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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14
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No. 1--Albert Lea Mall (sx-
cept Sunday .......... q: 20 =
No. s--Mason City Mall Tex
cept Sunday ............ 6: 6 m
No. 5--North Star Limited
DAILY 1:S8 N
Local freight Except SUM g: - =
SOUTH BOUND
No. a--St. Louis and Kansas
City Mail Except Sunday g:gepnl
No. I0-Peoria Express Tex
oept Sunday .s:3e Q =
Nc. 6-North Star Limited
daily ....-..-.-.---..-. S:lS -
Local freight Except SUM-. 7:oeam
STORY CITY BRANCH.
Leave Arrive.
$40 a m Except Sunday >. s: - ? N
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14

state Wonon's Missionary Associa-
tion of the United Brethren church
in session this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14
Heavy Lea, in Farm Fire.

their steam lifting and plumbing
business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14
.R. W. B. Caldwell Of Mon

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t;cel,o Ii,;no;s ms and - !.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14

Stockings were first used in the
eleventh century.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14

Japan has sss varieties of chry-
santhemums.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-14

Egyptian mummies give evidence Oh
Itierapts to supply teeth by artificial
means.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-22

puek q Tom lee Ne,lsl Walk take,
d. putlrpsAno by h ptimetl y " 20.
merry 4, Ainskt tiyfti So fmenily =
ieto pflelny gNstnl
ldalusi lu kiete doAlD ine n,
llstupedn hsni dvsud nkleliie w
iaAnsha Clham D takovych rfi'
padseh nemluyi Lconr lnnr hrNl
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kter6llo mis,nosi byla %ncutrAlnim
dnmim, ncbof maiiielt jeff json
koreici OSyuly sc tfi vfstfely.
Turis,t, kicfi prohlileli II dinskou
aiyri. rychle ueh$lili se do bes'
p%ctnajsich tdsti New yorku De.
teltiyovt nedopadi nikoho, Byla
"a ienom m%atkovnnh knlc n pc.
gdaii chlnpee nnlczl revolver. y
klercm naltgaly 80 jcait ri iind
podubnt kulc
vysloyuji Sc obovy, he Y tinskd
tlvrti doide k obnoyeni boie mez,
souprficimi ionpy Moind, h. m
tylo ypslfcly Mamenoly obnovcni
.aloennos,i, ktera y minulosii mnc
no Somestnd yala poliecini ofp6'
No 4 New Yorku
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-22

40 srr,iss lsanitii %rtlpnsill, II
thin dne nrhNln mulnn dosiati "
ma ,fehulrk hofN a H. rossaha ~
.hu pthymitiho ylaNns sachtanila
igho iNol
Nepoehy hhs ! hsiirae,tt,i - "a.
Atlosn ia hoio Mont plah, doslo
y roee ls,u kd, ccie hral,na ia.
uSth . le,lcnayu alcnech sahynula
pii snthnyt houfi ncdalcko yrchol'
ku itlo hors, sea tasio nasS vhna
byla Slfechon Eyropy"
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-22
ZMENY v BERLlNE

