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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
August F. Mueller Will Move his
Hardware Store to the Clagg
Building, Which is Being
RemOdeled.
COMPLETE NEW FIXTURE
VIII Use Basement and Both Floors
Giving him Plenty of Room
for Stock.

August F. Muller is preparing tc
move his hardware store from. the
present location to the Clagg build
ing, recently occupied by the PugE
store. He has occupied his present
location twenty years.
j. P. Rasmussen has already start
ed repair work on the Clagg building
which, when completed, will make a
thoroughly up-to-date store. On the
main floor an entire new front will
be put in. The Office will be located
in about the center of the store, and
the rear part will be made into a
receiving room and sales room for
rough hardware. This floor will be
lowered to six inches above the side
walk level.
The basement is to be eXcavated
seven and one-half feet and will be
cemented and completely refinished
The front room, which will be fifty
feet in length, will be used as a sales
room. for heavy hardware, as stoves
refrigerators, ETC., and the rear will
be used as a store room.
The second floor is to be used for
storage also and freight elevator
will be installed from the basement
to this floor.
Entire new fixtures will be put in
and the store will be completely
modern in all respects.
-WSS-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
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" BEER FOR THE MARINES!
s. SURE THING, > OF EN-

New York, May 20.-Beer for
+" The Marines!
+" This is the rather startling an
nouncement made from the local
" U. S. Marine recruiting station.
1t won't make much of a hit with
prohibitionists, but it's fact.
While men in other branches of
the service will be compelled to
stick to water, the Marines will
& have beer on hand all the time,
" in fact two Beers; to be exact,
s. Otto A., twenty three years old
/" and his brother, Warren NJ,
twenty four.
These two lads with the wet
names applied for enlistment and
were accepted.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Red Cross Work From Ellsworth.

A box of finished sewing came from
the Red Cross auxiliary at Ellsworth
Saturday. 1t contained:
10 bed sheets.
10 draw sheets.
q hospital shirts.
l pajama suit.
10 undershirts.
Is pairs of socks.
l helmet.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
PERSONAL BRIEFS

Mrs. J. NJ. Bottorf and daughter,
Miss Ortha, Miss Ada Gerber, and
Miss S. Burton, all of Williams, were
shoppers here Saturday.
Mrs. E. P. Harrison and little son
/. of near Homer and visiting guest,
Mrs. J. r. Nelme of Nation, ILL.,.
went to Alden Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with friends.
Miss Morris of Randall has re-
turned home after visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wilson.
Mrs. Adrian Sterling and baby of
Algona came Saturday, called by the
illness of Mrs. Sterling's sister, Mrs.
A. c. Buckles.
Mrs. E. F. McComb and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Schroeder of harrisburg
came over Saturday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. A. H. Horn.
*. Hemmen Of harrisburg was a
pleasant caller in this Office Saturday.
Miss Ruth Mag. who teaches
school at Renwick, spent Sunday at
home.
Mr.. a Mrs. Henry Ingertson spent
yesterday with Mrs. Ingertson's folks
in Jewell.
Dick Closson Of the Paullina
Times, who accompanied some of the
high school boys of his home town
to the state athletic meeting in Des
Moines Saturday, stopped eff here
yesterday on his way home for a visit
with his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. L. Hunter.
Harry Baisden, Nick Kennedy
and Ray Berggren, members Of the
old Second Iowa band, spent Sunday
in the city.
Carl Olson and Miss Olive Olson
of Ellsworth rnotored up from that
place yesterday and spent Sunday
with friends.
Dennis Kelley left this morning
for Fort Logan. Col. where he will
join the coast artillery.
Miss Bertha Henderson of Kam-
rar spent the morning shopping in
the city.
Miss May Groves is spending
few days in Stanhope.
Mrs. C. H. Clifton and Mrs. H. r.
Dodge are spending the day in Ames.
Mrs. B. w. Sells has returned
home to Mt. Vernon following a visit
at the E. w. Sells home.
Miss Lillithe Goodman, who has
been visiting at the r. E. Goodman
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Methodist Ladies TO Sew.

