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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-02-07
kan,l.ar.

Millard Riley was passenger t.
Webster, City Monday.
A. II. Alexander was business cal
Ter in Webster City Tuesday
| Mrs +. A. Gerber returned home
Monday from visit with her mother
Mrs. Louisa Bauer. in Webster City.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Thompson spent
Sunday in Webster City.
Theodore Arnold was passenger tc
Stratfo Tuesday.
Marion Robson was passenger tc
Webster City Tuesday.
Mrs. Npls r. Hanson and Miss Bina
Klaver visited Miss Annie Hanson ut
Mercy hospital in Webster City We'd
nesday.
Willard Riley was a passenger to
Jewell Wednesday.
Dick Welp Of Germania is visiting at
the z. D. Welp home this week.
Geo. Seal of Fort Dodge was a bust
ness caller here Thursday.
Miss Freida Heyer was passen-
ger to Jewell Tuesday
Bascum Huddlestm of Webster City
was a business caller here Friday.
Mrs. Helmer Knutson and Miss Mil
dred Seamands were passengers to
Webster City Thursday evening.
Mrs. F. p. Mckay and little son of
Webster City spent several days of this
week with Mrs. McKay's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. G. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Kennedy and
three children of Gait arrived Friday
for few days visit with relatives
here.
Little Miss Marguerite Hassebrock,
who had spent several weeks in Mercy
hospital in Webster City this winter.
was taken worse with her side Thurs
day and had to return there for anoth-
er operation.
Miss Minnie VanLangen and Henry
hdSseoioch, Ji., we're Glliteu III Hal-
riage Thursday evening. All extend
congratulations and wish them happy
life.
Miss Edith Nairn of Webster City
visited Mary Cordes Friday evening.
Judd Berryhill returned to Bode Sat
urday after visiting Il week with his
parents.
Mrs. S. J. Farnham returned to her
home in Farnllamville Saturday.
Mrs. II. A. Henderson was a passen-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-02-07

She will sail from Pacific coast port
and enroute will visit her aunt, Miss
Mary Fairchild, in Seattle.
Miss ResOr has host of friends in
and about Webster City who rejoice in
the fine record she is making in her
preparation for missionary work and
all these will wish her we'll as she
leaves for her five year sojourn in the
Dutch East Indies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-02-07
ToA MISSION
field IN JAVA
Miss Mabel ResOr Visiting in
City.-Leaves in July
as Medical Mission
airy to Java.
FINISHES COURSES
Has Completed Three Years
at Johns Hopkins
Hospital.

Miss Mabel ResOr, who recently com.
rleted her nurses training course in
Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore. is
In the city visiting her friend, Miss
Ataude Mcconnell; her uncle, l.. S.
Fairchild and family, north Of the city,
and with other friends. Miss Resor
leaves in July for the Island of Java.
in the Dutch East Indies, where she
will spend five years in Methodist
mission hospital as a medical mission
AIRY.
Miss Resor, who is we'll known in
Webster City where she was one of the
most active of the younger workers in
the Methodist church, graduated from
the Johns Hopkins hospital Oct. IS.
having taken the full three years
course. Following her graduation, she
visited in the east until Thanksgiving
when she went to Chicago and at
Christmas time she went to the home
Of her parents in Gordonsvi!le, Mime
stta.
Nine Hospitals in Indies.
The Methodist church is establishing
Eine hospitals in as many different
areas in the Dutch East Indies, com
posed Of the islands of Java, Borneo
and Sumatra. The Netherlands gov
eminent offered to construct and buy
fhree-fourths of the equipment of
these hospitals, provided the Methodist
board OF missions would operate and
manage them. But one of these hos
pitals has been erected and it is to this
one that Miss Resor will be assigned.
1t IS located at Tjisorvea in the prov
ince OF Buitenzorg.
Following her visit here, Miss Resor
will 90 to Charles City and thence will
return to Chicago where she will do
special work as trained nurse in st.
Iake's hospital. She has fitted her
SER for life work in the mission field
and looks forward with eager interest
to the time when she will sail for Java.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-02-07
Real Estate Transfers.

