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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
CLAIMS RECORD AS
LUNCH COUNTER MAN A
B.S.Millett of Jewell in Same
Location 10
Years.

Jewell, Iowa, Dec. Bob. S. AIillett
of this city last evening celebrated the
nineteenth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of his lunch counter, which
has occupied the same location during
ali Of this time.
Ben claims the record among lunch
counter men in central Iowa. He be-
lieves he has occupied one location I'M
der the same management longer than
any other lunch counter man here
abouts. Jewell was pretty small vii
lage when Ben established his business
here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
Jewell Woman Dies.

Mrs. Ed Gastren, who lived west OF
Jewell, died Saturday night of pneu-
monia following the Spanish Influenza.
The funeral will be held from the home
tomorrow afternoon at 2 80 o'clock.
Mrs. Gastren was about So years of
age and had lived on the farm west OF
Jewell for more than twenty years. She
is survived by her husband and one
son, Stuart, who lives at home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
SELLS !: [! farm
AT $4,000
Judge Kamrar Farm Near
Des Moines, Composed
Of 726 Acres has
Been Sold.
BOUGHT AT $1OO,OOO.OO
One of the Best Stock Farms
In State of
Iowa.
BOUGHT AT s1OO,OOO.OO

Des Moines Register: For the second
time within four months the Judge
Kamrar farm, seven miles south of Des
Moines on the Jefferson highway, has
been sold. The farm is one of the larg-
est in the state, comprising 726 acres,
600 Of which are under cultivation. The
consideration in one case was little
less than $150,OOO.
The late Harvey James of Knoxville
bought the farm on Aug. %, and his
estate sold the farm to Elijah Powers
of Des Moines. Dec. /. Mr.. Powers and
his son intend to supervise the working
Of the farm themselves.
The farm has beautiful natural sit
uatiOn. 1t fronts for mile and one
half on the Jefferson highway, and has
river front on the North river. Native
elms and oaks surround the colonial
farmhouse. There are three other
houses on the place besides.
-
Judge Kamrar bought this farm sew
en- years ago, paying little less than
100000, leaving him profit of approx
imately $5O,OO0-an increase Of SO per
cent in the value Of the place. Judge
Kamrar bought the place of the heirs
of Judge Bancroft. 1t is one of the fin
est stock farms in Iowa and has sew
en- sets of buildings on it. Owing to
the fact that it is such large place, it
was rather hard to dispose Of. Judge
Kamrar, however, could hardly spare
the time necessary to look after it,
which was his reason for putting it on
the market. With the place off his
hands, he and Mrs. Kamrar and daugh-
ter Alice will probably spend the win
ter in California.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
holding in the Juices. Soaring is no

holding in the juices. Soaring is not
necessary part of the process. Meat
may be packed in the jars uncooked.
When canning soups it is wise to
can only concentrated products in
order that jar space may be utilized
to best advantage. Soups may be re-
duced one half for canning and water
added when jars are opened. The
jars should be filled almost full, the
cover adjusted and then cooked.
Beef, pork and poultry require
hours cooking in the hot water bath
soup so minutes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
Home From Washington.

Private Walter Short has been given
his honorable discharge from the army
and is home from Washington, d. Q.
Private Short, who formerly worked
here for +. L. Greeley, left Webster
City for Ames in August with the con-
tingent of men sent to the auto school.
Later he was transferred to the quar-
ter master department and sent to
Washington with camoutiage division
he being painter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
Expect CAPTAIN Galloway.

Friends in this city have been advis.
ed that Captain NJ. B. Galloway, now
stationed at Camp Custer, Michigan,
will be in Webster City day or SO this
week on short furlough. While here
he will make arrangements to return
here permanently for the practice Of
medicine as soon as he is discharged
from the army, which will probably be
very soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30

Miss Clara Baker, has just received
a letter from her cousin, Ralph II.
Baker, Webster City soldier boy
who has been in France during the
past year. He is attached to base
hospital and mentions that ''Pat" Pat
terson, also of Webster City, is in
the same town with him, but at
different hospital. Ralph says he IS
feeling fine, but would like to get
back home again.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
Chester White Sale.

l will hold sale of Chester White
brood sows at my place, one mile
south and three miles west Of Web
ster City, Jan. 10, 1919. Sale begins
at 1880. Drop postal for catalogue.
Ed f. Evans. 12-3Od6f2j1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
SALE DATES CLAIMED.

