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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
ReIxium Gets L.an.

Wash.ngton. March 1.-THE Belgian
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
James c. Fowler Dead.

An old Hamilton county boy, James
c. Fowler, passed away recently in
Denver, Colo. The deceased was a
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Fowler,
who resided on a farm in Fremont
township for many years. Chas. H.
Fowler served as treasurer of Hamil-
ton county two terms and the family
also ran restaurant on Seneca
street in this city for several years.
A late issue Of the Denver Daily
Times, contains the following:
James c. Fowler died at his home,
4147 Winona court, yesterday. Mr..
Fowler was 62 years old and born in
Mechanicsville, ~ Y, going to Iowa
as a child He had lived in Denver
since 1883. Prior to that time he re-
sided in Webster City, Iowa, where
he was well known as a musician. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maude
E. Fowler; two daughters, Gladys
and Matte NJ. Fowler, and one son,
Charles H. Fowler.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
MRS. EVA HAMILTON
DIES IN NEBRASKA
Well Known Pioneer Resident Dies
i While Visiting her Daughter
in Nebraska.

Mrs. Eva Hamilton, mother Of Crank
D. Hamilton of this city, died satur-
lay morning in Norfolk, Nebi Ska, at
he home Of her daughter, Ms. Carl
lakes. The remains were brought to
Stratford for burial
Mrs. Hamilton was pioneer resident
II Stratford, having lived there for
forty years. She has been at Norfolk
since late in the winter. Besides Mr..
hamilton and Mrs. Hakes, she leaves
Will Hamilton of Fort Dodge and a
sister, Mrs. A. r. Samuelson, of STRAIT
ford.
Mrs. Hamilton was widely known in
Stafford and the nearby community.
Her husband died there years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
MANY VISITORS At
SCOUT CAMP SUNDAY
Boys are Well Located and are Having
Big Time Mt Annual Camp ut
Bells Mill.

A large crowd of visitors motored to
the Boy Scout camp at the old Bells
mill site yesterday.
The boys arc, nicely located just at
the foot OF the hill in spot that is
high and dry. Drainage precautions
have been taken and around each tent
is a shallow trench leading to main
trench in the rear to carry off surface
water. A good many of the visitors
Sunday took supper with them and re-
manned for the evening.
The boys are enjoying the outing
very much and are having great sport
in the river. The water is little
muddy, but the bottom is fine and the
current not too swift for bathing
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Roy Larson in United States Navy
Has Been in Maritime Hospital
!, In LOvient MOrbihas, France,
Since December.
WRITES MRS L. A. LEHNHARD.
Tells of Sailors Life in Navy.-ls
his Second Enlistment With
Uncle Sam.

Mrs. l.. A. Lehnhard of this city is
in receipt of a letter from Roy Lar
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lar
son of this city, who is in the mari
time hospital at Lovient Morb1has,
France. Mr.. Larson some, months
ago ran across a copy of Leslie's
Weekly containing a picture OF Mrs.
Lehnhard, who cut up her silk we'd
ding dress to repair the old Second
Iowa regimental flag. He wrote her
"a brief note, this being his home
town, and later she wrote him a
letter for he is among the Webster
City boys in the navy, all of whom
appreciate hearing from anyone at
home The letter below was in re-
ply to Mrs. Lehnhards letter. 1t
was written May and is as fol-
lows:
4 read that portion Of your letter
about the remarkable response OF
the people to the Liberty Loan, and
words cannot express the JOY and
good it did US.
His Second Enlistment.
It isn't strange you shouldn't know
of any Webster City boys who en-
listed in the navy, for the few up to
my leaving there. amounted to six In
three years. or course the navy
doesn't need as many men as the
army, but at that think more should
have responded. As I may have told
you in the other letter, I finished
one enlistment in the navy and was
discharged six days before war was
declared. / thought it would be
easier for me to come back than
break into new regulations and an
other type of life. And I'd get to
France a great deal sooner, too.
I've been in this port since the
first week in December, and I know
the place pretty thoroughly now. I
left the states in July Of 1917 and
was in the submarine zone about the
Goth or 2Sth. OF course there was
more vigilance displayed by the wat
ches during our first few hours, but
as the subs failed to appear we re-
Taxed and felt as safe as though We
were running around our own ports.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

