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The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

H. L. B.-I think your record as a
family is very interesting. TWO
brothers, four uncles and twenty-five
cousins in the army and navy" is
surely something to be proud OF. If
you are only nineteen and a girl don't
you think your particular war duty
lies at home with your mother?
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Mount Alto Inn, One OF the city,
beauty spots, on the balcony Of
washington Have Won been there?
Wisconsin ave. and Davis Sd. Tele-
phone West iooo.-AdvsA
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18
TELEGRAPH TIPS.

Petrograd (via London), June IL
The newspapers report that Admiral
Madimoff, commander of the Black
Sea fleet, has left his post and will
be replaced by Rear Admiral Ver-
derviski. Gen. Yudecitch, command
er-in-chief of the Caucasus, has been
replaced by Gen. Prjevalsky.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Norma S.-I am sorry I did not meet
you personally while We were at Mar
blehead. Why didn't you come right
up and speak to me? love to meet
anyone who has written to me.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

NJ. E.-Ernest Truck played opposite
me in The Good Little Devil" am
glad you liked "Hutda from Holland''
and the others. The new one Is "A
Romance of the Redwoods."
Mrs. c. c. R.-Give my love to Baby
Clifford and Violet. Tell her yes,
did get her letter.
MARY PICKFoRD.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Manila, June 17.-when the sub
scTiption lists for the liberty loan
were closed in Manila the total had
reached 100000 pesos 81, ,JC0, 900. This
amount was raised within a week
through American, Filipino and Chi
ncsa COrnmittees
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

The President and Mrs. Wilson at
tended services at the Central Pres
byterian Church yesterday morning,
and after luncheon took a trip down
the river in the Mayfiower, returning
carly in the evening.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Helena, Mont, June 7.-Montana's
liberty loan subscription was more
than SIS, 100000. The loan was over
subscribed 1O7 per cent in Montana.
The allotment was s., ,76S,OOO
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Lieut.. Howard ]. Borden. U. s. A,
stationed at the Washington Bar
racks, and Miss Leslie Zahm, of New
York. will be married today in this
rity. the Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding,
Bishop OF Washington, officiating.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bennett Poe
will go to York Harbor. Me-, next
month to pass the summer.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

News has reached Washington of
the marriage, in Pensacola, Fla, of
Capt. Louis A. Craig, U. S. A, sta
toned in Panama, and Miss Miriam
ValyTie Blount, of Pensacola, on
Tuesday, June ). Capt. and Mrs. Craig
are now at Madison Barracks, N Y,
where Capt. Craig is an instructor at
the Officers Reserve Corps training
camp.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

We had a mess of soup. but these
,f them temped Peter."-Tolstoy.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner, who
has been spending several weeks in
Savannah and Crescent Beach, Ca,
returned Saturday morning. Later
she will go to the Thousand Islands
to spend the remainder Of the sum
mer with her son and daughter.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Amsterdam (via London), June IL
In addressing the second chamber of
SaXony on Thursday the finance min
lister declared the people must not re-
gard the expenditure Of billions OF
marks as a burden II they desire to
fulfil the great tasks ahead.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

Mrs. Fred A Britten. wife of
Representative Britten. of Illinois.
is making a short visit TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic D. McKenny at their
country place at Kensington, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18

The marriage OF Miss Frances Louise
Evarts, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis A Evarts, to Lieut. Bert F.
Clark. q 8. N. took place Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at the resi-
dence OF the brides cousin. Mrs. Frank
bla road.
The Rev. William Couden perform
ed the ceremony IN the presence OF
\ small company OF relatives and
friends Ths library. IN which the
ceremony took 2iace. was converted
The Washington herald., 1917-06-18
TOMORROW'S MENU.

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
A Prize Winner.

