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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
(FrOm SATURDAYS DajIy,)

Mrs. II. o. Brill and Miss Mildred
Seamands. of Kamrar. were visitors
here yesterday.
Louis KliSe. clerk in the F.lstenow
drug store. went to Stuart this after
noon to spend Sunday with his parents
Mrs. A. ]. Kahl left last evening foi
Chicago. called by the announcement
of the death of her sister. Mrs. II. X
Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Ruegnitz spent
yesterday in Fort Dodge,
l.. G. Smith. of Kamrar, is bust.
ness visitor here today.
Mrs. c. a. Smith, of harrisburg, was
a visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. r. J.. Mott. Of Duncombe, visit.
ed friends here yesterday.
Mrs. Carl +. Miller and daughter. of
Jewell, spent yesterday here with
friends
Miss Marie Quinn. who has been here
for short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Fosdick. left for her home in Lake
View this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. y. Fear. who re-
Gently moved to Waterloo. have re-
turned to Webster City and are liyin.
at 1113 Division street
Robert BOeye. George Thompson and
Charles Horn are home from their
City for 4 few days visit with their
parents.
Miss Marvel Ferguson. formerly of
this city. now attending Drake Uni.
versity in Des Moines. is mere for :;
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
MRS. |. |. BARHAM
CALLED TO REST
Had Been Seriously Ill During tl,t
Past Two Months.

Mrs. l.. l.. Harham &c years of age.
passed away Friday night a, l. :05
o'clock at her home. two miles north
OF this city. following IL long illness
with perilonitiS and complications She
had been i'll for the past year and Seri-
cuSly i'll since The last of February
She was taken to Rochester. Mimi,
recently hut nothing could be done for
her.
She was born in Mart imsvillc III
diana. NOv II. 1885,. She and her hns-
band came to this vicinity from Omaha
five years ago and have resided near
here since that time. She leaves to
mourn her death her husband; her
mother. Mrs NJ. T.. Nichols of this
city; three brothers. Homer Nichols.
If Blue Springs. Neb, Winfield Nichols
o. Paragon. Ind. and 1.afe Nichols of
Ninterha ven. Fla: also one sister
Mrs. H. A. Grounds. of Paragon, Ind.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
HARRISBURG SCHOOL
Defendant IN SUIT
State Bank There Files Peti-
ton in District
Court.

The consolidated school district OF
harrisburg is made defendant in sui
for $12.01S.60. brought by the State
Bank of BlairShlrS and filed Thursday
with County Clerk Cunningham. The
suit is brought to obtain pymen, of
warrants said to have been issued by
the school district and now held by lnc
bank. The warrants, according to the
petition. were issued from time to time
between March IA. 1919. and March ,,
1922. Eighry-five full pages Of type
writing were needed to set forth the
banks claims. which include 112 sep
aratc counts.
In another case just flied. Otis w.
Kepler. as executor of the estate of
Adam Kepler, deceased, ct al. brings
action against the town of Stanhope
whereby he would cause the town TO
file transcripts of the records on which
certain assessments for ihe construc-
ton of storm sewer were based.
Kathryn O'Malley asks Judgment for
S3,S19.21 against Bridget Duffy. She
says this amount is due her as pay
ment for nursing and other services.
Four suits growing ont of non-pay-
ment of prOmiSsOry notes have also
been filed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Send Clock to India.

StratfOrd Courier: Rev. c. G. Bengt-
son. of the local Baptist church, ship
red six alarm clocks to Burma, India,
early this week Rev. Sword. formerly
pastor of the Baptist church in Dcs
Moinps and Il brother to Rev. Victor
Sword, n former Baptist minister here,
has established six schools ut Burma,
India where he is engaged in mission
airy work and when he expressed the
desire TO have an alarm clock in each
o: these schools, our local pastor. who
is by trade :, watch rcpairer. put II
EaIf dozen of the sleep meters in goo"
running order and the clocks are now
on their way to their destination.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J + II! R: ]|'''.'!!l'!
FIRST IN Il CONTEST Il |
Local High School Speaker Winner
in Dramatic Class at
Britt.

