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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Tractors For Plowing.

The State Council of Defense of
Maryland has purchased four trac-
tors to be used in preparing land for
wheat by plowing, narrowing and
the like. Two of these tractors are
employed in Kent county and one
each in Cecil and Hartford counties.
Farmers are to apply for the use of
them and they will make the rounds
like a wheat threshing machine.
The charges to the farmers will be
based upon the actual cost of oper-
alton, and these charges will range
from $3.50 to So an acre for blowing
and fifty cents an acre for narrowing
and disking.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Ground Hog Day.

Tomorrow, February 2, is ground
hog day, when we will be told ali
about the weather. as the little ami
NAL will settle 60 matters for us.
According to tradition, IL the ground
hog sees his shadow tomorrow he
beats retreat for his hole and stays
in for six weeks longer while winter
howls, but If he does not see his
shadow, it. is all over but the shout
ing as we are assured in this event,
there will be an early spring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
The Coal Shortage.


The coal situation in our town is
worse than at any time yet, and
absolutely no prospect of any coal
shipment reaching here. Few of our
citizens have scarcely any coal. A
number are burning wood and
piecing out with a little soft coal,
but wood seems just as hard to get
as coal, despite the fact that we are
in the midst of plenty. Two cars OF
coal were received at Colora on Tues
day and a number of our residents
succeeded in getting from half a ton
to ton by hauling it from the car.
The situation is getting desperate,
and Station Agent Brumfield reports
he has no notification Of any ship
ment of coal consigned to this point
at ALL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Wells---simpers.

Miss Emily F. Shippers, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. Shippers
of North East, and Mr.. Rufus X.
Wells, were quietly married at North
East Methodist parsonage on Tues
day afternoon, Jan. %, by Rev. G..
R. Neese. Only members of the i'm
mediate families were present. The
Young couple left that afternoon for
Memphis, Tenn, where the groom is
engaged in the automobile business
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
SALE OF FLOUR LIMITED.
Consumer Must Purchase Other
Cereals At Same Time.


Beginning this Monday morning,
January 2Sth, all retailers, millers,
or other dealers are forbidden to sell
flour in towns or cities to individual
consumers in quantities in excess OF
one-fourth barrel, in rural COM
munities they are forbidden to sell In
|.ruantities in excess Of one-half bar
rel. Wheat -four can be sold to con-
sumers only when the consumer also
purchases an equal quantity by
weight of other cereals, including
barley flour. buckwheat -four, corn
-four cornmeal, cornstarch, corn
grits, feterita fours and meals.
hominy, oatmeal, potato -four, rice,
rice -four, rolled oats. soya bean
-four, sweet potato flour. This
notice supersedes all advertisements
Of flour sales and such sales will be
conducted in accordance with the
erms of this order.
Any attempt to realize an excess
profit on -four by charging an extra
profit on the other cereals sold with
it will be treated as violation of the
order. Such cereals must be sold at
the same price as If sold separately.
Jobbers' and wholesalers are not
allowed to make sales of wheat -four
to retailers unless the retailer pur-
chases an equal weight Of the above
cereals.
EDWIN G. BAETJER,
Federal Food Administrator
for Maryland
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Charles j. Rayard.

Charles j. Bayard, retired farm.
er, and respected citizen Of North
East, died Jan. 2S at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. e. M. Clark, in ths
S2nd year of his age. Mr.. Bayard
had been in i'll health for several
years. He is survived by foul
children, Charles Q. Bayard, Mrs
Mary Wildsmith, Mrs. e. M. Clarl
and Mrs. Harry H. Shippers. The
funeral was held on Sunday, Jan
81, with interment az North East M
e. cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Isaac NJ. Dean.

Mrs. Josephine Dean, wife Of Issac
M. Dean, of near Bethel, died Jan
22 at Union Hospital, Elkton.
Mrs. Dean was daughter of the
late Stephen Cunningham, and was
So years of age. She is survived By
her husband and two sons, William,
who resides on the Cleaver farm re-
Gently purchased, and Edgar L.. at
home. The funeral was held Friday,
with interment at Bethel cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Worth Manlove.

