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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
CORN DOING WELL,
! CONSIDERING WEATHER.
Illinois Central Reports Indicate
That Leading Product Of State is
Fairly Good.

Dubuque, Aug. S.-AccOrdlng 10
the Illinois Central railroad report
the corn crop, despite the extreme
hot weather and lack of moisture,
retains it's healthy color and even
stand. This condition, states the re-
port, prevails mostly on the richer
lands, while that planted in partly
sandy lands is not in such good con-
dition. Unless cool weather and rain
set in this corn, in the sandy ground,
will be partial loss. The corn
planted in the good soil has tasseled
and ears are forming.
The report states that the farmers
with but few exceptions. are now
completing their threshing. Oats
are about all cut and the crop of this
year falls considerably below that Of
1915. This year the average per
acre is about fifty bushels, while last
year the crop averaged about fifty
five bushels to the acre.
Following is the report in detail:
The daily mean temperature Of the
past week has been ten degrees above
normal and the daily maximum near
or above 100 degrees. There was no
rain during the week except on the
night of July 81 and the morning of
August l when parts of the division
were visited by good shower which
broke the long period of torrid
weather.
Corn on the richer loans still
retains it's healthy color and even
stand. 1t is tasseling out and ears
forming. On the sandy soils, howey-
err, the leaves are rolling and unless
we have cooler weather and heavy
rain the crop will be at least par
tial loss.
With the exception of the north
ern part of the division, threshing is
progressing rapidly. Oats are all out
with the exception of few belated
farmers and reports show an average
yield of about fifty bushels to the
acre this year, as compared with
about fifty-fve during 1915, the ex-
IRENE hot, dry weather cutting down
the average. Last years crop was
the heaviest harvested in this part
of the country and this years will
be far. ahead of that Of. 1914. ,
Rye is averaging about twenty
five bushels to the acre, barley about
thirty and wheat twenty to twenty
three bushels, which are very close
to last years figures.
The hay crop is about all put up
and the yield and quality are both
superior to that of former years, the
hot, dry weather being ideal for the
handling Of this crop.
Potatoes and onions are in need OF
rain and unless the drouth which has
existed in that section on the Albert
Lea district is broken within the
next few days, this years crop will
be very light. All garden truck and
fruit have sustained more or less
damage. Pasture lands have dried
up and, although there is sufficient
water, stock is showing the effects.
The average acreage and condition
of the principal crops are as follows:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Taken to Des Moines.

Louis Miller, the young man who
had his arm severely torn and man.
gled in a self feeder Of threshing
machine one day last week on a farm
east of this city, was taken to Des
Moines hospital Sunday night. The
threshing outfit with which he was
working Is Des Moines firm and
the company preferred to care for
the young man in the capital city.
Miller's arm was cut in deep cash
extending from just above the elbow
to the wrist and the wound has prov
en- very painful.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Condition. Acreage

For sale, house on one acre lot OPP
posite Henry Cordes' place in KAN
rar. Household goods at private sale.
Also the southeast 20 acres on the
o. F. Farr farm. Mr.. and Mrs. o. F..
Farr, Kamrar, Iowa. 17f4s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
FOR SALE-3 year old colt. broken
to drive single and double. M. M.
Segar, south OF Bank street bridge.
Sd3f1t1

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Burleson ex-
pect to remove to Champaign, ILL.,, on
the 25th of the present month, and
have rented their residence property
on west First street to DR.. r. S. Dy-
sart and family, who will occupy it
after that date. The principal rea-
son for the removal of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burleson to Champaign is that their
son Howard may attend the state
university in that city. The best
wishes of their many friends in their
old home will go with them to their
new location.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
New Repair Shop.

Hugh Mullenix, who has been en-
ployed in the Hanson & Tyler garage
for some time, resigned his position
Saturday night and has rented the
building on Des Moines street for
merly occupied by "A. S. Holt, the
blacksmith, and has opened therein
an auto repair shop. 7
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Adolph Phliiger. who for many
weeks has been ill of typhoid fever
and a subsequent operation, was
able to be down town for the first
time on Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Methodist ladies aid society
will hold their regular monthly
meeting Wednesday, Aug. 9th, at 3
p. M, in the church.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

5000 circulars distributed and
mailed, telling all about the biggest
sale ever attempted in Webster City.
The Red Arrow clearance SALE f1d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Secured $50.

N. J. Loring, who started a sub
scription paper yesterday afternoon
for the benefit of the Y. M. c. A. at
Brownsville, secured eighty dollars
during the afternoon. The Y. M. C.
A. has asked Webster City to give
1925 and Mr.. Loring thinks this
amoant can be raised easily. He is
out again this afternoon asking con-
tributions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Men wanted for work on bridge
crew, good wages, long job. Tele-
phone or write Robert Murray, Wool
stock, Iowa. d1f1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
The Census.

