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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06

"What can farmer boy do to help
win the WARP" is the theme OF FLOYD
Krichel, living near Keokuk, that won
for him trip to the annual state fair
lin Dies Moines next August. His
point. of view was written for state
/ wide contest. Floyd is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Krichel, living on
the Middle road.
The Gate City has asked him for
COPY of his essay, which tells what
the boy on the farm can do for the
nation in times like these.
This is what he has written:
We are engaged in a great world
| war that has hung in balance the
| liberties and lives of great and pros
porous nations. / will endeavor TO
| tell you what farmer boy can % 10
| help our nation bring down our
side of the balance so far as TO en-
tirely upset those ereat powers thai
have threatened to over-balance US.
Save Money.
The farmer boy can help by using
his money to the best advantage. 10
illustrate and prove this, suppose 4
farmer boy has $50 in the bank he
BUYS three little pigs and enough
feed to start them out. $50 will not
feed three pigs until fat and pay for
them besides, so his father LENDS
him the required amount. The boy
also rents a spare acre and plants y
into corn with which he fattens his
hogs.
He then sells his hogs for good
orice. paws back his father and get
back his $50 with a little profit.
Some say he would lose money on
them. A certain farmer in Missouri
had sixty pigs which he fattened. he
said that he lost money on them.
Probably he didn't use the best
methods for feeding, wasted some
feed or used too much. But, didn
this man do a great thing foi MS
country by helping to solve the 1000
problem?
sixty hogs will we'll supply sixty
soldiers with meat for one yea1.
An Argument.
We will suppose that this boy |
used very efficient methods and made
some profits. Three hogs will sup
NV three soldiers with meat for one
wear. Didn't this boy do more for /
the government by raising three hogs
than by buying $50 worth of Liberty
bonds?
A farmer boy may raise mo-o or
less than three hogs. He may raise
chickens, ducks, a steer or two, o.
whatever he can. He may maze Wote
money than he can invest in stock or
chickens with which he may buy Lib
erty bonds or thrift stamps and help +
very much.
1t takes no explanation 10 show
that every thing on this earth de-
ponds upon agriculture, and that
agriculture depends upon the farmers.
If the farmers fail, everything and
everybody will fail in business and
life. The farmers, therefore, are I'M
Ter a great responsibility.
The farmers boys can help in this
war by placing themselves in a posi-
ion to help stand this great re
BY gaining new ideas,
when offered to them, by carrying out
heir assigned tasks to the smallest
letails, by not doing careless work.
md by taking great pains to see that
heir work brings the best results, Ia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
Writes What Farmer Boy
Can Do TO Help Win the War

they will place themselves in such
position. 1t is for the good of the boy
as well as for the good of the father
that these things be done, so he
should be perfectly willing to do his
duty.
Must Not Tire.
It is the farmer boys duty also to
not grow tired of the work on the
farm. If he should go to the city,
there would be one less that pro-
duces food and one more that con-
sumes food. It has been said that
the war would be won on an econ
omical and agricultural basis. 1t
would be great benefit, therefore,
for our country, if the boy practices
agriculture until the war is over at
least
If a boy stays on the farm and does
things, he must work with efficiency.
He must use efficient methods. Sup
pose that a boy wanting seed corn,
for spring planting, went to the crib,
picked out some fairly good looking
ears, shelled them, dumped the she'll
ed corn in the planter and set to
work. When the corn came up,
there would be only a half stand,
we will suppose, and hours of time
were spent in replanting. Would this
be using efficient methods?
Care for Seed.
If this boy would have properly
cared for the seed corn over winter
and properly tested it before plant
ing, all of it would have grown, and
hours Of time would have been saw
ed. Not only the time it took to re-
plant would be saved, but time would
be saved in blowing, for all the corn
would be the same height. By do
ing the proper things, that is by using
efficient methods. he will work with
efficiency, the result OF which would
be, gain of time. money, and crops |
which mean food for the U. S.
Efficiency may not only be used in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
Remains Of Clarence r. Read
Found on Burlington Right
of-Way Early This
Morning.
HAD GONE TO BEACH
Young Man Expected to be
Called in Next Draft, Cheer
full on Leaving House
Police Investigate.

