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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Minstrel Show given by Cast
From Old Second Iowa
Band Here Next
Week.
DURING EXPOSITION
Attraction at Opening Night
of the Agricultural
Exposition.

Arrangements have been completed
for the appearance Of the 163rd Depot
Brigade. minstrel show in Webster City
next week Wednesday evening the.
opening evening Of the Hamilton coun-
ty agricultural exposition. Sergeant w.
w. Vaugnaiux was in the city Satur-
day evening and made final arrange
ments for the appearance. Of the minis
trel company here.
The cast of this minstrel show has
been picked from the 163rd Depot Bri-
gade bandAthe old Second Iowa, led
by Lieut.. John v. Eppel. The band
wilr>be here all day to play at the ex-
position. There are now fifty-three
men in the organization. FOrty-fiye
take part in the minstrel, the, rest COM
posing the orchestra. The eight end
men appear in black face. The band
minstrel show has been given in
number of cities and has made big
hit wherever seen. Many specialities
are given during the program. The first
part is given over to the usual minstrel
program of jokes, songs, etc, and the
second part to specialities.
The show will be given in the arm
DRY and ought to attract a capacity
house.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Cass Township Briefs.

The +. O. w. club met last week
with Mrs. f. A. Wilder. A nice time
is reported.
Have you picked your seed corn:
Better get busy before the frost comes
Quite a few Cass people took in the
farmers picnic at Woodstock last We'd
nesday.
The c. w. B. M. of fhe Christian
church at Webster City met with Mrs.
Geo. Garth last Friday. A fine pro-
gram was rendered
u. Pringle has just completed new
coal sheds at the Pleasant Wood and
White Fox school houses.
u. S. Darnell returned from trip
to Minnesota last week.
About seventy-five men registered
in the new. draft at the White Fox
school house last Thursday.
Most everybody hereabouts went to
town Thursday evening to the big jol-
LITIGATION.
Sept. 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Hog Family From Hamilton
County Make Hit in
Wealthy Packer Set
in Chicago.
ARE RATED AT $1,000
Highest Priced Porkers Ev-
er Raised in This
]. County.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Hog are stepping
some. Oh. c. in this case stands for
Hamilton county,
Sixty members of this family took a
little jaunt to Chicago, arriving there
Saturday morning Before moving to
Chicago, the family all lived together
out on the H. B. Mckee farm just north
of this city. Among the hog tribe they
were real aristocrats, however, and up
ON their arrival in the Windy City they
became blue ribboners at once.
M In fact, the big packers, leaders of
the wealthy set in Chicago, took them
in without an instant's hesitation, rat
ing them at $20.S0, which was mighty
big showing when it is known that
the very highest rating of the hog tribe
in Chicago Saturday was $1,000.
You simply have-to take off your hat
to Hamilton county. When it comes to
raising porcine aristocrats we are there
and over. The hogs marketed by Mr..
Mckee Saturday brought the highest
price ever paid for Hamilton county
pork Oh the hoof.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Seed Corn Census of County
and State to be Taken
Sept. % by Cover
nor's Order.
BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Complete Returns in Each
District go to,
Governor.

County Agent w. F. LAGRANGE is
making arrangements for an extensive
campaign in Hamilton county, which
has for its object the early picking Of
seed corn. Upon September 2Sth.
Governor Harding will institute a seed
corn census over the entire state, which
will bring out the fact whether this has
been done.
The plan provides that every farm
bureau cooperator will see the farmers
in his school district and urge upon
each individual the necessity of not
only picking seed corn early but that
two years supply be picked at this
time y
Upon Sept. 2S when the same coop
orators fake seed corn census of their
districts, it will be revealed just how
far this course has been adopted. Com
;plete reports of the seed corn census
will be sent by each county agent to
Governor Harding. Both the name of
the farmer and the quantity of seed
corn stored will be tabulated for the
governors report, looking toward the
improvement of future crops.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Hunting Season OPENS.