Mrs. Josephine Manlove. wife oi
Worth Manlove OF near Cecilton
died Jan. 16 from pneumonia, aged
55 years. Before her marriage she
was Miss Josephine Stevens. Hei
husband and two children survive;
Miss Elsie Manlove and Worth
Manlove. She is also survived BY
two brothers, Charles Stevens, Of
Port Herman, and John Stevens. oi
Onley, Pa, and one sister, Mrs. Wal
ter Buckworth, of Middle Neck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Sarah j. Lowe.

Mrs. Sarah j. Lowe, widow of the
late Silas J. Lowe, died Thursday
January "a, at her home in RocA
Springs. in the 7Srd gear of her age
She is survived by one daughter
Mrs. Edward E. Dawson, Of Roci
Springs. One brother and two sis
ters also survive: Able Durham, ol
Sabinal, Texas; Miss A. B. Durham
Rock Springs; Mrs. Philip r. West
Sabinal, Texas.
The funeral was held on Monday
with interment at Rock Springs Bap
tist cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Clarence A. Lowe.

Clarence A. Lowe, a native OF
North East, died at his home at
Hamilton, suburb of Baltimore, Of
pleurisy JAM 81. He was Al years
Of age, and is survived by his wife
and two children; also by two sisters,
Mrs. Marion Goodnow, Of North
East, and Mrs. Mamie Craig, OF
Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
FIRST BUDGET SUBMITTED TO
LEGISLATURE.
Governor Calls For Appropriations
For 1918 Totalling eli. .73O,252
-statS Tax se Cents.

~
Governor Harrington on Tuesday
night submitted to the Legislature
his bugets for the next two fiscal
years; that is, the year beginning
October / next and ending September
80, 1919, and the year beginning
October /, 1919, and ending Septem-
Der 80, 1920.
This is the first time that the
budget system has been put into
operation in Maryland. 1t repre-
sents a radical change from the
methods of the past, when the esti-
mates OF appropriations we're made
up by the Finance Committee of the
Senate and the Ways and Means
Committee of the House and report
ed to the Legislature within day or
two of adjournment-ofte on the
last day OF the session-too late for
study or revision.
The Budget Plan.
Under the Budget amendment to
the Constitution, which was submit
ted to the people by the Legislature
of 1916, and adopted in the sNovem-
Der election of that year, the Cover
nor submits the appropriation esti-
mates to the Legislature. The
measures then are referred to the
Finance and Ways and Means Conn
mittee. and reported to the Legisla-
ture, which then begins consider
alton The appropriations made in
the Governors budgets may be de-
creased or eliminated. They may
not be increased, or new ones insert
ed in the budget bills.
Calls For $11,73O,252.
For the next fiscal year, that be-
ginning October next, the Governor
submits appropriations totalling
$11,730,25256. For the same period
he estimates the receipts at s13,-
165,462.O1, but in that is included
$1,774,962.01, which is the amount
expected to be carried over from the
current fiscal year, most Of it due to
dedicated" funds.
For the second fiscal year, that
beginning October 1, 1919, the Gov
ernor estimates the expenditures at
and the receipts for
the same period at $13,602,613.3S,
in which is included 1888,
the amount expected to be carried
over from the preceding year, most
of it due dedicated" funds.
Tax Rate OF Nearly SO Cents.
For the fiscal year beginning
October next, the Governor recon-
mends a tax rate Of 35.67-72 cents
and for the following fiscal year. one
Of 35.49-72 cents, or in round
figures, SO cents, The present State
tax is 35A cents. The practical
continuance of the old rate will
yield much greater revenue in the
two coming fiscal years, because the
new assessment Of properly in the
counties has made heavy additions
to the taxable basis.
But these expected increases in
revenues have been swallowed by
additions to the appropriations for
schools, which have been raised from
approximately s1,750,000@ to $2,-
100000 for each of the two years;
by allowances for interest on the
public debt, sinking fund charges
and funds to redeem maturing bonds,
which run to much higher total
than in the past, the total being ap-
proximately $2,6O0,000 for each of
the years: and by general increases
in the appropriations allowed State
and State-aided institutions. because
Of the war, and, in some cases, al
lowed State departments,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Notice TO MiIk PRODUCERS.