Il. II. Mansager and VT to E. "
KnudsOn-und 1-3 lots l, ,, ), 4, 3, q,
X. NJ. O. Add Jewell-$SOO.
w. J. Monroe and VT to Austin ]
Hill-lot s blk As w. C.-$1,2O0.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-02-07

road superintendent
for Fremont township. Inquire OF
township clerks or meet with board
of trustees at First National bank,
Webster City, Feb. ~. at 30
Arthur Christophcrson, Clerk.
7dif1j1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
NE liz AMD NE LETTER

d UBLIC health laws have been coming under
close scrutiny since there has been so much IN.
terest in the good health program now at the height OF
its progress in Faimont.
1t has been stemly pointed out to The West Viz
giinian that some Of these laws are observed IN the
breach almost altogether. Take. for instance, the
pemicious habit of expectoraton. The state law
firmly declares in paragraph four in the set OF rules
applying to railroads that 1T shall be unlawful TOR
any passenger or other person to expectorate on the
floor Of any car and the conductors, brakemen, and
porters shall call the attention Of passengers to this rule
and shall at once supply offenders with %cuspidors.
Something should be done about the laxness with
which this law is handled. No doubt it would be a
little inconyenient TO assemble conductors, brakemen
and porters to address offenders, but TO save time
some sort Of chorus reminder could be chosen which
could be delivered in unison. such as we, the con-
ductors. the brakemen. and the porters remind you
that it is against the law to spit on the floor. ms
speech, if delivered by a particularly husky set OF
men, could be given with fine effect.
Although the law does not make 1t exactly clear 1t
is hardly likely that it requires that the conductor
brakeman and porter each should supply the offender
with a cuspidor. That would be an unwarranted ex-
pense 10 place upon a corporation. he admonrhon
could be handled nicely by the porter securing the
cuspidor, passing it to the brakeman, who will hand
it to the conductor, who in turn will pass It to the
passenger. This little ceremony if properly put on
will make any man think twice before splitting on the
floor again.
The railroads have ignored this law almost entirely
so far as personal observation can testify. and some
steps should be taken at once looking toward putting
it into effect.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
sinuIe Seats.

Have YOU noticed how many sin
gle seats remain unoccupied at the
movie shows these days? I wonder
why. Can 1t be possible that the
young men are actually selfish
enough TO attend the movies ap
alone? II you notice particularly
YOU will be impressed with the fact
that always when single persons
come down the aisle OF a theatre
they make for the seat which is hJ
itself. II three empty seats are to.
gether. they Will take the middle
one. IT two seats are empty. one
of them next q couple or al indi-
viduaI. they will take the one far
thest removed from these peonle.
Why? It's remarkably interesting
to wonder. I don't know. do You?
Perhaps the single individual has {
case of the blues and wants to be
alone. Perhaps he likes to e a
theatre fill up irregularly-mayba
his sense of proportion demande
that he take a seat where sit the
fewest people. Just now the ushe'
announces oftener than usual:
PLENTY OF single seats. Singi"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
First Perfect Baby.

The small youngster OF Superin
'tendent Of Schools o. G. Wilson.
was the first baby examined at the
health clinic at the First N. 3,
church yesterday who was found tc
be nearly perfect in every way.
Later other babies were examined
who were Just as near perfect az
the good Lord ever allows any
small human to become. These
babies have beautiful bodies and no
disease symptoms Of any kind.
Ny, weren't those mothers proud
and justly so! The health clinics.
are held this week for children un-
der six whether Of rich or poor
parentage. 1t is an opportunity SEP
dom tendered-this examining ba-
bles by experts from tip to toe free
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

"a" I16aW#EN0WsNU 10H 98Wa9N9W NWNWNNg .eIITJlITNNH He5VH
TR Se1cepi01a Eptbs she
saenfeedsa llt hsssapon5 TIE alar7ofh lis fame without
word 3 appreciation from him. She ecnsldered
herself the most miserable woman msLondon Carlyle
IN 4 ladder, climbed up haze atdaybTeak, pdIEed The
ladder up after him, shut and sat upon the trap door.
When she mildly limited it womanly to expect an
occasional word Of appreciation from her husband:
Carlyle snapped back. DO you expect to be praised
for doing your duty2"
There are many homes like caryIe's m our own
land. A man confessed that his wife, Of whom be IS
very fond. had told him thatthe only time for years
she had heard him commend her was when he was
talking to a new servant they wanted to engage.
Of appreciation, everywhere. Now is the time to e.
press them Flowers are not fragrant to marble
noshils.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
Evening Chat
Mistakes.

