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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
AL the average man lacks is persist
ence, ability and nerve. ,s.
II Drink Denlson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

II what a man desires is to hug q
woman he doesn't make dancing an
accessory to the offense. S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
Watch DESIGNED for the Blind,

Watch Designed for the Blind.
For the blind there has been in
vented a watch with the hours So
marked by raised dots and dashes
that it can be read by the sense Of
2 ouch 7t5 IT. Ell r5 5is5 4 Haf ~ 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
FARMS GROW NEARER CITIES
Report Of Department Of Agriculture
Shows Average to Be 6.5 B
.l$ Miles Away. n +. ..t&!@

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. farms are,
on the average, 6.5 miles from mar
ket the farthest away averaging 81
miles, according to the depaEtnen t Of
agriculture, which has just completed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
UNIVERSITY STUDENT 5AT$sTEN
Iowa City Girl Wonder Of Her State
TAX Best Mathematician Among D
sEs IL Students. i5,. NJ

3ss, Iowa City, Ia. H elen Bradford Of
Ottumwa, ten years old, has made ar
rangements to enter the University
OF Iowa in September. 3t33 ]: u (: n.
She was graduated from high school
and Is heralded as one Of 8the best
mathematicians among grade students
OF the state. I: Il
H. She will be the. youngest girl to at
tend Iowa In more than ten years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

Just the Same. 4
81 PatienceD Does she dance well s$
Patrice-Doesn't make any diner-
.enca IL she's well or not. she dances.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
PAY for Your Seed With Note

IL II you will plant ten acres to
Sudan Grass will supply you
with q liberal quantity Of seed
and accept your four months
I note for $4,000 in settlement for
3 the seed. ,s:5 ~ 4 rs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
Sudan Great for Hot, Dry
Il ..:.. Weather 5s5.5

Through the dry weather OF
. July and August, when many
other crops and pastures suffer:
! Sudan, the new, wonderful
drouth-resister, fourishes, yield
ing plentiful, choice hay. It
yields more tons to the acre
than any other forage crop
three to ten tons per acre. First
cutting, fifty to sixty days after.
planting. Additional cutting ev-'
cry thirty to forty days till frost
kills dead. AZ RI s: $.s .5.3 z 3z5 !.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

$1,000 tSis q
So acres productive red clay loan farm 9 an sSrs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16
TWO Crops From Your Land

After you have taken of your
!, small grains or other crops this
month, or at any time before
\. July 25th, put that land right
back into Sudan Grass. and
4 raise & a heavy tonnage forage
crop by fall. This ought to dou-
BILE your net income on that
land. s..t, VA i III, IA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

This is going to be such a big
year! in the demand for hay cow
ing to the war; that 1t will sure
. ly pay the farmer to raise an ex-
FRA amount for. forage. 1917 z
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
BANKRUPT NERVES

Each of us has a certain supply of ner- vous energy. Every act, even every thought, uses up some part of this en- ergy. During rest and sleep the supply is increased by the blood which gets tho needed elements from the air we breathe and the food we eat.
 Your nervous energy is like a bank ac count. If you use it up faster than y add to it you overdraw your accou,- Neurasthenia is the name given to nc vous bankruptcy. It means that t. power to recuperate is gone
 The blood can be built up so that will increase the supply of needed elc- ments to the wasted nerves and this i1 the only way that the nerves can Do reached. Dr. Williams Pink Pills are g tonic that especially builds up the nerves because they supply to the blood the ele- ments that the nerves need. Many ner- vous disorders, sometimes chronic ones, have yielded to this tonic treatment with Dr. Williams Pink Pills when other methods failed to give relief. They are certainly worthy of trial in every case of weak nerves and thin blood.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold hy druggists everywhere or will be sent by mail postpaid on receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes $2.5O by the pr. Will liams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady, N. Y. Write today for free book on the nerves.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
SAVE YOUR HAIR ]!
 ' 25 CENT BOTTLE STOPS DANDRUFF
Every Bit of Dandruff Disappears and Hair Stops
 Coming Out.
Try This! Your Hair Appears Glossy, Abundant, Wavy
 and Beautiful.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy scalp: of dandruff-that awful scurf.
 There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair of it's lustre, it's strength and it's very life; eventually producing a feverish- ness and itching of the scalp, which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die-then the hair falls out fast. A little Dander- inc tonight-now-any time-wiu surely save your hair.
 Get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter, and after the first ap- p;ication your hair will take on that life, lustre and luXuriance which is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appearance of abundance, an incomparable gloss and SC fitness; but what will please you most will be after just a few weeks use, when you will actually see a lot or hne, dOwny hair-new hair all over the scalp.
 Danderine is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, lnVlgorates and strengthens them. ITS eXhllarating and life-producing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
EREEK CODFISH
 MARKET LOST
Newfoundland Not Allowed to Ship
 Foodstufs to Greece-Fish D -,..,.., .. Great Export.

