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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

Carrot, one ounce.
Celery, one ounce. =
Cucumber, One-half ounce.
Parsnips, one-half ounce.
Squash, summer, one-half ounce.
Squash, Hubbard type, one-half
ounce.
Cauliflower, one packet.
Eggplant, one packet.
Parsley, one packet.
Beet, two ounces.
Cabbage, late, One-half ounce.
Corn, sweet, one pint.
Lettuce, one-half ounce.
Muskmelon, one ounce.
Onion sets, two quarts.
Peas, garden, two to four quartsi
Radish, one ounce.
Spinach. one-fourth pound in spring
and one-half pound in fall.
tomatoes, late, One-fourth ounce.
Turnips, one ounce.
The Hot Bed.
The hot bed, the seed box and the
cold frame are the gardeners creates.
aids in raising early crops. Now is
the time to plant seed in the hot bed
or the seed box, which will produce
seedlings long before most of the see'l
may be planted out Of doors and be-
fore those in the plot have begun to
terminate The cold frame enables
the gardener to get the seedlings, pro-
duced in the hotbed, gradually accus-
toned to outdoor conditions and to
raise these into strong, sturdy plant
ing stock by the time the garden is
ready for them.
For seed, any sort OF wooden box
filled with good soil answers the pur-
pose, but the following specific sug-
gestions for box of convenient size
may be useful. Construct box three
to four inches deep, twelve to fourteen
inches wide, and twenty to twenty
four inches long. A layer of one inch
of gravel or cinders should be placed
in the bottom of the box. 1t should
then be filled nearly full with rich
garden soil or soil enriched with de-
cayed leaves or manure. The soil
should be pressed down firmly with
small piece of board and rows made
to one-half inch deep and
two inches apart crosswise OF the box
The seed should be distributed eight
or ten to the inch in the rows and be
covered The soil should be watered
and the box set in "a warm place in the
light. The best location is just inside
o sunny window. Water enough must
be given from time to, time to cause
the seeds to terminate and grow
thriftily, but not enough to leak
through the box. If piece OF glass
is used to cover the box, it will hold
the moisture in the soil and hasten
the termination of the seeds. a.
When the plants are from an inch
to an inch and half high they should
be thinned to one to two inches apart
in the row, so as to give them space
enough to make strong stocky
growth If it is desired to keep the
plants which are thinned out, they
may be set two inches apart each way
in boxes similar, to the seed Dox.
When the weather becomes mild the
box of plants should be set out OF
doors part of the time so that the
plants will "harden off" in preparation
for transplanting to the, garden later.
A good watering should be given just
before the plants are taken out OF the
box for transplanting, SO that a large
ball of earth will stick to the roots OF
each one. O."
WIS.,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
Newest in jewelry and nice novel
tics ut Teed & Teed's. f-j-d-eod-tf
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate.


In the District court of Iowa, in
and for Hamilton County.
In the matter of the estate Of
RALPH H. HALL, deceased. Feb
ruary term 1918. In Probate.
Gwyer H. Yates, as administrator
of the estate of Ralph H. Hall. de-
ceased, Plaintiff, VS.. Idalyn Gwyer
Yates ct al, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue and in pursuance of an order
or decree of the District court of
Iowa, in and for Hamilton County,
made February 5, 1918, in the matter
of the estate Of Ralph H. Hall. de-
ceased, (Gwyer H. Yates, as admin
istrator of the estate of Ralph H..
Hall, deceased, plaintiff vs.. Idalyn
Gwyer Yates ct al. defendants) in
Prob ate. directing me to sell the fol-
lowing described real estate of said
estate, l will sell at public auction
to the highest and best bidder for
cash the South half, of the Southeast
quarter. of section %, in township
sc north, of range 20, west of the
fifth principal meridian, at the north
front door of the Hamilton County,
Iowa, court house, in the City of Web
ster City, Iowa, on March 30, 1918,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Said
sale will remain open one hour.
2-25f5 Gwyer H. Yates,
Administrator of the estate Of
Ralph H. Hall, deceased.
-W.S.S.-
John Keisicker, B. l.. Britson, Henry
Keisicker and Arthur Seamands have
purchased fine new five passenger
Chevrolets and w. l.. Whitman is the
owner of new five passenger Baby
Grand Chevrolet.
-W.S.S.-
Trench stationery, ready to mail, At
Tccd's. f-j-d-eod-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
All kinds of clocks at iced & Teed's

