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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20
Personal Briefs
From Saturdays Daily:

Miss Bess Swift has resigned
her position as an operator in the
Martin telephone Office and returned
to her home in Marshalltown yester-
day.
Miss Mabel Bernard has return
ed to her duties as dining room girl
in the Farmers restaurant following
about a months vacation visit spent
at her home near Woodstock.
Mrs. Thomas VanLangen and
daughter. Miss Minnie, Misses Hill
kie and Leona Naber and Sadie and
Jennie Huisman, Mrs. E. VanDeven-
der, Mr. and Mrs. c. Naber and Miss
Lena Naber, all of Kamrar, were in
the city yesterday.
Miss Gladys Mauch went to
Ames yesterday for short stay.
Miss Iris Christensen went to
Jewell yesterday on a brief trip.
George LeValley left yesterday
afternoon on a few days business
trip to Waverly.
Albert Blue was over from his
home in harrisburg yesterday con-
sulting physicians again about his
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20
AMERICAN ATTITUDE
AMUSING TO LONDON
Peace Talk Not Consistent With Pa
rading Navy in Europe, Says
Standard.

London, May 16.-The Standard
in an editorial on the proposed visit
of the American fleet to the Mediter-
ranean says:
Europe will be reminded of the
fact often ignored, that the United
States is the second naval power Of
the globe. The United States chooses
to hold aloof from the alliances and
rivalries in the European system,
but if she pleased she could throw
her weight into the scale with de-
cisive effect and it is not without
Significance that this remarkable il
Illustration of American potentialities
is to be given in that quarter of the
globe which is now undergoing re-
construction and political transit
ton.
1t must be confessed, however,
that the incident is curious COM
mentary on the ELUSIVE patronage
of the Pacific idea which Secretary
| of State Bryan is exhibiting. 1t
might be supposed that Mr.. Bryan S
energies would be better applied in
his principles to the dispute with
Japan or the awkward questions of
the new tariff and the Panama act.
But it appears that the Washington
government is still a believer in the
sound maxim that the best way to
insure peace is to be well prepared
| frp
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

side, which hasn't ceased to trouble
him since his last operation. He has
already had two operations for ap-
pendicitis, one here and one at
Rochester, Minnesota, and is now
considering having a third one.
Miss Ellen Rothrock returned
to her home in Blairsburg yesterday
after a few days spent here on bust
ness.
Mrs. Eva Allison and daughter,
Miss Vera, Mrs. F. c. Bandy, Mrs. c.
C. Cooper, Mrs. Josie Stoufer and
grandson, Lloyd Rairden and Miss
leila Powers, all of harrisburg,
spent yesterday in this city on bust
ness.
Miss NJ. L. Stebbins left this
morning for Des Moines to visit
with friends over Sunday.
Mrs. ]. ]. Clifton went to Boone
this morning for week end visit.
Mrs. F. Elias Smith left this
morning for visit with friends in
Garden Grove, this state. Mr.. Smith
accompanied her as far as Des
Moines.
Miss Lulu Hughes, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. w. Hughes Of Ce-
dar Falls, old time residents here,
was in the city yesterday on her re-
turn home from attending the we'd
ding of Miss Marie Howe of Eagle
Grove.
Prof ]. NJ. Holiday of Meservey
is spending the week end with his
family in this city.
Miss Julia Wilmer leaves tomor-
row for a few days visit with friends
in Waterloo.
Mrs. J. H. Sterling of Eagle
Grove was a visitor in the city yes
terday at the F. w. Mag home.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. T. Smith re-
turned last night from Excelsior
Springs, Mo-. where Mrs. Smith has
been taking a course of treatment
for rheumatism.
Miss Mabel Buelow will spend
Sunday visiting with relatives in Ft.
Dodge.
Mrs Nat Jones of Fort Dodge is
in the city today assisting in the
| wallpaper store of her brother,
Frank l.. Greeley.
j. A. Mikel is business caller
in Fort Dodge today.
w. J. Zitterell and J. G. Sulli-
van are business visitors in Fort
Dodge today.
John Strever, who lives between
here and Woodstock, has returned
from a months trip through the
western states.
Moab Fab will visit over Sun
day at the home of his parents in
West Bend.
Rev. T. J. Neese of Homer, a
student at Central College, Pella,
arrived in the city this morning and
will preach at the Baptist church to-
morrow
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cordes and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cordes
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Anton B.
Cordes and family, all of Kamrar,
were in town today enroute to at
tend the golden wedding anniver-
sary celebration of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. B. Cordes, who reside In
Parkersburg. Some twenty-five went
to help them celebrate this event.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

