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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

Over fifty years ago a young
physician practiced widely in a,
rural district and became famous
for his uniform success in the
curing of disease. This was DR..
Pierce, who afterwards estab-
lished himself in Buffalo, N. T.,
and placed one of his prescriptions,
which he called Golden Medical
Discovery" in the drug stores OF
the United States so that the pub
lie could easily obtain this very
remarkable tonic, corrective and
blood maker. DIR. Pierce manu-
featured this Discovery" from
roots and barks "a corrective
remedy, the ingredients of which
nature had put in the fields and
forests, for keeping US healthy.
Few folks or families now living
have not at sometime or other used
this "Golden Medical Discovery"
for the stomach, liver and heart.
Over twenty four million bottles
of this tonic and blood remedy
have been sold in this country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

DdUuS.
| raised the lid.
| found within:
A pencil stub, one safety pin,
Some purple beads, three old thumb
tacks;
Two cancelled stamps, red sealing
wax,
A tangled string, four copper cents;
Five rusty Gins.
And this contents
Il what (no dodbt) she understands
From that neat label--"Rubber
bands
Tudor jerks in Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
WOULD BRING BIRTH
RECORDS UP TO THE
COMMENT STANDARD

Jacksonville, July 2S.--Continuing
his efforts to bring the birth registra-
ton in Florida UP to a standard that
will put the state in the registration
area of the United States government,
DR.. s. G. Thompson, of the bureau of
vital statistics of the state board OF
health, returned Tuesday from the
Western parN of the state where he
has been making some changes in the
registration districts,
DR.. Thompson rearranged the dis
tricts in Pinellas county and installed
| q new registrar in Inverness. He al
80 visited Tampa In the interest Of
| his department. 1t is the aim Of the
state board Of health to place real
live wires in every district of the
state and through their cooperation
bring and keep the vital records Of
Florida up to the government require
ments. Towards this end DR.. Thomp-
son will visit other sections of the
state in the near future.
1t was through his efforts that Flor.
ida was placed in the death registra.
tion area and he is in hopes that be-
fore long he will be successful in plac.
ing birth registration on the govern.
mentr records. To. do this means that
at least ninety per cent of all births
occurring in the state must be regis
tered according to the laws Of the
state, which provide that babies must
be registered by doctor, midwife or
parent within ten days after birth.
1T is the right Of every child born
in America to have the. fact of its
citizenship made matter of official
record" says DR.. Thompson, and he
points out, using instances from his
own department as illustration, the
important part a certified copy Of a
birth record may play in the inheri
lance Of property; the right to foreign
travel; the right to attend school; the
right to work; the right to vote; the
right to be married; the right to hold
public Office; the right to military ser
vice and other circumstances which
may arise in persons life
The birth certificate of many &
Florida boy of military age was called
into use at the outbreak Of the war
stated DR.. Thompson, and where ques
tions of allotment arose and they ar,
still arising, they are often questions
: that birth certificate >can easily set
tie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
| found within:

The British Museum possesses the
oldest work Of fiction known to exist.
If is the tale Of Two Brothers,
written over three thousand years ago
nv the librarian to King Merenptah,
the supposed Pharosh of Exodus.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
TEACHER SHORTAGE SERIOUS

Every county in Florida is having
difficulty in making up list Of teach
ors for next years work. The teacher
shortage is more serious than mosf
people realize, and conscientious
school authorities are sorry,s indeed,
to employ teachers who are far below
standard. Miami Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
GUARDIANS NOTICE

IN COURT OF COUNTY JUDGE OF POLK
COUNTY, FLORIDA.-In re Estate Of Luz
cile Horton and 0ctavia Horton, minors.
Notice Ia hereby given. to all whom II may
concern, that on the 2lst day Of August. 1890
I shall present my nnal accounts ~ guardian
Of the above named estate TO the Hon Kelsey
Blanton, Judge Of said court, at his once
in Barlow, Florida, and then and there apply
for my final discharge as such guardian.
Dated this goth day Of June, A. d. 1929
1880. BESSIE ROBINSON. Guardian.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