Spring millinery opening commence
ing Friday, Mar. Sth. A complete line
of tailored, dress and pattern hats.
Come in and look them over. Amanda
Johnson, TO Des Moines street.
:fs1i:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

entry Reds Yellow Dent.
Frank Rutledge, ten ear sample
yellow corn.
Hugh Nairn, ten ear sample yellow
corn, ten ear sample white corn,
single ear yellow corn, fifty ear
sample of yellow corn, fifty ear
sample of white corn.
A. H. Marin, entry of late oats, en-
try early oats, single ear Silver
King, ten ear sample yellow corn,
ten ear sample Silver King.
Henry O. Hill, Williams, entry early
oats.
Howard Evans, fifty ear sample OF
yellow corn, ten ear sample Of yell
low corn.
J.. R. Silver, ten ear sample yell
low corn, single ear yellow corn,
fifty ear sample of yellow corn, ell
try of early oats.
Lloyd Bickford, ten ear sample
yellow corn, single ear yellow corn.
H. L. Baird, entry of barley, early
oats, single ear yellow corn.
E. j. Maylin, Jewell, fifty ear
sample yellow corn, single ear yell
low corn, ten ear sample yellow corn,
entry of late oats.
B. e. Pierce, ten ear sample Reid S
Yellow Dent, ten ear sample OF yell
low corn, single ear sample of Reds
Yellow Dent, single ear sample OF
yellow corn, fifty ear sample OF
Reds Yellow Dent.
Tom Irving, single ear sample
Silver King, fifty ear sample Silver
King, ten ear sample Silver King,
ten ear sample of yellow corn, single
ear sample of Reds Yellow Dent,
single ear sample Of other white or
yellow corn.
David Hunter, fifty ear sample of
Silver King, ten ear sample of Silver
King, single ear sample OF Silver
King, entry OF early oats.
Frank Hunter, fifty ear sample OF
Reds Yellow Dent, ten ear sample
of Reds Yellow Dent, fifty ear
sample Of Silver King, ten ear sample
of Silver King, single ear sample of
Silver King, entry earl oats.
w. R. Graham, fifty ear sample
Reds Yellow Dent, ten ear sample
of Reds Yellow Dent, entry early
oats.
Will Miller, ten ear sample of other
than white or yellow corn.
Arch Crosby, ten ear sample Of
other than white or yellow corn.
L. n. Mason, ten ear sample of yell
low corn, ten ear sample OF other
than white or yellow corn, single
ear yellow corn, single ear of other
than white or yellow corn.
Ed Pollock, entry of barley.
-W.S.S.-
Everything in French ivory at
Teed's. fJ-d-eodti
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
-W.S.S..

Miss Muree Johnson has accepted
the clerkship in Shaw's Variety store
made vacant by Miss Chloe Waitman,
resigned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

Everything in French ivory al
Teed's. u-d-eod-tt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

Pure bred, big type Poland China
male pig. Pure bred Holstein bull,
one year old. VIM. Oakland,
harrisburg, Iowa. 2-1S-f-jtf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

| The War
Savings Il
>>>Plan !.
Is a plan by Which YOU invest
your small savings lvith the
United States Government.
You do it BY buying War Sau-
ings Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
A War Savings Stamp cost
$4.l2 in January, and to this
price is added one cent for each
month since January. The one
cent Advance each month is to al
lou for interest the stamp earns.
These stamps as bought are pasted in
War Savings Certificate. which is
folder with 10 spaces for the Stamps.
When these 10 spaces are filled put the
Certificate away; it is worth 500, pay
able ian. /, 1928. Then start another.
A United States Thrift Stamp is for in
vestors who want to save but find the
War Savings Stamp more than they can
spare at one time. The U. S. Thrift
Stamp costs Is cents; you get Thrift
Card from the postofflce or bank, or
other authorized agency; no charge
for the card. There are 16 spaces on
this Card; place for each ascent
Thrift Stamp you buy. Sixteen of
them make ST.. When the card is full,
take it to the postofhce, or bank, or
other agency and get War Savings
Stamp; you'll pay the difference, II
cents for January and one cent more
each month during 1918. Paste the
War Savings Stamp on the Certificate
Gard you pet with it, and start new
ascent Thrift Card The U. S. Thrift
Stamps do not bear interest; the War
Savings Stamps do per cent, COM
pounded every three months: The in
terest is in the convenient form of
monthly increase in the face value of
the Stamps. The Stamps are redeem
able at their full value, IS, on January
LIST, 1923.
Ifyou need to draw out the money you
have saved (don't do it if you don't
have toy go to the postofice and they
will tell you what to do, and what the
exact value of your investment is on
that date, and give you the money.
| A Country Worth
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
-W.S.S.
TO DO Government Cleaning.