Clarence R. Read, a window trim
mer, living at COL High street, was
killed some time between 8 p. m
Wednesday and o'clock this morning
| by a Burlington railroad train. Pieces
! of his body were strewn for hundred
yards along the right-of-way short
distance below the Moose bathing
beach. Read was twenty-six years OF
age.
When Jimmie Kern, laborer at the
dry dock, was returning to his home
! near the foot of Anschutz hill after a
nights work, he discovered the foot of
man lying at the side of the rails.
Proceeding little farther he saw
the head of a man, entirely severed
from the trunk. Other parts of body
and entrails chung to the steel or
were found in cinders and weeds.
Police Investigate.
i, Kern at once notified the police
and William Brennan, day officer,
made the investigation.
Details of how Read was struck by
the train are lacking. At his board
ing house, that of c. e. King on High
street, it was said that Read left for
the bathing beach shortly after eight
o'clock last night. He was In good
spirits and spoke to other diners at
the evening meal about the swim he
was going to have.
When he left the house Read was
alone and dressed in business suit.
Shoes Were of.
Police advance the opinion that he
had gone to the track and sat down to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
Coal Storage
Suggestions

Lee county's fuel administration
has received from the state fuel ad
ministrator some hints about the
shortage of coal.
They are reproduced today for in
terest and edification of readers
Here are the storage suggestions:
Do not pile Iowa screened lump
coal over eight feet high. Coal
which contains much dust or fine
particles. should not be piled over
four or five feet high. Iowa steam
coal should be piled in small piles
not over three or four feet in height,
which can be readily moved in case
of spontaneous heating.
Store larger size Of coal than is
| to be used, if possible. The loss due
| is done. The larger sizes of coal are
also less liable to take fire spon-
taneously.
Keep out dust as much as possible,
by storing only screened coal, and by
careful handling in piling.
In piling coal, see that the Jumps
and fine coal are distributed evenly
throughout the pile.
Do not store near external sources
of heat, such as boilers, ETC., as many
cases of spontaneous combustion
have been traced to such sources.
Avoid alternate wetting and dry.
ing. Coal stored under cover should
be dry when stored
If coal is stored in sheds, they
should be rain and wind tight; other
wise nothing is gained over storage
in the open.
Do not ventilate coal piles with
pipes and flues which may do more
harm than good.
If coal pile shows signs of heat
ing, spread out the entire pile so
that it can cool off. Coal which has
been stored six weeks or more, II
cooled off and replied will seldom
heat again.
Storage under water will prevent
stacking to a large extent, and will
prevent any losses due to fire Many
engineers believe that storage under
water is the only practical way of
storing Iowa steam coal.
The losses due to spontaneous COM
bustion are often not confined to the |
coal pile, as records show many dis
fires from this cause. Ordin- |
arily it is difficult to put out a fire in |
a coal pile with witer from a hose, as
a crust forms over the fire so that |
the water cannot reach it and it is
usually necessary to remove the coal
from around the burning part before
the fire can be put out. If coal /
pile catches fire, the entire pile |
should be spread out to cool off.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot.Ea.e, the antieeptic powder 10 be
shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot
bath. The Plattsburg Camp Manual advises men
IN training to use Foot-Ease in their shoes each
morning. 1t prevents blisters and sore spots and
relieves painful, swollen, emarting feet and fakes
the sting out OF corns and bunions. A certain
relief for sweating, cnllous, tired, aching feet.
Always use Aliens Foot.Ease to break in new
shoes. Sold everywhere, Csc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
WINDOW TRIMMER CUT To
PIECES BY NIGHT TRAIN

| rest as his shoes were off and lying
| far apart when found
Read was feeling indisposed, We'd
nesday and telephoned N. S. Lowitz,
his employer that he would not be
down for work. He remained at home
nearly all day. In the afternoon he
went to the river, it was said by sec
ton hands who saw him and stayed
for a time swimming. Then he went
out for another dip last night.
Letter From Parents.
In his coat pocket, found near the
place where Read was killed, was a
letter from his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Read of Franklin, Ill. The
father is rural letter carrier out of
Franklin and the son came from there
to Keokuk about three years ago. He
had been making his home with the
Kings since coming to the city.
Read has two brothers.
He expected to be called into mill
tary service in the next Lee county
draft and had often joked with his
friends about what fine looking
soldier he would make.
Believe II an Accident.
Police scout the idea OF foul play
and believe that while Read was sit
ting on the railroad track, train bore
down upon him without his noticing
it.
Read was secretary Of the Trinity
club of the Trinity Methodist church
and took an active part in religious
work
Coroner Walt Clements was ex-
.pected to arrive in the city today to
conduct an inquest. The remains of
the body were taken to the Pearson,
Vaughan & HoIbrook undertaking par
lors.
Head Struck First.
DR.. H. A. Kinnaman, physician to
the Burlington railroad, made an IN
vestigation of Reads tragic death.
The man, he said, was apparently
struck in the head first by the pilot OF
the locomotive, as his brains had been
knocked out 1t was evident that
Read had been sitting on the track
and not standing
AS Read left the beach, it is believ-
ed he walked through to the tracks
Instead of following the road. Kali
road officials said a passenger train
which runs to st. Louis shortly after
midnight was probably the one that
killed Read.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
Mine Field Discovered.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LEWES, Del, June "a perfect.
ly laid mine field at the mouth of Della
ware bay has been torn to pieces by
United States mine sweepers.
In an unusually short time the
navy scouts exploded two mines
planted by u boats at the entrance to
the port of Philadelphia and brought
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06

