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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
Wins Poultry Prizes.

Stratford Courier: J. w. Swedlund
exhibited his Barred Rock chickens at
the poultry show in Boone last week
and carried off first prize on pen Of
his BIRDS During the county expo
sition at Webster City last fall it will
be remembered that he got one LIST, one
2nd and Bird. The competition for
prizes was pretty keen at both of these
shows which proves that he must have
a mighty good strain of birds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

Importations into England from Ger
many during the first ten months of
1920 exceeded by BAG per cent those of
the first ten months of 1919. This
shows that Germany is getting down to
business in earnest The United States
will find that Germany will again be
one Of its important competitors in the
markets of the world and if the manu-
facturers Of this country are going to
be able to successfully meet Germany
in those markets they will have to
make every dollar expended in produc-
ton count.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

entity German manufacturers of loco
motives, in competition with American
firms. were able to underbid us by
Sc. 600 in furnishing certain type Of
locomotive to foreign buyers. The
United States cannot hope to compete
with Germany and others i'll foreign
markets unless the cost Of production
is reduced, and unless we can compete,
our workmen and shops and factories
must be idle a large portion of the
time. This is the commercial problem
that COnfrOnts us.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
HOW TO RETRENCH.

Wall Street Journal: After man
has been secretary Of department at
Washington for any length of time he
becomes Injured to things as they are,
to endless correspondence where adj
justment could me made in two min
utes by telephone, to the duplication
of records by overlapping departments,
to the wasteful multiplicity of positions
and salaries, to departmental purchas-
ing agencies bidding against each other,
and to all the endless waste and in
competence with which our national
business is conducted, or has been con-
Quoted in the past few years.
This official is so much in the midst
Of it that he cannot see the wood for
the trees. Everything in his own de-
partment has an excuse if not rea-
son, and the whole thing has become
a vicious vested interest. He cannot
conceive the scrapping Of his whole de-
partment, including himself. Some de-
partments are indispensable, including
that of the Treasury. But Secretary
Houston, who demands $4,000, 1000 600
annually in taxes for the next three
years, will be treated with scant res
pect by the victorious Republican party
in congress.
That party will take care that Mr..
Houston does not saddle it with a
financial program, that Mr.. Daniels
does not lay down its naval policy
and that MI. Baker shall not become
the father of the army Of the future.
Mr.. Houston does not see how we can
save. 1t is true there is billion dol
lars a year to be provided for inter-
est on the national debt alone. But
there are 100000 deserving Democrats
who can be weeded out of the public
service. At an average salary of $1,000
Mr.. Houston will notice that this saw
Zig alone amounts to $1,OO0,OOO, 900.
The way to retrench is to retrench!
lHcIc OIiC ObStuSAS, oAS ASAipsu
ti0n, in the way of the retrenchment.
But it is a big obstacle, and it has
defeated many sincere promises Of
economy and reform embodied in party
platforms. This is the radical destruc-
ton of patronage involved. Every
Congressman theoretically is, or thinks
he is, opposed to waste. Every one
of them has friends i4 the civil service
and will inevitably pull strings to re-
tain those friends in their particular
jobs. a..
This is where the new administration
must be ruthlessly hard hearted. 1t
must scrap whole departments. 1t
must forbid the interstate commerce
commission to put questionnaires to the
railroads until it has satisfied itself
that the information required is not
already in it's own files, as it has been
thousands of times.
The real enemy to democracy is bu-
reaucracy, and its strangle hold must
be cut away.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

Last summer the cement manufaC'
turers were boosting prices and would
give contractors no satisfaction, de-
claring their entire output was sold
a year in advance. However, it APP
pears now that was only bunk. They
are looking for buyers and are trying
to unload at reduced prices. Their
course last summer discouraged many
contemplated improvements and no.
body will care very much If their hog
gishness results in some loses to them
selves.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

We hope Senator Kenyon will keep
q good lookout for the rivers and
harbors bill and hand it some more of
the solar pleXus blows with which he
is so familiar. If you need any
hatchets or shotguns, senator, just send
out here to Iowa for what you want.
At any rate, don't let the bill get by
without chopping off the edges and
shooting it full of holes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
DRAINAGE AND RAINFALL.