connected with a government of, by
and for the people that are of far
more Importance than business prop
ositions. The rule Of the people is
foremost. 1t is we'll that the elect
crate showed the country last fall
that when their expressed will is
trampled under foot there is to be
widespread political rebellion.
Hon. James S. Clarkson contrib
utes an article to the current issue
of the Annals of Iowa under the cap
ton, The Stampede From General
Weaver in the Republican Conven-
ton of 1872 Mr.. Clarkson con-
cedes that Gen. Weaver had fairly
won the nomination of governor
from the republicans of the state,
but was defeated in the convention
by the friends of the saloon and cor
porations, and Gov. Kirkwood nomi-
Kirkwood was friend of these in
terests, but Gen. Weaver had bold
ly attacked them during the ante
convention campaign and their hos
tility to him was at white heat. Gen.
Weaver left the party, just as Roose-
welt left it at Chicago. He became
the national leader of the greenback
party. Was elected to congress and
later nominated for the presidency.
He was one of the strongest and
most popular leaders of his genera
ton and made many friends and en-
emies. Mr.. Clarkson at this late day
admits that he never blamed the
general for deserving the republican
party, as that was the only course
open to him if he would retain his
respect. There is no doubt but that
the republican party of Iowa in con-
vention assembled in 1875 did
great injustice to one of the most
brilliant and capable men the state
ever produced, and did it unfairly.
The convention was stampeded by
the suggestion of Kirkwood for the
nomination and the issues which had
been fought out in the campaign
for the time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Senator Thompson of Kansas,
Wilson a few days ago to urge the
retention of the tariff on sugar. The
questions naturally arise: Is the
president the whole thing and If so,
why not abolish congress? Moreover,
why should democratic senator
favor a tariff on sugar? This last
question can be easily answered SO
far as Senator Thompson is concern
ed. Kansas produces sugar.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

ing hot shot into the Wilson admin
istration because of its attitude upon
the California-Japan question. Mr.
Hearst's papers want to know if the
japanese are running this country
and If the democratic party is going
to surrender control so soon after
winning it at the polls. At last &C
counts President Wilson had not
answered the pertinent but impud-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

The Wilson tariff bill passed the
house by a majority so large that
only two republicans voted for it
and four democrats against it. 1t is
said the progressives and republicans
died in the last ditch opposing the
bill. They had better have been doing
that at the late election, if they
wanted TO save the protective tariff.
There is a time for all things.-Man
son Journal.
If the protective tariff cannot be
saved without sanctioning the meth
DDS by which Taft was nominated at
Chicago the protective tariff had
better go. There are some things
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Had President Wilson sent Rich
mond Pearson HobsOn to talk to the
California legislature results might
have been different
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