Farmers whose sale dates are not yet
listed in these columns are invited to
send in their dates.
Jan. 2.-Wm. Erton, north of Blairs-
burg.
Jan. G.-Bert Mullins, north OF
harrisburg.
Jan. 7.--wilke & Staley, south Of
Webster City.
Jan. s-James Hoag, west Of Kam-
rar.
Jan. 9.-Herman Onken, southwest
Of Webster City.
Jan. 1O.-George Heslop, west Of
Alden.
Jan. 1O.--Ed F. Evans, four miles
southwest of Webster City, Chester
White sale.
Jan. 13-W. E. Pettinger, south Of
harrisburg.
Jan. Walter Wolf, east Of Blairs-
burg. y
Jan. 15-Harm Brewer, northwest Of
Webster City
Jan. 1G.-Carl Sonerholm, west Of
Webster City.
Jan. 17.-Lars Alvestad, south Of
Williams.
Jan. 2O.-Fred Lachmiller, south
west Of Webster City.
To-, noko,< u1vAh ~
Harrisburg.
Jan. oh. M. Rasmussen, south
east of Williams.
Jan. ED vulgamott, north Of
Webster City.
Jan. ON. Quinn. south of Will
liams.
Jan. 24.-Frank Layne, north of
Wilke.
Jan. 27-walter Ambrose, northeast
of Harrisburg.
Jan. 2S.-John Wesloh, south of
harrisburg.
Jan. 29.-Forest MADDEN, north of
harrisburg.
Jan. 29.-E. A. Morris, northeast of
Webster City.
Jan. 29-Geo. Hollis estate, north of
Webster City.
Jan. 3O.-E. E. Cheever, east Of Web
ster City.
Jan. 31-Wm. Erton, north Of Blairs-
burg.
Feb. '3-Fred Greenfield, northeast
of Webster City.
Feb. ALLEN Parks, south Of Web
ster City.
Feb. &C. 8. Howerter, southwest
of Webster City.
Feb. 1O.-Wm. Oakland, harrisburg.
Feb. 11.-Mr. Hall, south Of Webster
City.
Feb. 12.-Chris Stein. southwest IT
Webster City.
Feb. 13.--G. 1. Millang, southeast of
Williams.
Feb. 13-J. w. latham, northwest
of Webster City.
Feb. 14.-Wm. Sheets, southwest of
Blairsburg.
Feb. 17-John II. Lachmiller, south
west of Webster City.
Feb. 19-W. G Claude, three miles
east of Woodstock
Feb.19-- NJ. Powers, northwest of
harrisburg.
Feb. 2O-John Cox, east of Webster
City.
Feb. 2O.-Ed. Anderson, south of
Williams.
Feb. Ill. N. Martin, northeast of
Webster City.
Feb. 25.--C. Hoffman, southeast of
harrisburg.
Feb. &c. +. Brown, VI mile west
of Webster City. Thoroughbred cat
tie sale.
Feb. 28-G. o. Satire, Spnhope,
Iowa. "a
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Wednesday, March 13, 1918
HOW THE CLUBS GROW

The current price Of eggs the Consumers Clubs 40
43 cents This that paid 37 for them that
cost cent to candle and another is added to cover m
which, with the two cents for handling and one cent @
makes dozen first class eggs delivered twelve dozen M
the house of the club chairman by motor cost lust 42
The pasteurized butter will cost So cents pound
There are now about 120 clubs, and on TUESDAY, nm
dozens or eggs and pounds of butter went out
There is nothing sensational about this plan bu y :;
having steady, growth that bespeaks heahv ro
planted in fertile SOIL From 400 points week "a point
dozen eggs pound of butte the club orders have o
ally grown until the 12O clubs now ordering abot o
points week. w
Ii you are interested in this experiment in co-onatn
buying telephone the Club Service Station Mornngsdo 7
7795 or 8775, and let put your name in the pot
by comparison with the market column YOU will 600 Ys
the prices for eggs quoted vary all the way from 2 or AZ %
IL the chain store (cash and carry no delivery to S. cents
the market and sc cents in the high class store This mav
speak WIDE difference in grade and quality or merely der
IN service and overhead charges may mean that the m
were bought different days at different prices and hold ~
the price Of shfty thing as we know of inst now
STATEMENT OF RETAIL PRICES STORES AND Jocu
TIES Oarch II, 1879
('r'ces IN cents per pound un1es stated,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Meatless Days Add
Z O Nations Livestock

