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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
County Convention Held III Webster
City Saturday and Delegates
Named to State Convention
in DeS MOines.
RESOLUTIONS ALSO ADOPTED
Party "POints With Pride" to Accom-.
plishments and Has Faith in its
Candidates.

At the democratic county convention
held in this city Saturday, delegates
were elected to the state convention to
be held in Des Moines July II and IS
and resolutions pledging the support
of the party to the candidates were
adopted.
At meeting of the county central
committee, held following the conven-
ton, w. j. Foran of Williams was
elected to succeed Lawrence Reilly Of
Stanhope, who has held the position
for good many years.
The county convention was called to
order at II o'clock in the morning at
the city hall by Lawrence Reilly, who
called Carl Bentson of Jewell to the
chair as temporary chairman, which
selection was made permanent. After
the appointment of committees an adj
journment was taken until l o'clock.
The Delegates.
At the afternoon session, the follow
ing list of delegates to the state con-
vention was reported and unanimous
ly elected:
D. H. Bauman, Webster City.
w. j. Foran, Williams.
Geo. w. FOval, Jewell.
Arch Thompson, Stratford.
Carl Bentson, Jewell.
flames Anderson, Stratford.
The following alternates were also
selected: G. J. Knickerbocker, Rad
cliffe; Chas. Nelson, kamrar; j. H.
Sparboe, Ellsworth; ]. N. Bell, STRAIT
ford; Edward Peterson, Stratford; j.
Whalen, Webster City.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions, adopted unanimous
ly, were as follows:
The Democrats Of Hamilton county,
in convention assembled at Webster
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

year amounted to more than $780,
Farmers are slowly learning that it
costs them less to vaccinate while
the hogs are young before the amount
of serum required to protect them
runs up into large sums of money.
The Jr. Canning Club met Sat-
urday in the high school domes-
tic science room and had their first
lesson in cold pack canning. They
We're taught when to pick the pro-
duct, how to prepare it for canning
and then shown the process of canning
it. String beans, rhubarb and goose
berries were used. Mrs. Rosenberg
err gave this first lesson but at the
next meeting, which will be held next
Friday in the same place, the class
will choose their leader. Miss Wat
kins, the county demonstrated, will
give the girls their next lesson and
every one is urged to come early
There We're some bright girls pres
ent and We would not be surprised
if Williams would open her eyes at
some of her youthful Gamers be-
fore the season is over. The addition
of the girls exhibit at our fair this
fall ought to be very substantial
one.
Word was received here Thursday
of the accidental death of Harry Ri
ley, of Marshalltown, whose wife was
Miss Flossie Simpson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Simpson of this
place. Mr.. Riley, who worked in
machine shop, was supposed to have
come in contract with live wire and
to have thus been electrocuted. Mr..
and Mrs. Simpson and daughter,
Mrs. Frank Woods, and children,
Della and Harley, left Immediately
for Marshalltown on receipt Of the
sad news. The writer joins with
others Of the young bride in express
sing her deepest sympathy for her in
this hour of sudden bereavement.
Martin Walker and Henry Bossen-
berger shelled corn at the latter's
place Saturday. The farmers have
to shell and ship their own corn now
as the elevators are refusing to
handle it on account Of alleged con-
gestion on the railroads.
Harve Gerber, Frank Woods and
Harry Butler went to Springfield, S.
D., few days ago to do some ditch
ing.
The five year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Olson had a finger on his
right hand cut off in the windmill a
few days ago.
Alfred Olsen and son Donald, of
Webster City, came Saturday for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bratnober, Mr.. Olsen expecting
to join them Sunday.
July 1.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Williams Items.

DR.. w. P. Bossenberger has been
appointed chairman of the committee
on therapeutics of the Iowa Veterin-
airy association. This committee is
supposed to keep pace with the new
methods of using drugs or treat
ments; to follow up the experiments
that are made in testing out of treat
ments, and report them to the as
ISOLATION.
Mrs F. Daniels, who had a fall
which confined her to her bed last
week, is still unable to be up, but
she is improving, we are glad to re-
port.
DIR. P. o. Trooien reports a new
son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Millsap, born June 9th.
Mrs. R. E. Wilson went to Eagle
Grove Friday for an over Sunday visit
with relatives.
C. w. Kelly, of the Sioux City
Serum Company, was in town We'd
nesday, looking after the serum
business in Williams. He took away
an order for over 5000 worth of
hog cholera serum. 1t might be in
teresting for the farmers to know
that the local veterinarians order for
hog cholera serum during the past
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Cass Township News.

