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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
Children of Orchardists Raise Pigs.

The pig club of the northwest is
meeting very enthusiastic response,
especially in the states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. For some
time the Hood river country has been
noted for it's extensive orchards, but
there is now an embryonic industry
starting, which may in time induce a
wider diversification in crops. Hos
raising is being introduced by chit
dren, the sons and daughters of the
orchardists. Recently carload of
brood sows was sent from the Port
land Union stockyards to the Hood
river valley for distribution among
the children. These are furnished on
credit to those who agree to raise
them in accordance with the prescrib-
ed instructions and to make reports
of their efforts. The sows were select
ed from pure-bred stock, of the breed
designated by the applicants and have
been bred to boars that won prizes
at the big agricultural fairs last fall.
The hogs have been immunized
against hog cholera and are good,
healthy animals.
The boys and girls will keep an &C.
curate record of all costs in connec-
tion with their work, and as the little
pigs arrive the expense OF keeping
the mother and her brood are to be
carefully enumerated. The children
will pay for the sow by selling the
pigs, the stockyards charging per
cent interest on the selling price of
the SOW. This places the transaction
on a strictly business basis. The
school, officials in each county will
have special supervision of the work.
Among the prizes to be awarded in
each state to those who have the best
reports will be free scholarship for
the state universities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
GOOD PASTURE CROPS
Farmers Do Not Appreciate Certain
Fodder Values.

Most farmers do not appreciate the
value of rape as a pasture crop. It.
is crop which is easy to raise and
which will furnish an abundance Of
good feed during the summer and fall
when pastures are short. It's chief
value is for pasture for hogs or sheep
although COWS will do fairly well on
it if it is fed to them in limited
quantities. have grown it on
small scale for a number Of years and
last year we had two acres of it
which the hogs harvested to good ad.
vantage.
We prepare the seeded the same
as we do for corn and sowed the rape
broadcast at rate of about five
pounds to the acre. It was planted
the first week in May, and, when the
hogs were turned in the first of July,
it was over foot high. During the
months of July, August and Septem-
Der the two acre field furnished them
an abundance OF forage and they
grew rapidly. Besides the rape the
hogs had mixture of corn and tank
age, mixed in the proportion of ten
parts of corn to one of tankage. After
the value of corn and tankage was
deducted, we figured the hogs had
Melted close to $3.50 for the two acres
of rape.
If one does not want to seed to
meadow with oats, rape may be
planted with this crop and many
have good success by so doing. In
this case the rape, instead of being
sown with the oats, is planted
week or ten days later. If it is sown
with the oats it is apt to come on
and make it difficult to harvest the
oats. After the oats are cut the rape
will come on and make excellent
fall pasture for hogs, sheep or cat
tie. Personally, I do not like this
method as I usually like to seed to
meadow with oats.-Ohio Farmer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
CLEARING THE FIELD.

Boone News-Republican: The
Creston Advertiser-Gazette, evening
and the Creston American, morning
have combined into one daily paper,
This is the only sensible method OF
treating situation like that of Cres-
ton. Towns of 5000 to 10000 will
support a daily which has the ex-
elusive field fairly we'll, but compe-
tition is always ruinous both to the
newspaper and the advertiser. There
is really no reason why the advertis-
er should pay two prices for one
publicity and that is why the Cres-
ton newspapers are sensible to COM
bine.
Even in a city as large as Water
loo it was found advisable to COM
bine the two evening papers. This
was quite a surprise to the newspa-
per fraternity in general, for Wat
erloo was supposed to be large
enough to support two evening pa
pers. However, there is only one
there now and there is no prospect
of another. 1t was we'll known that
one of the papers in Waterloo was a
loser. It is also true that where
there are two daily newspapers in
small cities one or both are finan-
cially losers.
There are a few other fields in
Iowa besides Creston which are in
need of the combination move.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
WATERING CAN FOR PLANT.
Aid to Floral Beauty Devised by In.
genius Scheme.

When potted ferns and ether plants
are set on high shelves, or in bas-
kets out of easy reach, the daily rou-
tine of watering them Is frequently
a troublesome one requiring the use
of stepladder or it's equivalent.
An ingenius device which eliminates
this procedure consists of a cylindri-
cal can held in a fork at the end of
a long handle. This mounting is sim
liar to that of the average kerosene
torch and allows the can to tip either
forward or backward.
Near the brim of the receptacle a
piece of wire, about an inch long, is
soldered. BY lifting the can to the
edge of flower pot and engaging this
hook, thus allowing the container to
be tipped forward, the water may be
poured freely.-Popular Mechanics
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
Statement of the Ownership, Man.
agement, Circulation, Etc.

