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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Toy Lore in Japan.

Stewart Culin in Asia Magazine
There is a pleasing custom among the
Japanese to carry home presents to
their friends, and especially to the chill
dren of the family, whenever they go
travelling. AS they are much given to
travelling and making pilgrimages, a
regular business has sprung up OF sup
plying souviners, and these souviners
called miyage, consist for the greater
part of children's toys. Not infre-
ouently they have some historical or
religious association, and sometimes
they are regarded As sacred in them
selves and as bringing good fortune.
They are frequently, in fact, degener-
ATE forms of charms and magical
things, and the line between the two
classes of objects cannot be sharply
defined-a collection of charms o
different temples in Japan, which the
uninitiated would very PROBABLY re-
gard simply as toys. On the other hand
many Of the toys are so replete with
religious associations that it is diff
cult TO know whether to regard them
as charms or p%laythings.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Foolish Folks i'm the City.

Eagle Grove Times-GaZette: Dur
folks over in the big city are Il fine,
consistent family, TO be sure. They sit
around the house and yOwl about the
the farmers, retailers and commissions
men are charging, and then trip lightly
to the phone, call up the grocer and the
butcher anlr9rder them to send up
this. that and the other food articles
without Il question of price!
The grocer or butcher charges what
he pletscs. He adds a percentage for
the telephone, for the telephone girl,
for the auto truck in which the deliver
les are made, for the gasoline, for eX-
lpected new tires, for his garage build
ing, for the auto drivers wages, for
the wear and the tear, and perhaps for
another machine that must 500 fol-
low this one. Then, the chances are,
he adds another percentage as profit
on the money invested in payment OF
all these delivery expenses he is put to.
What a difference from the days
of our fathers and grandfathers. In
the '70s and sos you'd sec granddad
or dad set forth from the ho:'se on
Saturday evening, market basket on
one ARM, wife on the ether. They pro
.nnxInI Inv f,ns ~ pOfJn IF fnnv mad 81
buggy or carriage, to the market or
market locality. Arriving there, they
moved from stall to stall or counter
to counter, pricing meats and foods
as they went along and gradually fill
ing that. basket with good things to eat
at reasonable prices. Usually there
was a bargain or two in that basket.
When they returned home they had
just what they needed. If they didn't
have what they wanted it was their
own fault. No trouble over wrong
deliveries and poor grades OF goods
at high prices: Nor did they pay the
grocer for ii lot of expensive delivery
charges.
And people lived well in those days.
The food was not put UP in brilliantly
printed packages, but it was as good,
or better. If an article didn't look right
dad and granddad did not buy it.
Our high cost of living wouldn't be
VII, -. ls-1> 80 a. thnys and
mother went to markets as all fathers
and mothers of over 30 years ago did.
But whether we know it or not, a snob-
bishness has entered I'll systems that
makes such direct action in buying i'm
possible any more, and therefore we SIT
around supremacy and futively yowl
about the horrible way the money is
going.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Economical Robin.

oh. what do you suppose, my dear,
Old Robin Redbreast said this year!
He said: Dear wife, tO-loO- ra-loo,
l think we'll make last years nest do
And Mrs. Robin looked at him
As lie hoped about from limb to limi
And she answered: Yes, dear, twee
dle-lee.
There's the old house in the apple tree
Then Robin tripped from twig to twis
And brought Il dinner fat and big,
While wiley sang 'to-lOo-ra-lay
And fixed the house in trim array.
So i'm the old house quite content
They'll live and not pay any rent,
While Robin sings "tO-lOo-ra-li-
Who says the cost of living's high!
Sophie L. Redford.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
smoke PEACE
Pipe AGAIN
Indians of Dozen Tribes to
GathersfOr Celebration
of HudsOn's Bay
Company.
DESIGN SPECIAL PIPE
Big Pagent Planned With
Impressive Cere-
monies.
SPECIAL PIPE
(By The Associated Press.)