Clarence Darnell is working for
Mr.. Walker near Homer.
D. S. Darnell was a Fort Dodge
visitor Friday.
Paul Sill and two sisters left for
Thompson last Tuesday. Raymond
and Freda Wilder accompanied them
for a short visit.
John Kesecker and his road men
have been filling in the washout near
Jim Shoemakers place during the
past week.
Quite number OF Cass people went
to town Friday to see our soldier
boys off for Camp Dodge.
The Cass Center cemetery never
looked so beautiful as it does this
summer. c. Doolittle, the care taker,
is surely doing good work and the
people appreciate it.
r. Swanson and his crew have
started to put in the new cement
bridge near the A. C. Filloon place.
Mrs. R. H. Mabbott and daughter
Irene went to ,Tama Saturday, called
there by the death of a relative.
July I.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

ferences. Good men, strong men, are
end, that all should bend their politi-
cal efforts AS delegates to this Con-
vention, we pray that the hand OF a
Divine Providence will constantly sus-
tain and lead President Woodrow Will
son, and the great army of men every
where engaged in the mighty effort of
free and beloved Amer
lea. LET the world be made safe for
Democracy"
w. j. Foran,
H. d Blue,
d. II. Bauman,
Members Resolution Committee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
NJ
No SPECys.aa
ton IN BUTTER
United States Food Administration
Issues Regulations to Prevent
Speculation in Butter by
any Dealer.
FIX THE MARGIN OF PROFIT
Retail Price t0 be Based on Cost and
Not the Cost of Replacement Of
Product.
FIX THE MARGIN OF PROFIT

After holding conferences with
representatives of the trade the
United States food administration has
issued special regulations designed to
prevent undue speculation in butter,
to make the route from the producer
to the consumer as short as practical
BILE and to limit profits on cold storage
butter.
Hereafter licensees dealing in cold
storage butter will sell it at price
based on the actual cost and not on
what it would cost to replace it. The
dealer in figuring cost can not include
anything except the purchase price,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

eral trend Of the cheese rules recently
issued They are in line with the g n
eral principles OF the food administra-
tion which aim to prevent the toking
of exorbitant Profits, to prevent undue
speculation and to provide for the
handling of foods without unnecessary
delays or expense.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
For Sale.

Two city properties. O. w. Bige,
phone 343. 6-10d-f-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Everett Kidder has accepted q posi-
ton as clerk in the Buster Brown
drug store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

transportation charges if any, actual
storage and insurance charges, inter-
est during the storage period and the
cost of printing if the butter is put
into prints from tubs or cubes.
Profit Fixed.
Dealers may not add to the cost
Price more than cent pound on car
loads, IL cents on lots between 1000
pounds and carload, IL cents on
sales of 700 to 1000 pounds, and not
more than 2A cents on sales less than
700 pounds. If held in storage for not
less than two calendar months they
are permitted to add not more than
1 cent a pound to their selling profit
and n cent a pound additional may be
added for each calendar month there
after, the total not to exceed 2 cents
pound in any case. These margins do
not mean that the dealer can go to the
limit. They were made to prevent
speculation and are wide enough to
provide for cases where the cost of
doing business is high. Even if deal
er keeps within these limits and makes
an undue prof: he is violating the food
control act
When a manufacturer performs the
services of a wholesaler or jobber his
transactions come under the rules
governing men in those lines of bust
ness.
Resales Allowed.
Certain resales are allowed. but any
that bring profit to the dealer with
out corresponding service will result
in revocation Of his license and other
penalties provided by the law
These butter rules follow the gem
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
cunners Mate Wins Praise.

