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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
TO REDUCE WIDTH
| OF HIGHWAYS
Senator Chase is Preparing a Bill
Providing for Uniform
Width of Fifty Feet.
ITO CUT OFF SIXTEEN FEET
Expects Some Opposition From the
Telephone and Telegraph
Companies.

Register and Leader: Senator D.
lC. Chase of Webster City is prepar-
ing bill to be filed in the senate
providing for cutting down the
country roads from &C to SO feet in
width, the portion of the road Va
Gated to revert to abutting property.
He says he has not figured accur-
ately the number of acres this will
bring into use, but that it will be
many thousands.
THE country roads are wider
than it is necessary to have them"
said Senator Chase. when the
county improves road it gives at
tention to about 80 to 80 feet III
the center. The average width of
the roads in Iowa is &C feet. AL
lowing s or 10 feet on each side Ct
the improved portion of the road
for bitches, SO feet is ample width
for the road.
"The farmers could set their fen
ces out to the so foot line, and In
so doing a strip of land equal to l6
feet wide will be put in cultivation
along every road. The farmers OWL
ing the land will not object. The
only trouble anticipate is from the
telephone and telegraph companies.
Some of them might be required to
set their poles out to the new fence
line if the bill goes through.
"There is another advantage in
reducing the width of the road. Our
highways are now so wide that IN
the summer they grow up in weeds
so thick that the county or the
township is not able to destroy
them. The weeds grow thickest
near the fences and on the eight
foot strip beside the road which gets
no usage. If that strip Of ground
which now grows nothing but weeds
is put inside the farmers fence, 1t
will be devoted to production OF
crops and the county will not have
the problem of keeping the roads
free of noXious vegetation
Senator Chase also has prepared
a bill providing that the state may
retain drained lake beds. One Of
the uses to which the state may put
the reclaimed land is to establish
custodial farms. The law at pres
ent requires the state to sell the re-
claimed lands and to turn the pro-
ceeds over to the county in which
the lake is located. Senator Chase
probably will have the distinction
of filing the first bill in the senate
during this session. He says he Will
he ready to file next Tuesday i'm
mediately after the committees are
announced
81 have learned the lesson of get
ting a measure in early" said Sen
ator Chase. Two years ago when
7 put in several measures after the
legislature had been in session
few weeks, l found that there was
so much business that it was lmpos-
sible to get action on several OF
them. This session I intend to get
nv bills in early and get action on
them early"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
Cradle Roll.

Born, Saturday, to Mr.. ana
Mrs. S. S. Julius, who reside on
Ohio street, an eight and a half
pound daughter Mr.. Julius is one
of the genial drivers of the Ameri-
can Express wagon in this city.
Born, Monday, Jan. 18th, to Mr..
and Mrs. II. E. Olson, who reside on
Division street, an eight and a half
pound son.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
If They Only Knew.

Ellsworth News: Bet If Ben Hen
derson, who is shaking with the
ague in Florida, and o. II. Peterson,
who is sneezing his head off in Cali
fornia, knew what kind of weather
we have been enjoying here for the
past week, they'd walk back 10
Iowa if it cost them IS foot to get
shod
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
Checker Tournament.

Col. J. P. Metcalf has arrived
home from Des Moines, where he at
tended the state checker tourna-
ment. Levenger of Churchville won
first place. Col. Metcalf came out
in fourth place, and DR.. Allen of
Jewell in fifth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
is CAUGHT IN THE
A. ". DRAKE BAKERY
Stranger Unlocks Door and Enters
Bake Shop-Gets Thirty
Days in Jail.

