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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mrs. W. o. Nelson and Mrs. Fran
els Morgan, who have been with Mrs.
Nelson's daughter, Mrs. Roy Rhea,
who has been quite i'll at her home
in Dalhart, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Rhea's condition is much better
at this time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Miss Edith Jackson of Lubbock,
Texas, who has been visiting her sis
ter in Tyrone, came yesterday to
visit Miss Eunice Fincher east of the
city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Miss Myrtle Brewer is employed as
stenographer in Atty. G. W. Sawyer's
office.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

H. F. Bennyhoff, who has been a
bookkeeper at the First National
Bank for several months, left for his
home in Illinois Sunday where he will
remain until called for training.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mrs. Harvey Spencer went to
Camp Funston the last of the week
for visit with Mr.. Spencer who is
in training there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mrs. Hannah Brandenstein, who
has spent few weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. A. L. Roher and family west
of the city, returned to her home in
Hutchinson Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Nelson and Mr..
and Mrs. L. S. Hobbs of Gray were
shopping in the city Monday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Woods and son,
Jerome, and Miss Rose George were
in Hansford yesterday looking after
business matters.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Wooten return
ed from Pratt and vicinity Monday
where they spent the summer, as Mr..
Wooten had charge of a thresher
there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Rev. A. M. Wilkinson went to
Burns, Kansas, yesterday to conduct
the funeral of a member of his for
mer congregation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Miss Carrie Edison entertained a
few friends at dinner party last
Friday evening, honoring Dave Mitch
ell of Dodge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

W. z. Summerfeld came from
Clarkshill, Indiana, the first of the
week to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Summerfeld near the
city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Miss Luella Brightup and Brother,
Floyd, of near Ematon, were callers
in the city one evening the last of
week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mrs. E. S. Kennedy and children,
who have been spending few days
in the city transacting business, re-
turned to their home in Arkalon Sat
urday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Mrs. E. E. Manney and baby, Dor
othy, spent the week in Bucklin, Ford
and Dodge City, visiting friends and
looking after some business matters.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-15

Frank G. Boles left for st. Louis
Sunday to purchase the fall stock
of dry goods for the Boles store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Walnut Logs Wanted.

Farmers and land owners having
walnut timber that will produce logs
from to 16 feet long and II inches
or over in diameter are urged to get in
touch with me at once. l will be glad
to drive out and look at the timber and
suggest how it can be cut to best ad-
vantage. Am acting for a Des Moines
saw mill and they are prepared to buy
any amount of walnut logs at from
$3.50 to $500 hundred log feet, de-
pending on the diameter of the logs.
Won't you sell your walnut timber as
the government needs it TO gun stocks
and airplane propellers rrd needs it
badly. Call or phone me. Murray
McMurray. 1Od1f1-13d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
August Army Calls Light.

Despite the announcement OF the
war department that as many select
men will be called in August as were
called in July, Hamilton county will
not, be called upon to furnish anywhere
near as many this month as last So
says County Auditor Peterson, who is
a member of the local registration
board.
In July this county furnished 2S0
men. The calls for this month thus
far total only Is and Mr.. Peterson does
not believe it possible that the total
for the month will run much above
thirty.
His reason for this opinion is that
the state of Iowa was unusually hard
bit in July and that it will not be near
ly so hard hit this month"; The latest
call out in this state is for 500 men
August rs, which will not take over
five or six out of here: And after that
date, but five days remain in the
month.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Miss Hester Hufi May 20 to France.

Mrs. J. B. Huff received brief
line from her daughter, Miss Hester,
who is travelling with a chautauqua
company, this morning, in which,
among other things, she says:
II know this is not my regular
letter day, but l have some news for
you. This morning, early, DR.. Clark
(our lecturer) got telegram from
Mr.. Radcliffe, the man at the head
of the Radcliffe Chautauqua system,
under which We are working. He ask
ed If the first day people, meaning
our company, would leave February
first for France to do chautauqua
camp work. Our season is not up
until December first, so l will not be
home until Christmas, l expect. We
get a vacation from December first
until February first, at which time
Mr. Radcliffe wants us to go to
France. It's chance in hundred
for us, and wonderful offer. If we
do go we shall be abroad only three
months"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
DR.. Jones State Field Director.

