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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
SPECIAL. E[EC.
ton ON BONDS
r NV -
School Bonding Proposition
Will Now Have to go
to a Special
Election.
TIME IS TOO SHORT
Regular Election March s is
too Close at Hand
Now. s,
TIME IS TOO SHORT

The matter of the proposed issue OF
$3.50, 900 worth of bonds for the erection
of a fine new school building in Webster
City, will have to be voted upon at a
special election, as the time is now too
short to call it for March s, at which
time the regular school election will be
held. Some members Of the board pre-
fer that this proposition be submitted
at special, rather than the regular
election in any event.
The law requires the publication Of a
notice four weeks. Had meeting OF
the board been held last week, it would
have been possible to have held the
bond election at the same time as the
election of members of the board, had
the board wished it so. Owing to the
illness of some, however, and to the
fact that others were out of the city,
no meeting was held last week, so that
now twill be necessary to hold a spe-
cial election for the presentation of the
bond issue.
Several members of the board hold,
however, that it is better that the pro
posed bond issue be submitted at spe.
cial election when it will be the sole
question to be voted on. In that way
it is held, there will be no opportunity
for beclouding the issue or OF mixing
the candidates. of different men with q
fight for or against the bonds. just
when the board will meet and call q
special election on the proposed bond
issue is not certain. Secretary Hender.
son expects to be away a part Of this
week, as also do several of the mem
hers, so it may be that no meeting will
be held until some time next week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
StanllODe.

Fred Johnson went to Stratford Fri
day noon and spent the afternoon on
business.
A. G. Hoot was down from Webster
City Saturday on business.
Glen Stark and Leonard Egland re-
turned Friday from trip to Des
MOines.
Bessie Dyvig and Stella Guam came
home Friday noon from Jewell and
spent the past week convalescing from
an attack of the influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ii. Dick left Friday
for Iowa City to see their son Nelson,
who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Willard Smith and Asa CottingtOn
are home from three days trip to Des
MOines.
Alice Thompson of Des Moines visit
led Sunday at the Martin Olson home.
Robert Il. Fisher was Il passenger t.
Boone Saturday morning.
Alvin G. Anderson and Clarence An
|derson returned Saturday from a few
days trip to Des Moines.
Mrs. H. Kromiga left Saturday for
Albert Lea after an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. e. III. Brewer.
Mrs. &. A. Bubeck has returned TO
Stratford after visit at the DR.. X. j.
LeavenwOrth home.
Mrs. John Steiner and children left
Thursday Of last week for Renwick.
where they are moving to their new
Home. Mrs. Sterner's brother, Weldon
Kepler, accompanied her as far as Eagle
Grove.
Mrs. G. E. Mcfarland has been en-
joying a visit the past week from her
niece, Miss Lois Toombs, Of Marshall
town.
Mrs. c. A. Ristrim returned Monday
from Dies MOines.
Bertha Oppedal left Monday for Des
Moines where she is spending a few
weeks at wholesale house getting new
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
NJ Z. Henderson Resigns,

Nj. l.. Henderson, formerly of Ran
dali, who has been the busy and COM
petent county agent for Ida county
since July 1, 1913, has placed his
resignation with the officers of the Ida
County Farm Bureau, effective March
1. +. II. Sawyer, an Ames graduate
who has been acting as assistant. cOun
ty agent at Fargo, n. D., for the past
six months, has been elected to succeed
him.
The Freeman-Journal is not advised
as to MI. HendersOn's Intentions, but
as he has farming interests here it is
not unlikely that he will return tc
Randall.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
Williams Items.

Peter Rolling was operated on for
galIstOnes at Ellsworth hospital, Iowa
Falls, Thursday. Mrs. VIM. +. Bossen-
berger went with him and cared for
him for several days. He was getting
along nicely Saturday.
Miss Mere was in Iowa Falls between
trains Friday evening.
q. Shane sold his two houses here a
few days ago and has bought a fine
place in Iowa Falls, where the family
will move soon.
Miss Maude' Millsap who has been
teaching near Randall, is at home with
flu.
Lucille Hartwig is home from Cedar
Falls ill with flu.
Maurine Ricke was taken very sick
in school Friday and had to be taken
home.
Misses Lulu Walker, Florence Doyle
and Janice Hanlin were home for the
week end from Iowa Falls where they
are attending Ellsworth college. Miss
Hanlin was here Thursday night for
the dance.
Leland Wagner, Joe WEIGH and Ellen
Cox have all been out of school the past
week with colds or flu.
Mrs. John Caruth returned from Des
Moines Tuesday after ten days spent
studying spring styles and buying stock.
Merle and Ernie went down and came
home with their mother.
Mrs. Sammy FitchOrn is very i'll with
influenza.
Mrs. Guy Moore, who had been quite
i'll with influenza, passed away Friday
evening. Mrs. Moore is sister of Mrs:
Sammy FitchOrn.
Mrs. +. +. Jewett and daughter Elsie
were Iowa Falls visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Walker were in
Des Moines last week on business, re-
turning home Saturday.
Clifford Wilkinson returned Saturday
from st. Louis where he had been on
Il business trip.
Feb. 8.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
Small emilia Dies.