10y LIE aSSOCIdlcu lcSS.J
Winnipeg, Man, April 23.-Indians
of a dozen tribes will smoke the pipe
of peace with Sir. Robert Kindersley,
G.. 3. T.. governor of HudsOn's Bay com
pany at impressive ceremonies at Low
or Fort Garry during the celebration of
the company's 2J0th anniversary on
May 3.
The calumet of red sandstone has
been specially designed for the occas-
ion. Its bowl is carved with pictures
symbolic of friendship that has existed
for centuries between the company ana
the Indians and its stem will bear in
relief the tOtems of all the tribes.
The indians who will take part in
the ceremonies are chiefs and chosen
men from the Crees of Hudson Bay,
Swampy Greek of northern SaSkatch-
evan. Blackfeet, Piegans and Assina-
BONES of p~rairies and tribesmen from
the Athabasca and British Columbia.
Big Pagent.
When the pagent on the Red River
with Governor Kindersley riding in Il
birch bark canO in the midst OF a fur
brigade formed Of Indians and trappers
In York boats and canoes, reaches Low.
err Fort Garry eighteen miles below its
starting point in Winnipeg, two ancient
brass cannOns at the gate will thunder
n salute. Within the stone walls OF the
old stronghold where the first treaty
was signed between Canada and the
western tribes in 1871. Governor Kind
ersley will renew the pledges of friend
ship between the Indians and the COM
pany.
When the Indians have passed before
him and shaken his hand, he will con-
fer upon each a medal struck in on the
occasion. Then one of the chiefs will
fill the peace pipe with tobacco II
having lighted it with coal from The
campfire will present it to Governor
Kindersley. Sir. Robert will take a
formal puff after which the calumet
will he circulated among the tribes
men.
The ceremonies will conclude with an
0pen-air feast during which the In
dams will sqpat upon the ground in a
semi-circle about the governor. Indian
orators will speak and Sir. Robert will
deliver an address in reply. Then the
chief will present to Governor kinders-
ley an deliberately beaded belt OF wam-
pun as a token of their renewed
pledges of fealty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

E-Nk1sN Sr-wrHNE - EN~f'HFf ~
dredths second class; below this,
probation with d chance Of obtaining
rank through increased efforts.
The e%nginemen are men Of the same
qualifications as IA machinist. The
course is four months and any capable
man becomes a first class engineman
and by one years experience chief
machinists' mate. A branch of the
machinists' mates are the aviation
mechanics. This school, which is'locat-
ed at the Great Lakes, prepares the
men for work on the navy's great air
fleet. To be eligible to this school a
man must be a citizen, between twenty
one and thirty-fve, with some knowl-
edge of gasoline or internal combus-
ton engines. The course covers three
months and during this time. all kinds
of engines, including the famous lib
erty, are studied. At the end OF the
course he is graduated with the rank
of petty officer. This branch offers
good pay.
The United States navy maintains
two artificers schools at Mare Island,
Calf, and at Norfolk, Va. 1t is not
realized by many that a battleship is
a complete piece of machinery and
must have good care. In the compile
ment of the U. S. S. New Mexico,
there are twcnty-three artiticers,
whose duty it is to maintain in perfect
repair the hull and hull fittings. The
school at Mare Island, for example,
courses siXty-men and after cOmplet-
ing the course they are examined by
three men who determine their fitness
for sea duty. The students are in
structed in drafting, shop arithme-
tic, moIding, carpentering, painting,
metal and machine work, and in oXy-
acetylene and foundry work. Each
class is required to take a general
course besides their own special one.
Here as in other branches, athletics
are encouraged.
TO become Il YOeman in the United
States navy a man must pass through
the preliminary, supply and executive
classes, and may then take special
work in either the pay or commanding
officers class. Those who have finish
ed the course are assigned to sea duty.
The radio branch of the United
States navy is M Of its best. With
out radio the radius OF operators OF a
fleet would greatly be- diminished.
The radio school was first begun at
Brooklyn but later was moved to
Harvard University. The course is
thirty-twO weeks. Athletics play a
great part in this school.
Men who are in the navy may retire
after sixteen years at One-third pay,
after twenty years at one-half pay
and after thirty years at three-fourths
pay. None of these things are possible
in civilian life.
Survey both sides Of the question
and decide. Do it now!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
How Times Change.

Looks like fate has it in for the
old-fashioned fellows. Look what is
happening to our beloved three RS
for instance, the rallying point Of our
deposition to educational progress.
Lon off the frills and concentrate on
Reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic, we used
to shout, with full assurance that most
Everybody would chortle, amen" Add
ling machines, weighing machines, COM
putting machines are fast eliminating
arithmetic as a business qualification.
A ten year old boy can now do with
mechanical appliances, such as you
find in most any grocery. dry goods or
feed store, things that would battle a
college president who stuck to the old
time way, and in a fraction Of the
tine. A high school girl, with strength
lenough to urn a little crank, can post
lthc ,'ooEs Of a bank and make a ma
Ic;.iHe tell you how much Is to your
Icrcdit or how much you may be over
aa"n. 4 high school boy, with a sim
pie little interest book, can tell you in
lust Il few seconds how much interest
la note for $s333.13 would draw in 1h
days at ) "a per cent, wehreas it used
to take an expert accountant a long
time to arrive at the same conclusion
with pencil and paper. In Bassett's
dry goods store you order 1OA yards
of calico which may cost 3S "a cents
a yard. Only those experts in aritn-
metic could figure out how much you
owed if things were run on the old
plan. But the firm has a machine
which not only measures the goods but
also computes how much you should
pay for what you buy. AS for the
IsecOnd Il, what firm places a premium
on writing any more? You are expect
led to be proficient with a typewriter
rather than with the pen and will find
it hard to secure work if you insist on
getting correspondence the Old-fashiOn-
ed way. The other r. is just as i'm
pOrtant as ever. 1t is taught more
prOficiently than formerly in our
schools but is later neglected because
nobody, it seems has time, or is willing
to take time for wholesome, instructive
reading. The more we think of 1t the
more convinced we become that any
boy or girl, aided by machines like
those you find in most any establish
ment, can get along in Office, bank or
store with only a modest kOwledge of
the three RS, such as they now get IN
our schools. If their ambitions ex-
tend to mechanics, sciences, arts or
what is known as the learned profess
sions, however, they must know a lot
of other things and the foundation of
this knowledge lies in what we SO glib!y
term educational frills.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Stavangerites to Norway.

