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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
GUST OF LIVING IS HIGHER
 THAN rE WAS 60G YEARS AGO

SEATTLE, Jam 20-A Chr,st1as goose in the Fourteenth century cost cents and q carpenter receITed but l2 ceats as bis daily wage. If he used sugar 1t cost him 36 cents pound Cost of living high2 Nos as high as it was 60G years ago, 1t we are to aecepa the comparative figures gwen by Professoz R M Garrett before the an nuas meeting of the Washington Pathological Society at it's meetings on the University of Washington campus recently
 Most of the items of eost read by MT Garrett were taken from the accounts of the expenditures of the Earl of Derby later King Henry ". of England, as he was about ts embark in 1890 On crusade against the Lithuanians
 A carpenter ln the days of the earl re ceived I2 cents for his daily wage. For l2 cents he could buy 9 pound ot butter, two pounds of cheese, one pound ot salt, two pounds of flour, one and one-haI dozen eggs. chicken for the Sunday dlnner and pound of rice Sor rice pudding dessert This bill of goods today would cost sZ-to A union carpenter now receives S42o TOT an eight hour day, so after buying hls blH of goods he would stiA have $l.90 left lie paws much more for his necessities, but he gets more comparatively for bis work. So times are better
 In the days of the Earl oS Derby eggs were worth cents gross, He paid 3O cents for 3Q0 eggs that today would cost him SIPS. For l4 pounds of butter that would now eost $7 he paid shlulng, or about 25 cents Oatmeal, now selling al about $350 for the best quality, sold then at 8 shilling Rice brought by the way oi Venice from the East sold at 10 pounds for shilling. It costs doEar Tor the same amount today Sugar IS cue exception to the general rise in prices that has occurred since that tune In 13q0 it cold for 36 cents pound It now retails at s cents a pound with some quotations u lower figure
 Other prices quoted by Professor tarFett were: A splendid white horse for the earl S25; gle, to 2 cents 2 gallon, depending upon quahty; wine } cents quart tor the best; blankets, 32 ceuts < yard; mutton, o9 cents carcass; beef, $3.75 to $7.5O car cass; dates, cepts E pound, and vinegar 10 cents gallon.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
CAUSE FOR REJOICING
 IN INCREASED COST OF SOAP

"Yoho, Skinnay! Hear the latest? Soaps gon' up n maybe we won't have to wash so often Anchee glad?"
 Comes now the real "joy" of. the high cost of living Soap, that useful article of cleanliness is next to godhness" has ad- vanced in Juneau. Four for 8 quarter bars have dropped to three for quarter, etc. Many youthful hopefuis see visions of a soap famine.
 Gee whizr calculated Sammy, whose sobriquet, "a whale of a fellow" did not carry with it the levisthan's love for water, "s'posn' they would be no soap at all. Then we wouldn't have to wash-'cept mebbe when we went to parties or church or sum- thin. Wouldn't it be g-r-a-n-d?"
 But Skinnay IS not so optimistic.
 They'd find somethin' to make us use, ;" said Skinnay. "Mebbe it'll be ashes, like the old coon in the hollow uses, an I'd a t rather use soap than ashes. ."-Juneau Empire.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
ANOTHER AMUSING STORY
 FROM COAST NEWSPAPER

Sc many 'miNoaaires'' have passed through Seward recently that the friends of James Pitcher wiH be disappointed to learn that he IS only rated AS half millionaire Saws the Seward Post of January l2;
 "J S Pitcher and wife and Lars Ostnes owners of discovery claim and above and l below on Boob creek, ia the Tolsto1 ar rived last night from the newest gold eamp in Alaska, having been on the trail since December 21. They are guests at the Sew ard, and will sail for Seattle on the Ala meda
 Pitcher IS the discoveres of Boob creek and is credited with having disposed ot his interests for half million
 Mrs Pitcher who came to Alaska seven years ago sad that they bad an easy time on the trail until they arrived on the Turn again arm section, where they were delayed by new snow
 ''The travelling outfit of Pitcher, Ostues and Mrs Pitcher is about the classIest that has been seen here for some time, theIr fur parkas and mukluks being of the finest make. They expected to go out on the Spo- kane. but had expressed their baggage ID from Indian creek, and 1t IS held up by the new snow.
 Pitcher says he does not be}eve To!stol will be big camp, but th2t 1t will be a good little camp, He sold his ground to Henry Riley"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
SNOW LEAVES FOR JUNEAU
(Ruby Record Citizen, Jan. POI