A nine pound baby son was born
Aug. 6, 1916, to Mr.. and Mrs. David
Kahl of Woodstock. ia
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Vegetables.

Plenty of home grown corn, to-
matoes, cabbage, onions and cucum-
bers. Kearns Grocery. d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The ladies aid society of the Eng
lish Lutheran church will not tmeet
until further notice.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

If you fail to get one of the Red
Arrow circulars, call up Metcalf's
store. f1d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The Big Red Arrow sale circulars
are now being mailed and distribut-
ed. Without doubt the biggest
event ever pulled off in this part of
Iowa. Be sure and read every word
carefully. f1d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
= Q . 2 . 2 . = = . x = !
= LOCAL BRIEFS =
; = . 3 . , - = = = = :
Bracelet watches at Teed's. diff

4 The cigars you want are at Teed's
diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

All kinds of automobile top re-
pairing. We also handle the Wear
U-Well shoes. The fly net season
is here and we have a full line. F.
e. Grempel. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Pure imported olive oil at Teed's
diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Finest perfumes and toilet goods
v at Teed's. ~ diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The ladies aid society and the Mis-
sion Circle of the Baptist church will
meet on Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 at the home of Mrs. A. e. Ras-
mussen in the ten hundred block on
Bank street. A large attendance is
desired.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Found-Auto pump. I, Owner can gel
it at this Office. 7d2F1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
OFFICIAL CHICAGO MARKETS
Furnished by E. W. Wagner 4 Co.
Once in Crandall Big. Phone $40.
H. N. Sharpe, Manager.
Open High Low Close

Hogs estimated $4,000. Open
steady; close 1Oc higher than yester-
day; top $10.25.
Top s10.15.
Hogs estimated for tomorrow 2S,-
900.
Hogs left over yesterday 4,S00.
Cattle $500. Open steady; close
steady to 10c lower.
Sheep $4,000. Open strong; close
steady to strong.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Gentlemen's sterling silver belts
at Teed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Ants! Hoodoo paper at Teed's.
diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Gold and silver goods for the baby
at Teed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Cut glass and clocks at Teed's.
diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

DR.. T. B. Larrabee. Osteopath. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

Be sure and read the ADVERTISE
ment. referring to the Red Arrow
trail in this issue. at1d1
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Census Of 1916 Lumber

Washington, Nov. 2l.-The CEN
sus Of the lumber production of the
country for 1916 will be undertaken
by the Forest Service in cooperation
With the National Lumber Manufact-
urer's Association. The information
to be obtained by this work, it is
stated, will be of immense benefit to
the lumber industry, the Forest Ser
vice, and other branches of the Gov
eminent.
1t is estimated by the Forest Ser
vice that there are more than 30, OOO
sawmills in the country and it is
planned to have the investigation
reach every sawmill in operation.
Each will be asked to make detail
ed report of it's production. lnforma-
ton is sought as to the total quantity
of each kind of wood sawed, the num-
Der of lath and shingles manufactured
and the average mill value for each
species. Printed schedules designed
for use IN different regions of the
country will simplify the collection
of the figures and make it easy for
each mill man to send in complete
report. The work, il is stated, will
be directed by the Office of Indus
trial Investigations of the Forest Ser
vice in Washington.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Emperor of Austria Dead.

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
Hungary, died at Schoeubrum Castle
Tuesday night, aged SO years.
The death of Francis Joseph is a
remarkable climax to the long list of
tragedies in the Hapsburg family-a
list unparalleled in any other regn-
ing house in Europe. He dies in the
midst of the worlds great war, which
he himself largely brought about by
his determination to avenge the act
at assassination of his heir, the Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, as the re-
suit of an alleged Serbian conspiracy
while on state visit to Bosnia on
June %, 1914.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
French Wine For Kaiser.

A wine merchant of Rheims, France
named Goulden has been convicted
by the courtmartial of the Sixth
Region of shipping 800 cases of cham
payne, valued at $4,000 francs, to
the German Emperor, by way of
Buenos Aires.
Goulden, who was the Emperor's
champagne merchant before the war,
has been sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment, fine of 10000 francs
and the loss of civil rights for 10
years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Here's A Costly Flat.

With suites renting at from 81, 500
to 500, 900 year, what is planned
to be one of the finest apartment
houses in the country is shortly to
be built in Chicago.
The structure, which is to contain
hotel, is to represent an investment
of approximately $4,000 900. 1t will
be erected on the Potter Palmer es-
tate on Lake Shore Drive, one of the
most fashionable sections of the city.
At present the maximum an nual rem
tai for an apartment in Chicago is
$1,000.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Law Must Be 0beyed.
mo Matter How Technical"
SAYS The Mayor.

