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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
At the Piano Shop, the home OF the
Columbia Grafonola and records. BAR
gains in used pianos. w. IL. Cook.
Well Known MilIiner Dies.

Miss Amanda Johnson, the well
known milliner. died at Mercy hospital
in Dubuque, where she had been AIKEN
several weeks ago for care and treat
ment. Thursday noon ut II 10 o'clock,
The body was taken to the old home OF
her parents at Washington, Iowa. that
night for burial.
Miss .JOhnson's death was the result
of a complication of chronic troubles
from which she had suffered for a long
time. Her last illness extended over
several months and her condition was
practically hopeless from the first. Not
withstanding this condition, the patient
bore her suffering uncOmplainingly ana
with an indomitable courage that was
n surprise to her friends. When her
mind VAS clear she was always hope
full.
Amanda Johnson was horn Oct. IL
1S40. at Rogcrsville, Pa, ana was
therefore seventy years OF age at her
LAST birthday. She was the last OF her
immediate family and is survived by
only a few rclatives-a nephew, a niece
and some cousins. Miss Johnson came
To Webster City when she was a young
lady, nearly forty-five years ago, ana
for about ten years she taught scllooi
in the country hereabouts M in TINS
city. Her brother, ii. ii. Johnson was
then Superintendent of schools OF Ham
ilton county. Later she entered the
millinery business g ana mas on
tinued i'm that line eve since.
Through her teaching and nearly
thirty five years in BUSINESS here, MISS
Johnson had become widely know ana
leaves a .host Of friends who will ever
cherish her memory. She was Il mem
her of the local Congregational church.
an exemplary Christian, and IA most
excellent woman.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
Original Notice.

In the district court of Iowa, in and
for Hamilton county, April term, A.. d..
1920.
Anna Beall, plaintiff, VS.. Leslie Beall,
defendant.
To Leslie .Beal, defendant: You are
hereby notified that on or before the
9th day of April, A. d., 1920, the petit
ton of the plaintiff in the above ell
titled cause will be filed in the office
of the clerk Of the district court OF
the state of Iowa, in and for Hamilton
county, claiming of you a divorce from
the bonds of matrimony on the ground
of adultery. For further particulars,
see petition of plaintiff when on file.
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon of the second
day of the next term Of court, being
the April term Of said court, which will
commence at Webster City, Iowa, on
the 10Th day of April, 1920, default will
be entered against you and Judgment
and decree rendered thereon as prOvid-
ed by law.
Dated this Oath day of February, A.
ID, 1920.
3-sf4 Mrs. Anna Beall, Plaintiff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
GO TO
State CONTEST
Miss Helen Desmond Wins
in District Declama-
tory Contest Held
at Carroll.
GOLD MEDAL
Local High School Girl has
won First in Four
Contests.

Miss Helen Desmond of this city
won first place in the humorous class
of the northwest district declamatory
contest held Friday night at Carroll
and will now 90 to the state contest,
to be held at Denison during April.
In each of the four preliminary con-
tests Miss Desmond has won first in
her class with her recitation, Jane"
and has been highly commended by the
various judges. Winning in the local
contest, Miss Desmond went to the
sub-district contest at Dayton, where
she not only was awarded first in her
class, but first over all. At Boone in
the pre-district contest, she was award
ed first in her class, and in the dis
trict contest last night she also came
out the winner. Aside from being
chosen to represent this district in the
humorous class at the state contest,
the. local girl was given a gold medal
at Carroll.
There have been twelve competitors
in each of the contests, and a winner
was chosen from each class In the
state contest there will be the same
number of students-One in each of the
three classes from all four districts Of
the state.
Not only for the speaker herself, but
for the. Webster City high school, is
it an honor that Miss Desmond has so
well proven her ability, and her friends
express a firm belief that she will win
in the state contest also.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29

railroads are preparing to operate theil
local trains so as, to take care OF the
commuters in the territory affected
Cleveland last year operated on time
an hour ahead OF contiguous territory.
but there was no confusion there"
In New Jersey.
The statewide daylight saving bill,
recently passed by the New Jersey as
sembly and which is now before the
senate for consideration, is reported to
have been endorsed by nearly 800
municipalities and is also said to have
the approval of the city commissioners
of Newark. Patterson and Elizabeth.
New York state already possesses a
law ordering the clocks turned ahead
tomorrow, but strong efforts are bling
made to obtain its repeal.
The Massachusetts house recently
passed the statewide measure to third
reading by a vote of 135 to A, but the
attitude Of the senate is said to be
problematical. The Chamber Of Com
MERGE Of Providence, r. l., recently
canvassed the Rhode Island legislature
where a statewide bill is pending and
announced it was strongly favored.
While there will be no session OF the
Connecticut legislature this year, the
mayors OF eighteen cities at a confer
ence in New Haven urged the adoption
of local ordinances. Chicago, Indian
apolis, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Louis
vile, st. Louis, San Francisco, Los An
geles, Oakland and a number Of cities
in Pennsylvania are said to have de-
ferred action.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
From Saturdays Daily:

w. J. Zitterell returned home last
evening from a business trip to Wash
ia, at which place he has a contract
for a $4,000 consolidated school build
ing on Which his men will commence
work at once.
Martin Christensen was a passenger
to Des Moines this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 3. Dale, Mrs. e. "A.
Silvers and daughter, Miss Bessie, and
Miss leila Silvers arrived home last
evening from California, where they
spent the winter.
Mrs. F. w. Slater, Mrs. +. w. Knud-
son and daughter Louise, Mrs. Frank
Johnson and visiting guest, Mrs Hyt-
land, and Misses Carrie and Bertha
Challie, Ethel and Leah johnson, Lora
and Izola Ballantine and Mrs. Mar
garet Johnson are among the Jewell
callers in this city this afternoon.
Among those from Williams who are
Webster City visitors today are Mr.
and Mrs. Will Wilkinson, Mrs. s. f.
Carey, Mrs. Minor RYnyan, Mrs. Harry
Butler and little son, Mrs. +. J. Coun-
sell, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mason, Mrs. +. /.
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Fitchorn.
Mrs. Andrew Caruth and Misses Leah
Johnson, Mary Carey, Vera Caruth,
Lenore Wilkinson, Maurine and Byrl
Ricke, Angie AllinsOn, Ruby Fox. Mar
garet and Anna Meyers and Pat Will
kinSOn.
w. r. Studley of Kamrar is a county
seat caller this afternoon.
+. H. Austin went to Des Moines this
afternoon to spend Sunday.
Arthur Westwick of Williams is a
Webster City visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Eppard of Blairs-
burg are Webster City callers today.
Mrs. c. L. Terrell and little dau:yll-
ter went to Burt this noon to spend
three weeks with the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Schrader and
two children went to Burt this noon to
attend the funeral of il brOther-in-law.
Mr.. and. Mrs. NJ. O. Drake and little
daughter and Mrs. w. NJ. Guthrie OF
Stratford are visiting in Webster City
today
Mrs. Henry VoSs went to Jewell
Yesterday afternoon to attend the high
school class play. in which her niece,
Miss Henrietta Voss, took part.
n. G.. Eckstein went to Fort Dodge
this morning to bring back Il new
Chevrolet roadster which he recently
purchased for use in delivering ma
chimes. .
Mrs. w. J. Cottlc. Mrs. Earl Coons
and son, Mrs. Adolph Krieger and
daughter and Miss Grace Hall OF
harrisburg are Webster City callers
today.
Mrs. J. O. Ringstad, Mrs. f. J. Egg
land. Mrs John II. Olson and Misses
Eleanor Ringstad, Eleanor Olson ana
Margaret Egland are among the ELS
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
BUYERS SHY AT
Cheaper Meats
Campaign to Induce Buying
of Less Expensive Cuts
of Meat not Sue
cessful.
TELL RESULT
Blame Public for Failure to
cut High Living
Costs.