eight others to the naval station here
The sweepers are still out, carefully
combing the bay and it's approaches
The mine field lies right at the
mouth of Delaware bay just beyond
the breakwater and directly in the
path of outgoing ships.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06

A company in Anaheim, Cal, Is
preparing to plant $4,000 acres OF
beans One-fifth of the acreage win
be devoted to black-eye beans and
the rest to linas.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1918.
LESS MEATS AND SWEETS.

Sugar bowls are being discarded in
hotels and restaurants in an endeavOr
to stop the waste of that article. In
some places a spoonful placed in a
small envelope is served when asked
for. Of course people who are used
to sugar in their tea or coffee will feel
the stint, but really either tea or COT
fee without sweetening carries the
true taste and flavor if one gets used
to it, and now is an opportune time to
try.
The food regulations also prohibit
the excessive use of beef either in hO-
tells, restaurants or private houses,
limiting the latter to IA pounds of
clear beef week to each member of
the family, or 11a pound of beef with
bone. Pork it is said is becoming more
plentiful and from it many palatable
meat dishes can be made. The con-
slant use of beefsteak and roasts is
not conducive to good health or
longevity of those who do not per-
form heavy physical labor, and this
meat restriction will be in line with
good health rules. Besides there is
plenty of Goldfish, smoked fish, salt
fish and canned fish to supply the av-
erage family in the place of meat, not
to mention mutton.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
HELP THE FARMER.

A suggestion has been made by a
farmer near Watertown while discus
sing the shortage of farm labor that
one way in which adequate help might
be secured would be the closing of
business places in the cities and vii
lagos for period of five days and al
low the clerks to help in harvesting
the crops. A call for help has been
sent out by the state Council of De-
Tense asking that as many people In
the business places and factories as
can be spared be placed at the dispos-
al of the farmers, and pledge cards to
that effect are now being circulated.
There is no question but what extra
help will be needed to harvest the
growing crops. Everyone who can be
spared or is able to do manual labor
should respond to the call as a pa
triotic duty. While many will be
strangers to this line of employment
they can be taught within a day and
if they continue employment five days
a week Or more will be of great bene-
fit to the farmer.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
Legal Notice
First pub. Wed. June 19-4t

First pub. We'd June 19-4t
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson County-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of Will
liam Scherer, late of the town of Wa
tertown, in said county. Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the time
for creditors to present to said court
for allowance claims or demands
against said deceased is limited to
four months from the nineteenth day
of June, A. ID. 1918 and that said court
will receive claims and demands pre-
scented against said deceased at the
court house in the city of Jefferson In
said county, on any day before the ex-
piration of said four months: and
that the said court will examine and
adjust such claims and demands at
term thereof to be held at the city
hall in the city of WatertOwn on the
sixth day of November, 1918, at the
opening of court on said day, or as
soon thereafter as the parties can be
heard
Dated this 18th day of June, A. D.
1918. By the Court:
r. B. Kirkland,
County Judge.
John G. Conway, Attorney.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
SCHOOL CLOSING EXERCISES
AT ST. MARKS THURSDAY