The Mayor of Frederick city in the
following article makes it plain as to
what autoists are expected to do if they
drive their car through that city. The
accident last Sunday has somewhat ex-
cited Frederick citizens and has brought
forth this warning.
Declaring empha tically that all auto
mobilists operating machines in the city
of Frederick must strictly comply with
every provision of the law, no matter
how technical, Mayor Lewis H. Fraley
Tuesday morning issued what he termed
his final word to violators. Every
policeman in the city has been instruct
ed to make arrests where autoists fail to
sound their horns at street Intersections
and also where they fail to reduce their
speed at street intersections and in turn
ing corners, to the required six miles per
hour. From now on, the city authorities
will cooperate with the State officials in
enforcing the law.
Continued violations of the automo-
bile law in the city, and the accident to
Milton G. Urner, Jr., Sunday, have
brought about a determination on the
part of the Mayor to enforce the law.
Not day has gone by that he has not
received complaints about speeding in
the city, autoists failing to sound their
horns and failing to reduce speed at
street intersections and in rounding cor
ners 1t does not make a particle of
difference who it hits" declared the
Mayor, amy man or woman violating the
law in driving a car will be arrested.
This thing has gone too far and the au-
tomobile people have brought it on them
selves. News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
May Tunnel Channel.
Total Cost Estimated at Eighty
Millions.

In the Sunday edition of the Baltimore
Sun in bold headline the question is ask
ed "Is England Secretly Digging Tun-
mel to France?"
The article following gives q very COM
prehensive idea of the value both in peace
and war times such tunnel would be to
England, and especially shows the great
benefit the tunnel would be at the pres
ent time in the way Of transporting
troops, munitions and food supplies to
the great armies on the continent.
The first paragraph of the half page
article says:
Information received from London
makes it appear probable that the Brit
ish Government is now secretly but rap
idly pushing the completion of the Chan
mel tunnel from England to France"
1t is further stated that such tunnel,
% miles in lengtq, would cost $50, OOO, 600
and that. sum equal to this amount
could have been saved in time and labor
during the present war. The British
workers in France engaged in unloading
and transporting stores for the army is
said to be more than 10000 and to main
tain these for year costs about $780,
900, 900. This force has been working
nearly two years.
The material through which the bore
would be made is said to be white
chalk, some 5000 borings having already
been made to ascertain what is under the
water.
Such tunnel with two railroads run
ming through il would do away with the
loading and unloading of the many YES
sells required to handle freight between
England and France, and also keep safe
such cargoes from the attacks of German
submarines.
As already stated, the work will cost
about $50, OO0, 900, and it was estimated
before the war that it would yield $5,-
500, 900 year net revenue. About l.
500, 900 persons crossed the Channel be-
tween England and France in the year
before the war. This is small number
considering the 40, 600, 900 people in Eng
land and the immense number on the
European continent. The Channel pass
age evidently discouraged them. 1t is
believed the number will rise to 5000, 900
when the tunnel is completed and condi-
tons have become normal after the war.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
December Jurors.
Twenty-Five Drawn For Petit
Jury Service.

Jul SOA '"O'
The twenty-five jurors for the Deem
Der term of Court, which convenes on
December IL, was drawn by Chief Judge
Hammond Urner Monday morning. The
term will be petit jury only. The next
grand jury term will be in February. The
jurors follow:
Frederick Clarence M. Malone, H. M.
Gittinger, Chas. T. Lease, Henry A.
Hahn, George A. Dean.
Buckeystown-Philip Stallings.
Middletown-Samuel M. Kefauver.
Charles H. krise.
Emmitsburg Francis E. Kreitz.
Urbana-Charles Fout.
Liberty-James w. Appleby.
New Market Charles D. Walker.
Hauvers-Alvey D. Hauver.
Woodsboro- Charles w Diller.
Jefferson-W s. Routzahn.
Northumberland T. Colliflower.
Jackson Elmer A. Young.
townsville David w. Stitely.
Liganore--Daisy A. Dudderar.
Tuscarora George S. Moore.
Burkittsville Eldrige C. Boyer.
Ballenger-Wm. S. Hargett.
Braddock E. Staley.
Brunswick Martin Hoffmaster.
Walkersville- w. Zimmerman.
No jurors were drawn for Catoctin.
Petersville, Mt. Pleasant, Woodville and
Lewistown districts, as only Is are need
ed for the December term.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
No Inaugural Ball.
And Probably No Parade March
4th or 9Th Next.

Coming as it does on Sunday, the In
augural ceremonies March 4th, next, will
likely be very simple if the wish of Pres
ident Wilson and his family are followed.
President Wilson will take the oath of
Office on Sunday, but there will be no big
parade as in former years. To have a
parade the day after, it is likely very
little interest would be taken, and in all
probability there will be none. 1t is also
pointed out that the big part of the
parade is made up of State troops. These
troops having had hard work all summer
along the Mexican border would not like
" take much interest in this event.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Off To Indiana.