Three circles from the aid society
of the Methodist church will sew in
the Red Cross workrooms Wednes-
day afternoon.
If each of the church societies will
make plans for sewing in the work
rooms one afternoon at stated in
teryals and notify the chairman of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Your Faith-HOw Deep Is 1t?

only by faith can we live. The
soldiers in France have faith, the
sailors, the men who carry war on
in the air. Shall the faith of folks
at home be less?
THE action lies with the fighting
man, but the spirit of victory lies in
all-the man, the woman and child at
home.
Teach the children, and learn
for yourselves, 4 am not in the least
afraid, for God is the God Of Right
of Love, of Justice to all Mankind y
Private Harold r. Peat, in an
article which appears in The Red
Cross Magazine for June, eXhorts the
people of America to have faith in the
God of nations in our present ordeal.
He says:
1T is hard. Who can measure the
terror of the supreme test? The Bel
gian devastation? Ask the Belgian
refugees why they will not cross the
Atlantic to a larger country
and world of new opportunity,
Why? Because we are going home,
when Victory is ours-when the
enemy is driven over the border when
shells are stilled and dead mems
bones may rest in quietness.'
"Faith-have We such superb faith
If you doubt your power of faith.
make ready now. Each test held on
squared shoulders is victory to-
ward the victory which is final.
ave must win. Every word whisp-
cred of peace, before peace is ours
before right of earning, is whisper
in aid Of the enemy. Every word
whispered of peace, before peace for
all time is gained, is a striking of
the test and trials of faith which
must prove worthy of victory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
~ *&+ 4 4 4 4 4
Saturdays Workers.

There are never many workers at
the Red Cross rooms on the last day
of the week, but six Of the most faith
full workers were there Saturday
afternoon. A committee of four cut
a large number of garments for Bel
gian relief purposes and the others
sewed at the machines and made
hospital bed shirts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Observation-Disclosures
DAILY HOOVER HINT

************:*
Corn bread:
One and three-fourth cups corn
meal.
One-fourth cup flour.
Four teaspoons baking powder.
One tablespoon sugar.
One teaspoon salt.
One and One-half cups milk.
Two tablespoons shortening.
Sift the dry ingredients into bowl;
add milk and melted shortening;
beat we'll and pour into we'll creased
pan or muffin tins and bake in hot
oven about twenty-five minutes.
Apple gems: .;EsjikSIN
One cup corn meal.
One and one-half cups flour.
One-half teaspoon salt. .
Two tablespoons sugar.
Five teaspoons baking powder. II
One cup milk.
Four sour apples.
wotablespoons mollasses.
Sift the dry ingredients together.
Add enough milk to make thick ba-
ter. Beat we'll. Add apples chopped
fine and mollasses. Bake in hot
creased gem pans fifteen to twenty
minutes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Little Boy knits Sweaters,

The Junior Red Cross at Jewell is
very popular with the school chill
dren enrolled and many of even the
tiny folks are knitting wash cloths.
One little boy is even more ambitious
than his fellows and is knitting
sweaters. He is doing the work just
beautifully, too, so it is said.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
-W.S.S.

Miss Irma Ritter, who has been
employed for the past two months in
the Shipley-Black store, has resigned
her position, and will go to her home
in Bows.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20

Another Township School Reports.
Miss leila Dawson's school in Lin
coin township, district No. 2, near
Ellsworth, is reported 100 per cent Red
Cross, relative to the Junior member
ship campaign. There are eight pupils
enrolled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Mrs. Howard Has Knitting Record.


