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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-01-20
Proceedings Of the
Board Of Supervisors
! JANUARY 2, 1919.

Board met in regular session. all
members present.
The board proceeded to organize Tor
the year 1919 and on motion N. H.
Bawden is chosen as chairman for the
board for the ensuing year. A.
The board proceeded with checking
cash and vouchers in the hands Of the
county treasurer and find cash and
vouchers to correspond with balan .,e
sheet on file in the county auditors OF.
flee as follows:
Overdraft Balance
Poor $4,S83.77
General County 19,224.62
State Insane 1.S6874
county Insane 3,524.51
County Bridge 2.467.93
County Road $2,471.08
County School 5.523.9O
Soldiers Relief 2,417.43
Swamp Land 1928
Permanent School 1,31S.53
/. Temporary School 1924
Teachers Institute 657.31
Farmers Institute $500
Domestic Animal 4274.04
Drainage As'm'ts 15,797,85 124,714.58
City Special As'm'ts. 4,251.41
Corporation Funds 3,171.O2
School District Funds 14,424.83
IL =
Township Funds 780.42
Added by Treasurer.
Tax collected I'M
app0rtioned 598.12
] Interest on City
Specials Collected 5ss.72
Cash collected since
books we're closed 1852
Total balances $198,O68.G2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-01-20

On motion 0u0ltOr IS 0uCnOrlZeO u
issue warrants to county officials paya
! BILE monthly for salaries as fixed fol
tile year 1919 excepting salary q
County Attorney payable quarterly
On motion j. H. Clabaugh ii employ
sedras 1anitor of Court House for the
!. year 1919 at q salary Of $3.50 per year
payable monthly, and auditoriis author
/ ixsa to issue warrants. Tor sane Sss9
On motion. auditor Ia instructed te
4 transfer $4,000 from domestic animal
, fund to county fund.
Supervisor G.. J. Knickerb0cker In
\ troduced and read the resolution next
hereinafter set out, and moved it's adop.
ton, seconded by O. ]. Johnson; and
after due consideration thereof by the
board, the chairman put the question
upon tine adoption Of said resolution
/, ard the roll being called, the following
named supervisors voted:
Aye, G. J. Knickerbocker, o. J. John.
son and N. II. Bawden. :,
Nay, none.
Whereupon the chairman declared
said resolution duly adopted as fol.
lows, to-wit:
u RESOLUTION.
10 provide for the issuance Of $685..
/. 600, funding bonds.
Whereas, the county Of Hamilton, In
the state of Iowa, is body corporate,
duly organized and existing under and
by. virtue of the laws and constitution
of the state of Iowa and said county
has a population exceeding $4,000; and
there is not located within said county
any city of the second class with pop.
ulation of five thousand or over which
i Is traversed by a stream two hundred
feet or more in width from shore line
to shore line, or any city of the first
class, or any special charter city; and
Whereas, Said county now has an In
debtedness in the amount of over Six
ty-five Thousand dollars 1855, OOO), all
evidenced by valid warrants, now re-
manning unpaid, each of which war
rants was issued in pursuance Of Sec
ton All Of the. Code Of Iowa, all Of
which Indebtedness thus evidenced was
/ on the first day Of January, 1919, and
now is, outstanding, payable and due
and
Whereas, All Of the said Indebtedness
! was contracted, incurred and allowed,
and each Of said warrants was executed
and issued, by order Of the board OF
supervisors OF said county, for purposes
authorized by law, and In form, time
and manner required by law; and none
OF said Indebtedness was incurred, and
none Of said warrants were issued In
violation Of Sections 4O9-a ct seq, 42S ct
seq, 429, 44O, 443, 446 ct seq. or 2241 OF
: the code Of Iowa and code supplements,
or OF any law amendatory thereof or
substitutive therefor or supplemental
tOr additional thereto, or In violation,
or in violation Of any law fOrbidding,
restricting or regulating the contract
ing or the mourning OF indebtedness ot
the issuance Of warrants Of warrants,
or In violation OF any law whatsoever
and
Whereas, None Of said Indebtedness
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-01-20
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4
Total balances
1s,2e9.s1

Net balance on hand $177, 1861
On motion the board fixed the sal
aries Of county officials for the year
1919 as follows:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-01-20
County Auditor.
(Form Of County Treasurer's
Certificate.)

