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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25

Whereas, special assessments in
the aggregate amount of $3994.40
have been paid in full, and whereas,
the board of supervisors of Hamil-
ton county, Iowa, has heretofore de-
termined that the estimated cost of
reclamation and improvement of
said district of land is greater than
should be levied and collected in a
single year.
Now therefore, be it resolved by
the board of supervisors of Hamilton
county, Iowa, that drainage bonds Of
said county be issued in the sum of
s117S.OO for the benefit of Stearns
drainage district No. 14S. Said is
sue shall consist of 1 bond of the
denomination of SITS, and bonds
of the denomination of $3.50; each
to be numbered consecutively from 1
upward, dated August list, 1914, and
shall mature as follows: SITS. due
and payable on August list, 1917;
$3.50 due and payable on August list,
1918: $3.50 due and payable on Aug
ust list, 1919; $3.50 due and pay
able on August 1st, 1912; and $3.50
due and payable on August LIST,
1921. Said bonds shall bear inter-
est at the rate of six per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually on
the first day of August and Febru-
airy of each year, the several install
ments of interest to be evidenced by
coupons attached to said bonds, and
both principal and interest shall be
payable at the office of the treasur-
er of said county, in Webster City,
Iowa. Said bonds shall be signed by
the chairman of said board of SUI
pervisors and attested by the county
auditor, with the county seal attach
ed, and said interest coupons shall
have printed thereon fac-simile of
the signature of said auditor. The
chairman of said board and county
auditor are hereby authorized and
directed to execute said bonds,
therein pledging the faith of said
county to assess, levy and collect
the taxes necessary on the lands
benefited for the prompt payment
of both principal and interest there
of at maturity and when executed
and registered by the treasurer of
said county, to deliver the same to
the Security Savings Bank and Trust
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25

appointed construction engineer of
Kirchner drainage district No. 164,
and his bond fixed in amount of
100000 and auditor instructed to
advertise for bids for construction of
said drain.
On motion bond of Conn Construc-
ton Co. for road construction is ap-
proved.
The board proceeded to check
drainage districts for issuing bonds
for unpaid part of drainage assess
ments and on motion the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that in the matter Of
the cost in the Stearns drainage
ditch or drain, we, the board of SUI
pervisors of Hamilton county, Iowa,
find that the estimated cost of such
improvement is greater than should
be levied in one year upon the lands
benefited, and that bonds should be
issued for all that part of said i'm
provement not paid in cash, and
that bonds running seven years,
bearing six per cent semi-annual in
terest and one-fifth of the principal
each year commencing August list,
1917, is hereby authorized.
Be it further resolved, by the
board of supervisors of Hamilton
county, Iowa, that there be levied in
Stearns drainage district No. 14S, a
sum that will equal 20 per cent Of
the principal, commencing with year
1916 and six per cent annual inter-
est on the amount remaining unpaid
from year to year for the next sew
en- years hereafter. And county au-
ditOr is hereby authorized and in
structed to make the necessary lev
les from year to year to carry out
this resolution.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and it was moved and second
ed that same be adopted:
Whereas, on June 9Th, 1913, the
board of supervisors of Hamilton
county, Iowa, did locate Stearns
drainage district No. las in said
county, and
Whereas, the cost and expense of
location and cost of construction of
said drainage district has been ap-
portioned to the said lands in said
drainage district in the aggregate
sum of $5173.27, and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25
drain No. 1872 were released.

drain No. 1872 were released.
Final report of engineer OF con-
struction of Cass township drain No.
lat being on file, stating drain is
completed and recommending that
balance due contractor be paid, the
board on motion authorized auditor
to issue warrant to contractor for
s1113.S4 as payment in full of con-
tract price.
Petition for drainage district by
Barney Thompson being on file, the
board on motion appointed Austin &
Austin as engineers to make prelim-
mary survey and report on said pc
tition.
Report of engineers, Austin &
Austion on petition for drainage
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25
Bridge