Mrs. w. B. Howard, mother or Mrs
J. w. Sheldon, who arrived Sunday
from Sioux City for visit at the
home of her daughter, is nearing her
eightieth year, but in spite of her
advanced age has wonderful record
of service in the Red Cross. During
the past winter, she has knit forty
articles for the Sioux City Red Cross,
as follows-ninteen helmets, twelve
sweaters and nine pairs of wristlets.
The record is one that is excelled
by few women, who have given OF
their time and energy to Red Cross
service, and must surely by source
of satisfaction to the patient, dill
gent worker. Each hour spent in
knitting the warm, comfortable gar
ments furnished American soldiers
and the soldiers of our Allies by the
Red Cross is an investment of COM
lOrC ana nealLn lHat serves Luelu well
under the bleak and cherries con-
ditions in which they live. The brave
American boys who have gone to the
front are no more acquainted with OF
adapted to face the horrors of mod
crn battlefield than are the stay-at-
homes lover here" Yet, they are
there. Call it patriotism or service
Of humanity, they are there giving
their best, and their efforts are being
backed to the utmost by the Amer
lean women at home, who like Mrs
Howard, have learned the meaning
of service to others.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Hogs $4,000.
Left over 2774.
Market strong 5 to 10 higher.
Quality good.
Estimated $4,000.
Bulk $17.35 to SITS.
Mixed $17.1O to $3.50.
Rough $16.4O to $3.50.
Pigs $14.50 to $3.50.
Light $17.35 to $17.S5.
Heavy $16.4O to $17.7O.
Workers SITS to $3.50.
Good heavy $17.2O to $17.7O.
Cattle 10000.
Market steady shade higher.
Estimated 10000.
Beeves SITS to $3.50.
Cows and heifers $40 to s14.60.
Poor to medium calves $1,000 tc
$3.50.
Stockers and feeders $940 to $13.2S
Calves $500 to $14.00.
Sheep $4,000.
Steady
Estimated 10000.
Western $500 to $16.10.
Yearlings $3.50 to $17.S5.
Western lambs STATS to $20.50.
Native $12.75 to $1,000.
Lambs s14.75 to s19.75.
Ewes $1,000 to $1,000.
CHICAGO CASH PRICES.
These prices are subject to com.
mission.
Corn
mixed s1.S7s.
mixed SIPS.
mixed Sis.
yellow $1.75.
yellow s1.65 to $167.
yellow $1.47.
5 yellow s14O.
d yellow Sl.l5 to Sl.25.
4 white $1.40.
5 white s1.3O to s143.
6 white s1.15 to S140.
Sample 20 to s1.15.
Oats
2 white 70 to /.
8 white ISL to 70.
white "a to 7Sa.
Standard 7Ss to 70.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
.W.S.S,-

A new daughter was born Satur-
day night to Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Ward
en- at Mercy hospital. The little one
has been named Lillian Margaret.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
w.

Will House has opened barber
shop on Seneca street in the location
formerly occupied by Harry MaXon,
who has moved into the former Fox
location.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
-W.S-S

LOST-last Monday, short dark
overcoat, between Webster City and
Kamrar. Return to this office. diff"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
-W. ISIS

Mrs. Jesse Black has accepted q
position in the Woolworth store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
wv 8 8

Chapter f. L. p. f. O. will meet
with Miss Catherine Lane Tuesday
evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Daily Markets.
Furnished by E. W. Wagner 4 Co.
Office In BOssert Bldg. Phone $40
II. II. Sharpe, Manager.
AFTERNOON GRAIN LETTER,

Chicago, May 20.-Our reports from
central points in Iowa, Illinois and
Indiana suggest about 70 to so pei
cent of planting completed. Rise in
May oats is probably due to their ex-
ceeding we'll liquidated position.
Rapid progress was made in corn
planting over the greater part of the
corn belt last week under unusually
present are in the main bearish on
the good seeding promise and ex-
tremely light demand for export.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
to her home in Peterson this morn


to her home in Peterson this morn
ing.
Mrs. Anton Peterson Of Wool
stock was shopper here today.
Miss Mabel Saunders, who has
been visiting at the A. B. Like home
left this morning for points in Min.
nesota before returning to her home
in Waterloo.
Miss Mae Vulgamot visited ovel
Sunday with friends in Des Moines.
Miss Clarine Mueller returned
yesterday to her school work in &C.
dar Falls, having come home to at
tend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. A
H. Horn.
Miles Pooley of Des Moines came
Saturday for a two days visit with
his mother, Mrs. Lillian Hall, an(
with friends.
Mrs. X. G. McComb and Mrs. Eu
gene Lasher went to Mason City yes
terday for a weeks visit at the Ear
Mccullough home.
Mrs. H. T. Shook returned to hel
parents home at Stanega Saturda!
after short visit at the Mrs. Eugene
Lasher home here.
Mrs. Brandmire and daughter O
Huron, S. D., arrived here Saturda!
night for a visit at the home of Mrs
BIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E
Crowter.
Mayor Fred A. Welp of Kamral
is Webster City business visitor
this afternoon.
". M. Coale of Waterloo, brother
of Mrs. ]. r. White of this city, spen1
Sunday at the White home.
Harold Hall, brother of Mrs. John
A. Boeye, spent short while between
trains here Saturday.
WIS.,
Communication From II. NJ. SparbOe
Webster City, Iowa, May 20. Edi
tors Freeman-Journal: 1t has come
to my attention that a report is being
circulated that am, or have been il
the past, an advocate of paved roads
l wish to state emphatically over
my own signature that 1 am not now
nor have l ever been, in favor of paw
ed roads. The persons responsible
for starting this propaganda are will
fully misrepresenting me on this sub
ject because I have not at any time
publicly or privately, advocated any
thing of this kind.
I believe in the proper draining
and grading of roads and, where
gravel is available at a reasonable
cost, the gravelling of same.
make this statement with the idei
of giving it as wide publicity as pos
sible in order that the voters ovel
the district may not be mislead by
this sort of false propaganda.
H. M. Sparboe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Box of knitting From jewell.
Materials for Belgian Work.