The hunting season opened this
morning and among those of the Web
ster City men whb took advantage Of
the first day by going to Wall Lake to
hunt We're John G. Burns, G. a. Coon
rod. Aug. #. Mueller, ]. w. Schroeder,
Frank Malcolm, DR.. N. G. A. Berg, G.
H. Richeson, Mason Isham, N. M.
O'Conhor, II. r. Harvey, J. A. Dunkel,
c. H. Currie, Walter Wilson, w. w.
Pearce, V. l.. Clifton. Il. f. King, DR..
II. w. Lundell and Dr., w. w. Wyatt.
The county auditor is doing a land
Office business issuing licenses these
days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Buys Minnesota Farm.

w. T.. Pettingcr Of Liberty township,
who sold his farm Il short time ago, has
bought h quarter section only two miles
from Blue Earth, Mimi, and will move
onto it in the spring. He and Mrs. Pet
finger returned home from Minnesota
yesterday. Mr. =. says crops around
Blue Earth are fine and the country is
prosperous. Considerable land is chang
ing hands in that vicinity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16

: BY request of the war department at
Washington united war work cam
paign is to he conducted November II
to Is to raise $170.OO0.0OO for the work
l.of seven organizations aiding soldiers
lin the army camps. At a meeting of
representatives of these organizations
"a few days ago DR.. John II. Mott was
nchosen as director general for the
nationwide campaign.
81, John Mott was born at Postville.
Iowa, little more than fifty years
ago. He attended Upper Iowa Uni
versity for year. then went to Cor
nell New York; University, gradual
ing in 1883. He entered y. NJ. c. A.
work and was very sdon the leader OF
the student y. NJ. G. A. movement III
/; North America. He has made several
world tours and has spoken at the
leading colleges, and universities in
thirty-siX different countries. He has
J touched the lives of ,more university
men than any other living man. In
the last twenty years. he has again
and again Re ssls, Uttered the presidency,
in leading universities of this country.
He has declined these calls, believing
that the world Y. NJ. c. \. field gave
him bigger opportunity for service.
He knows leading men in educa-
tional, religious, and political life on
every continent. He is called to the
state department of Washington fire.
quently for conference on foreign rela-
tons He was member of President
Wilson's commission to Russia. He
was also on his commission to consider
Mexican conditions two years ago.
Dr. Mott, who is a world figure.
is to be in Des Moines on September
"a as the principal speaker at rally
of men from over the state in the in
terests of the united war work cam
paign. Aenumber of men from Hamil-
ton county are expected to attend the
rally
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Verne Cutler Hurt.

4 telegram to Harry o. Cutler brings
news of serious accident to his BROTH
er, Verne, at Pueblo, Colo. Verne is
the younger son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Cutler of this city. The telegram con-
tanned no information as to how it
happened, but stated that he was ser
iously injured in the stomach and bow
els and that the right pelvis bone was
broken. 1t is surmised that he was
working on building and fell. He is
at the Minneque hospital.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Hogging Down Pays More:

HOgging down corn is Just as good
a practice on the farm this year as in
any other year when corn prices were
cheaper.
in fact, it is better practice now
than ordinarily" is the way the mat
ter is put by John NJ. Evvard, of the
agricultural experiment station at
Ames. Its better because it costs so
umch more to husk corn now; there
is talk of charge of from to Il
cents for husking and the hogs can do
it much more cheaply and they will
do good job of it,"
Mr.. Evvard has made careful study
of hogging down corn for a good many
years and he has found that on hun
~lreds of farms in the state where the
practice is followed there is big saw
ing on every bushel of corn. Some years
ago that saving was found to average
nearly 8 cents per bushel on 14S
Iowa farms AT the present time, with
husking and marketing costs double
what they were some years ago, the
saving would be correspondingly larg-
err.
Swine do well when they hog down
corn, if they get supplemental feed,
which has either been grown in the
field with the corn or which is supplied
otherwise. Pork produced when the
hogs husk their own corn and get
supplement is produced more cheaply
per pound than by dry lot feeding.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
KNITTED Thirty.flye Sweaters.