Of the Freeman, published weekly
at Webster City, Iowa, for October
1915, as required by act of congress.
Editor, w. F. Hunter; business
manager, D. l.. Hunter; publisher,
Freeman-Tribune Pub. Co.
Owners holding one per cent of
stock: D. l.. Hunter, w. F. Hunter,
First National Bank, l.. A. McMur-
ray, S. A. Hunter, J. L. Kamrar.
Known bondholders, mortgages
and other security holders, holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages or other securi-
ties: None.
w. F. Hunter.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of October, 1915.
G. D. Thompson,
Notary Public.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

When Mayor Thompson recently
issued an edict to the effect that the
saloonkeepers Of Chicago must obey
the law and remain closed on Sun
days it is said that the city council
was dumbfounded. Wonder if Bath
house John and Hinky Dink surviv-
ed the shock? Law enforcement
would give them the cold shivers
quicker than anything else. Howev-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
Fright Kills Old Man.

Sioux City, Ia, Oct. S.-Cass
Craemer, y years old, of Decatur,
Neb., was frightened to death yes
terday by an auto which rushed past
him at high speed. Craemer expir-
ed a few minutes after he was car
ried from the street into an office
building here. He had been a suf-
ferer from heart trouble.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Senator Joe Allen, who wants to
be governor of Iowa and who would
make a good one, is strongly in fav-
or of universal suffrage. If the
women could vote at the primaries
next spring the senator would surely
be an easy winner, according to the
Judgment of his admirers among the
ladies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Iowa's corn crop is a little short
this year, but it is a safe guess that
even this year Iowa produced more
from her farms than did any other
state in the union. If we had the
stock to feed we would save nearly
all of the corn, too.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
1000 Strikers Back to Work.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 9.-The strike
of 1000 workmen at the plants OF
the Michigan Alkali company, at
Ford village and Wyandotte, was
settled yesterday afternoon. The
men were given a wage increase of
SO cents a day and agreed to return
to work Immediately.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
For Sale.

Two yearling Duroc Jersey boars.
Also some spring boars. These are
good ones. ]. E. Young, 1873 First
street, Webster City. Martin phone
a4s4 10-5f4s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

If you want to know whether you
are destined to be success or not,
you can easily find out. The test is
simple and infallible. Are you able
to save money? If not, drop out.
You will lose. You may think not,
but you will lose as sure as fate, for
the seed of success is not in you.--
James J. Hill.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

The next time Mr.. Bryan buys a
farm it will not be in Texas. He has
learned that a farm in Texas is all
right if one wants to keep it for a
plaything, but when he tries to sell
1t there are no buyers. Iowa, east
ern Nebraska, northern Missouri
southern Minnesota and southeast
ern South Dakota are the best spots
in which to sell land in the United
States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

The Manson Democrat says John
T. Clarkson is not big enough to be
the democratic nominee for COVER
nor of Iowa. The Democrat means,
however, that Mr.. c. is not big
enough to be governor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12


An eastern editor, evidently what
the boys would call a bonehead
jumps to the conclusion that Iowans
are lodging their income tax be-
cause 10000 automobiles are own
ed in this state, intimating that
ownership of an auto means an in.
come of $4,000 or better per year
That is simply tommyrot. Thous-
ands of young men, and old ones too
in Iowa whose income is not more
than $1,000 per year own and drive
automobiles. Quite number OF
travelling men, working on salary
of perhaps s1O0 per month, with no
other income, own cars because of
their economy. They can travel
cheaper that way, considering the
time lost in waiting for trains, than
in any other. It often happens that
they can make twice as many towns
in a day in an auto as they can by
using the railroads. Then the
farmers own many automobiles,
possibly half Of the entire number
in the state. Many of these farm
ers are renters whose income is all
the way from $1,000 to $4,000 per
year. Then again, it is just as cheap
to own and operate a Ford car as it
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

OF course Minnesota will be fol-
Cummins for president, as will near.
ly every other state west Of the Mis-
sissippi river. The senator is strong
everywhere except in the east and it
is time for the west and the middle
west to wrest the scepter Of power
from the east,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

That it is worth something to be
an American citizen was discover
ed by foreigner at Waterloo the
other day. When he applied for a
hunting license he was told that a
foreigner must pay SO while a citi-
zen Of Iowa could get one for 81. He
Immediately took out his first pa
pers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Some of the papers of the state
are willing that Senator Cummins
shall name the Iowa delegation to
the next republican national conven-
they want him to. In other words,
they want the senator to o. K. the
delegates they decide should 60. This
means, of course, that such republi-
cans as Bernard Murphy are perfect
ly willing that Mr.. Cummins shall
name Bernard Murphy and polite
ians of the Cyrenus Cole brand will
consent that the senator shall name
Cyrenus Cole.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