I rather enjoy undoing the work. z. Of
the Boche, and like to draw his at
tention to his inability to cope with
us in fair and open fight. | might
say that our three, four and fivd
inch gun pointers cannot be excclled
on many boats. AS some men say,
it just seems natural to them to put
those shells wherever they wish.
Life on Ocean.
Our life is strenuous in this respect
Imagine the floor Of your home
continually rolling from side to side,
and you living in that place for a
year, and lying in your bed sick from
time to time from causes hard to
trace. There wouldn't be a great
deal of rest, would there?
= The work is systematized daily,
but sometimes we are in port for a
couple of days, and then we wish we
were at sea, and vice versa.
We rise at o'clock in the morning,
after which we scrub down the decks,
and touch up paint, work. Breakfast is
at 1880, and then afterwards is at
turn to"-doing all sorts of work
from plumbers to painters line,
mostly the latter as the paint seems
to always need repainting.
"If the tide is right, and we are
out for this or that purpose, we put
over the sweeping apparatus and
"stand by" for results. We some
times are gratified and sometimes
not. Once a mine which must have
passed the vessels hull at least ten
feet was cut adrift and we more or
less felt great and threw out our
chests. From dinner time on it is
work, work, work, until one wishes
all the Germans in hotter climates.
most heartily accepted you regards
and sincerely hope to meet you upon
my return to the states after the war.
Yours truly,
Roy Larson.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
MORE NEWS /: ! = FROM | THE
BOYS over THERE |: R
Extracts From Letters Written by
Milo Foster With 16sth Infantry
In France.

Letters have been received here
from Milo Foster, who is with the
16Sth Infantry in France. Milo Is
carrying on his business as a barber,
"while the cannon roar and the air
craft guns shoot at the numerous air
planes in the air." Extracts from the
letters follow:
81 am running tonsorial parlor
in barn, shaving 'em in wheel
barrow and cutting half on box.
Can you beat that? At present have
nothing to do but work at my trade
get up in the morning if choose, OF
lay in bed. OF course when We 60
back to the front, will be doing
my bit with the rest.
1--WE came out OF the trenches few
days ago without having any BAG
luck, with the exception of one mar
who got hit while standing around
the kitchen. l figured in an import
ant part also, as l was standing
about two feet from him when tn,
shell burst over us. I am beginning
to think l am lucky.
81 see Paul (Nickerson) writes quite
oftenl l see him every once in a
while, as we are in the same town
at present. He was made sergean
lately. Quite a few of our Webster
City boys are making a name fol
themselves.
well, we have been in foreign
service six months, and are entitled
to our gold service bars-one fol
every half year. Here's hoping ]
don't have more than a dozen by the
time l get home.
81 can hear the planes hum in thu
air, so high one can't see them at
times. Every clear day, especially
in the morning, the Boches try t.
come over our lines and of course .
battle in the air starts. 1t is quite a
thrilling sight to see one brought t.
earth, which happens quite often.
II didn't mention that the barn IL
which We are living is also a house
Every house has a barn attached, SC
you can step out Of the one into the
other-'makes 1t handy for the far
mer. They all live in town in this
section, so you see the towns ART
quite close together.
eff you have the time answer and
tell me the news. Give my regards
to everyone"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

future years. from their nepnews and
nieces. The floral gifts were especial
ly appropriate. Large bouquets Of
white peonies, golden roses, killarney
roses and golden snapdragons, gave
the spacious home a decidedly bridal
aspect.
Among other gifts were two golden
emblems--little flag pins-with the
following poem, which speaks for it.
self:
Just little emblem
Of patriotic hue,
Just dear reminder,
In red and white and blue
Just the flag whose glory
All your pathway cheers
Just the flag you've loved SO we'll
Through fifty welded years!
Just to say we're happy
T. That your days are long
Just to hope the rest of them
May be one grand sweet song
This is what we're wishing
The little flags to say
To "Aunt Lou" and "Uncle David"
On their Golden Wedding Day!
Mrs J. N. Lyon and Bessie.
During the afternoon and evening
light refreshments were served by Mrs.
Potter, assisted by her cousins.
Those who helped to make it so, will
be glad to remember that it was such
happy anniversary day for Mr.. and
Mrs. Beach.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
BERT DRAGOO WRITES
FRIENDS FROM FRANCE
Webster City Boy With Rainbow Diyl-
sion Writes of his Experiences
With Army.