Frederick Peterson Yost, chief gun
ner's mate. United States navy, has
received letter commencing him for
the excellent work of the armed suard
Of which he was In charge on a cargo
ship attacked by submarine. The
promptness with which the submarine
was picked up and fired upon and the
accuracy Of aim proved the efficiency
of the gun crew. Yost enlisted In the
navy at Philadelphia. Pa. October 3.
1907. and gave as his next Of kin his
father, Albert John Yost, Centervllle,
r. I. Here is a Characteristic report
from this gunner: "Night and fog
when sub was sighted, port bow.
Ship started to swing when enemy
crossed port bow, giving the appear
ance Of craft from 200 to 800 feet.
Showed one gun astern. We fred
three shots, one striking coming tower
and exploding, while the third shot.
fired as the sub got broad OFF the ships
beam. hit abaft coming tower. Crew
Of sub taken by surprise, as there were
no return shots. We fired still an
other shot while sub was going under.
striking near coming tower. Firing
was heard following this attack from
a distance. 1t being learned later that
another ship had been attacked and
sunk"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12

osllise - unhultsrsd - thst
Finally. I'll the men had finished
their letter. and TUNED them over 70
the oificsFs. who read fh<uD- And then
We saw why the sentry laughed,
The oiilcers tore up every one Of the
letters. They were anxious that We
would SEQ them do II. 20 none Of ~
would have any hope that our friends
would get word. t w
hut We said 10 ourselves that. II II
was Information they wanted. they had
a. much a. was good for them. which
was none 1t sll. because I do not think
one letter IL the bunch had single
word Of truth In II. Bun we were I'll
very angry and pretty low after that,
because II showed the Huns still had
plenty Of kultur left. after all. and we
knew there was rough shedding ahead
Of us. Also, Some Of the men were
sore because they had wasted thelr
time thinking up different ways Of tip.
ping their friends on 10 the real state
Of affairs. and all for nothing. Why
they should worry about time. I could
not see. Time was the only thing we
had plenty OF, and for one, thought
we were going to have still more Of H.
Going back 10 the barracks we tried
to sing "Pack Up Your Troubles" but
there was not much pep In II. We
were not downhearted. though; at
least. we said we were not.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW YoRK's MANY MINERALS
Astonishing varietyis Known to Exist
Beneath the Streets Of American
Metropolis

Everyone knows that Boston Is a
great center Of copper mining, and
that New York Is the center Of all
other mining industries of the coun-
try, but few realize that either Of these
cities have opportunities to mine for
anything except subways at home. II
seems, however. that New York's ex-
traordinary activities In the mining
business must have received their first
Impetus not from Wall street. but from
varied experience gained in dealing
with the rock Of Manhattan.
More than 11S varieties of minerals
and several kinds Of gems have been
found on the island. according to
Electrical Experimenter. Aquama-
rines weighing ~ karats have been
found at Broadway and One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh street. The min
ing possibilities at Broadway and One
Hundred and Seventy-sixth street are
almost unlimited. Green tourmaline
gems, magnetic and iron ore, chal-
copyrite, malachite, pyrrhotite and a
crystal form of nickel have been
found there.
Other minerals to be had on the
island are zincite, used In the manu-
facture Of perikon detector. roeblingite.
agate, amazon.stone, amber, amethyst.
chrysoberyl, fire OPAL garnet, perister-
ite. prehnlte, rock crystal, rose quartz.
smoky quartz, precious serpentine.
tourmaline and willemite, silver, lead.
zinc, copper, iron, feidspar. molybde-
nite-which is used in the molybdenite
detector- -grafite, asbestos, mica, befyl,
torbenite and uranlnite.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12