IN COURT OF COUNTY JUDGE OF P0Lk
COUNTY, FLORIDA--In re Estate Of Al
best M. Torrance, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, to all whom Il may
concern, that on the 26th day Of Angus. is!e.
shall present my final accounts - admins
.tratrix OF the above named estate 10 the Hon.
Kelsey Blanton, Judge Of said court. o. hia
office in Barlow, Florida, and then and there
apply for my final discharge as such admin
Istratrix.
Dated this lst day Of June. A. D. le3e
ia McCREIGHT,
l5sS 5a Y} Administrative.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

the state. While the information
contained in the letter is generally
known by medical men it contains
facts that will also be of interest to
the layman.
From the technical terms Of the
medical profession in which DR..
Greene discusses the disease, its
source of infection, mode Of transmits
sion, method of control, treatment
and other vital points, is summed up
these facts for the general public;
that in the Pneumonia form Of the
plague the disease may be transmit
ted by direct contact with an infect
ed person or animal but in the other
three forms, namely, septicaemic, bu-
bonic and pests minor, the infection
lis generally transmitted from
plague rat to man through the bite of
a flea. Flies are thought to be car.
riers of plague but DR.. Greene states
emphatically that, ut must be borne
in mind constantly that so far as we
are concerned the rat is the danger
Gus element in the transmission OF
Iplague."
Review of Situation
To date twelve plague rats have
been found in Pensacola and several
human cases have occurred, with foul
deaths. One death occurred without
the disease having been recognized
The diagnosis was established by dis
interring the body after twenty days
The second death occurred on the day
the diagnosis was established. a
third case when first seen was nope
less and a fourth death occurred from
septicaemic plague which is consid
cred 100 per cent fatal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

To Europeans in Indian the wild
bee is more dangerous than the
snake gt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
THE LABEL

Upon milady s. desk there stands
q leather box marked Rubber
bands.
| raised the lid.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
ARREST A[[EGED17 YEAR Old BOY
PALS0F FORTUNE FALLS UNDER
IN MISSOURI WAGON: IS killed
James HI. Fortune, Son of
MIR. and Mrs. Ed For
tune, Killed Under
Wagon.
HAPPENED AT NOON
Was Driving Load of Corn
When he Fell Under
Wheels.

James Harlow Fortune, II year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fortune. who
live west of Highview. was probably
instantly killed Saturday noon when he
was crushed under load of corn.
James had been in the corn field
that morning with others husking corn.
At noon his team, with full load of
corn, came up to the farm home with
out their driver The men went back
toward the field, where they found
James lying in the roadway dead. 1t
is supposed that while driving in, he
must have fallen off the load, which
passed over him, crushing out his life.
The body was carried to the house and
Il physician summoned. No signs of
life could be found, however, and it is
believed that the unfortunate young
man was instantly killed. He was
badly crushed about the head
The parents and six brothers and
sisters survive.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
CLOSz C0MPANY'S
PLANT CLOSES Up
Closes Down for two Weeks
or More During Dull
Season.

The Chas. Close company'S plant in
this city closed Saturday night, due
to the dull season and to the fact that
it is now caught up on all orders. 1t
will remain closed at least two weeks
and possibly longer.
The Closz company employ around
&C to Is men when working to full
capacity. For about two months, how
ever. only about 30 men have been
working The Close company manu-
facture selves for threshing machines,
making all selves used in every make
o. threshing machine. Their trade is
both domestic and foreign.
The business outlook since early fall
has been none too good and with the
prospect Of future falling prices OH
both labor and material, manufacture
ing plants. like other lines of business,
are having hard shedding. The manu-
featuring institutions generally can
rot afford to pile up their output for
future delivery because of future fall
ing markets. The ClOsZ company hope
to open up again just as soon as bust
ness conditions and future orders
warrant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
FAMOUS WRIGHT
CASE DISMISSED
use Against son of Judge
Wright has now Been
Dropped.

Eagle Grove Eagle: The famous, OF
rather infamous Wright case, trans
ferred from the district court Of Web
ster county to Wright county, has beer
dismissed and will never come tt
trial. 1t will be recalled the furOre
this case stirred up. the public mass
meeting in Fort Dodge in which Robert
Healy and Attorney General Havnel
played a prominent part.
The marriage of Robert Wright
to the girl involved. weakened the
states chance of securing a conviction
50 the entire matter has been dropped
the indictment dismissed by the attor-
ney general and the defendant, Robert
Wright, released from his bond.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
Weather Makes Business Better.