The Junior Red Cross workers re-
ceiyed a shipment of materials for
the making of Belgian relief gar
ments Saturday. The workers in the
afternoon were busy cutting gar
ments for sewing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20

the rooms OF their intention, work
will be ready for the workers and
their service will be much appreciat-
ed, while a great amount of good
will have been accomplished in a
humanitarian way. Working in the
Red Cross rooms has been found
much more satisfactory than where
work is taken out by circles or
groups OF workers.
Box of Knitting From Jewell.
The Jewell chapter sent head
quarters a good sized box of knitted
garments Saturday, containing:
sweaters.
IL pair of socks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
GIRL SCOUTS AT CLINTON
BOOSTING GARDEN WORK
They Also Organize Canning
Club.

Keokuk, May 1S.-Local girl scouts
are doing their bit in war gardens
and in getting others to plant gardens
and get an increase where gardens
are already being worked.
The girls also are organized can.
ming club.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
Cass Township.

Several ladies from this vicinity
attended the ladies aid society meet
ing at the Burtnett place few days
ago. A fine time is reported.
A. II. Austin is putting in new
cement culvert near the Soup farm.
Roy Craig was Cass caller Thurs,
day.
Quite a number of farmers are lay
ing in their supply of coal for next
winter. A good idea.
A fine rain fell Friday which was
badly needed.
Several farmers hauled hogs to
town Friday and Saturday The
porkers brought $16.75 per cwt.
-W.S.S-.
GIRL SCOUTS AT CLINTON
BOOSTING GARDEN WORK
They Also Organize Canning
Club.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-20
SOUTHERN NEGROES TO END
HALF HOLIDAY ON SATURDAY

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
Castor Beans
VIII Yield
S12OAn Acre
A. C. Graham Says Time
For Farmers IN Valley
To Act Concertedly.

Concerted action is as necessary
for the farmers Of the Rio Grande
valley as it is for the soldiers in the
field" said a. c. Graham. former
county agricultural demonstration.
Thursday. THE government looks to
the south and southwest to supply its
urgent need for castor oil, the only
satisfactory lubricant for high pow
cred airplanes, and it is the patri-
otto duty OF the farmers to 90 at pro-
duction in the most effective way.
that is, by organization and the aD-
pointment Of one man to deal with the
government and contract for the out
put. It has been emphasized that
thousands of acres must be planted in
castor beans. and the attempt OF each
grower to deal with the government
direct, can lead only to confusion.
There is another side to this ques-
ton, which I mention secondartly'
and that is that there is a chance to
make a nice profit on this crop. With
the government furnishing seed beans
at cost and agreeing to take the en-
tire yield at $3.50 a bushel at the
should be upward Of $3.50 an acre. The
chamber Of commerce is now consid-
ering a plan for reemploying
county agent who is the logical per-
son to effect an organization East
Texas has gone whole heartedly into
the campaign, and I am informed
that 10000 acres have been pledged
West Texas, too, must do its part
and there Is no time to be lost"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
FATHER AND TWO
UNCLES IN WAR
Young Officer at Fort Bliss
Comes From Line Of
Fighting Stock.

