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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10

back, believe me. I'll be an all round
man at anything.
I'm farther away from the front
now than ever, very seldom see a
Hun aeroplane now, not bit Of ex-
icitement so / don't see why you should
worry at home.
Pm glad you are feeling good Mama
just keep it up and when / get home
I'll have lots to tell you and I'll say
I'll help do the washing. I remember
when used to try to get out Of it.
This soldiers life is going to do a LOT
Of us fellows good, I'm not kidding.
Well I've written all that ] know
and then some now. Oh yes,lI forget
to tell you that I'm still feeling fine
and don't even expect to get sick in
the next ten years SO that is o. K.
{ Well I'm going to close now and
get to work. I'm pretty busy now
days. You all want to be good and
don't worry about me because I'm all
right. Will write again as soon as
possible
With love and kisses, your, loving
son
Gunnie.
Pvt. G. o. Hansen
9th Div. M. o. R. s. ..3
: A. p. o. 745 A. E. f.
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live STOCK PRICES
At SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle Market SLOW to fO-15c
Lower
HOGS uNEvENLY LOWER
Top s1s.25. Bulk s17.7o@1s.oo, Low.
est Since JuIy.-Fat Lambs 1se
Higher.-Feeders Stronger.

g ! q g.
Union Stock Yards,- South Omaha,
Oct 9.-Offerings of cattle numbered
1880 head and trading opened up u
very slow on steers for the reason,
that much of the run was late in be.Ssl
ing yarded. Several loads Of cornfed
We're on the market yesterday morn.
ing, hut sales We're slow and values
uncertain, one load OF good handy
weight steers brough Sigh. Packers
wanted medium kinds of 1OOO.st 1900
pound westerns and early prices wersl
steady on these ranging anywhere
from $12 .5O@1425 Best H heavy
grades and common to inferior lighyJS
kinds We're all 1O@15c lower. the mary
ket grew weaker as the day advanced. "A
Butcher stock opened fully steady and n
closed 10@15c lower Feeders outside
of the heavy choice kinds were 1861
25c lower and trading was dull.
Quotations on Cattle: Choice ton
prime heeves, $17.50@19.Gn; good TIL
choice beeves, SIG 600 Il q fair KS Y
good heeves, s13.50@1575: common
to fair beeves. s10.oo@13.0O: good .to,j
choice yearlings. S16.OO@18.O 90; fair I'd
good yearlings. S12.On@ 80 4 commtd
to fair llyearlings. Ss.50@ 11.OO; good, ID
choice heifers, s9.75@12OO; good til
choice cows. s9.OO@12.O0; fair to e. y /
cows. SS.e0GN9O0 cutters. s675@75Js
Gamers, s6,0o@6.50; veal calves. $7Od
( @13.50; bologna bulls, 81 OO@7.75s
beef bulls. SS.Oe@S.75.
A fairly liberal run Of 7,4NO head OF
hogs showed up and the market was
weak from the start packers buying
their early orders 15@25c lower ali 4
closing prices We're fully 300 4Dc low
err Bulk Of the supplies changed atI
S17T0@1SO0 with a top of $1S.25, tie
lowest prices since early in July.
The run of sheep amounted to 70.
006 head and the bulk OF the fat lamb,
sold strong and arotind 15c highx
than Monday, best kinds reachifs
$3.50. fair to good grades were quot
able from s14.OO@15OO.s Demand fol
aged sheep was not very strong b Y
prices steady. fat ewes bringing $S.Ot(
@S.T5. fair to good from. So. OO@S 100.
Fat Sheep and Lambs: Lambs. good
to choice, s15.OO@15.5O. lambs. fair
good s14.oO@15O0; lambs, cullsa
| $10.00@14.0O; yearlings, good to!
choice. s110O@11.50; yearlings, fair
| to good, $1O.OO@11OO; wethers, sax
| @1I25;; ewes good to choice, I$e .O0GN
s.75; ewes, fair to good, $1,000 90;
I ewes. culls and Gamers, $3.0O06OO
I, Fee.lers and Breeders: Lambs, gGtTN
to choice s13.5O@14.25; lambs, fair L
good, S120O@13.50; lambs, culls and
outs. slO.O0@12.OO; yearlings, light
| choice, s11.5o@ 90; yearlings, IT,,
to good, 1S10.0O@11.5O; wethers, $11.7t
@12.25; ewes, breeders, good, choice
$15.0O@1sO0; ewes, breeders, fair 4
good, s1ooO@15.Oo; ewes feeder
! $7.0O08OO: ewes; culls, $5.0007 zoo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10

