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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

The stage is set. st. Francois
County Public Schools are on the eve
of opening what will be the greatest
session in their history. The Govern
ment has more and more been recog-
MIXING the public school system as the
best organization for putting things
over" until today each and every
drive is in large measure being
sponsored by school officials. The
burden has largely been carried dur
ing the vacation period by District
Clerks and Directors. Teachers and
pupils now stand ready to hold the
"frst line" for season, true to their
record of the last school year and true
to the heroic and self-sacrificing la
bors during the summer of those to
whom primarily, by law, is entrusted
the destiny of that free institution
which means so much to free gov
eminent. The American people can
continue to count on the free and dem
ocratic American public schools. The
stage is set. They are ready.
The promised discussion of topic 5
as previously listed in this column is
as follows: "The school house should
be the Community Center. We want
to join the Federal Bureau of Educa-
ton, and the National and State Coun-
ellis of Defense in the undertaking of
organizing every district in the State
into a community center of which the
school house is the capital. You are
constantly called on to have war work
of all kinds carried out in your county.
If you and your teacher will pick out
two or three live persons in every
school district, get those persons
thoroughly alive to the possibilities of
the situation, have a regular organi-
cation formed, with regular meetings
at the school house, you will have
some one to whom all forms of war
activities in the county can be re-
ferred. am sure that the County
Council of Defense will gladly coop
crate with you in extending the or
ganization down. You can have in
every school district real working
organization which will serve not on
ly during the war but after the war
in developing the great experiment in
Democracy for which the Allied arm
les overseas are fighting.
One thing more. Do not let anyone
indulge in indiscriminate criticism of
the public schools. No American in
stitution las so fully met its response
bilities. There are weak places, it is
true. We should find them and
strengthen them. But as a whole they
have done wonderful work. The boys
in the trenches, on the seas, in the
workshops, in administrative positions
OF all kinds, were trained in public
schools. Let us make them better,
but let us give them credit for what
they have DONE"
co. SUPT. OF SCHOOLS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
The Parents of the Soldier

There's bond between hem they
Iheys felt the sefsame aching in the
They've seen the same Visions they've wosped
Where boy has talked of duty a language fne
And they understood the meaning of the Flag
For they're parents of a soldier who is offering
The fathers and the mothers of the
Are little Flanders than the of today:
They closer to the the
And they neghbor with each other they before
And parents of the soldiers to know
Than the loyal men and who have CO.
You can feel when with em than
What to live for service true
from the boys that they proud they
And have the real the struggle
And they know the hurt of absence the
For the parents of the soldiers price,
They are standing on the hitop runs
Night and they watch the sent their sons
Though it's when when thew fall
They know of grief and gladness for they
ihy are closer to the glory and they're closer woe,
And think we're missing something sons to 90
Edgar A. Guest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
INOCULATE FOR ALFALFA
AND SWEET CLOVER

Many alfalfa failures are due to
lack of incubation. Upland soils
which have never grown alfalfa sue
cessfully should be inoculated when
the seed is sown. Bottom lands which
overflow seldom need incubation, be-
cause the proper bacteria are usually
brought in by the water which drains
from alfalfa or sweet clover patches
somewhere in the drainage valley OF
the stream. Sometimes, however, this
incubation is insufficient and it will
pay to inoculate bottom lands. Soils
that are very rich need incubation
somewhat less than those of lower fer
tility, but even on rich uplands inoc-
ulation pays, and is usually necessary.
There are various means OF lnocu-
lating soil, according to M. F. Miller
of the University of Missouri College
of Agriculture. The most common
one is that of transferring soil from a
field which has grown alfalfa success
fully to the field which is to be sown.
From 800 to 500 pounds of such soil
scattered on the field and narrowed in
at once is usually effective. Another
method is to inoculate the seed before
sowing by means of artificial cultures
of the bacteria. These bacteria are
thus carried to the soil directly with
the seed. Such cultures may be OBJ
tanned from various commercial firms
and from experiment stations. The
department of soils of the College Of
Agriculture furnishes this material at
cost to the farmers of the State.
What has been said Of alfalfa inoc-
ulation is also true of sweet clover.
Both crops need incubation when first
sown on the average upland. These
crops, however. have the same type
of bacteria adapted TO their roots so
that soil from field where either has
been grown successfully may be used.
The same artificial cultures will also
inoculate both. The fact that sweet
clover often creeps in without inocu.
lation does not mean that the land
needs no incubation, for this crop
saws Prof. Miller. Where such a grad
ual spread of sweet clover takes
place it is certain that some bacteria
have been introduced, probably on the
original seed, and few plants have
thus become inoculated. 1t is not
wise, however, to wait for such inocu-
lation to spread from few plants
where one wishes to sow whole
field of sweet clover. Farmers sowing
either alfalfa or sweet clover this fall
on uninoculated land should not fail
to use incubation, says Prof Miller.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
SILOS KEEP UP SOIL FERTILITY