The name of Miss Edna Louise
Swanson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Swanson of this city, appears
in the official list of prize winners in
scholarship and oratory at the State
University in Iowa City for the
school year just ended. Every year
about fifty different medals, tro-
phies and prizes are given out to the
$500 students enrolled in the vari-
GUS departments of the university.
There is always keen rivalry for all
of them, and the honor of earning
one is much coveted by every stu
dent. Miss Swanson, who won sew
eral medals in the Webster City high
school for her remarkable ability as
q reader, and also took q prominent
place in the high school debating
team. is a member of the Erodelphian
society and, with.two other members,
carried off the women's inter-soci-
ETY. prize by winning debate be-
tween the women's literary societies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
SAD DEATH OF A CASS
TOWNSHIP RESIDENT
Mrs. B. L. Mellinger Called to Her
Reward After -Four Years
Of Illness.


Mrs. B. l.. Mellinger passed away
at $3.50 Monday a. m. at the family
home on the Bosworth farm, In Cass
township. Mrs. Mellinger was, be-
fore her marriage. Miss Ida Irene Sc
gar, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
B. Segar, we'll known Hamilton coun-
ty residents, and had been a sufferer
with tuberculosis for four years.
Death came as welcome relief from
many long and weary months Of suf-
fering. She was only in her thirty
third year and leaves to mourn her
untimely death, her husband, four
small children, her parents and sew
eral brothers and sisters. The fu-
neral services will be held from the
Cass Senter church this after
noon at 2 O'Clock, conducted by the
Rev. w. J. Todd, pastor of the Meth
odist church, and fnterment will be
made in the Cass Center cemetery.
No services will be held at the home,
owing to the precarious condition of
a two-year-old daughter of the de-
ceased, who is also victim of the
white plague.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
Secures General Agency.

The general agency for Webster
City and some other territory in this
section of the state, for the Standard
Accident Insurance company of De-
troit, Mich, was recently placed with
John l.. Peterson of this city. The
Standard writes all forms Of per-
sonal accident, sickness. liability, au-
tomobile and workmen's compensa-
tion insurance. 1t is one Of the we'll
established companies of the coun-
try, being incorporated in 1884. Its
financial statement of December 81,
1916, shows a cash capital of one
million dollars, gross assets over six
millions, liabilities about four mil
lions and surplus to policy holders
over two millions.
Since the workmen's compensation
act became effective in Iowa in 1914.
Mr.. Peterson has made quite a spe-
cialty of this class of insurance and
has met with a good degree of sue
cess. For the time being he will de-
vote his efforts to the Standard prin-
cipally to Webster City. but may
later develop some outside territory.
The payment or settlement of claims
and other. details in connection with
the business will be handled largely
through his Webster City office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
Will Attend Bic Meeting.

Rev. H. A. Koenig, pastor of St
Pauls German Lutheran church, left
last night for Milwaukee, Wis, to
attend the international synod OF
Lutheran churches, the largest of all
Lutheran bodies, which embraces the
United States, Canada, South Amer
lea and several foreign countries in
its meetings held triennially. On
this occasion special observance will
be made Of the quarter centennial
anniversary Of the Reformation and
to celebrate this alone it is expected
some $4,000 or $4,000 people will
be present. Rev. Koenig, who grad
uated from Concordia seminary,
Springfield. ILL.,, in 1906, will also
attend a reunion of his class to be
held on this occasion. Rev. Koenig
will be in attendance at the synod
until June 80.
Prof. Lorenz Blankenbuehler, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Blankenbuehler,
who is professor OF language and
mathematics in Concordia college,
Portland, Oregon, will also be in at
tendance at the synod. He is men,
ber of the Lutheran mission board of
the Pacific coast. His wife and bab-,
who have been spending a few Gays
here, went to St. Louis, Mo-, Satur-
day for a several weeks visit with
the formers parents. and the family
will return here later in the summer
for an extended visit at the VIM.
Blankenbuehler home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
ONLY 400 MORE
GUARDSMEM NEEDED
Gen. Logan Starts Final Drive to
Bring Iowa Regiments Up
to War Strength.