HEMENWAY AND HIS MORTGAGE
Times-Republican: At Cedar Falls
lives a man named Hemenway, H. &.
Hemenway, who is getting even
with the community he lives in.
Hemenway has lived most of his life
there. He has done we'll financially.
He came as a young attorney about
the time of the breaking out of the
civil war, enlisted and spent three
years in the army, came back to &C.
dar Falls and took up his practice.
Cedar Falls elected him to the school
board, then to the city council, later
mayor. He fourished. He made
money. Cedar Falls and the rest of
the county sent him to the legisla-
ture, first to the house and then to
the senate He has had a very sue
cessful life, gained property and dis
tinction and at 70 years Of age real
izing that the community had great
ly favored him sought a way of get
ting even with it. So he turned over
a valuable tract of ground, centrally
located in Cedar Falls, to be used as
a playground for the children of Ce-
dar Falls.
Now this was no more than Hem
enway ought to do. He owed it. Civ
en- natural ability and ambition Of
his own he still must acknowledge
that a vast part of his success CLASH
fies as unearned increment. The
community made him. Whatever
| talent and sagacity he may have
displayed, the community furnished
him every foothold by which he
climbed. 1t is debt. If the ac-
count were strictly dra WI and item
| lied Hemenway is still under NOR
al mortgage to his community. The
fine thing about Hemenway is that
he acknowledges the obligation and
| is paying off the mortgage.
There are a vast number of men
in Iowa who are under moral mort
gage to their communities and have
| hidden that mortgage as tax dodg-
er hides his wealth. The history Of
Hemenway repeats itself in practic-
ally every Iowa community. In each
there are men who have fiourished,
,, been honored, grown rich and at
tanned large success partly by reason
of their own ability and largely by
the opportunity afforded by others.
1t is great pity that so few of them
| are Hemenways. There are men in
every community who owe that com
munity children's playground, a
public improvement of one kind or
another.
Hemenway, let us hope, will live
many years to watch the merry chill
dren on the playground he has pro-
vided, and to enjoy the pleasure of
seeing his money work His plan of
getting even with his neighbors is
! to be commended to other men who
are come to the limit of mems years
and who are under moral mortgage
to render back to Caesar that which
is Caesars, and to return to the COM
munity that which it has so freely
given.
The occasion which calls for less
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Jim Hill may be right in the con-
clusion that if congress would ad-
journ and not meet again for ten
years the country would be better
off, Jim thinks business ought to be
assured that it will not be disturbed
every year or two.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

That Indiana man who tried to
swat a fly on the back of a mule is
getting along as we'll as could be
expected under the circumstances
Latest reports from the hospital say
he will recover.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

practice what he breaches in the
foregoing lines. He has been buffet
ed, kicked and cuffed about as much
as any of them, but he has retained
his self-composure through it all and
seems to harbor no illwill against
those who have violently opposed
him. Three times defeated for the
presidency he came up smiling after
each deluge and survived to remain
the most influential personality in
his party. The lesson Mr.. Bryan has
taught by his example is worthy Of
emulation. How much better to ac-
cept his philosophy than that of such
men as Uncle Joe Cannon, Joseph w.
Bailey, Nelson w. Aldrich and 9TH
ers who have become soured and
who are now swamped beneath a
load of revenge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Let us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith, let us dare
to do our duty-Lincoln.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Jack johnson says he is hated be-
cause he licked Jeffries. But Jack
misses the mark. He is hated be-
cause he is a brute in mans form.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Possibly the Krupps have a few
agents in California. 1t is under
stood that they have some travelling
statesmen in Japan prepared to sell
their goods at rare bargains.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Andrew Carnegie is seemingly
strong for universal peace, but thus
far he has not refused to accept the
income on the $40O,000,000 that
was paid to him for his interest IL
trust that has accumulated it's vast
wealth largely by the manufacture
of the material that enters into the
construction of armament and in
struments of war.-Springfield
News.
Such criticism as this is unfair. If
the nations of the world are bound
to have great battleships, Mr.. Car
negie may as well supply them as to
have someone else do it. Mr. Car
negie has demonstrated, notwith-
standing his financial gain from
building ornaments, that he is in
favor of universal peace. He has
contributed literally to that end in
various ways and is entitled to due
credit. Of all of our very rich men
Andrew Carnegie is one of the best
The republican national commit
tee will meet on May oath to trans
act business. At that time many
progressive republicans will appear
before the committee and urge the
calling of a national convention for
the reorganization of the party. AS
the committee is strongly standpat it
| is doubtful if anything can be done
with it's cooperation. The commit
tee demonstrated at Chicago last
June that it was ready to wreck the
party if it could not control it by
fair means. However, there is hope
that even the committee may yield
to public opinion and grant the con-
cessions asked. If the party is not
re-organized, Of course it will be de-
| feated again in 1916. That is con-
ceded by everybody. Then what will
be the explanation of the refusal of
the committee to call a national con-
vention as urged?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