St. Johns, N. F., Nov. 24.-The loss of the Greek market for cod fish, as a result of war conditions, has seri- ously affected the fisheries; interests of this colony. On November 10, on instructions from the imperial author ities, a proclamation was issued pro- hibiting the export of foodstuffs from Newfoundland to Greece. At that time thirteen vessels with cargoes of fish from Labrador were in this harbor preparing to proceed to Greek ports
 The annual export of cod to Greece amounts to about 7,S00,00O pounds
 This so-called soft-cured fish finds a market only in Greece, Italy and Spain. Because of the embargo the market price for this class of fish has dropped here a dollar quintal G12 pounds.) The colonial government and leading exporters have made rep resentations to the imperial authori- ties in an effort to obtain a suspen- sion of the interdict.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24

Some one advised me to take Lydia B. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound. l had taken so much medicine and my doctor said he could do me no good SO I told my husband he might get me bottle and would try it. By the time had taken it felt better. continued it's use, and now am well and strong.
 "I have always recommended your medicine ever since 1 was so wonder fully benefited by it and I hope this letter will be the means of saving some other poor woman from suffering. "- Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1144, UMonville, Missouri.
 The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound have thousands of such letters as that above - they tell the truth, else they could not have been obtained for love or money. This med icine is no stranger --- it has stood the test for years.
 If there are any complications you do not understand write to Lydia E. PiRkham Medicine Go. (c0nfidentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened. read and answered by woman and held intstrict confidence.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
.HINDENBURG'S MEN
 FACE STARVATION
Russia Claims That Teutons in East Have Little to Eat

Petrograd, Nov. "A, Via. London, 1:4O D. m.-The military authorities have published an account of an ad- dress delivered by Field Marshal Won Hindenburg to troops which ar rived at Libau from Germany a month ago. The field marshal is thus quoted:
 Il know none among you adopted military career. I know each of you left a family. Therefore I shall not demand reckless attacks from you, but I hope you will beat off the attacks the Russians make"
 According to this information, the held marshal reported to German general headquarters that with such troops active operations would he Ia rdly possible.
 Letters given out here, said to have been taken from Germans, contain complaints of hunger A passage from one of these letters says: we are ready to fight for our country but are not willing to starve, and the scarcity of food is becoming more and more painful"
 Lett1sh volunteers are distinguish ing themselves in the number of prlsoners they are taking, availing themselves of their knowledge of local conditions to make daring excursions.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24

Wars heavy hand, sweeping over the land has stricken many of the houses in the Champagne district in France, and they are uninha bita ble above the ground. But the people make shift to live in cellars, which are the only places of habitation that are comparatively safe. The jolly home than the celler at the entrance to which it was "snapped' by the war photographer.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
KIRkWALL'S FAME.
Scotch Port in the Orkneys Lonesome
 Place Until War Broke Ont.