Des Moines, June 1S.-General
Logan started Saturday the<. final
drive to bring the Iowa National
Guard to full war strength. He ex-
poets to secure the 400 recruits nee.
essary tc fill the ranks of the COM
panies, not yet called to service, by
June 30. The 400 will bring the to-
tai to 6,G21 officers and men.
This does not include the 500 men
needed to bring the first regiment to
war strength. That unit is in fed
eral service and beyond control Of
the aGjutant general.
BY the snd of the month 1t is ex-
pected that the Second and Third
regiments Cf infantry will have 2,OO2
officers and men each, the engineer
company at Iowa City will have 164
men, the artillery regiment 1900,
the cavalry squadron 4S4 and the
field hospitals and ambulance COM
panies the required number of men.
A headquarters company for the
artillery is being formed at Clinton.
It has 80 men. A supply company
with 31 men is being recruited at
Davenport, and both organizations
vii: ba inspected soon.
lowa's guard will soon have a bat
talon of engineers. In addition to
the company at Iowa City. two new
companies are to be formed, one at
Council Bluffs with four officers and
164 men, and another at a point not
yet determined. The captains of
these companies must be graduated
engineers with seven years expert
ence, and the lieutenants graduates
with two years experience. AS
many non-commissioned officers as
possible are to be practical engin-
eers.
Captain D. F. Steck Of Ottumwa
has completed his organization of
an outpost signal company, with 73
men.
When the Iowa guard takes the
field it will have two ambulance COM
panies. No. at Sioux City will have
$50 men and will be equipped with
horse-drawn ambulances, while No.
2, recently organized in Waterloo.
will have 119 men and be equipped
with motor transportation.
The two field hospitals are nearly
recruited to war strength, only fif-
teen men being necessary to complete
the roster.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
Gets Deserved Promotion.

Harry Moore, an employe of the
Illinois Central railway, left Fri
day for Parkersburg, where he will
relieve John Hinton, who has been
section foreman at that place for the
past two years.
Harry is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Moore of 522 Bank street. He
is sober, saving, Industrious. we'll
informed young man and is thor
oughly. familiar with the details of
railway roadbed and track work. He
has been in the employ of the Chi
cago & Northwestern and the Illi-
nois Central railways for several
years, and has worked as relief fore
man at various places.
The change carries with it an ad-
vance in wages and the railway Off
cials make no mistake in entrusting
the Parkersburg section to the care
full, thorough supervision of Harry
Moore.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
A VISIT TO THE
BOY SCOUT CAMP
Sunday Was Visitors Day and a
Large Number Of People
Call Upon the Boys.

y Probably nearly 200 people from
this city and vicinity visited the
camp OF the Boy Scouts at the old
Bells mill site Sunday, some forty
automobile loads of visitors being on
the grounds. The day was beauti-
full one and the roads fairly good,
though somewhat rough. Many of
the visitors took along their lunch
baskets and picnicked on the camp
grounds. n
The camp is located just north of
the bridge on the east side of the
river, a beautiful spot. The boys are
having a fine time and enjoying the
outing Immensely. They indulge
daily in various kinds of games and
test their skill in footraces, pole
vaulting, jumping. swimming, etc.,
and some Of the boys are getting to
be high class. Scoutmaster Murray
McMurray is in charge Of the camp
and enforces good discipline without
any friction. The scouts obey orders
remarkably we'll, and 1t is quite evil
dent that each and every one of them
has the highest regard for their
leader.
The organization of Boy Scouts is
one of, the best things in the coun-
try and it's work must surely make a
favorable and lasting impression
upon the future citizenship of the
nation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
JONAS I. MALsTR0M
SUED FOR $4,000
Estate of John Narland Asks That
Sum- Other Petitions Filed
in District Court.

Alma Narlana, administrator Of
the estate of John Narland, has filed
petition in the county clerks office
asking Judgment against Jonas H.
Walstrom for $4,000. The petition
states that on or about April Is,
1917, John Narland, at request Of
defendant, was riding in an automO-
bile owned and driven by said de-
fendant; that said defendant drove
the car in a reckless manner, and
at point three and a half miles
north of Stratford permitted it to
run off the road, over and down an
embankment, causing the car to up
set, resulting in injuries to the said
John Narland which resulted in his
death on April Is.
Geo. Bryan asks for an injunction
to restrain Alfred Christianson and
Hoyer & Schultze from erecting a
fence upon the east half of the west
half of section 15, in township SS,
Hamilton county.
j. H. Swedlund asks that Lundell
& Johnson, Andrew Johnson and the
State bank of Stratford be required
to pay him 5000 as his portion of the
loss sustained by the destruction Of
a building in Stratford by fire, in
which nla aintiff had raefaNrant The
building was insured for $500, and
plaintiff paid two-fifths of the pre-
MUM.
T. w. Dwyer asks for an injunc-
tion restraining Alfred Christianson
and others from erecting fence
upon the west half of the northeast
quarter of section Is, township So,
Hamilton county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
The Webster City Way.

