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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
What Mason City Did.

Iowa City Citizen: BY a vote of
five to one Mason City adopted the
commission plan of city government
at a special election held Saturday.
Nearly a year ago the Mason City
Commercial club appointed a COM
mittee to investigate the merits of
the commission plan, and their re-
port, after several months of inves-
tigation, was summarized in the
press dispatches as follows:
"All the cities in the west operat-
ing under a commission form We're
visited or were communicated with
in some way. and the reports of
their city officers were compared
with those under the old form of
government.
I'm each case the city using the
Des Moines plan of government has
saved money, paid off old debts, in
creased the efficiency of department,
increased the safety of the people,
increased the protection OF their in
terests. and given them better and
more economics administration of
affairs"
The report of the committee was
not filed in time to get the special
election in before the city election
this spring, so it became necessary
to call the special election which
was held Saturday The vote on the
adoption of the plan was 1877 for
to 242 against.
Preceding this a hot city election
was held at the regular time, and
the winning ticket went in by a
small majority vote. but this did not
seem to affect the commission plan
election.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
Dying Statements of Lydia Morris
Admitted in the Evi-
dence
MOTHER IS ON THE STAND
ai
Doctor Who Attended Girl Speaks
of Her Condi-
ton.

Spencer, Ia, April 19.-Whether
or not the dying statements Of the
alleged victim of criminal opera
ton could be used in court by the
state against the person who is
charged with having performed the
opera ton, consumed the attention of
the court in the trial of the Rev.
Roy A. Hawkes. of Rosie, indicted
on second degree murder charge,
here Thursday.
DR.. G. S. Nordstrum testified that
he was called to attend Lydia Morris
on July 6, 1912. That he found her
with very high fever and in a SER
ious condition. He was put on the
stand again yesterday morning and
asked if Lydia Morris had made to
him any statement as to her condi-
ton as to living or dying.
This was objected to by the de-
Tense on the ground that it called
for dying declarations which could
only be used in trial for murder,
and that the Indictment did not
charge murder. The forenoon was
spent in arguing this point by the
attorneys.
Just before the noon adjournment
the judge upheld the sufficiency of
the indictment and overruled the OBJ
lection. .
Mrs. William Morris was called.
She testified that in the spring OF
1912 the Rev. Hawkes. came to her
house and engaged Lydia to work
for him at his home; that she after
ward came home and went back a
second time.
She said that on July the girl
was brought home very i'll. She
,.3ol6 of assisting the doctor and OF
a trip to the doctors office.
Mrs. Morris was very much af-
fected and at times found it very
difficult to go on with her testi-
mony.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22

Paint for anything in any quanti-
ty, at Teed's. d-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
DR.. FRIEDMAN MAY
HAVE VIOLATED Law
Government Authorities Investigat.
ing-Treating Patients for Pay.

Washington April 19.-The right
of DR.. F. F. friedman to treat for
pay, patients with the remedy which
he claims is a cure for tuberculosis
is being Investigated by the solicitor
of the treasury at the direction OF
Secretary McAdoo, to determine
whether the federal public health
laws are being violated.
The act of July /, 1912, provides
that no person shall send, carry or
bring for sale, barter or exchange,
from any state, territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia, into any state,
territory OF the District of Columbia,
or from any foreign country into the
United States, Or from the United
States into any foreign country, any
virus, therapeutic serum, antitoxin
or analogous products applicable to
the prevention and cure of the dis
eases of man unless such product
has been propounded and prepared
at at establishment holding an I'M
suspended and unrevoked license is
sued by the secretary of the treas
ury."
The penalty for violation of this
section is a fine not exceeding $500
or a maximum Imprisonment Of one
year, or both.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22

Window glass. every size. at
Feeds. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
THE BELGIAN NEWSPAPERS
ARE CRIPPLED BY STRIKE

brought ahead of the schedule into
Sacramento $500 was subscribed for
the daring riders. The quickest trip
on record was seven days and sew
enteen hours. with the first inaug
ural of Lincoln in the mail bags.
There was danger in these rides.
The route lay through lonely and
weird regions, infested with hostile
Indians. Sometimes riders were
scalped and not infrequently horses
were drowned, but always the mail
was saved. Mark Twain has
painted thrilling picture of those
rides, and Buffalo Bill was one of
the boy riders. There were eighty
of them in all, and often forty
would be coming east while the 9TH
er forty were going west. Their
bags limited to twenty pounds in
weight, and their letters were writ
ten on thin tissue paper. on which
the charges often mounted to sew
eral dollars. Horses had to be
changed in two minutes, and often
the time was reduced to ten sec
onds. Considering the nature of the
country through which these reck-
less young horsemen passed theirs
was remarkable performance.
They made their contribution to the
progress Of the West that was and
now is gone forever, and they de-
serve to be remembered not only on
the banks of the Missouri, but in
all parts of the country which they
helped to knit into one community.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
Who can Beat This Record?