Cheaper meats week. has failed to
accomplish the purpose for which it
was established, if the experiences OF
meat dealers in all Iowa are similar to
those of Webster City. The pleas to
buy the cheaper cuts were complete
|ly ignored here. according to the evil
dence of butchers.
You might as we'll save your paper
and ink as to tell the public to buy
cheaper cuts" said one butcher.
There's absolutely no attention being
paid to the campaign. 1t doesn't
amount to a thing"
That butcher voiced the opinion of
several others. They all agreed that
lit is the public's. fault that its meat
bills are high. and that the monthly
expenditures to the butcher could be
brought down il the people wanted and
tried to do it.
How Meat is Purchased.
In one butcher shop two piles of
steaks laid on the counter. One pile
contained cuts that sold for 2S cents
a pound, while those in the second
were. priced at 90 cents. There was
not much difference in the quality of
the meat.
A customer came in. priced the meats
and bought a pound of the higher
priced cuts.
".Now let me show you a trick
said the butcher.
To the next customer he reversed
the prices on the meats. telling her
that the poorer grade was the higher
priced. Unhesitatingly she asked for
a pound of the more costly steak.
When she had gone, the butcher laugh
cd.
Il put in enough more than a pound
to give her her moneys worth ne
said, but you can see from that how
everyone buys meat. Few have any
desire for the cheaper grades. or the
cheaper cuts. They all want the best
there is"
Like to Pay for Bone.
At another market a butcher t0lu
how the public likes to pay for bone
by citing the case OF II man, VINO
refused to accept a pork chop on the
rib attached to the pork. and refused
70 fake a slice cut from between. VI
course the butcher gave him what ne
wanted. but the customer paid Tor
three or four ounces of bone ecaus
of his choice.
AS for boiling and roasting meats
the butchers said they continue TO
occupy a back place in the refrlger-
ators. If the public would give them
a chance, was the consensus OF oplh-
ion. the cheaper cuts of meat would
prove their best friends, and would
mean money in the family pocketbooks.
..Cheaper meats week. has been chalk
cd I'M a miserable failure by Webster
CITY butchers. The butchers blame II
public for buying only high pricea
meats. the public blames the meat deal
ers for charging such high prices anu
all the while the II. c. l.. rolls merrilv
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
BANK TO RE-
MODEL ROOMS
The Hamilton County State
Bank to Rebuild First
Floor They now
Occupy.
CHANGE OF Q
Full Tile Floor, Marble
Walls and Other big
improvements.

The Hamilton County State bank
has just accepted plans and specifica-
tions for the practical rebuilding of
the first floor they occupy in their fine
building. The work is to be complet-
ed by Sept. 1. The plans contemplate
the use by the bank of the full first
floor, which is to be remodeled into
one of the finest and slightest bank
ing rooms to be found anywhere in the
state in a city Of this size.
The first floor is to be lowered to Il
level with the street, the entrance
moved to the west side of the south
front of the building and the rear stair
way moved to the extreme north end
Of the building. New vaults are to
be installed also. at the north end of
the room. The bank will thus occupy
the full 1874 feet on the first floor.
The floOr IS to be full tiled, the. sides
marbled and an entire new set of the
finest fixtures installed.
The Interior.
Upon entering the bank one will
come directly into the lobby, 13X54 feet
in size. The lobby will be on the west
side of the south front of the building
and working compartments will be Oh
the east side, where the lobby now is.
The officers consultation room will
be at the south front, with six work
ing cages arranged nOrthward. In the
lobby will be n drinking fountain and
at the north end of this lobby will be a
ladies waiting room. Passing by this
are several telephone and writing
booths and to the rear of these a
farmers consultation room. To the
extreme north on the east side is the.
bookkeeping department. a 13X1S
feet.
There is also to be a special lighting
system and an interior telephone sys-
TEN, with a phone at each Gag and
elsewhere in the bank. Everything is
to be as modern and up-to-date as pos
sible to make it. The plans and specifi-
cations were made by Boyd 4 Moore
of Des MOines, who make a specially
of bank buildings. This firm made the
plans and specifications OF the STRAIT
ford State bank, II of the finest
small banks to be found in the coun-
try. They have probably planned more
bank buildings in the state OF Iowa
than any other firm.
The contract for this big improve
ment has not yet been let, but a letting
will be arranged soOn in order that
the work may be completed by the late
set. The reconstruction OF this bank
will give Webster City another show
place Of which it may well be proud.
No expense is to be spared and the
building, when completed, will be one
of the most modern, most convenient
and sightliest business homes to be
found in this section of Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
Scott Township.

Silas ClassOn Of Illinois has been Wis
iting relatives in this vicinity.
William, liver and J.. A. HOdnefield
attended the funeral of a relative III
Minnesota last week.
Mrs. Z. l.. Thompson visited at the
J. A. Berven home Saturday afternoon
Oscar Classon and family visited al
the Il. S. Thorson home near Garden
City Sunday.
Miss Anna Halvorson, who is en-
ployed in Roland, spent Sunday at the
Jens HalyorsOn home.
Mrs. Henry Hildahl is visiting at the
J. A. Beryen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert MOrtwedt and
children visited Sunday at Lewis Peter
sons.
MIS-. Clarence Osmundson visited at
the Peter Guam home Monday after.
noon.
March 26.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29