The city council of Webster City,
with a municipal lighting plant, vot-
ed to subscribe for $4,000 worth Of
liberty bonds, $500 worth being
purchased out of the electric light
fund. Webster City has the distinc-
ton of being the first city in Iowa
to subscribe for the bonds. This is
patriotic move that cannot but
commend itself to other cities who
are similarly situated. 1t is regret
able that there are not more cities
in Iowa who have municipal lighting
plants.
Webster City has a 6-cent rate,
and the fact that it has accumulated
an electric light fund, out Of which
to purchase $500 worth of liberty
bonds. speaks we'll for the idea that
the city or town is the best admins
traitor of the business of furnishing
electric current to private users,
largely for the reason that the city
or town is the heaviest user of the
"juice" itself.
1t is pretty generally agreed among
political economists that where the
city or town is the heaviest user Of q
commodity, municipal ownership is
the best and most economical form
of administration.
Now when we come to consider
the profits from lighting companies
and public service corporations gen.
orally, the question naturally arises,
what becomes Of the profits from
the business of the Iowa River Light
& Power company, which enjoys a
12-cent rate, and which, through the
good offices of the present city
council of Eldora. only recently was
permitted to continue that charge
under the plea, no doubt, that the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
Are You Wearing a Button?

Are you wearing Red Cross but
ton? If not, then woe be unto you!
for twenty-five Webster City girls
are on the trail of all who haven't
Joined the Red Cross. These twenty
five, showing their colors by wearing
caps adorned with a. red cross and
arm bands of similar decoration.
are parading the streets of the city
today looking for recruits for the Red
Cross drive. They are equipped with
receipts and Red Cross buttons, and
he who subscribes through them will
be given button to wear on his coat
lapel. Anyone wishing information
regarding this movement will be en-
lightened by these girls, who have
the classes of membership and other
knowledge pertaining to the Red
Cross work at the tips of their
tongues. An annual membership
costs 81. Subscribing membership
(annuaD 50. Contributing member
ship (annually), SIS. Sustaining
membership (annually). $40. Life
membership Zone payment), $25. and
patron membership Zone payment),
500. The young ladies will be on
the streets this afternoon and next
Saturday afternoon. soliciting men,
bers and giving inspiration to the
Red Cross movement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
YOUNG men SHOULD :
STUDY ENGINEERING
An Apportunity for Aspiring Youths
of Webster City in a Field
Of Usefulness.

There is an impending world
wide shortage of engineers" says
Dean A. Marston of the engineering
division at Iowa State college, "a
demand that is becoming hard to fill
and one which will last for years"
Dean Marston gives excellent rea-
sons for this demand. First, the war
has called many engineers. who have
left vacancies that must be filled. A
natural shortage, also, exists, for
during the last few years there has
been q gradual decrease in the num-
Der Of college engineering graduates.
due, no doubt, to business depression.
Again, engineering schools in Europe
have closed, leaving schools of this
country to supply the increasing de-
mand.
"There will be great recOnstruc-
tion period after the war, period
of industrial activity that will place
a premium on engineers" says Dean
Marston, "and it is not only time
of great opportunity, but patriotic
duty for men technically inclined to
take up engineering at this time to
fit themselves for this work."
OF the 116 engineering graduates
at Ames this year, practically all who
have not enlisted have gone into
commercial work at salaries at from
10 to Is per cent above what were
paid a few years ago. Fifty more
calls for men were received than
could be filled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
MANY Go to Iowa Falls.

