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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
The Paving District Bill.

Times Republican: A bill permit
ting cities Of 1000 or more inhab-
itants to create paving districts pass
ed the senate Wednesday. Under the
bill as passed all cities of 1000 or.
over will be permitted to create paw
ing districts for the improvement of
streets leading from the corporate
limits to the business district. A
tax of not to exceed / mill annually
for ten years may be levied by the
council to pay not to exceed SO per
cent of the cost of the improvement.
The other SO per cent is to be paid
by benefited property in the district,
not to exceed rs per cent of the
value of the said property.
The district plan for paving would
be as fair as districts for drainage,
if it distributes the cost fairly. Paw
ing is city improvement and bene-
fits all property owners without ex-
ception. OF course the greater ben
efits accrue to the man whose abut-
ting property is thus benefited but
paved street is paved street for ev-
erybody to use and a benefit to all.
The property owner block away
benefits as does the public which
makes use of the paving. So fair
distribution of the cost of the im-
provement would work to the relief
of the abutting property owner.
Perhaps the Farr bill would be
the better for little fixing but law
whereby paving may be ordered in
and paid for under a similar plan is
a fairer proposition than the system
of assessing the entire cost of pub
lie improvement to AUDITING prop
erty. Without doubt it would in
crease the demand for paving on the
part of property owners on unpaved
streets. That it would result in
more paving by city councils at an
increase of general taxation is ques-
tionable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Twp. So North, Range "a West 5th
P. M, Defendants.
To the above named defendants,
also including unknown claimants
as defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the Office of the clerk of the district
court of Iowa, in and for Hamilton
county, petition of plaintiff, stating:
That plaintiff is the owner in fee Of
South Half of South West Quarter
of Sec. q, in Twp. SO North, Range
"a West 5th P. M. in Hamilton
County, Iowa. That plaintiff asks
that his title to all of said real es-
tate be quieted and established in
him as against the adverse claims of
all defendants, including unknown
claimants as defendants. That de-
PENDANTS make some claim to said
real estate adverse to the plaintiff
herein. That plaintiff and his grant
ors have held adverse possession of
all of said real estate for more than
ten years last past under claim of
right and color of title, and plaintiff
is now in such adverse. possession.
That names and residences of I'M
lyr, n ntr ,o PC &c liz, n
plaintiff and he has sought diligent-
ly to learn same, and said petition
is incorporated herein and made a
part hereof by reference. And un-
less you appear thereto and defend
before noon of the second day of the
May term of said Court, which will
commence at the court house in
Webster City, Iowa, on May Third,
1915, default will be entered against
you and judgment and decree rem
Tered thereon as provided by law.
/. J. Sayrs,
Attorney for Plaintiff
State of Iowa, IS:
The above and foregoing Original !
Jotice is hereby approved and same |
5 ordered published once each week
or four consecutive weeks in the
Webster City Freeman, a weekly
ewspaper of general circulation,
ublished at Webster City, Iowa.
Dated at Webster City, Iowa,
Iarch 10th, 1915.
K. NJ Mccall,
Judge of the 18th Judicial of Iowa.
49F4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
TO LEAVE RUINS
AS MONUMENT
Malines, Termonde, Louvain and
Liege to be Rebuilt on
New Sites.

Brussels, March 26.-The Belgian
towns of Malines, TermOnde, Lou
vain and Liege never will be rebuilt
on their present sites if the under
current of discussion among promi-
nent Belgians results in an action
when peace is made.
These Belgians propose that new
cities be rebuilt on sites adjoining
the ruins which are to be left as
monuments to the sufferings of
Belgium" .s
Business is shrewdly mixed with
sentiment in the proposal, inasmuch
as it is believed that the ruins will
prove such an attraction for tourists
that they will provide much of the
capital necessary to rehabilitate the
region.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
Statement of the Ownership, Man.
agement, Circulation, Etc.

Of the Freeman, published weekly
at Webster City, Iowa, as required
by act of congress.
Editor, w. F. Hunter; business
manager, D. L. Hunter; publisher,
Freeman-Tribune Pub. Co.
Owners holding one per cent of
stock: D. l.. Hunter, W. F. Hunter,
First National Bank, l.. A. McMur-
ray, S. A. Hunter, J. l.. Kamrar.
Known bondholders, mortgages
and other security holders, holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages or other securi-
ties: None.
w. F.. Hunter.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of March, 1915.
G. D. Thompson,
Notary Public.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
FOR RENT-Louis Hanen property,
just east of town. Buildings and
II acres of pasture. Address, B.
F. Read, Blairsburg, Iowa. 20d3f4*
Original Notice.