Dncsni Berlin ic velmi rozdil.
nim mesiem cd Berlinn pred tti'
citi roxy, prOvi Noel Buxton v
zaiimay6m dl0nku Y cusopisc The
Manchester Guardian V dobd PRIV.
nj me ndvat6vy Bcrlin0 " rocc
1890 Bismarck prdye p0dl q na.
dele vdle6nt sirany n nutokrat1
upjoly byly ia mladeho mule, je.
hoi neklidud osobltost je vdbila
A tyto aivly ncbyly We svSch ma
d6iich zklamdny
MlodS ndmccky cisuf bray uld.
aOl, re cbce bfti v$bojnSm q Se
chcc ndmcck6 jm6no utiniti obj.
vanSm. Ntmecko at0lo sc militia.
ristickou ndrodnosti q 10 pfipomi.
ndno bylo ndvsttvniku m kaadtm
kroku v toto zemi, Y Bcrlind 0.
,vsem picdevsim. D~6stojnici ne
metti byli jak ymisi polobohy,
KrdGeli pc ulicich We yedomi w.
sokc ave dhleAitosti. Vsechno mu'
sclo We jim uhgboti . cesty u 0.
vsem | Tide, ktefi pfisli do Namec-
ko 4 .jinych Mmf. Ndmci slice pc.
ncchali ii mnohe 70 stardlo IN.
zcni, ale piece jcnom dncs 81 tlo-
v6k pFi ndystevt Nsmecko musi
brzy uvedomit, ic stardho militia
risticktho ducha Ia .jiz noni,
Dncsni Berlin poskytuje tob0
ddkaz. Velike palace M Wilhelm.
strusse, jca byly drubdy sidly mo
cnSch, byly Mujaty eiyilniml q.
fedniky Il oayvd 50 IA vaude dnes
klepot psacich stroj6. Y paldci =
krdsnSmi Mhradumi, sousedicimi
Thiergartcn, kde druhdy sidlil
vrchni sprdvce cfsafoyy domdcno'
al, bydli nyni Ebert, byyalS sod
Idf, jena stal 40 presidentem No
mccka. Navativil jsem n%6meckebo
prcsident6 u sp0ln n vhdei v6tsls
noySch SOCIALISM, sestoupili jsine
10 zuhrody, kde pouSili jaino po'
hosiinnosii puni Ebcrtov6 Ide Y
krdsnG besidcc hovofil jsom NO so
cialisiickSmi tIeny usskd rody 0
nal6hav$ch probl6meeh socialist.
sk6ho Ntmecka.
V jintm poldci berlinskdm, jenS
je residence pfedsedy fiAsk6 rady,
obodval isem i novSm pfedsedou
Loebem, kterf je dobfc zndm V
onglickSch delniekSch lauatcb,
stiny bSyalych ndmeekSch ylhded
muscly Nc ellveii hrdaoii, kdyS noe
VI ylddcoye Nemeckn doeel0 pfh-
tclslly Ipyofili W slouSfcimi,
nicli2 muoN snaSili 10 pochlnbitI
troslami oDgliciny V hoyoru Il ~,
plickSmi hosty
Ndvateya fissk6 rady odhaIi no.
YOU myoluci, je2 y%yanndnje No pfi
tomnosti yelE6bo po6tn Zen, kter(
do neddynm v Nemecku nemdly
, zhdngcb pray u dios tesi NO poljti.
exc rovn0prd 4 mnSi q mo.
hon netoliko yoliti, ME | yolent
bYti Titnly u y1s0dy neznamena'
i nSni nIdeho l,ohoti jsou nuep'
\ nj plotiti nyni nejyyshi dane
f, pres to mail jenom stejn6 prdyp
Va osulnimi, V elegnntDieh restau
i rapttch, kdo jeste pred dyfmn 70
KY princdm u sIecbtie0m proko
zoydny byly syldstni pozornosti
! JcdQl No We yaemi naystdyni'ty
q dncs stejnd,
! Med minulosti n pdlomuoat
Ntmeclm lc2i pr0pnst, Berlin a6h
b ic tolo Ayedoctyim, kongqpyatiyn
n ziyly, sturfmu reSimu verne, 0
!, ysem ncustdyaji Y prhci pro oh
d noyeni starSeh tash Ala pfeyhani
yftsinn uaineck6lio lidu II 0bnoye
!. NJ milit0ristickfho nadyl6di no
u postayf Nc zajlstd prot
/. knAdGmu makciond tsktho pokus,
N v Nemechu III nejhou2eynat6ja
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-22

h,naii llsla ~ ienom nehpla.
klera amulnila. ~, amcrlekf a
Nin,ik pose,lsi s,slu, iakS 'rapl
chs oaud poikal sie %frahcoafsk oh
htliA0 "a Nrriunu
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-12-24
January 8. 1921, we will send

