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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
Father of Five EnliStS..

jewell Record: Simon Mcdonald
proprietor of the Farmers Restaurant
at Jewell, left last week for Omaha
where he enlisted in the regular arm.
and left there Tuesday of last week
to report for service at Fort Logan
Col. Mr.. Mcdonald has a wife and
five children and was above the con.
scription age, but he simply could
not resist the call to fight for the
flag. He served in the regulars sew
eral years ago, six years of regular
army service, and in time like this
he couldn't stay at home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
TWELVE MORE GIRLS THAN
BOYS BORN IN FOUR MONTHS
Birth Record Shows 81 Girls and
- Boys.

An investigation of the birth record
of Hamilton county reveals the fact
that of the one hundred and seventy
births recorded since the first of the
year, seventy-nine were boys and
ninety-one were girls.
During the month Of April eigh-
teen girls were registered, and fifteen
boys. Thus the record reveals that
for during this period Hamilton coun-
ty had twelve more girl babies than
boys.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
MAY Move Post Office.

Stratford Courier: Recently a petit
ton was circulated among the bust
nessmen asking their consent to the
removal of the postoffice to the loca-
ton now occupied by the State Bank
of Stratford. The petition was gen
orally signed and it is altogether
likely that the postoffice will be NOV
ed the coming summer provided the
arrangement is satisfactory to the
postoffice department at Washington,
D. G.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13

and other actions not specifically
mentioned in the petition, caused per-
manent injury to Mrs. Bowlins's
health, it is charged, and that since
that time she has been nervous
wreck.
The case is bound to attract a great
deal of attention, due to the nature
of the charges and to the further fact
that Wilson is wealthy and a bach
elor.
Other Cases Filed.
Other cases filed follow:
Ferdinand Cables VS.. Albert Callies,
$29311, claimed on note.
B. H. Gish VS.. Chas. Cashier, $54.35
claimed on account.
H. C. Cooper VS.. Board of Super
visors, appeal from drainage assess
ment of $3,42O in Richardson dis
trict.
Margaret Cooper VS.. Board of Sup
ervisors, appeal from drainage assess
ment of $3,242 in Richardson district.
Mary Edgington VS.. William Edg-
ington, action for divorce.
Herman F. FRANKIE VS.. Thomas
Thompson, $427.50 claimed on con-
tract.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
FRENCH MOTHER
THANKS MAI. LUND
Major F. j. Lund Adopted a French
Orphan and Gets Letter From
Grateful Mother Thank.
ing Him.
BOYS FATHER KILLED IN 1915
Sends Picture of Boy and Two Sisters
and Writes Very Interesting
BOYS FATHER KILLED IN 1915

A letter, pathetic in its simple state
ment of facts and trimming with the
heartfelt thanks of mother to one
who is good to her child, was received
few days ago by Mrs. F. ]. Lund from
the mother of fatherless French boy,
whom Major Lund adopted last fall
and is maintaining in school.
Major Lund was one of the Camp
Cody officers to adopt an orphaned
French or Belgian child, when they
we're solicited for this purpose last
all, and has sent a monthly sum to
the mother since that time. In sending
the mother his address, he gave his
Webster City number and Mrs. Lund
has just received the letter. 1t is writ
ten in French, which Mrs. D. c. Chase
If this city has kindly translated. The
letter follows:
Mother Thankful.
Monsieur les Major:-I am sending
you my thanks for my son, Francis
ialy, whom you have the kindness to
adopt.
l have received your draft of forty
i've francs and have purchased shoes
Ind the necessary clothes for my son
With this money, so you see Monsieur
,es Major have made good use of it.
My husband was killed on the field
If honor at Grand Rechabankoff CAL
;ace) on the 10Th of March, 1916 in his
orty-frst year.
Is Munitions Worker.
My son, Francis, was born Septem-
ger s, 1905. I have worked at the
munitions (works) at Vincennes for
hree years. I will tell you Monsieur
es Major that my son goes to school
Until he is thirteen years old.
l am sending you his picture, where
ie is with his two sisters ages sixteen
Ind five years.
Monsieur les Major will please ac-
ept our gratitude.
Yours very truly (entirely devoted),
Venie Galy.
Road on the % IL zon at Bagnolet.
The picture accompanying the letter
shows three comely children. The old
st girl is pretty creature with dark
yes and dark hair, but dressed in the
,lainest Of dark clothing. The littlest
ct, standing on a chair between the
wo older children, resembles nothing
so much as a big doll, with short curls
about her face. The boy, Francis,
night well be a sturdy American lad
If eight instead of French or Belgian
)arentage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
JOTTINGs ABOUT THE
COUNTY
High School Teacher Resigns.

