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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
Williams Items.

| Mr.. ana MIS-. Jas. ~ Nell were Suop
pers at the county seat Thursday.
w. +. Bryan of Iowa Falls was a
business caller here Monday
Carol Rick and Harry Lockwood left
Saturday morning overland for Il
weeks hunting on the lakes in northern
Minnesota. The latter's father. who
recently returned from a visit in Eng
land. is now in Minnesota and expects
to accompany the boys home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nesbitt has returned
home to Hanover, ILL.,, following Il
months visit here with her son, Paul
Nesbitt and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fl. BuckseI
of Los Angeles, Cal, Were callers in
town the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Whaley and children
OF Webster City spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. VS. brothep Carl Wau-
l.au and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Beall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wheatley and daughter,
Mary Elizabeth, motored to Fort Dodge
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Marie Quinn spent the week end
nj the J. NJ. Fosdick home in Webster
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George SpruGel, accom-
panied by Miss Ella James, spent Fri
day in Fort Dodge.
Miss Margaret Meyer visited satur-
day i'm Harrisburg at the home OF her
rrcle. John Meyer and family.
Halle Allinson, j. w. Dunnett, ana
Ralph Rolling of Buckeye attended
Masonic lodge here Monday evening.
The Needle club met Friday after
noon mt the r. II. Hurd home, with
Jesdames X. j. and II. II. Hurd as nos
tcsses.
A. &. Henderson and daughter. MISS
FIJI, of Slayton, Mimi. arc here visit
ing their daughter and sister, Mrs. Ed
Ferguson and family.
Mr., and Mrs. JnO. McCarley have re-
turned home following two weeks
visit in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Wickwire ana
son Milford of Lehigh and Leroy WICK
wire of Eagle Grove spent Suilia! AZ
The Minor Runyon home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Smith spent sui
a.r in Harrisburg mt the Merle Clark
home.
Mrs. julius Roy returned home sat
,r,av afternoon after few days vlsi.
IT the +. l.. Stanton home III water
loo.
Mrs +. G. Steinmetz attended the
GENERAL of a friend in Acklcy Mohda!'
T.. I. Johnson motOred to webster
city Friday morning. He was accom-
ronicd home by his daughter MISS
cah. and Misses Tilghman ana " ih'e''
who spent the day here.
Miss Gladys Barry visited over sun
day in Webster City with father
Barry.
Mrs. Ehythe Butler was shopper III
the county seat Thursday.
Mrs. Margaret Van Houten was
recent visitor with relatives Ill Hum
boldt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Duffy ret'rhe"
tc their home ut Masonville Saturday,
after a brief visit at the home vi MIS-.
Bridget Duffy.
Miss Lena Travel of Omaha visited
at the home of her frlehds'
Miss Florence Handefelt and Mrs. Dlck
Doyle.
Mrs. Julia Eaton of Harrisburg was
recent caller in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Moore OF DowS
we're Thursday visitors mt the Dan
'itch0rn home.
Nov. II.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
Goes to Woodward.

Bert X. Lee, of Jewell, was sent to
the epilepic hospital at Woodward,
Iowa, following hearing before the
commission on insanity held ut the
court house in this city today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
To Onen New Store.

John NJ. Shaw. former proprietor OF
Shaw's Variety store, will open new
store in the west room of the Clage
luilding. formerly occupied by the Spin
barney store. next Saturday. He will
handle china. crockery, glassware and
groceries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
SDrains Ankle.

Miss Myra Call fell yesterday ut her
home and sprained her ankle. She
r. speak in connection with the Parent
Teachers association for this week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
To Farm Conference.

County Agent Chris Christensen will
go to Ames tomorrow where he will at
tend the conference of county farm
agents. He will remain in Ames all
week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
Scouts Banquet.

Iowa Falls, Iowa, Nov. little cN-
ccutive council of the Boy Scouts of
Iowa Falls have arranged for Il father
and son banquet on Dec. ..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
R,,n,n,age Sale.

There will lac II rummage sale III the
of the Universalist church
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Any
enc having rummage please notify Mrs
T. J. Drake or Mrs. Clyde b. Mason
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Edgar Atkinson. who attends .\meS
college. WAS unable to return to his
duties there this morning, being contin-
ed at his home with bronchitis.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
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Tax Levy Less.

Dubuque. Iowa. Nov. 14.-The board
of supervisors here have announced
that the tax levy for Dubuque county
next year would be IL mills less than
that assessed for 1921. The 1922 tax
levy is 36 II mills of which the state
levy is S 81 mills.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. C. c. Cooper and Mrs. Clara
Bartlett Of harrisburg, were business
callers here Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Gayle Hunter. daughter of Mr.. and
NAIrs. w. +. Hunter. has been seriously
i'll the past several days, threatened
with pneumonia.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

J. j. German arrived here today
from Mason City to visit his daughter.
Mrs. NJ c. Shaffer. and his son, John
German.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
Are Improving.