Until January 8. 1921, we will send
YOU The Sentinel and st. Joseph Dali,
Gazette (without Sunday for 81. so
The Sentinel and Daily and Sunday
Gazette. one year, for $3.50. This of.
Ter is for cash in advance, absolutely
For Sale-A good farm, between
Oregon and Forest City, 105 S-4 acres.
80 acres of corn ground, 20 acres of
good timber, and the rest in grass.
Good improvements and well watered.
Will sell at bargain If taken at once.
Call on or address, d. N. Garner, Ore
gon, Mo.
---Alco-lene absolutely will not dam
age your Radiator in any way; will
stand ~ degrees more heat than water
before boiling; will not eyaporste; will
protect your car through entire win
ter; will not freeze, at ~ degrees be-
lev zase. 40
F0sTER-LoGAN MOTOR co. n
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-12-24

percentage as IL were. Cal, you will
notice, looked TO percentage even in
, that early day as this truthful little
| incident SHOVE The third round was
largely repetition Of the two former,
and every thump Big Dan gave LII
| Arthur on the top of his knot. the
| Skidmorc and Mound City boys yelled
the louder and Sheklcs and scuuins
became more and more in evidence, at
three to one on Zig Dan, and Billie
Evcrhart and Cal Pierce and my benev-
olent friend, III llar,, invo Sted bigger
and bigger at the prevailing odds,
though stating that it was moro like
feeding the NIFTY at Nike H'igeit's
than real sport. The fourth round
was called. and il seemed that LII
Arthur was getting a little restless;
there were large wclts developing on
his mug, and the Mound City sports
jumped up and down, bowling knock
his block off. Dannic, knock his block
off, and az LII Arthur limped slowly
to his corner, The odds went up to four
to one on Big Dan, and the Skidmorc
boys howlnd, Big Dan will finish him
in the next, she'll never 90 the sched-
uled six Notwithstanding which Bill.
lie and Cal and I'D still accommodated
tho fraternity with q store of scquins
and shckels and "a bean or two, as
I'd Hart called them, and my old
friend, Deacon Staubcr, was so moved,
as LII Arthur's wobblcd bit unea silly
from side "a side, his whole face be.
ginning to look like raw beef steak
Mt Tom fryc's shop, ~ 20 remark.
while he doubted these sports being
clrvating. he would put up few
sestcccs upon that black son of
Satan, III Arthur, purely 10 appease
the mob spirit, ] see 81 notably cxhib-
tied by my Mound City and Skidmore
and Rock Port friends. Then the bell
rang and LII Arthur went to his corn
or seemingly noticing for the first
time that big Dan had split his lip
most artistically. When he came out
for tho fifth round he reached out his
hand and shook Bic Dams hand, and
there came over that battered mug Of
his that golden, smile which was 80
much In evidence In later years. why,
l,orl, Mistah Johnsing,' said Rig Dan
much surprised, this aint the last
round. this H. only the fifth 'Niygar
man said Ill Arthur, So rah ~ yos
!, wo. nnd en-" md I'nc,o In'i,,,o wv
FAR ns Nou,J cnv !. cn,cc,nc'i ",ii,
am dc IN, ro,.nJ - ''''' '"'' '''
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liybiIy Ia a.. ,,ycno,, ,,J III ,.m,,
mn ,GIJ mo- tbnt n, ,ynn,oI w. 81
ciminr three nf bcr no., ro",,, .nd
wanted me ,o have vcn hri,g !, han,c
with Won wbcn y,n c,n,n I. &C.
viii, Gyr,bis +" s,iJ I,cio Jnsin, .,t,,
I fool 1 hnyn snvod on,n,,h ,,an,,. ",
cour, house ,,Scs IN Io hn,,"r ~. ="
ihnn main rnlciMi,n v,. rnrna
friend Ar, McIn,y,c tall V 'hn,
tborc !. n n.,v h,,nd nr 60 ,''n
as 'Scbn"ffcr's bcst' In,cIy n"; "n ,h"
market, which - ,no"t -, H., -" Wv
ia,,,,,- '"',S anu
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-12-24