For the third time within a few
weeks, the Drake bakery on Des
Moines street was entered for the
purpose of larceny, but this time
proved to be the charm, and the
would be thief was caught. The
bakery is in operation all night, and
Saturday morning about 4 o'clock
o. w. Thomas, the baker, stepped
out to cafe for a cup OF coffee,
turning out the lights, locking the
door behind him, and leaving young
Leopold, his helper, to look after
the shop. Soon after he left, Leo
pold saw a man coming across the
street to the bake shop and after
moment, key was fitted in the
lock, which is of the common house
door variety, and the stranger en-
tered the shop.
Leopold at once turned on the
lights and Mr.. Thomas also entered
the shop from the rear. Surprised,
the man reached into his pocket
and drew out dollar which he
threw down on the counter, asking
for loaf of bread and some cakes.
While Leopold was wrapping it up,
Mr.. Thomas phoned the night
Waterman who came at once and
arrested the stranger.
At first the man stoutly denied
having unlocked the door, but the
key was found in his pocket. Satur-
day morning in mayors court he
admitted having broken into the
shop once before for food and 2
small amount of money, but maln-
tains that he knows nothing about
the first theft at the bakery. He
claims to hail from New Orleans, is
a young man of about twenty-five
years of age, and has been around
the town for about a week. He
claims to have been employed by
the railroad company until some
time this fall, since when he was
thrown out of work and has drifted
into bad company with the usual
result. The offense was not that Of
violation of city ordinances, so he
was taken before Justice Tucker
who gave the young man a sentence
of thirty days in the county jail for
the offense of larceny.
1t is possible that he is wanted
elsewhere for some offense, as his
stories are not very plausible, and
it was thought best to detain him
for a considerable period. The Of
Tense upon which he was tried, was
the one committed one week ago
today, at which time he took the
food and forty cents in money.
Woodstock News: Raymond France
started to attend the business col
lege at Webster City Monday. That
is the right thing to do as there is
nothing that will be of more help to
a young man through life than a
coed business education.
d. T.. DraCkley, who this year
built a new home on west Water
street, has sold the same to Chas.
Elliott, who resides eight miles
southwest of this city Mr. and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19

Look beneath the surface; let not
the several quality of thing nor
it's worth escape thee.-Marcus Au-
reiius.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19

d. E. Drackley, who this year
built a new home on west Water
street, has sold the same to Chas.
Elliott, who resides eight miles
southwest of this city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Drackley expect to give posses
sion this spring, although the Ell
lott family will not move to Web
ter City for year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
Yours very truly,

Mrs. Britson expects to take the
trip some time in May, the trip
across the continent alone being
worth the effort made to obtain the
free mileage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19

Woodstock News: Raymond France
started to attend the business col
lege at Webster City Monday. That
is the right thing to do as there is
nothing that will be of more help to
a young man through life than a
coed business education.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19
Trim to Panama Exposition.

B. l.. Britson of this city has just
won a trip to the Panama EXPOSE
ton at San Francisco by obtaining
subscriptions for the Woman
World Magazine Company of Chi
cago. He earned the trip in fifteen
days work and is now busy earning
another. The mileage book for the
trip which was won by Mr.. Britson
in fifteen days previous to Christ
mas, was presented by him to his
wife for a Christmas gift and he is
now trying to earn another that he
may accompany her. Following is
the letter from Mr.. Britson which
appears in the February number of
the Woman's World:
Woman's World Magazine Co.,
Chicago, Hl.-Gentlemen: Your let
ter just received with mileage
stamps for my last order. My mile
age book is now filled and the trip
to San Francisco won. made
enough mileage to fill my mileage
book in just exactly fifteen days. 1t
certainly is a wonderful plan. | am
sure thousands Of others will cas-
lily earn this wonderful trip, and
am glad to be among that number
Many thanks for the excellent op-
portunity given me.
Yours very truly,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-01-19

Drawing paper for sale here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
COUNTRY HAS
 TURNED CORNER