Miss Wave Richards. of Lincoln
high school, tool, first place in the dra-
matte class in the Boone Valley dccla-
matory contest held Friday evening ut
Britt. There were four speakers in
Ler division.
Miss Richards read Miss CiviliZa-
ton
\ Fort Dodge speaker took first in
The oratoric;ll division and the Luverne
entry won in the humorous class.
Eleven schools were represented.
Miss Richards won the right to enter
the Boone Valley meet by taking sec
ond over all in the home contest. She
wins medal for her victory last even
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Miss Mary Richardson to Honolulu.

Miss Mary III. Richardson, an old
tine Webster City girl. sister of w. IL.
Richardson. who has been teaching in
Washington near Seattle, has been ap-
pointed principal of Il girls school in
the Hawaiian Islands. The NashOn,
Washington. NewsRecoNl says Of Miss
Richardson's appointment
Miss Mary H. Richardson. who
taught in the Maury school several
years ago, and has been teaching near
Seattle since. has been elected primer
nal of a girls school near Honolulu in
the Hawaiian islands. having 1ivc
teachers and Il salary for the principal
of 81 800 per year with board ana
furnished house She takes up the
work under Il five year contract. she
will attend commencement at Obcrlln,
Ohio, of which school she is II graduate,
and will visit friends in the east be-
fore leaving for Honolulu.
Miss Richardson will be held III ever
lasting remembrance for her worthy
and good works While here, and the
kindest wishes of many friends will
follow her in her new undertaking.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Sell Dutton Hotel.

Jewell Record: Thursday of last
week Frank Kirk 4 Son sold their
hotel business at the Button house in
Jewell, to o. G. Swenson, of Cedar
Eapids, who will take possession May
H. The new proprietor is an expert
enccd hotel man, having operated Il
hotel at Toledo, Iowa, and may be re-
lied upon to continue to give Jewell
the same high class hotel service that
has been given in the past mt the Dut-
ton by Frank Kirk and his pretlcces-
SOrs
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Kirk and Mr.
and Mrs Walter Kirk are not decided
as to their future plans, hut they ex-
pest TO go either west or south where
Walter may have the benefit Of a bet
ter climate.
Tie button hotel without Frank
Kirk will seem sort of queer. He has
been connected with the house SO very
many years, with the Sidenstuckers
and their SUCCESSORS, and Of late years
as landlord, that to the travelling pnb-
| lie, as well aS to the folks in this COM
munity. Frank seems to be Il part OF
Tie hotel itself. Frank will he sadly
missed in Jewell and Il host of good
| friends will unite with the Record in
Extending good wishes to him and his
family, wherever they may go.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
l09 new CASES IN
AS FILING q CLOSES
l6 Petitions Turned in for April Term
OH Last Day.

Sixteen new cases were filed Fri
day with County Clerk Cunningham
for the April term of court. Friday
was the last day for filing. These
eases brought the total of new business
Tor the term to 100 cases.
OF these nine are suits on prOmissOry
notes or foreclosure of mortgages.
Of the other seven, one is suit
brought by +. c. Ruegnitz against WIN.
Meekins and J. c. Sterling. The petit
! ton alleges that on July s, 1920,
Meekins. then county sheriff, seized
barrel Of nOll-beverage alcohol from the
drug store of the plaintiff, under pre-
tended search. Justice court, the petit
ton says, held the alcohol illegally
sc lied and ordered it returned. The
case was appealed to district court
where the ruling of the Justice was
affirmed
When the barrel was returned, the
petition atfirms, at contained only 80
gallons OF alcohol as compared with
$40 gallons when it was seized. The
value of the gallons lost was $133.43,
the petition declares. Mr.. Ruegnitz
also holds that the information for the
seizure was filed without excuse for
the purpose of injuring his business.
He asks $3.50 damages. J. c. Sterling
is the official bondsman for Mr..
Meekins.
\. l.. Fowler has filed suit against
the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
for $500 damages, which, he says. he
suffered because wOrkmen of the com
pany, while repairing lines on and near
his farm, trespasSed on his property
and allowed live stock to escape.
Ben Hollingshead asks 1900 dam
age from Fred Meier as result OF
an automobile accident in Webster City
some time ago He claims his car was
damaged to the extent OF 5000 and
that he suffered personal injuries.
Il. IL Johnson VS.. w. Il. Rood is
suit for 50 900 on n land contract. The
Central Wisconsin Supply Co. asks
ISl7Sl2 from J. G. Smith on an account.
The Corn Belt Oil Co. brings suit
against G. q. Hanson for $l:S.u ON
account. Ethel Morgan asks Il divorce
from j. Il. Morgan charging cruelty
and drScrti0n.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
(From Fridays DaiIyJ

| Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.. Fowler. OF l'lalrS
rurs, are Webster City visitors today
Mrs. VIM. Mullenix. of RMirsburg
was visitor here this forenoon.
| Ray w. Miller is business callcl
in Fort Dodge today.
II. l.. Burkett, of harrisburg. is Il
Webster City business visitor today.
Mrs. j. H. McNec, of harrisburg, is
here today visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. r. Il. Miller.
Miss Mabel Holiday. who is teach
ing at McCallsbnrg. will spend the
weekend at home with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Holiday.
Mrs. Ollie Wells and daughter of
harrisburg, who have been here visit
ing Mrs. VS. parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Allen Park. returned to their home yes.
tcrday afternoon.
W. r. Richards. Of Clarion. is greet
ing Old Webster City friends today
Mr.. Richards came TO attend the fiji
neral of II. Il. Mckee yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Irma Smith, who is studying
chiropractic at Davenport, is in the
city for visit with her son. Richard,
and her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Hacg-
er.
c. II. Mallow, formerly Of this city,
now of Clarksvillc. arrived here last
evening on business and to remain over
Sunday at the Harry Mallow home and
with other relatives.
Mrs. Nj. c. Me@kS. Of Omaha. arrived
here last evening to attend the funeral
Ct her fatherin-law, VIM. H. Meeks.
Mrs. Ernest Sheppard. of Gilbert, also
came last evening to attend the flu
neral.
Mrs. a. j. Leonard. formerly of this
city, now of Sioux City. who has been
here for the past week visiting relatives
and friends, went to Alton this morn
ing to visit her daughter and husband
enrOute to her home.
Mrs r. G. RemlCy arrived here to-
day from AIarshalltown. where she has
been with her parents fOr the past
week The flat over Attorney Rem
leys office will soon he ready for oc-
cupancy.
Mrs. Helen +. Hanson, of jewell.
visited friends here yesterday.
Mrs. Elmer Trottcr. of Blairsburg.
was Webster City visitor yesterday
Mrs. The0. Cutler. who spent the past
five months in Los Angeles. Calf. has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Campbell went
to Des Moines this morning for Il few
days visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. @. y. Riley and Mrs. w. l..
Parrish. Of Woodstock, visited friends
here yesterday.
Peter MadScn left last night for Fort
Madison, where he viii superintendent
the erection of one of the new peni-
Tertiary buildings for the w. J. Zit-
terrell company. Of this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
FOR SALE-a four section harrow
and cart-cheap. John McPhillips.
12d2j1f1

few days visit with Mrs. Robert Burns
and other friends.
Miss Anna Bailey visited her uncle.
y. NJ. OConnor. here this morning
clrontc to her home in Fort Dodge
from Paris. France, where she has been
in the Red Cross clerical work since
1918. She has had MANY interesting
experiences. having been sent to differ
cni parts of France. Switzerland. Pal
cStiue and Siberia in connection with
Ter work. She visited in England and
Ireland enrorte home. Miss Bailey
was in France when Mr.. Ofonhor was
over there i'll active service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
New EnIiStmeRtS.

During the past week. Company L
has recruited five new men-LaWrcncc
l.. Burton MyrOn Carl. Carl Ermel>
Ralph Fillo0n and Harry NJ. Wiltsey
This makes Il total enlisted strength
of eig.ty-tive. At the present rate. it
i expected that the maximum strength
of one hundred men will soon he reach
ed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
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lettings About the
County.
Auxiliary at StratfOrd.

Stafford Courier: An auxiliary to
the local post Of the American Legion
was organized here recently and the
following officers were elected
President. Mrs. &. -. Swanson.
Vicc-presitlcnt, Mrs. Il. s. Coulter.
Secretary, Mrs g. II. White.
Treasurer, Mrs. {. h. Johnson.
Chapl:,n--Mrs. j. a. Strand.
Executive committee, .-!. James
Erickson, Mrs. Gilbert Strand and
Miss Bernice ROOdy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