--Lost--A lady's pocket-book, on the
streets, or in one Of the stores, last
Saturday, Dec. 10. Finder please re-
turn 10 thissOffies. .
oscar Profit, of Dearborn, NO.,
spent 2 few ,dsge hers The past wssk.
Proffit' of the Eichville district.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-12-24
Card of Thanks

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during our recent bersavs-
lment. x -esStik hns -.iga'' y'9N ~
2 ~ ~ ARaoK S.iAcDONALD. W.
rlFr AND CHILDREN
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-12-24

We were indeed glad TO see W. j..
Kuhn in town. Saturday. He has had
q hard fight following an operation in
. 81: Joseph hospital, and he says he
hss been greatly benefited, and feels
that 10 viii 10 given IN Il sltttieAal
lease on lie, and we hope'N may BE-
-, sfsSg, fs'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
IOwl1en as . Student.

Governor Frank O. Lowden Of ILL
nois when a student at the State Uni
versity of Iowa, had close friendships
among all classes of students, though
he was a member Of the most eXclu-
sive Greek letter fraternities on the
campus. One Of his old college mates,
Henry c. Gardiner, Il San Diego, Cal,
attorney, recalls the characteristics
that made Lowden a leader among his
associates ut that period Of his life.
"Lowden seemed to hold friend
ships on all Sides" Mr.. Gardiner said.
Zone reason was that he was not
scrappy but vas always ready to fight
and fight hard when there was any
think worth fighting for. His later
success as a politician was fore
Swallowed in the tact and good judg-
ment he always showed in college poll
tics. ! believe he could get along and
work with almost any sort of q con-
gress il he were president. He seemed
to have even in those days al almost
uncanny faculty for seeing the. right
side n long distance ahead. There
was nothing Napoleonic or spectacular
about Lowden. His position or argu-
ment always seemed so obvious and
natural that one wondered why he had
not thought Of it before"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Form Bee Association.

A Hamilton County Bee association.
to be branch Of the state %OrganiZa-
ton, was formed by bee keepers Of the
county at a meeting Friday after.
noon at the city hall.
Any person interested may become a
member Of the association upon pay
ment of q membership fee Of $1.25. The
objects of the organization, as set forth
in the constitution and bylaws which
were adopted, are to promote the in
terests Of commercial honey produc-
ton, to check the spread Of diseases
among bees, to secure the proper rec
ognitiOn Of the industry and to spread
information as to the best methods Of
increasing the output Of the apiary and
charging the market for the product.
Officers and directors were elected
and the month of April set as the time
for the annual meeting each year.
Officers and directors of the assOci-
alton are:
President, J. f. Young; vice presi-
dent, J. H. Daniels; secretary and
treasurer, Earl Daniels directors, Hull
Greiner and Ora I. Cook.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
A Glimpse Of the Long Ago.

The complaints of their beggarly
salaries which teachers have been
making Of late remind me of the. story
my mother used to tell of her own
teaching experience. 1t was in a little
log schOOlhOuse near her home in the
wilds of western New York and l think
must have been in 1880. That was be-
fore the day of free schools in that
state and they were then supported by
those who sent their children to them.
She taught three months for which /
think she received twelve shillings
per week ($1.5O), boarding herself
meantime. But no extra expense was
incurred and the much needed eighteen
dollars were more perhaps than all
that my father received in cash for
what he sold from the stony clearing
on his little farm. : The mental disci-
pine, too, Of the first term in teaching
is worth more than the same time
spent. in school. l venture the opinion
that she did good work without
thought of the size Of her salary, for l
am proud to say that Of all the women
of her time l never met her equal in
acuteness and vigor Of intellect.
L. N. Lee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
L. P. CHRISTENSEN
Called BY DEATH
Pioneer Resident of City
Dies After Brief Ill
OH ness.
.1Mt siglE,