Roland Record: Mrs. Tom Thorson
of this city has. probably knitted a
greater numbers of sweaters for the
soldier boys than any other individual
in this community. We have not been
advised of anyone else who has yet
knitted thirty-five sweaters as she
has done. She has no one in the serv-
ice, yet her heart is with the boys who
the fighting the battles for humanity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Son Wounded.

The overseas casualty list made pub
lie yesterday contained the name Of
Melvin B. Ingerbritson among those Sc
yerely wounded. He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Ingerbritson of Radcliffe
and is with the Rainbow division, He
was among the men who enlisted in
Webster City and was transferred to
the old Third Iowa, which became a
part of the 16Sth Infantry. No details
are at hand but he was probably
wounded while in action some two
weeks ago. 40 &A~E
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Weekly Paper Suspends.

The weekly paper at Huxley, the
New Era" has suspended publica-
ton, being compelled to quit because
of the increased costs of producing a
newspaper. There are Il large num-
Der of Iowa newspapers in the bone
yard now, many in the smaller towns
having been compelled to, give up the
ghost during the past year because of
war conditions And there will be
more to follow during the coming year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Move to Woodstock.

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Breitenkamp
and baby are moving to Woodstock. Mr..
Breitenkamp recently bought the drug
store in that town and the family will
make that place their permanent resi-
dence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Mrs. r.. p. Layne Low.

Mrs. r. p. Layne, who is seriously ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bas-
com Hnddlestun, is quite low. Her son,
w. 1. Layne of Edmunds, N. D., and
daughter, Mrs. G, w. Julian Of La
Moure, N. d., are at her bedside.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
John Melvin BUYS Farm.

John Melvin has bought the 100
acre farm a mile west and a. mile
north of Webster City owned by Chas.
Mitchell. He paid 235 an acre, a total
of $4,000. 1t is Mr.. Melvin,s, inten-
ton to move on it in the spring.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16

venson, Paul Nickerson, Willie Watson
in England, Floyd Heinick in France,
Ethel and Mabel w.
Glad to hear that you are all enjoy
ing the summer months.
Your son and brother,
Harold Wilkinson,
Co. y, 10th Inf, A. Il. +.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Purchases Fine Herd.

4 Chas. F. Brown has just purchased
the entire herd of pure bred Aberdeen
Angus cattle from S. J. Wheeler of
Boone to add to his already fine herd,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
No Frost.

There was no frost last night. The
government Thermometer ut the G. ID.
Carpenter home registered 40 above as
the coolest point last night. One night
last week it went to 81. The frost point
is 30 above.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
An Exciting Day.

This, the third day, was pretty eXcit-
ing in the afternoon as we saw the Ger
mans preparing for a counter attack.
Well, we dug little holes in the ground
so we could lie down and have prOtec-
ton for our heads, and then waited for
them to come on. We had called for
barrage and got it. Guess it mussed
I'D the Germans little, for we never
saw anything of them the rest of that
day. ] sure had busy day of it. The
company clerk and / and the company
runners and first sergeant always fol-
low the captain. Well, by the third
day all that was left was a lieutenant
and l for the captains group, so it
kept me mighty busy carrying messag-
es. l went through artillery fire which
was very heavy five times in three
hours and was about run out when
night came. Got a>little sleep and some
thing to eat that night, the first since
we had started out.
The fourth morning there weren't
many of us to start out, but we went
on Just the same The first kilometer
was easy going and then it began to
get hard going. We lost very heavily
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16

