughtered numerically By the mod.
ern Industrial system which has suck.
ed away from the home all those IN
dustriei that once were carried on
there-the picking, the weaving. the
baking. the brewing. the spinning. AL
these were once home trades at which
women OF almost all ranks earned
their daily bread; they may not, as
housewives, have been actually paid
for their toll in money-as a matter
of fact, do not imagine that they oft
en- were-but they certainly earned
the keep, the board. lodging and al
lowance dealt out to them by the hus
bands who were at the same time
their employers. 1t was their labor
which helped to make of the average
home q self.supporting institution, 9
place Of business as well as place
TO dwell in.--London Mail
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-29
TALE OF THE SMOKING PINE
Indian Legend That Accounts for the
Tree That Is Found In
Maine.

When the chief, Asonimo, who pre-
sided over the tribe of Indians that
dwelt on the banks of the Bomba
hook, was struck dead by thunder
bolt, the people of the tribe burieo
him near the banks OF that stream
And there today, near Hallowell, Me
over the spot of his grave stands the
smoking pine, This is the story the
Indians tell Of the origin OF this tree.
When the first white men came to
inhabit this land they found the In
dams strong and sturdy race inhabit-
ing this new country. TO them the
white men brought vice and disease,
and soon the Indians native strength
and vitality began to ebb. They grew
feeble, lost their former hardihood and
vigor, and were soon unable to cope
with the mor> powerful stranger IN
the land
Chief Asonimo saw this and warned
his people that the Great Spirit had
spoken their fate, which was to be
that Of destruction. He counseled
them not to Join in strife with the
white man, but to call him into coun'
Gil and to smoke with him the pipe
OF peace.
Il am soon to die" added the old
chief, "and where my body lies there
shall arise a great pine which shall
forever smoke rs a token of eternal
peace between the red and the white
people,"
The prophecy Of the old chieftain
was fulfilled. The compact OF peace
between the Indians and the English
was made and soon thereafter Chief
! Asonimo died struck down by thun
| derbolt. Then II was that his tribes
men decided to leave the land and
move on westward.
! On visiting their beloved Chic
! Asonimo's grave to bid him las
farewell, they beheld with awe anC
wonder the complete fulfllment of hi
prophecy There stood a beautiful
tall pine from whose leaves ant
branches a haze Of smoky mist wa
constantly rising. Hence II Is tina
from that day on this tree has beef
called the smoking pine-Celia X
| Husik.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-29

Claflin clear over those mountains.
The day was set for their marriage at
the Presbyterian church. And you'd
have thought that he'd have let up a
little on his practicing, with his we'd
ding day only few hours off. But he
didn't. He worked harder than ever,
and people said that, likely as not,
he'd forget which was the day and
remember only which wasn't,
"The night before his marriage a
call came over the long distance tele'
phone from Carriers, which lies eight
cen miles south from Nortonville, in
the midst of the mountains. A negro
man had been crushed by wagol and
he was the nearest doctor. Would he
come at once? If he didn't there'd
be one life to set against the many
he'd saved when they came to audit
his book of life on judgment day.
doc Bentley dropped the telephone
receiver and called to his man, Saddle
my horse, Jim, he said. I'm going tc
vide to Carriers And, seeing that
nothing he could say would ston him
Jim saddled the horse, and Doc Bent
ley reached Carriers at midnight ant
saved a life.
ut had Oeen downhill to Carriers, bu
It was uphill going back, and eighteeI
miles uron Il tired horse may meal
five hours or twenty-four, when thu
mountain roads have become rushing
! .traars and asnapialiy WHEEL YOU
1 horse tails and breaks his leg N tw'
places Doc BENTLEY rose up from tn
muddy ground, looked at the animal
and drew his revolver from his poke
TO RET Il on. cC its pain, Then he re
Elected, II I cai cure mans broke
leg | reckon ! can cure horses b
said to himself. So he pulled the esas
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-29
AN EVEN1FUL RIDE
Or. Bentley Never Talked Much
About Himself. but II Was
Not Necessary.
BY COURTNEY SPENCER.

Yes, Miss, that's the way to the vii.
lage. So you're the new principal OF
the Free school! hope youll like
the place, Miss, and stay with US
while; the last principal, she founded
the school-Miss Brown, from Boston.
you know-and she bided here for sew.
en- and twenty years until Doc Bent
ley sent her home to die. Couldn't do
nothing for her. he said, and that's
saying a heap, for we all thinks a good
deal of Doc Bentley down this way.
"Of course, when they first started
this scheme for teaching the poor
whites reading and writing, there was
some feeling against 1t in this section.
A cracker ought to keep his place, I
say, and not to go apeing the learn
ing of us quality folks. But Miss
Brown-well, she was fine lady and
reckon she got us all converted long
before Doc Bentley sent her home.
Doc Bentley, did you ask? Yes.
he's been our doctor for nigh upon
five years now. That's his house on
the hill But you won't get nothing
out of him, Miss, except civil word
when he passes you, maybe, for he
isn't man to talk about himself SO
seeing as know his story and all the
other folks in the place have got It
wrong, I'll tell It to you.
Five years ago Doc Bentley was
practicing in Nortonville. a hundred
miles across the mountains yonder.
! He'd passed out of college some three
or four years then, and already he'd
\ made quite reputation among people
.here. You know Nortonville, you say
Miss? Yes, I've heard it's fine city
and has whole LOT Of rich people
there. Doc Bentley was considered
the best doctor there, and he used tc
be thick with all the society folks In
the place. He wasn't reserved then
like he is now, but jolly and lively
they tell me-a kind of overgrown boy
He isn't so very old today. except II
soul
"But for all his big practice Bentle!
wasn't the man to sacrifice the poor Il
get bigger zee. Many and many
case he treated for nothing I'm told
he'd keep the biggest folks in Norton
vile waiting in his receiving room
while he was giving free treatment t
some poor colored woman who'd GO
In to see him first. And that's hoy
he came to grief.
"You see, Miss, Doc Bentley was eli
gagged to be married to Miss Edit
: Somers, the only daughter of old jill
Somers, who built the railroad froI