L. p. Christensen, who had been q
respected citizen Of Webster City for
almost half a century, passed away
Thursday night at Z o'clock at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. A. T.. Anderson.
Mr.. Christensen, who was nearly 81
years old, had been i'll only one day
with complications which developed as
the result of his advanced age.
The funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the Anderson home, conducted by DR..
r. T. Chipperfield Of the Methodist
church.
The deceased was born in Lyland,
Denmark, Sept. II, 1888, and came to
this country when 80 years of age. He
located Immediately in Hamilton
ty and had resided here for 40 years.
During his earlier residence in the
county he worked as a blacksmith, but
later moved to a farm near Williams
where he lived a number Of years.
He was twice married and is sur
viyed by three children from his first
wife and five from the second. The
children are Mrs. A. E. Anderson, Of
this city Mrs. w. G. Moses, of Mime
apolis, MIMI; Chris Christensen,
|GlenwOOd, Iowa Misses Bertha and
Iva Christensen, Of Chicago; Mrs. +.
Phillips and Miss May Christensen, Of
Waterloo; Louis Christensen, Of Can
ada.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Kenneth Miller, little eight year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Miller.
who reside northeast of the city, was
seriously injured Thursday night when
the Shetland pony he was ridin: ran
into a barb wire fence, throwing the
little boy aginst the wire and badly
cutting the side of his face. He was
Immediately brought to Mercy hospi-
tai where it was ascertained that the
cut was Of such a nature that it neces-
STATED the taking Of eight stitches.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Webster City police have been asked
to arrest Paul Blinn, 16 year old, who
ran away from home in Frankfort,
Ind, and is believed to have "bum-
med his way into northwestern Iowa
on freight trains. The boy is five feet
four inches in height, blonde hair, light
complexion. Parents Of the boy AMI
Frankfort chief Of police are sending
kilograms broadcast over the middle
west in an effort to locate the runaway.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
aAAaFHS.~+A.-r r-A +=-ar=4 Ns4N
HARD CIDER | ! !! IS
uhDERBEAN1OO
Kentucky Farmers who
Drink Hard Cider Liza
BILE to be Hailed Into
Court.
AWAIT COURT ACTION
States Await Courts Deci-
sion as to Alcohol Per-
centage.
AWAIT U ACTION
BY the Associated Press.)

Louisville, KY, April 22.-Farmer'
in Kentucky who have been accustomed
to quenching their thirst with hare
cider may be classed as "~mOOnshiners'
under the Mcclellan Law which goe!
into effect on July l. Under the state
wide dry amendment, adopted by TIN
people last fall, any person having
beverage containing more than one-halI
Of one per cent alcohol, including cid
er or homemade wine on their prem
'ises, may be hailed into court to show
whether they manufactured it witt
or without a permit.
Kentucky in this assuming concur
rent Jurisdiction with the govern
ment of the United States in enforcing
prohibition puts teeth into the
VOlstead enforcement act and makes
every peace officer in the state resp0p'
sible for keeping the commonwealth
'bone dry"
Thirty-four other states and the
District of Columbia have state law
enforcement measures as follows: Ala
bama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois. In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp'
shire, New Mexico, North Carolina
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Virginia, Washing
ton, West Virginia and Wyoming. Ohio
has not adopted a complete enforce.
ment code, three codes having been
passed by the legislature and held up
by a popular referendum.
Eleven states which so far have not
passed law enforcement codes are
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, COnnec-
ticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and
Wisconsin. Three of the II, Rhode Is
land, New Jersey and Wisconsin, have
adopted beer bills. The Wisconsin leg
fslature, in enacting n two and one-half
per cent law provided that If the
United States supreme court sustains
the VOlstead act, the statute shall not
go into effect. Rhode Island will Ii
cense places selling beverages contain
ing not more than four per cent of al
cohol by weight on the ground that it
is Notwithstanding. New Jersey in
legalizing the manufacture, sale and
transportation of three and One-half
per cent beer awaits the formal declar-
alton of peace and the end Of war pro-
hibition.
Maryland wet legislators proposed
a three and one-half per cent beer bill
which was passed by the House but
defeated in the senate. A three and
one-half per cent bill is o pending
in the Massachusetts and New York
legislatures. Delaware is considering
an amendment to the state prohibition
code providing for the sale OF liquor for
''medicinal purposes in harmony with
the federal code. The drys oppose it
on the ground that it nullities much of
the state enforcement law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Mrs. Tedrow to Estheryille.

