Webster City Tribune (Newspaper) - February 28, 1902, Webster City, Iowa WEBSTER HAMILTON FEBRUARY 1902TWELVE 38 VOLUME XVII A a Young Struck in the Head by a Tumbling rod and Instantly a young farmer living between city and Iowa Falls was instantly killed last evening by being struck in the head by a tumbling rod of a power In starting up the the tumbling rod was either frozen in or was bound is such a manner that the strain broke the knuckle resulting in either the rod or a piece of the knuckle striking young Butler in the in injuries from which he died an hour He was married about two years ago to Miss Rhoda Holding of Iowa his former home being at Great He was a young about thirty years of age and came here last fall to engage in farm No blame attaches to any one on account of the Local The question of municipal ownership and control of public utilities is being generally discussed in the towns and cities throughout the These discussions bring out many collateral among others that in many cases there is much room for reform in pres ent methods of governing towns and In many instances the methods of conducting municipal affairs are criticised more than the mere actions of the That the people are saying that the cost is too great for the benefits and are de manding a reorganization of the sys tems upon which the work is The question of public improvements and the growing cost to the taxpayer is receiving more attention than in past and people are beginning to talk about changes that will bring re lief and at the same time meet all rea sonable demands for the enhancement of the public Many plans and methods are suggested to meet the changed conditions that exist in looking to a more effi cient service a greater practical economy in town city government And certainly these things are worthy the consideration by the citizens and taxpayers of all communi ties directly or indirectly Passes one of the pioneer settlers of Webster City and a veteran of the civil passed away at Du buque on the 23rd at the age of 79 Schaller established himself in the wagonmaking business in this town soon after the close of the war of the and was as well known to the pioneer settlers as any man in the He served through the war as a member of the Ninth Iowa and made a record that any soldier would be proud As a man and citizen he was promi nent and most highly and those early days filled well the measure of a good Some eighteen or twenty years ago he removed with his family to where he resided until about five or six years Having in the meantime lost his he sold out in Dakota and returned to spending most of his time in at which point he lived prior to his coming to Webster Schaller leaves five seven brothers and two sisters to mourn their and among the early settlers of the town his going hence will leave only the kindest remembrance of his manly qualities and his value as a The Tax Ferret The tax ferret question is one thai has two sides to The Odebolt in discussing the proposition to repeal the present says What is the tax ferret law It is a law giving the county authority to employ an agent to collect taxes in property which has been wrongful and unlawfully withheld from the The county does not havi to employ an outsider to do this work it can employ a resident of the county to do it and make a contract wit Is there anything wrong abou this The authority to list property that has been withheld from the as is rightly vested in the county and it can employ the means it deem bent to recover taxes which have been withheld by property Th county treasurer hasnt time to devot to such work everybody will conced Who will do unless th board of supervisors employs an agent The repeal of the socalled tax ferre law would simply put a premium on ax It would enable men who ave thousands of dollars in moneys nd to escape taxation on the provided they could hoodwink The in most is compelled to accept the state ment of the property owner his com will not justify him in put ng in his time as a search ug the records and making a drag net And if the man who has in property that is not visi le succeeds in cheating the ow is the county going to discover tl Only through the employment of n There is no other way prac yet to hear of a case where tax ferret succeeded in collecting axes which were not lawfully he man who does not owe taxes does ot have to We do not defend methods of the ferret who has been t work in this county but it is not to employ men of his stripe n the The system is all nd the right kind of agents can be The fact remains lat a sum amounting to over would never have been paid was collected in this county uring the last year under this nd with the right kind of an agent a reat deal more would have been re The legislature will not dare to re eal this The man whose pro erty is in sight and subject to taxa on will not consent that his neighbor wealth is in moneys and tocks and shall escape tribute y lying to the Too much escapes as everybody THE MARCH CLOSED BY Six Councilmen and a Attorney to be The spring election to be held Mon March will be of consider ble interest to At that time here will be elected a city attorney and There will be ue elected in each of the third and fourth and two in the Masons erm in the fifth will have expired and Dakin has moved out of the ward ay reason of which there will be two to be elected in that Certificates of nomination and nomination papers must be on file with the city clerk not less than ten lays prior to the The