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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

victory of the devil and the triumph
of that pagan monstrosity created by
the Kaiser's savage and sacreligiohs
mind and called by him "the good old
German gott;" in short, that every
church in America is fighting for it's
existence, just as every other compon-
ent of civilization is fighting for it's
existence, and that if Sunday work in
saving crops will help overthrow this
bestial menace it becomes veritably a
chufchly work to do.
This conference of the rural church
es of Indiana was held at Purdue Uni
versity under the auspices of the De-
partment of Agricultural Extension.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
City Men Can HeID.

A business man today made the
suggestion to the Freeman-Journal
that there are a good many men in
this city who could just as well do
from one to three or four days light
farm work this week or next. These
two weeks will be busy ones on the
farms for the hay and small grain is
maturing about the same time. 1t
is suggested that men willing to
spend day or so at light farm work,
list their names with the county
agent at the city hall. Many men,
not fitted for hard work, Can drive
a hay rake or binder.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Sunday Work on the Farm.

1t is quite right and proper to do
farm work on Sunday if that Sunday
work is necessary to produce food
crops to help whip Germany. That
is the attitude of the rural churches of
Indiana, expressed recently in confer
ence at Purdue University. The rea-
son given for this position was the
conviction of Indiana rural ministers
that Germany is the worst enemy of
civilization, and of every church OF
civiliZation-of all religion every
where, that is worthy the name of
religion; that the victory of the bar
barous Huns would be literally the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Real Estate Transfers.

J. NJ. Nelson and VT to Sadie M.
Swiney-nw 31-S9-26-$1.
]. M. Nelson and WI to Walter Nell
son-sw 3O-S9-26-$1.
Kate E. King and hush to Varick c.
Crosley--e 2-3 of lot 6 blk SO w. c.
$S66.67.
Hattie E. Richardson and hush to
Varick c. Crosley-parts of lot and 1G
blk 80 w. $2,6OO.0O.
Varick C. Grossly and WI to Hattie
E. Richardson-parts of lot 6 and 16
blk 80 w. C.-$26OO.OO.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
A Fine Wheat CrOp.

Rev. T. w. Owen brought to the
Freeman-Journal office a copy of the
Record, published in Erie, Kansas, in
Neosho county. This paper tells OF
the wonderful wheat crop being rails
ed in that section of the state Some
of the CROP Whereabouts is running
so bushels to the acre and it is test
ing out 60 pounds to the bushel-a
remarkable showing. The paper was
sent Rev. Owen by his daughter, Mrs.
Craul, who lives there.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
CasS News.

]. B. Merritt and crew are filling the
approachway to the White Fox bridge
near the Mott farm.
The Cleaner class met Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. F. A. Wilder. A
good time is reported.
Quite number from Cass spe, t the
4tE in Webster City.
Most of the farmers have laid by
their corn and are making hay. Some
of the early oats will be cut the first Of
the week.
Irwin Closz was Cass caller Satur-
day.
H. B. Sellick, an old time resident,
now of Waterloo, is visiting few
days with friends here.
July 8.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Lehigh Boy Killed.

In yesterdays casualty list appear
ed the name Of Wagner John Ham
ilton of Lehigh, killed in action in
France.
Private Adolph William Mueller of
Fort Dodge was also listed among
those who had died of wounds. Meth
er of these men enlisted in Webster
City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Speed up Work.

The questionaires for the new reg
istrants have not all come back to
the board as yet. Just as soon as all
are received, the orders are to classi-
fly the men at once and see that the
physical examination is taken immed-
lately by the men in class l.
District and local boards and med
zeal advisory board bodies will be in
structed to speed their work so as to
have new class l men available for
call to the colors in August
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
PERSONAL BRIEFS