CATE.
State Of Iowa, County Of Hamilton, SIS
hereby certify that this bond has
been duly recorded in book for that
purpose In my Office in accordance
with Section 4O4 of the Code of Iowa
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-01-20

Chairman, Board of Supervisors.
Attest: acknowledgements
Co. Auditor, Hamilton County, Iowa.
(sEAL.)
(Form of Coupon.)
No. ------ $500.
HAMILTON COUNTY, IOWA.
On -.--1, 19, the Treas
urer Of Hamilton County, Iowa, will
pay to bearer Twenty-Five Dollars,
lawful money Of the United States of
America, at the Office of the County
Treasurer, Webster City, Iowa, for
semi-annual interest due that date on
its Funding Bond, dated January 2,
1919, No. --------. s4
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23

just returned from a months hunt
il Skull Valley. near the Utah
Nevada line.
There are thousands of wild
horses in this valley, and ranch own
ers in hat district have begun a
war of determination. The wild steeds
are becoming very troublesome. lead
ing away domesticated stock, demol-
ishing fences and damaging property
in general. Before the plan OF shoot
ing these horses was adopted, the
ranchers tried %corralling and ship
ping them to Eastern markets. The
expense of catching and shipping the
animals was far above possible pro-
fits, however, and the danger on
nected with attempts at capture also
was disproportionate. The horses are
decidedly vicious. and several cases
are cited where they literally dashed
their brains out against a tree or
post rather than submit to capture
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23
REPORTS REGARDING
HORSES CONFLICTING

That wild horses are to be found
in thousands near the Utah-Nevada
state line is asserted in the following
article taken from the Northern Ari-
IONA Leader. published at Flagstaff.
Without at all questioning the We
racity of The Leader, it is proper to
say that a representative of The Sill
yer State was in the neighborhood
mentioned. less than a year ago. Be
ing interested. he inquired of a num-
Der of old-timers as to how many
wild horses might be left now, and
without dissent they agreed there
were very few; also that the few
were very wild. and hard to catch a
glimpse of. See what the Arizona
newspaper says:
Americans who like adventure and
excitement in a hunt are advised to
try their hand at hunting wild horses.
That they will find this sport quite
as thrilling as ~cornering a tiger, is
the opinion Of . sportsman who has
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23
STEPTOE COMPANY NOW SAID
TO BE WANTING AN AIRPLANE

H.. A. Agee and DR.. A. c. Olmstead.
have been spending a few days
at their Steptoe property on the
ranges adjacent, returned to Wells
last Monday evening. The Steptoe
Company, it is reported, has under
consideration the purchase of an air.
plane to be used in sailing the ranges
OF that section. where large numbers
OF sheep feed during the summer
months.-[Nevada State Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23
FREE PRESS MAN HAS 1T AN"
FOR CATS-CHLOROFORM EN-!

In the city of Ogden not only are
the dogs taxed, but the cats ARE made
TO pay a license. Recently the dog
catcher gathered up a lot OF the furry
household pets and put them over the
chloroform route. 1t wouldn't be a
bad idea to gather up some OF the
nlg~ht-prowling felines that sing their
midnight serenades in Elko and make
night hideous for the neighbors.-
Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23
RUBY VALLEY YOUNG MAN Is
NOW CAPTAIN IN POLISH ARMf

The report has beer received that
Ira Woodhouse of Ruby Valley, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Woodhouse OF
Arthur, who has had an exciting
career during the last three or four
years with various armies in Europe,
is now a captain in the Polish army.
A short time ago he enlisted with the
Poles and has just been promoted to
a captaincy.-(Nevada State Herald.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23
BAD-CHECK ARTIST OPERATES
AND Is PINCHED AT ELKO

A man giving the name of Frank
Nj. Miller was arrested last Saturday
charged with passing bad checks. He
had already passed two ~iye-dollar
cheeks ON Elko business men, and.
when arrested, had another check in
his pocket all ready filled out.-[Elko
Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23

Faint heart Lee'r won fair lady,
etc. Take advantage of the offer OF
The Silver State and ride away In
your own t.uriJs car.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23

Buy a Photograph and let the
Worlds Greatest Artists entertain in
our home. Call at Stephenson's
and hear the newest recordA]AAyt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23