Stanhope Enterprise: Miss Dor
Othy Anderson has resigned her posi-
ton on the high school faculty to
take effect at once. AS the term is
almost complete her place will not
be filled, but probably supplied for
the rest of the school year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
FOrdSOn Tractors Here.

Hamilton is the second county in
Iowa to receive a car load of Fordson
tractors, which are to be sold without
profit. These tractors may be seen
in Webster City or at Jewell at the
Ford garages.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-13
TO DONATE LIBERTY BONDS
TO BUILD SCHOOL HOUSE

St. Paul, Mimi, May ia
school to be built with Liberty
Bonds is being planned by Rev.
]. Casey, pastor of st. Columbia's
church. The pastor is asking his
Pensioners to donate their lib
crty bonds toward fund to erect
a parochial school.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
Makes EGGS Tell Their Age.

A novel and rapid way whereby tC
determine the age Of an egg has been
developed by M. GrossfeId. French
investigator. He has supplemented
the usual method by one dependent on
specific gravity, notes the Boston
Transcript. The existing way wheFe-
by to determine the age Of eggs is BY
Gambling them and taking note of tas
mirage which forms about the yoik."
Mr.. Grossfeld has determined that spe-
clfic gravity Of normal eggs In the
way attributed to Archimedes, ant
there has been figured out the loss in
gravity. for each week Of keeping. For
quick inspection of qualities Of eggs.
he has devised a form of hydrometer.
The egg takes the place of the weight
ed bulb and the scale indicates the
specific gravity and at tn same time
the age Of the egg. A little cage has
been arranged to hold the egg and 10
capable of quick handling. Big eggs
and little eggs are subject to errors In
the readings, but with eggs In the VI
cinity Of IS grammes the indicatien y
Instant
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

Ournch tendeon
He turned the Turing camped
Piute
his family he could
The chief his head
smiths
the tribe He his days
had fed
the the
be
it's
in O
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

TO drive tank, handle the guns, and
sweep over the enemy trenches, takes
strong nerves, good rich blood, good
stomach, liver and kidneys. When the
time comes, the man with red blood In
his veins sis up and at it," He has iron
nerves for hardships-an interest In his
work grips him. That's the way you
feel when you have taken a blood and
nerve tonic, made up of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bark, and rolled into a sugar-coated
tablet and sold In sixty-cent walls by al
most all druggists for past fifty years
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. This tonic, In liquid or tablet form,
Is just what you need this spring to
give you vim, vigor and vitality. At the
flag end of a hard winter, no wonder
you feel rundown" blue, out of sorts.
Try this Medical Discovery" of DIR.
Pierce's. Don't wait To-day is the
day to begin! A little "pep," and you
laugh and live.
The best means to oil the machinery
of the body, put tone into the liver.
kidneys and circulatory system, is to
first practice a good housekeeping.
l know of nothing better as laxative
than vegetable pill made up of May
apple, leaves of aloe and jalap. This
is commonly sold by all druggists as
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
should be taken at least once a week to
clear the twenty-five feet of intestines.
You will thus clean the system-expel
the poisons and keep l0eH. Noto is
the time to clean house. Give yourself
q snrinn hnusn clna ninn A
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

looks 4 got a
he
to of the
bet he
verge ter 10 g ind a new street
the looking
the shoots
clock2
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