Maintaining soil fertility is one OF
the most important national farm
problems. The silo helps do this. If
corn is put into silo, all of it is con-
sumed and the land is benefited by the
manure from the stock more than it
would be if the corn crop were sold
and the stalks fed. Thus the silo
helps to enrich the soil and this will
result in increased production which
will in turn mean that the same acre
age will support more animals, says
+. G. Kraege of the Extension Divi-
sion of the Missouri College of Agri-
culture.
The humus of the manure will open
up close soils, ventilate all soils, set
up bacterial activity to unlock stored
up plant food, help warm soils, in
crease their water-holding capacity
and furnish plant food for growing
crops. Every load of corn sold in the
market removes some of the elements
of plant food from the soil. II the
whole corn plant is put into the silo
and fed, about 80 per cent Of this plant
food is again returned to the land in
the form of manure. Ii, in addition,
the stock is fed concentrates which
did not come from the farm, the ma
nure would be even more beneficial.
By such use of corn and a proper sys-
TEN of crop rotation, the soil may be
made richer from year tcsyear rather
than poorer, as at present when the
crop system of farming is followed
exclusively.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
DOGS IN ENGLAND

From the Animal World, London,
we learn of the deep concern of dog
owners in England lest the low grade
of flour used in manufacturing dog bic
cults be wholly refused for that pur-
pose. This magazine just mentioned
prints the following from John Gals
worthy:
Before we will consent to the starv-
alton or destruction of dogs" he says,
we shall have to be told definitely that
we are unable to get on without that
calamity. | for one fatty refuse to
believe that we are in anything like
that case.
why does not the Government wipe
out the theater, why does it allow mu-
sic, books, every other mental and
spiritual relief which takes up time
and energy? Why not make clean
sweep of them? Because the Govern.
ment knows that we cannot 60 on sup
porting this strain without some re.
lief. Well, / say that our dogs are as
great, nay, a greater comfort than any
of these things. The Government mus
leave them to u.s."
According to latest reports certain
quantities of this low-grade -four were
being released. The Animal Worle
may well say:
1t would be remembered that thou.
sands Of dogs in this country belonf
to the husbands or sons at the from
and are kept in trust for the master.
return, or in those many sad case:
where the mastar world peyar ret,,r,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
KEEP BREAD IN ICE BOX

Keep your bread in the ice box, is
the advice of the Missouri division of
the United States Food Administra-
ton.
Keeping bread sweet and moist dur
ing summer presents a new problem
to the housewife. The problem is
more difficult than in years past, as
the use of cereal substitutes in all
forms of bread is now required. The
scarcity of wheat at this time neces-
states every ounce of bread giving its
full nutritive service. And none can
be wasted. -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
BY COUNTY AGENT
Blackleg Outbreak.