Be it further resolved, that the
board Of supervisors will meet at 10
O'Clock a. M, on the 4th day Of Aug
gust, 1914, at the Office of the board
of supervisors in the Hamilton coun-
ty court house at Webster City,
Iowa. for the purpose of considering
objections to said proposed resolu-
ton and that notice of said propos-
ed resolution and of the passage of
this resolution be published as pro-
vided by law.
On motion board adjourned to
meet August 3rd, 1914.
A. J. Peterson, County Auditor
and Clerk Board Of Supervisors.
o. N. Sexy, Chairman Board of
Supervisors.
AUGUST 8, 1914.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, members present, Sexy, john
son and Bawden.
This being date fixed in notice
published by county auditor for
hearing on petition for drainage dis
trict by Robt Kirchner and Alex
ander Groves, the board proceeded
to hold said hearing, all persons so
requesting were heard and the board
being fully advised in the premises,
the following resolution was pre-
scented and it was moved and second
ed same be adopted:
Whereas, the board finds that the
proposed Improvement will be con-
ducive to the public health, conven-
fence, welfare and utility and is a
necessity.
Therefore be it resolved that the
drain and drainage district as reti-
toned for is hereby located and es-
tablished as shown by engineers plat
and profile now on file in auditors
Office and to be known as Kirchner
drain and drainage district No. 1874.
Resolution adopted, all members
voting aye.
On motion Kirchner drain No. 1854
is divided into sections as follows:
From Sta. 0 to Sta. $3.50 of main
line, section No. l.
From Sta. $3.50 to Sta. % of
main line, section No. 2.
From Sta. 33 to Sta. 80 of main
line, section No. g.
From Sta. So to Sta. 73 of main
line, section No. 4.
On motion J. e. Quackenbush is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25
SUPERVISORS
PROCEEDINGS
JULY Is, 1914.

Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, members present, Sexy, john
son and BaWden.
Minutes of July 6, 7 and s were
read and approved.
On motion, bonds of R. G. Austin,
engineer Of construction of Hend-
rickson drain No. 131 and Holt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25

Clear Depth , Clear Drainage rain Estimate
Concrete eft ST. st. s20 '''"0
Aft Hft 5000 100000
22n 2h. # 1850 $500
Concrete sh. 1900 $4,000
Concrete 1st lift Hn. $500 17745o
c 5S!S 1sf eft. 1890 $4,000
Concrete 25oooo
C Steel ur ma. 1000 100000
Concrete 2sn. lift At 100 $500
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25

WANTED-boy not under fifteen
years of age to learn printers
trade at Freeman-Tribune office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25
Description of Location

Description of Location
26S #. East of NV Corner Sec.
IS Lincoln Twp.
72S it. South of NV Corner of
Sec. IS Lincoln Twp.
1900 it. East of NV Corner of
Sec. 33 Lincoln Twp.
600 it. North of Wa Corner Of
Sec. 80 Lincoln Twp. 80.
900 #. North of Wa Corner of
Sec. Is Lincoln Twp. 80.
y mile East and Il mile South
of NV Cor. Sec. % Lyon
100 #. West of NE Corner
Sec. II Lyon Twp. .....
297 #. East of NV Corner of
Sec. 1 Lyon Twp. ........
26O it. South of Wa Corner of
Sec. SO Lyon Twp. 80.
$50 it. East of NJ Corner of
Sec. Sc Lyon Twp. zee.
$50 it. West of M Corner of
Sec. 4 Lyon Twp. .........
1900 it. West of NV Corner of
Sec. Sc Lyon Twp.
1917 it. South & 40 it. West
of Center Sec. 20 Webster
Twp. ..............
10 it. South of Center of Sec.
8 Webster Township. ......
800 # West of SA Corner Sec.
10 Marion Township. ......
800 it. East of SA Corner Sec.
10 Marion Township. 80.
200 it. North of Sc Corner of
Sec. 20 Marion Twp. ......
ITS #. West OF SA Corner of
Sec. IA Clear Lake Twp.
300 #. South of NE Corner Of
Sec 20 Ellsworth Twp.
At EA Corner of NEA of
Sec. 10 Williams TWP. ...
NJ Corner Sec. Is Williams
Township ..... .......
500 # East Of SW Corner Sec.
l Liberty Township.
At Center Of East Half Sec. 20
Cass TWP.
Near Center Of East "A Sec. 3
Fremont Twp. ..........
At Center of SEA Sec. 2 FIRE.
mont Township ...........
About 1000 fit. w. of Sc Cor.
Sec. 26 Independence TWP.
About 500 #. East of SW Cor.
Sec. Is Independence TWP.
Near East Il Corner Sec. 10
Independence Twp. ........
Near Center of Sec. 10 indie
pendence Township .......
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25