w. r. Ryan of this city, editor OF
the Bulletin, the Iowa organ OF the
National Association Of Cleaners 4
Overs, is just in receipt OF a letter
from the secretary of the nationa! as
ISOLATION notifying him that President
Mechling, of the national association.
has been appointed by the government
to take charge of the reclamation dl-
vision of the general quartermasfer's
corps. This division will have charge
of the retaining and cleaning of the
soldiers and officers uniforms, link
cts and other materials, amounting i'll
all to over five million pieces.
Before the officers of the national
organization became active in this
matter, the government was planning
to build cleaning plants to take care OF
this work. Now it is to be done by es-
Establishments all over the country
which are members of the National AS
ISOLATION of Cleaners & Dyers.
Mr.. Ryan has been active in both tn
state and national associations for a
number of years and he is, naturally,
very much pleased over the action OF
the government in recognizing the ell
cheney of this organization. Some OF
this reclaiming and cleaning work, OF
course, will be done in Webster City.
WIS.,
Two modern living apartments hav.
been fitted up OH the second floor Oh
the new Webster City Implement COM
rany building. Mr.. and Mrs. John De
Witt will occupy one and the other
will be taken by the j. X. Fear family
The rooms are all especially well ar
ranged, being light, connexions and
airy
WIS.,
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Tced's. f-j-d-cod-H
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
SOUSA'S BAND
May Be HERE
Liberty Loan Committee Writes for
Date for Famous John Philip
SOusa'S Great Lakes Train.
ing School Band.
GIVING THIRTY DAY SERVICE.
II Date is Secured, Hamilton County
Will Have Two Dig Days Dur.
ing Campaign.

John Philip Sousa's Great Lakes
Training School band may be in
Webster City some day during the
progress of the third Liberty Loan
campaign. This, with the probability
that the old Second Iowa band will
also be here a day, will give Hamil-
ton county two big band days during
the Liberty Loan drive.
Sousa's Great Lakes Training
School band has been assigned to
thirty days of service during this
campaign in the seventh district,
composing Iowa, Illinois, southern
Wisconsin and a part of Indiana. The
Liberty Loan committee here has
written and asked that this band be
sent here.
The Great Lakes band is composed
Of twenty-eight pieces, the regulation
army band. 1t is lead by Mr.. Sousa,
himself, and is made up of the very
best musicians in training at the
Great Lakes station near Chicago.
-W.S.S.-
For Sale.
Pure bred, big type Poland China
male pig. Pure bred Holstein bull,
one year old. VIM. Oakland,
harrisburg, Iowa. 2-1S-f-1tf
ny q
Are You Going to Buy an Auto?
Are you contemplating buying an
automobile? If so, you are not CIV
ing yourself a square deal if you
do not let us demonstrate the Ford
Sedan to you.
The Ford Sedan is one Of the most
comfortable and satisfactory cars on
the market, regardless of price. You
have the satisfaction of knowing that
you are getting mileage at absolutely
the minimum cost. You also have
the satisfactory feeling of knowing
that Should you have any trouble
with it, you can get fixed up and
fixed up right without any delay.
These are war times. Why buy
a gasoline burning, rubber wearing
battleship when you can get Forl
Sedan?
This is the first time since taking
on the Ford contract that we have
been able to make prompt deliveries.
Can now do so for limited time.
Have sold five SO far this week.
We can cite you to cases where
intelligent farmers and business men
have set aside their big cars-sood
ones at that-and are now driving
Ford Sedans. More are coming to
it every day. You know, the reason
why.
Sd1f1 Snyder-Kayser Co.
WIS.,
Newest in jewelry and nice novel
tics 1t Teed & Teed's. f-j-d-eod-tf
-WSS.-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