Meet opportunity half way and
drive a car of your own. The Siivei
State makes this possible.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23

Gold and silver strike made at
Cherry Greek
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-08-06

General Denikine. the Russian COM
mander, has gained an important vic
tory over the bolsheviki and captured
the town Of Kamashin, on the Volga.
Five thousand bolsheviki, nine guns
and large quantities of lateral were
also taken, London hears.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-08-06
most IMPORTANT
news OF WORLD
BIC HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
G uTTo LAsTsANAlYsls.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels culled From Events Of Mo
ment ln@HlI Parts Of the World
OF Interest 70 All the s. s.
People Everywhere. .s
foreign

Serious anti-Japanese, disturbances
are reported at Tsi-Nan.Fu, Shantung
China, by cable advices from Tokyo
by the Nippu Jill, and that the com
mander Of the Chinese garrison has
declared martial law.
~ - 80
The situation in the. Spanish cope in
Morocco, where the bandit Raisuli re-
Gently was reported to have begun a
new revolt, was declared during the
debate IN the cortes at Madrid to be
growing more serious.
{. - ss.a
Jean Baptiste Abel, vice president of
I the chamber of deputies at Paris, has
been appointed governor general of Al
geria. He succeeds Charles Jonnart.
Australia will adhere to her old sys-
tenn of universal military training,
Lieut.. Gen. Sir John Monash, com.
hnander of the Australian expedition
airy forces. said in London.
Ratification of the German peace
treaty was recommended to the cham
Der of deputic. at Paris by it's peace
committee by vote Of "a to /. Two
members were absent.
The German national assembly at
Weimar approved the new German
constitution by a vote Of 262 to Is.
-"
Sixteen Japanese officers and men,
and three japanese policemen were
killed and II Japanese soldiers more
or less seriously wounded in clash
with Chinese troops at Kuanchenghu
July 10. according to an official report
received by the japanese embassy at
Washington.
-
Forty Villa followers were killed and
eleven captured in a fight between
bandits and federal troops near Las
Vegas, on the Durango-C Chihuahua
state line, Mende Fierro, Mexican con-
sui at Galveston, Tex, announced.
"A Paris dispatch says French regi-
ment belonging to the allied army in
the Balkans has been sent into Sofia
to quen the disturbances prevalent in
the Bulgarian capital in the last few
days.
A naval detachment is on its way to
northern Russia to cover the with
drawal Of British troops from that re.
gion, according to the London Stag.
So -
The Austrian cabinet at Vienna
headed by DR.. Karl Renner, has decid.
ed to resign.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-08-06

An attempt to settle the Yorkshire
scoal strike proved unsuccessful. The
conference Of. mine owners and strik-
ers, held at. Leeds, at which it was
hoped q solution of the diff Guilty. might
be reached. failed.
The split which has been foreseen
for some time by those IN the labor
NOV ment occurred when the Winni-
peg Trades and Labor council, by q
large majority, adopted the constitu-
ton of the One Big Union"
General Denikine. the Russian COM
mander, has gained an important vic
tory over the bolsheviki and captured
the town Of Kamashin, on the Volga.
Five thousand bolsheviki, nine guns
and large quantities of aterial were
also taken, London hears.
Personal
Edward S. Kelley, assistant treas
urer and manager Of the United States
sugar equalization board, formerly vice
president in charge Of traffic Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way, died in a Summit IN. 2J.) hospital
from peritonitis following an opera
ton.
Victor Kozaziewich, a representa-.
tive of the Ukrainian government. ar
rived at New York on the steamship
Hellig Olav from Copenhagen. He
said he was on his way to Washington
on an official mission.
Oscar Hammerstein. theater builder
and pioneer of grand opera, died in
a hospital at New York of compli-
cation Of diseases after an illness Of
several days.
D0,,leStte ].
Employees of the Tri- City Railway
company voted unanimously to strike.
This action tied up street car trans
portation In Davenport, Ia; Rock Is
land and Moline and adjacent towns,
and Muscatine, Ia, and the Daven-
port and Clinton and the Davenport
and Muscatine interests.
Five persons were killed by the ex-
plosion of 1000 pounds Of dynamite
in packing" house Of the Atlas Pow
der company at Landing, n. ].
One hundred steamships built on the
Great Lakes during the war have been
sold by the shipping board at Wash
ington to the Anderson Overseas cor
poration of New York for approx
mately $sOOOO,OoO.
The Chicago street car strike came
to an end when the men voted, by a
small majority, to accept the compro
mise proposition suggested by Gov
ernor Lowden, which includes wage
of IS cents an hour and an eight-hour
day.
More than 100000 railroad shopmen
In Chicago and the district embraced
in 200-mile radius We're called on
strike.
. A 20 per cent reduction in the rate
charged on the lines of the Postal Tel
egraph company went into effect Au-
gust /. it was announced by President
Clarence 81. Mackay at New York.
A referendum vote on ratification Of
tEsE u Agsl 80.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-08-06
the federal prohibition amendment
cannot be held in Michigan, Attorney
General Groesbeek ruled at Lansing.