Fay Izola Pollock, the three year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pol
lock, passed away at Z o'clock yester-
day morning at the family home five
miles south of this city. The body will
be placed in the maus0leum and will
probably be taken to Indiana later
where the funeral will be held.
The death was caused by an abscess
of the brain. Two other daughters are
left in the family, and both are i'll at
present with influenza.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
Real Estate Transfers.

John skare and VT to B. S. Millett
IN so # of LOT s ~ X. 4 E. I'd Add
Jewell Jct.-$1, 204.
N. c. Oleson and VT to II. Woolsey
lot / blk II HSmer-$11O.
Cecile Wood and hush to B. e
Pierce-n X n1a and part of sw and
tract in S u Sc 3O-SS-25--$$2S. 400.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09

ideas for the spring millinery season.
Belle. Evans came Monday from Chi
cago for visit at the Albert Jacobson
home.
Josephine and Emma Sunnoe have
returned home after spending some time
with their sister, Mrs. E. 0. Madison,
lat Story City.
Irene and Thora Iverson returned
Monday to Jewell following two days
visit at home.
Mrs. Sam S. Stark was a passenger
to Jewell Monday for brief visit.
Mrs. A. F. Swanson returned from
Stratford Monday and spent few days
here, leaving Wednesday for Webster
City, where she will make an extended
visit with her mother and sister at the
Stark home.
Dr. Il. f. RambO arrived Thursday
morning and took up his practice as an
NJ D.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Larson came
down from Algona recently and visited
lat Mrs. LarsOn's parental home. They
left Thursday for MarshalltOwn to visit
Mrs. Larson's sister, Mrs. Geo. La
frentz, before moving to Blue Earth,
Mimi, where Mr.. Larson will farm this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.. Sogard came up
from Ames Thursday to attend the
Thorsbaliken sale.
G. Scott returned last Saturday from
Ogden.
Audley Kent came home from Des
Moines Saturday night and has been
Ic0nvalescing from light attack OF in
lhuenZa.
Esther Whaley came home from Web
ster City Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Brewer left
Tuesday for Albert Lea, called there
by the death of Mrs. Brewers only sis
ter, Mrs. Gregson, who was a victim
of influenza.
Mrs. NJ. A. Harris came Tuesday
from Webster City and spent the day
with her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
c.. Harris.
Mrs. Frank Erickson came up from
Ames Tuesday and visited at the A..
A. Hanson home.
Mrs. Malinda SeyertsOn came lp from
Slater Tuesday and visited until Sat
urday with her daughter, Mrs. II. f.
Satire and family.
Thelma Netland returned Tuesday to
Eagle Grove after a days visit will
her sister, Mrs. Albert Craig. Little
Thelma Craig went home with her for
a few days.
| Mrs. L. X. Largent went to Stanford
Wednesday to care for Mrs. Prinl, who
has been quite i'll with pneumonia.
j. A. Johnson left Wednesday for Des
Moines to see his son Fred.
The plasterers have begun work on
the 5. J. COttington residence in the
west part of town. Charles House and
brother of Jewell are doing the work.
Andrew Peterson was a business pas
senger to Stratford Wednesday.
i Ruth Bibler returned Wednesday to
Parkville, Mo-, after a weeks visit with
| her brother, ID. u. Bibler.
Mrs. Adie Froneen and daughter Jo-
ihanna returned to their home ut Ida
Grove Thursday.
Word was received here Thursday
of the death on Wednesday Of Mrs.
Fred o. johnson OF Remsens
Mrs. G. +. Kepler and Dewey were
Stratford business visitors Thursday.
Ben Highland went to Fort Dodge
Thursday on business.
H. v. Squirting was business pas
senger to Stratford Thursday.
| Chas. Clarke was up from Ames on
business Thursday.
Walter AckersOn came home Thurs
day from ten days visit with rela-
| tive at Denver, Colo.
Della Hamilton was recently up from
Boone for visit at home.
Feb. Z.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09