A letter from Mrs. j. b. TedrOw,
who has been at Los Angeles for the
winter, asking a change in the address
Of her Freeman-JOurnal, brings the
news that she is coming back to Iowa
and will make her home in Estherville
with her son., G. d. TedrOw. Her
household goods, which are still stored
in Williams, will be shipped to Esther
vile soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Suffers Stroke.

Story City Herald: E. L. Severeide
suffered a paralytic stroke Monday
night, which has left him in a precar-
ious condition. At last reports he APP
pears to be getting somewhat better
and his many friends hope to see him
mend quickly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
s24 for Cub Wolves.

Frank Fluech of Williams brought
six cub wolves to the city Thursday
and received four dollars apiece from
the county as bounty on them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Southern Minnesota Farms.

We have more farms for sale this
season than ever before on easy terms.
Write us for booklets and connections.
The Sonnesyn Land Co., st. James,
MINI. 4-26fGj6x
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
CITY CENSUS
WOEFuLLY SHORT
Government Figures Show
1867, an Increase of
499 in Ten Year
Period.
OUGHT TO PROTEST
Figures Would Indicate a
Loss of 1877 in Five
Years.
OUGHT TO PROTEST
(By The Associated Press.

Wy IIC 2NSSOCIH ICSs'7
Washington, D.. c., April 23.-
The census department today re-
ported the census of Webster City,
Iowa, at 1851, an increase of 449
over the last federal census. This
was an increase Of SO per cent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Chester Mag leaves this evening for
Long Beach, Calf, on a three months
trip.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
around 1000.

around l,UUU.
The figures just made public should
be protested. At the time the census
was being taken, the Chamber of Com
merce made every honest effort to get
permission to cooperate with the cen
sus takers, but was refused. The gov
eminent had its way Of doing things
and it proposed to rely solely on mex
perienced census takers. The poor
showing made was no fault of those
who took the census here-rather it
was the fault of the department which
outright refused any cooperation.
Neither the Chamber of Commerce nor
others who evinced an interest at that
time was seeking anything but a fair
and honest count. But cooperation Of
any kind was absolutely forbidden
with the result that Webster City-in
common with most cities-got merely
q slipshOd census.
Ought to Protest.
The showing is nothing short Of a
shame-a showing which every citizen
realizes is at least a thousand short of
what an honest and complete census
would show.
A strong protest ought to be made
and every possible effort put forth to-
ward a new count. Webster City
would. not protest if she felt that the
count was merely a little short, but to
actually show a loss over five years ago
and to show at least a thousand under
every conservative estimate is simply
too much to stand for without vigorous
protest.
Webster City wantcs nothing more
than an honest and complete count,
and this she should certainly be entitl-
ed to.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26


The final report of the census de-
partment bears out the fears expressed
on all sides during the time the census
was being taken. 1t was felt at that
time that a full count was not being
made but a pig headed census depart
ment would permit Of no real assist
ance being given census takers-hence
the above showing. Ten years ago in
the last federal census Webster City
showed a population Of 5.2OS, which as
the above dispatch states, would give
the city an increase Of 449 in ten
years However, the last state census,
made five years ago, showed a pOpu-
,latiOn of 5,S3:4, so the census this year
means a loss of 1877 in five years.
Woefully Short.
Five years ago when the state GEN.
was taken there was 10 special eff
fort toward cOmbing the city, so that
the figures obtained at that time were
unusually conservative. That Webster
City should now show a loss over five
years ago is simply in%conceivable. 1t
is con%servatively estimated that Over a
hundred new homes have been erected
in that time. Houses and living suites
were never scarcer than now. Every
possible place where a family can live
is occupied. Men who are competent to
judge believe that this city should,
without any trouble, show a population