Owing to the scarcity of coal all
nearby milk producers who deliver
their product to the p. e. Sharpless
Co. plant in Rising Sun. are request
ed to make every effort to get their
milk to the plant by $500 o'clock a.
M, as saving of 400 or 500 pounds
of coal daily may mean as much to
the farmer as to the Company.
Rising Sum Milk Producers
Protective Association.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Rising Sun still Leads.

The third shoot of the Pen-Mar
League held at Rising Sun Jan 26,
was well attended, and good scores
made in spite of the bitter cold and
some wind. The standing of the
Clubs at the second shoot: Rising
Sun 422; Providence 414; oxford
407. Scores of third shoot, 80
targets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Edward Prettyman.

Mrs. Mollie, Prettyman, wife of
Edward Prettyman, died Tuesday at
her home in Wilmington from in
juries received by a. fall. The de-
ceased was daughter Of the late
Edwin w. Purnell. Of Elkton, and
was 81 years of age. She is survived
by her husband and two children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
DEATHS.
Pearl d. Bradley.

Pearl e. Bradley, daughter OF
.Chas.. H. and Mary q. Bradley. Of
near town, died Wednesday, Jan. 80,
from pneumonia, aged 16 years.
Funeral Saturday, February q
Services at the house at 10000 a. m.
Interment Pleasant Grove cemetery,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
George w. Brackin.

George w. Brackin, well known
business man of Camden, N. j., died
at his home 342 N. 10th street, Jan.
%. He is survived by his wife,
Bessie H. Brackin, nee Mahoney,
who before her marriage was one Of
Cecil county's well known school
teachers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
william H. Robinson.

William H. Robinson, died Jan
"a, at his home in Sparrows Point.
aged "a years. He is survived by
one daughter, Agnes Robinson, one
sister, Mrs. John E. Alexander, OF
Elkton, and two brothers, Freadus
Robinson, of Camden, N. j., and
Nicholas Robinson, Of Chester, Ia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Sarah E. Buchanan.

Sarah e. Buchanan, widow of
Andrew Buchanan, died suddenly
wednesday morning. Jan. %, at her
home near Fremont, aged II years
She is survived by one son, Andrew
Buchanan. The funeral was held
from her late home on Saturday with
interment in West Nottingham
cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Mrs. Lydia Q. Holt.

Mrs. Lydia @. Holt, widow of the
late William Holt, died Jan. % at
her home at Childs, aged "a years.
She is survived by one son. John F.
Holt, and three daughters-M Mrs.
Howard, Mrs. Harry Dean and Miss
Emma Holt.
The funeral was held Friday, with
interment at Union Cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Are You Adequately Issured7

Owing to the increased cost of all
articles it is important for owners Of
property to investigate this matter.
II not, let us quote you rates for
additional insurance.
CHAS. s. PYLE,
Rising Sun. Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01

Vincent X. Alexander died Jan. 1S
at his home at Lancaster, Pa. He
is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Harriet Lewis, OF this county,
a sister of Mrs. A. W. Mitchell, Of
Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
Rising Sun.

Shooters who did not make team:
RISING SUN. H. Kirk, Al; r.
Thompson. "a; ]. Abrahams, AZ; L.
Tosh, 43; w. Reeder, 80; P. Gibson,
AZ; sjH Martindale, %; M. Tosh. IA.
OXFORD-Bockius, Sc; Sloan,
AZ; Passmore. Al; B. Hilaman, Az;
Rogers, 81; H. England, AZ.
PROVIDENCE-Brown, 3S; Null
10; Springer, 2s; spratt, s5; Kelly,
SO; Lindsay, AZ; Spence, SO.
Present standing of Clubs
Rising Sun $50
Oxford 636
Providence 632
The next shoot viii be held at
Providence. February 9Th.
"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01

McCoys call attention to half and
special prices on q few Trimmed
Hats and all Millinery.
Rising Sun. Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01

Fortunes await the inventor Of a
lifeboat that will float on the sea Of
trouble.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01

Women may live longer than men.
but. as rule, they don't live quite
as much.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01

1t is easter to lead people into
temptation than to lead them away
from it,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
KENNETH ROBINSON
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Former Webster City Boy in Fatal
Fourth of July Auto Accident at
Minneapolis.