official notice of election may be ound elsewhere in these High School Still The contest for the piano and ange us has settled down to a strife be ween the high school of this city and he camp of Prairie with the high school in the The now stands Webster City High School Prairie Queen William Glenn son of and was born at Wil Died at Webster City of a com plication of diseases brought on by cerebrospinal He has a great sufferer all these ut was very patient and never murmuring at his only wishing o be kept His was a life ol troubles of which none knew better than his mother and father and The Flora DeVoss Commencing next Monday evening our amusement loving people will hav the pleasure of seeing Miss Flora De Yoss and her The left too good an impression here las season to need any comment from us suffice it to say that the press in neighboring towns speak of the com as being stronger than ever This season they carry all their own special orchestra and all new Among the special features are illus Seats on sale Saturday Prices 20 and 30 cents Ladies free Monday Residence for My residence at 1408 avenue is for Is an eleven room house heated by new hot water bat and toilet rooms up stairs and down supplied by hot and cold city and sof and every modern convenience Basement under entire feet cemented floor with kitchen and wash Size of lo 00x105 fine barn 20x40 feet a fin lot of shade and fruit trees cemen sidewalks and Levied on Stocks of Murphy at Woolstock and The Murphy stores at Wool tock and the latter is a new own in Calhoun have both een closed and are now in the hands the Both were general merchandise The Knierim tore was operated by Murphy nd the Woolstock store by both of this city and well known The stocks were each closed by the upon a levy of They re now being The report lat the Murphy brothers had filed a in bankruptcy is t is not known whether the invoice ill show solvency or not but no bank proceedings have been As soon as an invoice can be made the tocks will be The Knierim store ad been but recently having een moved to that place from here for several years Murphy Telephone Exchange for Wasp The Martin Tele hone Company expects to commence work on their local telephone exchange n a few They will put in a 100 rop switchboard aud furnish residence at per month and ess phones at per month very thing will be right up to date with service both day aud hey will put in a two wire system with Des Moines and all ther outside points reached by their They expect to ran farm lines ut from the main line in every furnishing farmers for 1 per everything to be sup lied and kept in repair by the com Five car loads of material have Deen ordered for the construction of his new Farmers desiring can find out what to do and low to get them by inquiring at Schultz local To Prevent Spread of The railroad authorities seem to be loing all they can to prevent the of smallpox throughout the Aside from requiring the vaccination f all they have issued the orders Agents must not sell tickets to per ons afflicted with smallpox or other and should the agent have reasonable suspicion that a wouldbe buyer has a he will require the person to furnish a from a reputable physician selling him a Should any such person be seen on he depot premises at train the agent is required to notify the con ductor to keep the person from board ug the Should a case of smallpox or contagion be discovered on the he person afflicted must be isolated as much as possible from the remainder of the passengers and put off at the first station where the board of health will accept and care for the or f the passenger must be carried to the conductor is in to telegraph the health officials of the place to be ready to receive After leaving the train the car occupied by such person must bo securely and sent on to its des where it must be thoroughly disinfected before again put into Agents will not sell tickets to per sons leaving places where smallpox for points which have quar against such unless thi person presents to the agent a prope t find that the teachers pay roll now mounts to about a warrants issued to the of the new ward nd for hot water heating plants in bonds were originally issued or the erection of the two central chool of this in was paid eight years he present board has paid off nd refunded the 4 per cent These bonds ad been drawing 5 per The amount asked for school house will pay the interest on and the unpaid warrants issued for the erection of the y and enable the board in and pay off or more of The amount levied for contingent must be sufficient to cover all ex enses connected with the ex epting the erecting and equipment of and payment of he general character of such expenses will be seen in the financial statement f During the coming ear the expenditures in this fund will somewhat larger than usual because number of such as the con traction of about the new remain to be and one r more of the rooms left unfinished n them must be fitted up for Upon the the bowing is very and in that the board of directors have looked after the financial in of the and that the Webster City schools are a credit to bo and the superintendent and eachers who control FINED AND The next excursion to Oklahoma run by rank will leave the North western depot ut Tuesday March 22d2fltlx The Webster City Public The report of Secretary pub listed elsewhere in this show the independent district of Webste City to be in good financial condition The schools are also making tory progress in