cannot be held In Michigan, Attorney
General Groesbeek ruled at Lansing.
Milk costs IL cents quart in Chi
cago. The price will be In force the
remainder Of the month. The increase
Is charged by the milk companies to
the increased price demanded by the
MIX Producers association.
=
Sale of the Coca Cola company ,of
Atlanta to New York interests for
$50 100000 has been announced, the
final transaction being dependent upon
reports of auditors for the New. York
capitalists.
Mayor Gillen Of Newark, N. j.,
opened at a downtown engine house
the city's sale of bacon released by
the war department. During the day
II other bacon depots, IL in the city
fire houses, opened.
Forty more New York hotels, sa-t
looms and liQour stores surrendered
their liquor licenses after improbable
experiences with drinks without a
kick. Hs
Manitowoc (Wis.) brewers will COM
mence brewing real beer as soon as
licenses are granted them from the In
ternal revenue department at Milwau-
kee. a
z - 49, -
a stony Brook IN. ~ dispatch
says special endowment fund Of ST.
100000 for Presbyterian colleges In
the United States and another Of ST..
10000 for aged and disabled pastors
viii he- included in next years budget.
Roy Emerson Of Creston, Iowa, con-.
victed July 10 Of the murder of his
mother, killed himself by hanging.
Emerson had been at liberty for a
week, pending his appeal to the Iowa
supreme court.
The man accused of the fatal rock
throwing which forced open the. blast
furnace Of race hatred in Chicago was
brought into court there. He is q
white man, George Stauber, twenty
three years old. and was put under
bonds of $4,000.
Chancellor Avery of the University
Of Nebraska, at Lincoln. announced
he had denied the application to adj
NIT to the University Of Nebraska for
technical training number of stu
dents identified with the federal sovi.
ct republic Of Russia. il,
Washington
A committee to conduct an investi-
cation of the high cost Of living and
report to President Wilson was ap.
pointed at the conference Of cabinet
officers at the Office of Attorney Gener.
al Palmer at Washington.
| At midnight Thursday government
control of telegraph and telephone
systems, which began July ~, 1918
when the lines were taken over as
war measure ended. &C.
Attorney General Palmer at Wash.
ington summoned the heads Of impor'
tant government departments to con.
Ter with him Immediately on the high
cost of living and to consider appropri.
ate measures to reduce prices to the
| q xo,o 90 n; +srnv 2s@5ssg 80
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
FAREWELL DINNER
FOR HENRY VANCE
HOnOred by Friends Before
Departure to Accept At
lanta Position

The members of the Ugly Brothers
minstrels gave farewell dinner to Henry
Vance last night at the Southern club
Mr.. Vance mas Joined the editorial staff
of the Atlanta Georgian as a feature
writer and left to assume his duties there
last night.
The affair last evening was delight
full one and many humorous speeches
were made, although there was tone of
seriousness when the members vatced
their admiration of the high qualities pos
sessed by Mr.. Vance. and their regret at
his departure from the city. Each one
present presented the honor guest with
gift. explaining in humorous manner the
use each gift should be put to by the
recipient.
Mr. Vance was then presented with a
handsome stick pin and cuff buttons as
a token of esteem and love from the
Walker Memorial Brotherhood class ana
the Ugly Brothers minstrels, to both OF
which Mr.. Vance belonged James b.
Drake made the presentation speech ana
Mr. Vance replied in a touching manner
and spoke, with tears in his eyes, of his
regret at leaving his friends and class
brothers and of his fondness for them.
Among those present were James Is
Drake, John B. Farrell, Frank e. Butler
Dave Williams, Forney Gay, Alex u
Montgomery, Will Norton, Percy Rosen-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
NE WIS OF BE SSEMER
Phone Dessemer sI2-J