Trench fountain pens at Teed &
Teed's. f-J-d-eod-tl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

The very incest cut glass at Teed &
Tced's. f-j-d-cod-u
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Trench stationery. ready to mail, at
Tecd's. f-j-d-eod-tfi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02
THE new CALOMFL IS
MOST DELIGHTFUL
Not the Slightest Nausea, Gripping or
Danger-New Variety Called
CalOtabS

Every doctor regards calomel as the
best and by far the most useful of all
medicines. Now that its unpleasant
and dangerous qualities have been en-
tirely removed, the new calomei
known as "Calotabs" is destined to
become the most popular. It's effects
are delightful. One Calotab at bed
time, with swallow of water-that's
all No nausea, no gripping nor UNI
Eleasantness. You wake up in the
morning feeling fine, your liver
Cleansed, your system purified and
With hearty appetite for breakfast.
Eat what you please, go where you
tplease, any kind of weather. No re-
stfiction of habit or dier.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recommends
and guarantees Calotabs. Money back
if you are not delighted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02

OF. ] haven't got scrap of mail since
/ reached France, so l don't know
what's in store for me, but GER
tainly do hope that I have a whole
mail sack full waiting for me some
where.
The Office | work in happens to ov-
erlook the public square where they
pull off all public ceremonies and re-
views, ETC., and the other day | saw
a sight which was very interesting to
me, never having seen anything like
1t before except in the movies. 1t was
ceremony for the presentation of
the decoration of the Legion of Honor.
There was the usual band and the sol
diers all spick and span lined up in
a formation like a hollow square.
/ Then the three officers who were to
receive the decoration came out be-
fore the Lieutenant Colonel who did
/
the stunt, the bugles blew, he made
his little speech, kissed the man on
both cheeks, tapped him gracefully
with his sword on both shoulders, said
something else, and then the bugles
blew again and he repeated the cere-
mony with the other man. Last Sunday
they had Mass out there and it
seemed to me there were thousands
of American soldiers lined up for the
occasion. The band was there of
course, and it was a great sight for
me. We have lots of band concerts,
and of course that suits me fine.
Well, this letter has heightened out
into the proportions of young vol
ume, but I know you won't object. We
get so few opportunities to get mail
censored that we have to take advan-
taSe of every chance we get and make
the most of it, and you can see how
I'M making use of this one. This is
the second time I've written since |
arrived here, so you may feel hon.
ored to some extent at least. | ex-
pect to take a trip right up to the fir
ing line before many days with my
chief, and | rather imagine it will be
interesting enough to write about. If
it ISL shall write you again, but
wont take up so much space doing it.
Hope you and all the folks are well
and that I'll hear from you real Of
tel while I'm over here. You might
pass this letter along when you get
through reading it, for | Just can't
hope to write all the folks.
Love to all of you. TED.
f. G. RICHARDSON,
Army Field Clerk, Headquarters, LIST
Army Corps, A. E. f.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02
Interesting Letter From
| Nephew of Mrs. N.A.Riggins
Who Is Now In France

marched onto the boat which was to
take us across the channel Everyone
knows that they're using all sorts of
boats in the congested condition of
transportation, but we didn't look for
cattle boat, although | knew that
other fellows | knew had crossed in
the same kind of tubs. But everyone
was treated the same, high and low
sleeping side by side, on top Of each
other and every which way-those
that did sleep, which | didn't to any
extent. The soldiers, who were more
used to such stunts, just curled up in
their blankets in the stalls and peace
fully slumbered, conglomeration of
Tommies, Sammies, Canadians and
Australians. Such is life in the
army, and few of us will forget very
soon that night of pacing the deck,
trying to keep from completely freez-
ing, the danger that kept all on the
qui vive, the hollow feeling that ev-
eryone had before finally getting
something to eat after landing, the
relief we felt when dawn finally
came, and the way we piled into the
dinner they prepared for us at the
camp to which we were taken on our
arrival in France. And maybe the
baths weren't appreciated, too, and
the few days rest we had before 60
| ing forward They treated our crowd
| fine there, and I'll always have a
warm spot in my heart for that place.
IT was soon time for us to be on
our way, and when it came time to
board the train it was found that all
they had for us was box cars to ride
in, so in we got and spent another
wild and decidedly uncomfortable
night and all the next day in cars
that had very evidently been recently
used for purposes other than the
transport of men. "Hommes, 40, Chew
aux s" the cars were labeled on the
outside, and as we only had about 90
men in our car | certainly wondered
how it must be for the poor devils
who had to ride in one crowded to
their alleged capacity. Well, sidedoor
Pu,lmans are pretty fair for observa-
ton purposes anyhow, especially il
you are lucky enough to grab seat
in the doorway where you can let
your feet hang out and get out and
run ahead of the train occasionally
when you need the exercise. We saw
quite a bit of La Belle France in that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02
72-YEAR-OLD MAN ENDS
15,O00-MILE WALK TO WIN
A WAGER OF $500