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--Chas. H. Mallow returned home to
GAINESVILLE today following a few days
stay at his old home here.
John Lewis, who has been work
ing on the linotype in this Office during
the past three or four months, left to-
day for his old home at Glenwood,
Iowa, having received notice from the
registration board there to report by
the oath of the present month. Mr..
Lewis registered in the first call for
soldiers from Iowa. Albert H. Horn,
for many years reliable and efficient
linotype operator in this office, is
again at his old post.
Miss Mary Osi of Humboldt was
an over Sunday guest at the home of
Miss Ethel Swanson.
Harry o. Cutler left this morn
ing for Marshalltown where he will
attend the knights Templar conclave
for the next two days.
j. w. Mccoy of Calexico, CAL,
left this morning for visit in his
old home in Virginia, following a
months stay here with his brother,
B. Mccoy, and his nephew, J. w. Nc
Coy, north of town.
Miss Annalena Peterson OF Arch
er is here to spend her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Ira Miller and fam
lily. Miss Peterson is the daughter OF
]. w. Peterson, formerly minister
of the United Brethren church here.
Mrs. Geo. S. Jacks returned home
Sunday from a months visit with her
daughter in Chicago.
Miss Clarine Mueller went to
Clarion today for visit at the Judge
Birdsall home, Miss Esther Birdsall
having been a former classmate at
the Teachers College in Cedar Falls.
From there Miss Mueller goes to
Spirit Lake to arrange plans for her
teaching in the public schools OF
that place next year. In addition, she
has accepted the appointment of choir
leader of the Presbyterian church
there.
MIR. and Mrs. o. X. Herrold, for
mer Webster City residents, now Of
Buffalo Center, were over Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Hem
men.
Mrs. J. D. Taylor of Fort Dodge
has returned home following visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Phillips on
Boone street.
Mrs. E. F.. Gallery and little
daughters of Duncombe returned
home this morning after spending
Sunday with Mrs. Callery's mother,
Mrs. Geo. Ely.
Mrs. Nat Jones left for Moline,
Ill.,, today after visiting her mother,
Mrs. E. D. Greeley, and other rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are NOV
ing from Tama, this state, to Moline.
Mrs. John Williams of Cherokee
and Mrs. George Clark of Peterson
have gone to their homes after visit
ing a short time with the Del J. Smith
family.
Miss Lena Honz, practical
printer from Dow City, Iowa, arrived
here last week and has accepted "a
position as linotype operator in the
Freeman-Jo Journal Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Williams items.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mathews of
harrisburg were in town Sunday even
ing.
Earl Coons was a caller Monday,
coming over in his car. Ed. Cooper
accompanied him.
Bob Lynch was here from Blairs-
burg Monday looking for stock.
The infant welfare work, such as
has been carried on in other parts of
the county, will be done in Williams,
Friday afternoon, July 18th, at 1870
o'clock at the high school. Dr.. Mary
Hotchkiss of Webster City will direct
the work, assisted by her able group
of helpers. All babies up to and in
Guiding children five years of age are
examined. II any one has child a
few years older than this that they
are worried about, by all means bring
it in for examination. The babies are
stripped and weighed and measured
and score card is made out for them
so that you can tell whether your
child is normal or below standard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tilghman are
rejoicing over the birth of a baby girl
July 4th. DR.. Trooien reports mother
and daughter doing as well as could
be expected. Miss c. Bossenberger is
with Mrs. Tilghman.
Mrs j. Hart and several of her
children were in Webster City for the
4th and remained over for a visit at
the home of Mr.. Harris sister, Mrs. E.
H. Whiteman.
Glen Ricke was an Alden visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ray T. Johnson was taken to
the hospital in Webster City Thursday
morning where baby daughter was
born. Mrs. Johnson and Harry Thigh
man are brother and sister and their
baby daughters are both 4th Of July
arrivals. Would you call them Liberty
Bellies?
Those mothers in Rose Grove town
ship who have children under five
that they want to bring in for exami-
nation are given the choice between
bringing them to Williams next Friday
afternoon or having them examined at
Liberty Center in the morning, while
those who live near Ellsworth may
take them there.
Little Jeanette Martinson, who has
been visiting her sisters in Des Moines,
is at home this week, having accom-
panied Vida, who is also at home for
a week.
Grandpa Oswood is quite i'll again
with one of his spells. 4,
Miss Florence Watkins was here
Friday to give the members OF the
Junior Canning Club a demonstration.
The girls for the trial tt n will be
picked July 18th by several out of
town judges. This team of three girls
will go to Webster City July 10Th and
compete with group of Is girls from
all parts of the county. From this
group three girls will be picked for the
trip to the state fair The girls will
be judged upon the degree of skill with
which they can some product, unaided,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Red Cross Made $40.