| IL the Inland DOQlcS OF water are de-
stroyed by draining, whatever cvapor-
alton takes place from them and a
certain amount fdOes-will be lost.
1 This absence of local moisture does not
affect the general rainfall over large
areas, but it certainly does oyer local
larcas. 1t is significant fact that
when water was turned on tile YET
1lowstone irrigation project the amount
| of rainfall in the region Increased. The
levapora ton took place from the irri-
CATION bitches. The~AEy atmosphere alb.
sorbed large quantities of water which
were condensed in the form of dew and
Hight mist by the cool nights. These
facts do not appeal to the book learned
scientists. but they are well known IL
those who read natures book. If they
are true, why would not the destruc-
ton of the water surface of Iowa re-
duce the possibility of local rainfall?-
Sioux City Journal.
If the Journals theory holds good
the drainage Of the numerous ponds
that used to dot the surface Of Iowa
would have far greater effect in re-
ducing the rainfall in this state than
would the drainage of the compara-
lively few lakes. Years ago nearly
every quarter section Of land In these
Parts harborcd a goodly number of
ponds and sloughs, nearly all OF which
have disappeared and the soil where
the ponds and sloughs used to be is
the richest on the farm.
\ number of years ago-20 to 20
we had a very dry season in Iowa and
a well known Webster City editor I'M
dcrtook to fastcn the responsibility
upon the large number of tiles that
had been laid. He said dit would ruin
the country to convert the ponds into
farming lands. The very next year was
one of the wettest in this part of Iowa
anu tlilS SAINT euilVi dpUiosiHSu loi
what he said the year before and adj
mittcd that he didn't know what he
was talking about
John r. Sage, director of the Iowa
weather bureau at that time, took up
great sense, wide learning and broad
vision He secuted the idea that
rainfall. He declared that an acre of
growing crops would throw off many
face of pond and cOntended that if
local evaporation had any influence
upon rainfall the conversion of
sloughs and ponds into cora fields
would increase it.
lad visited some Of the many
coral islands in the Pacific Oc aau made
an address in one of the churches in
this city. Among other things he dis
cussed the question of rainfall. He
said some of the islands would be
quite productive but for the lack of
moisture They are small islands sur
rounded by vast eXpanses of water. yet
this gentleman said he had known Of
periods Of drouths that lasted for three
years when there was scarcely a,
drop OF rain fell upon the parched land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

Charles Garland of Massachusetts,.
who has just renowned the gift OF
- 100000 bequeathed by his father,
saying he has no right to the money!,
might accept it and turn it over to VIII!
Hays, chairman of the Republican
national committee who could find use
for every cent of it in wiping out the
deficit of the campaign just finished.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

The dollar is still a forty or fifty
cent dollar when it is used to buy coal
and some other articles, but it is full
sized in its purchasing power when
used to buy the products of the farm
from the farmer. But it shirks again
when he pays his taxes or buys many
Of the necessities of life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
Breaks Arm.

Mr.. and Mrs. BascOm Huddlestun
are. in receipt of letter from their
daughter. Miss Ramona, who is study
ing nursing at st. Luke's hospital in
Chicago saying she had broken her
right arm. She was assisting pa
tient to walk, when she slipped on the
floor and fell, breaking the arm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
Cut Down Section Men.

Stanhope Record: The Chicago 4
Northwestern Railroad company are
cutting their pay roll as well as the
factories and other concerns through
out the country And evidences Of it
are seen at Stanhopc as well as else
where.
Last Saturday 1880 section men and
such employees were laid off in Iowa.
$50 men along the line from Sioux City
to Tama are out Of work.
The number of men here has been
cut down to two.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

If fair prices could be realized for
farm products it would materially as.
sist in easing up conditions all along
the line. If the farmer doesn't get
remunerative prices he stops buying
and every business feels the strin-
gency.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
Operation for Appendicitis.

Melvin Johnson. assistant cashier IN
the Farmers National bank, who was
taken suddenly ill Thursday with an
attack of appendicitis, underwent an
operation for the removal of his ap-
pndix at Mercy hospital Friday even
Jig and is now doing well.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

Soviet Russia is talking OF abolish
ing money. Well, since it takes about
a ton of Russian money to buy ton
of coal it would relieve the transporta-
ton facilities tremendously to do away
with the money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
Ed. Kirbye lust emit resist til

!. j. Ed. Kirbye just can't resist the
temptation to tell the people of Iowa
how the government of the state ought
to be run, but one would think that
after the way the people had treated
his advice at the polls on election day
Jay Ed. would relapse into silence for
short time at least.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

The fellows who, made $4,000 or
$4,000, more or less, of easy money
during the war have no great whine
coming if they lose half Of it during
the days of reimbursement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

Row does it happen, do you suppose
that sixteen banks have failed in North
Dakota during the past few weeks
while only an occasional failure is re-
ported elsewhere? Possibly it is due
TO some Of the freak legislation enacted
ly the non-partisan league legislators
The country thinks SO, anyhow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

soon as the new congress and admin
istration can get to it. Whatever pro-
tective measure the Republican con-
gress enacts will he fair alike to ali
sections, which is more than can be
said of the present tariff law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