w WASHINGTON, March 12.-Evidencc
that the public made general response
to the food admnistrations appeal for
increased production and decreased
consumption of meat is shown in sta
tistlcs furnished to the food adminis
tration to-day by the Department of
Agriculture.
Meat animals in the United States
increased by $500, 900 in the year ended
January /, 1918, the increase consist
ing Of 1,247.000 cattle, 3,78l 600 hogs
and l,264.000 sheep. Inspections Of
beef for slaughter increased 2.o39, ,651,
or Z4;5 per cent, but inspections of
hogs decreased 21.3 per cent, more than
5000 900 head, and inspections of sheep
fell or 2l.9 per cent, approximately
100000 head.
Prices pai@ FOR meat animals were
higher than ever before. The average
price of beef advanced 22.I per cent
from $3.50 per 100 pounds in 1916 to
81 LEO in 1917. Hogs advanced from
$500 to $3.50, total of 81 per cent.
and sheep increased 40 per cent, from
$7.S5 to Sill
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Hylan's Kin Worked,
AS He Did, on B. II, T.
Miss O'Hara Was a Ticket
Seller and Detective O'Hara
an Engineer

Mayor Hylan's relatives by marriage,
Miss Alma Edna O'Hara and Police
Sergeant Irving O'Hara. whose merits
recently won them recognition and ad-
vancement, are both former employees
OF the b. r. T., the Mayors pet aver
SION, although Cor bccause) he also
used to work for it. For almost twelve
years Miss O'Hara, the Mayors sister
ln-law, presided in B. r. T. ticket
booth, drawing $40 a month She was
written down on the company's books
as Edna A. O'Hara
Officials of the company declared
yesterday that her record was most
exceptional. she had worked from
eight to ten hours day, the books
showed, had never had a complaint
made against her and had never been
late She resigned on January II.
Deputy Police Commissioner Ellen
O.Grady, whose assistant Miss OHara
Wlll be in fact, although she will draw
the 81, 100 salary of executive clerk of
the Police Department, characterized
MISS O'Hara yesterday as "a woman
OF considerable experience" Her duty
will be to search for missing women
and a,d girls. Deputy Commissioner
Sergeant O'Hara, the Mayors
brothern-law, who is now known
throughout the department and beyond
as the Mayors bodyguard, was, like
the Mayor himself, locomotive engi-
neer for the B. r. It
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Want Higher Judges
Named in Convention
Bar Association Would Re-
move Appellate and Supreme
Courts From Primaries

The Bar Association Of New York rec
commended last night at it's regular
meeting that nominating conventions to
name candidates for Judge of the Court
of Appeals and Justice Of the Supreme
Court be restored. 1t also indorsed the
candidacy for reelection Of Supreme
Court Justice Victor j. Dowling.
The judiciary committee of the asso-
citation submitted report culogizing
Justice Bowling in the highest terms
and advocating that active steps be
taken at once to secure his renomina-
tion by all political parties on non
partisan basis. In accepting the com
mlttee's report the association declared
in favor of placing Justice Dowling's
name on the primary ballots bv inde
pendent petition, if such a step should
be deemed necessary.
The proposal, finally adopted, to urge
the restoration of the nominating con-
ventions for places on the bench of the
Court OF Appeals and the Supreme
Court brought vigorous opposition from
some of the members of the association.
he resolution advocating such a move
was introduced by William d. Guthrie.
The fight against the return to the old
system was led by Alfred Hayes, for
merry a professor at Cornell University
and prominent in upstate Progressive
circles. The resolution was finally
adopted by comfortable majority.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
ONIONS AND POTATOES

Inc wall OF woe from the onion and potato market gJ
ing IN volume and anguish. New York is not anywhere n
oomg Its duty in the potato eating line We shall soon
having potato eating contests and potato weeks cons
ooes not increase Three hundred of potatoes came
York last week. and this is $50 less than the city normally
handle The wholesale trade has not been able move
this light supply In other Words instead of eating double
amount OF potatoes that do normally and this need
to save the crop have met the emergency by eating %
many usual.
10 cut our consumption of potatoes in when we W.
10 double It, right on the of ST. Patricks Day. is an n
he irish and an unpatrotc exhibition from every point
There really is no hardship about eating potatoes three %
day. and 1t IS war weapon that would cut both ways az
saving the Wheat using the potatoes and encourag1
FARMER for further patriotic performances
Inc onions are in exactly the same condition as u
Toes 1here is large crop available and more to come "
demand is very light a.
Some peoples idea of suffering is having no poav,ss
onions to eat other peoples notion of hardship and se
flee is having to eat them
Onions and potatoes" the alpha and omega o. =
trlotlc market list for the coming weeks.
(1hss column appears Wednesday aad Satatdas, @ Il
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Plans New Queens Bridge
Bronx Borough President to
Urge Building