II Webster City is to have a white
Christmas she will have to have anOth
or snow storm Mondays snow has
gradually disappeared until the
ground is brown again. Strong March
winds have been blowing the past few
days. The weather has been mOder.
ate in temperature, just nice and com
Portable for heavy Overcoats. Business
houses in Webster City in particular
have been pleased with the recent
wea ther change Business has been
better this week than in many weeks.
retailers report.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
Calling cards at this Office.
Proceedings of the
Board of Supervisors
November l, 1920.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
The Board on motion instructed
auditor to issue refund warrants t
the following named persons on ac
count of error in valua ton on banl
stock by assessor for year 1919 as fol
lows:
| w. p. Miller $JG.00 l.. l.. Treat Est
$:3'5.54, Mary Woodwork SEQ, j. II
Shipp $129.54, H. A. Crandall SITS
II. Z. Jones $27S.13, II. A. Eames
$1O.16, J. ID. Hunter Est sos, Edit
NJ. Hyatt S6.35, O. A. Hall $12.7O, V
G. Croslcy SITS. Jennie Montzheim
er $15.24, Hattie +. Mason $15.24
Fred NJ. Fuller $685., Lola Estes
$15.24 and Thirza Briggs Aldricl
$685..
On motion, Board adjourned at
O'clock p. NJ. to meet Nov. ., 1920 at
O'Clock. A. NJ.
November 2, 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
all members present.
V. c. Crosley, G. II. Currie and
Allen Park presented plans, prepared
by Kimball, Ball 4 Cogswcll, archi
tects, for construction of gate way and
entrance to Briggs Park, and after due
consideration of same, it was moved
an seconded, that plans be approved
and that V. G. Crosley, G. II. Currit
and Allen Park be appointed as com
mittee to make contracts for labor anC
material for construction of gate way
and entrance to Briggs park as pei
plans approved, bills for expense OF
construction to be filed for actual cost
and total sum not to exceed $500, and
to be completed on or before June
1921.
Motion carried
On motion, Board adjourned at
o'clock, =. NJ. to meet November 3rd
1920 at s o'clock. A. NJ.
November 3, 1920.
| Board met pursuant TO adjourn
ment. all members present.
On motion, auditor is authorized to
| issue warrant and redeem from tax
sale, Lot in SEA SEA Sec. 21-S9-25 on
account of being city property.
On motion. Board adjourned to meet
afternoon of this date at / 80
O'Clock, =. NJ.
Afternoon Session November 3. 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
lall members present.
Board proceeded with drainage mat
tcrs and continued with the same until
IS o'clock, +. NJ.
On motion Board adjourned to meet
November 4, 1920. at S o'clock, A. NJ.
November 4. 1920.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
Board proceeded with allowing bills
filed against Hamilton county and on
motion the following bills were allow
ed and auditor authorized to issue
warrants for the same.
Name Nature of Claim Amount
Allowed
Austin. 4. H.. building bridge 100000
Adams. J. ID. \ Co, repairs for
road machinery - 9.45
Abels Ralph. thing primary
road -------------------- 2296
Abels, Ralph. thing county
road ------------------- 29l GA
Allie, Il. r., plow for gravel pit GOO
AlfSeikc. \. NJ, dragging c0un-
ty road ------ --------- $50
Adams. J. ID. 4 CO.. repairs for
road machinery -- 1890
Alkirc, W. H.. provisions for
county home ------ 80
Alkire. w. H.. provisions for
poor 100
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
4 4 4 4 4 4 = = 4 4
SALE DATES CLAIMED.

Z 4 4 4 4 = 4 r 4 4 4 \ 4 4
Below is a partial list of farm sales
scheduled for this season in Hamilton
county. If your date is not there
send it in. Auctioneers over the county
are invited to send in their lists OF
sales for this county.
Dec. 27-J. d. Rankin, north of vii
liams.
Dec. 2S-Frank Bickford, east OF
Webster City.
Dec. 3O-Ewing, south Of Webster
City.
Jan. 4-Otto Schwultz, southeast OF
harrisburg.
Jan. SIS. T. Thompson, south OF
Wilkc.
Jan. &C. w. Cheney, northeast OF
Webster City.
Jan. 1O--L. Cheney, northwest OF
Webster City.
Jan. 11-Homcr Butler, east Of Web
ster City.
Jan. 12-John Beisncr, west of Web
ster City.
Jan. BIB. F. Lemlcy, south of vii
liams.
Jan. 14.-Harm Brewer, south of
Blairsburg.
Jan. 17-Mrs Whalen, east of Will
liams.
Jan. 1S-Ed Doolittle, north of Web
ster City.
Jan. 13-Gus Stein, south Of Webster
City.
Jan. 2O-T. Bromley, southeast OF
Williams.
Jan. 2O--George Griner, II miles
southwest of Webster City.
Jan. 21-Quclland. southeast of Will
liams.
Jan. ga. L. Adams, south Of Web
ster City.
Jan. pa. ]. Mccoy, south of vii
liams.
Jan. 26-phipps, south of Webster
City.
Jan. 27-F. Krause, southeast of Will
liams.
Jan. 2S-L. e. Miller, northeast of
Webster City.
Jan. 31--Jesse Eide. south of Will
liams.
Feb. Martin Moore, northwest of
Webster City.
Feb. 2-Elmcr Larson, northwest of
Webster City.
Feb. 81. NJ. Zenor, 1 Y miles south
west of Woodstock.
Feb. 4-Wm. Ashpole, northeast Of
Webster City.
Feb. S-Chas. Rowan, Webster City.
Feb. 9-John Ely, northwest of Web
ster City.
Feb. 14.-Erminc Batlo. north Of
harrisburg
Feb. 16-Mariclc. west of Blairsburg
Feb. III. c. Weidlein, southwest OF
Webster City.
Feb. 1S-Frank Jones, southeast of
Webster City.
Feb. 21.--C. f.. Robbins. south of
harrisburg.
Feb. 22-Chatman. north of BlairS
burg.
Feb. 23.--JOel Tuttle. Williams.
Feb. 24-Cannon, north Of Blairs
burg.
Feb 25.-Cecil Shelton, > miles north
of StratfOrd
Feb. 26-Peter Rolling, south of Will
liams.
Feb. 9-Ben Wahman, southeast Of
Feb. Ill. l.. Lyle. brood sow sale
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
Herbert A. Bige, Naomi
Purvis and Mrs. Pur-
vis.White Arrested
in Missouri.
FOUND IN OZARKS
Are Alleged Accomplices of
Fortune in Wholesale
RObberies.