DR.. Effie McCollum Jones, after a
conference with Mrs. w. w. Marsh
of Waterloo, has accepted the APP
pointment of state field director of
the women's committee for the fourth
Liberty Loan, Mrs! Marsh having
again yielded to the requests of those
people higher up and taken the state
Craftsmanship OF the women's Loan
committee.
DR.. Jones' duties will include the
organization of every county in the
state before the loan date of Septem-
Der % arrives, and is much more
exacting appointment than that of
craftsmanship of the state speakers
committee, which she held during
the last loan drive. In view of the
doctors activities in the field for the
next loan, st. Paul's Universalist
church, of which she is pastor, has
granted her a vacation during the
rest of August There will be no
preaching service or Sunday school
until September.
Her acceptance of the commission
bespeaks success in the interest ar
oused in the new loan campaign. AS
a speaker, organizer and educator of
most unusual capabilities, DR.. Jones
is widely known and appreciated.
Her unlimited enthusiasm and tire
less energy have proved the mainstay
OF many public movements, past and
present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Social For Red Cross,

A patriotic program was given at the
Cass Center church, northeast of Web
ster City, Wednesday evening, follow
ed by an ice cream social. A free will
offering for the Red Cross was taken
at the close of the entertainment
which netted $55.27 as benefit fund.
A very large crowd was in attend
trict and enjoyed the numbers present
ed by the children and young people
of the vicinity, who did especially well.
The social hour following the entain-
ment also proved enjoyable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
No More Free Newspapers.

AS "a means of conserving newspa-
per print, the postoffice department
at Washington has ordered publish
ers to discontinue the practice OF
sending free papers to reading rooms
hospitals, libraries, etc. Newspapers
are also forbidden to send papers
free to any friends or relatives of the
publishers, and the free exchange
privilege heretofore existing among
the fraternity are ordered discontin-
ued. In the future everybody must
pay for his newspaper. That the new
ruling will save an unusually large
amount of print paper is evident.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Cost Uncle Sam Nothing Here.

Disbursing Officer Roy Smell OF
Des Moines has announced that the
total disbursements for draft expen-
ses during July amounted to $685.
26. None of this sum, however, was
expended for clerical help anu other
necessary expenses.
In Hamilton county, however, the
local board and the county attorney,
together with their Office forces,
serve without expense. 'rhe local
board is allowed to make charge OF
ten cents for each registrant, but
this has never been done here. Cler-
ical help and the time of the men,
bers of the board are donated to the
state and to Uncle Sam. Tney con-
slider it their patriotic duty.
In June the disbursements in Iowa
amounted to $13,52135 and in May
they were $14,340.55.
A bill is now pending in congress
which may be passed before August
Is, fixing payment of draft board
members on a different basis. 1t
may be made retroactive.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
than it takes to terl it. / have seen

than it takes to tell it. / have seen
fog, but the cloud Of gas that rolled
down that valley on it's destructive
journey was the densest cloud that l
have ever seen. The gas came so fast
and was so thick that We lost sever
al men before they had time to get
their masks on. We sent over hun
dred to the hospital, but they are
gradually coming back to US.
A couple of nights after that an
other gas attack came, but was fol-
lowed by raid by fifty of the best
from the German battalion opposite
us. They came into one of our posts
held by twenty men, thinking that
they could soon overpower them, but
soon learned differently. For within
ten minutes they went back, leaving
nine dead and four wounded. Later
reports from other prisoners show
over forty killed in their lines, SO the
raid was not very profitable.
Another raid was tried on us by
fifty or sixty Germans who came up
to one of our posts with cries of
'Kamerad,' as if they wanted to sur
render, but when told to come in one
at time tried to rush the post. They
had no luck, though, for our auto
matte rifles are very effective and
over half OF them were Killed or
wounded.
Last night they tried to scare us
by Smelling the town that we are in
with gas and high explosive shells.
They evidently knew of the coming
relief and tried to give us a parting
reception.
l understood that the people of
Webster City had subscribed for sew
eral magazines for the fellows over
here, but so far we have received
none. Some Of them reached us at
Camp Mills, but if they are sent over
here, they are taken from the mails
before they reach us. The X. Of c.
have furnished us with some, but
reading material is very scarce. The
Chicago Tribune came for some time,
but as it always arrived from two to
five days late, was not very satisfac-
tory.
Must stop now and get to work
Would appreciate a letter from you
With best regards to you and Mrs.
Bermenn.
Sgt r. W. Beebe,
HQs. LIST Bn., 16Sth Inf
American E. F.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Proposal for Erection Of School
House.

Notice is hereby given that the pro-
posal for the erection of school
house in Dist. No. 2, in Clear Lake
township, in Hamilton county, Iowa,
will be received by the undersigned
for which plans and specifications
may be seen at the county superin-
tendent's office, or at Stanhope State
Bank, Stanhope, Iowa, until l o'clock
p. m. August 16, 1918. The board Of
directors meets at Lake Center school
house August II, 1918, at 1 o'clock p.
NJ, at which time the contract will be
let to the lowest responsible bidder.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
~ N. N. Fardal, Secy.
July 70, 1918. 7-15f4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
w. G. McAdOO Invited to Come.