to anybody we wanted 10. after which
hc chnlked on the door In big letters:
KRIEGsGErANGENENLAGER
and told us II was the return address.
We were all surprised, aud asked each
other where we were. because we had
thought we were 10 Neustrelltz. After
u while, we learned that II means
"PrIsoner.of.war Camp" At first.
though. many OF us thought II was
the nnmc OF The town. and we got to
calling II the Brewery. because the
nnme ended In lager. Whatever beer
wns brewed there was not for US
though Ye8tnN
| j noticed that al the time he was
writing the word and giving us the
stationery, the sentry was laughing
and having n grent time with his own
little self, hut figured he was just
acting German. and that nothing was
important about II.
! We wert all ticlIed 10 denth 10 get
a CHANGE To let our people know where
we were. and eachs man thought a
long time about what he would say.
md who he would write to, before he
ever started to write. Each man want
I'd 10 snv ~, he could IN the small
srace he had. and we wanted TO let
our friends know how badly they We're
treating US without saying II In so
many words. because we sknew the
Huns would censor the letters, and It
would 30 hard With anyone who COM
| plnIned much. SO most Of the men
said they were having great time
and were treated. very well. and spread
II on SO thick that their friends would
figure they We're lying because they
had to.
One fellow had an idea that was
better than that, though. He hnd been
In Jail In Portsmouth, England, for
three months, for beating up con-
stable. and he had had pretty rough
time. SO he wrote pal. Of his that
he had been captured by the Ger
mans. but that everything was going
along pretty well. In fact, he said,
the only other trip he had ever been
on, where he had a better time. was
the three months vacation he had
spent In Portsmouth two years before,
which he thought the friend would re-
member. He said that trip was bet
ter than this one, so the friend could
figure out for himself how pleasant
this one was. Everybody thought this
was n great idea. but unfortunately
not all ofsus had been In Jail, SO we
could not all use II. Which was just
as well, we thought because the Ger
/ mans would be suspicious II all Of us
compared this vacation with others.
A few Of the men did not have any
body they could write to, and some did
not know their friends addresses SO
they would write letters to friends Of
the other men, and sign It with the
friends nickname. s
As soon as man had finished his
letter, he had to 20 out to the center
of the camp, where they had built a
raised platform. There the sentries
took the letters, and the men formed
around the square. There We're off,
GERS on the platform reading the let
tcrs. We thought they read them
there in the open, before us. so that
we would Know they were not tamper-
Ing with tho letters and we thought
the henven would fall II they were
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
CHAPTER Xxx.
Kultur-.hs Real stun.

Nss&Sf"hff@ Ns9f S&sHs
Neustrelitz was mainly for Russian
prisoners. and there were neither Brit
ish nor French soldiers Interned there
---only sailors Of the merchant marine
such as the men I was with. The
Russians were given far worse treat
ment than any other prisoners. This
was for two reasons. ms near as could
make out. One was that the Russian
would stand most anything. whereas
the British and French could only be
gonded to a certain point. and beyond
that lay trouble. The other reason
was that the Russians sent German
prisoners TO Siberia. or at least. 80 the
Huns thought. and Fritz hates the
cold. SO. hating the Russians. and
realizing that they were used 10 be-
Ing under-dogs. Fritz picked on them
and bullled them In way that the
rest OF US would not have stood. We
would have rushed them and gone
west with bnyonets first.
The barracks were mnde OF spruce,
and were about ninety feet long and
twenty-five feet wide, and you can
take Il from me that as carpenters,
whoever made them were fine farm
ers. There were cracks In them that
you could drive an automobile through.
When we were there. each barracks
had n stoye In the center, good stove
and blk one, but at first Il was OF
no use TO US. because the Germans
would not give US coal or wood for II.
But after shiverlng for while. we be-
gan ripping the boards out Of the bar
racks. aud taking the dividing boards
from the benches that we used for
beds.
Later, they gave each OF us a mat
trcss filed With wood shaylngs. and
blanket that was about ns warm us a
pane Of glass. The mattresses were
placed on the ground In the barracks.
which we're very damp, and after three
or four days, the shnvlngs would be-
gin Ia rot and the mattresses to smell.
In order 10 keep warm we slept as
cloeo ,og.ther as we could w,ich
ca,saa our yor,ous dIsooscs m s,rood
rapidly.
when ,co ,,o,a raoe,,,n, o,r ro,,ors
ON, san;r,as no,,a ooa. ,s aa .v,,.
ra,,o, ~ ~. would ,a,a ,ssh ,ro,,,
,hs,r ,at,s wa uo,e so hun,ry ,hot
many and many man would go M
haa, ,ro,n ,ha haayr ,.a,hsr ho,,s
,,,n ,r,ss ,onc,,a nnd hrc,,n me, ~
~, ,,,io n,o-a .,shodo,rr so,,n -.
So.,e, cnroo or ma hrons
~
o"e ''''1n'ns el'c s'n.'',s ~ p''NSV ~
,'o '''''' i'''i ".r ou,rueNs' " ",',''
was que, ".u "'',,su "S oNVr .eN
., "vu. ~. N"one, ~ i"erc Was " m's.
"hh ." INV h'i" ''u We hnu :" buiiP
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
FREE IN CRITICISM
assdsrs Estimates sf the Works n .
Circulating Library Apt 70 Ds
Irritating 70 Author. "
Hs cav Them.