When a man who has made errors
all his life complains to the editor
because Of a small mistake in a
newspaper, he's usually the same
man who tells his wife how careless
she is because he discovered q
needle on the floor. 81 do declare.
says he, women do beat the Dutch
when it comes to carelessueRs. Just
suppose now the baby should find
this needle and swallow it!' And
the wife who has struggled day IN
and day out with half a dozen
Youngsters and has inadvertently
dropped that needle, is only saved
from cuss words because she has
been brought up a perfect lady.
Everybody makes mistakes-even
the newspapers. Sometimes lines
are omitted-why not realize the
sense Of the thought intended which
is easy to do, and forget about 1t.
The typesetter, God bless him.
often discovers a word the writer
never wrote! II 1t doesn't sound
right-skip it-and so right on.
Sometimes a thought is not eS-
pressed clearly-if you're human
you'll know without half trying
what the writer wanted to say.
Sometimes letters r twist
ed and this puts the spelling out of
whack; have a heart for the fellow
responsible for this. In fact
whether mistakes be In print or
elsewhere. on written pages or in
the lives Of human beings, make
the best Of them. Nothing is per
feet in life. Books come nearer per-
lection but think OF the long time a
publisher has in which to correct
and remove imperfections.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

The splendid work being done by County superin-
tendent A. l. Barnes is something that should re-
ceiye the commentator OF every Marion County
resident who is interested in tae educational pro
gress of the county. superintendent Barnes is
working day and night to improve and advance the
county schools. He is %exerting every effort to
arouse the parents OF the hundreds OF children in
attendance in the schools. to take an active and per-
sonal interest IN these things which SO vitality affect
the future of the local communities. Widespread
success is attending the aggressive enthusiasm with
which Superintendent Barnes is conducting his
office. He is so vitality and deeply interested in the
advance of the many little scattered schoolhouses
and the more :hickly, settled communities that his
interest is contagious. The district rallies which he
is now engaged in holding all over the county are
proving more than successful and HIS firm ambition
to make Marion County schools among our best and
second to none is being given hearty support in
these gatherings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
Il YOU"
By Bard Mitchell

MOST interesting letter recently appeared in
IA the Postal Bulletin, a daily paper published by
{He Post Office Department. It .devoles a great dea!
Isof space giving information regarding the recent order
ito the Post Masters 10 extend courtesy to the
Of the post, Office. That order coming IRON
.hhe Postmaster General must certainly mean Tie
daYning Of The Millennium-who could have dream
led Of it during the past eight year But here is the
Getter-"the world do move after ~
New York, N. VA b~,incss man
writes the Postmaster General that the
clerks said Thank you" when he p%urcNa::-
ed stamps at the Hudson Terminal branch
Of the New York Post Office. When l
recovered my breath, writes this business
man, IL told him that thai was something
that had never happened to me in the Post
Office, and I appreciated it highly. The
clerk seemed pleased and said he.was glad
oft"
THANH You. specifically, may mean courtesy
but Il has a tuer, deeper significance-APPrecia-
hon. And appreciation IS one virtue that has been
lacking and IS sill lacking in the world. Humanity
has always been blind and ungrateful. Cervantes
died of hunger; Spenser passed away in want; Milton
was forced to sell his Paradise Lost" for SIS. In
his day Shakespeare was unappreciated. ennyson $
s.sITn Memoriam' was considered to be the wall OF
some broken hearted officers widow. Fulton could
Say, In an my long struggle to apply the principle
90 the steam engine l received nnumerable oPPosllons
and prophecies of failure, but never once an cncour-
sasement.'' We see the same thing in our own age.
yEhe aged are denied appreciation. Once the man
was commanding, useful, infIuential-now he is pushed
Into he corner, unnoGced. evenly those whose lives,
tso a large degree have been made successful by him.
Thiisageh has no time, aand3saddef stll-no inclination
% show appreciation for the aged. Even the children,
"a Hhis age so busy about many things" suffer from
want Of appreciation. 'Father," said a little fellow,
lsone day, II often do wrong and you scold me as !
sdessrvc, but sometimes I do right and you never tell
gme i give you any pleasure" That same father one
midi prayed for his naughty boy who had committed
ZONE boyish prank. "Mother," he exclaimed indign-
anIy, father tells God of my faults, but never of my
good things, How frequently the hid that is re-
tardedIby naggings, could be braced into a useful life
Sc appreciation. But it IS in the home most of all
where appreciation Is a found missing. Carlyls's wife
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