The Webster City Chamber Of Com
merce, through it's secretary, ]. c.
Want HUI, this morning sent letter
to VIM. G.. McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury at Washington, D. c., inyit-
ing him to include this city on any
speaking tour he may make through
this territory during the fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign. The letter fol-
lows:
Hon. VIM. G. McAdoo, Secretary OF
the Treasury, Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr.. McAdoo: Newspaper ad-
vices to the effect that the condition
of your throat would probably pre-
clude your touring the country in be-
half of the fourth Liberty Loan, and
that the president would probably
take your place in that campaign
caused us a few days ago to wire
and write President Wilson an inyi-
tation to include our city and county
in his itinerary.
We now note, however, and are
mighty glad to see, that the rest gain
ed on your recent vacation has again
placed you in your usual fighting
trim, and since it is likely that you
vii! again undertake the fourth Lib
erty Loan tour, We most cordially in
vite and respectfully urge you, if at
all possible, to place us on your cal
endar of speaking dates.
We had the pleasure, after the con-
clusion of the third Liberty Loan, OF
sending you copy of the Chicago
Banker" of May 4th, containing a de-
tailed account of the Hamilton coun-
| ty campaign, and commencing it most
highly. Possibly under these circum-
stances, you may feel that your pres
ence here is not needed. / beg to
submit, however, that you will speak
to much greater proportion of act
ual subscribers in city like ours,
than you could reach in the large cit
les, for the reason that all the peo-
pie of Hamilton county will assemble
here for the purpose of hearing and
seeing you. We do not, of course, ex-
pect you to devote a great deal OF
time to our community, but if you
could arrange to route your train
through here, and give us a Is or 20
minute talk from the rear of your
car, we feel certain that We can give
you an audience such as you will find
in few localities.
Thanking you for an early consid-
Grafton Of this invitation, we remain,
Very respectfully yours,
Webster City Chamber of Commerce
and Hamilton County Liberty Loan
Committees.
BY J. C. Want HUI, Secretary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
CLAIMS |
/ WILLIAMS FARMER
Howard Welty, Resident Of This
County for Fifteen Years, Dies
at Mercy Hospital

Howard Welty, a well-known and
greatly respected farmer of near Will
liams, passed away late Thursday
afternoon at Mercy hospital in this
city, his sudden death resulting from
peritonitis. Beside the wife, five
children, two sons and three daugh-
tiers, are left to mourn the passing OF
a beloved husband and father.
Mr.. Welty was born in Illinois
May 10, 1866, and came to Iowa fif-
teen years ago. The family has since
resided on the farm five miles from
Williams.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
CAPT GALLOWAY GETS
CALL TO CAMP CUSTER
Another Webster City Physician Call
ed to Report for Service With the
Army.

DR.. M. B. Galloway, who recently
enlist for medical service in the
army and given commission as
captain, has been called to report in
two weeks at Camp Custer.
Camp Custer is located near Battle
Creek, Michigan. The doctor is now
closing up his affairs here in order to
be in readiness to answer his call
promptly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Ice Famine ut Leiigll.

Lehigh Argus: An ice famine is on
in Lehigh. While there was an unus-
ually heavy harvest of ice last winter
the delivery Of ice to the consumers
about town was cut off the first of the
month and, outside of the large users
of ice, restaurants, meat markets, ETC.,
the general public is doing without. 1t
is working real hardship on many
homes, but the demand this year was
greater than the supply and the local
consumer will have to make the best
of bad situation.
Interpretations containing SIS.
Return to this Office. f1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12

The Iowa State fair is better fitted
and equipped to support Uncle Sans
silo-building campaign than any other
fair in the country. Where other fairs
show only sections of silos the Iowa
fair shows something like twenty silos
of different kinds complete from foun'
dation to roof peak, consequently it Is
the best place in all the Middle West
to get exact information of silo mate
rails and silo construction.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Girl Apprehended.

Miss Josephine Mitchell, recently
charged with forging checks in this
city and with robbing the d. A. Barnes
home where she roomed while the
family was away, has been arrested in
Davenport. Deputy Sheriff ]. E. Clark
went there for her Saturday and
she will be given hearing here this
week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12

For several reasons the implement
and tractor show mt the coming Iowa
State fair promises to exceed any
thing of the kind ever seen in Iowa
Remember the dates, August 21-3c.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12

Vern Moody, employed in the Olym-
pia Candy kitchen, broke the large
bone in his right arm recently while
cranking the delivery car.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl s. Cleveland have
rented the 1. w. Hyatt cottage on
north Des Moines street and will move
into 1t soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
Webster City Boys Wounded.