Not only IL the battered condition Of
certain works " fiction In circulating
libraries sure proof Of their popular
'ity. but one mny even gather details
from the marginal notes made BY
feminine readers. II In not sufIicient
for the commemorative pencil 10 under
score admired passages. observes
writer In the New Orleans Times-Pica.
yune; adjectlyes OF praise also are
freely II not always discrimInatingly
bestowed.
On fhe closing page Of some fnyorite
novel may often be read: "Fine"
"SplendIdi" ''I.oveIyi" or--hlghest
coinmendatIon Of all--"Grandi" One
notemaker undertook the large order.
II would rend every single word she
writes" and another avowed. with
more justice than she knew. you
don't often fnd book like this"
On the other hnnd. these unprofes-
sional critics can be terribly severe. A
novel which takes them out Of their
depth II denounced as "A great big
bore" or. with rude terseness Rot !"
or even. In one case OF evident exas-
perntIon. "You think you know II ALL"
A vigorous commentator on one Of
Mary Cholmondeley's novels did not
walt for the last, but on The first page
warned away possible readers with
the word, "punk." and three exclama.
tIon points. The sprawlIng. Uniformed
hand pursued the author with Invet-
crate scorn throughout the book. mani
Testing that strange sense Of superi-
ority which frequently characterizes
ignorance.
a verse OF French poetry evoked
the impatient query. "Wby not write
Greekfr while above another was
scrlbbled. saw. plffle! We are not all
French. you know Observe that no
intellectual curiosity was kindled In
that thick brain to know what the
French words meant, nor any reaiiza.
tlon awakened that we enrich our
selves by knowledge OF another Ian
guarc.
The authors humorous touches were
clearly taken MS serious by this out.
rugged reader who. after one passage,
wrote moclsingly, my hero" When a
masculine character says something
"hoarsely" Il Is asked with biting sar.
cnsm, "Did he have n coldi"
The hero conducts the heroine
through n dark rcsm. Knocking her
carefully against pieces OF furniture
as usually happens when one person
tries to pilot another through obscuri
ty. but this merciless critic demands
wasn't he chivalrous?"
OF tastelessly arranged room the
author said, The furniture was not Of
the kind that expresses only one idea
and that bad one" which calls forth
the comment Like this book" The
sun is not permitted to shine "brave-
ly' without the jeer, "The sun ought
to have a medal"
Finally the cup Of the authors In.
iquities. so far as the captious reader
Is concerned, quite overfiows. and on
the last page we find the verdict, "rhis
book Is the bugglest ever"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
rhex Don't Have to See the FLAG.

When one Is as patriotic and re-
spectful to the flag as Great Lakes
bluejacket is the colors can be heard
even when not seen.
Facing the station on the sidewalk
In front of her home In North Chicago
a woman noticed several jackies alb
ruptly stop in their walk. come to at
tention and salute, standing thus for a
couple Of minutes. On several occa-
slons she noticed this and finally her
curiosity made her ask the reason
thereof.
"Colors," replied sailor.
''But where do you see the fiag?''
asked the lady.
II cant see It." was the reply, "but
I hear the sound Of bugle and drums
in TO the Colors,' and know this is
the time Of dny."-Chicago News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
Good General Rule.

A New York magistrate, warning
chauffeurs to avoid accident. told them
not to confuse small child In the
roadway by loud blasts of the horn,
but to slow down and give the child
a chance to get out of the way.
Fewer accidents would happen to pc
destrians Of any age were other meth
ods of prevention used by motorists,
save the single one Of blowing a horn
and leaving the rest to chance or prov
dence.-Baltimor American.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
clemeneeau,s compromI,e.

Here Is bon-mot of Clemenceau
which Is making the rounds of Paris
The usual number Of rifles used in a
French firing party at the death of a
traitor Is twelve. Many persons went
to Clemenceau trying to influence him
not to impose the death penalty on
Bolo. Anyway, he was only half a
traitor" said one influential man to
the Tiger "That being so, II Is easily
arranged" said Clemenceau. I'VE will
rive him only six rifles"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-12
10 be continued
Barrel the Only Rolling contaln.r.

A barrel can be rolled. This Is its
greatest merit. Every other shape Of
container which weighs over 100
pounds when filled must be lifted bod
lily and carried on hand truck or by
hoisting machinery. One man can un-
load carload Of sugar-200 barrels
of it--In less than an hour.