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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
PREPARING FOR THE
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
Rallying County Workers For the
Final Drive.

The forces of the Women's Commit
tee of National Defense in Hamilton
county are preparing for the final
cleanup campaign to secure sigma
lures to the food conservation pledge.
Mrs. Alexander Groves, chairman for
this county, is rallying her workers
in every section in order to secure an
enrolment of which Hamilton county
will not be ashamed when the records
are published. Several hundred of
those who first signed these food
pledges have now received the win
dow card and also the kitchen card,
which go to every signer.
A woman speaker in a neighboring
state recently said that she had no
desire to see the woman who would
not sign this card rise in public when
the Star Spangled Banner" is being
played She declared that a snowy
patriotism which does not lead to a
cooperation with government requests
is of little real value.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
HOLD CATHOLIC
MISSION HERE
Rev. L. p. McKeown, Well Known Re.
demptiOnist Priest VINO Was Here
Five Years Ago, Will Conduct
The Meetings.
TO HOLD TWO SERVICES A DAY
One in Early Morning and One in the
Evening.-Pnblic is Cordially
Invited.

Rev. l.. P. McKeown, C. S. S. R., OF
st. Louis, will conduct a mission at
the local Catholic church, beginning
November and ending November IL
Father McKeown is member of the
Redemptorist Order with headquar-
ters in st. Louis. The members Of this
order are especially selected and pre-
pared for missionary work.
Father McKeown will not be an en-
tire stranger here at this time, as he
gave similar mission here five years
ago. At that time his efforts were so
much appreciated and his work SO
successful that in selecting mission
airy for this occasion the church was
q unit in inviting Father McKeown to
return.
During the time of the mission, ser
vices will be held both morning and
evening. The morning services will
be held at an early hour so that those
OF the laboring class may attend be-
fore going to work. The evening SER
vices will be held at 1880 each even
ing, unless otherwise announced.
All wishing to attend the mission,
regardless OF creed or church atfilia-
tion, will be welcome.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
WEBSTER CITY PEOPLE
ARE HOOVERIZING
~Meatless" and ''Wheatless"- Days
Find Favor Here.

Hoover's "meatless" and wheat
less" days have found favor in Web
ster City. Every once in a while the
big army of Hooverites has among it's
recruits several Webster City families.
Only yesterday one housewife was
heard to say: eve have commenced
to Hooverize. On one day of each
week we do without wheat. It's quite
a sacrifice, too, for John and the chill
dren fairly live on bread" Meatless
days are much easier for the cook, for
many appetizing dishes can be pre-
pared for the daily menu without US
ing meat. Wheat is different. From
it is made the "staff Of life"
The average housewife seldom
wastes anything. She has always
been Hooverite. Her efforts must be
turned wholly to finding substitutes
for veal and other meats-for wheat,
for sugar, fats and other commodities
which the American cooks must large
ly learn to do without. Bettina's rec
ipes, published daily in some of the
newspapers and also in book form,
have proven a. boon to the housewife
who is endeavoring to Hooverize.
New York's principal hotels and
restaurants have instituted "meatless
Tuesdays" in place of "beefless Tues
days." the decision having been made
at a recent meeting of hotel and res
taurant men when the question was
unanimously voted upon. A vote was
also taken to have "wheatless We'd
nesday" every week. Numbers Of
other eastern cities are following suit.
The effort to economiZe has not af-
fected the east alone, however. Fill
ed with the desire to render whatever
patriotic assistance they can,the hotel
and restaurant proprietors every
where-the same as the housewives
everywhere-are instituting the
"wheatless" and "meatless" days.
Sioux City's restaurants have added
their names to the long list and other
Iowa towns are doing likewise.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
DIR. POte Sells Office.