The democratic pie counter bri-
gade now in Washington ought to be
interested in the report that Kansas
wants forty thousand harvest hands.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Major Rathbun has completed
forty-nine years of service as edi-
tor of the Marion Register. The ma
jor is good newspaper man and a
writer of courage and conviction.
May he live to round out at least
seventy years at the head of one OF
the best country papers in the state
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

The occasion which calls for less
than your best is not an opportunity
for self-improvement.-The Chris
tian Herald.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20
ent questions propounded by the
pugnacious Mr.. Hearst.

The country is not excited over
the democratic tariff because the
democratic party is not giving the
country the kind of tariff it has been
advocating for fifty years. The party
is too cowardly to do that and the
country knows it. The "vicious and
illogical system of taxation looks
much better to the democratic party
in power than it did to the demo
cratic party out of power MoreoV-
er, the "robber tariff" is not a rob-
Der when being guided by the demo-
cratic party. What an old fraud the
democratic party is, anyhow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

At a meeting of the Grant club in
Des Moines a few evenings ago a res
olution was adopted asking for a ma
tional convention of the republican
party to change the rules of the Or
SANITATION. The Grant club is an
organization of republicans, regard
less of factional lines, and this &C
ton ought to have some influence
upon the national committee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Senator LaFollette reaffirms that
he is still a republican. Such af-
frmations these days are not uncom-
mon=nor unnecessary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

1t is now announced from Wash
ington that Congressman Connolly
Of Dubuque is considering the mat
ter of becoming candidate for
United States senator on the demo-
cratic ticket against Cummins next
year. It is understood that Con-
gresham Pepper is a candidate and
of course Claude r. Porter will be a
candidate unless he gets some other
Office before the time for senatorial
entries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Dayton is going to follow the ex-
ample of Galveston. After the great
disaster in Galveston a few years
ago the people thought the city
could be rebuilt better under the
commission plan than under the old
council government. They accord
ingly retired the council and elected
a board of commissioners. Results
have justified the wisdom of their
action. Now Dayton is going to do
likewise. If the commission plan of
government is the best for a city in
distress why isn't it the best for
city in prosperity? The old coun-
Gil system has outgrown its useful
ness and must go into oblivion along
with other discarded juk. The live
towns are looking for the better
way.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

The Iowa City Republican says
that Gov. Johnson's doings in Cali
fornia lead the people to be thank
full that we have not many bull
moose governors in the country. But
the people of California who elected
Mr.. Johnson governor seem to be
backing him in what he is doing
Possibly Mr.. Johnson feels that his
duty is to his own people
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

mon-nor unnecessary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20
emocratic party is, anyhow.

\ man in Waterloo who is work
ing for SIS per week left home when
presented with a bill Of $35 for a
daughters hat plume. The wife had
him arrested for deserving his fam
lily and at the trial the judge gave
the women folks" a deserved lect-
ure on the uses and abuses of eX-
travagance. A girl without an in
come of her own who has no more
sense than to blow S35 for hat or
namentation when the bread winner
of the family gets only SIS per week
is void of that necessary adjunct
sometimes called "horse sense" No
wonder the husband and father fled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-05-20

Oficial Paper of City and County.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-14
township will produce q fair
crop of corn and fruit this sea
son, Notwithstanding the unfa.
vorable conditions.
DAILY NEWS ENLARGED
Sioux City Newspaper Enlarg-
ed and Will Support
Administration