Evidence seems to accumulate that this country has turned the corner. General trade is stil progressing cautiously. but it is progressing just the same. and every day sees more optimism expressed.
 It is a striking feature that when the drift is upward. news that would be an adverse factor in times Of de- pression and lack of confidence is practically ignored. This Is well il- frustrated by the fact that the secur- ity market paid no attention to the sinking of the Maine vessel by the German crusier.
 Our foreign commerce maintains high figures and our foreign credit balance is being daily increased. There is a steady foreign demand for our breadstuds and cotton. although the supply of the former is steadily declining.
 The outlook in Mexico is rather better. It is considered very doubt ful if this situation becomes 8 ser ious proposition.
 People realize that we have really entered the spring period. Before lons the country will be planting crops and the sap win be running up the trees This generally makes for @ hopeful feeling
 People would probably be sur prised if they knew of the quiet in- vesment buying of securities that has been going on. This buying too has been of the strongest and most courageous kind. There is no Ques- ton but that a great mass of people have been watching intently the for eign situation with the idea of pur- chasing the moment the outlook indi- cated the coming Of the end of hos. tuities. This is a reserve power and It's influence Is bound 10 be felt later
 Commission business has not as- sumed breadth that suggests any large public participation. The vol ume Of trading must increase great. ly before any menace to prices is per ceprble.
 Commission houses. as a rule. say that the credit balances oftheir spec ulauve clientele are so large that the buying power is vastly larger than isl generally the case. - (Boston News March 12)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
DIFFERENCE OF
 NEW STAMPEDE

The last grand stampede to begin in Alaska but how different 1t prom ises to be from the stampede In the good old days
 Today we see women and children coming North. The primary schools at Seward increase their pupils at the rate of about twenty-iive per cent. per month. Today the 'stampeders come with trunks and household fur nishings and 80 to hotels until they can select a permanent residence. In the old times the trunks were a roll of blankets and the hotels were moth er earth with the blue vault of heaven as roof Instead of raising windows to let in fresh air the old timers con structed wind breakers to keep it out The bloated capitalist of the present day who hires truck to bring back his bags to the hotel had his prototype sixteen or seventeen years ago in the high placed pluto. orat who had the price of hiring a cayuse Instead of ordering iruit mush and ham and esgs over. as we do nowadays, there was time when breakfast depended on keeping the fat bacon from exploding in the pan and the canned beef coliepot from capsizing
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
ALASKAN WRITES OF
 CENTRAL AMERICA


 In letter to a Juneau friend Joe ] Wyllie, employed last year by the Alasla.Gastineau Mining Company gives his impressions of Spanish Honduras. from which he recently re- turned. to San Francisco.
 Says he: Spanish Honduras isn't a very good place for an Alaskan. for as old as 1t is l believe the coun. try has a future, but 1t at present is throtHed by the United Fruit Com. lpany-our trust-whIch has conces- sions from the Honduras government in return for a railroad to Teguclgal- pa. the capital There was a time limit specified. however and the fruit company is building roads into all the valleys adjacent to their ports. Il Is the openly expressed opinion ey- anywhere that the capital road is a bit of a joke.
 These things, and the experience of the people in LaCeiba, which was burned down about ten months ago. are one Of the reasons why American trade suffers In those countries. La- Ceibe Is the principal city on the East coast. The wharf and shipping facilities are owned by vaccarro brothers, who operate half dozen steamers and are the only competi- tors of the U z. Co., The people of Ceiba decided to rebuild in modern style after the fire and Veccarro got the contract for erecting the concrete buildings. The customs house was about completed and dance was to be held in it on Saturday night. but on Thursday the building collapsed. killing one Of the contractors and two laborers Sand Of good quality was plentiful, but cement cost money)
 Down here it is summer an qthe time and [ guess that is the reason got sick But I was so long in AL aska that perhaps the air here hasn't agreed with me. At any rate, some thing was wrong
 "As Co mining, any person with whom one talks on the subject, seems to be sure that the country is rich but when you corner them and ask them to show you their prospects orl their mines, they fail to produce the information.
 About twenty miles inland from Limon. a Carib village, on the Mosqui- to Coast. ] found two cents on rim rock. the best could get ! couldn't get to creek bedrock owing to high water. am satisfied that little money could be made on the bars of the creeks during the dry season.
 q found the caribs very interest l ing. Some Of them are spotted pie bald. There were about 800 In the village. which, with its sandy beach and fringe of cocoanut trees, might have been in Africa. The Manacca huts. halfclad natives, monkeys and parrots disport themselves in the bright sunshine and it was sure some contrast to the gray skies and sober winter scenes of the North"
 Wylne had to return to San Fran. cisco because of illness. He contract ed what he called "chagres" fever. !
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
Ar rHE oouRT AoUsE.