DR.. r. w. Pote has sold his Office
equipment and dental practice to DR..
M. E. Whiteside of Schaller. DR..
Whiteside and his father, who Is edi-
tor of the Schaller Herald, were in
Webster City today.
DR.. Whiteside will take possession
here November 1. Since his gradua-
ton from the state university at Iowa
City he has been practicing in Fort
Dodge. He is dentist of unusual
ability and comes to Webster City
with the very highest recommenda-
tions and has enjoyed fine practice
at Fort Dodge.
DR.. Pote, who has been in Webster
City ten years, had intended to move
to his Virginia farm. He has changed
his mind, however, and sold this farm.
He has bought third interest in a
hardware and implement business in
Stuart in which his father and brother
are the other partners. DR.. Pote will
take care of the outside work and
also take care of his fathers farm
near there. He wants the outside
work on account of his health. DR..
and Mrs Pote and the family will
move to their new home November l..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
OFFER PRIZE FOR
A MARCHING SONG
Official Paper ut Camp Dodge Offers
$50 For Best Marching Song
for Division.

The SSth division of the National
Army at Camp Dodge needs a march
ing song-one that it can carry
through the war, like "Hot Time"
Marching Through Georgia." and
Yankee Doodle" of other times.
The Camp Dodger, official newspa-
per of the division, has offered a
prize of $50 for the best song, words
and music, which is entered on or be-
fore Thanksgiving Day.
The words should be suited exclu-
sively to the SSth. They should be
appropriate for the division, either
on this side or "over across"
Two persons may work jointly on
it, and the money will be divided
equally.
Entries should be addressed to:
Lieut.. l.. r. Fairall, Editor in Chief,
The Camp Dodger, Co. e.. 350th
Infantry, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
LAST may Be
FIRST IN DRAFT
Under the New Draft Regulations
From Washington Men to Have
Been Drawn Last May be
in the First Quota.
KEY NUMBER TO EACH QUOTA
Are Five Classes and Key Number
VIII be Applied to Each, Fixing
Order of Draft.

Dispatches from Washington say
that under the new draft regulations
a man whose serial number in the
great war army lottery had led him tc
believe that he would be among the
last summoned, may be assigned ,c
the first class and ordered into SER
vice with the first quota.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
cleared up the question as to how the
draft numbers now held by the near
ly 100000 uncalled registrants will
be applied to the new classifications
How 1t Is Done.
In each local district the key made
up from the draft numbers in the or
der of their drawing will be applied
to each class or group. In other
words, the men Of class No. l, in
which will be placed those Of the least
value at home and with the slightest
obligations to dependents, will be call
ed in the order of their serial num-
bers until that class is exhausted, just
as though all other classes had been
When class No. 1 is eX-
hausted, the same process will be ap-
piled to class No. 2 and so on down 20
class No. 8, If it ever should become
necessary to carry it that far.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
uhTIMELY PASSING,
OF PAUL IRAHAh
First Fatality From Typhoid Fever
Webster City Has Had For
Long Time.

In the death of Paul Trahan, who
passed away at his home, 314 Division
street, Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, Webster City has had the first
fatality from typhoid fever it has
known in several years. The illness
Of Mr.. Trahan is also the first typhoid
fever case reported for some time.
Mr.. Trahan was ill with the fever for
five weeks, then commenced to i'm.
prove and after convalescing a couple
of weeks thought he had recovered
sufficiently to return to work. He
worked week and suffered relapse
a fortnight ago, resulting in his death.
Leo Paul Trahan was born in Kan
sas, March II, 1883, and his death is
unusually sad because of his age and
the fact that he was but recently mar
ried. On May Is he welded Miss Ruby
Myers and the young wife and also
the father, Napoleon Trahan of Os-
sian, formerly of this city, are sad.
dened by his untimely passing. Five
sisters and three brothers, all OF
whom reside elsewhere, survive the
deceased. Mr. Trahan came to this
city to make his home in the early
spring and both he and his wife were
employees at the Bahrenfuss restaur-
ant.
The funeral services We're held
from the Catholic church Monday
morning at 9 o'clock, conducted by
the Rev. Father Barry, and interment
will be made in Catholic cemetery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Would Amend Pension Laws,

A very just amendment to the PEN
sion laws will be called up for action
by Representative Henry z. Osborne
of California when congress meets in
December. 1t applies to those sold
iers who were injured in line of duty,
and who, prior to the passage of the
Act of June q, 1890, were receiving
pensions for that reason. All such
pensions, under Mr.. Osborne's propo-
sition, would be increased to $50 per
month. OF course the passage of the
bill will not reduce the pensions of
those who are drawing larger
amounts, but will serve to equalize
iers who are unable to secure proper
compensation under the present law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Halloween.