Representative C. k. Snow Is about to leave us for Juneau, in order to reach there !n time for the legislative session. And, as he expects to mush 1t all the way, he s leaving early in order to be able to make he trip in leisurely fashion. In fact, he
 poets to depart from Ruby next Monday.
 In honor of the occasion the camp IS to give him pleasant send-otf tonight at Eagle han, beginning at S:30. We wish to show our represent ative our pleasure and appre, citation of the fact that he has been elected n campaign presenting many seemingly insurmountable difficulties. A large gather .ng Is antiepated.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
THEY ARRIVED ALL RIGHT

The half million dollars in gold arrived last night in time to catch the MaEposa, It was in charge of Bob Griffis who had with him Harry Whitemcre, w. C. Mitchell and s. Wig. They made the trip n fine ha9c. Bob hes been driving dogs so long hat if you find him asleep and bark like T dog hell shout "Mush.' Before driving logs in Alaska he drove stage coaches in h2 brave days oi old in the wild West, MT. Crler of the Wells Fargo Company vas on hand to see the gold shipped out Jew ard Gateway.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
D C. o c . 0 % Q Q Q . 6 c c Q Q {

6tecaga Hamilton, Joe Hannegaa and Emil Jcleea left on Wednesday last so- Marshall
 Dr. Auringer returned during the week from tEiIs to the Tolstok.
 Harry Harms and Jack Rl1ckeF left on Thursday last for the ToStor where they have, interests They expect to be gone about mOnth-
 Char8es Stanford returned to the T1fstoi last Sunday with big bad of freight.
 Martin Josephson who left for the Out .ide last fa4 retuyned over the Seward rail on Monday last
 Gene Norton left on Sunday Last with freight for the Tolstoi, and returned on Thursday.
 Harry Watson, who has been ln the city for several weeks retGrned to Marshall on Thursday Last. He expects to have his wire less station in full operation at Marshall within ] short time.
 Ed Maynard was taken to the FIet hos 9itaI last Wednesday after receiving an in ury while employed at Al Chapins wood camp,
 Charley Wor1en and Clarence White left for the Kuskokwlm yesterday They wlA be absent about month.
 John Smaller was visitor in the city yes tcr%ay from Flat,
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
ES'GMERE IS VIOLENT

Among the passengers on the Watson for Seattle were Deputy Marshal Wardell and Captain Frank Johnson of Anchorage, talk ng Charles Estmere an lsnane engineer from Iditarod to the Portland sanltarlum, While the steamer was at anchor at lrlsh
 ay the patient attacked the guard Captain Johnson, with sling full of dishes, and would have beaten him up but for the timely interference of passengers. -CordoVa Times
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
A SILLY PROJECT

SEATTLE, Feb. 12-Mrs lola Bcebe, one of his mothers-in-law, is launching 9 moving picture venture i'll Portland portraylng film of all the marriages of "Swiftwater Bill" Gates
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
AT THE MACDONALD

s. Ducksted, !. E Beattie, Gene Norton, George Duboise, R. McAillan, Carl Carlson, Pete Mounier J C. Rivers, John Runkle, H. Bismarck, Dominick Layoylis, Charles Match, Harry Harms, John Oyng, J. W Wljison. George B. Blanusha, Al Winchel
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
BIG VERDICT AWARDED
 AGAINST ROBERT MCMILLAN

Word comes from Seattle that 8 jury in the superior court of King county awarded 8 verdict of $35, 600 in favor of the plaintiff in the suit of Olivia D. Larsen against Robert s. McMuan of Iditarod. The case began on January IS and the verdict WAS rendered on January 23.
 The suit had been beading for nearly 6 year, but by agreement Of the attorneys was postponed from time to time. Among the prominent witnesses appearing in the case were Senator Roman and W. R. Jamiesonr as well as several other well known AlaSkans.
 Miss Larsen sued for S50,00O damages for alleged breach of promise.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17