The long discussed project of a
bridge to connect the Boroughs of
Queens and The Bronx took step
toward realization yesterday when
plans were completed for the erection
of q structure 5000 feet long between
Whitestonc, l.. and Old Ferry Point
in The Bronx. This is the shortest
distance between the two boroughs. The
bridge is to span Long Island Sound
and. as designed. will have one high
arch to accommodate tall-masted YES
sells.
Engineers believe the proposed
bridge will accommodate all forms of
traffic, save steam railroads. The plans
will be submitted soon to the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment by
Borough President Henry Bruck-
ner of The Bronx. At the present
time there are no funds available for
the erection of the bridge, but Mr..
Bruciiner believes that if acceptable
plans are presented, it will do much to
hasten the time when the bridge will
be officially approved
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
English Prelate Warns
Of After-War Hatred
DR.. Lang Tells Boston Tech Men
Germans Will Come to
i. S. to Study

BOSTON, March 12.-Thc Most Rev.
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of
York, was given typical Ameri-
can college cheer when he appeared
before the student body Of Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology late to-
day. He told the students there must
be no vlndlctivc hatred Of Germany
after the war.
In his address the Archbishop said
the time would come in the distant
future when the biggest men of Ger
many would come to America to learn
what is best not only in science. but in
other things, just as in times past this
country had sent her scholars to Ger
many to study.
"This is a war of brains." he said,
Mere words will not suffice to change
the attitude of mind of the German ma
ton 1t is up to you to put every
ounce Of power and muscle and brain
TO this great task. But after the war
there must be no malignity and no vim
dlctiveness. We must be ready to 90
back to our former relations as soon
as that people shall have shown itself
changed in its attitude toward the
other nations Of the earth -
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Mccall to Run Pawnshop
Former Judge Named Receiv-
er for y. Simpson & Co.

Edward E. Call, formerly Justice of
the supreme Court and later chairman
OF the Public Service Commission. is
gong to be pawnbroker n while. But
ne ne will not abandon his law practice
Judge Mccall will merely "unclev the
pawnbrokerage concern of J. Simpson
co. as receiver, appointed by Justice
Donnelly.
An action has been brought in the
supreme Court for the dissolution OF
the firm and q receivership. The part.
ners were unable to agree on one OF
themselves as receiver, so Justice Don
nelly selected Judge Mccall. The as
sets are large and the business is prof
liable, said Justice Donnely. The J.
simpson 4 Co. stores are located at
20 Park Row and 1850 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
turkish Woman Under
Scrutiny in Spy Probe
Secret Service, Waiting Informa-
ton, Kept Her Guarded
in Hotel

A Turkish woman, who is under sur
velllance by agents of the Department
OF Justice on suspicion that she has
been the associate of German spies in
the United States, was taken from her
uptown hotel yesterday TO the Offices
of the department in the Federal Build
ing, questioned for some time and then
sent back to her hotel.
There she is lodged in suite OF
rooms paid for by the government She
is held virtual prisoner and viii so
continue until the secret service men
ere able to break down her reticencc
and learn what she knows Of enemy
alien activity here.
The woman, according to agents, is
not held on any specific charge. 1t is
hoped that through her the government
may be able to impiIcate q New York
young woman of good family whose
arrest will, it is believed, involve a
number of society folk in an interna-
tiOnal scandal
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Lloyd George Denies He
or His Staff Are
Responsible
Praise for NorthcIiHe
Premier Sure Newspaper Men
Will Do Government
Work Well