worth visitors in this city this after
noon.
Mrs. y. ]. Whalcy, residing near
town. and her little nephew, Harry
Masterson. of Des Monies. who is Visit
lug at the Whaley home, went TO
Estherville this noon to visit II Tor
mer's brother. Louie Adams, who has
beer very i'll the past several weeks
from complications due to influenza.
Mrs. w. !. Bohlen of Jewell arrived
here this noon to spend Sunday at the
II. d. Blue home.
Mrs. A. V. Carey of Jewell was Il
shopper in Webster City yesterday. :
Warren Il. Dodge was a business
passenger to Eagle Grove this morning,
Attorney j. ID. Porter was n business
passenger to Amcs this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Frank have ar
rived home from their winters so
journ in California. They visited San
Francisco, Salt Lake City. Denver. etc,
on the way home, and greatly enjoyed
their winters stay i'm California.
Mrs. Bernard Millang, Mrs. X. r..
Lewis, Mrs. Ben Cordes and daughter.
Miss Hannah, Mrs. Conrad Fonken,
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Arends, Miss Lydia
Lester and Miss Grace Arnold were
among the Kamrar visitors in this city
yesterday afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
turn
CLOCK AHEAD
Thirty Three Large Cities
of the Country Observe
Daylight Saving
Plan.
DESPITE REPEAL
Local Ordinances Adopted
to Make law Again
Effective.

lBv The Associatel p.ess.l

New York, March 27.-Daylight say
ing will go into effect at 2 o'clock to-
morrow morning in at least 30 Ameri'
can cities and towns, Notwithstanding
the repeal of the law by congress last
summer over President Wilson'S veto
according to the National Daylight as.
ISOLATION in a statement here today. AT
that time clocks will be set ahead one
hour.
The cities and towns which have
adopted daylight saving ordinances are
as follows:
New York-New York City, Buffalo.
Cohoes, Troy, Utica, Syracuse, Yonkers,
Gloversville; New Jersey-Camden,
Plainfield, New Brunswick, Hoboken,
Jersey City; Observation-Disclosures
Lynn, Worcester, Marlboro; Pennsyl-
vania-Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cory,
Allentown, Harrisburg, Easton; Con-
necticut-Hartford, Putnam; Maine
Portland, South Portland New Hamp-
shire, Manchester; Mathematician,
st. Joseph; Colorado, Denver; Ohio,
Columbus; Delaware, Wilmington.
No Confusion.
we do not anticipate any confu-
sion," said Marcus NJ. Marks, president
of the organization which has been
fighting for daylight saving. THE
time adopted by New York City. for
instance, will he automatically Observ-
ed by ali cities and towns within a
radius Of so miles or more of the me-
tropolis. The same can be said OF
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The
New York Central, New York; New Ha-
ven & Hartford, Lackawanna, Reading,
Boston & Maine and Maine Central
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
From Fridays Daily:

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Smith, who have
been spending the winter in California,
arrived home this noon.
+. L.. Miller was a business passen.
ger to Fort Dodge this morning.
Arthur Pose was a business passen.
ger to Council Bluffs today.
L. a. McMurray was a business visi.
tor in Kamrar this morning.
Edwin Erickson of Randall is a oun
ty seat caller today.
Mrs. Oscar johnson of Jewell is Wis,
iting in this city this afternoon.
Mrs. A. N. Moore, Mrs. Il. d. Brin-
ton and Mrs. S. NJ. Brinton of Els
worth and Miss Maude Winterfield of
Radcliffe are visitors in this city this
afternoon. y
Mrs. NJ. II. Hendrickson, Mrs. Il. d.
Waterman and daughter Mary, Mrs.
ECarrie Alexander, Mrs. Dick Water
imam, Mrs. Il. A. Cormaney and Mrs.
Harry Brill are among the Kamrar
visitors in Webster City this afternoon.
Misses Martha and Mae Eide, Mrs.
T. l.. Peterson and Mrs. Nell G. Abel
|of Ellsworth were visitors in this city
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. II. w. Miller and little daugh-
ter went to Des Moines yesterday af-
ternoon. where they will join Mr.. Mil
Ter to spend Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. p. Peterson, C. w. Claire and
daughter, Miss Florence, Mrs. Fred
Thompson, John O. L. Johnson, b. l..
Belleson, liver Iverson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sickenger were among the jew
ell visitors in Webster City yesterday
afternoon,
Mrs. T.. F. Koontz and child, who are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sickenger at Jewell, were.
visitors in this city yesterday. Mr..
Koontz and family expect to move to
this city next week from M~illersburg,
where they now reside, the former hav-
ing purchased the Earl Fisher garage
on Seneca street.
Mrs. John McCarley, Mrs. Matthew
Caruth, Mrs. w. 2. BOssenberger, Mrs.
George Inks and Misses Louise BOssen-
berger and Lillian Sheldon Of Williams
are Webster City visitors today.
Misses Mamie Sanford and Emily
Lyders of Ellsworth are Webster City
visitors this afternoon.
Miss Caroline Olson and Mrs. Pete
Peterson of Randall are callers in this
city this afternoon.
: Judge G. d. Thompson returned
has been holding court.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
Is Former Webster Citian.