Babe Ruth's open defiance of the rule which
prohibits world series players from participating in
post-season exhibition games will not add to his
popularity with baseball fans, but will, instead serve
to center much criticism upon him. DeserVedly,
too, for a player who will not regard rules, no mat
ter how unjust or unfair they may seem, will not
retain the confidence Of real sportsmen. Ruth is
not quite a law unto himself in spite of his being
the present baseball idol. His ingratitude in Ills
disregard Of the instructions of Lands, who has
surely been loyal TO the interests of baseball, is
something which cannot be lightly passed over and
the general opinion now seems to point toward some
qualms of regret to be experienced by Ruth before
this affair blows over.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

The streets, roadways and woods
are alive with autumn leaves and
everywhere the rustic Of them Is
like music. Just within the pas.
few days have the colors been a {
centuated IN tone and depth. At
first the trees tossed us faint
browns, dull green's and dark vel.
lows but now the walks are literal.
ly heaped with gorgeous reds and
colds and never at any time Of the
year has there been such a riot Of
glorious color.
The trees are rapidly shedding
their garments and soon they will
stand stark and black against
steely autumn skies. And Just now
what delight It is to stumble along
like a child kicking one foot be.
fore the other as we wade through
the profusion Of tinkling dryness
There is something about gay au
tumn leaves under foot which pos
sess and 0bsess the individual
maybe it's the crisp feel OF curled
edges. perhaps it's the dry, woodsy
fragrance OF the dead leaves which
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

are coming to the game and tell
him you want to e him.
Then get a good seat where you
have a view of the field and you'll
see Spears sitting ove outhe play
ers' bench That lets you outEyou
saw him.
Then as the interview ve1l-
Watch the game closely
.IFs .
If you can't get an interview or
a close view Of the Spears system
of football by seeing the team in
action, what
-Iq
Wouk1s berthe use OF interviews
Ing him&personRlly, because you
don't know henough football to-un-
'derBtAnd an oral interview Ifs you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

II transportation by rail be cut OF by the i'm
pending strike there will be a busy time on tle
rivers and the highways. Motor transportation VIII
be overtaxed and many an old river boat will be
hauled out Of the drift heap and her leaky old hulk
restored in order to take care OF the immense
amount of freight and expressage which will be
seeking some means Of transportation. Our local
slack water which has never been put to much use
will be of great benefit if enough, craft can be as
sembled to materially help out.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

The possibility of a game between the University
of Minnesota and w. ". U. will be of much interest
to west Virginians who hope for intersectional foot
ball games in the near future. There is no doubt
that the Minnesota University athletic authorities
will look upon such a game with favor. West Viz
ginia has been coming strong in football for a long
time and the team this year is probably the best that
ever was coached in the state university. a game
With the University OF Minnesota next year would
give a great boost to the interest Of the whole
season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

can't appreciate tho plan in &c
ton.
II You are well acquainted with
Spears you might see him after
the game and got him to give you
a few pointers on the laundry bust
ness, like Harry Keck did.
An tntervlewers success depends
on knowing how to approach a
man.
There's a lot OF people try to
interview US on how we write this
kolum.
Andrwe always say-'just, come
up and watch u.s."
It's a neat performance. even il
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, ocToBER 10. 1921.