The Halloween season is one OF
the most popular times of the year
for party giving. Riotously celebrated,
it seems to be relic of Pagan times
combined with midiaeval supersti-
tions. We get our ghost costumes,
pumpkin head lanterns and other
scary things from the tradition that
this night was the night of all others
when supernatural influences prevail
ed and when the universal walking
abroad of spirits, both Of the visible
and invisible world, took place. Far
different is the Halloween, as used by
Robert Burns. Hallow-eve from
which it was derived, was first con-
ceived when the Pantheon of Rome
became place of worship for the
Christians and was dedicated to the
Virgin of all Martyrs. 1t was first
celebrated on May but the date was
subsequently changed to November l.
under the designation of feast of All
Saints. 1t is from these varied sources
that we get our games, jokes and SUI
pernatural beliefs that afford us so
much pleasure on Halloween.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
A Remarkable Reunion.

Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Jacks have
arrived home from a weeks sojourn
in the east, Mrs. Jacks visiting their
daughter, Mrs. C. c. latham, and
family, in Chicago, and with nephews
and nieces in Aurora, ILL.,, while Mr..
Jacks attended the reunion of the
veterans-blue and the gray-at
Vicksburg, Tenn. Mr.. Jacks gives us
the following concerning this re-
marRable reunion:
Arriving at Vicksburg, govern
ment trucks met us at the station and
conveyed us to our camp, situated be-
tween Rebel and Union lines. Boy
Scouts, numbering 100, were on hand
to guide us to any particular camp we
wished to select. We were furnished
cards in duplicate with the name of
street, etc. Mine was Grant Way, tent
103, cot 712. They also gave the hours
mess was served.
II visited the Illinois memorial
monument, which cost $364,000 and
found my name and all who were in
the service in '63. Thursday. the
naval shaft in the cemetery was dedi-
Gated. Secretary Daniels was ex-
pected to speak but sent another who
gave us fine talk on patriotism and
the present war. I found exactly
where my regiment lay in 1868 and
cut me a cane on the ground besides
securing few minnie balls and other
relics. Met sixteen of my regiment
but only one OF my own company. He
and / had not seen each other since
1865. The Illinois veterans tent con-
tanned 174O COTS"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
|NTERURBAN TO
RUN CARS NOV. 29
Agent L. E. Foley Announces That
Fort Dodge, Des MOines & South.
ern Will Run Cars Into Web.
ster City Thanksgiving Day.
WAR TAX BOOSTS THE RATES
Cars Will Run Direct to Lehigh, Fort
Dodge, Des Moines and Points
EnrOute.

Agent L. E. Foley of the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines & Southern in this
city announced today that this line
will have electric cars running into
Webster City Thanksgiving Day.
The electrification of this line will
certainty be an aided cause for
Thanksgiving in this community.
Mr.. Foley also announces that the
war taxes will force an addition OF
eight per cent to freight charges on
his line and an addition Of three per
cent to the passenger schedules.
The line from Webster City will
operate cars direct to Lehigh, Fort
Dodge and Des Moines and the points
enroute. The passenger and freight
schedules have not yet been announc-
oh
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
DISTRICT COURT
ADJ0URNS Term
Five Weeks Term Comes to an End
Two Divorce Cases Disposed
Of by Dismis.
sal
PERMITS GRANTED DRUGGISTS.
NathansOn Case is COntinued.-Next
Term Of Court Will Convene
December 8.

Judge Wright Friday afternoon adj
journed the district court for the
term. 1t has been five weeks term
and but one days session was missed.
1t has been the busiest term held here
in some months.
The case of Mary Cunningham VS..
Chas. Cunningham for a divorce and
a division of the property was dis
missed with an order that the costs
be divided between the litigants. The
parties are from south of Williams
and the case attracted unusual at
tention.
The case of Harry Klaus VS.. Flo
Klaus, likewise divorce proceeding,
was also dismissed, the costs being
taxed to the plaintiff. These parties
live in Webster City and this case at
tracted as much attention as the Cun-
ningham case.
The case against Henry Nathanson
was continued over until next term.
Permits were granted to Frank B.
Smith and w. E. Brown of this city
and j. D. Terrence of Kamrar to sell
intoxicants under the law as applied
to registered pharmacists.
The next term of court will con-
vene Dec. 3 and will be presided over
nv T1doa Fryo of Roma Tho i,,rv
Is called to report the first day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Lacy.McCollough.