A telegram received by Wesley Mar
tin Friday brought the sad news
of the death of Kenneth Robinson, a
former well known Webster City
young man, in Fourth of July auto
mobile accident in Minneapolis. The
particulars of the accident were not
given.
The young man was son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Robinson, for many years
residents of this county and city,
where he grew to manhood. For the
past four or five years he has been
engaged in the real estate business in
Minneapolis, where his mother, Mrs.
Mary Robinson, now resides. Besides
the mother, brother, E. E. Robinson,
and a sister, Iurs. Asher Howard, both
residents of Minneapolis, are left of
this formerly well known local family.
Mr. Robinson was about twenty-five
years old at the time OF his death.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
A Call for SchWab.

Waterloo Courier: A month ago a
Washington correspondent of New
York paper made the rounds of air
plane factories and printed a series
of stories that thrilled the country
with rosy probabilities-in fact
the planes were rolling out at ter
rife clip. Now we are Informed that
the report of the aircraft committee
soon to be made will disclose very
unsatisfactory condition, with con-
fusion and wrangling everywhere and
production entirely inadequate to eX-
pectations or needs. Mr.. Schwab,
having gotten the shipping program
under motion, might be detached for
month to get the aircraft depart
met really started.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
RECORD BREAKING
CORN EXHIBITED
Two Stalks That Measure Seven an,
One.Half Feet High Raised
in Hamilton County.

Two stalks of corn were left at
the Freeman-Journal office Friday
from the Carl Fielder farm four and
half miles north of town. The
stalks when Strengthened out meas
ure seven feet and six inches. They
are tasseled and the top of the tas-
sells are six feet and six inches above
the ground. The corn was grown by
L. F. Johns, who is operating the
Fielder farm this year. The corn was
planted the first day of May and ev-
erybody who has seen it says it is
the best in this vicinity. Mr.. Johns
expects to have about fifty bushels
of seed from this field to sell when
the crop is harvested.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
MISS BENONA JONES
GOES TO WASHINGTON
Is Given a Government Appointment
in the Office Of Chief of Staff,
Gen. March.

Miss Benona Jones left Sunday
night for Washington, d. c., where
she recently received government APP
pointment in the office of the chief OF
staff, General March. Miss Jones is
the younger daughter of Dr. Fife Nc
Collum Jones.
During her residence in the city, she
has been employed in the Office OF
Attorney o. J. Henderson and is most
eXcellently qualified, not only to sue
coed in her newly won position, but
to make of it a stepping stone to yet
greater opportunities of service, which
the war has made possible for SC
many young American women today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
KAISER CAIN l.



BY CHARLES B. DRISCOLL.
"To do this gives my soul a pain
Quoth, on time, a Mr.. Cain,
Il wish to be a man of peace,
| want to see all quarrels cease,
But kultur and my destiny
Point out my way unerringly;
My brother Abel is man
Who cannot see the things can,
He won't believe that only Might
Can ever make an action right,
So here is where and now is when
l show what Might can do for men!
The while he spake this primal Hun
With skillful motions had begun
To fashion from a tree stick
Six cubits long and two feet thick,
Which being finished, loud he cried
Forward with God! And woe
betide
The man or woman in the path
OF Cain and kultur, Might and
wrath"
He found his brother moving hay,
Killed him, and grandly marched
away,
Proclaiming, God will further aid!
Men, look at me and be afraid"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
(Fr0m Saturdays Daily

IT. NJ. Hughes of Williams was a
caller here yesterday.
Mrs. Hart returned to her home
in Williams yesterday following a
two days visit at the Van Whiteman
home on Third street.
Mrs. /. L. Humphrey Of Iowa
Falls has returned home after a few
days visit with Mrs. l.. f. Foley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Hanlon, who
have been spending a few days in
Des Moines, will return home to-
night
Mrs. John Klindworth of indie
pendence, Kansas, and Miss Anna
Behrens of Williamsburg. Iowa, are
in the city visiting Mrs. w. Koenig.
The Misses Hazel and Maude
Steep of Eldora have returned home
following ten days visit with their
friend, Miss Dorothy Parkhurst. Miss
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Dorothy returned with them for a