Corporal Bert Dragoo, formerly OF
this city, now with the Rainbow divi-
sion in France, has written a letter to
this city to Lieut. and Mrs. c. J. Jen-
nings. 1t follows:
My dear friends: Just few lines
to let you know l am we'll, hoping you
folks are also.
To you, Mrs. Jennings, 1 enclosed a
booklet, that was given out here at
the "Y' Mothers day.
Lieut., l wish l might be able to tell
you some of my experiences in mo
Mans Land" l think l can entertain
you for while if return.
We had fine show here the other
night. Two U. S. "Y" girls were here.
1t was great treat just to see them.
I am doing some sketching of the
ruins over here. Iwould like to get on
the photographers staff
Company C is playing ball today.
We have only been beaten once since
we have been here.
Will be glad to hear from you folks
now and then, and if you'll write I'll
promise never to take French leave"
Yours sincerely,
Corp. Bert Dragoo.
Co. C 16Sth Infantry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

ing in the Duden school, closed her
term Friday with a picnic for her
pupils on the school lawn. A number
Of the mothers attended the picnic also
Ind voted it a great success. This is
Miss Allinsons first term of teaching
and from all reports she is going to
make very capable and conscientious
teacher She goes into our town
schools next fall in Mrs. Crabtree's
place.
Mesdames P. Rolling and w. P. Bos-
senberger went to Webster City Sat-
lrday to attend the Home Demonstra-
ton bureau meeting. Mrs. Rolling is
the township director and anybody in
.erested in securing the demonstration
AN call her about it.
During the recent epidemic of flood
ed cellars two shelves full of our cold
pack canning were submerged for sew
,ral hours and when the water reced-
I'd it left film of mud and slime on
hem, but we found that after they had
lad bath and were examined that all
he seals had held and they were none
he worse for the experience.
Waited Dover has been working as
Waterman on the Illinois Central
racks near here since the rainy
weather began.
The bridge across the south fork Of
he river on the Hawkeye highway,
ust east of Del Kramer's, is washed
nut on the one end and is impossible.
Water stood across the road for good
many rods in places between here and
Alden for the last few days but is now
'eceding.
June 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
W.S.S
Cass Township.

H. Darnell is working south oil
town, hauling gravel for the county
The heavy storm of last Monday
did considerable damage in Cass
township. At the Richards farm II
blew the windmill over and twisted
Mr.. RS barn. Some outbuildings al
the White Fox school house were
blown away. On the Schafer place
the windmill was blown down. Sew
eral grades and culverts were wash
ed out.
The White Fox school closed Fri
day with picnic in the afternoon.
All report an enjoyable time.
A light vote was cast at the pri-
mary election in Cass, owing to the
bad weather.
Most of the farmers have started
to cultivate their corn on the high
places.
June 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
WIS.,
Williams Items.