Herbert A. Bige, Miss Naomi Purvls
and Mrs. Purvis-White, all of this
vicinity, were arrested Friday near
Lebanon, Cameron county, Missouri,
charged with being accomplices of Roy
Fortune in the series of robberies rec
emily pulled Off in towns near here.
Following the finding of large part
OF the loot at the Fortune home recent
~ and the arrest of Roy Fortune,
Sheriff Meekins and County Attorney
Bnrnstedt have been on still hunt
for Fortunes accomplices and the ar
rest of the three persons named, made
by Deputy Sheriff C. D. Carl, is believ-
ed to 60 long way toward the ulti-
mate solving of the bandit problem
here.
Trio Tracked.
Cameron county is located in the
Ozark mountains. Bige and the two
women disappeared Immediately fol-
lowing the arrest of Fortune and, as
these three had associated considerably
with Fortune, suspicion attached to
them at once. Sheriff Meekins tracked
the trio to Grand Junction, Bloomfield
and kellerton and thence down into
Missouri. Several days ago wire
from the sheriff Of Cameron county
brought the news that the three had
nd nAr,ptv Slnrif
Carl, accompanied by Sheriff Bert
Fisher, of Wright county, went down
there and made the arrest. Wright
county is interested because Of the rob-
berries Mt Woodstock and Goldtield, both
of which are laid at the door Of the
Webster City bandits"
Clearing up RObberies.
The arrest of Bige and the two wo-
men is expected to go long way to-
ward the ultimate clearing up of the
mysterious robberies that have occur
red at Woodstock, Goldfield. Appling-
ton, Flugstad and other nearby towns.
At the Fortune farm several thousand
dollars worth of goods alleged to have
been taken from stores in the towns
named was found. 1t was realized at
once that Fortune was not alone impli-
Gated in this wholesale robbery and it
Is believed that the arrest of the three
persons in Missouri uncOvers at least
some of the other members of the gang
There may be others, but, as yet, the
officers have no other tangible clews.
The arrest of Bige and the two Pur-
Wis women Is good piece Of detective
work on the part of Hamilton county
and it is hoped that soon the whole
case will be cleared up and an end
put to wholesale rObberies in this i'm
mediate section of the country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20

FOR SALE-a few extra long Poland
China bOars, at reasonable prices.
G. u. Adams. phone 53f1lO. 11-3jSfSx
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20