In the district court of Iowa, in
and for Hamilton county, May term,
A. D. 1915.
Peter Trampel, Plaintiff VS.. Har-
vey Bradshaw and Mrs. Harvey
Bradshaw his wife, Frank c. Ellis
and Mrs. Frank c. Ellis his wife,
Fred L. Ellis and Mrs. Fred l.. Ellis
his wife, Mrs. II. M. Blodgett and
....... her husband, and all the
unknown claimants, claiming any
interest adverse to the estate of
plaintiff in and to South Half of
South West Quarter of Sec. 81, in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Samuel Solomon of Boone can
hardly be descendant of King Solo
mon. King Solomon was wise but
Samuel Solomon seems to be other
wise. According to a dispatch from
Boone, Samuel is in business in that
city and is something of an advertis-
err, but unfortunately for Samuel he
does not always tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth in his advertisements. Recent
ly Samuel was called upon the car
pet to explain why he was advertis-
ing a certain brand of shoe as an
other brand, and not having salts
factory explanation forthcoming was
fined forthwith $25 and costs. The
moral of this incident is that under
the laws of the United States the ad-
vertiser must tell the truth or sub
ject himself to the liability of a fine.
And it might be remarked in pass
ing that the law is just as it should
be in such cases.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
MEXICAN FORCES
ARE NEAR BATTLE
Armies Totaling $4,000 Men Mass
ing at Matamoros.

Brownsville, Tex, March &c.
Preparations for a battle by armies
totaling about 10000 men for pos
session of Matamoros, the Mexican
town opposite here, are in evidence.
Five thousand five hundred Villa
troops were yesterday within fifty
miles of Matamoros and 5000 more
a short distance outside this zone,
according to dispatches reaching
here.
United States immigration In
spector Van Curtis, at Hidalgo, Tex,
on the border fifty miles west of
here, telegraphed yesterday that A.
600 Villa cavalry had left Reynosa,
Mex, opposite Hidalgo, yesterday
morning for Matamoros.
Meanwhile a Villa advance guard
of $500 was reported nearing Ma
tamoros from the same direction.
Behind the cavalrymen from Rey-
nosa are reported to be 5000 infan-
trymen and artillerymen who are re-
pairing railroad lines as they adj
vance.
The officers who left Reynosa yes
terday morning predicted they
would reach Matamoros by Saturday
morning. 1t is said there are about
1900 Carranza troops in Matamoros
well supplied with artillery and am
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
Notice of Probating Will.

To all whom it may concern: You
are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the office of the clerk Of
the district court of Iowa, in and
for Hamilton county, an instrument
in writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament of Katheryne
Leopold, late of said county, deceas-
ed, and that 2 o'clock P. M. of the
3rd day of May, 1915, has been fix
ed for the probate of said will, at
which time you can appear before
the District Court at the court house
in the said county and show cause,
if any there be, why said will should
not be admitted to probate.
Witness my hand affixed at the
court house in Webster City, Iowa,
this 9th day of March, 1915.
J. C. Sterling,
47F3 Clerk District Court.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The announcement that the ex-
press companies are losing money
was not greeted with flood of tears
from the people. The express COM
panies enjoyed robbing the public so
long that now they have few sympa-
thizers in the time of their trouble.
Nobody wants them to go broke, but
it will not hurt them to be requir-
ed to know what it feels like to be
hard up.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The two-and-a-quarter- lion dol
lar congress is the most expensive
luxury the American people ever in
dulged in and it may be pre-
sumed that they will exchange it for
something better at the first oppor-
tunity, which will be presented in
the fall of 1916.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The railroads are now saying that
they are losing money in transport
ing coal at present prices. If some
one will take the pains to look the
matter up it will be found that the
rate from Chicago to Webster City
is higher than the rate from Chicago
to points in Wisconsin that are con-
siderable further from Chicago than
Webster City is. The railroads ship
ping to northern Wisconsin must
meet lake transportation COMPETE
ton and as a result they charge
much less. 1t is not likely, however,
that they are carrying the coal at
a loss. If that were true they would
refuse to carry it to sections that
can be accommodated by water
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