Chicago, April Wv. S. Chapman,
~ years old, is here today, having
completed 15,000-mle walk. Chap.
man started from Baltimore, Md,
March 8, 1916, to win wager OF
$500.
Chapman walked west over the Lin
coin Highway to San Diego, Cal,
making the return journey by way of
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisi,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02
(By Associated Press.)

Orange, Texas, April 1.-The "War
Mystery" said to be the largest wood
en- steamer ever launched and which
now lies in the Sabine river being
equipped with steam engines, will
boast its title as the worlds greatest
for only brief period. Five other
ships of similar design, each with a
greater cargo capacity than the "War
Mystery" are in course of construc-
ton here and by the way work is
progressing, all will soon enter the
water. In addition to these more than
a score of smaller wooden vessels are
in the local yards, all in different
stages of completion and all progress
ins rapidly under the hands of 1000
ship builders, most of whom have
gathered here within the year.
The War Mystery has cargo ca
pacity of 400 tons while the five
great ships to be launched will be
able to care for 5000 tons EACH.
Nearly all of the lumber that goes
into these vessels is grown on the
gulf coast, in most instances only a
short distance from Orange. Prepara-
tory to the activity in the ship-build-
ing industry saw mills were estab-
lished with a capacity of s650,OOO
board feet each day. The raw mater
ial is fioated down the Sabine river
from forests of Texas, handled by the
new saw mills and moved right on to
the ship yards.
1t requires from 100000 to / $780,
600 feet of timber to construct ship
of the War Mystery class and the
saw mills are hard pressed to keep
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02
CONTINUED from Page q

(C0ntinued from Page "a
it, provided it isn't Intentionally
I, which | regret to say has been
[, case In few instances. Enough
V the boat ride. The pirates didn't
us, anyway but you bet the last
: pie Of days were interesting ones,
b destroyers racing up and down
around us in beautiful green sea
the weather perfect for life out
= J. But the prettiest thing We saw
good old honest-to-goodness
d, and I never realized before
a sight it could be till I had
= IN out In the middle of the drink
"A SO long. We couldn't help think
of old C. Columbus and what a
>.atible nerve he must have had on
t3 months journey when he didn't
n know where he was going or
tlpat he was going to bump into. But
wants to be a Christopher Co.
lbus?.
he next thing of interest was the
II through England to the port
IN which we crossed the channel.
were on one of their funny look
little trains all day, passing
>ugh historic and very beautiful
ntry, made all the more interest
for us because we had a good
lie book with us, which told all
ut each famous place we passed
ugh. Then came the first real
of unpleasant going we had
lped into We got off the train
1T $3.50 at night in driving rain
m, boarded some of their dinky
ble-decker trolleys and took a
ride up to a so-called rest
p" | being one of the misfortu-
IS who had to ride up on top in
rain with out any cover over us.
course we were soaked and al
frozen in no time and when
marched into camp we found that
weren't expecting us there but
prepared for us at another camp,
We piled into cold barracks, with
ire or light, waited for blankets,
then those who could grab cots
SO and the rest rolled up in their
kets on the floor and waited for
Oning to come. | was lucky enough
Yet a cot, SO didn't catch anything
Sc than bad cold-at least l
think | did, Next morning af-
breakfast of bacon, potato bread
weak tea we explored the city
a few hours and then were
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-02

pace with the ship builders. Between
4,0Oo and $500 men are at work in
shipyards and the weekly payroll is
more than $4,000. The lumber mills
are using about 900 men with pay
roll Of $4,000 weekly.