Major Albrecht, Charles Taylor and Earl Hunt comprised party which left here on Thursday last for the Tolstoi, Messrs, Albrecht and Taylor will also visit the h.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
A WEEKS TEMPERATURES

The following is record of the weeks temperatures, from readings taken at a. m. daily, compared with the temperature on the same date year ago;
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17
FOR SALE-TEAMS

One team of horses and one of mules, with sleds and harness complete
 NORTHERN COMMERCIAL co.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17

Peter Mounicr, the Boob creek operator came in from the Tolstoi on Wednesday last He was accompanied by J. G. Rivers.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters s1 5G per can lditarod Meat C.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17

For steam baths. go to the Snyder House, Flat
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-17

{;eoag4 Hamilton, Joe Hannegaa and Emil Jcpcea left on Wednesday last fo- Marshall.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
A Line From Florida.

Mrs. A. F. Bartlett, who is spend
ing the winter in Daytona Beach,
Florida, in a letter to friend in this
city, says:
We had winter weather in Florida
during the first week of the present
month. Of course you saw in the
newspapers how everything was
frozen here. Ice nearly an inch
thick was found on the back porch
of our hotel one morning during the
freeze. All the flowers and fruit
were frozen. really noticed the cold
more here than at home. There were
two nights in which we suffered
with the cold so we could hardly
sleep. No preparations are made for
cold weather in Florida. They say
here that this is the first cold snap
like it in twenty-five years past. The
next morning after the freeze, oran-
ges went up ten cents dozen, and
jail garden truck accordingly. The
weather is now real warm. Some
were In bathing in the ocean this
morning.
On my way here | stopped over in
st. Augustine for several hours. Took
a sightseeing car and toured the
lefty. The next morning came over
to Daytona Beach to be close to the
Ioeean. I found that Daytona and
Daytona Beach were two different
cities, with the Halifax river run
ming between them. When we arriy-
ed here We went to the post Office
for mail and on inquiry there found
THAT the VIM. Anderson family Of
Jewell were stopping just across the
Istreet. We called on them and Mrs.
Anderson accompanied me to find a
boarding place. am located only
about two blocks from them and it
seems good to find some one you
know from home.
| may be here for q month or may
|start home in a week or two, as
have several stops l desire to make
on the way back to Iowa.
In company with a lady friend
from North Dakota, who is spending
the winter here, and about a hum
dred other people, we took a trip
down the river in a sail boat yester-
day. We took our lunch baskets
along and had oysters roasted in the
shell with our dinner
1t is sight to see the automobiles
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
PUT FIST IN PACTFIST.

w. j. Hampton in the New York
Herald: The country's compliments
to Henry, To Henry Ford, that is to
say, who, when he found that pacif-
ism was leading him somewhat as
tray, did not hang on and let it drag
him, but with the common sense he's
got, when it is properly directed,
slambanged the white dove on the
spot, and with the sort of patriotism,
prepared for any sacrifice, stepped to
the front, all right and ready, tr
meet the need and pay the price.
Hooray for Henry! Now let others.
who have held his former views. dare
stick to their pacifism and with
spinelessness refuse what he shows
them is the only safe and patriotic
way open to a freeborn nation
threatened as ours is today. Peace.
of course, is always welcome, and the
white dove is a fowl worth regard
ing, but say, people, has it much
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
What Then =?