examined. Painted on the outside is
I'LL Babies Died in Michigan Last
Year. Baby Welfare Special. Better
Babies for Sanilac County"
TIE Healt:llanl Flyer.
\ new and clever folder, resembling
:, railroad folder and time table. is be-
ing sent ont by the Child Health Or
sanization. On the trip to Healthland
we pass through Milky Way, Drink
water, Bathtubvillc, East Toothbrush,
Hot-Soup Springs. Baked-Potato Hills,
Play Meadows and Long Sleep Noun
tain These are only Il few of the many
places of interest The trains are the
Red Cheek local, the Healthland flyer,
the Supper Express and the Shooting
Star limited The Coffee Express. the
Tea Accommodation and the Midnight
Owl have been taken off. In Their
rlace the Cows Milk limited runs in
three daily sections. No cucumbers,
| fried potatoes, radiShcs. or other OK
pl0sivcS allowed III the baggage car.
Mothers. fathers. teachers and nurses
are needed aS trainnen.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17

Ralph Stebbins has purchased new
Ford coupe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
The Baby Special.

Miss Eliza Morse. who did so much
for public health work in Iowa, went
to Michigan to care for her mother,
run "a farm, and be county nurse in
Sanilac county. With her usual pep
she is putting over nursing program
which Includes Baby Special" 1t is
= small house on wheels, which she
bitches on to her Ford. She says
Mothers did not come to me, so the
baby special goes to them. She has
used her special mt county fairs and
even taken il to an Ohio convention.
Inside she has scales. layett"s, litera-
tarc and everything that will help to
teach mother TO give her baby the
lest care There is room for two
mothers and the nurse. One mother
dresses her baby while the next one Is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
Diphtheria Facts.

Diphtheria is one disease for which
we have a method of making a sure
diagnosis, sure way of determining
whether the child will take the disease
CHE Schick test), a sure preventive
and Il sure remedy. People who de
pend upon home remedies, drugless
Lcalcrs and doctors too careless in
diagnosis and treatment are RESPONSE
bic for this disease continuing TO exist
There is no reason why ii can't be
stamped out completely.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-06

the most important colonial posses sion hn the Pacific. The remarkable economic development of these is lands in recent years is a convinc- ing evidence of the beneficial eff fects of the policy of an open door in international trade. The con- struction of the Suez Canal and later of the Panama Canal and the stimulus toSthe trade of the Islands in consequence of the World>War have also accelerated the economic develop ment of the Colony.
 The trade of the United States with the Dutch East Indies has greatly expanded in recent years, and there Is ample promise of it's further development In the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, exports to these islands from the United States were valued at S3, ,67T, 900. So greatly has this trade grown that in the fiscal year ended June, 1921, the exports were valued at S61, ,1SO,000. There has been similar expansion in the value of imports into the United States from the islands-from S5, ,334,0OO in 1913-1914 to S141, ,664,OoO in 192O-1921.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-06

There has been no such phe- nomenal growth in the trade of the Colony as a whole as there has been in its trade with the United States. Nevertheless the
 figures reflect marked progress in the development of the Colony's economic resources. Exports in 1920 were valued at 100000, which compares with S274 100000 as the value of exports in 1914. The Colony's exports regularly exceed imports. In 1914 this ex- cess amounted to S102, ,O0O,0OO; in 1919 it amounted to S571, ,00o,- 900, or almost twice the value of the total imports for the year. The balance in 1920, s37O,0o0, 1000, while considerably under that for 1919, is indicative of the ability of the Dutch East Indies to pre- serve favorable trade position in a period of worldwide reaction.
 The difficulty of obtaining manu- factured articles from abroad dur ing the war has greatly stimulated manufacturing in the islands. Their manufactures now include iron products, vegetable oils, building materials, rope, bristles,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-06