Charles T. Smith, Harold J. Smith.
T.. A. Lehnhard. Bert Dragoo and Mr..
and Mrs. julius Bermann have gone to
Des MOines to attend the state clOthiers
convention which is in session there
this week commenting today and lasting
until Thursday evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kellogg left
Saturday afternoon for a few days WIS.,
it with the latter's parents at Clear
Lake.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. f. Mueller and
daughter Clarine left this afternoon for
Des Moines to be present ut four
days convention of hardware men.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09

Sulky plcws at $65. For sale by
the Webster City Implement company
2-9d6fljl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
viii Attend Convention.

County Engineer Fl. 4. Little and
the following civil engineers of the
county will attend the> annual cOnven-
ton of the Iowa Engineering society
to be held in Fort Dodge Feb. IS and
10:
+. A. Tiff, +. S. Boudinot, II. G.
Austin, O. o. How'd, c. FL. Currie, F.
III. Austin.
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Whv Most Men Seek Wealth.

Every vigorous man needs some kind
of contest. some sense of resistance
overcome, in order to feel that he is
exercising his faculties. Under the
influence Of economics theory has
grown up that what men desire is
wealth. The less active members Of
a communit, often do in fact desire
wealth, since IT enables them to crafty
a taste for passive enjoyment. and to
secure respect without exertiOn. But the
energetic men who make great for
tunes seldom desire the actual money ::
they desire the sense Of power through
q contest. and the joy Of successful
activity. The only element of truth
in the economic theory that these men
are actuated by desire for money IL
this: owing to the fact that money Is
believed to be desirable. the making
of money is recognized as the test of
success.-HOn. Bertrand Russell.
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thought of it right off. I'll be nine
teen in nineteen nineteen"
ooh. how wonderful! I" thrilled the
chubby one.
Three years suffice to change many
a flapper into real young woman.
Marie Fenton passed her nineteenth
birthday early in January of 1919. The
months passed on. October came and
and still the bright light that had
fared from the depths of the crystal
ball to the eyes Of the interpreter
failed to illume with it's radiance the
life of Marie.
The summers cocky straw sailor
had given place to a fiery-red tam.
But still the latter was never pulled
into place over Marie's ut eyebrow
as she set off for business in the
morning without the accompanying
hope that this might be the day of
days.
Then it happened-when Marie least
expected it.
There was a new purchasing agent.
Marie was sent in to take dictatiOn
from him. He was tall and broad
Notwithstanding. Marie thought
and he had that suave way with him
that convinces one woman at time
that she is the only woman.
1t convinced Marie to such an ex-
tent that the curves and dashes on
the pad before her became alarm
ingly blurred.
Bring the letters to me just be-
fore five" Into these seven words
Mr.. Beers managed to condense vol
umes of meaning: That he was lOath to
send Marie away; that five O'Clock
was long way off; that he should
await her return impatiently, and that
when the longed-for hour arrived
well, somehow there was q vaguely rO-
mantle suggestion Of tryst.
Marie's fingers justified their auto
matte training that afternoon. for her
thoughts went skylark!ng down the
ong lane of the future. when some one
all and stunning walked by her side.
hen 4 :45 came and she presented the
The Benson signal., 1920-04-10

You become nervous, deSpondent, sick,
leverish, irritable, have spots appearing
before the eyes, bagsiunder the lids, and lack
ambition to do things.
The latest and most effective means OF
overcoming this trouble, is to eat sparingly
Of meat, drink plenty of water between
meals and take single Anuric tablet before
each meal for a while.
Simply ask your druggist for Anurio
(anti-uric-acid) If you aren't feeling up to
the standard. If you have lumbago. rheu-
matism, dropsy, begin Immediately this
treatment with Anuric.
The physicians and specialists at DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y,
have thoroughly tested this prescription
and have been with one accord successful In
eradicating these troubles.
Patients having once used Anuric at the
institution have repeatedly sent back for
more. Such a demand has been created
that Doctor Pierce decided to put Anuric in
the drug stores Of this country, in ready
to-use form.
Omaha, Nebr.-"I ached all over and
fell 30 badly that I could not sleep at night,
my bladder seemed weak, gave me consid-
Arahle trouble, and caused stinging sensa-
tionS. / read an advertisement of DIR.
Herce's Anuric (anti-uric-acid) and pur-
chased bottle. It was only few days
before felt wonderfully relieved, and all
the soreness left me. am glad to endorse
such worthy medicine and always shall
recommend it."-MRS. w. G. ZESCH-
MAN, 1882 N. 18th st.
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THREE
NINETEENS.
By DORA NOLAN.