st. Marks school graduating exer
cises will be held on Thursday even
ing at o'clock in the school. Eight
graduates will receive diplomas pre-
scented by the Rev. julius Klingmann:
Norma Conrad, Hattie Schuett, Beat
rice Tier, Margaret Kufahl, Irma Vie
seke, Margaret Tier, Edward Lenze,
Arthur Saniter. The class motto is
"In God is our trust" the class col
ors gold and purple and the class
flower the chrysanthemum. The fol-
lowing program will be rendered:
After Sunset----------- Pryor
Two Violins and Piano
LOb't den Herrn- Role
Pupils
Recitation-Oh, Why Should the
Spirit of Mortal Be Proud
Irma Wieseke
Recitation-The Builders -Longfellow
Margaret Kufahl
-BrentanO
Hattie Schuett
Recitation-The American Flag Drake
Edward LenZe
Selection ----------------F. Won BlOn
Two Violins and Piano
RecitatiOn-AbOu Ben Adhem- Hunt
Margaret Zier
Recitation-The Bivouac of the Dead
Arthur Saniter
Piano SOlo-Alpine GlOw--------
Margaret Zier
n-Grandmother's Story of
the Battle of Bunker Hill
Norma Conrad
RecitatiOn-A Song of the Camp
Beatrice Zier
Address, Christliche Erziehung-------
Rev. j. Klingmann
SOng-Der Herr ist mein getreuer
Pupils
Presentation of Diplomas
Rev. j. Klingmann
The Star Spangled Banner----Key
Pupils
|
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
GRAD EXERCISES
AT Northwestern
FRIDAY MORNING
Students To the Number OF Thirty
three Will Receive Diplomas
Exercises Will Be Held In Col.
lege Auditorium at 10 a. m.

Thirty three students will receive
diplomas in the college and CONNER
cial departments of Northwestern col
'ege next Friday morning at 10
O'Clock. The exercises will take place
this year in the college auditorium
and the principal address will be de-
livered by Prof. j. Schaller of the
theological seminary at Wauwastosa.
The list of graduates include the fol-
lowing: College Department.: Leon
arr Bernthal, IxOnia; Edward Duke,
Sparta; Herbert Eggers, Watertown;
| John Henning, South Haven, Mich. !;
Gerald Hoenecke, Saginaw, Mich. !;
Carl Krauss, Lansing, Mich; Herbert
Lau, Spring Valley; Arthur Matzke,
Forestville; Walter Meier, st. James,
Mimi; Herbert Schumacher, Edger-
| ton; Raymond Timmel, Oconomowoc;
Arthur Wacker, Pigeon, Mimi; Bern
hard Westendorf, Saginaw, Mich !;
Adolf Zeisler, La Crosse; Martin Zim-
hermann, Watertown; Edward Blake
well, Carl Kuske, Belno LANCE, and
| Luther Vohs. The last four are in the
| UulCeu SCaCeS service.
| Commercial Department: Eugene
Beyl, Arnold Dahlke, Hattie Detert
Helen Fischer, Edward Grabow, Nor
ma Kemp, Waldemar Kohn, Margaret
KOenig, Oscar Messer, Alvin Schujahn
Bernhard Schumacher, Erwin Sell
Marie Wagner, Walter Lehman.
| The program for the morning exer-
cises follows:
| N. w. G. Orchestra
| Rev. O. Kuhlow, Waterloo
Sung by Assembly
Latin Grafton
| H. Eggers, WatertOwn
Singt in Jubelchoeren-- -Kuntz
N. w. C. Chorus
English Oration-The Rise of the
Republican Party
II. Lau, Spring Valley
The Omnipotence--- Schubert
N. w. C. Chorus
German Oration-Vergiss die Schulz
NIGHT! Sic tat Dir Gutes-
l.. Bernthal, IXona
Hymn No. 2, verses l and
ADDRESS --------------------
Rev. Prof. J. Schaller, Wauwatosa
Distribution of Diplomas by President
Hymn No. 2, verse 4
| BenedictiOn
Boston Commandery March Carter
| N. w. c. Band
On Thursday evening a concert will
be given at the college composed OF
the following numbers:
lCecile Waltz --
| Memories of Home
Banner March
| N. w. c. Orchestra
Home, Sweet Home
Crossing the Bar-
| N. W. G. Quartette
,VllOni Solo "
Fathers Lullaby
| Soldiers Farewell
Old Black
Tenor Solo
| COrnet SOLO,
| Victoria, Overture
| N. w. G.. Band
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
Social Doings

Mr.. Fred Goebel of Reseville and
Miss Ruth Stofflet of the town of Low
ell were united in wedlock in the par
sOnage of ST. Johns church this af-
ternoon. The Rev F. H. Eggers Of
ficiated. Mr.. and Mrs. Goebel will
reside on farm south of Reeseville.
g.
Little Miss Margaret Tanck enter
tanned the Girl Scouts at her home in
Second street Tuesday afternoon.
Games and music and dainty lun-
cheOn were enjoyed
Mrs. Arnold Reuteler entertained
the Bridge club at her home in North
Fourth street Tuesday evening
The EkOlelO Camp Fire Girls met
at the home of Miss Ellen Schmutzler,
North Fourth street, Tuesday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
HORSE BARNS DAMAGED.
Fire Partially Destroys Building On
Stats Property.