Dlackieg Outbreak.
Mr.. b. f. Hale of Cantwell lost four
head of calves last week from black
leg. The veterinarian had been out of
town, so the County Agent went out
to his place and vaccinated twelve
head of calves for Mr.. Hale.
Tractors for st. Francois County.
The scarcity of labor is becoming
so serious that the farmers of this
county are endeavoring to combat it
by using larger machinery. At pres
emit, there are three different makes of
tractors being demonstrated near
Pennington.
Three tractors have already been
purchased by farmers living near
Pennington.
SilO Campaign for 1919.
A big campaign has been carried on
IN many States to encourage the build
ing of silos. The result of this ma
tional campaign will be seen for MANY
years afterward, for silo is good
thing to have after the war as well as
during the war.
The County Council of Defense and
the Farm Bureau, cooperating, plan
ned to put on such campaign in St.
Francois county, but since silos are
very difficult to get now on account of
the unusual demand and the scarcity
of labor, the campaign will not be
pushed now but will be carried over to
1919. Farmers who arc interested in
building silos can then plan their
crops SO as to make the greatest use
of their silo. They will also have plen-
ty of time to select and build their ST.
los.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30

The Americans having recaptured
Seringes, I expect to see them effec-
tually spray the enemy.
The people of Germany have about
lost hope that Crown Prince Willie
will throw away his powder puff and
put on a gas mask.
"A little learning is dangerous
thing" says contemporary editor.
But little knowledge might be all
right-mightnt it?
Is this another reconcile propagan-
da of the lurking Hun-this diabolical
suggestion that the Irish question be
now unloaded upon President?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
Cure for Dysentery

while was in Ashland, Kansas,
a gentleman overheard me speaking
of Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy" writes William Whitelaw
of DesMoines, Iowa. "He told me in
detail of what it had done for his fam
lily, but more especially his daugh-
ter who was lying at tho point OF
death with violent attack Of dysen-
terry, and had been given up by the
family physician. Some of his neigh
bors advised him to give Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
which he did, and fully believes that
by doing so saved the life of his child
He stated that he had also used this
remedy himself with equally crafty
ing results" obtainable everywhere
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30

1t seems that Bavarians make bet
ter beer than soldiers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
URGES USE OF SILOS

Getting the greatest good from a
corn crop after it has been raised is
just as important as production It,
self. Because of this fact the Missou-
ri Council of Defense, the State Board
of Agriculture and the Missouri Col
lege Of Agriculture are urging more
extensive use of .esilos. At present
there is but one silo to every twenty,
seven farms in the State. This means
that twenty-six out of every twenty.
seven farmers in the State are fol.
lowing the old fashioned, wasteful
way Of feeding their stock and Of
handling their corn crop. There is Q
national call for more silos because il
has been proved that silo conserves
animal feed and increases the produc-
ton of human food.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30

Lack of practice is the real reason
why some men can't stand prosperity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
To Improve Your Digestion.

For years my digestion was so poor
that could only cat the lightest foods.
/ tried everything that heard of to
get relief, but not until about year
ago when ! saw Chamberlain's Tab
let's advertised and got bottle OF
them did find Che right treatment
Since taking them my digestion is
fine. MRS. Blanche Bowers, Indiana
Pa. 0btainable everywhere. (adv. ]
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30

Too many automobile accidents on
Sunday suggests the suspicion that
our boulevards and country highways
may be infested with tanks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30

Our notion of an ideal husband is
the one who can go ahead paying his
wife her weekly allowance without ev-
er regarding it as voluntary alimony.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
disputes arising between municipali-
ties and public utilities.
(FrOm Fridays Daily.)

Mrs. George Farquer and daugh-
ter. Gene, returned to their home in
College Springs yesterday after visit
ing here between trains at the DR.. T.
B. Larrabee home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Patterson of near
Stratford are spending the day, at the
]. L. Peterson and DR.. o. c. Buxton
homes, having driven up this morn
ing with their son Earl, who left with
the selectmen this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Doolittle of
near harrisburg are in the city today,
having come to bid goodbye to their
brother, Clyde, selectmen who left
today.
Mrs. w. H. Meeks is expected to re-
turn today from six weeks visit with
her daughter in Hillsdale, Indiana.
Mrs. G. w. Roberts left today for
Fairbanks for few days visit at her
old home.
Miss Bessie Thompson went to
Algona this morning to spend three
weeks there and at Lake Crystal,
MINI.
Mrs. Peter Bergman of Woodstock
was caller here this morning.
Claude Boyd returned to Camp
Dodge yesterday following three
days furlough here because of the ILL
ness of his sister, Miss Maude
Mrs. c. H. Arthur of San Diego,
Calf, arrived in this city today for
visit with her sister, Mrs. A. y.
Boeye. She is enroute home from
New York, where she said goodbye to
her son, Rex, an aviator off for
France.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
INSTRUCTIONS
MuMer