y . i .. + ( 4
this day but we, Jour company alone,
captured at least 800 prisoners besides
all those that we killed. That sure
was banner day for our company. We
reached our objective all right and held
it.
The fifth day we held our position
and that night were relieved by Scot
fish Highlanders, those fellows that
wear skirts and short stockings, the
Germans call them the ''she-devils."
This is the largest offensive ever pulled
off by the allies and by far the most
successful. The American soldiers are
right in the thick of it and have won
the praise and admiration of the
French people The boys all got lots
of Boche souvenirs including watches,
Luger pistols, rings, marks and many
other things. / had two Lugers, but
threw them away the third day, as
had to do so much running with mes
sages.
A Close CALI
The only souvenirs l have4eft are
combination spoon and fork and Ger
man machine gun bullet in the sole of
my shoe. was crossing wheat field
with message when ran into our left
flank and bunch Of Roche machine
guns. Well, one of thSm got pretty
close and stuck in the sole of my shoe
and just missed my little toe. The bull
let is still in the sole of my shoe. l
shall try and save the shoe for wary
relic. Almost forgot to tell you that
Shin got Il slight wound the first day.
1t was just scratch on his knee from
a piece of shrapnel. Some NOf the fell
lows came back-to the company today
from the hospital and they said Shin
was in a casual camp and would be
back to the company tomorrow all O..
X. Ralph was hauling wounded men
back to - from the front during our
drive. Stan was right in the front
wave in l company with our company
and he came out all o. X, SO we Will
liams boy are still safe and sound and
mighty thankful for it. Have Nseen
Stan several times lately but never
have seen Ralph since he left the com
pany, although other fellows in my,
have seen him. He was up
pretty close to here today but ! had no
to see him. Well, the Ger
mans are just as we thought they were,
towards through and through. They
will not stand up and fight like man,
but lie behind shelter till you get close
to them and then come out and '.holler"
for mercy, which we have about decid-
ed to do away with.
Prisoners Young.
Nearly an the prisoners we got We're
lads of Is and 10 years of age and were
plum scared to death, Have you heard
Of the Prussian guards? They are the
Germans best troops. One OF our dl-
visions ran into them and licked the tar
out of em, so you see we can whip the
best they got. The country we were
lighting in is the best in France, and
we'll worth putting up scrap for They
raise fine crops Of wheat and we got Il
good many fields where wheat had been
cut and shockgd BY Germans. Much
obliged to them.
Have been receiving lots of mail
lately. Got all of your letters. Receiv-
I'd letters from Aunt Olive, Casper Ed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
Daily Markets.
Furnished by E. w. Wagner + co.
Office In BOsscrt Bldg. Phone $40
IL. N. Sharpe, Manager.
AFTERNOON GRAIN LETTER.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Markets continue
to be ruled by bearish feeling in corn.
Otherwise oats continue to act firmly
on reports of fairly good cash sales.
Leading corn factor consists Of liberal
primary movement, which averages
around million bushels per week.
Primary corn receipts today are again
plentiful at 100000. Early break was
on general embargoes at Western
points, peace talk and decline of )
cents in cash prices. Cable news indi-
Gates that the allies have refused any
offers from Austria. Hogs have tOucl-
ed new high point today of 81 cents.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Hogs $1,000. Good hogs steady to sc
higher, others slow, big packers doing
little. Top S2O.95.
Cattle 10000. Market-best steers
strong to 25c higher. Top $3.50.
Sheep 10000. Market steady.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-16
CHICAGO CASH PRICES.

SOrn-
3 mixed $1.57 to $1.5S.
) mixed $1.4S to $1.5O.
> yellow $1.64 to $1.65.
3 yellow S1.5S to $1.61.
4 yellow $1.53 to $1.55.
) yellow $1.4S to $1.5O.
6 yellow $1.35 to $1.40.
. white $1.Sl.
3 white $1.7O to SIZE.
4 white $1.10 to sta.
) white SLIGO to $1.61.
6 white $1.45 to $1,5J.
Sample $1.O5 to $1.35.
Oats
. white re.
8 white 7Oa to 71ac.
4 white co. to Tic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-30