1t is to be hoped that the big snob-
bish newspapers will not devote
more than a page per day to the
forthcoming marriage of President
Wilson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

A sandy soil makes the best poul,
try run. Filth is soon washed out OF
it and it dries out soonest after rain,
Then the grit in it is of value. If you
have only a small lot and your soil
is heavy black, it will pay to buy
load of two of sand every year and
spread over 1t.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Borah and Kenyon would make a
strong ticket, to be sure, but Iowa
is arranging for Kenyon to succeed
Cummins in the white house in 1920
or 1924.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

After the experience of Iowa this
year it will not be surprising if the
people of this state vote dry by a
big majority the first opportunity
they get.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

After cleaning the dropping boards,
scatter little dry earsh over them.
This will make the cleaning easier
next time. Besides, fresh earth is
a fine disinfectant and deodorizer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

No condition powder is as good as
wholesome food and proper exercise
as a regular and normal means al
keeping the flock In good health.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Russia has sent one of her hortl'
cultural experts to Ames college to
learn how we do it in Iowa, and to
profit thereby. The Russian govern
ment certainly exhibits good judg-
ment in choosing the place for itE
expert to get the most complete and
most reliable information. What
they do not know at the college at
Ames about horticulture and agri-
culture hasn't yet been found out
any place in the world. The car
might learn something in Germany
about fighting, but if he wants to
learn of the conquests of peace the
United States is the place for him to
come and when he gets to the Unit
ed States he should make a bee line
for the Iowa Agricultural college at
Ames.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Most of our wars with Germany
never happen.-Sioux City Tribune.
Which is equally fortunate for
Germany and us.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

John D. subscribed $10,000,00O to
the loan of the allies and the next
day oil went up to twelve cents
John D. is certainly some financier.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

The Turks and Kurds are waging
a holy war of determination on the
Armenians, according to sixteen
members of the American Board of
Foreign Missions, who arrived from
Van on the Swedish steamer Hellig
Olav today. Ernest Yarrow, mis-
sionary, told how the Armenian
population of Van, numbering l.
500, held out against 5000 Kurds
and a Turkish company commanded
by German officer, from April to
May II, when the Russians arrived
and relieved the town.-From New
York Dispatch.
The Turks and Kurds are taught
to believe that it is their duty to
exterminate all persons believing in
the Christian religion, hence this
holy war" 1t appears that the
world must look on in silence, IN
able to render the stricken Armen-
ians any aid. But for the great war
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

There is lots of difference of
opinion among farmers as to the
value of silos. Some think they are
good things, worth much more than
they cost, while others hold to the
theory that fodder can be preserv-
ed just as we'll in the fields at much
less expense. When farmers disa-
gree upon matters Of this kind how
is the editor going to know which
way to jump?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

The allies have violated the neu-
trality of Greece by landing soldiers
at a Grecian port. Germany points
to this fact to show that Germany is
no worse in this respect than are
the allies. The fact that all sides
have violated their treaty obliga-
lions, because of military necessl-
ty," as they claim, simply proves the
charge that treaties in Europe mean
nothing more than scraps Of pa
per-" The big countries over there
England, France and
Russia-care no more for their
pledges than does Mexican or a
spaniard. They are like big bull
ly, they will run over every little
nation that gets in the way, if it ap-
pears to be to their advantage to do
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

Seth Thomas, the Fort Dodge law
yer who was the democratic candi-
date for supreme Judge last year on
the non-partisan ticket, has been ap-
pointed assistant United States dis
trict attorney. Mr.. Thomas is a
good lawyer and is in every way
worthy of the position he has secur-
I'd
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

er, Mayor Thompson is to be COM
mended and the people of the entire
country will hope to see him display
enough backbone to see that his Or
der is fully obeyed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
in Europe the powers would compel
Turkey to protect the Armenians.

About one hundred and fifty OF
the leading citizens of Denison have
Joined in an endorsement Of Carl
Kuehnle for governor, testifying to
his worth as citizen and republican
and assuring the people of Iowa that
he has the ability, the industry and
the inclination to make one Of the
best executives the state ever had
An endorsement of the kind given
Mr.. Kuehnle by his neighbors and
acquaintance, who have known him
intimately and we'll for many years,
is worth something, and whether he
is nominated or not he can in future
years look back with satisfaction to
the fact that those who know him
best hold him in the highest regard
and esteem.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

London claims that Bulgaria has
been promised all of Turkey in Eur
ope to recompense her for taking
part in the war on the side Of Ger
many, Austria and Turkey. If this
be true the unspeakable Turk is to
get out of Europe, no matter which
side wins, provided the agreement is
something more than a "scrap of
paper" If the allies win, however,
he will get out faster than he will in
the event of the success of the CEN
trail powers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