The case Of J. H Cobb ys the At aska Gastineau Mining company 2 suit to collect attorneys fees in 9 case which was settled out Of court is being tried before jury today
 The case Of the U. s. ys Wettrich is set for April 20th.
 Suit was filed yesterday by J. H RandIe against Mir. and Mrs Wm Hyde for the sum of S1o4.i0, and the gasoline boat Ripple" attached
 J. Fl Randle yesterday llbelled the gas boat "Rone' and her gear be longing to Olaf Fielde- The sum in controversy is S142.05
 4 marriage certificate was issued by the commissioners office this morn ing to James Green and Jennie James natives Of Hlluclcwan, who were mar ried March 2Oth by the Rev Dagi, Waggoner of the Presbyterian church
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23

When the next stampeders come to Seward In their thousands they will step out Of fine steamer, get some one to pack their grips to their rooms, SO out and have dinner over snow white table cloth and then so to a moving picture show or play pool until they drop between sheets and turn out the electric light and sleep until morning brings the table cloth in view again. In tho dear dead days beyond recall" stampeders packed their own grips" with the aid of q pair of overalis had dinner while they sat and shivered around an open fire, passed she evening cutting logs and cooking beans and then had for rec reaton, if they were lucky, smoke, before rolling in to windward of the blaze and on top of cantankerous Klondike feathers. Then came the morning and the waiting to see if the other fellow would go out in the snow to light the fire and so down to the creek for water or thaw enough of the beautiful to make the coffee and wash the tips of their noses. They were certainly delightful times and pleasant, but the electric light, the lablecloths. the sheets, the soap. and the rest are not such a bad substi' tute.
 There arc many people who still seem to think that the building Of the Alaska government railroad means no more than the building of some of the other railroads in the Terri tory in the past. It Is hard to get them to realize that this is new land which one of the greatest Ne lions on earth has decided to open to humanity. The mere building of the railroad itself is only, 80 to sneak the cutting of a trail to what is beyond and around. The very opening of the coal mines means the future employ ment of thousands of men but that in itself alone Is as nothing to the crowds that will Joe attracted. Flu man beings are like pigeons and a great many other sorts of birds-they travel in 0ocks, They attract the other. Take an undeyeloped land and it is harder to get the first thousand people into 1t than 1t is to get hundred thousand people afterwards. The opening of the mines and tho. building of the railroad will reveal which we cannot now perceive without comparing Alaska's story with the history of every Ter rltory under the sun There is mol place "a sbe world today whose popu- laHon is not increasing no mater how ancient that place might be and how much over populated. Here IS a virgin Territory whore men can have hundreds of acres where they couldnt get one outside-where there are minerals and coal resources, and flsa0 and game. and whero any man can support himself without the crowd and gain aInuence with it. Today Alaska has better outlook than thol state of Washington had a generation ago.a-(Seward cateway)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23

A recent visitor to the battle Ines in Southwest Belgium and Northern France compares the situation along that front of S75 miles to Che death srapple Of Grant and Lee which maintained for months along the works and trenches outside Of Peters burg.
 with 12ao0o Belgians fronting the Germans along che ten miles Of trenches nearest to the British Chan. mel. with an unknown number ot Che British guarding approximately the next 70 miles or the line. the soldiers of France. with the assistance of a few scattered regiments of the Brit ish army. have upon them the heavy task of defending the other S25 miles Of works which they hold to bar the way Of the Germans to the heart Of their country.
 The lines have been held since Oc- tober without the change of an aver age of five miles either in advance or retreat. but been held ct the cost of hundreds Of thousands Of lives and intense suffering by the more than 200O000 of combatants in both armies
 The Belgians are virtually exiIes. for their reserve camps are upon French soil. while they hold by the width or less than five miles a narrow fringe of their native land.
 Tho British soldiers display their usual bravery and enter the trenches with the expectation of death. fight Ing their battle. however. upon for eign soil and an their thoughts con centrated upon the quiet homes across the channel. and rom these homes they are warding off the fury Of wars desoiation
 It is Frances sons to whom the greater horrors come. with their ruined cities. towns. villages and farms on every side. with their coun- trymen. women and children. by the millions. homeless or within the enc my's lines: with their frightfuI lists Of killed and wounded after each days struggle to hold that long front Of S25 miles or to here and there en- deayor to release the grip of their de- termined and fierce antagonists by desperate charges.
 It is France that is bleeding to death in this slaughter of months. lt Is France. with it's comparatively small population and decreasing birth rate. that is already feeling faint and exhausted.
 It is France whose fields are dotted with graves. and whose homes are.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
THE DEATH GRAPPLE
 IN NORTHERN FRANCE
Fren. Cineinnali Enqnirer