commissions Investigating sickness conditions among wage earners, with a view to health insurance leg islation. Pennsylvania has two com missions, one on old-age insurance and another on health insurance, while in Ohio a single commission Is studying both of these forms of so- cial insurance. Other states having legislative commissions at work on social health insurance, as the next step in the United States following workmen's compensation, include New Jersey, California, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Illinois.
 Many of our people are still go- ing cheerfully on with the social ideals and ideas of the past genera tion," recently wrote a former rep resentative of large manufacturing in- terests, now in the War Department. Unless we make very substantial progress along the line of health in surance, we shall find ourselves un- der very serious handicaps in world competition at the conclusion of the war;
 Prominent federal immigration of ficials declare that between two and three million people will leave Amer ica to return ito Europe as soon as passage on ocean steamships can be secured after the war This possi- bility has given rise to increased con- cern over protective measures that will conserve every ounce of available labor supply to keep American in dustry abreast of the coming de- mands upon it to aid in the recon l struction of stricken countries. During the war protective stand ards for labor won state and federal recognition as a sound basis upon which to secure increased output and l to maintain the fitness and efficiency of the industrial army. With the return of peace, the United States, in preparing for the coming tests of | economic self-reliance, is now called upon to adopt legislative projections for the workers, at least equal to the minimum projections extended to la
 Dor in allied countries, again our
 friendly rivals in the worlds mar ] kets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-30
|STATE CAMPAIGN OF EXPERIMENTATION PLANNED
 BY CONNECTICUT STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

suade n-English-Speaking persons fish language. There are 64,327 such persons in the state. The State Council of Defense expects every in dustrial plant employing foreign born labor to do its share, in the interests of united country and na- tional defense. To do this effective ly follow this schedule, which is sent you by the State Council of Defense through your local War Bureau. Co., ordinate your work with your local War Bureau, which is held respon sible by the State Council, which in turn is participating in the national campaign under the leadership of the Council of National Defense. Slogans the slogans:
 (a) English the language of this
 plant
 (b) Every man speak English"
 Americanization Director.-Ap- point an official, superintendent or foreman, to be charged with the duty of urging immigrant employees to at tend night schools, learn English, and get vocational training. Such official can check up attendance and act as a clearing-hous of information for employees and for teachers and prin- cipals.
 4 Pay Envelope Slips-Insert mo- ticeS, printed in foreign languages and describing evening school facilities, in the pay envelopes of foreign-born employees.
 Registration of Non- English Speaking Employes-Reglster and list all on-English-spea em- ployes for use of school officials and teachers.
 Enrolment for Evening School in PIant.-Ask school officials to enroll employees in the plant, whenever pos sible. (Factory enrolment is being carried on in Detroit with considera- ble success.)
 Plant Meetings.-Hold "plant meetitngs'' and invite school officials | teachers, and others to talk to em- | ployes on advantages of evening | schools.
 Plant PoIicies.-Adopt one of the following policies: (a) Give bonus for regular attend al7ca upon night schools; (b) Increase wages of immigrant en-
 ployes m Nking themselves more
 efficient by attending night school; (c) Give preference in making pro- motions to those increasing their efficiency by attending night schools. g. Write for material and sugges- tions to H. H. Wheaton, Direc- tor, Department of Anerican- ization, Connecticut State Council of Defense, Hartford Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-30

In advance of the peace conference, Chairman E. M. Hurley of the United States Shipping Board, now in Eu- rope, Is endeavoring to bring about an agreement among the great mari time nations for the standardization of wages and working conditions of seamen. Americas advanced laws and standards for the protection of seamen which include insurance benefits, will be urged for universal adoption.
 This announcement from Washing ton is being received with more than ordinary interest, as giving official significance to the movement in allied countries, growing out of the war, for international uniformity of legis- lation to safeguard the health and efficiency of workers.
 In the midst of the war several in- ternational labor conference have in- sisted that a number of protective labor standards be embodied in the peace treaty-a request formulated by representative workmep In France
 That all countries agree to estab- fish minimum standards of social in surance protection was prominently urged at these conferences and en- dorsed by labor representatives of all the principal European countries, it is pointed out in bulletin just issued by the American Association for La bor Legislation.
 The American labor movement" it states, recently submitted prelim- mary peace treaty proposals, includ- ing 'labor's bill of rights recognition of the basic eight-hour day and pro- hibition of child labor. Meanwhile more than thirty state and national labor organizations in this country have gone on record for more con- plete protection through the various forms of social insurance"
 The British worker, for example is already protected by workmens in. surance against industrial accidents invalidity, old age, unemployment and sickness, while the American worker is as yet only partially cover. ed by industrial accident insurance.
 State Commissions at Work.
 Several states now have off1cia