When, in the years 1928, the
armies Of Gems. Grant. Buell. and Ros-
encrans were fighting the. army OF
Gen. Sidney Johnston and Gen Baxton
Bragg in Tennessee. there were three
brothers. all young men. two OF them
mere boys, who went from Texas In
the service Of the Confederacy.
During the time Of the desperate
battles of Shiloh. Murfresboro, also
known as Stone River, Chickamagua,
Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge and
Lookout Mountain. the two younger OF
these brothers were at the front IN
Tennessee. When the war ended and
the thousands of Confederate soldiers
returned to their homes in Texas,
these two soldiers also came to their
former occupations. The Oldest OF
these three had married at the begin
ming of the war, the two younger
married after the war and all became
fathers Of families. One OF the most
capable and brave Of the subordinate
officers of the Confederacy was Gen.
Pat ClaibOurne, who went into the
service from Arkansas and was killed
near the close Of the war in the battle
of Franklin, Tenn. Both of the above
soldiers saw service under Gen. Cfai-
uuEAt anu 0C4S a. 11--N e-------- $50 -
him.
Pat Claiborne Harper was the
younger son of the older of the two
boy soldiers. Pat. as he is Familiarity
known, attended the FL Paso high
school, Peacock Military school at San
Antonio, and from there he went to
Cananea, Mex, in the employ Of a
mining company. Later he went back
10 Jacksboro, Texas, where his mother
lives. and engaged in teaching country
school There he married before he
was q years of age. The last few
ears he has been engaged as travel
ing representative Of a Chicago con-
Germ, which manufactures automobile
trucks.
When was was declared with Ger
many, Pat was living in Atlanta, Ga,
travelling out of that city. He ente- ed
the service, went to the training camp
at Fort Oglethonpe, and won his com
mission. He is now in line OF duty.
He was first assigned to battery F,
S2d field artillery, but is now with
battery z, stationed at Fort Bliss
training for service in France
There is a remarkable Circumstance
connected with this story. which is
that Pats uncle, the younger OF the
two bow soldiers, who is still living IL
Texas, was. while serving under Cen
Claiborne, seriously wounded at the
battle Of Missionary Ridge. and that
Pat, last summer. studied the strategy
of war on the ground where his uncle
and father had fought more than %
years ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
CASE 8
IS DISMISSED
Judge Howe Bases Dismis-
sal on Flaws in Law
After jury Examined.

Judge W. D. Howe. seth district
court, dismissed the case against Lon
Garner. constable precinct one,
charged with malfeasance IN office,
Friday morning. the dismissal coming
on the courts own motion end being
based on flaws in the law on which
the charge was based
After attorneys in the case had ex-
amined the jury panel, Judge Howe
announced that It would be impossible
to continue with the case It was al
lered that Pearl Rogers was a vagrant
known to defendant and who. as al
legged. was not reported by defendant
to proper officers authorized to issue
warrants.
considers stnfute Vague.
Judge Howe said the law In the case
made II the duty Of the constable 10
give information to ANY officer" en-
powered to issue warrants, on all
Migrants. If this means 20 give on
request. Mr.. Garner had not violated
anv law. as II was not alleged that
any request was made Inasmucn as
the statute is vague, the court oeemtu
It unnecessary to proceed with the
The court added that II the defend
ant were found guilty, it would mea n
removal from office, and that's de-
priving a man Of valuable rlgp - On
an invalid statute.
Pearl Rogers formerly CONDUCTED a
touse opposite the county hospital, II
is alleged, and was named in several
criminal proceedings following a rald
on the Mace by sheriff Seth 3. Urn
dorff and his deputies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-15
WOMAN RELATES
ALLEGED ATTACK
Mrs. Hirsch Is Witness on
Charge Of Blackmailing
Atlanta Mayor.

Atlanta, Ga, March 15.-Airs. Mar
Earet A. Hirsch. charged with attempt
ed biaclrmail Of mayor Asa c. Gambler
for s50o.O00, today took the witness
stand IN her own defence. Before
starting her statement, the courtroom
was cleared OF spectators at her re-
quest.
In presenting its use yesterday
against AIRS. Hirsch, the state relied
upon virtually the same witnesses
who testified at the trial of ]. W
Cook. a real estate operator, indicted
Jointly with Mrs. Hirsch. Cook was
convicted two weeks ago and given
the maximum punishment in Georgia
Tor q misdemeanor, a sentence OF one
year and one day at hard labor on
the chain gang and a fine Of $1,000.
The mayor, who was the first Wit
ness, told Of Mrs. Hirsch's visit to his
office. He denied that he had made
improper proposals to her, and said
that after she had removed her coat
and hat, he left the office, meeting
Cook at the door.
Forest Adair. who acted for the
mayor in negotiations with Mrs
Hirsch and Cook, testified that the
woman had told him that the mayor
had "f0ndled" her in his office and
that she had reclined on e lounge and
then she saw some one at the windoW-