c. H. Deur reports that he has sold
all Of his apples off the trees and
o, ly barrelcd enough for his own use.
Parties came from all over western.
Iowa, after apples and they hauled
them away by the truck load.
Mesdames Keitha Thorpe and Pearl
Wood were Omaha passengers this
morning.
Chas. Harvey Of Logan has been
called to Iowa City on account Of the
serious illness Of his son who is TAX
ing military training.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Letter from Frank Nelson
Whitecross Military Hospital
Warrington Lanes
Sen. g. 19.

Warrington Lanes
Sep. s, '18.
Dear Clementine:-
Just few lines to let you know
that l made Blighty all right and am
FEELING fine. 1t was in front of Arras
that / was hit on Sep. End. We went
over the top on Sunday the 1st and
got through fairly well. On Monday
we were just starting and l climbed
out of my shell hole and had gone
about ten feet when one of Fritz's
80 shells dropped just a few feet in
front of me. 1t blew me back into the
hole l had just got out of, with one
piece in the arm, that I am going to
leave there, and one nice one in the
knee. 1t entered on the left side Of the
left knee and passed back Of the bone.
cut the arteries and stopped just under
the skin on the inside of the leg. /
got the blood stopped and then went
dead to he world from concussion
and shock. When l came too, four
Fritzies had me in a sheet and were
sakins me out. They had an awful
Jlme o II tor when it comes to carry
ing l75 pounds, mile, after mile, over
ground full of shell holes and bits Of
barbed wire, it is some job. We finally
got to the light railway and l was
put or fo' the Bird. field ambulance
in Ay
A.. 4. A. my wound was essed
and il the motor ambulance go for
the 42nd. c, G. S. There a surgeon
made an ei, gtion and marked me
out, SO the next day I was put in the
Blighty train for Boulogne. On Sept.
4th, at the Second Canadian Station
airy hospital at Boulogne, France, I
was operated on and the piece taken
out of my knee and, here is the fine
part Of it was tagged for Blighty.
On Sept. 9Th, I was put on the
!, hospital ship and on Sept. 9th, !
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Letter from brennan Douglass
On Active Service. A. E. F.
.J,,1v 91s+ 1919