Williams Enterprise: The State
Bank of Williams makes the claim
that more SO called March first
transfers OF real estate were made
in it's office and more value in. such
transfers than any other office in
Hamilton county.
In classifying the transfers, we
find the following interesting fig
ures. They are:
Ten transfers of Williams town
property, aggregating $23, 10000.
Two transfers of 40 acre tracts
aggregating s10,7S5.00.
Seven transfers of so acre tracts
sS7,20O.00.
Eight transfers of 100 acre tracts
aggregating S1l1,340.00.
Eleven transfers of 100 tracts ag-
gregating s317.720.00.
Three transfers of 200 acre tracts
aggregating ss2.237.00,
Three transfers of 240 acre tracts
aggregating $685. 1880.
One transfer of 2G0 acres $780,
266.O0.
One transfer of ESQ acres $43,-
10000.
There were also many contracts
assigned, for a higher consideration,
for which no conveyance was made.
These were also handled by this
bank.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
Real Estate Transfers.

Hattie L. HaddoX to w. e. Cos
sard-wd-lot G, blk GO, w. c.
$4,000.
Oscar F. Donaldson and VT to F.
c. wd--lot %, blk l,
Lawn Hill addition, w. Co.,
10000.
Mary D. Fisher ct al to Zitterell
G. Sullivan-wd-lot II, blk l, lot
Z, blk II, W. F. & Co. addition, lots
/, 2, 9. i, 6. Z, S, 9, 10 and IL, blk
2, and lots 8, 10. II, blk .. and lots
5, 3 and 4. blk e. J. NJ. F. addition.
SO, 10000.
Geeske Arends to Herman Arends
ct al--wd--part Sc west of r. K.
10000.
VIM. 4. Melrose and VT to Wei
don Standardization 4, blk los
and strip of east side 9, D. & r. R
addition. 10000.
Andrew Raven and VT to Francis
S. Smith-wd-und " lot l and 2
blk IS, w. F. & Co. addition, w. c.
-sl,75O.O0.
Mary D. Fisher ct al to Elizabeth
Wyckoff-wd--lot /. blk 3, J. NJ. F.
addition, w. C.-$150.00.
John Klahsen ct al to Herman Ar
ends-qcd-part Sc W of r r.. 35-
SS-25.-$45O.0O.
A. J. Brewer and VT ct al to j.
D. Lee-Qcd--w 1-5 lot s, in Mill
lot w. C.-Sl.00.00
Emma Schweppe and hush to An
ma NJ. Schweppe-wd-wR lot IA,
blk 10, w. F. & Co. addition, W. c.
$1,000.
A. Olson to H. c. Weaver-wd-
nh lot 25, blk 4, Ellsworth
$4,000.
j. M. Gallaher and VT to Dina
Crow-wd-n GO # of lots 7, S. 8,
10 and II. blk l, Ellsworth.-S2,-
10000.
Kirk S. Brewer ct al to Emogene
Brewer-Qcd-nw Sc and Sc NV o.
S9-25.-$1.0
w. II. Harrison and VT to A. j.
Peterson--wd-und u ne and ne
NV 6-S7-26.-sl0,964
Eta Brewer to Emogene Brewer
-qcd-lot s, Mill lot, w. C.-s125.
w. H. and Maud Helmick, adm.
to o. n. Kurtz-adm d-ne ne So
S9-26.-s3,6O5.O
Jane K. King and hush to NJ. j.
Managa-wd-tract com Sc cor lot
20, blk Z, addition Jewell.-s15O.
Matilda Helmick TO o. n. Kurtz
-wd-ne ne 36-S9-26.-s1.00
Treasurer of County to Geo. w.
Lee-taX d-wk els lots ) and 6,
blk IL, Homer.-.67.
Treasurer Of County to Geo. w.
Lee-tax dot 5, blk 61. w. c.
sl.S5.
Treasurer of County TO Geo. w.
Lee-tax dot 9. blk IL. Park ad-
dition, w. C.--$1.25.
Window glass every size at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-22
Taxicab Bandits to Sing Sing.