allowed and

Name Claim
Adams, repairs 1925 laid
Autin' R. c. mileage county engineer . $3.50 $3.50
g. ae7ss ae7ss
H.. engineer. s745 >s745
H. 1924 1425s
Austin, commissioner. 1000 1000
Bingham S., conveyance 1872 1872
Beckner
Beckner $500 $500
Brewer, E, county
Baeman county 700 700
Blake NJ, legal
Baker Machinery $50 15o
5000 laid
Bleen, J. A., loss of 5000 5000
Berwick, Ben labor on bridge 500 500
Bingof, Robt, labor road es221 es221
Bawden N H. session. mileage
Budng Albert labor on road .... " ...... 5000 $500
Brngo, Robts labor road $685. 55ss5
Boudinot mileage county engineer $3.50 $3.50
25200 25200
Boudinot, E. S., county road engineer 5000 5000
Bssel backsmthng road machine sos sos
A E., 2O69 1000
Bernazk A, justice ..... go. .......
Bishop J. A., constable fee 100 100
Butler, C, witness go go
Carson Kah allowance 4 weeks 900 900
Cater 1860
|C N. w. R. HOG
Clabough, H., salary
Conrad, poor. ....
Central States Contract Retp drainage notices 7s5 795
couson R. .......
Channe, E. supplies county. $50 $50
Chase c. Jr, road engineer $500 $500
Carl c. d. witness fee so 80
dayton, bridges 1850 1880
M. bridges 1880
Dunke j. A., estimates Bridges. 1s5646 18564e
Desmond poor ....... 1850 1880
Desmond disnfecng smallpox $3.50 S150
Dodge B. A. engineer county road . " ..... 4soo 1890
Dootte commissioner 1os4o 1oe4o
Ellsworth
Ferel W. j. road dragging 800 800
F Dodge culvert Co., scrapers for county $50 $50
and county
Fet el w. j. road road work 90. i so 90. 1 so
Gest Henry drainage pa 2475 2475
Goodrich Ernest, building county
|Ggory D.
Glasgow Emma, labor superintendent 1900 1900
HILL Mason, road dragging 2e2 262
& Stephens, supplies supt ........
Hughes R. salary July........
Hunt, D. J, salary 1866 1866
Harrison H. salary 1900
fol-
F4ahne Printing Co., supplies court house 100 HOO
How'd o. o.,
Heyer, thing
Hunter, c., work $3.50 $3.50
tIoag, ........... 49,. ......
lf R. A. engineer 412s 412s
Hf E.
Johnson, H. E. road dragging 4eo 400
Jayox Ben, labor and material for 5s2 s72
Journal Pub 2s5oo
johnson, NJ L., posting notice. 500 500
Jewett Olive salary for July 5000 5000
Johnson, O. j., session. committee mileage . . $3.50 $3.50
johnson, o.
Johnson James, labor road 2s17 2s17
Jewett Geo. labor road S12o S12o
johnson, H. E., 4e9 469
Jones' chasr labor on bridge 500 500
kemmerer, c. dragging 5e2 5e2
Koch Bros Pig 115o $50
Belle, county ....... go.
Kephart 304.5O ald
Kemmerer, I. dragging
|Koss
Liberty for
Lyon Geo. labor on bridges 1000 1000
Lee j. w, commissioner
Merritt j. b. road dragging 1887 1887
Mason F. R. Sons repairs county farm $50 $50
Mueller Aug F., hardware
Model Grocery goods
Metropolitan
IMickeon Meta instructor school 5000 5000
Midland Chemical Co., supplies
Minneapolis Steel
Mason, F. R. Sons, material bridge
Moore, Henry, allowance
Martin Telephone Co.,
Minneapolis Steel Ma
Meekins, H. R.,
lNlarRwardt, Wm livery hire
Mccullough Ralph labor
Nelson Rufus, salary
Nelson Matt,
Nelson Rufus board and of prisoners 24OO
Nelson Rufus, patient
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-25
AUGUST 4. 1914.

ment, members present, Sexy, John
son and Bawden.
Board proceeded with allowing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-22