Quantity required one-eghth pound
for inches
THUMB OPENING NO. Il third
Knit and purl back first needle always slipping first stitch
g. all the
THUMB OPENING NO. opening
No L. Then Knit
Bind off loosely. Buttonh6le thumb openings.
Helmet
Quantity
Red Cross needles stitches make full II
inches in width inches Knit 6S inches
Knit 2, purl 2. for inches. Bind off loosely.
Reversible Wriste
TOPS plain % ridges slipping
LIST sitch) On the throw in Stitches
With stitches With
needle
% stitches other side of
sitches-24 neede 2S neede
20 Bird needle; % needle
Knit Az inches the round bind off the
stitches of the needle stitches the third
the needle
inches knitting purlng
stitch stitches divide stitches needles
before Knit 2, inches
FRONT CAPE: purl capes)
the 10 stitches needle, the stitches
needle and 13 second needle needle
so stitches this needle Knit Sc ridges Bind
BACK CAPE: Slip the remaining SO stitches the
needle Knit SO ridges Bind Off
edges together
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Committees Meet and Work Out Plans
for Big Fall Farm Festival to
j be Held in Webster
City.
rHE PLACES FOR EXPOSITIONs
To Use Bige and Wilke Feed Barns
and Second Floor of McCOl.
Tough Factory.

At a largely attended meeting of the
various committees and persons active
IN promoting the Hamilton county
agricultural exposition at the Chamber
Of Commerce room Friday night, con.
siderable progress was made towar
perfecting the details of the show.
1t was reported that arrangements
have been made for the live stock in
the o. w. Bige and Wilke feed barns,
and the display of grains and other
produce will be housed in the upper
story Of the Mccullough hog trough
factory, which will provide ample
space and has plenty of light. The
home demonstration work will also
be given in this same room.
It was agreed that representatives;
of the Farm Bureau, in the exposition
management, will assume all respou
ssibility for the exposition details, wEile
that portion Of the new organization
representing the Chamber of Com
merce will be responsible for the en-
tertainment features to be given dur
ing the evenings of the three days.
One part Of the entertainment will
consist of outdoor band concerts and
moving picture exhibits, and Secre-
tary Want HUI of the Chamber of Com
M hn hoc hnnr o6 hot
man Of the entertainment and adver-
Using committee, has already secured
promises of several interesting and in
structive films which, together with d
few comic reels, will make up thor
oughly interesting program. The
United States department of agricul-
tures hos been, asked to cooperate, and
will doubtless be able to contribute
some high class material to this NOV
ing picture show.
It is planned to use Superior street
between the two city parks for the
showing of live stock, and band
stand will be erected at this point !
Seating will be provided along both
sides of the street, which will accom-
modate very large crowd.
Another meeting of the exposition
officers will be held within ten days, |
or as soon as the various committees !
have secured information as to the
additional details they were instruc-
ted to work out.
1t is planned to make this show
thoroughly representative Of all Ham
ilton county, with view to making it
a permanent annual affair.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