New York, April 19.-George and
Robert McVetty, Charles Clark and
Patrick Bolger. four members OF a
daring gang of taxicab bandits,
whose operations terrorized west
side merchants and jewellers for
months, were sentenced yesterday to
serve a maximum of twenty-one
years each in Sing Sing. The men
were convicted on the confession OF
confederate, Joseph Taylor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-25
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harness, equipment, tools and feed for the
TT. Hays Branch Experiment Station of
the State Agricultural College on the
TT. Hays Military Reservations:
Horse barn $1,000. 90
T1orses --.-.--......'..--.-...-. 4500.0o
Harness ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Equipment, tools and feed. ......-... 800. co
Sec. :. The construction and equipment
or the building mentioned in this act shall
De under the supervision and direction of
the board OF regents of the Kansas State
Agricultural College, and they are here
4y antnof f to adept plans and spee-
and if they deem best, to award all neces-
sary contracts therefor.
Sec. 3. The auditor of state is hereby
authorized to draw his warrants upon the
state treasurer for the several sums and
purposes specified in this act upon veri-
regents of the State Agricultural College.
Sec f. This act shall take effect and be
In force immediately upon its publication
In the official state paper.
+! hereby. certify that the above Bill
originated in the Senate, and passed that
body February IA, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,
President of the Senate.
BURT e. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate
Passed the House Feb. 49, 1913
w. l.. BROWN
Speaker of the House.
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved Feb. q, 1913
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
], CEAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
State of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
!, now on file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeaL1 and affixed my official seal,
this 9th day of February 1917
CHAS. H. SESSIONS
Secretary of State.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-25

SENATE BILL No. Ii.
AN ACT to amend section II, chapter %,
of the General Statutes of Kansas of
the year 1909.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section /. That section II, chapter %,
hereby is amended to read as follows
Sec. IL. No person holding any state,
county or township city office except
in cities having a population of not less
than 400 or more than 5000, according to
the state census as shown March LIST,
1910, or any employee, officer or stock
holder in any railroad in which the coun-
ty owns stock shall be eligible to the
office of county commissioners.
Sec: 2. That section II, chapter %, of
the General Statutes of 1903, be and the
same hereby is repealed.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
l hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
Feb. 5th-1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
Pre- sident of the Senate.
BURT e. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House Feb. 1898.
w. L. BROWN.
Speaker of the House.
GEO. Z. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved Feb 21. 1913
Governor
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
State of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeal.1 and affixed my official seal
this Path day of February, 1915
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
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February %, 1881
SENATE BILL No. 900.

SENATE BILL No. 30l.
AN ACT to provide for the purchase of
deep well-drilling machinery by the
board of county commissioners of the
several counties of the state of Kansas,
and to provide for the ownership, opera
ton and maintenance thereof
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. The board of county commits
SionerS of the several counties of the state
of Kansas, may, and petition of at
least 81 60 of the resident tax payers, SHALL
and are hereby empowered TO appropriate
from the general fund of the respective
counties an amount not to exceed the sum
of $500 for the purpose of purchasing
deep well-drilling machinery, to be used
for the purpose of testing and ascertain
ing the substrata and formation of same
in their respective counties, and for the
purpose of obtaining such other geological
information may to them seem advis-
able, provided. however, that the afore-
said appropriation of money shall not be
made unless petitioned for by at least
81 CO of the resident tax payers of such
county; provided this act shall not apply
to counties having a population of 5000
or over.
Sec 2. The above mentioned machinery
when so purchased shall remain the prop
erty of the county and is to be operated
under the management of a competent
person to be selected by the said board
of county commissioners. Said operator
when so named, shall be able to and shall
keep a log of the different strata of earth,
water or other formations through which
the drill may pass in making such tests
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or test holes as shall be required or au-
thorized by the said board of county COM
missioners, and the aforesaid log to be
filedSwith the county clerk and to become
a part of the public record
Sec. 5. Said deep well-drilling machinery
to be furnished to the residents of the
counties free of charge upon their making
application in writing to the board of
county commissioners for the use of the
same. Said application to be filed with
the clerk of the county and such requests
shall be filed in due order. Provided al
ways, that the party having the use of
said machine for making the requisite
test as mentioned in section one, shall pay
the reasonable per diem charges of the
person designated by the county commits
sioners to have charge of the aforesaid
deep well drilling machinery, whose COM
pensation shall be fixed by the board of
county commissioners and shall in no
event exceed the sum of $500 per day.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts In
conflict with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec D. This act shall take effect from
and after its publication in the official
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
Feb 18th, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN.
Secretary of the Senate.
PASSED the House Feb. 19-1913
Speaker of the House
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk Of the House.
Approved Feb. q, 1913.
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I. CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
State OF the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
[SeaLJ and affixed my official seal,
this oath day of February. 1913.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
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February %, 1881
HOUSE BILL NO. 52SS.