London, Nov. 15.-Kirkwan where many of the American merchandising have been taken for examination pv
 the British patrol ships, may be said
 to have made a sudden leap into
 fame-as far as the average Lon
 doner is concerned-out of the pages
 of the latest American note.
 Probably few Londoners more than suspected the existence of Kirkwau until they read about it in the Ameri- can note. It is a rather obscure Scotch town, although capital of the island county of Orkney, and it's pop- ulation is less than four thousand. But it has magnificent harbor. in which the 2O5 or so captive shins might all ride safely at anchor at the same time. But when it is remem. bered that Kirkwall is located o6 miles north of. John-o -o,Groat's, which IS the extreme northern point of Scotland, it is seen how far the har- Dor is from the ordinary purposes of trade.
 The American crews could find no better harbor in which to spenI enforced leisure nor better sight-see- ing of the. antiquarian order. For kirkwall is environed by the past cathedral palace and castle are all of the Middle Ages, and nearby are great Stonehenge circles of an even era. Nowhere are the an- cient remains better preserved Rc- minders of Scandinavian rule ara found in the place-names, KirkwaI itself being a corruption of Kirkju- vagr, the Bay of the Church.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
END OF EXPOSITION

Closing of San Francisco Affair in
 Sight-Building Sold.
 San Francisco, Nov. 24.-The be- ginning of the end of the Panama Pacific Exposition has been reached it was announced today by the action of fair officials inviting bids on all the main exhibit palaces except the Palace of Fine Arts and the California building. The Arkansas building, said to have cost $25,OOO has been sold for $500.
 The Palace of Fine Arts will be kept open until May 1.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
U. 5. GOVERNMENT INDIAN LAND SALE

Homesteading or improvements not required. Sold on easy terms at mas probable Oil and Gas area. Free Exhibition Car on Railroad tracks at Passenger Station. Visit tract of this valuable land without going West. Open from 9 A. M. to F. NJ.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
COACHING LAUNCH.
Col. Robinson of Hartford Presents
 Yale Crew With the ..Buzz.''

New Haven, Nov. PA new coach ing launch, the Buzz, has been pre- sented to the Yale crews by Col. Charles l.. F. Robinson, of Hartford 1t was announced today.
 The Buzz is of the V type, twenty four feet long, five feet beam and IS finished in mahogany. It has speed of about sixteen miles an hour.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
INCREASE IN REVENUE.
Earnings of M. K. and 1T. Over Two
 Millions More in 1915.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 24.-An increase in freight traffic revenues of $2,169.- C26 over the fiscal year of 1914 is shown in the annual report of Presi- dent c. F. Schaff, of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad issued here today. The increased revenue resulted from larger grain, cotton and oil ship ments.
 The report shows a decrease in the ratio of operating expenses to gross operating revenue from 72.77 per cent. to 69S1 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
STRIKE IN MEXICO.
No Silver For Pay Roll Causes Trans
 portation to Cease.

El Faso, Texas, Nov 24.-A demand strike, today tied Up transportation on the Mexican Northwestern railroad from Juarez to Casas Grandes, thence south to Chihuahua City.
 The demand for silver was based upon a recent decree of the Villa off cials. Since the railroad has been forced to transport freight for the Will la officials in exchange for paper cur rency it is claimed it is receiving no silver with which to pay it's men.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-24
THOUGHT SHE
 COULD NOT. LIVE
Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound.
Unionville, Mo.-"I suffered from female trouble and l got so weak that 1

COulO Ad1Oly " O | n across the floor with out holdin g on to something. I had nervous spells and my fingers would cranp and my face would draw, and ] not speak, nor
 sleep to do any good,
 had no appetite, and
 everyone thought l
 1o,,lI r1+ live
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
Browns to Des Moines.

The Cary II. Brown family expec
to move from this city to Des Moine:
shortly after the Christmas holidays
Mr.. Brown Sundayed here and hi!
wife and daughter, Miss Liz Beth
accompanied him to the capital city
this morning to look for suitable
apartments and attend to other mat
ters of business, incident to their
moving there. The family have re-
sided in this city for about ten years
and their many friends will regret
to hear of their intended move. They
go to Des Moines, however, because
Mr.. Brown is permanently located
there since accepting the position oi
promoter OF the International Tele'
phone Meter company, of which E
II. Martin of this city is the princi
pal stockholder.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
CITIES CANNOT 4 IL
LYsREMN TAXES
1t Has Been the Custom in Some Iowa
Towns to Encourage Manu-
! facturers.