The popular belief that birds under
ordinary circumstances find ocean
flight wearisome, and that after labor
ing with tired wings across the seem
ingly endless waste they sink exhaust
ed on reaching land, is disproven by
facts. 1t seems rather that the powers
of locomotion with which nature has
endowed many birds are so wonder.
full that under normal conditions they
can easily cross the Gulf of Mexico at
its widest point and even pass with
out pause over the low, swampy coast
al plain to the higher territory be-
yond. So little averse are birds to On
ocean flight that many fly from east
ern Texas to the gulf coast of south
ern Mexico though this 400 miles of
water journey hardly shortens the dis.
lance of travel by an hours flight.
Thus birds avoid the hot, treeless
plains and scant provender of south
ern Texas by a direct flight from the
moist, insect-teeming forests of north
ern Texas to a similar country in
southern Mexico.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

If you want to inflict near cap
ital punishment on any one just SEN
tence them to drive across the state
of Iowa, east and west on the social
ed Hawkeye Highway. It's hard tc
boost for Iowa after an experience
of that kind.-Cedar Falls Record.
The Hawkeye highway is not just
what it should be, but everybody
along the route is living in hopes
Hamilton county will surely do her
duty to this highway next year. 1t
is now practically all graded and
drained from the east line to the
west line Of the county and if it is
graveled next year, as it should be,
it will be one of the finest drives in
the state. You know, Lars, the
world wasn't built in a day. In
fact, it is not yet finished and the
work has been going on for millions
of years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

A 32O-acre farm in faribault
county is in the name Of one w. F
Hunter, of Webster City, Iowa, ant
we are curious to know if this car
be W. F. Hunter of The Tribune
And if it is, how in the name Of
newspaperdom did he ever get
enough money together to buy sc
much land?-Blue Earth, Mimi.
Post.
Yes, it's the same chap. If you
will look up the records Of mort
cages in Faribault county, Mr.. Post
you will find that it didn't take any
money to buy this farm, even though
it is valued at 1925 per acre. 1t took
only nerve and a promise to pay
many years hence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12

And if Webster City makes a
grand success of the city manager
plan, it should not forget that it's
the Waterloo plan and the bill was
drawn here.-Waterloo Times-Trib.
une.
Well, Webster City is going to
make a success of it and we are 60
ing to name it 1.-THE Webster City
Plan" Waterloo may adopt the sys-
tenn if she is so disposed, but if
Waterloo makes a failure of it, 1t
must be understood that is "the
Waterloo way"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-12
Preserving Surplus Euus.

The art of preserving eggs when
they were cheap and selling them la
ter at a big profit was until recent
years practiced only by storage COM
panies. OF late, however, methods of
preservation have been perfected I'M
til the average poultryman finds it
easy and inexpensive to preserve his
surplus. The cheapest, simplest and
most effective of these methods is the
use of the waterglass solution. In CIV
ing directions for the proper way Of
doing this work, j. A. Helmerich,
poultry expert of the Colorado Agri-
cultural college says:
Eggs to be put in waterglass should
be fresh, sound and clean. They
should be gathered daily and preserv-
ed the same day. Infertile eggs are
conductive to the best success.
'Take one quart OF waterglass,
which can be obtained from any drug
store at about 81 gallon. and mix it
with 10 quarts of water that has been
boiled and then cooled. Stir thorough.
ly and place in a crockery vessel New
err use galvanized or tin vessels. Place
the vessel in cool, well ventilated
cellar, and add eggs as you gather
them from day to day, always keeping
the solution one inch above the eggs
Keep the crock covered with a lid to
prevent too much evaporation. Eggs
preserved in this manner will keep
perfectly for one year. The waterglass
solution will not injure the hands. Do
not use the solution more than one
year.
1T will be found hard to boil water
glass eggs, but by puncturing the
large end with needle, to allow the
air to escape, and allowing the water
to come to boil gradually, you will
not experience much trouble"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
Children Cry
FOR FlETcnER'S
CASTORIA
J. {. TEMPLEMAM & SON
HAVE SUCCESSFUL OPENING

Big crowds took advantage of the
opening OF the J. E. Templeman anu
Son 5. 10. 10. and 2s ct Store Fridry
night to visit the new location and get
acquainted with the firm.
A local orchestra played through
out the evening and souvenir boxes Of
candy were given tc each lady.
Despite the fact of the bad weatl,e...
the store was practically jammed all
the evening. No articles were soif
and the people occupied the time in
looking over the extensive stocks.
Today the store opened for business
and a splendid patronage has been
enjoyed all day. The two opening
days have been quite successful in
the opinion of Mr.. Templeman.