Times Republican,: When that
covert act" shall have been COM
mitted by Germany and the United
States compelled to resort to armed
defense of its rights to unmolested
travel upon the common seas what
will our nation do about it? Assum-
ing that war has been declared what
then? Will our navy put to sea and
seek a conflict and if so with what?
Or will it remain in state of pre-
lparedness to protect our shores while
a million men are drilling and wait
ing for shoes and guns to be made?
So long as Great Britain stands
between us and the German navy
we couldn't reach our adversary for
a test Of strength upon the seas but
suppose that the German navy
should remain safe and sound behind
it's own Notifications until we were
actually at war and then suppose
Germany should suddenly negotiate
a peace with it's European, enemies,
what would prevent her release to
seek to compel us to pay her war
Idebts?
The German navy is reputed to be
larger and stronger than ours. II
it is so and can defeat our navy our
ports would be blockaded until we
were willing to pay q ransom and 1t
would require ten years time In
which to construct new navy even
If we were permitted to start. Are
we rich enough to be the prize from
which the losses in Europe are to be
paid or are we strong enough to keen
our jewelry intact when strong arm
ed men infest the public highways?
1t is probably not in the mind Of.
the government of Germany now to
seek war with the United States for
purposes of spoilation. The present
argument is born of Germany's dire
necessity to do damage to enemies
that already beset her but should
she be compelled to settle with her
enemies at great cost to herself the
feeling of her people would be that
the shot and shell made in America
did it and with that feeling rife in
| her land and war still unsettled
with us there would be new feel
ing of justification for reprisal in
taking from America what Ameri-
can munitions had enabled the en-
tente allies to take from her.
Could it be done?
What could prevent it?
Nothing but navy or coalition.
War with Spain or with Mexico
would be a joke beside a war with q
power which possesses the second
largest navy in the world. No won
der that there is haste in the ship
building yards of this country. We
are about to see what is meant by
preparedness in this country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20

God knows, we need men now! We
need men whose trust is not in
words, in rhetoric, in fine phrases,
or in noble expressions of sentiment,
but men, genuine, sincere, devoted;
men who do not so much talk about
their love of country or their pas
sion for liberty or humanity, as men
that do love their country and do
love their liberty so much that they
are willing to give liberty to others
as well as claim it for themselves:
men who think not merely what they
can get out Of their country, but of
what they can give to their country:
men who, upon the basis of plain,
practical and sensible hard work in
the ordinary affairs of life, carry ev-
er noble idealism and sincere ca
pacity for self devotion.-Elihu
Root
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
SOME OF THE DANGERS.

Capital: While this country is lin
ing up in a patriotic way it is evil
dent that the alien spies and enc
mics are not all dead, and it is also
evident that the American people
have not yet realized what their
condition will be in case of actual
war with Germany.
Germany has realized that she
might have war with the United
States and through her spy system
her big ocean line vessels scattered
throughout American harbors have
been rendered useless by the remov-
al of certain parts of machinery. The
sad part of it is that this vandalism
was going on while President Will
son was delivering his address on
peace. 1t is reported that arrange
ments had been made to interfere
with the Panama canal. Alien sub
jects are drawing their money out
of the savings banks. Then to cap
the climax Germany retained Am
bassador Gerard long enough to dis
cover what the United States was
going to do to Bernstorff. At the
present time this, country is incap-
able of warning with a nation like
Germany, which seems to be SO
heartless and ruthless. We are not
prepared for war mentally or moral
ly. War is brutality and the Amcri-
can people may be lazy and inactive,
but they are not brutal.
Our experience will be like that Of
Great Britain. In disorganized way
we will be fighting against a nation
that is thoroughly organized. Ger
many does not analyze a<question
from any standpoint excepting that
of her own interest. The question
in the German mind is will this
help Germany" If SO it is passed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 70, 1917.

,t4 81
here driving along the beach. The
sand is hard and makes a smooth
drive for distance of thirty miles.
Four ladies of us have al auto trip
planned for tomorrow.
We hear, there was d war vessel
near the coast here yesterday and 4
government aeroplane has been
brought here for war purposes. No
living on the coast for me, Should
we have real war with Germany!
Although there is not so much to
see here, we are having a very pleas
ant time. One readily forms a circle
of acquaintance among the many
visitors here from all over the coun-
try and the feeling of being strang-
err among strangers soon passes
away.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
OPULENCE AND POVERTY.

A German correspondent writes as
follows from the Norwegian capital:
1.-THE conditions in Christiania to-
day are very much the same as they
were in Bucharest before ROumania
entered the war. Gold flows IN
streams and fortunes beyond the
dreams of avarice are made in few
days. Men who six months or a year
ago did not own the clothing on
their backs and hardly knew where
their next meal would come from are
now rolling in wealth. All Norway
is in the midst of an insane and fan
tastic adventure and has but one
thought-to make money and still
more money. Palaces riyaling those
of Paris, London, Berlin and Vienna
are growing out of the earth and the
cost of living has become so high
that not only the poor, but also the
middle classes, suffer severely"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
IN GRANDMOTHER'S DAY.