1t is a good thing that State Print
er Henderson has brought suit
against James Pierce for libel be-
cause of the charge by Mr.. Pierce
that the state printing is graft.
When the case comes to trial it will
be up to Mr.. Pierce to prove his
charges and the state will then
know just what foundation there is
for the claim of graft. Turn on the
light. For forty years there has been
scandal connected with the offices of
the state binder and state printer
and it is time that the state know
the truth. Graft or no graft, the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Sir John French, commander of
the British forces, gave out an inter
view few days ago and declared in
substance that Germany is almost at
the end of her rope and that the war
will be of short duration after the
spring campaign opens in earnest.
He states that Germany is hard
pressed for ammunition and that her
armies are becoming discouraged.
However, the German Kaiser doesn't
seem to take that view, or at least
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
Notice of Appointment of Executrix

Notice Of Appointment Of Executrix.
In the district court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton coun-
ty, in probate.
In the matter of the estate of il
w. Hurst, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as Executrix of the es-
tate Of j. w. Hurst, late Of Hamil-
ton county, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law requir-
ed, for allowance and payment.
Dated this LIST day of March, A.
D. 1915.
Eva e. Hurst,
Executrix Of said estate.
46F3 Wesley Martin, Atty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
UNRELIABLE "NEWS."

Col. lafayette Young is or was in
London on the eighth inst, and
wrote letter to the Capital on that
day. He takes little stock in the
Official war news dished up by any
of the organized authorities. He
says the great centers of news are
Paris, Berlin, Petrogard and London
and that each and everyone of them
misrepresent the fact. Here is the
way the colonel opens his letter:
There are four great centers Of
news in this war country-London,
Paris, Petrogard and Berlin.
Without attempting to say a
mean thing it is evident to news
paper man that the truth is not told
from official sources from any of
these cities. If the German army is
whipped, it is CLOSED over by saying
that this forenoon our lines waved
little from the position heretofore
held, but late in the afternoon our
gallant men regained all they lost"
If the Russians are slaughtered by
the thousands in the SHOWS of the
Carpathian mountains, the story is
sent out from Petrogard as if it had
been a merry picnic party, and that
they had filled every mountain pass
with dead Germans.
Possibly the most scientific break
ing of bad news gently comes from
the British. AS rule it takes a
British journalist a long time to tell
anything and it is difficult to UNDER
stand what he has related after you
are thru reading him, but when it
comes to war news which isn't news,
he would make the advance agent of
a vaudeville artist jealous by the
things he says and by the things he
omits to say. My own Judgment is
that the commander of the French
troops does a little better than the
others. He is behind the firing line
and is apparently willing to keep
within gunshot of the truth. I do
not mean to say that any of these
armies are not composed of good SOL
diers, nor do intimate that they
are not good fighters. They are.
[ think it would be better for all
,hese countries to tell the truth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Sioux City is figuring on putting
down twenty-five miles of concrete
paving this year. They have been
using concrete for years and MAX
ing it only five inches thick. 1t is
needless to say it is giving satisfac-
continued use of that material. Con-
crete is disappointing in many
places, due to the fact, no doubt, that
the best material and workmanship
are not put into it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

A southern paper wants to know
what would happen if a Japanese
Christian attempted to attend a
white church in California. That is
hard question to answer. But we
all know what would happen to a
Negro Christian who tried to attend
a white church in the south.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
doesn't talk as if he did He de- 81

doesn't talk as if he did. He de-
clares that Germany must and will
ready showing unmistakable signs
of weakening. You can take your
choice. 1t may be presumed, how
ever, that neither Sir John nor Will
liam is telling just what they really
think about it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

at should be impossible for any
person to start bank simply by
buying fixtures and putting a sign
over the door," declares the Mar
shalltown Times-Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

If Germany and Great Britain
don't stop goading the United States
it may be necessary for this country
to turn in and lick Mexico for re-
venge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

And now the mayor of Terre Haul
te has been arrested on the charge
of bribery. 1t is not long since the
mayor was damning the newspapers
of his home town for lying" about
him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

President Wilson is man of
sound reasoning, hence will not call
special session of congress unless
more serious condition confronts
the country than anybody now deems
possible. The president has had all
the congressional sessions he wants
for the present, and nobody can
blame him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Wonder if the democratic nation
al platform of 1916 will say any
thing about economy in the expendi-
ture Of public money?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The Dubuque Times-J ournal sus-
poets from the strength of the oppo-
sition to the highway commission
that the bridge manufactures are
well represented among the lobby
lists at Des Moines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

others charged with one specific du-
ty is unnecessary, illogical and un-
wise in that it lowers the standard
of public service" insists the Eagle
Grove Eagle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The people of Iowa are not so par
ticular about the details of the law,
but they want good roads and are
ready to pay for them, but, they do
not want lot of money wasted in
building them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Billy Sunday says it is nobody's
business what he does with his
money, which is a self-evident truth
bluntly stated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Judge Wade is veXed because his
name was linked with a financial
scandal, and nobody can blame him.
The judge has a clean record as a
lawyer and as a man and is even
decent as a democratic politician.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