In years agone Webster City has
remitted taxes upon the property o1
certain corporations and firms as ar
inducement for them to establish
manufacturing industries here. 9th.
er towns have done likewise. Now
comes the executive council Of the
state and warns towns against such
proceedings, but states that so fan
as the council is concerned no efforts
will be made to collect taxes so re-
mitted. The immunity is made con-
ditional that the counties do not
take action to recover. In counties
where such action is taken the state
will claim its proportion.
1t is recommended by the council
that in future no such immunity be
granted. Recently boards of super
visors in several counties have agi-
tated the question of recovering back
taxes, In many cases this would put
the plants out Of business. 1t would
cripple Others and drive some of them
out of the state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
TRYING TO EJECT
town Of LEH|GH
Crooked Creek Receiver Brings Ac.
tion to Gust City From Lot
Owned by Company.

Fort Dodge. Dec. 20.-Sam Nc
Clure, receiver for the Crooked Creek
railroad, has, filed suit in district
court asking the ejectment Of the
city OF Lehigh from a lot which the
road claims on the Crooked Creek S
right of way. On this lot is located
the municipal water plant of Lehigh.
1t is further claimed that the lot
really owned by the city is situated
a block east and block south of
the site the plant now covers.
1t is alleged that Lehigh obtained
the lot on a mistaken description due
to mixup resulting from the work of
the state legislature in dividing the
town of Vesper, which at one time
adjoined Lehigh, and transferred it
into that city's corporation limits.
The lot was originally in the town
of Vesper and was known as Smiths
first addition to Vesper. 1t was later
changed to Smiths second addition
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
REVIVAL MEETINGS
| COME TO A CLOSE
Evangelist Cain Will Return to the
City Next June to Attend
Campmeeting.

The series of revival meetings
which have been in progress at the
Nazarene church during the past
several weeks, came to an end Sun
day. night and the evangelist who
has been conducting the services,
Rev. w. R. Cain left yesterday
for his home, in Wichita, Kansas. At
this closing service four new mem
bers were. added to the church mem
bership and three others will unite
later. Rev. F. B. Gowland, pastor
of this society, says the meetings
just closed were the best ever held
in the history of the church here.
Evangelist Cain will return to
Webster City next June, at which
time it is expected the district camp
meeting will be held. However,
whether the campmeeting is held or
not, Evangelist Cain will conduct
another series of meetings here at
that time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
FIRE MARSHAL IS
SUES A WARNING
Calls Attention Of Public to lncreas-
ed Dangers at This Season
Of the Year.

I 3 . E. +. =. y.
The Freeman-Tribune is in receipt
OF the following from Ole o. Roe
state fire marshal of Iowa:
To Merchants: Infiammable decor.
ations increase the fire hazard. Look
out for the wiring Of your electric
decorations.
Keep fire extinguishers in condi-
tion for instant use.
Watch the smoker and his cigar,
and the ubiquitous match.
Protect your lights. A breeze
may blow a fiimsy fabric against an
unprotected light and start q fire.
Guard against spontaneous COM
bustion among your piles of holiday
goods, by providing for reasonable
ventilation.
Impress upon each one of your
employees the Importance of exercis-
ing the utmost care in guarding
against fire.
Clean up your packing rooms and
easements daily. Excelsior and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
CROSS STATE RACES
were POSTPONED
Heavy Snow Made it Impossible to
Garry Out the Program as
Announced.

The automobile races against time
across Iowa, scheduled to take place
Friday, were called off on account
of the heavy SHOWS in the north half
Iof the state, but it is expected they
will take place as soon as the roads
and weather conditions will permit.
Nobody in Webster City looked for
the racers Friday, who were to
start from Dubuque, realizing that
efforts to reduce the time made by
Hal Weeks would be futile owing to
the six inch snow blanket over the
Hawkeye Highway. From Des
Moines comes the report that racers
have risen UP in drcves since the an
nouncement of the first list of
twelve. Everyone with car, from
a Ford to Packard, has the bug.
Possibilities of arrest for speeding
have multiplied thick and fast. Au-
thorities in some Of the smaller cit
les have been strongly against the
race, declaring that it affords good
chances for accidents. Public SEN
timent against the automobile, it is
argued, will arise and privileges now
accorded automobilists will be cur
tailed.
But the racing fans are still talk
ing and the race eventually will be
pulled off, probably next summer
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21