On Active Service. A. E. r.
July 31st 1918.
My dear Mothers
Hello and how are you all these
fine summer days? l am feeling just
fine and dandy at present but won't
feel right until get this letter written
You have undoubtedly been lookink
for this for some time now but I am
not to blame as, many things taking
place, have made it almost impossible
to write at all.
l was back to my company the
other day and saw Frank Burke, John
wounded but not very severely. While
] was there who did / meet but Glen
Ball. Believe me it sure was fine
meeting as it was the first time for
many weeks also it was 9'after the
battle" l guess we have helped to
make quite bit of history of late
but, as somebody has to make it,why
not US.
To be sure l am wiser now, in many
ways, than when last wrote you and
can also say that I've been there and
seen. From the looks of the papers
these days, we (Sammies) must have
made very fine showing and to have
relieved the minds Of the most skeptic
about what we can put out. If ever
anyone was pleased to the fullest ex-
tent possible, the French certainly
were. Everywhere could be seen
Frenchmen chattering away and all
the time saying, Americans bonnie,
bonnie, BONNIE" Well, such is life
as We see it.
Tod.,J Is very beautiful day and
inclined to be somewhat warm, al
though it is not sultry as nice cool
breeze is gently passing northward
Overhead are several American avia-
tors woo are doing their bit while
their IS hum steadily to the tune
of &c Doodle
1t Is now about 3 P. M. and | Just
returned from the river where / had
been dlspor.lls myself in the necess-
airy pastime of taking swim. Yes,
swim and dandy too, and in nice
clean cool water Gee, but it is a good
and glorious feeling after having been
in and after the man across No Mans
Land, and it's the first time in about
month that you could have enough
time to even think of a bath. Really
feel like new guy although l can't
brag new suit and walking stick.
We are out at present and | guess
we will remain so for some tine now
Suits me jake, as we've been on the
go for long time now.
i won't attempt to write to YOU all
separately as l am in hurry to tr,
to answer as many as possible while
I'm in the notion. have received sew.
era 'esters in the past few weeks but
l have had to throw them all away
as had too much to lug arounc
France.
Well how are all the neighbors
along? Haven't heard from any Of
them for coons age, but if they hae
written l wouldn't have had time tt
answer them before now. Today i:
absolutely the first day that have
written to anyone for about two mon
this.
l viii, close now and endeavor t.
mlssives. Please don't worry abou
me and.i + I don't write often, jus
rest assured that l am O. K. and hav.
no time to write.
With Love and Best Wishes
Your loving son
brennan
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reached this hospital and am we'll sat-
isfied. will, no doubt, be here for
some time to come.
1t has been raining ever since I
came here and, as the boys say it is.
fine to lay between the clean white
sheets when it is wet or in the winter
time. When do get out of here / am
going to try to make Beanwood Park.
That is the finest convalesence home
in England.
! suppose will get back in time to
go over the top and get another
Blighty.
l don't know how the mail boats go
now and, as wrote Mable the other
day, you may hear from her before
you get this.
Well, as there is not much to write,
l will close, with love and best wishes
to all.
Your brother
Frank
Sept. IS, 1918.
Dear Clementine:-
Just few lines to leyou know l
am still on the job and getting along
fine. am feeling fine and hope you
are the same.
My leg is getting along as good as
could be expected and expect to get
out in wheel chair in about 10 days
more. There is very little soreness in
it only that it is powerful stiff. That
will come out of it when all the swell
ing has gone down. When l came here
the thigh and knee were over twice
as large as normal but 1T has mostly
gone now.
This is fine weather to lay between
the clean sheets, it has rained every
day since we came here. That makes
| it dissagreable but here we lay and
look at the fire and read and smoke,
if someone has been around and pass
| ed the smokes.
You can buy tobacco here, because
the shop keepers cannot get it. When
it does come in, you see big line-ups
and then you can only get 2 ounces
or 20 cigarettes. If Fritz is any worse
off for tobacco than we are, he is in
d-n hard luck.
have written to France for them
o foreward any mail to me here so l
may get some any time.
There are several Yanks in this
4 hospital and they seem to congregate
in this ward where the piano is. Oh,
we have some times. When the piano
gets started you see some of the best
times of your life.
1 Well, as news is pretty scarce, l
will close with Love and Best Wishes
Your Brother
Frank
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
IL HEAD OF CHOICE
DUROC JERSEY B0ARs

These Bears are all immune and
old enough for service: they are sired
by our Herd Boar, GOOD ENOUGH
BURK, by Burk's Good E Nuff, the
ECONOMY STOCK FARMS famous
1860 pound Herd Boar, assisted by
COL MAGE, by King he Col, Lar
sons famous herd header, the Boar
that put Harrison county on the map
as a Duroc Jersey center.
These Bears are all Of the most pop
ular breeding ncluding such blood
lines as BIG WONDER, CRIMSON
WONDER, OHIO CHIEF and oilers.
You are invited to come and look
over the offering and spend the after
noon with us whether you wish to
buy or not.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
See the Updikes.

!. See the, Updikes.
The Updike Grain Co, will run
their elevator here as q country sta
ton for the present. SEE them for
prices. They buy all kinds Of grain.
S-12 Il. 1lsSI u 4
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Letter from Francis McD&rmott
Somewhere Aug. ID, 1918

Somewhere Aug. ID, 1918.
Dear Mother:-
l received a letter from you today.
Yes mother, it was the Roosevelt
that came over on the same ship did
He was officer of the guard one day
that was on guard duty. Poor fellow
he didn't stay in the game quite one
year. A year ago this week we mar
ched thu London. l am going back
there on my next furlough, if we are
allowed to leave France. l would
rather go to Rome but do not think
there will be much chance of doing
so.
Our mail service for the past month
has been very poor, but suppose it
is the best that can be done under the
present conditions. The old war does
not look SO dark as it did three months
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10