filled witch she wounded, the sick and the dying.
 lt is France whose hospitals now have more than 6o0.00O wounded and sick patients an increase of 100000 during the past nine weeks.
 lt Is France that is the greatest sufferer among the allied nations, and it is the people of France who reai- ize that 60 them has come the glory of martyrdom. that the consciousness Of duty nobIy performed may remain and abide. but that victory ot the cost already paid will come to an exhaust ed country and distressed and most sorrowful people
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
INsURANcE NoTEs

C. l.. Brown. the Mutual Life Man. has been appointed Agent of the Mary land Casualty Co.,, in their accident and disability ines for this territory. Mir. Brown reports enthusiastically on the local field of life underwriting
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
NEW BARBER SHOP.

A part Of the front of the B. & B. billiard parlors is being fitted up as a barber shop and will be occupied by B. p. Hawks who at present has a place of business across the street. The new shop will have two chairs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
UP-To-oATE HAlR0REssINe
 SERVICE FOR LADIES.

The WEB. located in the new postonoe block. will be open We'd nesdays from 10 Q. ID. Co D. m. beginning this week, March 8. for ladies and children only. This ar- rangement is to insure privacy as Undressing parior. Hairdressing manicuring and massaging strict ly up-to-date in all particulars. The work VIII be done by Mrs. Leaf green and myself. personally.
 ". P. BATHE
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
cHlsANA MURDER VICTIM
 BURIED Ar PUYALLUF

The funeral of Louis schonbou, the Chisana merchant. who was mys- teriously murdered in that camp on December 26th, was held in Puyallup, Washa to which place his remains had been shipped on Thursday March 4th.
 Mir Schonhorn was prominent member of tho Masonic order which had charge of tho funeral He was also an Oddfellow He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Jarus Clement Of South Fill, Puyallup, md by nephew Clifford Schonhorn. connected with the Pupallup Mercantine Company
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-23
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lows:

lows:
 Beginning at Corner No. 4 of the Alma lode, thence along line 4-t of the Alma lode N 59s 39' W. 56S.S7 feet 10 a point on line l-2 of the Snow flake lode, thence along line 1-2 of the Snowflake lode N. 42' 03' D. 177.46 feet to Corner No. 2 of the Snowflake lode. thence along line 2-s of the Snow flake lode s. 54' 1O' E. 522.OS feet 10 point on line 34 of the Alma lode. thence along line 3-4 Of the Alma lode s. 2d' 30 W. 124.53 feet to the place of beginning. Containing an area of 1865 acres.
 The Alma lode mining claim of this survey also conflicts with the Robert lode mining claim, Survey No. SIT, but said conflict Is not excluded from this application, and is described as fol- lows:
 Beginning at a point on line 34 Of the Alma lode distant S. 24~ 30' W. 127.97 feet from Corner No. of the Alma lode; thence along line S4 of the Alma lode S. 24' 30' w. S45.26 feet to a point on line l4 of the Rob- ert lode; thence along line 4-l of the Robert lode N. 54e 02' 17" w. lOS.63 feet to Corner No. 1 of the Robert lode: thence along line 1-2 of the Rob- ert lode N. 42' 4S' E. 301.S0 feet to the place of beginning. Containing an area of 0.420 acres.
 The location notices of the York. Alma and Avon lode claims, were re- corded respectively on August Srd, 1912 and October 25th, 1905 in books 20 of Lodes at page SIS, and l8 of Lodes at plages 162 and 161 respec. lively, of the records of the Recorder for the Juneau Recording Precinct Alaska
 This notice was posted on the ground on the 24th day of February. foTE