LONDON, March 11.-After Premier
Lloyd George had made his address in
the House of Commons to-day concern
ing the relations between the govern
ment and the press, repudating the
suggestion that he or any official on
his staff was responsible for newspaper
attacks on admirals and generals, for
mer Premier Asouith said Mr. Lloyd
Georges statements were more reassur-
ing than those hitherto given.
He contended, however. that press at
tacks during the war against soldiers
and sailors in positions of public re-
sponsibilty had been highly repre-
hensible. In all friendly sincerity
toward the government, he wished to
say that under the existing abnormal
conditions it was Of the utmost import
ance that the government should be
free even of the suspicion of direct
association with the operations Of the
press.
Tells of Attack on Kitchener
In the course of his speech Mr.. As
quith made the revelation that at the
time of the press attacks on Lord
Kitchener, although Kitchener was un-
concerned by them, he himself (Mr AS
quith was then Premier) felt the posi-
tion so keenly that he recommended
that the King confer the Order of the
Garter on Kitchener at the earliest pos
sible time. This the King did.
In reply to the remarks made during
the debate, Mr. Lloyd George said that,
after he had made his explanation,
there had been no real challenge re-
specting the governments action. He
accepted all the principles laid down
by Mr.. Asquith, but the real point was
that no one ventured to contend news
paper proprietors must be excluded
from the government.
He referred to France. where the
Premier and Foreign Minister were
both distinguished journalists, and to
Italy, where probably one of the most
powerful members of the government
was in consrol of newspapers. The
whole point was that. whether the
newspaper proprietors selected for
public Office in England were fitted for /
the work or not, it was not extravagant
to say that, from the viewpoint of
news organization, Lord Northcliffe
was man of genius.
Praises Lord NorthcIife
The Premier said he was confident
Lords Northcliife and Beaverbrook
would do their work as we'll as any
other two men put together.
The Premier agreed that no language
was too strong for the condemnation
of any member of the government who
inspired attacks on officials. 1t was
equally vital. he said, that officials
Should not employ the press to attack
the government. He oppressed the
hope that after this discussion the men
concerned would be permitted to get
on in peace with their difficult and
delicate tasks.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Aerial Mail Service
Postponed to May

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The in
stitution Of airplane mail service be-
tween t1 New York. Philadelphia and
Washlngton will be delayed perhaps
until May Is, because lending fields a.
philadelphia and New York have not
peen found; The service was to have
begun April Is.
Postofiice department officials said to-
day that the League Island field would
not be available as landing place in
Philadelphia. A committee viii begin
an inspection tomorrow of various
sites in philadelphia and later will 80
to New York to inspect sites.
The present requirement is for start
ing and landing fields of about 1000
square feet. The postoflice is working
on the development of devices to per-
NIT the starting and landing of air
planes on much smaller field Of
ilclals nope to work out these devices
so that airplanes may be started from
and landed OH the roof of postoifce
or other large building. Satisfactory
and encouraging progress is being
made.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Henry Ford and 100000 Men
10 Make Tractors Fight Junkers
Let the Farmers Keep Them Going Night and Day, He
Says, and They viii Give the Kaiser &
Knockout Blow

BY the tractor. | am determined to
90 everything in my power to drive
Junkerism from the world Pm for
peace, first, last, and at all times, but
not until 1T brings about the right con
ditions. And, so, Pm going to help fight
for it.
"Michigan's contract for 600 trac-
tors and the system of control is one of
the biggest things this state has ever
donc. Every state should take similar
action as war measure.
My idea Of state control, similar to
government control in England and
Canada, is to keep the tractors, during
the war; working day and night Gov
ernor Sleeper, in selling tractor to a
farmer, will exact a provso that as
soon as his own ploughing Is done he
Will either go from one farm to an
other and plough fields on contract or
rent the tractor 10 his neighbors. In
this way everything possible will be
obtaired from the 1000 tractors in
Michigan"
Preparatory for expect supervision of
the farmWork in Michigan has resulted
in the recall of C. j. Smith, who has
been instructing English farmers. The
nlshed with records of production Of
all farmers using the tractor.
"Crop production will play one of
the biggest parts in winning the wai,"
Mr.. Ford added. "lhis is shown in the
fact that the English government gives
tractor shipments preference over food
stufs. England believes that one ship
load or tractors is worth fifty shiploads
Of food
"Let the farmers keep tractors go
ing during seasons, day and night, and
knockout blow from which he will
never recover
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
F erris Elected Head
Of Democratic Board
Congressman Reorganize Their
Campaign Com
mlttee

WASHINGTON. March 12.-Repre-
sentative Scott Ferris, of Oklahoma,
chairman of the House Public Lands
Committee since the Democrats
gained control, was elected tonight
chairman of the Democratic Congress
slonal Campaign Committee. He sue
cecds Representative Frank E. Dore-
mus, of Michigan.
The committee was reorganized for
the first time this Congress. The fol-
lowing vice-chairmen were cccted
Senators Shields, Tennessee; Shat
roth, Colorado, and Thompson, Kansas;
Representatives Webb. North Caro-
lina; Candy, South Dakota; Raker,
California, and Cox, Indiana. Repre-
sentative Lonergan, of Connecticut,
was chosen secretary; South Trimble,
of Kentucky, who is clerk of the House,
was continued as assistant secretary,
ana Joseph j.. Sinnott, Of Virginia,
dorkeepcr of the House, as sergeant
alarms of the committee.