Mr.. and Mrs. O. ii. Hensel, who were
seriously hurt in an auto accident a
week ago, are both improving at Mercy
hospital. Mr.. Hensel was able to be
up awhile yesterday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

II. J. Peterson is recovering nicely
from a minor operation performed at
st. Joseph's Mercy hospital last week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
Market Day Sale at kan,rar

There will he Il market day sale at
Kamrar Saturday, Nov. 10. List your
property with Otto Christensen. mana
ger. v. II. Wehrheim, auctiOneer.
14d:'f1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Miss Sarah Studley went. to Des
Moines Saturday afternoon for an eX-
tended visit with relatives.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
LOST-rope and pulleys. Saturday af

ternoon. on Superior street, between
Water street and market square.
Phone TO. or notify ChaS. Jones. for
reward. 14d2f1X
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. Anna Smethurst, one of the
grade teachers. who has been i'll for
several days, is improving.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. O. s. Peterson spent
Sunday at the L. c. Lyders home in
Ellsworth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. II. Arends, of Jewell, was
Webster City visitor Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. NJ. j. Smith, of kamrar, visited
friends here Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. V. r. Lichtenberger, of Kamrar
was a Webster City visitor Saturday
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. Vivian Mccullough went to
Chicago today for few days visit with
friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Miss Grace Thompson. Of jewell
visited friends here Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Miss Helen Brown, of StratfOrd, Wis
tied friends here Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Rev. w. y. Bump, now of Calf, is /;
Webster City business visitor today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

J. a. Davis spent yesterday in Cher
okec visiting his daughter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Mrs. s. O. Hytland visited relatives
in jewell over Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Lawrence Reilly. of Stanhope. was
III Webster City yesterday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14

Miss Selma Christensen, of Kamrar
was Il Webster City visitor Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-11-14
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
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Mrs. w. j. Cottle. of harrisburg, was
= Webster City visitor Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

In one period of our history as magnificent
free republic, according to one of the best his
torians, there was just ONE mechanic in the
United States able to earn ST day all the year
round. And President of the United States
complained bitterly and publicly that every
thing was going to the dogs because you
couldn't hire good workman under one hun
dred dollars year.
The real pleasure in life Is working and soly-
ing problems. How many problems men have
solved. They lived in cliff dwellings, in misery
to escape their enemies. -
Now they build great slxy-scraping cliffs of
glass and steel, and live in them. They crawIed
painfully along the earth's surface carrying
heavy loads. Now they fly through the airs
All the wonderful changes have been made
because here and there, at intervals, appears
the man who says: Instead of COMPLAIN
ING about conditions, shall MAKE THEM
BETTER"
This striking picture shows you where you
are and how you came here. You live ON q
planet so small that if it rained planets lilse
our earth on one of the greatest stars, the rain
would hardly be noticed.
But it isn't the SIZE of the planet, or the
size of your job or the grandeur of your POSI-
ton that counts. It Is WHAT YOU MAKE
OF 1T.
The man that first made bow and arrow
and killed an animal fifty feet from him was %
great an inventor as Edison or Maxim. All
that he had to work with was piece Of wood
and the skin or entrails of an animal.
The woman that first tanned she buffalo
and got its milk for her children was as great
as Mrs. Pankhurst who tanned the British Gov
eminent and got the votes for women. ~
Here we are here we were put and our lob
is to change ourselves from savage, selfish COM
peting creatures into unselhsh, civilized, kind
ly human beings. Our job at the same time u
to change this little earth into beautiful gar
den, the deserts irrigated, the swamps drained,
the mountain tops inhabited, each with its fly
ing machine garage. We growl, and grumbie,
but we ARE working, and civilization Is
coming.
The energy that is used rp in complaining.
the nervous force that is brc Ell down in wor
rying would II properly us;d, make life sur
cessful. Fix up your corner of the earth -
=
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18
9 M

One of those suns within reach of our tel
escope is million times as big as our own sum-
And the sun that lights our earth is million
times as big as our earth.
What life may exist on those gigantic stars,
million MILLION times bigger than our lit
tie planet2 And for all we know, what we call
"the universe" may be one little corner in
space, one little sandpile on the shore of the
ocean OF time.
In Mr.. McCay's picture you see little man,
YOURSELF, held between the thumb and
forefnger of Infinite Power, and placed on
this earth.
Few of us complain of the PLANET that
we inhabit. 1t has many deserts and swamps;
it has frozen Poles and burning Equator;
wild beasts and diseases destroy men in certain
parts of it; stony ground in other parts yields
reluctantly thin living.
But our innaginations are weak. We cannot
conceive of the nobler, greater mansions" to
which we may some day be transferred.
We accept this little earth as it is and do not
complain of it, as planet.
BUT HOW BITTERLY AND HOW OF
TEN WE COMPLAIN OF THE PARTICU-
LAR SPOT ON THIS EARTH IN WHICH
WE FIND OURSELVES. .
Ninety out of hundred of us, ninety-nine,
perhaps complain of what we HAVE, what
we SEE what we SUFFER.
Cosmic Power that placed us here, If It con-
descends to listen to our little cries, hears from
this planet as it rolls through space, the con-
slant murrnur of complaint.
The rich man says the poor are ungrateful;
he helps them, and then they go on strike.
The poor man says the rich are cold-hearted;
he slaves for them; they neglect him in his old
age In the North they complain of cold in
the South they complain Of heat. In Winter
they want Summer, and in Summer they want
cool weather.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