profits ranged from 25,94o,SsT
 guilders to 27,Ss5, ,229 Nguildera,
 while in 1918, the last year for
 which data are available, profits
 were 25 1903, ,489 guilders, or about $10, 100000 at normal exchange.
 The Government has not, however, l monopolized the tin deposits, but
 has granted concessions to private l companies which also have oper.
 ated successfully. Private mining ! enterprise in general is subject to l Government regulation and li- | cense.
 The coal deposits of the Dutch
 East Indies have been estimated
 at 200,OOO,OOO metric tons, of I which only slightly more than 100000 tons have been mineda
 The Governments three coal miHs 1 ing enterprises have shown praes tically uninterrupted increase ia
 profits from 1910 to 1918. The l production in the latter year az
 gregated 5o4,2o1 tons.
 The cultivation of rubber has
 shown remarkable progress in tho last twenty years and is carried on | chiefly by private enterprises, all though the Government Is operat- ing several rubber estates in Java and Sumatra. Peruvian bark, from which quinine is extracted, is
 obtained under Government man agement, as well as by private en- terprises. About 90 per cent of the worlds supply of this product comes from the Dutch East Indies. Where the Government is not ac-i lively interested in the production of agricultural commodities, it has done much to aid private enter prise by establishing experiment. stations, agricultural schools, and
 an a agricultural Information service
 The islands have extensive sys- tems of well-kept roads. A meas ure of the popularity of motor vehicles in the Colony is found in the importation of 2,1S3 passen- ger cars and 873 trucks in the first quarter of 1921, while 700 of the former and 247 of the lat ter were imported in the first quar- ter of 1920.
 The water power of the Dutch East Indies is an asset of great potential worth. In 1910 the Government began to take active interest in the development of these resources. | The original in- tention was to supply electric power for the state-owned rail- ways and tramways, but the scope of the project has now extended beyond these limits. The Govern ment has already investigated sources of water power with an aggregate of more than 100000 horsepower, and a number of hydro-electric enterprises have been established.
 The progress which the Dutch East Indies have made is largely a result of the wise and demo- cratic colonial policy adopted by The Netherlands, which aims to develop the political, as well as the economic, capacity of the na- tive population. Local self-govern- ment is extended from time to time; a system of primary educa- tion, which recognizes the lan- guage and the customs of the na- tives has been established; and the Home and Colonial Govern ments have co-operated in develop ing the resources and industries of the Island Empire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-06

IColony will continue to expand.
 In these fields, as well as in the
 production of raw materials, there
 is an unusual opportunity for the further investment of foreign capital.
 ] The most important develop ment in the Colony's mining in recent years has been the growth in the output of petroleum. The industry is of recent origin, as the first concession was granted in I1ss3. Production of crude oil in the islands from 1910 to 1918 in creased from 1,501 ,045 to 1,764,- 2O3 metric tons. The production of 2,S65,32 metric tons in 1920
 has been reported. Although I some of the petroleum is exploited for Government account, it is prin- cipally in the control of private companies. The Government, how ever, derives considerable revenue from petroleum in the form of an
 export tax.
 Other Government mining ac- tivities include the working of col Eeries and of tin, silver, and gold mines. The Government tin mines, numbering about 325, are all located on the Island of Banka
 and have consistently yielded profits. From 1911 to 1916 these
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-06
PASSENGERS JOUTED.

Passengers on a Beardsley Park car which was stopped in front of AEeigs & Co. received a severe jolting shortly after 8 o'colck this morning when a North Main street car bumped into it with a report heard a block away. Fortunately most of the passengers had alighted from the Beardsley Park car. Those that remained were seated and no one was injured. Neither car was damaged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-06
By FRANCIS H. SESSION, Vice President Guaranty Trust Company of New York.

By FRANCIS H. SESSION,
 Vice President Guaranty Trust
 Company of New York.
 T%HE pronounced success of
 8 recent loan of $40,000,-
 E 900 to the Dutch East
 Indies made through an American Banking yn d e brings to the attention of many of the American public for the first time the surprising extent and importance of this island em- pire of Holland, and the rich trade possibilities that lie ahead of it.
 It Is interesting to note in this connection that the first foreign loan ever contracted by the United States Government was a loan from Holland in 17s1. Holland was the first country to recognize our new Government and the first salute to our flag was fired in the Dutch colony of Ste. Eustalia.
 The Dutch East Indies, which lie in the Indian Ocean south of the Philippines, form roughly huge crescent W1In bOrnGO nall filling the curve. Some idea of the great sweep of the islands may be gained by picturing them stretched across the United States. Starting in the Pacific beyond Cali fornia, they would reach to Der muda. Sumatra is as large as California. Borneo exceeds Texas in area. New Guinea would just comfortably lie between New York and Omaha, and Celebes is far larger than New England. Java, one of the most remarkable eco homie units in the world, is about the size of Pennsylvania. Owing to its abundance of water, to its fertility and the industry of it's people, Java sustains a population of thirty millions and at the same time exports food
 The Dutch East Indies altogether have a population numbering about one-half that of the United States, and constitute in several respects