brary and Miss Miriam will attend
the university.
Mrs. F. A. Pierce, Boone street
went to Lehigh this morning to attend
the funeral of her cousin, Mr.. Hat.
field. e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer A. Miller
came up from Des Moines today tC
attend the DR.. Whitley funeral.
The E. L. James family of Min
neapolis are visiting the ]. w. Hawk
family, coming overland from EARLY
this state, where they have been Wis
iting. The James family resided here
about twelve years ago.
The Aaron Rose family of STRAIT
ford is spending the day here.
Miss Helen Barrickman of Burt
who has been a guest Of the Roscoe
Tiff family, left this morning for her
home.
Mrs. Judge Bingham went to
Goldfield this morning to remain over
Sunday with her husband.
Mrs. H. E. Whiteman is spending
a short time in Chicago and Mrs. 6.
w. Roberts, who went to Fairbanks
yesterday, will join her there before
returning home.
Mrs. David Thompson ard little
son went to Fort Dodge this morning
to remain over Sunday. Mr.. Thomp-
son will also spend the weekend
there, going over this evening.
Philip Clerff and Lee Stuart, who
recently enlisted in the navy, left yes
terday for the Great Lakes Naval
Training school.
John Lewis. former Freeman
Journal employee, left for his home
in Glenwood last night and Joined the
boys from his county who left Audu-
bon today for Camp Gordon, Atlanta,
Georgia.
City Manager G. ]. Long returned
home yesterday from Des Moines,
where he attended a joint session
Thursday of the Iowa League of Mu-
inequalities and members of Iowa
public service corporations at the
Chamberlain hotell He reports the
interest of the mee(ing conferred upon
tho cre..tion IF lornmisciop IN acf
during the war as m arbiter OF rate
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Notes of Interest to the
LD0rkers of the Red Cross

Cross for transmission. Messages re.
lating to financial or political mat
tiers or public affairs cannot be for
warded. The person using this SER
vice should present a letter signed
by a reputable citizen who vouches
for his good faith unless the person
is known personally to the chapter
officials.
The Red Gross will endeavor to de-
liver all proper messages without
cost to the applicant for this service.
Answers will be received by the same
procedure, that is, through Washing
ton and then to the individual.
No money can be sent and mo let
tiers will be delivered to persons in
the military or naval forces of the
enemy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
PERSONAL BRIEFS
(From Saturdays Daily.)

The P. w. Hearn and w. A. Miller
families are spending few days at
Clear Lake
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Farlin return
ed Thursday from weeks motor trip
to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Albert
Lea, MINI.
Sergeant Major Guyon Whitley
arrived home yesterday from Camp
Cody, N. NJ, to attend the funeral Of
his father this afternoon.
Margaret and Frances Hall, with
their brother James, visited friends
here yesterday. James Hall leaves
Monday with the selectmen from
Clarion.
Mrs. Sidney Miller went to Des
Moines this morning to spend Sunday
with her husband, who is stationed at
Camp Dodge.
Mrs. NJ Carlson and little grand
daughter, Mildred May, of Des Moines,
are spending a week or ten days at the
Joseph Drake home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ R. Brown and
son and daughter, and Mrs. Browns
mother, Mrs. E. NJ. Bennett, all of
Clark, S. D., arrived last evening at
the H. L. Hampton home for a few
days visit. They came overland via
Minneapolis and report excellent crop
conditions all the way. Mrs. Brown
is Mrs. Hampton's sister.
Miss Anna B. Lawther of Dubuque
spent several hours between trains
here today, a guest of DR.. Effie Nc
Collum Jones.
The Misses Edith and Miriam
Buck of Grinnell are visiting Rev.
and Mrs. Arthur Metcalf at the Con-
gregational parsonage. The ladies
are daughters of DR.. and Mrs. S. C.
Buck, well known residents of Grin
nell. They are spending part of their
summer vacation in Webster City be-
fore going on to the State university
OF Missouri at Columbia sere Miss
Edith has a position
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Messages Sent to Prisoners.

Anybody in good standing in this
country may write to relatives or
friends in Germany, Austria, Belgium,
Poland and the countries allied with
the Central Powers, or occupied by
them, through a new bureau of COM
munication of the American Red
Cross.
The message to be sent should be
taken to any Red Cross chapter and
certain formalities complied with.
The Red Cross will send it via Wash
ington and neutral countries, but nat
urally cannot guarantee the delivery
of any message in present war condi-
lions. However, the service is being
conducted generally without inter-
ruption.
Only purely personal family mes
sages should be offered to the Red
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Steals Auto Parts.

People northeast of Stanhope are
looking for thieves who make a spec
ialty of auto parts. Three tires and
rims were taken off B. R. Wells car
in his garage the other night. There
is no clew. sBinder tools and other
tools in the neighborhood have also
been taken. The Wells car is a
Buick.