all the luxuries in addition, if we will work.
If we realized that there would be less COM
planning and nurmuring going up into the thin
air above US.
AS we accept this particular planet to which
we are sent, so should we accept with determin-
alton to improve it If we can, with gratitude
that it is no worse, the place in which we find
ourselves especially If that place is the United
States of America.
There were men on this planet, of a strange
animal kind, five hundred thousand years ago.
Science proves it, and only childish ignorance
denies it.
There were men Of different kind, but still
savage, one hundred thousand years ago. And
only twelve thousand years ago, when what
we are pleased to call The Dawn of Civiliza-
ton occurred men and women lived here un-
der conditions that would fill us with horror If
we could see them.
They ate each others bodies The constant
dread of the red-haired woman In her cave
wal that her man would play her false, run
away with younger woman, and leave her and
her children to be eaten by the neighbors.
That's what makes women SO jealous now. 1t
is not that men are lovely; they are necessary.
Life was constant struggle with savage
animals; with the cold, with famine that came
with the snow.
Less than two hundred years ago, in France,
more than half the people were in horrible pow
erty, close to starvation.
In one of the French plaques 1t was neces-
sary to pass a law forbidding the living to eat
the bodies of those that had died of the plague.
Peasants were forbidden to destroy the wild
animals and birds that ate their crops-the
noblemen wished the pleasure of killing them
In the hunt.
The young girl at the foot of hill was the
property, if he chose, of the baron that lived on
the hilltop. We have changed that.
Here in the United States, when Lincoln was
boy, the man that could earn as much as a
dollar day was something to be wondered at.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

Children cry because they must 60 to bed;
they want to be grown-up. And those grown
up sigh for their youth, and write poems about
II remember, remember, the house where
was born"
Women say that their lives are hard and they
would like to be men, Men say women have
no idea how hard they-the Network or
how fortunate they-the women-are, to have
somebody work for them.
In old days in Paris, before the Revolution
came to clear the air, and before steam cars
came to carry passengers, the prosperous trav-
elled from their homes to the dinner or the ball
in Sedan chairs, carried by lackeys running on
foot. AS the aristocrats were carried comfort
ably on their satin cushions, their minds were
full of complaint "My servants are careless,
the King is ungrateful am important, and
not appreciated"
If you could have seen one of them you would
have said: "Be grateful that you have those
poor devils to carry you; be grateful that you
have out on your lands miserable peasants
shaving for you that you never saw. Be
thankful that you sit on satin, when you might
be sitting on the cold hard rocks"
What the Sedan chair with it's luxury was to
the noblemen of days before the Revolution
this earth is to us human beings 81
We live on this beautiful little planet; the sun
warns it, the rain falls and makes It fertile.
Surrounded on all sides by the inconceivable
cold of the ether, we live in a fairly even tenn
perature. And our bodies, so miraculously
contrived, keep the temperature Of the blood
the same at all times whether we live under
the Equator or within the Arctic Circle
There may be in space, working out their
destiny, beings on other planets that envy us
OUR comfort and good fortune with good
reason, just as the poor bag begging in the
streets of Paris envied the fine ladies that she
saw going by in their Sedan chairs.
How much Divine Wisdom does for us, sup
plying all that we need, and enabling us to got
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

The t.vo great hands in this picture repre-
sent the hands of God, the Po.Der ruling all
space, all the suns and planets, all that Uast
uniUerse in Which this earth is like a grain
of sand on the shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Mr.. McCays powerful imagination has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

designed this striking cartoon. and your o.Un
imagination .Diu supply its meaning.
The Will of GOD, for this short lite, has
placed Us on this little earth. The .DiH
po,Oer of MAN should make hin, do his best
UhereUer he may Be placed HERE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

AN Y MANSIONS" indeed, are
scattered through the vast and
uncomfortable spaces that make
up the universe. There are
millions upon millions of suns,
each with it's family of planets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18