If we could only summon to our
aid the wisdom Of our grandmothers
we would be able to manufacture
much of our own medicine instead
of buying everything from the drug
gist, who in turn obtains his supply
of herbs mostly from Europe. Every
one who has arrived at the age OF
forty years, has at some time in his
career partaken of "a nauseous dose
concocted by mother
or grandmother from herbs gathered
by them. Nearly every weed that
grew by the roadside had its medi-
cinal value to those wise women of
pioneer days, and poultices, teas and
brews, both fragrant and offensive,
were made from the plants now UNI
known. A bill has been introduced
in the legislature providing for the
study of medicinal plants and the
development Of their resources-half
of the fec of 81 paid annually by
registered pharmacists to be turned
over to the State Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION for use in developing the
growth of plants used in medicine.
The provisions of the bill are SIM
liar to those of the laws of Minneso
ia, South Dakota, Montana and other
states. The additional funds are to
be used for the purpose of encourage
ing in Iowa the culture Of medicinal
plants and their manufacture into
medicines now imported from other
states and countries.
Many plants native in Iowa are
cultivated in Europe and the east for
their medicinal virtues and are man.
ufactured and compounded into med
times sold at enormous prices, while
these same plants are known here
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
PREJUDICE.

Charles City Press: Senator Cas-
we'll thinks the voting of the circle
back at the head of the ballots is an
offense against the minority and an
act of prejudice. 1t was taken off to
encourage independent voting in aid
of the democracy but it is not on
record where it ever elected a demo-
crat to state office. But before criti-
Ching republicans on the score OF
prejudice the senator should look to
those old reliable democratic states
for an example of broadminded, gen.
erous and conservative political leg
islation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
sOMEBODY LEAKED, SURE.

Ft. Wayne News: Secretary Tum-
ulty dramatically declared from the
witness stand that everyone connect
ed with the white house was above
suspicion of leaking to Wall street
That's all very fine, but when prize
of a value all the way from hun
dred thousand to a million dollars
is hung up for perfidy it might be
we'll to seal the white house doors
and pull down the blinds until it's
too late for temptation to puncture
probity. Somebody leaked anyhow,
and all Mr.. Tumulty has to say can't
hide the fact,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
MIGHT WORK WE'LL.

Eagle Grove Eagle: Without
knowing very much about it the
Eagle is inclined to endorse the bill
consolidating the county Offices of
Recorder and Clerk of the court. But
the officer should be elective, and
not appointive by the district judge
or anybody else. The one officer
should easily, with an added deputy
attend to the consolidated office with
very material saving to the county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20

If war, with Germany, or any 9TH
err nation must come, let us be ready
for it and stand together as one man
for the defense of our country and
our flag, but let us pray God that
war may never come to darken the
bright skies of freedoms domain, to
blast the hopes and ambitions of our
youth, break the hearts of our wives
and mothers and dissipate the fort
unes and the commerce that years
of peace have builded up in the fair
est country under the sun.-Manson
Democrat.
The Freeman-Tribune agrees with
the foregoing. 1t is to be hoped that
the United States will not be requir-
ed to defend her rights with the
sword, but it is worse not to defend
her rights than it is to lose all that
the defense will cost. George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln did not
want war, but they chose war as the
least Objectionable of the problems
that confronted them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
only as weeds and destroyed as such.

only as weeds and destroyed as such.
Minnesota and Wisconsin are
among the states in the west that
are carrying on an active propagan-
da for the encouraging of drug plant
culture and the manufacture OF
medicinal products by the pharma-
cists.
1t is for the purpose of providing
funds by the pharmacists themselves
without any expense to the state to
be expended for similar objects that
the druggists of Iowa Endorsed the
principles of this bill at their last
annual convention.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-20
SHOULD PASS IT.

Eagle Grove Eagle: A bill is we'll
on it's way through the legislature
furnishing by fine Of 500 or 80 days
in jail any person writing check
upon a bank with no funds or credit
there to meet it. This law will not
only please the banks, but merchants
who are frequent losers by the prac-