London news dispensers have ar
ranged for AustraHungary to nego-
tiate terms Of peace with Russia
without the consent of Germany
The same authorities have Italy all
ready to go to war with Austria
Hungary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The little presidential boomlet of
before it got beyond the confines of
Iowa. 1t ought to be locked up in
the joke department along with the
suggestion" of the denomination
of Taft.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

1t was grand trait of the old Ro-
man that with him one and the same
word meant both honor and honesty.
Advance
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Among the men whose intense and
party-splitting factionalism in 1912
remove them from consideration for
leadership in 1916 are Messrs.
Roosevelt, Taft, Penrose, Barnes,
Perkins, Cummins, Clapp, Pinchot,
Beveridge, Cannon, Perkins and the
Hon. Bill Flinn.-Clinton Herald.
Well, then, how would Senator
LaFollete stack up as the real lead
er? Bob is a fighter, but was unable
to chose between Roosevelt, Taft and
Wilson in 1912 and refused to sup
port any of them. The republican
party might do worse than nominate
the man who has done more for the
people Of his own state than any
other man in public life today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Secretary Bryan calls attention to
the fact that he is entitled to a va
cation of one months duration. The
Freeman-Tribune moves that the sec
rotary be permitted to extend the
time from now until the fourth of
March, 1917, when his term will eX-
pire. Are you ready for the Ques-
ton? The motion prevails by unan-
imous vote.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The Rolfe Arrow predicts that con-
solidation of rural schools will be the
policy of the future.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Good is the reverse of light; the
more it is diffused the more there is
of it.-Hawkeye.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Newspaper publishers cannot be
too careful in guarding their col
umns against all sorts of grafters
and free advertisers. Newspaper
publicity is one of the valuable
things of the world and publishers
ought to sell it at it's value instead
of permitting themselves to be work.
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Spring quarter at Tobin College,
Fort Dodge, Iowa, opens April 5.
Splendid place to review normal
studies or take up shorthand and
other commercial branches. 4ST2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

"The prayer is a useless expense"
says the Storm Lake Vidette, agree
ing with the Sheldon Mail that the
state should discontinue the policy
of bringing outside ministers to Des
Moines to deliver invocations at the
opening of each days exercises.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

state could save a lot of money by
abolishing both offices and have the
work performed by reliable CONNER
cial printers. If the competitive plan
is not satisfactory, let the state stip-
ulate fair price for each job and
divide the work among number of
printing offices.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The state would like to hear from
Horace Boies upon the question of
prohibition and the democratic par
ty.G
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
"The saloon has no defense and in
the end must capitulate," declares
the Knoxville Journal.

Manufacturers of tin bridges and
the benefciaries of fat contracts I'M
der the old road laws to a man fav-
or, it, but, beyond restoring these
worthless to the voluptuous pastures
of few years ago, the virtues of
the measure are laboriously conceal
ed" says the Fort Dodge Chronicle,
referring to the Johnson road bill.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

"Why should the Legislature have
any hesitation about putting the age
of consent at Is years." asks the
Des Moines Tribune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

F. A. Boysen. DENTIST. Second st.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

CHICKENS WANTED-at the Ided
meat market. Phone 81. 22d2f2t2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

''To excuse local officers from a
sworn duty by the appointment of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

Real Sinews Of War.
The bodies of men, munitions and
money, may justly be called the sinaws
Of war.-Sir Walter Raleigh.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The Sac City Sun declares that if
Iowa is going to prohibit alcoholic
liquors it may as well make clean
sweep of it and have the ban in
clude near beer"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30
Eva E. Hurst,
Executrix of said estate.
Wesley Martin, Atty.


If the world will be gulled, let it
be gulled.-BurtOn.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

The chief objection to the pres
ent road law is the cost of admins
tration, and that could be remedied
without much difficulty" thinks the
Fairfield Ledger.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-30

That the public utilities bill,
which is now before the legislature,
Should be carefully watched so that
nothing vicious is slipped in," is the
opinion of the st. Ansgar Enter
prise.