Horse barns in the rear of the sa-
loon conducted by Ben Strauss and
owned by Max Stats of Merrill were
partially destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning. The blaze was discovered
about 500 and an alarm turned in.
The building is of brick with frame
roof and stalls. The fire was confined
to an area covering five stalls. The
origin of the fire is unknown. A night
ofhcer mad entered the barns about 3
a. m. and there was no sign of fire at
that time. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
FARM IMPLEMENT DEALERS
MUST HAVE A LICENSE

Madison, Wis, 1906 a. m. June 1918.
}. F. Prentiss, County Food Admins
traitor, WATERFOWL, Wis.
By order of President Wilson all
persons or firms engaged i'm the i'm
pOriation, manufacture, storage and
distribution of farm equipment in
Guiding machinery and farm utensils
OF all kinds for farm use in the pro-
ductiOn of foods and feeds must apply
for license to license division. Food
Admin t1atiOn, Washington, ID. c., on
or befvre june 20. Notify dealers and
your deputies. SWensOn.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
GRACE LUSK SENTENCED.
Judge Lueck Imposes Penalty o
Nineteen eYarS.

Miss Grace Lusk of Waukesha was
sentenced to 10 years in prison at hard
labor by Judge NJ L. Lueck Tuesday
afternoon, for the murder of Mrs.
Mary Newman Roberts on June 81,
1917. In passing sentence Judge Lueck
said:
81 want to say that I have one re-
greet, a sincere regret that / cannot
mete out to DR.. Roberts the punish
mentlI think he ought to have So far
as it is in my power he will get as
much as the law will give him. l have
already taken steps that were in my
power to do So"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
Advertised Letters.

Following is a list of letters remain
ing uncalled for at the Watertown
pOstoffice for the week ending June1S:
BOlger and Family, E. J.
Engelman, Rev. G.
Finks, VIM.
Miller, Clarence
Pulcheria, ST.. NJ
Ryan, Rev. JOS.
j. w. Moore, P. NJ
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
FIRE ALARM NIL.
Repair In System Will Take Several
Days.

The fire alarm system is out of COM
mission for the time being and people
should send in fire alarms by tele-
phon, but they should also stay at the
phone until the fireman receiving the
message can inquire where the fire is
so that prompt service can be rend-
cred
The fire department treasury was
helped to the tune of five dollars, given
by j. Bayer for the efficient work
done at the fire near his meat market
Tuesday morning.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19

ing, Mrs L. W. Parks was unanimous
ly elected to fill the unexpired term Of
our recent vice chairman, Mrs. Frank
f.. Woodland.
On the 18th of this month there
were seven standard cases of Red
Cross articles shipped to the Central
one case of articles to the Belgium
Relief The contents of the seven
standard cases were:
702 pieces of hospital linens,
2307 surgical dressings,
TAO refugee garments,
107 knitted articles,
1913 hospital garments,
2 complete layettes.
The number of articles contributed
by the different auxiliaries are as fol-
lows:
jefferson sent-472 muslin dress
ings, 105 hospital garments, As knitted
articles, 1 scrap book, layette articles,
76 refugee garments, also 2SS gun
wipes, 5000 gauze dressings, 1872 hospi-
tai linens, II Belgium relief articles.
Waterloo sent-67 hospital gar
ments, 142 refugee garments, 5000 gun
wipes, 50 knitted articles, 10 Belgium
relief articles.
Johnson Creek sent 81 hospital
garments, 800 surgical dressings.
Sullivan sent-21 hospital garments,
4S refugee garments.
Ixonia sent-24 hospital garments,
81 surgical dressings, 9 knitted art
icles, 399 gun wipes.
Lake Mills sent-68 knitted articles,
80 hospital garments, 294 refugee gar
ments, 1876 Belgium relief articles.
Any article not accepted by the Cen
trail Division headquarters was placed
in the box sent to the Belgian relief
Those contributing layetts were:
Mrs. William Brandt, Mrs. Max Mel
ger, Mrs. Sidney Eberle, Jefferson
branch.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19
KNEW HIS son.
Joseph Ruesch Hears Of Boy On Cruz.
ser DeS MOineS.

While the Jackies were in the city
on Monday evening, Joseph Ruesch,
in conversation discovered that Chief
Gunners' Mate Muller of the cruiser
Des MOines, knew his son, Irwin
Ruesch, who is serving on that ship.
Mr.. Ruesch has not heard from the
boy for several weeks The Des
Moines is in the convoy service.