Daily. w. c.. thing county road ne
Davis, Josephine. destruction of
goods by board Of health - $50
Dillon, VIM, inspector at gravel
| pit road ----.---------- 1912
Dunked, J. A.. building bridge 10000
Erickson, Il. F.. repairs for
/ road machinery 49,
Evans. Ed f.. Township Clerk,
posting quarantine notices. 40
Ernst, J. c., dragging county
roau -.u
Eticnne, II. T.. Nj. d.. salary and
mileage for Nov. ~ 1900
EstcrS. ThaS. H.. repairing steel
br'ICc 47.4
ES r"G. CT! g. H., road patrol
primary road - 21.3
Esters, Chas. H., road patrol
hauling tile and machinery re-
pair 597
LISTERS, Chas. H., labor hauling
posts for county park- IL
Erickson. J. T., graveling county
roads ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1914
Espe, Alfred, graveling county
roads 3S1G
Ferguson, B. f. & Company,
civic outlines for county supt. sc
Finck, Amelia L., house rent for
poor for month of October SO
Fronin, A. j., fuel for county
farm 70.2
Farmers Restaurant, meals for
Jurors 3D.
Foster Furniture Company, am
| buiance for county home----- no
ironing, a. j., tile for county
roads 55.7
Friest, c. NJ, labor with tractor
| No. 1 on county road-- 1000
Filler, L. D., hauling gravel for
county road Observation-Disclosures APO
Terrell. W. j., work with grader
and dragging primary road 1870
Freedom Township, Nov. trustee
meeting Observation-Disclosures 60
>Fastcnow, w. G., drugs for poor 35.4
Gardner & Powers, nails and
paint brush for park at Briggs
Woods Observation-Disclosures Al
!. ~, l,,n 4
road machinery OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rs
Greenwood, Elizabeth, house
rent for poor for month of
October Observation-Disclosures so
Gardner 4 Powers. spikes for
DfluSe -
Gardner 4 Powers. supplies for
Briggs Woods, court house and
road machinery - ----- Sc
Gleason. A. F., dragging county
road Observation-Disclosures 13.o
Gardner 4 Powers, hardware for
county %
Glaman. Fred, stripping county
pit ---------------- 500
Hughes, Il. d., treasury, grand
jury fees 12.3'
Hanson \ Read. oil for tractor
No. 2S.7
lioughtaling, j. NJ, court bailiff 51.O
Hall Bros, dragging county
road Observation-Disclosures CO.
Holt, 4. S.. repairs for road ma
chiIery Observation-Disclosures 1l.o
Hoag, Il. d., labor with tractor
No. > on county road--- 7S.7
Ioag, F.. d., labor with tractor
No. on primary road-- 61.5
Holt, Williams 4 Peterson. pro-
visions for OOr- "a q
Hahne. Fred Printing Co., sta
tiOncry and blanks for court
house Observation-Disclosures 1886
Eoon, S. A.. repair of bridge 7.W
Heck. Elmer hauling gravel on
county 52.J(
Hannah. JAS, inspector at gravel
PIT lOf county Todu--------- OJ.V'
Hannah. JAS, inspector on road
graveling for primary road S1.0t
Hall, =. NJ, gravclins county
roads ------------- 1880:
Hall. Il. NJ, road patrol county
road ----------------- 227.Gt
Hall. Il. NJ, graveling county
Hall, Is. NJ, gravcling primary
road 3240l
Hamilton Township Trustees,
trustee meeting for Nov. -- 900
Holt. \. s.. blacksmithing for
county 179.
Hood. H., gravel for county
roads ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1916
Hill, Mason, dragging primary
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-20
10000

Johnson, II. O., graveling county
Jackson, TheO., gravel for coun-
ty and primary rOads-------- 52S.'
Jewell Farmers Elevator Com
pany, tile for county primary
roads ---------------- l4O.
Johnson, NJ. O.. work done on
primary road Observation-Disclosures :a'
Johnson, NJ. O., work done on
county road ------ 49,
Johnson, Magnus, express on
election supplies Observation-Disclosures G..
Jackson. Albert, graveling coun-
ty roads 211:
S.alvig. o. c., thing county road 1901
Kirchner. Robert, work at park
(Briggs) 14'
Rolling, Anton, dragging county
road T..
Kline. NJ. Y, salary assistant
county engineer 150t
Halvig, o. c., thing county road 40!
Keane, Dan, filling bridge 40!
Neane, Dan, fencing road and
moving waste bank-- 40.
keane. Dan, smoothing primary
road INSTRUMENTATION f..
Nullberg, Carl, repairs for road
machinery -- .------ 81.
Noop, w. W., dragging mty
road ------------------- - IL
kray, I. F., dragging primary
road ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O.;
knickerbocker, c. j., session and
mileage 26.'
hnickerbocker, c. j., commission
work and mileage and phone
Knlckerbocker, Gesley FL, fenc-
ing road and moving bank
from road north of Sec. 81 40:
knickerbocker, Gesley H., filling
bridge acknowledgements 3O.t
Knickerbocker, Gesley H., drag
cling county road--- G.
KnickerbOcker. Kirk, scraping
on county road ----- 40:
Knickerbocker, Kirk, filling