w. w. Loban handed in $3.50 Frida!
for the Red Cross Mr.. Loban earne,
this money by rafting off his Chau
tauqua ticket. Mr. Gresslin was tn,
lucky man to get the ticket. Mr.
Loban is always devising ways ant
means of earning money for the Rec
Cross and the Y. M. C. A.
Miss Florence Watkins held a sue
cessful meeting at the home Of Mrs
Peter Rolling Friday afternoon. Their,
were twenty-five women present ant
everyone thoroughly enjoyed the meet
ing and got good many helpful sug.
gestions. Girls canning teams are be
ing organized in all parts OF the coun
ty and Miss Watkins is very anxious t.
have the girls of Williams in such al.
orgagization. 1t would be fine train
ing for the girls and they would have
/. chance to win prize this fall durins
the exhibits Girls between the age.
of 10 and IS inclusive are eligible. Tho
work is done largely in the girls owl
home under the supervision of some
member of their own families, so no
one need fear to join on account oil
having a lot of work to do outside
There are some very capable girls in
town and we ought to have quite a
large canning club here. and get sons
first class work done. Say, girls,
wouldn't you like to bring the blue
ribbon home this fall?
David O'Neill, the druggist, recently
purchased the Mary Chaplinski home
in the west end of town for $500.
There are two lots in the purchase
and the O'Neills will have a nice home
and plenty of garden space. Mary is
intending to purchase her mothers
home for her own use
Leannadore Hawkes. of Webster City.
who has been visiting at the James
Whalen home, returned home Satur-
Jay, Miss Blanche Whalen accompany
ing her for an over Sunday visit.
Rev. M. l.. Carver. pastor of the M
E. church, went to Fort Dodge Satur-
day to perform the wedding ceremony
for his niece, Miss Susan NJ Carver,
and DR.. Roger Anderson of st. Paul,
MINI. Miss Carver is daughter of
Capt. w. +. Carver and has been super
of the schools at Manley.
Iowa She is an accomplished chris
tian young woman and DR.. Anderson
is to be congratulated on winning such
a bride.
Mrs. Jas. Rankin is worse again and
has been confined to her bed during
the past week.
Miss Angie Atkinson, who is teach
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
&. A. r. TO Des MOineS,

Des Moines will this week be hosts
to about 5000 veterans of the G. A. r.
and their wives. They will attend the
forty-fourth encampment which will be
in session from June II to 13.
The feature of the encampment is
the parade Wednesday. Many military
units from Camp Dodge, sanitary
trains and ambulance companies will
move in the parade led by several mill
tary bands. After the regular army
men of today will come the men of
1861.
-W.S.S.-
Rnsinaso oarda Of fhia 0f31na
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to publicly thank the
neighbors and friends who assisted
us during the illness OF our beloved
husband and father, and also for the
kindly sympathy extended in our
great bereavement.
Mrs. Anton Singer and children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Operated on in Des Moines.

Miss Mabel Adams, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Adams of Meadow View
farm south of this city, is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis in
Des Moines. Her parents took her
down Thursday and she was operated
on Friday. Her mother is staying with
her.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
MSS
Real Estate Transfers.

Mary o. Hawk and hush to Amanda
H. Miller-lot s, blk 10 Park Add w. G.
$4,000.
Mary 0. Hawk and hush to M. l..
Neutrality-suspicious. 8, 10, blk 16 Park
Add w. C.-$100.00.
j. e. Quackenbush and WI to M. l..
McCollough--lot 2, blk 16 Park Add
w. C.-$60.OO.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Eclipse Visible.

Saturday was a fine day for wit
Messing the eclipse of the sun here.
The sky was clear and crowds all over
the city saw the phenomenon through
smoked glass. 1t was approximate
ly IS per cent visible here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
W.S.S

Uso them on your shelves-Old
papers. & cents n bundle Mt this Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

100 acre farm for sale. Joins good
town in Hamilton county, 10 minutes
walk to high school, post Office or
churches. No better land can be
found. Well tiled. Good buildings
Would accept modern residence in
Webster City up to $4,000.
Whitman & Hampton.
N. b. We would like to list few
more good Iowa farms. 7d6f1j1
WIS.,
Calling cards at this office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
WIS.,
For Sale.

Two city properties. o. w. Bigc,
phone 343. 6-10d-f-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

Business cards at this office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
J. Z. BURNSTEDT
COUyNTY ATTtDRNEY

Once over Oppenheimer 4 Ber.
mann's clothing store, Webster City.
Iowa. Martin phone 65. S3tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

Calling cards at this ONCE.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-11-14
DUBLIN B00TBLACKS IN 1880
Polish Used at That Time Was 4 Com.
bination Of LampbIaek and
Rotten Eggs.

