Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

land graduate into the university Of
whiskey.'' AS a fundamental argu-
ment against the use Of either, Mr..
Bryan held alcohol to be a poison
which weakens men physically, men
tally and morally. He held that if this
fundamental argument is wrong, then
no law should be passed to either reg
ulate or stop the liquor traffic.
| Settle it for all Time.
| He plead for the settling Of this
question for all time. Settle the
liquor question" said he, $50 it will
stay out of politics. Finish it with one
blow. A majority of the people of the
United States are against the saloon.
The brewers and distillers are part
ners in crime and, as they approach
their end, they ought to die together
AS to bootlegging, Mr.. Bryan quoted
statistics to show that there is more
liquor sold illegally in wet territory
than in dry and as to the Doggy of the
blind tiger, he preferred that if blind
tiger were after boy of his "the
binder the tiger, the better it would
suit me- He held that the auto has
driven the argument of personal
liberty" out Of the campaign. "A man
does not have to be run down by a
drunken driver more than twice." said
he, before he loses all interest in per-
sonal liberty. If the driver is drunk,
not even Ford has sense enough to
get home.
Settle it Forever.
"If prohibition loses out in Iowa, on
the very day following the election, the
liquor interests will begin campaign
to make the state wet. A vote for the
amendment Monday is vote against
the saloon. A vote against it is vote
for the saloon. The man who votes
for liquor is a partner of the man who
sells liquor. Your. own interests and
the influence it will have on other
states demand that you vote yes on the
question Monday. This is the last
great fight expect to take part in and
it is the biggest fight ever particle
pated in. We should never experiment
with question of so great Importance.
We have banished the saloon from Ne
braska. Let us make Iowa dry for all
time. Then let these two great states
stand side by side to the end that the
whole United States may be made sa
loonless."
AS the speaker sat down, hearty APP
plause greeted him from all over the
audience. Many rushed about the car
10 shake the hand of the distinguished
And as he made his way
TO the auto to take him to Fort Dodge,
ne was generous in grasping the hands
If all who crowded about him.
Land Sales.
Fort Dodge Messenger: John
Smell has purchased the James Mel
son .6ein.~-Su miles south OF Dun
combe, for $210.25 an acre. He will
make his home here. Mr.. Nelson
plans to move back to Illinois. Both |
of these deals were negotiated by L.
d. Pickett.
Another big land deal was made
when G. l.. Carter and John Laufers-
weller bought 500 acres of land
south of West Bend in Pocahontas
county. The land will be increased
in value because of extensive dredg-
ing of the Des Moines river in that
vicinity. This big dredge now under
construction will skirt the land on
the north. The new owners paid
500 for the land. They will keep
it for investment purposes.
J. L. Kempley and e. G. Codner
sold 24O acres Of land three miles
north of Britt to the Standard In
vestment company. The land sold
for $40 an acre. P. ]. Nugent and
q. H. Zueher bought 100 acres Of
land two and half miles north of
Hutchins in Hancock county from
Kempley and Codner for 500 an
acre.
Danbury Review: A deal was|
closed last Saturday whereby w. c.
Hayden disposed of his 240 acres
southeast of town to C. P. Baker for
5000 per acre. Possession will be
given Mr.. Baker the first Of next
March. One eighty of this farm was
bought for 81 per acre and the
eighty the buildings stand on was
bought for 50 per acre the same
year. The north eighty was bought
for $2S in 1898.
Indianola Herald: Land prices
reached the peak here the other day
when the quarter section of land
owned nv Frank T.. Keeney sold for