A WOMAN'S TASTE
= = , IS 50 sa8
BY George Munson
Copyright by w. G. Chapman
Griggs was a travelling man. Draw
a picture of the type that this de-
scription calls up in your own mind
and you have Griggs. Forty-fiVe or
a little less, stout, jolly, with a per
petual smile and a noisy way, and an
addition to noisy clothes; that is
Griggs.
He passed through Evesham twice
a year and stayed, of course, at the
Phoenix, where he used to swap
yarns with the rest of us in the
evening. People liked Griggs pretty
well, but he wasn't exactly the kind
of man they would have preferred
for neighbor.
He had a wife somewhere along
his route, but none Of us had ever
seen her. We learned of the fact only
from a word that he casually let
drop one day. 1 pictured her as a
quiet, mouselike little woman, hang
ing upon her husbands words anC
probably bullied a good deal by him.
Miss Amy Bellairs was the beauty
of Evesham. Her father, Squire
BeIlairs, was one of the few men
who, belonging to the old type, had
adjusted himself to the conditions of
the present. The Bellairs had been
settled in Evesham since the pilgrim
fathers came and we're immensely
proud. They had always been we'll
TODD, but the present squire had
made a million or two in real estate,
so that they were more than the
usual sort of land-poor "old family"
And Miss Amy treated the common
world of Evesham as dust beneath
her feet.
Well, you can imagine neither she
nor Squire Bellairs would have had
any use for man like Griggs. They
wouldn't have noticed him. most
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-22
"In My Opinion You Have Come on a
Spiteful Errand!"

about it and the local sisterhood got
to hear.
You can imagine the upshot. If
there is one thing that enlivens Ewes
ham more than another it is a mar
ried man paying attentions to an I'M
married woman-or married one,
for that matter, unless she happens
to be his wife. Of late Griggs seemed
to have been making Eveshmam his
headquarters more than his business
warranted. The sisterhood didn't
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-22

went in at the back door and he used
to call on Martha Bayliss, Miss Amy's
maid. Of course the squire wouldn't
object to that. ga follower he would
have considered Griggs.
Vel, if Griggs was interested in a
maid it wasn't any ones business,
and it wasn't up to US to interfere,
even though we knew Griggs had
wife somewhere. But Ernest, the
proprietor of the Phoenix, blabbed
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-09

| OF course above the minimal limit at
which the plants can get all they need
additional supplies of plant foods may
not be of immediate value, but the
above figures indicate reason for the
rush of agricultural emigration into the
Northwest. And yet, with all the ex-
jperience Of the past with exhausted and
abandoned lands, the peopla on these
rich soils are still talking of "inex-
haustible fertility" burning their straw
and manure, or hauling the latter onte
the ice to befeul their streams A com
parison Of virgin soil in the Canadian
Northwest with soil adjoining it that
had been cultivated "mined'D for %
wears showed a loss Of 1900 pounds Of
nitrogen, $4,000 worth per acre.
| This leads US to study losses Of plant
foods in the soil due 70 cropping. Too
few have counted the cost Of crop to
Mother Earth or thought Of making
any return.
None Of the above data are new, but
farmers are not learning these facts and
not taking them into account as they
should. Nothing would, perhaps, bene-
[fit our farmers and our country more
than the careful study Of the problems
suggested above. If in each grange, or
rural neighborhood, the people would
get together and each family buy a
good modern book and then study the
problems, meet to discuss and compare
Inotes, we could increase soil fertility
and often double crops at the same
time. Most Of the data above was taken
from Soil Fertility and Permanent Agri-
culture by Professor Hopkins OF the
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton.
Of course the problem is not so simple
as it might seem from this brief state
|ment. AS Warren says: "The fertile
surface soil may be carried away by
erosion, by wind or water. Probably
more soil fertility is lost in this way
than by cropping" Soil may be too
Edry. when any amount OF plant foods
are Of no avail; or it may be too wet
and require drainage, and too free
drainage may rapidly leach away
natrates, potash and lime. Humus and
bacterial content of soils indicate mat
ters of great practical importance. 1t
NAV be almost as easy to spread the
straw of a wheat field as it would be
to SOW the equivalent value of chemical
fertilizer and the plant fiber in adding
to the humus would greatly increase the
mower to hold water and the ease with
which the soil may be worked.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-09
Cash Register Bargains