Among the populace of Dublin in
1850 the shoeblacks were a numerous
and formidable body. The polish they
used was lampblack and eggs, for
which they purchased all that were
rotten In the markets. Their imple-
ments consisted of three-legged stool,
basket containing a blunt knife,
called a spudd, painters brush and
an old wig.
A gentleman usually went out in the
morning with dirty boots or shoes,
sure to find shoeblack sitting on his
stool at the corner of the street. The
gentleman put his foot in the lap of
the shoeblack without ceremony, ana
the artist scraped it with his spudd,
wiped it with his wig and then laid on
his composition as thick as black paint
with his painters brush.
The stuff dried with rich polish, re-
quiring no friction, and little inferior
to the elaborated modern fluids, save
only the intolerable odors exhaled from
eggs in high state of putridity, and
which filed any house which was en-
tered before the composition was quite
dry, and sometimes even tainted the
air Of fashionable drawing rooms
University Magazine.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-11-14
Playing blackboard.

Do you know what blackboard Is?
It's kind of a game first played in
a primitive and mild sort of fashion
by Rocky mountain goats and since
modernized and made difficult by the
American army. The apparatus on
which one plays blackboard is mixed
breed continuance, by dashboard out
of Corduroy Road, to use the racing
vernacular. It is made up of narrow,
slippery strips of rounded wood laid
crosswise about two inches apart, and
is supposed to keep ones feet out of
the mud. 1t does! While playing duck
board ones feet are usually in the air.
It is called blackboard, suppose, be-
cause Of some silly belief that a duck
could walk it without falling. Even
airplanes flying at height of less
than 5000 feet have been seen to wig
gle and dip drunkenly while passing
above trench lines f1on-e,i with duck
boards. And when it is laid Upon The
surface Of the earth and there are no
handy trench walls to help out-well,
it's lucky for Charley Chaplin that the
wide world didn't See me operate
Nothing could ever again be funny to
a man who saw me play blackboard out
there in the comparative open of that
wood !-William Stevens McNu:t, in
Golfers Weekly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-11-14
Coming to
VALLEY CITY
DR.. Mellenthiin
SPECIALIST
FOR HIS SEVENTH YEAR IN
NORTH DAKOTA
DOES NOT USE SURGERY !,
Will be at
KINDRED HOTEL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 ,
Office Hours a. m. to 4 p. m.
Office Hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
One Day Only
NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATION

DR. Mellenthin is a regular gradu-
ate in medicine ard surgery and is
licensed by the s;a'c of oNrth Dakota
He visits professionally the more i'm
portant towns and cites and offers to
all who call on this trip consultation
and examination free, except the ex-.
pense of treet :neTt when desired.
According to his method of treat
ment he does not operate for chronic
appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers Of
stomach, tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many wonder.
full results in diseases of the stomach.
liver bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart
kidney, bladder, bed-wetting, catarrh,
weak lungs, rheumatism, sciatic, leg
ulcers and rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any bet
ter, do not fail to call, as improper
measures rather than disease are very
often the cause of your long standing
trouble.
Remember above date, that exam
ination on this trip will be free and
that his treatment is different.
Address,: 1886 Boston Block, Min
neapOliS, MINI,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-11-14
GET SALT FROM SEA WATER
Old Method Of Obtaining Necessary Of
Lie 10 Still Praetieed in
Various Places.

The use OF salt for seasoning and
preserving foods is so ancient that
the earliest written records refer to
it, says q writer in Popular Science
Monthly. For many centuries prac-
tcally Ill the salt used by the human
race was procured by the evaporation
OF sea water.
This method of obtaining salt is
still employed in many localities where
the conditions are favorable. A flat
stretch of sea coast and hot and
dry climate are necessary If salt is
to be got from sea water. An ideal
locality for this industry is the coast
on the Bay Of Cadis, Spain.
The sea water is allowed to collect
in shallow basins, barely above high
water mark. As the water evaporates
the various salts contained in the sea
water crystalline out and form a crust,
which is removed and shoveled in
small heaps. There the salts undergo
the first stage of publication.
The edible salt is drained from the
other salts, which constitute the great
er part of the impurities. The edible
salt crystallizes out first, while the
other salts retain the water and form
concentrated brine which is allowed
to run into bitches dug for that pur-
pose.
The partly purified salt is then gath
cred into large heaps. Occasional
rains wash out the more easily soluble
impurities, and the hot sun dries the
salt on the surface of the pile. Al
though it still contains about Is per
cent Of impurities it is shipped in
large quantities without further REIN
ing.