1879
THE ULTIMATE TEST
By Bcrton Brdlcy
NEAR Lady. my affection
IL Shall nevermore depart.
Your image rules each section
OF all my throbbing heart;
No trouble, great or petty,
Can turn our love to scorn;
You've seen me eat spaghetti,
I've seen you eating corn.
There's naught can break the tether
That binds us strong and fast.
i've two shall stick together
Until the very last;
ikwe're cupid's one best bet, lie
Won't let such ties be torn;
liYou've seen me eat spaghetti.
Tye seen you eating corn.
no eat such viands neatly
10 hard, as all admit;
& marvel how completely
we got away with it
ELife's woes and worries fretty
Shall not make us torlorn;
sYou've seen me eat spaghetti,
i've seen you eating corn.
Copyright. 1921, N. E. A. servicel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19

-Four records can be played IN Of atootsbethi In Blue DeyisAaasa
succession. to- allow for the ON -AaH
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
a Group Of Suits at

ALL of then. are the celebrated Crosse Room models which
\ means they embrace many Of the smartest and finest
suits of the year. For genuine richness and exclusiyeness-
if that's what you want-you need not look beyond this Won
drous group. There are many colorsr besides navy blue (the
standard favorite) and trimming s of rare furs are found on
severalo the suits. VALUES originally up to $50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-19
Exceptional Suits at

is really very small price to pay for a good attrae=
i tive, serviceable Suit. Yet, we offer not merely few but
a very large assortment at the price Tricotine is tile mater
ial most in evidence and very dressg tylesgastwensasApIain
tailored ones are to be had at this economical price Values
upto $4850.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
MACN|DER SENDS
LEG|0N'S PLEDGE
l. e~S'
Greets lnteraIlied Veterans at
I Annual Congress-Ward
I Reelected.
By the Associated Press.

Charles ". Bertrand today was re-
elected president of the Interallied
Veterans Federation at the second
annual congress of that organization,
/. in session here. EIeut. Col. Cabot
Ward, vice commander of the Paris
post of the American Legion, was re-
elected first vice president.
- Other officers elected were: Capt.
Dudley Taylor Of Great Britain. sec
Barlow, also Britisher. treasurer
Il In message to the federation Han
ford MacNider. national commander
of the American Legion, declared the
federation will be a stronger factor
howard the prevention of future war
ference or any international agree
ments.'
Is Seven Nations Represented.
The federation is a union of vet
Arans societies. which are made up
of men who fought in the armies and
mavieS of seven Of the allied countries
during the world war. Delegates were
present from the United States. the
British empire, including overseas do
sminionS. France, Belgium. Italy, Ru-
.mania and Czechoslovakia. The Amer
;ican member of the federation is the
AiIerican Legion.
y Commander MacNiders message was
Eugene, Ore. former national vice
commander of the legion and chair
,man of the American delegate of
five Mr.. Follett also extended an in
.yitation on behalf of the American
Legion to the federation to hold its
next world meeting in New Orleans in
October, 1922, in connection with the
fourth national convention OF the
Commander MacNider's message
follows:
"The American Legion sends you
greetings with the earnest hope that
this meeting and the year ahead may
be filled with great achievements for
the cause of all eX-Service men. for
the countries for which we fought
and for the civilized worldn
| "Our union is sealed, ~and the
strength of our friendship and COM
radeship is a guarantee to the world
of happier days and future pres-
nant with opportunities to bind even
closer the strongest ties men can
have-those of serving side by SIDE
in battle against the foes of civiliza-
aion.
.It is our belief that the time is
nearly ripe for concerted action
howard the great ends to which we
hre pledged in spirit. The Inter-
Allied Veterans Federation. COM
posed of men who know what war
vivid memories of those experiences
which only can he gained upon the
field of battle. will be a stronger fac
tor toward the prevention of future
war than any limitation of arma-
ment conference or any international
agreements.
I'VE pledge to you-in memory of
Evening star., 1921-12-18

our comrades who did not come back
and with constant thought of those
who, blind. manned and broken. must
five the war forever-that the people
of the world shall have the oppor-
tunity to say that such things must
never come again.
1--WE must build up our legions SO
big and fine and strong, and tie them
into our national existence by such
firm bonds of service. that our great
nations will stand behind the men
who offered their lives for the de-
fense of liberty. That is our first
task.
Our next task stands clearly be-
fore US. and for this great service to
humanity we pledge ourselves to you
our comrades of yesterday, today
and tomorrow"