The woman in the SOiled red satin
kimono rested triple chins on upturned
palms, pudgy elbows on the spotted
crimson cover Directly in the center
tai BALL Into this the woman gaZed
through eyes as opaque as jet beads.
Opposite, huddled close together on q
rickety plush settee. sat her audience,
two grown-up children or very young
ladies, if one might choose to call
them-the man in the street would
have chosen to call them "nappers."
In deep, artificially bass voice
which rumbed up from somewhere in
the depths of the red kmonO the crys-
tai gazer spoke. The words came
slowly:
81 see IN the life Of the slim one"
Marie FentOn clutched at the hand
of her plump companion.
81 see in the life Of the slim one"
repeated the oracle. "a bright light.
1t flares up suddenly, then burns
steadily through the years. 1t is the
love light. 1t comes the year the
same number appears three times in
the future of her whose life | see here
depicted"
The fat sybil lifted her chins from
their resting place. yawned expansive
ly, then turned to her audience with
a brisk, business-like air. "A dollar
apiece" she demanded, stretching ont
a hand decorated with many rings.
This sudden metamorphosis Of a
prophecies, endowed with magical pow
er to see around the curves of the long
lane of going-tO-be, into mere greedy
mOney-getter was disconcert:ng to the
spellbound listeners. But they opened
their handbags quickly and paid the
fee.
'Of course she has to live" little
Marie Fenton excused as they hur
ried down the dark stairway.
eyes, suppose so, and she looks
as though she ate lot. too" agreed
her stouter companion. But, oh,
Marie, What she foretold for you
is wonderful What can she mean by
the same number coming three times?'
''Why, that's easy enough to under
stand" replied Marie, proudly. 81
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MARRYING FOR PRETTY FACE
Browninu's "Andrea del Sarto" Raises
Question Whether Beauty Is or
Is Not All-Suffcient.

Should man marry girl with a
pretty face simply because she ap-
pealed to his artistic eye?
Back in the thirteenth century An
drea del Sarto, master Florentine
painter, married hatter's widow, "a
woman of pretty face and sensuous
figure" but she didn't appreciate his
painting and "his soul starved"
Robert Browning caught the intro
spective struggle of the artist against
"self imposed shackleS" and the poem
was interestingly interpreted in read
ing by DR.. Edward Howard Griggs at
WitherspOOn hall before the Univer-
sity Extension society, says the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin.
To the largely feminine audience the
reading was a warning to treat mas
culine temperament with careful con-
sideratiOn.
To the men present 1t raised the
question whether they should give a
pretty girl a civil service examination
before marriage.
Mature makes them so beautiful"
said DR.. Griggs in speaking of beau
tifu women who do not appreciate
talented husbands 'that you think
there must be surely something of the
higher mental self in them"
But as Browning shows in his poem
of the painter and as DR.. Griggs
pointed out. "kings and masters may
appreciate the talent Of q man, but
his wife merely worries about the next
pay envelope"
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| letters for signature, 1t caused her no
surprise at all that Mr. Beers should
suggest walking home with her.
Wasn't it all fOreordained? Then,
too, it seemed perfectly natural and at
the same time incredibly marvellous
! that the new purchasing agent should
ask her to go to the movies that very
evening. And some people said crys-
tai gazing was all huge fake!
AS Marie closed the front door be-
hind her and passed through to the
kitchen where Mrs. Fenton was pre-
pairing the evening meal, something in
tangible pricked her bubble of elatiOn.
What was it that had filled her
thoughts before that fateful moment
when she had opened Mr. Beers office?
Her mothers greeting words brought
it all back.
Bob is much worse" she announced.
Bob? Oh, yes, to be sure; Bob was
sick-that was the truant thought
Bob Bryan, the standby of child
hood and girlhoOd funny. steady true
blue old Bob, who would have let them
cut off his right hand for her any time.
she knew; and who had always been
why. as much part Of life as moth
er herself!
But how tiresome that Bob's illness
should have TO come right now, when
she wanted no shadOws-only the high
lights of happiness! Marie had nev-
er been in the habit Of cOnfiding her
innermost thoughts in her mother and
now it would be impossible to make
her understand.
'Well, | must confess that never
thought daughter Of mine could be
so heartless as to go to a show with
stranger when her playmate and chum
was dying, like enough. This new
generation moves too rapidly for me I"
Mrs. FentOn's tone was bitter.
But Marie went. Bob couldn't be in
danger: it was unthinkable. And he
would have been the last one to wish
her to stay home.
The picture that night concerned the
love adventures of word-famOus
comedian. The audience rocked with
mirth. But suddenly some awkward
movement Of the irresistible little man
reminded Marie of Bob. Bob was
bit clumsy, too, in just that way.
And then. because of the subtle ar
tistry of the actor, Marie saw in the
woe-begone plight Of the man of the
comedy the utter tragedy that the
D<N1N f1yn
that-and 1t would all be black real
ity.
A great revulsiOn swept over the
girl On its surge she almost sprang
to her feet, Indifferent as to her com
paniOn'S reception of her hurried ex-
cuses. and fastened out of the theater
and home.
Marie burst into the sitting room,
out of breath. Mother. how is Bob?"
she cried.
Goodness. girl! What are you do
ing home so sOOn?" Mrs. FentOn de-
manded.
81 want to know how Bob is -
Hes had a turn for the better.
Here-where are you going now?"
I'm going right over there to send
my love up to Bob!" called the girl
over her shoulder. That was all the
mother heard. But all the way to
BOh's home these words sounded
over and over again IN Marie's heart:
81 thought | was following comet.
but it was only a will O. the wisp be-
side the real thing!'
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Baked His Desire.