Our prices about half other dealers. We
pay highest price for second hand regis
ters. We do expert repairing and guar
antee our work. Will exchange to suit
our requirements. sUNDwALL CO., so5
End avenue, Seattle. Phone Main 11S0.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-09
Problem of Soil Analyses
Plant Food Useless in Soil Hard and Dry That the Roots
Cannot Get It.


it will" But this is foolishly slow,
lahorious and expensive method of find
ing out. What might take farmer
from one to ten years to learn uncer-
tainly and imperfeetly may be deter
mined scientifically by few hours
work in modern laboratory.
Thus we see that for agricultural pur-
poses some land may be dear as gift,
Agricultural nitrogen is worth Is cents
a pound, potassium 6 cents, phosphorus
3 cents and ground limestone about $40
of cent, besides cost of hauling and
spreading. With these prices in mini
we may compare two samples Of land
as follows:
Pounds in 2 million ii. e. per acre,
about 2-3 inches deep).
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-09
Mr.. Merchant!

Since "TTMEs ARE HARD is the time for You to
realize profit old bundle of freight bills that you
perhaps regarded as nothing than waste paper.
Do know that the freight and express charges you
many times in due oversight part
clerk in assessing charges to classification
weights etc. and that which to the transportation
of what actually belongs them for their
under their legally published tariff rates considerable
that might count profits in the conduct Of
bunessi Tt fact that unless business concerns
small employ and traffic look after their
potaon affairs they lose annually large of money that
could be saved OUR BUSINESS IS TO SAVE THIS MONEY
FOB YOU FROM YOUR OLD FREIGHT BILLS
We greatly benef and business member Of
this association, staff of traffic experts the
money produce and saving throughout the
country thousands of dollars yearly in overchargs
pense bills which enormously charged by the
express companies membership this association entities you
these together with such further services
ton of routing of freight receive lowest
of loss and damage claims Interstate Commerce Complaints
many other services beneficial to merchants.
The Of membership only $1,000 for the first years
services years does anything in
take $3.50 the second years from
overharge found in the bills only and
guarantee und to under the
cash that you originally pay for the membership
Let have your application today
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-09

Do you protect the amount Of Dollars on YOUR Bank
Checks against the CHECK RAISER?
Do you know that American Bank records show losses
through bad check of $50000 in 1900 $O00000 1906
$lo0Ooo 1911 and the awful total of $23 in 1913
WHO! will be called to stand this enormous yearly
loss! The Farmer! Yes because most city business
use Check Protection. WHY do you, at yearly expense
protect your farm buildings crops and stock against by
fire. storm and disease YET neglect to protect the total
cash receipts Of all your hard work. your Bank account
RIGHT NOW! Buy this $1,000 New Era Machine it will
stamp in Red 1ndeble Ink the of your check
in Dollars show it to your Banker it 80 days. then if
not satisfied your money viii be returned without question
Sign and Mail This Order.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-30
CHAS. STILWELL AND
MISS THOMPSON WED

The most complete surprise Du-
range folk have been treated to for
many moons occurred last night when
the news reached the city that
Charles Stilwell, mine host of the Ho-
tel Strater, had joined the ranks of
the benedicts, and the all absorbing
were The Time The Place and The
Girl. Well. about all the informa-
ton that Durango people have been
given is that the wedding occurred in
Los Angeles, Sunday, July 10, and
the charming girl he won for his life
companion was Miss Perle Thomp-
on, one of Durango's most attractive
daughters, who has been in the tour
ist city for the past month visiting
relatives.
When Mr.. Stilwell joined his broth
er Elks on their way to the golden
jubilee in Denver, rumors were rife
that his destination was Los Angeles
to claim Miss Thompson for his
bride. AS these were not confirmed,
the wiseacres decided it was the same
old story of predicting his wedding,
habit many people had acquired.
Hundreds of friends in the south
west are anxiously awaiting the re-
turn Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stilwell so they
may shower them with congratula-
tions and good wishes, and everyone
of the number would like to know the
exact date they are scheduled to ar
rive here, but this secret they have
not shared with any. However, it is
expected they will come before the
hrst, and to be on the safe side the
local friends will probably meet every
incoming train in order to have a
part In the impromptu reception.
By the time our next society COL
umn is written we hope to be able
to give our readers complete ac
count of the event that is of such
great interest to such large number
of people.