Miss Efiie j. Lacy and Mr.. Marion
Maxwell Mccullough were married in
the Methodist parsonage at 1880 last
Saturday by DR.. R. T. Chipperfield,
pastor of the Methodist church, the
brides parents witnessing the cere-
mony. The wedding comes as sur
prise to the. many friends of the
bride and groom. Mrs. Mccullough is
a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lacy,
Sr., residents OF the east side, and the
groom is the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. j. Mccullough, who also live
east Of the river. He is employed in
the Curtis greenhouse. The newly
welded pair VIII make their home at
127 First street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
WHEAT AVERAGE
IS BELOW NORMAL
International Institute OF Agriculture
ut Rome Makes Report on World
Production.

Rome, Oct 27-The international
Institute of Agriculture estimates the
worlds grain yield for 1917 as fol-
lows, the totals being in hundred
weights, and the percentage Of the
estimated yield as compared with that
of 1916 and with the average for the
period between 1911 and 1915, respect
lively, being added
Wheat-Spain, France, Scotland,
Irelands, Italy, the Netherlands, Swe-
den, Switzerland, Canada, United Stat
es, India. Japan, Algeria, 950,669, 900; |;
percentage compared with 1916, 90;
with 1911-1915. average, So.
Rye-Spain, France, Ireland, Italy,
the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland,
Canada, United States, 7a,16S.000; per-
centage compared with 1915, 94.S;
with 1911-19i5 average, 92.5.
Barley-Same countries as wheat,
minus India, 221 ,637 900; percentage
compared with 1916, 99.7 with 1911
1915 average, 9o.4.
Oats-Same countries as wheat, mi
nus India and Japan, 7S0,927 900; per-
centage compared with 1916, and with
1911-1915 average Figures missingD
Rice-Spain, Italy, United States,
2S,O1S,000; percentage compared with
1915, S9.3; with 1911-1915 average
1855.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
TO GIVE $4,000
FOR ~ WORK
Campaign to be Inaugurated Here
During Week Of Nov. Ills to
Raise That Sun In Ham.
iltOn County.
AsEs ss5,OOo,ooO IN THE NATION
Murray McMurray Named Chairman
for This COunty.-Plan o Big
Campaign.

In a national drive to raise S35, ,000,-
900 for army Y. M. c.. A. work, Hamil-
ton county will be asked to contribute
$4,000. The campaign will be carried
on during one week from November
a. to is. Murray McMurray will be
chairman for the county. Hamilton
county's apportionment is only forty
cents per person and ought to be easi-
ly raised.
State Districted.
For the purpose of raising this large
fund, the state of Iowa has been divid-
ed into thirteen districts. Hamilton
county is in the twelfth district, with
Senator w. r. Arney of Marshalltown
as district chairman. There are seven
counties in this district, as follows:
Wright, Hardin, Marshall, Butler,
Franklin, Grundy and Hamilton. The
apportionment for this district is
$65,000.
To Plan Campaign.
A meeting of representatives from
over the twelfth district will be held
Tuesday in Iowa Falls. Mr.. McMurray
and number of other Webster City
men who are vitality interested in this
matter will attend At this meeting
a plan of campaign will be talked over
j. B. Northcott, secretary of the Mar
shalltown Y. M. c. A., was in Webster
City yesterday and appointed Murray
McMurray chairman for this county.
He is visiting each county in this dis
trict for the purpose of selecting coun-
ty chairmen. In Hamilton county,
Mr.. McMurray plans to use the Boy
Scouts in carrying on his campaign.
A thorough campaign reaching into
every town and township will be in
Everyone knows of the work of the
army Y. M. c. A: and there should be
no trouble at all in raising the ap-
in this county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
FOR
7. N, At WILLIAMS
Examination WIN be Held Nov. 9S-
Place Pays $1,4OO Salary
Annually.