The ice cream cone sale at the city
park Friday evening as a Red Cross
benefit netted that society $40. The
cream was donated for the purpose
and $25 was taken in. However, s.
in expenses was incurred.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
TAKE -FOUR men
TO TEXAS SCHOOL
Four Selectmen From Here to Texas
School for Mechanics-AilOt-
ments for Next Calls Not
Yet Received.
CLASSIFY NEW MEN AT ONCE
District and Local Boards Asked to
Speed up Work to Make New
Men Available.
CLASSIFY NEW MEN AT ONCE

The local board expects tomorrow
to select the four men from Hamilton
county who will be sent to Austin,
Texas, to the Texas State university
July 25 for special training in gener-
al mechanics and auto engineering.
There are fourteen applicants for the
place from among the selectmen and
the board will choose the men con-
sidered best qualified for the work.
Iowa was allotted 800 to this school
and 1850 applied.
Hamilton county has not yet re-
ceived its allotment for the next call
for selectmen. There is call out
for July 22ndl and one for the goth.
Through a typographical error, the
Freeman Journal originally gave this
latter call for the 9th. 1t is expected
that the allotments for these calls
will reach here some time this week.
Official List of Numbers.
The official order list, as applied to
the new men who registered June s.,
1918, has not yet been received here.
The Freeman-Journal published this
list the day of the drawing in Wash
ington. 1t is expected that official
notice and an official list of the num-
bers will reach officials here in day
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The U. w. s. club will meet at the
Red Cross rooms Wednesday after.
noon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
ROSS DECLARES HE KNOWS HUERTA'S
 FOUR KIONAPPERS

DOUGLAS, Dec. 20.-Acting under orders from the governors office, John F. Ross. Cochise county district at- torney, this afternoon began an in vestigation of the Kidnapping last Sat urday night of Dr Enrique de Huerta. who was taken across the line by Mex jeans and Sunday morning summarily hanged. MT. Ross said he had obtain ed the identity of the kidnappers and this morning he filed four complaints with the local justice Of the peace.
 E. M. Lawton. American consul at Nogales, Sonora. is expected to ar rive here tomorrow and begin an in quiry for the state department The commander of the Arizona military district also is making an investiga- ton of the affair
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
SILVER

conservative eastern journal. the New York Sun has evidently concluded that the silver supply in Amerc is below the demand-and steadily becomeing more so. l has this to
 Ask your bank for gold these war days and you II lind It about to obtain platinum. pal ladum. iridi,m-whch aren't obtainable at all. and for which the government is paying prices running from S1o0 to $11J. And though you still obtain silver the fact remains that in proportion to the demand-especially for the foreign Iade-Sil yer is becoming. if not absolutely relatively, as the rarest metals.
 ''lS the day coming when silver. too. will become shy and disappear iii the invisible sink that a!s,rs precious metals ln times of war! Silver at S1 plus ounce which used 5S and 6S cents. Is far more startling phenomenon than coffee at 26 ccntS which used to be II cents pound. For the silver production of the world is very limited quantity. and except in few silver camps. like Paral Co bait. Aspen the Slocan silver chiefly as a by-product of other metals The Araron,a mines of Butte is Americans biggest producer of the white metal.
 We talked in the carly days of the of money as silver bullets Are coming to paper bullets. For the war has reversed every economic theory the world has held and the free coinage of silver day would no more relieve the acute demand for sl- yer coin than the free coinage of mud. The demand for silver coin in one country alone India. exceeds for single year the entire world production of silver
 The demand for silver is exactly like a great reservoir of water with half dozen iniowing pipes and an unknown number of leaks in the bottom All Is that the surface level of the water keeps Sinker faster than the flow comes in. We find one hole and stop the leak. D the water level. but before the world nancierS have had chance to soap their hands with satisfaction down the water level goes again
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
NkRiHUANA VENDOR
 GETS 30 DAYS IN JAIL