ago, tue EilSllSu are coming 10 Cne
front with the French as also are the
Americans. have talked with fellows
from large battlefields and they all
say the Huns do not put up fight
like they did when they started their
offensive, they seem to be losing heart
and now they put up their hands in
stead of fight. Before new year
we may be sharing the comforts and
joys of home and it cannot come too
soon to suit everyone.
Yours with love,
Francis
Somewhere. Sept. 3, 1913
Dear Mother:-
i received four letters from you at
last. l knew they were on the way
but our road is sure busy. Kaiser Bill
is going to get his this month, believe
me. You say Chautauqua is on. There
was fellow who came over with our
regiment as far as Chalons but he
was found physically unfit so was dis
charged and sent back to the States.
We hear he is on the Chautauqua plat
form telling all about the Big War.
He was in France about one week, so
if you hear a fellow by the name of
------------ that's the guy.
There is not very much can write
only l am getting along fine. can't
call that news as I am always that
way.
There is going to be big drive on
this front soon, no one knows just
when but the Americans will play the
leading part.
We have typical Jew with us who
talks mostly with his hands and when
we have bacon, the Jew goes hungry.
Yesterday was holiday with. him so
he asked the Lieut.. if he could lay off.
Of course he couldn't so he came the
barracks talking with both hands and
his mouth and yelled, 81 suppose if
! don't work todad, the war quits. Say
it was good.
Will close.
With love
Francis.
Somewhere. Aug. 1913.
Dear MOther:-
On the job again so here goes. il
| At seven o'clock this morning q
fellow told me there was some one
on the train who wanted to see me
so l went out and who do you think
was there, Carl Anderson, the kid
worked beside for five years. Sur.
prised and glad, we acted like kids
We grabbed one anothers hands and
/ laughed with never a word for about
five minutes. You can not realize how
good it is to meet some one from
home. He was going up the line with
a tractor, one they use to move lleaps
guns. He is coming back thru here
and stay day or two with me. He
says they are all eating good. Car
Puffer is in Hospital Corps and !.
located in a town that is equal osthi
King of Beasts am. where spent 6
day while on my furlough. If hat
known he was there I could have gIoRfil
up to see him. Well when Carl come.
back we will have a dance, year %
$50 ag we would have said that. zsil
4 From the looks Of things, bushes,
lis going to be good on this front On,
on all fronts, from now on. Pershini
says, Boys, it's Heaven, He'll orHob
oxen by Christmas" lam sure it,
4 Hoboken.
With love
Francis
-------- o. ~
Letter from G.. @. Hansen
Somewhere in France.
Sep. 4, 10
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10

Oil

You can have your oil can filled at
your home by phoning, !
d. G. Hansen,
tfsS Phone 275-J. j
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Public S al g
DurOC Jersey
Bears

to be held at the Short Course Sale
Pavilion, Logan, Iowa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Letter from G. o. Hansen

Letter from u. u Hansen
Somewhere in France. Il
Sep. 4, 10
Dear Ones at Home:-
It's up to me to write line % i
have, the time now. sssgsz
Well, I've moved again, certainly
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Sat. Get. IL

promptly at l:3o p. M, rain or shine
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Or. HIese FhvslcIan n Charge
missouri Valley Hospital. &
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Drs. Gamble ,nd Gamble.
Osteopaths > Sixth Il
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
SLACKERS
Are TRAITORS, SAYS
ROOSEVELT IN talk

Newburg, N. Y, Sept. 2.-Declarine
that he has heard that ship yard
slackers are present ip the country
and that union workers have set a
limit on the number of rivets to be
driven into a ship plat in n day, Theo-
dore Roosevelt told ship yard workers
here today that such men were trai-
tors to their country.
IF | had my way. l would take any
man or men. who aided or abetted
Such a man and put him into the army
and send him to the frent and would
not give him rifle until he had learn
ed the spirit of-patriotism." Colonel
Roosevelt's speech was delivered after
the launching OF steamer on the
waves at the -Newburg docks.
His remarks. he said. did not apply
to workers here, whom he absolve,l
from such intentions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
President Issues Ultimatum
and Government Heads
Stand Pat on Work
or Fight.
TO TREAT LABOR FAIR.
No Profiteering to be Toler-
ated by Labor, Says
President.
BY. Carl D. Grout.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 2.-Presi-
dent Wilson's declaration that this is
the war Of all wars, which labor must
support and support in a concentrated
pact, has led government heads to stand
pat on the work or fight order
Fair to Labor.
Still other government officials are
struggling with labor leaders. This is
the labor situation as it stands today
with the eighteen to fOrty-tive bill just
around the corner. The government is
ready to treat labor fair and square in
all respects, but the government intends
to prosecute the war and will deal with
labor 70 this end.
The war department may be showing
its intention as result of the South
Boston strike verdict, which declared
that the government will tolerate no
profiteering by labor and is ready to
fight if labor insists on, having fight
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
SUMMARY OF DAYS
WAR NEWS