wrapping paper are highly inflam-
mable.. Permit no amount of 'busy-
ness to interfere with this precau-
tion. H., . ...,... ,r"
| Safety First ~ .frs....
| To Parents: Infiammable Christmas
decorations often cause destructive
fires in home and church. .<.a
Don't hang tissue paper bells or
other infiammable decorations in
close proximity to a light or fire.
Don't use quantity of highly in
fammable cotton to represent snow.
Asbestos fiber makes fine snow and
will not burn.
Santa Claus should not wear cot
ton whiskers. Many life has been
lost by fire starting in such adorn-
ment. .t.t"
Decorations that will burn have
no place on Christmas tree. Use
tinsel or other non-inflammable ma
terial. 81. = ~.
Children should not experiment
with matches and candles or other
things that produce fire. .
Don't hang celluloid presents on
the Christmas tree nor place them
anywhere near a fire or light.
Watch the tree closely as long as
the candles are lighted and have
means at hand to put out instantly
any fire that may start among the
branches.
Set the tree securely SO that it
can't tip over. Don't let the chill
dren light the candles.
Inquire as to the safety of the
places of amusement which your
children may attend during the
crowded holiday season.
Don't let the holiday spirit make
you careless in the matter of guard
ing against fire.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
DRAINAGE DITCH
ENTANCLENENTS
d. B.
Land Owners in the Watershed Of
Farley District No. z Pro-
testing Against As
. .&.# sessments.
PROBABLY MEANS LAWSUITS
Ditch was the First Big One Con-
structea in County-Cost Was
.... Very High.

T Farmers in Blairsburg and Will
liams townships owning lands with
in the watershed of the Farley
drainage district No. Z, are wonder
ing when the expense Of improving
and maintaining the ditch will be cut
to the minimum, and it seems prob
able that some lawsuits will result
before this question is answered.
The ditch was among the first in the
county, only seven others having
been constructed before the Farley
No. Z. 1t was the biggest drainage
proposition of the county up to the
time it was put in. 1t cost lots of
money and when built, perhaps eight
years ago, land was not worth nearly
as much per acre as now and the
cost was therefore much greater,
value of property redeemed consider
ed, than are the bitches put in to-
day. But that wouldn't be SO bad If
assessments for improvements and
up-keep would only stop mounting
upwards. A few years ago the
ditch was cleaned out at point some
miles from the source, as well as
quite a distance from its mouth, and
the cost was taxed 1ipe to the entire
watershed upon the basis Of the or
iginal cost. Now large number Of
big tile are being put in at the up
per end of the ditch and the ex-
pense, mounting into thousands of
dollars, will be assessed to the enf
tire district. Farmers owning land
further down the ditch insist that
they get no benefit and the Freeman
Tribune is informed they intend to
resist the assessment in the courts.
They hold that If the farmers UP
where the ditch is smaller and where
the water can be carried in big tile
want the tile they ought to pay the
cost. However, the farmers owning
land where the tile is being put in
insist that but for the tile the ditch
would fill up frequently and would
have to be cleaned often at the ex-
pense of the entire district. Some
interesting legal points are involved
and both sides to the controversy
seem to have some pretty good argu-
ments to maintain their positions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
A Fine Program.

The musical program by the choir
at the Universalist church on Sun
day morning was one of the best
they have ever given. The main
auditorium was filled with an ap-
preciative audience. Mrs. H. l.. Hay
wood presided in the absence Of her
husband, who is ill with grippe,
reading the announcements and the
scripture lesson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21
No Court Until Wednesday.

J. c. Sterling, clerk of the courts,
received letter today from Judge
Mccall, stating that the judge
would not be here until Wednesday
afternoon, hence there will be no
court sessions until then. Mrs. Nc
Call lis quite seriously i'll at the fam
lily home in Nevada. 1t was expect
ed that Andrew Jensen, convicted by
the jury Friday night, would receive
his sentence today, but the judge
will not pronounce sentence until
Wednesday.