Mesdames and Messrs. c. l.. Po-
land, ]. II. Claybaugh, Geo. w. Nc
Collough and baby, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Bishey, the latter two from
Woodstock, and Messrs. Herman Rut-
ledge. A. II. Hyatt, S. B. Bair. David
Cleckner, Ed. Ferrell, w. w. Stow,
w. j. Monroe, l. w. Monroe, Ed.
Johnson. Hugh Nairn, Chester Per-
kins and j. r. Silver attended the
Odd Fellows memorial services in
Iowa Falls Sunday. Many went on
the morning train, while others went
over by automobile. The weather
was ideal and large number of Iowa
Falls Odd Fellows and Rebekahs as
sembled in the cemetery to attend
the services, which consisted of an
excellent address by a minister who
is member of the fraternal order,
and also of several musical selec-
tions.
Window glass any size at Tecd's
d-f-t-ti
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
Clifford Srigley in Navy.

Clifford Srigley, son Of F. A
Srigley of this city, has joined the
navy. He and his mother have been
living in Pueblo, Colorado, the past
two years on account of the health
of Mrs. Srigley. Clifford joined the
colors at Denver, according to a let.
ter received by his father here, and
is now In San Francisco awaiting or.
ders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
times warranted its maintenance,

times warranted its maintenance
Eldora Ledger.
And, besides making money hand
over fist at the 6-cent rate, Web
ster City's plant furnishes at least
calculation $4,000 worth of electric
ity for street lighting purposes for
which the taxpayers pay not a PEN
ny. Should the city council levy a
tax for street lighting purposes, as
it should, the consumer could easily
be given rate of cents and the
plant would then make lot of
money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19
HAMILTON COUNTY TO
Have SOIL SURVEY
The Jewell Commercial Club Entitled
to Credit-Work to Be Com .
menced at Once.

| Through Luc cllOILS VI Tue JtWclA
| commercial club Hamilton county is
to have soil survey this summer.
The work will be done by Prof. Knut
Espe of the soils department of Ames
college, former Jewell boy, assisted
by an expert soil man sent out by
the national government. Prof.
Espe is now in Jewell. and it is ex-
pected that the man from Washing
ton will soon be upon the job. In
speaking Of the survey, the Jewell
Record says:
To the Jewell commercial club is
due exclusively the credit for get
ting this soil work this summer for
Hamilton county. The federal de-
partment and the state, working
through the department of soils at
the college at Ames, are going ahead
with soils survey of the state that
some day will probably practically
be complete and will cover the en-
tire state. In one summer, however.
only three or four counties can be
covered by this survey, and it will
take many years before the entire
state can be surveyed. The work
was begun year ago, and the coun-
ties that seemed to want it the most
urgently were the ones first taken.
This soil survey will mean some-
thing for Hamilton county, as peo-
pie will ultimately discover. 1t does
not cost the county a penny, the
state and federal governments divid-
ing the expense. The county will be
surveyed carefully and thoroughly,
every quarter section of ground be-
ing gone over by the soils experts.
The survey WILL. when completed.
provide complete and accurate infor-
nation relative to soil drainage,
where the drainage lines are now in,
and where the natural water courses
are. It will provide accurate and
complete information as to the diff
ACA ChI SOlIO Ill CVSIy III LHo
county, down to every quarter Sec
ton, and even to very minute de-
tails where conditions of the soil re-
quire. The work will be SO thor
ough and so complete that when the
reports are issued the farmers of
Hamilton county will have at their
disposal accurate and expert infor-
nation that will be an invaluable
guide in the matter of giving soils
the proper treatment to make them
more highly productive, and that will
also be of great value to them in the
matter of determining what crops
are best suited for various fields. To
complete the field work required for
this soil survey will take about five
months time, and then the work of
tabulating the data secured in the
fields, preparing and publishing the
maps, making the soil tests. ETC., will
be done during the following winter
months.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19

erty in Roumania, Serbia and Italy
indeed, to relieve human misery
everywhere in the war zone. In fact,
there is no greater or more worthy
work under the sun than the Red
Cross is doing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. S. Olson, 307
East Dubuque street, the east side,
are mourning the death of their
three days old daughter, Evelyn
Beatrice, the little one having passed
away early Sunday morning. Fu-
neral services were held from the
Miller undertaking rooms at 1870
yesterday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. ]. w. Stiverson of the United
Brethren church.