court in the thirty-third judicial district
of the state of Kansas, and repeating
section 2+37 of the General Statutes OF
Kansas of 1902
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. Terms of court in Rush coun-
ty shall be held on the first Monday IN
February, second Monday in May and
third Monday in September in each year.
Sec. 2. Terms of court in Ness county
shall be held the second Monday in
February, the fourth Monday in April and
the fourth Monday in September in each
year.
Sec g. Terms of court in Lane county
shall be held on the third Monday in Feb
ruary. the first Monday in May and on
the Wednesday following the fourth Mon
day in September in each year.
Sec. l. Terms of court in Scott county
shall be held on the fourth Monday in
the first Monday in October in each year.
Sec. 5. Terms of court in Wichita coun-
ty shall be held on the fourth Tuesday IN
January the third Tuesday. in April and
the Wednesday following the first Mon
day in October in each year
Sec s. Terms of court in Greeley coun-
ty shall be held on the third Tuesday in
January, the second Tuesday in April and
the Thursday following the first Monday
in October in each year
Sec = Terms of court in Pawnee coun-
ty shall he held on the first Monday in
March. the fourth Monday in May and
the first Monday in November in each
year
Sec. S Terms of court in Edward.
county shall be held on the third Monday
in March, the first Monday in June and
the third Monday in November in each
year.
Sec 9 Terms of court in Hodgeman
county shall be held on the first Monday
in April, the second Monday in June and
the first Monday in December in each
year.
Sec. 10. At the September term in the
counties of Rush and Ness, and at the
May term in Pawnee county and June
term in Edwards county, and at all terms
in the counties having a population of
less than three thousand. juries shall not
be called, except upon the order of the
court or judge thereof. which may be
made during court or at any time not eS-
ceeding thirty days prior to the converting
thereof.
Sec. IL. THAT section a4s7 Of the Cen
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for the District of Kansas made an order
and decree in the case of The Federal
Union Surety Company VS.. John Richie,
The City of Topeka, ct al, No. 1887, pend
ing in said court in equity requiring the
City of Topeka to pay into said Court the
sum of about eleven thousand dollars for
the payment of the claims of labor and
material men under the paving contract
of John Ritchie with the City of Topeka
of April 80 1909, and
Whereas, The Mayor and Board COM
missiOners are advised that said order
and decree is wrong in point of law, and
Whereas, The City of Topeka has here
tofore paid said John Richie all moneys
due him. under said contract of April 10,
1909, and fully satisfied the same by
judgment rendered in the District Court
of Shawnee County, Kansas, on Decem-
Der IS, 1912, IN the case wherein John
Richie was plaintiff and The City of To-
peka was defendant, No. 26, 400,
Now, Therefore, Be it moved by the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners that
w. G. Ralston, city attorney, and F. q.
Dreaming, special counsel, be directed
and are hereby authorized to appeal said
case from the decision and decree of said
John c. Pollock to the Circuit Court OF
Appeals of The United States.''
The above motion was passed by the
following vote: Ayes, Commissioners
Bone, Miller. Stotts and Tandy and
Mayor Billiards..
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Miller, commission
adjourned.
ISeaL1 c. B. BURGE,
C1tv Clerk
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eral Statutes of Kansas of 1909 be and the
same is hereby repealed"
Sec. L. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that
body February II, 1913.
w. L. BROWN,
Speaker of the House.
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February 20, 1913.
L. p. KING,
Pres. Pro Tenn. of the Senate.
HAL NJ. MORAN,
Asst. Secretary of the Senate
Approved Feb. "a, 1913
GEO. H. HODGES, d.
Governor.
State of Kansas.
Office of the Secretary of State.
T. Chas. H. Sessions, Secretary of State
of the state of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
TSeal1 and affixed my official seal,
this oath day of February, 1913
CHAS. H SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
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February %, 1881
Topeka. Kansas. February 18th, 1918.

Topeka, Kansas. February 18th, 1913.
Office of Commissioner of Elections
Notice is hereby given that the books
for the registra ton of voters for the City
of Topeka will be closed March 18th, at 10
O'Clock d. m. and will not be opened again
for registration until after the city cleo
ton to be held on the first day of April,
1913
From March 3rd to March 18th at 10
o'clock p. m. this office viii be open from
S O'Clock a. m. till 10 o'clock p. m, in
Guiding the noon hour.
Registration books will be In the differ
emit precincts as advertised during Febru-
aI-y "a 25 IS, 81 2S and March 1, and 4.
voters, so please register there
TSeai1 w H. X EMPER,
Commissioner of Elections.