PHOENIX. Dee. Baldino Agui- lar. an old Mexican. said by the police to have been an extensive purveyor Of the forbidden marihuana. received a sentence Of % days in jail yesterday at the hands of Police Judge Thomas. Through an interpreter. the weazened old man made his plea for mercy and promised to cease his practice, but testimony by Officers Blea, Grove and McGrath that he had been repeatedly warned before and released convinced the judge that Aguilar could best re- form far. far away from his supply of marihuana-making materials.
 A roundup of marihuana users was held by the police yesterday and a number of partakers were sentenced
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
ARIZONA CAVALRY
 MUSTERED OUT

DOUGLAS, Dec 20-The sudden erd of the war has caused the muster out. a, Camp Kearny. of the 3Osth cav a,try regimen, which. organized al Douglas, was transferred to the Cali iornia post, there 10 be transformed into horse artillery. The regiment was accepted here as an Arizona or ganization and so the business men of the city saw to it that a handsome regimental flag and national colors were provided.
 Now. at the request of E. R. Pirtle, the standard has been returned 10 Douglas, where it is to be displayed in the office of the Chamber of Com merce.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
MORE OBSERVERS
 THAN SOLDIERS

PHOENIX, Dec. 2O.-The office of the adjutant general is preparing to close up the business relating to the selective draft and think that the whole matter may be disposed of in about a month. It is now engaged in sending back to the local boards lists of deserters and is receiving similar lists from other states.
 It is estimated that the number of persons who will be classed as desert CTS in this state will be no. less than 5000. It is further estimated that the number throughout the country will be in excess of the number of men in ducted into service.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
MORE PA1HFINoERs FOR
 AIR MAIL COMING HERE

TUCSON, Dec. 20.-Ine recently ap- pointed aviation committee of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce bids fair to finds its hands full of business up to the air" 4 communication turn ed over to the body Thursday from Capt Archibald Little, U. S. air ser vice. advised that party of military fiers would leave Ellington field, Houston, Ter. for San Diego. about the beginning of the year. information being desired as to suitable landing places at Lordsburg. Phoenix and Tue son. also as to the facilities for obtain ing high-test gasoline and oil
 The committee replied at once to Captain Lttle's query. describing the location of the landing station and setting forth Tucson's manifold advan- tages as an alighting place for avia- tors. Further information as to the exact date of the arrival of the party was requested in order that prepara- tions for its reception might be com pleted.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
DR. ENRIQUE HUERTA MAY
 HAVE BEEN MEXICAN cITIzEI

DOUBLAS, Dec. 19.-An effort is be- ing made now to show that Dr. En- rique Huerta, one of the four men ex- ecuted Monday morning at Agua Prie:a was a Mexican citizen instead of a Spaniard. It is reported that he took out his naturalization papers in Nogales. Sonora. six or seven years ago The federal building in which these papers would be 'was de stroyed in the Maytorena revolution. but a copy would be on file in Mexico City. Sucf papers, if they exist, will be obtained if possible If Huerta was Mexican citizen instead of Span iard. it will have an important bearing on the investigation the government Is making of the matter of his forcible removal from this city.
 Mariana Bermudez, a chauffeur, we'll known in this city, who is alleged to have been one of the murder gang and to have carried messages for them, is reported to have been exc cuted yesterday in MocteMma, where he had fled.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
VOICE FROM DEAD SPEAKS
 IN THIS YANK's LETTER