closed, but In Hubs ears there rang
the pleadings of thirsty patrons.
$50, thinks J." said Hub, "I'll try
to keep the place open If / can do 1t
without breaking the law. OF course,
you don't need no coal. After
few warm friends gets lik-
kered up pleasantly and call each 9TH
er some names 1t gets hotter'n you
expect.
well, I'm talking to Pete, the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

cordially exclaimed
"They wgwaggng
did much wasted in all fe? qued one
be accomplished they
knitting"
a
called meeting
order years.
The visitors declare it is their
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

shape.
"Not today" replied the saucy
one. ''It's too cold. But I'll be glad
to take a dip any time next summer"
The messenger was signalling to
a broker. The girl, who once lived in
a small town, thought of the old
swimming hole.
AS the girls entered, about 300
men-not including the messenger
boys, ranging in age from eighteen to
sixty-stretched their arms out with q
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

of
SIS three envelopes Hawaii
bought $15 tried In
Month month he held them the fixed
bit, contributed of the Hawaiian
Hawaiian
worthy interested his traced the
of
huneor vefcahon of its origin Incidentally he
of his find
a price the
he died after
auction
there the Red Cross another check
fol
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
StrateqY.

officer - Conscientious objections7
Rubbish. If you were to come home
and find your wife fighting a burglar,
wouldn't you interfere?
mo, sir! I'd leave the burglar to
his fate."-Life.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

rags, etc. The specialist who con-
Germs us is the man who reclaims old
postage stamps.
Came into a paper warehouse on
the philatelic junk hunters route one
day five long, green boxes that held
the 1S50-1S55 correspondence of de-
funct shipping firm. 1t was his luck
to get access to only one box-that of
1853. From it he cleaned a mass of
odd envelopes with stamps intact.
He had found original covers"
aS thav ora oollad I'm tho Stamn world
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

tories.
Their romance Is one of the
strangest that ever strayed out of the
jungles. Ten years ago circus
brought bronze giant from the Antip-
Odes to America as "Pantagall, the
wild cannibal." He devoured great
quantities of raw meat before curious
crowds, and life was one long, sweet
song.
But the circus went broke and
Pantagall, stranded on the Oregon
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
First Women to Visit New York Stock Exchange

NEW the bulls and bears
~
excited boy looked straight into the of one of
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
TAtGE55 from
Go GipllE(zS1
PantagaI and His Princess Live in San Francisco

AN FRANCISCOThey the heart of San Fran
~ a Indian
rtments md
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
Chcagoan's Device to Evade Garfeds Orders

HICAGo-Hub thirst palor in West
u
his Fuees Mondays rode
Ioar In thar salnnn rnen
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
Rare Find Of PhiIateIC Junk Hunter in Gotham

NEW YORK-Among
IN
reclaim metal articles
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07
FRECKLES
Now 10 the Tine to Get Rid Of These Ugly Spots

NO" IL the line 70 oet nlo OF ihese Ogy oPoU
There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the pre-
scription othine--double Strengths guar
anteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine--double
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little of IL night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. II is seldom that
more than one ounce Is needed TO completely
clear the skin and gain beautiful clear
complexion.
Be to ask for the double strength 9TH
ine as this is sold under guarantee OF money
back IL IL falls to remove freckles-Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

1t is estimated that 100000 horse
power could be obtained from Scot
lands waterfalls.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-03-07

After Fairy's wedding Carol natu-
rally felt lonely. They had been such
constant companions that the parting
was sorrowful for both. Carols
thoughts frequently dwelt on their
days of mischief in the old parsonage
before Prudence was married. remem-
bering especially one April fool joke
that was decidedly on the twins.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

The consumer already KNOWS the
product through the advertising and
has only to specify the brand name
when ordering, which can be done
as well by telephone az by person
al visit to the store.
Consider the advantage to the
grocer.
II means that the work OF putting
up orders may be distributed more
evenly through the day. II means
that II is not necessary to have Idle
clerks during large part OF the day
In order to have enough for the rush
hours which are always a feature of
the ordinary grocery store. 1t means
that these rush hours as well as the
idle hours are abolished to large
extent. 1t means fewer clerks are
necessary.
In short. the handling of adver-
tised brands OF food products means
simplified selling--filling ORDERS
with well-known and acceptable mer-
chandise instead of hlgh-pressure
selling.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
PINTO BEANS FOR ECONOMY