A gentleman and his wife were ad-
Lllring some college buildings erected
Ly wealthy alumni. Presently they
came to noble hall, over the main
entrance of which was tablet read
ing, Erected by John c. Black, as
memorial to his beloved wife,"
"Oh," he said with sigh, that is
what l should like to do for my col
Iege." And for the life of him he
couldn't understand why his wife sud-
denly became cold to him.
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elsewhere printing
telephone
bne this
for which such expenditures the expenditures
including
the
of the committee public
ton in the form foregoing
public information,
disposition mailing
ready a me s
The Benson signal., 1920-04-10

Senator Smoot Of Utah, introduced
resolution the other day, which was
read, considered by unanimous con-
sent and agreed to in part as follows
Resolved, That the director Of the
council Of national defense is here
by directed to report to the senate as
soon as practicable: A statement
showing all the expenditures Of the
committee on public information by
principal classes, such as salaries;
travelling; printing done at the govern
The Benson signal., 1920-04-10

toward cleaner and better lives. It's
officers and leaders are unnamed, but
the head, who is known as the Gray
Brother, is said to be a man of much
capacity and influence. He is on terms
Of friendly intimacy with several Uni
ted States senators and is said to be
not unknown at the White House.
The Gray Brotherhood is responsible
for several prison investigations
brought with the desire to improve
conditions and not merely to play
nnlitiCC Or satisfy q or11dno It Ia oil.
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especially 0
ted q
politically will be made the CRAFTS said
through legislatures is
outu penal system.
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Stunned.

"If labor persists in its arrogance"
said the town man. "the time will come
when the hired man who does full
and honest days work will be de-
nounced as traitor by his class"
'The hired man who d0es-good
gosh !-whatY astoundcdly yelled
Farmer Bentover.-Kansas City Star.
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HEADACHE
Often Caused by
ACid-St0n1aCFl

Yes. indeed. moe often than you think.
Because ACID STOMACH, starting with in
digestion. heartburn belching, food-repeat-
ing. biOat and gas. il not checked, will even-
tualiy affect every vital organ of the body.
Severe. binding. splitting headaches are,
therefore. of frequent occurrence as a result
OF this upset condition.
Take EATONIC. 1t quickly banishes acid
stomach with its sour bloat, pain and gas.
It aids dlgestion-helps the stomach get
full strength from every mouthful of food
you eat Millions of people are miserable.
weak, sick and ailing because of ACID
STOMACH. PoisOns, created by partly d.
gested food charged with acid, are absorbed
into the blood and distributed throughout
the entire system. This often causes rheu-
matism. biliousness. cirrhosis of the liver.
heart trouble, ulcers and even cancer Of
the stomach. 1t robs its victims of their
health. undermines the strength of the
most vigorous.
II you want to get back your physical
and mental strength-be full Of vim and
vigOr-enjoy life and be happy, you must
get rid of your acid stomach.
In EATONIC you will find the very help
you need and it's guaranteed. so get big
soc box from your druggist today. II it
fails to please you, return 1t and he will
refund your money