Story City Herald: b. l.. Belleson,
the interchangeable Stavangerite Of jew
ell, has rounded up 1000 Norwegian
Americans for a trip to ''gamle Norge
this summer. The boat will leave New
York May II. and the big party eN-
poets to return the latter part OF
August.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
And She Didn't Know.

Edinburg Scotsman: Little Girl
ment)-Mamma, why do all these
boarding houses object to children?
Fond Mother-I'm sure l don't know.
and see what the baby is bowling
about and tell johnny to stop throw
ing things at people in the street, and
make George and Kate stop fighting,
and tell Dick if he doesn't stop bang
ing that drum so hard I'll take it
away from him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
The Dead Soldier.

Though sweet were lifc's and friend
ships smile,
I gave my life, my hopes and all
The crisis made my gift seem small
Great deeds of old, and now, make
life worth while.
Remember me at home sometimes,
When strange sweet flowers bloom
overhead
My rest camps with the silent
dead,
Meath toll of bells and cherry chimes,
&c. w. WhitchOrn.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
An Indefinite Future.

Birmingham Age-Herald: Are there
no forward looking people in this
town. asked the stranger with a mis-
sion.
YEP replied the village pOstmast-
er. Il guess we've got a dozen or So"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Satan didn't advertise
His fruit in Eden Park;
And Noah didn't advertise,
And yet he filed his ark.

Don't ask me. friends. to advertise,
| really must decline.
The good ways of their days
Are good cnuff for mine.
Editors Notc-A singular inter
est is attached to the above lines be
cause the author failed in business
the week after they were peniled. lie
was later Il county charge, and died
recently, a broken and miserable ruin
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
A Reason for Looking Young.

Stars and Stripes: Hello, colonel
said the eN-buck. "YOu look ten years
younger
Il ought to- said the exc. ID. I'm
now"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Washington Star: is your boy
Josh patient and perservingE
In some respects" replied Farmer
'CorntoSsel. He stands in line for al
hour. if necessary. TO buy u ticket 10 Il
picture show"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Hard Boiled

Louisville COurier-JOurnal: We are
conducting Il sandwich contest.
Send us a sandwich and tell us how
you made it.
wich.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
County Recorder.

county HeCOf0ef.
Editors Freeman-Journal: Please
announce through the columns of y0ur
paper that I am q candidate for the
Republican nomination Of county rec
order, subject to the will Of the voters
at the primary in June.
Mrs. II. w. Holiday.
Webster City, March 8.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For County Treasurer.

Eds. Freeman-Journal: Please an
nounce that I am a candidate for the
nomination Of county treasurer, sub
ject to the will Of the Republican
voters as expressed in the June pri-
maries.
William II. Harrison.
Webster City, March 9th.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

The sum of wisdom is that the time
is never lost that is devoted to work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Carroll Herald: Last week Martin
Mccullough bought a 100 acre farm
from w. B. Swaney. The land is locat-
ed south of Tempelton and Mr.. McCol-
Tough paid $3.50 an acre for it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Iowa Land Sales.

Eagle Grove Times: The Henry
dahn S3-acre farm / and u miles west
If Clarion, was sold again yesterday,
e. B. Matthias being the buyer. He
purchased the same from Lewis and
David Bell for the sum of $4,000 or
IN advance of about $4,000 over what
the boys paid for it last year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Eagle Grove Times: Last week A. ID.
Eley sold his Minnesota farm to j. w.
ienneberry of Eegle Grove at a sub
;tantial advance in price The tract is
located near Hayfield and contains l97
acres. 1t was purchased last June al
S126.5O per acre and sold for S1o5.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
rents SKY.
ROCkETING
Massachusetts Commission
on NeceSsaries of Life
Fails to Lower
Rent.
IN LEAGUE
Thousands Tenements Emp.
ty Because of Lack of
Repairs.
(By The Associated Press.)