Hail to the Pinto Bean! With all
its gay colors II has been somewhat
overlooked. despite the fact that IL Is
two or three cents per pound lower
in price than the better known white
bean. and experts now announce that
II Is also more "beany" bean, yield
ing more food value To the consumer
than the more familiar varieties.
Calling attention TO beans rs Il
substitute for meat, the United
states Food Administration mentions
the comparative choapnesa aud excel
lence OF the variety known as the
Pinto or speckled bean. which Is
grown In tremendous quantities In
Colorado. Kansas and New Mexico.
and to a lesser extent In practically
all parts of the United States. Every
where these colored beans sell at
figures substantially under those for
white beans. and according to experts
they contain about five percent less
water than the familiar navy beans,
which are now In the luxury class.
incidentally. since the Pinto Bean
Is being extensively used In both
Army and Navy, the less nutritious
and more expensive white bean In In
danger or losing It's distinction as
the navy" bean.
In "A recent bulletin the Food Ad-
ministration announces that In cases
where retailers do not handle the
Pintos persons desiring to try them
are asked to write to the Bean Div
ision of the United States Food Ad-
ministration at Washington ID. c..
which Will furnish names OF shippers
and other information regarding the
raising and drying of these beans.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
STATE WINS IN LAND FRAUD
CASES.

A Salem dispatch In recent is
sue of the Portland Journal states
that the state has been successful In
the prosecution OF +. A. Hyde land
frand cases In the supreme court and
that In each case the court found for
the state.
The dispatch says In connection
with this decision:
Decision of the supreme court Is
great victory for the state and for
Attorney General Brown who took
up vigorous prosecution OF Hyde
cases after his predecessor, Attor-
ney General Crawford. had let them
drag In the courts for years In spite
OF the efforts OF former Governor
West who caused the suits to be in
stituted In the first place. to have
them pushed to final determination
This decision Is also expected to
have important bearing on Pacific
Livestock Company cases, which are
OF similar nature. and are now pend
ing In courts II is expected to quiet
for time all efforts that have been
made In the past by Governor Witty
combe and State Treasurer Kay to
have these cases dropped"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
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STATE TEACHERS MEETING.
tBy School Supt. Clark. }

tBy School Supt. Clark
In attempting to name the instuc-
tive things | heard while attending
the Oregon State Teachers Associa-
ton, would like to mention first the
sermon delivered by Rev. John H..
Boyd. pastor of the First presbyter-
ian Church on the "Unmasking Of
Germany" II proved so popular that
he was forced to give Il over and
over during the week. II was print
ed In the Sunday Oregonian Dec. gard
Is also on sale at j. X. Gills. Portland
The musical concert which took place
on the same day. In the Auditorium.
was considered the best Portland had
ever produced along that line, one
thing that pleased the people from
Burns who were present, was the
pleasure OF hearing George WILDER
Reed again, in For He Is Like A
Refiners Fire" also In Comfort
Ye." The rendition of the Messiah"
was traditional. the orchestra played
with fine effect. II will long be
remembered by many.
The town WAS alive with soldiers
and sailors, home for the holidays.
and we were fortunate In seeing
many of our own Harney County
Boys. they were all looking well aud
sent many tokens of rememberances
to the home folks.
The 27th brought the opening of
the meeting Supt. George A. Briscoe
President of the State Teachers
Association, secured for the meeting
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