every hav ing gained a standing and equal to any schools of their size an class in Under the direction o Superintendent who is wholl devoted to his the Webster Cit schools nave been kept strictly to th and in every department and the spirit of progress is helpin along the good work so necessary t the complete success and of the Turning to the repor enry Hanson Threw Stones Through Bil liard Hall Window at Justice Henderson fined Henry Han on and costs at Randall Thursday for a Young is but 17 years of His consisted in having good sized stones the windows of the Randall billiard One of these stones struck a gentleman upon the while at Story became He came back to Randall ud entered the billiard hall le became boisterous and brew the billiard balls promiscuously about the The proprietor forci ily ejected him from the This enraged He picked up everal large stones lying about and hurled them through the billiard hall breaking them and striking me man on the A trial was leld in Randall before Justice Hender 1011 Thursday with the above re Hanson plead guilty to the harge of misdemeanor fearing lest he be held to the grand He resides with his parents south of Making Haste The legislature has been in session nearly eight and but little work ii the line of legislation has thus far been The usual grist of ills has been introduced aud referred to the proper and in a few measures of importance have joen considered in the house and sen The pace at which the work is now going on is sure to find the ses sion well spent before the real work of passing or amending laws is Possibly this is just as for there is really more danger of two much legislation than of too hief objects of interest are the rail road assessment question and the uec appropriations to keep the gov machinery of the state in successful These are being given some it is true bu the most of the time is taken up ii discussing matters of little general im The house has always a resolution in favor of b the 20th of but the chances ar that the date of adjournment will b nearer the 20th of Eveu then the real work of passing laws will b crowded into the two last weeks of th is a cus toui in and there is no reason t believe the present general will depart from To the Dont throw away your until yon get Mallos prices Ho will wake them as good as now if it will not cost you one cent Ho also does chair carpet laj ing and Packing goods fo Two doors east of Clark butter 27f4t4 CHARLES Mens Patent Colt Patent Box Vici and We make the same low prices on our Mens and Boys Shoes as we do on our and will save you 25c to on the above A trial will con vince The Daylight Good Good WILL INCREASE Postmaster General Issues Orders In creasing Fay of Bural Delivery Carriers A dispatch from Washington says the general has issued a general announcing the increase of pay if rural free delivery mail carriers 100 each per This will be welcome news to those hardworking ind underpaid servants of Uncle hev deserve By patient and continued good service hey will sooner or later receive pay with the labors they Reliable Family Life in Jennie Keith in Record The ladies a surprise party on Tatham and Paine Friday As it was a hen party of course the were well And the ladies did have a fine All the men in town were green with envy afterwards when they learned hat the finest dog fight in Woolstock n many a day was pulled off in the parlor as a large part of the evening Both Jones and smith that this affair was not planned at But hey do that witnessed the log for hurrying and and frantic efforts to set feminine feet out of the mix it beat any mouse scare ever put on the But the dogs were put ind a time of social merriment oc curred that was only marred by the bought that the ladies in whose honor he was would so soon take their When they go nest this family takes with them the kindest regards of all Wool stock nose and Spectacles accurately 713 Willson Some of Sangsters Sensible Obtrusive silence or whispering in a sick room is disturbing to the No unforgiving woman can hope foi much happiness in this world of im perfect human There is wonderful wisdom in deal ing with conditions as they are when wo cannot have them as we To put on an appearance of when in reality yon are to cultivate mid fatally to mm your It is a sign of weakness rather thai of strength to u and the noblest souls on earth are they who are quickest to forgive a Ladies Home Valued recipes are depended on in many homes for the cure of minor We make a spec of everything in the line of recipe and prescription and know that when these are care fully prepared from our high grade drugs you can depend on them for SAME ATTENTION TO Family coloring condition powders and stock med ciues are compounded here just is carefully as the most delicate Successor to fit Notice of To the Voters of Webster Iowa Notice is hereby given that the an election of the municipal officers will be held in Webster on the 31st of at which election there is to bo elected A City One councilman in the Third and Fourth Two in the Fifth one for long and one for short The following are the voting places First Second Third court Fourth Fifth Under the provisions of chapter title Code of certificates of nomination and nomination papers for tho above offices must bo on file with the city clerk not more than forty days and not less than ten days pre vious to such Dated at Webster this 27th day of Sales ladies aud salesmen both for town aud country on salary or com mission by Century See field