BISBEE, Dec. 19.-An error in trans mission of casualty list, or some simi. lar fault either at the front or in Washington. caused relatives of Oscar Sharratt, for several years a resident of this district, and an employe of the Calumet and Arizona Mining company. to be informed by the war department that he had been killed in action in France, October g. This has receiv- ed denial in the'most substantial man. ner as possible. as D. M. Sharratt of this city, yesterday received letter written from France by Oscar. saying he was badly gassed on the date men, tioned, but was recovering: in fact he hoped soon to be returned to the United States.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
GIVE CoCHIsE sPEAKERsHIp

With the converting of the next Arizona legislature that meets in Phoenix January 6th the question If the election of the speaker of the house has brought out number of avowed candidates from the several counties of the state. Cochse included
 Since Cochise county has only been honored once since statehood with speaker of the house. would now be proper this session that Cochse be given recognition ths time. 1ls county has representatives in the lower body of the legislature. and of this number far only candidate has a candidate for the speakersip according to reports in the person Will liam DelbIidge of the Warren District.
 Mr. DelbIidge has been one of the staunch Democrats of the county for years. and member of the city council of Bsbee for several years and later secretary of the Warren District Commercial Club and was elected along with the ticket the primary and general cleo tOns. He has the ability for the position and with the support of the balance of the Cochise delegation this county would be accorded the honor doubt when the legislature meets next month.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
INhERiTS FORTUNE OF FATHER, WHO AT BIRTH,
 WISHED HIM KILLED

PHOENIX. Dc. 20.-To have inner tied the fortune of his father. who asked that he be destroyed at birth, is the fate of Reginal Flake. who by a decision of Judge Lyman, is the sole beneficiary of the estate of Masif Tanner.
 The illegitimate son of the Arab fought for his rights in the courts of the northern part of the state, and op- posing him were the brothers of the dead man. who claimed they were heirs to the proper,y valued at s20.00o.
 The matter has been pending in the north in the court of Apache county during the term of office of Judge Crosby and later before Judge Gib- bons. By stipulation the matter came up in Navajo county on Saturday, Judge yLman presiding.
 According to the story told by old time residents Of Snowflake some years ago an Arab peddler came through that section accompanied by Syrian woman. To them some eighteen years ago a child was born and the welcome given the little stranger was a request to the attend ing physician to put him in the fire tha. he might be out Of the way. The refusal led the doctors finding home for the infant who ever since has had the kind treatment and care of a son from Mrs. Roberta Fake Clayton
 IL is said that the lads own mother lives in Concho. 8 miles from where he has worked for years on Snow flake farm. but that the two have never met.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-12-22
ARIZONA SOY TELLS OF LIFE AS PRISONER IN
 HANDS OF GERMANS

PHOENIX, Dec. 1S.-E. E. Ellin- wood of Bisbee is in the city an legal b1siness and will remain day or two. It will be remembered that his son Ralgh. who went out with a college ambulance corps and was sent to France a year ago. was missing on May 2S in the course of the second German drive near Soissons. For a long time no word was heard of him. but some six weeks later a cablegram from W. H. Brophy al Paris brough- the relieving information that he was a prisoner in German hands. Since thep two letters have been received from him by Mir Ellinwood. and more frequently cablegrams from NJ. Brophy bring word of him.
 Apolog;zing for his neglect of regu- lar correspondence he stated in one of his letters he has written less fire quer:ly because of the eXigencies of a longer European tour than he had contemplated.
 He !s a: the prison camp of Langen- salza. south of Berlin and 250 miles from the western German border T. was al that camp that the Germans early this month shot nine French prisoners.
 In one Of his letters he said that h. was employed on farm in the das time His companions were three Belgians. four Frenchmen and five Russians. none of whom could speak English. so that he was haying q rather lonesome time. But he said that he was well treated. his food was fair and he had good place to sleep He rather thought the Germans were getting the worst Of |. for. said he I'm afraid Im bum farmer"