! two OF the most noted lecturers In
the educational world, DR.. Richard
Burton, Head OF the English Depart
ment OF the University OF MINI;
delivered two addresses before the
general assembly, on "The Litera-
ture of the Great War" and the
other on "The Social and Education
al Significance of the Theatre" Or.
Burton is considered one OF the most
eloquent and scholarly educators In
the United States. The second speak
er Professor Frank M. Leavitt, of the
University OF Chicago. Professor
Leavitt Is one OF the foremost auth
critics in the field OF industrial edu-
cation, and largely responsible for
the movement which cultivated In
the Smlth-Hughes Law. His message
was of particular interest to the
teachers of oregon. as the Federal
Board has just approved the plans Of
Supt. of Public Instruction, j. A.
Churchill, Chairman OF the State
Vocational Board for carrying out
the provisions OF the SmithHughes
Law. This means that Oregon Will
receive $4,000 this year. from the
Federal Government for Vocational
Education.
The first day of the meeting was
taken up by the session OF the Repre-
sentative Council; there were ia
delegates present. Every County in
the State and every local teachers
Association was represented. The
Council received reports of standing
committees which had been at work
during the past year. One OF the
most important reports was from the
committee on Thrift" Campaign.
owing to the fact that Secretary Nc
Adoo is asking all the schools to join
him In the work. The Council
adopted resolutions, elected officers
and transacted all OF the business of
the Association. DR.. Sheldon OF the
University of Oregon was elected
President for the coming year Under
the reorganized constitution which
went into effect one year ago, the
State Teachers Association has come
to be one OF the most important con
ventions held In Oregon BY the
speakers from abroad the newest and
best from the educational world are
brought to. the teachers OF Oregon
and through the work OF the various
departments by round table discuss
ion and resolutions, policies were
adopted for advancing the work OF
the public schools for the current
year. II is estimated that not less
than 2000 teachers from over the
State were In attendance at the meet
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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
HOW ADVERTISING SINPLIFIES
TELEPHONE ORDERING

1t is a matter of ECONOMY for
the dealer to handle extensively ad-
vertised brands. Especially is this
so in food products.
Economy of time results from
what we have called CONSUMER
ACCEPTANCE or the. willingness of
the consumer to accept advertised
products without question. In as
busy a place as the ordinary grocery
store this is factor of decided i'm
portance.
A very definite way in which this
principle of consumer acceptance re-
suits in economy for the grocer Is
by increasing the amount of business
done by telephone. In many gro
ceries which feature advertised
brands, as much as rs per cent or so
per cent of their total business is
done by telephone.
This huge percentage is possible
ONLY because these stores handle
the product which people have come
to know through the advertising.
People can ask for the product
by the brand-name-the ADVER-
TISED name and know just what
they will receive.
1t is not necessary to go to the
store to see the article and receive
the salesman's assurance that 1t is
a quality product.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

In closing | want to mention the
splendid lectures given by Prof. Fos-
ter OF Reed College, who has been
abroad In England. Belgium and
France studying the conditions there.
As | was acting on the committee
OF re-education OF soldiers his talk
was of great interest to me.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12
ANIMAL ROLL CALL BAPTIST
CHURCH

The Times-Herald is Informed by
Rev. w. l.. Wilson that next Wednes-
day Jan, l6, is the annual roll call
at the Baptist Church. 1t will begin
with sermon at 10 o'clock a. M, by
the pastor and there will be dinner
served at noon with social time
Following during the afternoon. All
friends OF the church are welcome
and 1t Is hoped that people will avail
themselves of the invitation.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-12

All kinds of sewing at reasonable
priees'-Mrs, LENA Perry, residence
west part of town.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-07
Fur garments made and repaired at the Nome Tailoring Company.

Hart Humber, But Walsh, Char ile Fergerstrom and Miss Florence Earle, were passed at Isaak's Point on the first of the month. They were then heading toward Dime creek.
 The pole contract has been com pleted, the contractor Tom Evens, ass sted by Marion Dunn and John Bell are busy with three two horse teams hauling, and distributing the poles along the corduroy road route. It will probably take an- other six weeks to complete the dis tribution of same. The following six outfits have about 80 me0 em- ployed, between them, hoisting pay dirt to the surfs ce at Dime creek. Wallace Porter, John Olson, Scotty Black, Jack Tise and Ike Norberg, Lars Gundcrson, Valentine and Porter, GlassHer, Mass, Hager and Modini. There are many idle men at Dime, and the latest report is that it's a good camp at present for wage workers to keep away from