In my Fathers house are many man
sions: if it were not so, would have told
you. I go to prepare place for you
ST. John, xiv, 2.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25

ladder he climbs toward his goal, there
is rung that proves his testing
block" That In sense is the theme
of the story.
Hart as the bandit chief meets Nelly
Gray, a straying violinist-a lovely
girl. He fights his entire band to save
her from their embraces-and, under
the influence of liquor. forces her to
marry him-but she learns that be-
meath his vicious exterior he is a real
man. This is preliminary for the
real story starts when the deeds of
the past, and the faces of the past,
come forth to haunt him. 4
MURRETTE
The day of greater pictures has ar
rived. d-Channel," six-reel photo
drama from the pen of the great
English playwright on modern married
life, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, with the
beautiful Clara Kimball Young in the
leading role, marks a new step in
screen history. Never were such
lavish settings and scenes, and such
gorgeous gowns and wearing apparel
exhibited in any picture as in this
powerful play of domestic strife, a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25

pearance of an extremely uncomely
maid, desparingly spoken of in the
early part of the offering, the fun be-
gan. Indeed she was as plainly"
moulded in feature as one might wish,
and her subsequent antics were q
scream.
Persons desiring to purchase lots
which can best be found at low tide,
should see Henry Toomer of Henry
Toomer and company. He's looking
for you. According to his own words
he will give absolutely free row boat
and fishing tackle with the sale of
each lot. Henry conducts real
estate office in up-to-date style in his
act, and furnishes comedy gratis. A
very charming young lady, posing as
deaf and dumb, enables the unraveling
of a neat little plot. or course the
hiring of the girl as stenographer
starts the ball to rolling. g..
There are laughs that" etc, etc.
but you'll go long way before you
find laugh like the one toted by the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25

production that sets the heart a-tingle.
We predict Mid Channel at the Muir
rette Theatre this week
MURRAY
The thousands of followers of Bessie
Barriscale. the noted Robertson-Cole
star, will be delighted to hear I'M
doubtedly that her greatest starring
vehicle, "Lfe's Twist" produced by
B. B. Features for Robertson-C Cole
tops the bill at the Murray Theater
this week for a run Of four days.
"Life's Twist" is one OF those pic
lures, 1t Is reported, which will inter
est, it is reported, which will interest
others as we'll as Miss Barriscale's
army of admirers because it possesses
what authors and dramatists often
strive for in vain-universal appeal.
"Life's Twist besides having as its
star a popular actress at the height of
her success, has also a capital story
with heart-moving interest, and strong
suspense, superior acting by an ex-
cellent supporting cast and unusual
scenic effects.
Miss Barriscale, famed for her capt.
waiting delineations Of society roles,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25

credited in the announcements as VAL
entine Vox and Company" Quietly
entering the scene shortly after the
curtain raises upon the interior of a
club room, softly lighted with a red
shaded table light and floor lamp, Mr..
Vox maintains q running conversation
with the club boy attendant. His
skillful manipulation of the dummy
helps greatly to make more real his
astonishing vocal feats. Singing and
whistling numbers are given by the
dummy, while with seemingly little
effort, Mr.. Vox sits smoking and en-
joying the tunes.
A miniature musical comedy Is stag
ed by the Jean Gordon players. While
the vestige Of plot is observable in
the Highland Romance" the vocal
numbers together with the comedy in
troduced near the end Of the act, bring
it to an abrupt ending. MARY" sung
by one of the highlanders, was well
rendered, as were other songs by in
dividuals and groups. With the ap-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25

deviates from her accustomed field in
...Life's Twist" sufficiently to show
through her Interpretation Of girl OF
the slums-that she is equally at home
in other roles as well as in her accept
ed vehicle.
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE
Critics have been known to write
from their liver. as it were; or Is 1t
from the spleen? Be that as 1t may.
the point wish to make is that they
would have to draw their written SEN
fences from the fullness of their hearts
were they to witness the vaudeville
triumphs in Richmond. and still retain
the memory of days when the word
"triumphs' could hardly be justly
used While we would not be truth.
full to say that all bills are remarkable,
we can 60 SO far as to announce the
ushering in of new age on the Rich.
mond boards, If indeed that ago has
not already made it's entrance.
For ventriloquial performances we
have seen, Valentine Vox sets the high
mark He is to be viewed at the Muir
ray the last half of this week. Need
less to say, Mr.. Vox does all of the
work in the act, even though he is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25
WASHINGTON

William S. Hart, widely known as
Big BILL" is an author as well as
actor as he proves in his latest Para
mount picture, "The Testing Block"
story of the California gold fever
days which Is being shown at the
Washington theatre. 1t was adapted
and directed by Lambert Hillyer.
'Tn the life of every man, on the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-25

darky porter in Coffman and Carroll,
Offering. Each time he let's it out, !
finds a way of causing spontaneous
counterparts. He is aided In his clev
er jokes by q lady partner.
Bessie Barriscale in "Life's Twist,
is the photoplay feature.
MARVIN.