Dorothy returned with them for a
visit.
| Mrs. w. H. futile has arrived
home from a visit with her daughter
Mrs. Dorothy Tuttle-Sparks and fam
| lily, of Chicago.
Miss Kathryn Stafford left this
morning for Des Moines to attend
summer school for six weeks.
Mrs. Arch Jones of Des Moines
has returned home following a short
visit with her sister, Mrs. George
Spencer and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Daniels left this
noon on a weeks vacation trip. They
left in their car for Waterloo, Cedar
Rapids and Fort Madison.
20. c. Kalvig of Ellsworth is a
business caller here today
VIM. Entriken of Camp Dodge is
home on twenty-eight days furlough
during which time he will be employ
ed on his fathers farm.
Miss Henrietta Taylor of Water
loo is spending few days at the E. S.
Johnson home.
Andrew Armstrong of the Penney
store will leave tomorrow morning for
a two weeks trip through the east,
during which time he will visit his par
ents at Malone, N. Y.
Mrs Pearl Neel-Fellows of Ann
Arbor, Mich, is here for a ten days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Neel. Her husband, DR.. Bert
Fellows, who recently graduated from
medical school, has enlisted and is
now lieutenant in the medical corps
of the navy. He is now attending
school in Washington, D. c., where he
will be joined by Mrs. Fellows upon
the completion of her visit here. Later
Dr. Fellows expects to be assigned to
duty on transport ship.
VIM. Olmstead of Camp Cody,
Deming, N. NJ, is expected to arrive
here today to spend short furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Olmstead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
The First 9ComfOrt Bag

Milwaukee Journal: Mrs. Adelia B.
Comfort, Of Milwaukee, is the origin
ator of the Comfort kits" now being
provided by the Red Cross for the
soldiers and sailors. She made the
first comfort kit for Minneapolis
soldiers in the Spanish-American
war.
"My mother used to have such a
bag" Mrs. Comfort said recently,
"and when Edward Finnigan had to
go to war with the 18th Minnesota
regiment I thought bag of that
kind might be useful to him. I want
ed to give him something to remem-
Der us by and which at the same time
would be of some use to him. 1
made the bag from strip of cloth
about six inches wide and IS inches
long and put pockets across it, in
which I placed comb and brush,
needless, pins, thread and other lit
tie articles.
81 took the bag over to Fort Shell
ing and in those days they didn't
have order in the army camps as
they have now, so l had to walk
around three hours before I found
him. He was glad to get the bag
and wrote back that he called it his
comfort bag because my name was
Comfort, and because it was a COM
fort. He said all the boys were jeal-
Gus of the bag, and so my daughters
and I made comfort kits for the en-
tire regiment, buying the material
and contents"
Mrs. Comfort is 76, but is active in
Red Cross work and has made many
of the bags that bear her name.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
SAMMY GETS HON
ORABLE DISCHARGE
Bull Dog Mascot Given Supply Com
pany of Old Second Iowa Sent
Home From Cody.

Sammy" the fine bull dog mascot
given the Supply Company of the old
Second Iowa while they were in
camp here last summer, has been
sent back to this city from Camp
Cody, where the troops are now To-
Gated. Presumably this is due to
forecasted troop movements, which
would forbid the taking of the dog.
Sammy has been adopted by the
city fire department and is in charge
of w. H. Frazier. While very thin
after the long trip from the south
ern camp, he is already beginning to
show results from the good treat
ment the firemen accord him.
His familiarity with trucks was
demonstrated the night he arrived
when the fire truck was taken out.
With the first chug of the engine,
Sammy landed beside the driver. 1t
is to be regretted that the boys could
not take him with them to France
but as this was impossible, they have
the satisfaction of knowing he is in
good hands at home.