Five times in as many days has Web
ster City found the name of one of her
soldier sons mentioned in the daily
casualty lists. The fifth, appearing to-
day, is Private Lloyd v. Johnson, son
of Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, 30S First
street, who was severely wounded in
action on the eth day of July.
A message to this effect was convey
ed in a telegram sent by the war de-
partment to his mother Saturday after
noon.
Private Johnson, just lad, and
we'll known among the younger boys
of the town, heard the call of his
country more than year ago. He
enlisted in Company c, of the old
Second Iowa, was encamped with the
company at the old fair grounds for
time, and later transferred to the
16Sth infantry, which makes up a
portion of the famous Rainbow" di-
vision in France.
One feature Of the telegram bears
on the general fighting, in as much
as the date of the action in which he
received his wounds is July u. All
other casualties reported have been
received in fighting July Is. This may
indicate that complete casualty lists
have been sent out resulting from
the first major American offensive
directed against the Germans on the
Marine front.
The shadow of the great war has
crossed the threshold of another
home in Webster City. Sam Swea-
zey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Sweazey of this city, is among the
Americans slightly wounded in the
last great battle on the west front.
This news was received Thursday by
the parents from the boy himself.
Mr.. Sweazey said he had been
wounded in the arm and was in a
base hospital somewhere in France,
and did not know how soon he could
rejoin his company. He is a mem
Der of Company C, 16Sth Infantry,
having been former Company c mem
Der of the old Second Iowa. He was
among the first to enlist when the
call was made to fill the ranks, and
was among those transferred to the
old Third Iowa for immediate SER
vice in France.
1t is indicated that the war depart
ment's casualty lists to date have
contained only names of those kill
ed in action, wounded severely,
and those wounded, degree undeter-
mined, no reports having been made
of the slightly wounded. This city's
honor roll now numbers four-two
seriously wounded and two slightly
wounded
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
80 onoo . . . .
SANE OLD PRICE OF ADMIs-
SION.

with prices for service and
commOdities of all kinds con-
steatly soaring higher and high
er the fair-SOing public will be
nleased TO learn that there will
Sc NO advance In the prices OF
nhnnlssien to the Iowa State fair.
thor aaults the price of admfssion
SvfaD BE 50 cents; for children be-
fvveen eight and twelve years, 70
eeate, general admission after
esc3ock ,. ~, - cents. And It
! marht BE added that nowhere
go en- enc get 90 mach practf-
q anntructfon and % much en-
Iertannmeat for the money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-08-12
A Hundred and One Other Features
of Educational Value

Dairy Exhibits-Cow Test Observation-Disclosures and
Mining Exhbits-Highways Exhibts-state Institutions
Exhibits = Industrial Exhibits Mercantile Exhibits
School Exhibts-Colege Exhbits-Baby Health Contests
Boys Judging Contests-Boys Baby Beef Contest
Boys and Girls Pig Club Contests-Sheep Shearing Con-
tests etc. ETC., etc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-01
soclAl,l,sla IS ,uxr

Professor Heron. whose marital
exploit marieed matrimonial nile
stone insIowa some years ago when his
vile divorced him by request that he
might marry Mr.. Carrie Rand !, an
instancs Of socialism do luxe and its
coTporeM and financial advantages.
Tho VIII Of the late Mrs. Rand Herron
leaves the object OF her peculiarly
affectionate disposition $2oo.ooo ana q
hne italian villa.
Is Heron was 4 socialist Of the liter
airy type. a reservoir of the socialist
Jingle. Carrie Rand n,a1ntained some
sort Of an institute which was called
the Rand School Of Socialism at Burl-
inston where she had inherited a large
sum from her father who made It In
the denudation Of the forests Of wis
consin and Mtchigan. The school thus
was financed by the cash accumulated
by what a real socialist would refer to
as zone qf tho robbst barons Of com
merce and industry" She met ana saw
Heron and he conquered. An arranee-
ment was made by which the Mrs.
Heron then encumbering the hopes
and purposes Of the twain was paid
of with q trust fund and HERON
divorced that the arrangement between
him and Carrie Rand might be som.
pleted. The first Mrs. A.. made a good
bargain and delivered the goods. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-01
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLrowN IOWA AUGUST / 1915

consin to Beef Slough. fumbertacks
picturesque in their red macknaws
who fed on beans and sowbelly thru
the long and arduous toll Of the bitter
winters and found 25-cent lodging
house to sleep In when they came out
VI the woods, who RATED the acres OF
logs and lumber down the big river
In wet and cold and danger "despoiling
themselves of their God given birth
right"--as- the professor would put 1t
- to make life for n mouthy socialist
one long holiday under the blue italian
skies.
Eut at that 1t was less foolish and
mistaken Of those French Canadians,
those lumberjaoks and river hogs"
and white awater men, than for an in
telligent Iowa farmer to pay s16 to
assist fewtmen with laxative fow OF
language to buy automobiles and live
like kings, socialists de luxe.
Socialism de luxe Is a good graft
as the shtllabers for the fake auction
would say.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-01
Billy Bunny and His Friends

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