The British have captured
Neuve-Eglise and Sally and Sal
lisel. The former town was the
scene Of desperate fighting during
last springs German advance and
is four miles northwest of Armen-
tiers. The latter two villages are
south of Bapaume Yesterday
they took PerOnne.
The whole German line from
Flanders to SOissOns is shaking.
The Canadians are astride the
Arras- Cambria road and have
broken through the Hun lines on
two mile front at DrOcourt
Quent and captured DOury.
The French are>at the gates Of
Courcy-le-Cbzfeau, which they
have passed, less than two miles
from the Hidenburg line Franco
Americans are advancing along
the roads leading to Loan, which
is the most important position be-
hind that section of the Hinden-
burg line. The Franco-American
pressure between the Ailette and
the Aisne threatens the enemy
positions on the table lands ut
Mnrgiyal.
= American troops In Siberia have
entered the fight against the Boil
sheviki along the Ursure battle
front.
Word from Moscow, by the way
of Amsterdam, says that five hun
dred social revolutiOnists have
been arrested in Moscow and con-
demned to death. Military patrols
are guarding the streets and the
inhabitants are remaining indoors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Hospital Built
In Record Time

New York, Sept. "A record for
hospital building that is likely to last
for long time, was made on work for
the War Department at Staten Island.
n. y. The building, a one-story frame
structure with every modern conven-
ience, was put up in just 10 hours an,l
% minutes from the time work start-
ed, at : o'clock in the morning.
The hospital is $50 feet long ard "a
feet wide. with {. 101a-foot porcl. the
entire length Of the building on one
side. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Liberty Loan Men
Off to DeS MOi1leS

the fourth Liberty loan, Il. r Mason,
city chairman, ID. H. Bauman. public
ity chairman, and j. G. Want HUI, sec
retary of the Webster City Chamber of
Commerce. will attend the state meet
ing to be held tomorrow in Des MOines
At this meeting. to be attended also
by the women'S committees, Mr.. Nc
Nider. state chairman. will outline the
government plan of campaign for the
next loan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
ALABAMA MINERS
CELEBRATE LABOR
DAY BY WORKING

Montgomery. Ala. Sept. Mime
workers in Alabama today celebrated
Labor Day by working harder than
ever in the coal mines. in order to
prevent so far as they are able, any
shortage Of fuel supply this winter.
This decision was made by the
union men of Birmingham and its
suburbs. who will give the money they
earn that day to the Red Cross.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
500 SOCIAL REvo-
LuTIONISTS SEN
TENCED TO DEATH

4 Amsterdam, Sept. 2.-Five hundred
social revOlutiOnists have been arrest
ed and sentenced to death, according
to dispatches from Moscow. The dis
patches declare they will be executed
if the party persists lin opposing the
anti-soviet government.
; All the streets of Moscow are under
guard of the military patrols. The
inhabitants remain indoors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Allies Biggest
Aircraft Plant

Dayton, Ohio, Sept. when the
DaytonWright Aeroplane company OF
Dayton, Ohio. turned ont its thOus
andth aeroplane it developed that the
5000 men at that plant are turning
out more fighting planes than any two
factories in England or France. The
daily and monthly output exceeds the
combined output of the largest fac
tories in those two countries. =
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
.BRuSILOFF UNDER
ARREST ON REvO-
LUTON CHARGE

Amsterdam, Sept. 2.-General Brush
loff, former commander in chief of the
Russian army, is under arrest, suspect
ed of being connected with the counter
revolutionary forces in Russia.
a Berlin dispatch declared. today
that the Russian Red Guards had taken
arch bishops and priests prisoners in
the Russian orthodox church at Riga.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Tang Hui Lung, Minister
Education, Assassinated
as He Steps From
Chinese Club.
ASSASSIN KILLS SELF
Two Shots Fired from Door
way by Ma Chew, a
Barber.

Victoria, b. c., Sept. 2.-Tang Hui
Lung, Chinese minister of education
and former minister of the interior
was assassinated last night as he step
ped from. the Chinese club here.
The assassin stood in doorway and
fired two shots. The minister died
within fifteen minutes. The assassin
cOmmittedi suicide. The dead gllnman
has been identified as Ma Chew, a bar
Der.