Boston, Mass, April 22.-Massa-
chulsetts has not yet been able to make
up for its shortage of homes and keep
rents from sky-rocketing. A state
commission on the necessaries of life is
struggling with the problem but mean
while tenants in this city and else
where have obtained little relief. Sew
eral tenant groups recently refused to
pay advances in rem demanded OF
them and by joint action avoided evic-
ton which would have been legal upon
80 days notice.
TwO-hundred tenants at Revere have
formed a corporation known as the
Tenants League to combat rent in
creases and have announced that they
will tolerate no more advances in rent
and requested aid from the city's local
department.. The issue there is still in
doubt,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Sheldon Sun: John Westra bought
the Brooks eighty two miles northwest
of Sanborn last week for 500 per
acre, aggregating ~S46,0OG.00. The
party selling to Nj. Westra formerly
resided near Hull, who purchased an
eighty nea Hull for 5000 an acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
For County Recorder.

Eds. Frecmun-Journal: Please an
nOunce that l am a candidate fOy the
nomination of county recorder, subject
to the will of the Republican voters at
the June primary.
! II. White.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Webster City, March 8.
County Clerk.

Editors Freeman-Journal: Please
announce that I I'm a candidate for the
nomination of county clerk, subject to
the will Of the republican voters ut the
June primaries.
W. II. Cunningham.
Webster City, March II.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26

Remsen Enterprise: The high marx
for land around Remsen was set last
Thursday when the old Bunkers farm
a half mile from the south town limits.
vas sold in two parcels. the prices be-
ing 1926 and $3.50 per acre. The for
mer price, which was paid for the part
including the building, is the highest
price on record in the vicinity OF Rem
sen, the acreage considered. The en-
tire tract consists of 2G3 acres and is
located on both sides of the Remsen-
Kingsley road. Fred Rolling, who
lives on his own farm just south Of the
Bunkers property, purchased the l36
acres adjoining his place and located
on the east side of the road, ut 500
per acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
County Attorney.

Editors Frecman-J Journal: Please an
,ounce that l am a candidate for the
nomination for county at
Edward r. Prince.
Webster City, March 10. !
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
County Clerk.

Editors Freehan-Journal: Will you
kindly In your columns that
I am a candidate for the nomination
Of county clerk, subject to the will Of
the republicans voters at the June pri-
maries.
F. E. Beshey.
Webster City, March IL.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
For County Auditor.

Editors Freemun-JOurnal: l hereby
announce myself a candidate for the
nomination MS county auditor of HAM
iltOn county for the term beginning
January !, 1921, subject to the will OF
the Republican voters OF said county
expressed at the June primaries.
Howard Baxter.
Webster City, March %.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Supervisor.

Editors Frecman-J Journal: Will
you please announce that I am u
candidate for the nomination Of super
visor in the Third district, subject to
the will of the Republican voters at the
primaries in June.
L. L. Eppard.
Kamrar. Iowa, April ).
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
County Attorney.

Editors Freeman-J Journal: / hereby
to the Republican voters of
Hamilton county that I am Il candidate
for the Office Of county attorney, sub
ject to their will as expressed ut tho
June primaries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Webster City, April G.
For

FOf Coroner.
Editors Frceman-.JOurnal Please
announce that l am II candidate for
coroner, subject to the will of the Re
publican voters ut the primaries in
June.
Arch. Foster.
Webster City, March II.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Supervisor

Editors Freeman-Journal Please
announce that I am a candidate for
the Democratic nomination of supervi-
sor in the Third district, subject to the
will of the voters ut the June prim-
aries.
G. ]. Knickerbocker.
Radcliffe, Iowa, April 5.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-26
Try Arbitration.

An attempt to solve the problem by
arbitration has been made in Brockton.
a shoe manufacturing center. A board
composed of two tenants, two landlords
and IL fifth member to be selected by
the others is to decide whether rents
have been unduly advanced when dis
Iputes arise between landlords and
tenants.
The commission III the necessaries
OF life has investigated the housing
and rent problems and has contributed
a number of suggestions for their solu-
ton but as yet has made no formal
report. 1t has urged the cities to form
housing corporations and take oven
and improve abandoned tenements by
workingmen who had moved to better
ones. The commission found there
were 5000 teneIhents not occu-
pied because the landlords would not
remodel them SO as to make them tit
for occupancy.
Limit Returns.
At the suggestion of the commission
n bill has been introduced into the leg
islature that would limit the return
iron investments in dwelling houses to
eight per cent. The purpose of it is
to prevent speculation in homes. The
commissioners found that many build
ers had stopped construction because
of the high cost of labor and materials
and had gone to specializing in reai
estate. The result was that frequent
sales of property were followed by adj
vances in rent. In many cases ten
ants were forced out of their homes SO
that the landlords might demand high
er rates from new occupants. Massa-
lchusetts' corporations have attempted
to relieve the housing shortage by
erecting community houses. Whole
villages of attractive houses are being
crected in New Bedford, Lawrence,
Lowell and other mill cities, and will
be rented or sold to employees on easy
terms.