Postmaster John J. Sloan Of Will
liams is in receipt of notice from
the department at Washington that a
competitive examination will be held
Nov. % for the selection of his sue
cessor.
The Williams post office pays SAL
ary of $1,400 per year. The subjects
to be covered in the examination are
arithmetic, penmanship, letter writing
and business training and experience.
1t will be open only to persons serv-
ed from the Williams Office up to 65
years of age. Further particulars
may be had of Postmaster Sloan or Of
Postmaster Bauman in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
A Great Potato Country.

Chas. Gerber is in receipt of a let
ter from J. ]. Woodmansee, who NOV
ed from this place to Island Lake,
Wis, some time ago in which he says:
This is great potato country. Ev-
cry town on a railroad has from two
to half dozen potato houses. At
Bloomer they shipped out thirty-five
carloads in one day and have averag-
ed twenty-five carloads day for the
past month. That is surely some po-
tatoes for one shipping point. heard
they were paying $1.O5 and $1.1O a
bushel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Reception to Pastor.

Friday night at the Christian church,
following the prayer meeting hour,
the members OF the church had plan
ned s reception for the pastor S.,d ,da his h IS
family. No doubt the inclemency OF
the weather kept great many from
attending who otherwise would have
been there and enjoyed the affair
greatly, as Mr.. and Mrs. Pence are
held in high esteem, not only by their
own people, but by the entire COM
munity. To fully appreciate the
Pence family one must know them
personally and be brought into con-
tact with their every day life to know
Of the sacrifices they are making for
the church and the community. Mr..
Pence has been pastor of the church
in Webster City for more than three
years and we will say that his people
gave them more hearty reception
Friday than when they first came
here. His church folks realize that
in Mr.. Pence they not only have a
conscientious Christian, but also in
his wife, who is considered his equal
in the fine example OF christian living
and self denial for others. Also, with
out question, he is considered the
ablest sermonizer who has ever SER
we'd the church as pastor. Although
the night was rainy SO that many
from the country were unable to b
there, nevertheless the auditoriu-
was we'll filled and a very good F.
gram was carried out. During ,yeA
program the audience was invited l
the basement where dainty re,nicoS
ments were served by the ladies -, trava p
church. At the end OF the ref,t som
ment period they were again reang tn.
bled in the auditorium and were
ed to fine humorous reading by ~
Alice Snow, which was greatly en-. III
joyed. Mr.. Gossard then invited Mr..
and Mrs. Pence to take the front seat
and in few we'll chosen words told
them of the high esteem and the great
respect the people Of the church had
for them and presented them as a
token of that friendship and esteem
with fine rocking chair. Mr.. Pence,
though visibly embarrassed, thanked
them for this manifestion of love AMI
Mrs. Pence then rose to the
occasion, but she showed none of the
mbarrassment that had been display
ed by her husband and with eyes
sparkling and her heart full of joy
she thanked the people in few well
chosen words. Mr.. Pence and his
family and also the church will long
hold this happy occasion in remcm-
brance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Farmers MAY Sign Here.

Farmers who have not yet joined
the Hamilton County Farm Bureau
may join by calling at the office OF
the Freeman-Journal. President w.
J. Oakland of Blairsburg has left a
copy of the constitution and bylaws
here which new members may sign.
The dues are IS a year and it will
be well worth this small sum to any
farmer to, join this excellent move
ment. =
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Sumner For Soldiers.

The ladies of the Oak Glen church
will serve supper to all who wish to
attend in the church next Thursday
evening, the profits from which will
go in a fund for the boys from their
neighborhood who are connected with
various military organizations over
the country. There are probably ten
young men from the Oak Glen district
who are serving Uncle Sam and those
who have charge of next Thursday
evenings affair are desirous of hav-
ing goodly attendance that they may
add substantial bit of money to each
boys pocketbOok.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
MERCHANTS WILL
TAKE IN BONDS
Webster City Merchants Offer to Take
Liberty Bonds at Five Per
Cent Premium.

The Chas. 7. Smith and the Op-
penheimer & Bermann stores in this
city will take liberty bonds on pur-
chases made at their store at five per
cent premium. Other stores will like
ly do the same thing.
Many of them agreed several days
ago to take these bonds at par and
that some are now offering a
premium shows the excellence of the
investment made in liberty loan
bonds,