Mr.. Frank S. Rouzer, who has spent
the past six months in this place with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Rouzer,
leaves today for FIT. Wayne, Indiana.
For IL years Mr.. Rouzer was employed
in the First National Bank of that city.
Last week while there he resigned his
position and accepted position in the
home Office of the Lincoln National Life
Insurance Company. He returned home
several days ago and today he will leave
for Fl. Wayne to take up his new work.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2s, 1915.
Big Things Fol. Baltimore.
Bethlehem Steel Plan To Spend
Millions Near The City.

At reception and dinner given Chas.
M. Schwab, chairman of the directorate
of the Bethlehem Steel Company, at the
Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, Tuesday
evening, Mr.. Schwab made known the
improvements which his company pur-
pose to make at Sparrows Point. and
what such improvements will mean to
Baltimore.
At present the company employs about
$500 men at Sparrows Point in it's steel
mills and furnaces. After msking the
proposed improvements the number will
be increased to Is, 600 or 10000 men.
During the evening Mr.. Schwab made
the following statements:
"Our work at Baltimore will be in
building ships and producing the heavier
grades of steel products.
"Our facilities here, when completed,
will embrace four new blast furnaces,
with the appropriate power, ore handling
equipment and other auxilaries; four
plate mills, equipped with every modern
Improvement to manufacture complete
lines of commercial steel products; three
modern merchant bar mills; "a tinplate
and sheet mills; one wire rod mill and
sufficient open hearth and Bessemer,
blooming, slabbing and roughing mills to
supply the needs of all the foregoing.
"In addition, we shall develop sufficient
by-product coke oven capacity to supply
all coke requirements for the entire
plant; we shall make substantial exten.
lions to our shipbuiding facilities, includ-
ing the building of a new dry dock as
large as any on the Atlantic Coast and
adequate to accommodate the largest
dreadnought. To serve this shipyard,
we have now already started to dredge
IS foot channel to connect our plant
with the main channel in Chesapeake
Bay. The largest ships afloat will be
able to come into or leave our enclosure
'In word, we plan to develop at
Sparrows Point steel plant as large as
any in the United States. We plan to
develop here shipbuiding facilities as ex-
tensive as any in the United States.'
The decorations in the banquet hall
were very elaborate, American Beauty
roses predomnating. The guests were
seated at SO tables according to personal
friendship, acquaintance and business
associations. Measured by wealth the
gathering represented the largest accu-
mutation that ever touched elbows in
Baltimore. Five billions of dollars were
represented. Nearly four hundred guests
were present. The cost per plate was
more than $40.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Need Another DOrmatOry.

Due to the growth of Hood College
located at Frederick City, the officials
find that second dormatory is essentia
to the upbuilding and success of this
great institution. To secure this add
tional building a campaign was started
this week to raise the sum of $50, 900 to
erect this building. Frederick city finds
the college a great benefit financially to
the city and business men are taking
much interest in it's advancement and
growth.
Solicitors will visit all parts of the
county in their efforts to secure the neces-
cary $4,000.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
To Build Four DeStrOyerS.

Washington, Nov. lO.-Contracts
for the construction of four 35-knot
destroyers were awarded Friday to
the Bath Iron Works, of Bath, Me. .,
each vessel to cost 81 $50, 900 for hull
and machinery.
These are the first contracts to be
awarded under the 1917 building
program.
There rem ain 16 destroyers iii the
program, but bids from other ship
builders are so complicated by pro-
posed notifications that the Navy
Department has been unable to reach
any decision in regard to them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Birds Destroy Insects.

At least 66 species of birds found
in the Southeastern United States are
of service in destroying the cotton
boil weevil, according to ornitholog-
lists of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture. A much larger number OF
the AGO different species found in the
Southeast also render important ser
vice to agriculture by feeding on var
ious insects which attack field crops,
garden truck. forage plants and fruit
throughout the region.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Hi6h Price For Pork.

During this week many persons are
killing their hogs and putting up their
meat for another year. Hogs have been
and at present are scarce in this vicinity
and the price has ranged around $12 per
hundred net. The high price of corn, 81
per barrel, also helps to keep up the
price and is causing many persons to kill
early, or sooner than they usually do.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23

Twenty unexploded bombs were dis
covered in cargo of sugar on the
American steamship Sarnia upon her
arriual at Cherbourg, France. The
vessel left New York September End,
and during her voyage fire broke out
mysteriously but extinguished with
out doing serious harm. The heat
from this fire was supposed to set off
the bombs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-23
Flew From Chicago to N. York.

A record flight from Chicago to
New York city was made Monday of
this week by Miss Ruth Law in a
small biplane. Miss Law made the
distance, S97 miles, in s hours So
minutes and 80 seconds. She stated
that the flight was an easy one; that
she experienced no discomforts and
had no mechanical trouble whate yer.