Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-14
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New Motor Vehicle Bill Will
Practically Double the
County Appor-
tionment.
COUNTY TO COLLECT
Good Roads Bill Passes Sem
ate With County OPP
ton Amendment.

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$780, &
The provisions of the new motor
vehicles bill, which recently passed the
house of representatives, would in
crease Hamilton county's share of the.
fund applicable for road work TO APP
proximately 100000, practically doubl-
ing the former amount.
1t issestimated that more than &c..
100000 would come to the. state
through this avenue. to be used in
building UP the main highways OF
Iowa. With this money and the money
from the good roads bill, which was
adopted by the senate late yesterday
with an amendment providing for conn;
ty option, it is expected that ;Iowa's
mud road days are limited. NJ
A minjmum Of $15 license is placed
ON automobiles by the new motor vehi-
Gle law. The minimum now is 10.
THE bill also carries an additional
license of one and a half per cent when
Llle cOSl VI Tie dllohiVHiiSss SS-ANS-ISS'
81. 600. The License for auto trucks
varies from S15 for One-ton truck to
$50 for fve-ton truck.
Another popular feature Of the bill
is its provision for the collection Of
the auto licenses fees by the county
treasurer under the supervision OF the
state, Instead of the annual license
tags permanent ones will be given ont.
Threshing machines and other machtn-
cry needed by the farmer are exempted
from the provisions of the bill.
The present road tax yielded the
Mate S15,OOO,OOO in 1917, this coun-
tvs apportionment being something
less than $l5O,O0O. For that year the
expenditures for bridges and culyerts
within the county reached $40, 405.S
and the county road work, which in
cludes the building of xoads, drainage
dragging, etc, was $54,714.73. With
the proposed laws effective, road work
on vastly Increased plan can be nllt
lertaken throughout the state.
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New Cases Filed.
The following new cases have just
been filed in the Office Of the clerk Of
the district court: i
Mary House VS.. G. W. House, an De
ton for divorce.
State Bank of Williams VS.. Charles
Barkuff. claiming judgment for $5s4.5S
alleged due OH note.
Blanche f. Scott VS.. Adam Mess
more, an action to quiet title, X
r.. -. Kilnball 4 co. vs.. JIG. Smith.
asking Judgment for Sl05.3S alleged
due on account.
David Marfcle VS.. L,bbert I4ubbers.
demanding Judgment for $500 alleged
due OH note.
Douglas Land Co. VS.. f, g. Bren-
necke, seeking Judgment for $59O.G
alleged due on note. 81
Anna Crosse VS.. Ralph d. Crosse, an
action for divorce.
!. Webster City Implment Co. VS.. Ed.
w. Rciniardt, claiming Judgment for
$14G.l1 alleged due on note.
George q. Talcottl ct al VS.. Ernest
Trotter, demanding Judgment for S7S0.-
% alleged due on note.
r. A. Rushia VS.. Peter Peterson,
seeking Judgment for $4G.S9 alleged
due on account. ~
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Lose Baby Daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Il. Do0little, who
reside near Harrisburg. are mourning
the death of their infant daughter,
which occurred shortly after birth
Wednesday, Brief funeral services
were held in this city Friday, the Rev.
Father Barry in charge, and burial
made in the Catholic cemetery here.
The mother, who was formerly Miss
Clara Zeihan, sister of Mrs. Henry
Roskof. of this city, has been very i'll,
but is believed to be out Of danger at
present.
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MY house and six lots Mt $50 Ohio
street for sale on good terms. Will
take some Liberty bonds as part pay