Bessemer, October 25.-(Special.)- More
drive being conducted by the Worth
Lewis post of the American Legion, ac-
cording to the reports turned in at the
meeting of the committee Friday eve
ming. A resolution was introduced at
the meeting and adopted making parents
of the Bessemer men killed in the war
honorary members of the legion. This
will include quite a number in the Bes-
semer district, who will be notified of
the action of the post
A committee composed of FELTON, Col
lier, Dan Dean, II. p. Lipscomb and
owen Williams was appointed to arrange
for an entertainment to be staged at
an early date at the high school audi
torium to provide funds for sending a
delegate to the national convention at
Minneapolis, MINI. The committee will
likely stage a performance dealing with
army life, including mock court
martial.
A report will be made at the next
meeting of the post on the decision of
the committee. j. e. Haffner addressed
the members of the membership commit
tee who were present Friday evening.
Enthusiasm has been aroused during the
campaign over the post and an inten-
sive drive, which will be advertised by
posters being placed in conspicuous
places in the district, will be conducted
next week Quite a large membership
committee is at work in all sections or
the district and at all of the plants in
the surrounding territory seeking new
members,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
FOOTBALL GAME

football game between Bessenlel
high school team and that of EtoWan
county high school will be played mex
FSriday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock on tne
rolling mill field. This is the hrst hlsn
school game that has been arrahseu ~
the local team, and will DO the thlra
eame played by them.
great deal of interest Is pens
aroused in the record of the local Team
This season. and the business men VI
tba citv are starting movement 10 CIV
The bows their support. sweaters anu
Stockings will be presented the men, III
bers of the team by number OF lne
tusiness men who are interested IN tneil'
and an effort will be made to lncreaae
the patronage of the games playeu ~
the city. = +hougbt to be
interest has Jagged in the team on az.
stronger this year than ever peiore. ~.
count Of the few games and the games es
- little interest that have peen Plas eu
, ~ this season. The game Friday
p afternoon will prove of more than es t,sn
interest on account of the calloer y, la
nnnosing squad, who are recommended
as hard fighters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
CITY BUDGET

The city budget for the year 1880 is
being prepared by the committees OF tne
.oi+v council and will be submitted at
the next meeting Of the council me
fiscal year begins on the first of octo-
Der. and the committees will be one
month late in making up the budget on
account of the difficulty in apportlon-
ments to be made out of the revenue.
Every department has asked for an IN
crease, and the city revenue mas III
creased very slightly, less than in
previous years. according to Mayor 3.
G. Jones. 1t is estimated that the m
crease from all sources Will amount 70
less than $4,000 during the next Twelve
months, which is accounted Tor by .he
small amount of improvements during
the past year. a4ad
The budget system, which was adopted
Of tho beginning of Mayor Jones al
ministration, has proved safe and wise
plan of regulating the finances OIL tue
civ and has been the means OF keeping
every department operating on an ahot-
ted amount.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
MISS WILKINSON HOSTESS

Miss Louise Wilkinson was charm
ing hostess to number of her friends
at her home on Huntsville avenue,
Brighton, this week. Autumn flowers
and vines made the house attractive
where the evening was spent in play
ing games and in contests. Ice cream
and cake were served at a late hour,
the hostess being assisted by her moth
err, Mrs M. l.. Wilkinson, and Miss
Velma Notes. Among those present
were the following: Misses Ida Mae
Weddington Grace Cummings, Annie
Mae Cartwright, Grace Stewart, Tella
Williams Zlah Hall, Kathryn Pegues,
Ruby Fowler, Velma Notes. Aurey
Green, Inez Wilkinson. Elsie Cart
wright and Messrs. Bud Wrighta J. H.
Cartwright, Golan Buck, Otto Tanner
Cecil Pegues, Marbutt Kidd, Richard
ellis, George Edwards Frank Clay
ton, Houston Edwards, Homer Speed
Hercy Bush, Earl Iawley, Lee Smith
Wilbur Buck, B. C. Wilkinson and Bert
Wilkinson.