Announcement is made that
the Sioux City Daily News will
be greatly enlarged on Sept. l,
and will thereafter be recogbiz.
ed as a democratic newspaper.
Its news service will be
greatly strengthened, leased
telegraph wire being installed.
1t will have two strong cores
pondents in Washington, and
its facilities for covering the
news of the four states will be
greatly increased. 1t will
have an exclusive editorial
page, and its editorial policy
will be fearless and progress,
s!ve. 1t will have many strong
magazine and illustrated fea-
lures that cannot be found in
any other Sioux City newsps-
per.
The Daily News sports page
and woman's page will be the
best issued in this territory,
and its market reports will be
complete.
The Sioux City Daily News
at So a year is the best news
paper bargain to be had. Sub
scribe at this office.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-14
Council Proceedings

Council Room, Mo. Valley,
la, Aug. 5, 1918.
Council met in regular SEES
sion and was called to order by
the mayor.
Officers Present.. C.
Prather, mayor; s. r. Williams,
city clerk; Frank Tamisiea,
city attorney; John O'Brien,
city marshal.
Council Present-W w. II. Sud-
duth, s E Purcell, Ed Gill and
w. j. Roden.
Minutes of previous meetings
read and approved.
Report of Mayor j. c. Prath-
er read and on motion accepted
and ordered placed on file.
Report of city treasurer read
and on motion accepted and or
dered placed on file.
Report of city clerk read and
on motion accepted and order
ed placed on file.
Report Of John O'Bfien act
ing street commissioner read
and on motion accepted and or
dered placed on file.
Moved by Roden ard seed
by Gill bond of Geo L Cox be
accepted and placed ON file.
The following bills were au-
dited and read to- wit:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-14
Tuesday August IL

Miss Evelyn Noyes returned
to Little Sioux today after Q
weeks stay with her sister,
Margaret.
h. Keeney, wife and daugh-
ter retu ned Saturday from d
two weeks rest at Excelsior
Spring, Mo.
Louis Moskovitz is having a
gasoline tank placed under his
sidewalk in front Of his place
of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cham
bers returned to their home at
lnwood, Ia, yesterday, after at
tending the funeral of Mr..
Chambers aunt, Mrs. Colver,
and also attending the funeral
of Mrs. Ray Haight.
Misses Nellie Noyes and
Anna Cooper, of Sioux City,
are visiting their cousin Mar
garet Moves.
Miss Katie Belle Clark, of
Winnipeg, Canada, is the guest
of Mrs. Norton r. Hiernes for
a few weeks.
----------------.--
Cyrus Arndt returned last
evening from Sioux Falls
where he has been the past two
weeks on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-14

Miss Hodgdon, of Wall Lake,
Iowa, a sister of w. S. Hodg-
don, is here visiting with her
brothers. family for a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-14

the width between curbs on oil
streets in the city Of Mo. Val.
ley, Ia, was proposed and read
the first time.
On motion by S. E. Purcell
and seed by w. j. Roden that
the rules be suspended and an
ordinance establishing width
between curbs on all streets in
the city of Mo. Valley, Ia, be
read the second time.
Roll Call-W. H. Sudduth
voted yea, w. j. Roden voted
yea, s E. Purcell voted yea.
All voting yea, motion car
ried. Ordinance read second
time On motion by Purcell
and seed by Roden that the
rules be suspended and an or
dinance establishing width be.
tween curbs on all streets in
the city of Missouri Valley, la
be read the third time and plac
ed on its final passage.
Roll Cali--W. H. Sudduth
voted yea, w. j Roden voted
yea, s. E Purcell voted yea.
All voting yea, motion car
rled. Ordinance read third
time.
Moved bv w J RIDDEN and
seed by S E Pure II that or
dinance establishing width be
tween curbs on all stre cts in
the city Of Mo. Valley, la, be
adopted and title agree to as
read.
R,ll Call-W H. Sudduth
vott d yea, S. E. Purcell voted
yea, w. j. Roden voted yea.
All voting yea, motion car
ried. Ordinance declared
duOpteu
Moved bv Roden and seed
by Sndduth council adjourn.
Motion carried. Council ad-
journed.
j. G. FEATHER,
Mayor.
S. Il Williams,
City Clerk.