Clarion Clipper: Joe Dingman, line
man and general utility man OF the
Northern Iowa Gas & Electric com
pauy's local office, has received a hne
nromotiOn. He has been made assistant
manager Of the Eagle Grove Office anu
will move TO that place as soon as a
successor for him has been employed by
Manager Sheldon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29
Files Petition.

c. w. Jensen has filed Il petition in
the county clerks office asking judg-
ment in the amount of $3.50 against
James Butler and =. w. Lee which
he claims is due him on a bill
of goods,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-03-29

The new house which Murray Nc
Murray is erecting OF Ohio street, east
of the J. Il. Hughes residence, is near
ing completion.
The New York herald., 1920-01-25
ADJUSTMENTS.


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II.
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NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES

F!rrt racc--two-ycar -olAs; three and a
son. lo3; Kehonia. 103: Vera Twyford. lj3:
49, aey K Nss iSs TH ora.ae s raae 81
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II. .igibe-Charlottee c.. III: Twinkir
Blue. rs: Machine Gunner. III; Humpy. H.;
Second racc-.threc- year olds: five and half
furiongs-Rainbow DIVISION. IS: EncTlnita,
W isS; Rasaxza. 1885, DehsTpa Breena. los ;
Ia kiruh lcG: Waldo. Jr.. i0S Flying Frog.
us. Richard v: los: CORTLAND. 100: Enrico
Carnso. III. Eigible---Cormoran. 107: Hack
am amer, los; Powder Fash los
nenc, IA. 90; Grumbling Ina. lO7: Yetta b.
:01. Our Little Anne 1917 Merry Lass. I09
!?" fna s'f s. III I IsfT r HSs nj PpreP
House. III: Mack Garner. IL, Eiigfble-
Mi!d9 loa; True as Steel lI9; Lady Ward.
snTn Dcs%d ga HR G iS
Night Wind. lei; Duke John. li: oppor-
Firth racc-threc. year odds and up: six
iio HON.? Maho hon ii: ricRish, sI liz ''' "'"'
Sixth race--thrce- year .olds and up; mile
End !7 ssyon 4, yards.o1, Sh 81 Madras
prunes. 10; Grandee, II: Huntemann. iii:
Kins Kimpalong;. III. counterbaance. III:
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~; Sasin, III; Broan Horu, Ill: Brickley.
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YOUTHFUL PRODIGY ISSUES
CHAlLEGE TO RIFF EMFN
any MIncricnn ar Canadian Under tx
'pEibie-Brck n Junior Corn.

ri Sii.Ey5bLAND. Feb. .a.-Richard Lee
s Svrh' az, Or Bridgeport. Ohio has is
Sucu !. challenge 10 any American mr.
,,anidian Tncer Is to Il rifle shouting
SOntsst. Ltck recently won rinc
con1paii"'S rational Junior corps cham.
planshiD ~ the age of ) young Beck
eecgan using rifle. At he gave his
nrst exhibition in Martins Ferry. His
second bubble shoot was at Brooksid"
Park, Cleveland. where with an auto
inaiic lille he was able to throw an
empty can on the ground and Keen
II ro'i'ug until he had cmptied his
rinc. In 1917 he entered the rifle COM
pany'S junior. corps, winning the silver
ana. later. the gold medals. the best
priEsS the corps then offered. Later
&c wnn mccall for making n ESQ pcr-
!cct score = few months ago he en-
,efed IN" national shoot of the corps.
iS!nG for first Notified to shoot again
he went at II. though suffering from
,oothache and Il sore hand. lie made
d better score with the pain Than
"ith"n' it,, lie fired five shots at 0fty
iect AZ each of the targets, and a dime
let holes 'u'