1t is becoming more and more evil
dent every day that all nations lost
during the war. We had sort OF
paper prosperity that fooled every
body. Pay day is now here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
Birth Record,

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. SwensOn, Rad
clifre, son. Howard Lester, Nov. D.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace s. IsaacsOn,
Stanhope. a son. Nov. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Il. Ray, Webster
City, Il daughter, Katherine Lucille,
Nov. 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

The Waterloo Courier, which kept its
mail subscription price. down during
the war, has been forced to come to
it and has increased its subscription
to Sc per year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

An executive order placed post
masters in the civil service and OF
course an executive order can take
them out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06
CITY FREEMAN
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS association
The Freeman and journal, both

Keep your eyes open, your hands
busy and your mouth shut and things
will come out all right in due time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-12-06

FOR S.ALE-a few extra long Poland
China bears, at reasonable prices.
G. X. Adams, phone 55f11O. 11-3jStSx
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

usalem- Partisan movie fans would
have to give up American films be-
cause the American dollar is s<too
lar to cut much ice at honey One
article IN the Express sketches the
richest woman on EARTH, a Japan
csc millionairess. Another tells the
story of a woman aged 80, living in
Berlin who is the mother of 81 child
renN21 of them still living and the
oldest three only 16 years old Chat
shows how the Germans got ahead OF
the French in man power-1 One man
whose house number is IS tried to
change it to ia, but the council would
not stand for it. The Express spells
color with in it; colour. And
where we use z; analyse, for exam
pie; and insure is ensure in the Elk
press. They have profiteers over
there One of them is accused of put
ting plaster of paris in his baking
powder Liverpool virus is recon-
mended just the thing for rats. 1t
doesn't appear that @tTanlac'' has
broken into the Express but 1sKut-
now's Powder, which is specific for
Liver Indigestion takes up whole
column of space. eve can't afford
a shilling a pound) A few sober
lines are devoted to Mr.. John Drink
water, the American dramatist, and
the wonder is why the brewers ever
let his name get into the paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25
DICTAGRAMS

One of the far-away subscribers of
The World who read this departm ent
England, and occasionally he racip-
is w. J. Shelton, now visiting in
rocates by sending the dictagramer
a copy of the London Daily Express.
The last copy received came to hand
March 10 and was dated February II.
One of the headlines in that issue was
What did Wilson say ?" (About the
Fiune matter-) Liquor legislation is
mentioned under the headline PUSSY
foot BILL and another article tells Of
a brewers combine to reduce freight
rates A news item says that the
weather in Palestine is the coolest
within the memory and that there was
nine inches of snow in the city of Jer-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

First published in the Western Kan
sas World, March 25, 1920
EXECUTORS NOTICE
State of Kansas, Trego County.
In the Probate Court held in and
for said county and state.
Notice is hereby given, that letters
testamentar upon the estate of
Lucy Sperry, late of Trego
County, Kansas, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned Louis
c. Larson, by the Probate Judge OF
said county of Trego, bearing date
the 18th day of March 1890.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within one
year after the date of the said letters
or they may be prec1uded from any
benefit of such estate and if such
claims be not exhibited within two
years from the time of the pub1ica-
ton of this notice they will be for
ever barred.
Dated this goth day of March
A. D., 1920.
Louis G. Larson,
Executor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25
PRAIRIE DOGS COST $4,000

During the summer of 1918, prairie
dogs got thick in the pasture of
Henry Gillick, of Lacrosse, Kansas,
that they OVERLOOKED into a nearby
cornfeld and cut down and destroyed
Is acres of standing corn. Besides the
corn they kept 40 acres of pasture
grazed short, that it was almost
worthless for stock. During May and
June of 1919, Mr.. Gillick used 4S
quarts Of poisoned oats in two appli-
cations and now he has no prairie
dogs He grazed 80 head of cattle on
this pasture in 1919 without grazing
as close as the prairie dogs grazed it
in 1918 Mr. Gillick says that the 48
quarts of prairie dog poison was
worth at least $4,000 to him in one
year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

The examination for rural schools
following places:
District No. 1, Wa-Keeney.
District No. 2, Collyer.
District No. 3, Oga11ah.
District No. 46, Voda.
District No. SO, Atha
District No. %, Excelsior
District No 81, Sunfiower
District No. 1s, Adair.
District No 23, Hill Side
District No. 80, Riverside
Pupils may go to the most eonven-
lent place.
The examination for graded schools
will be held April Both and May LIST,
at Collyer, Wa-Keeney and Ogallah.
The order of subjects will be as
follows:
April 8 and April 3o-Penmanship,
classics, 9Th grade; U. S. History,
spelling, grammar, agriculture
April 10 and May Reading,
arithmetic, physiology, civil govern
ment, geography, Kansas history.
Rural Schools
Seventh grade pupils take geo
graphy, physiology and reading 8th
grade pupils, agriculture, penmanship
spelling and classics. Ninth grade
pupils, u s. history, Kansas history
arithmetic, grammar and civics
Graded Schools
Seventh grade-Reading geogra-
ply, physiology; sth grade, remain
ing nine branches
Minnie O'Neil
County S11nariptopJan+
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25
ROUNDUP

Is silage a better feed than dry
fodder?
Is silage made from kafir with
heads on better than silage made
from lSafir with heads off
At what age should cows
drop calves !?
These are few of the many ques-
tons that the results of the cattle
feeding experiments at the Fort Hays
Experiment Station will answer at
the Seventh Annual Roundup April
10th
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

coming more popular, that there is
growing demand that the rights of
the producer and the common people
shall be respected7 Not at all.
The United States senate has
agreed that it could not agree on the
terms of the peace treaty and has
sent the treaty back to President Will
son. t<What will Wilson do, is the
as nine. Go to it.
The peace treaty and the league of
nations will likely be one of the cam
paign issues to be settled by the vote
of the people next fall. Just a few
months more and the political plat
forms will be written covering these
issues
The World acknowledges the re-
Express from our former citizen of
this county, W. J. Shelton, now in
England. The mention of "Pussyfoot''
johnson By the anti-sa1oon league
lecturer last Sunday, recalled a par
agraph in one of these papers that
the experience this same "Pussyfoot''
Johnson had with his prohibition lee
ture in London is Ikly to be the thing
which will make England dry. 1t
took Garry Nation to put Kansas and
this nation in the really dry column
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-2 pure bred, bred Pol
and China sows; also a few Novem-
Der pigs s. M Beason, Collyer, Kan
SaS. If.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

We have money to loan you on your
farm lands, for long or short time
3t.The WA-KEENEY STATE BANK
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-Building 14x24 feet, g.
feet high. Sealed bids will be receiv-
ed until day of annual school meet
ing If bids are received building
will be sold at auction. Building is
located on northwest quarter section
"a, township ID, range rs. Jacob
STOPPED, Treasurer. E. j. Biehler,
clerk E. L. Boice, director school dis
trict No. 5. 3 st.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-About IA bushe1 yellow
seed corn and few bushels of red seed
corn; 100 bushels shumac cane seed
H. E. Whistler, Ransom, phone STA. 4
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sa1e-Shumac cane, Shrock
kafir seed, horses and mules at Gallo
way Ranch, Wa-Keeney, Kansas. 1tf.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-Glorieux pure bred, reg
istered, French draft stallion, years
old, cole black, weight about 1900 lbs.
Cash or trade. J. M. Zeman, Collyer,
Kansas, 2 miles south and one mile
west of Voda. Adv 1tf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

With all this high finance in oper-
alton is it any wonder that there is a
great unrest throughout the nation
Is it any wonder that there are
strikes? That there are cooperative
organizations being formed, that the
non-partisan league is in existence,
that the teachings of socialism are be-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-Seed oats, barley and red
seed corn Chas- Schultz, Wa-Keeney.
Adv. So 5tp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sa1e-One high grade short
horn yearling bull. A good one. T
Peters, Utica, Kansas. Adv. 52tf.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25
state of ohio. city of Toledo.

7
Lucas County, S.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. T.
Cheney &c Co. doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm Will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
s cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day OF December.
A. d 1856 A w. GLEASON.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken In
1ernally and acts through the Blood On
the Mucous Surfaces Of the System Send
for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo o.
Sold by all druggists. 75c-
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-Good red seed oats at
80 cents per bushel, if taken before
March 18th. Also nice millet seed at
$500 Call or phone 1862. G. D.
Mayer Wa-Keeney. Adv. So. 6tp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale good mares and four
year old gelding. Herman Tegtmeyer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

The chances are that the coal oper-
ators are already at work on their
plans for creating a shortage OF coal
again next winter. Miners are re-
celving the advance per hour in wages
asked for but they are not being per
n1itted to work more than two or
three days each week, less there will
be an over production of coal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25
LODGE NOTICE

Regular communication of Wa
Keeney Lodge A. F. & A NJ No. 14s
are held the first and third Tuesday.
each month Visiting and sojourning
brethren cordially invited to attend
Special communications at call OF
Worshipful Master
A w. Hey1, w. NJ
S. J. Straw, Secy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

For Sale-1917 Buick touring car
good shape Inquire this office AID l.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-03-25

tirlue to soar. How long will the con-
sumner stand it?