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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
News From Jewell.

Lightning struck two barns near
Jewell Thursday forenoon during the
electric storm, one on the Hans Nelson
farm northeast of Jewell, burning it
down. Some harness and one horse
we're also lost. The loss is about $500.
The new barn on the Aug. Abramson
farm west of town was struck, killing
a calf and damaging the barn, but
fortunately not setting the barn on
fire. 1t was fully insured
Oscar Reberholt, who had a sale
Thursday and sold his house and
household goods, left last night for
Washington, D. c., where he has q
government position.
A good delegation of republicans
and democrats from Jewell are in
Webster City today to attend the two
county conventions
June 20.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

the past few days, left last night fol
Minneapolis, from which place she vii
so to Cedar Falls to manage another
Woolworth store F. r. Dolleck OF
Fort Dodge will conduct the store here
until the return of w. E. Smith, who
is expected within few days.
Wesley Martin is attending the
state bar meeting in Des Moines.
Mrs. Fred Bauer went to Eagle
Grove this morning to spend the re-
mainder of the week.
Mrs. Rufus Nelson and two chill
dren went to Clear Lake today to visit
over Sunday.
Mrs. l.. B. Ash and Mrs. Roy
Reuillard AMI little daughter Helen
left this morning for their home in
having been called here
by the illness of Mrs. Phil. Reuillard,
whose condition remains about the
same.
Mrs. Ed. Wyckoff of Clinton is
visiting a few days at the George
Wyckoff home on Boone street.
Gilbert Knudson and F. G. Snyd-
er of Jewell were in this city yester-
day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Ban German Drugs,

Thursdays Fort Dodge Messenger:
Firmly resolving to use only Amer
lean made goods to the absolute ex-
clusion of those made in Germany or
by Germans, to discriminate against
all chemicals and pharmaceuticals of
German manufacture or made by
firms whose stockholders are Ger
mans, and that all activities of the
association be governed by the one
object of winning the war, the Iowa
business session of the thirty-ninth
annual meeting today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
jewell COLLEGE
WILL Be CLOSED
General Board vi Education Of Nor.
wegian Lutheran Church Votes to
Abandon the College at
Jewell.
FINANCIAL BURDEN TOO HEAVY.
A Number of Colleges and Schools.
War Cuts Badly Into
Attendance.
BURDEN TOO HEAVY.

| The general board of education of
the Norwegian Lutheran church has
voted to close the college at Jewell.
This college was one of several col
leges and schools owned by the
church that will be closed because Of
financial burden necessary to their
operation, which has been largely in
creased by the war and the conse-
quent falling off in attendance. 1t
is not known, as yet, what will be
done with the buildings and other
property used in connection.
Says the Jewell Record:
Board Meets.
Last Friday the board of direc-
tors of the Jewell Lutheran College
association held a meeting here and
discussed the question of the future
outlook for support for the school.
Rev. Paulsrud Of Randall and Rev.
Solem of Story City were named as
a committee to attend the joint meet
ing of the board of education and of
the board of trustees of the church,
the fate of the various colleges, Jew
ell Lutheran college included, having
been left in the hands of these two
boards by the church at its recent
meeting at Fargo.
Gilbert Knudson of Jewell is a
member of the board of trustees and
was also present at the joint meeting
of the two boards, which was held
at st. Paul Monday of this week.
Vote to Close School.
1t was voted at the ST. Paul meet
ing of the boards Monday to shut
down Jewell Lutheran college, and
consequently there will be nothing
doing" at the school here the coming
year. Action was also taken regard
ing some of the other colleges and
schools owned by the Lutheran
church, notable among which was
the consolidation of the schools at
Sioux Falls and Canton. These two
colleges were located only twenty
miles apart and the board felt that
they should be consolidated. The
people of both towns were mighty
averse to losing their colleges, and
each town offered gift of $4,000
to keep their school. ConditionsN at
Sioux Falls seemed better, and that
town gets the consolidated school.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
PERSONAL BRIEFS
(FrOm Fridays Daily.)

Miss Bessie Stiverson went tC
Williams yesterday for two days
stay.
Mrs. W. G. Park returned to Des
Moines yesterday following a week
visit with the E. S. Johnson family
on Boone street and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
I. Mingle, 713 Cedar street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tysdahl of Rad
cliffe were callers here yesterday.
Mrs. Emory Miller was visitor
yesterday between trains with her
daughter, Mrs J. H. McNee and fam
lily, of harrisburg.
Mrs. S. Sharpe and two daughters,
Geraldine and Althea, arrived yester-
day from Fort Dodge for brief visit
with Mrs. Sharpe's mother, Mrs.
Jennie NJ Barr and son, Paul They
leave today for their home in Water
town, S. ID.
W A. Dawson left last night for a
trip through the east He expects to
visit Boston, Portland, New York and
other points and will be absent from
home some three weeks.
Mrs. o. ]. Henderson is a Story
City. visitor today.
Mrs. n. S. Hutchinson and three
children, who have been visiting Mrs
Hutchinson'S mother, Mrs. James
Humbert and family, left this morning
for Dos Moines
-Sergt. Ton Hearn, who is located
at Fort Des Moines. is here for brief
visit with his uncle, p. J. Cunningham
and family.
Miss Kinebrrgh, who has acted as
manager of the Woolworth store for
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Additional Call for Nearly 1,5G0
IOWans Issued by Provost Mar
shall General CrOwIer Likely
to Take all Class |.
AUGUST MAY TAKE NEW HEN
Big Increment 70 go to Georgia and
800 VIII go to Texas for
Mechanical Work.

A call for 1888 Iowa men 10 g
to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga, wa
issued Thursday by Adjt. Gen. Gu.
e. Logan, AMI another for 300 mel
TO take training in auto mechanic!
at the University of Texas, located
at Austin.
The men goi3g to Camp Gordon are
in addition to the 1922 lowans called
for the same place few days ago
The total number, 6,4SO men, will
entrain on July %. y
The 800 men who go to Austin
may volunteer for this service II
is required that they be grammar
school graduates and physically quail
fed for general military service,
These two calls wipe out the
balance of Iowa's third draft quota,
which was 24,065 men.
The call few days ago for nearly
$4,000 men, and numerous calls for
various schools since the third draft
was announced, had taken all but
about 1900 of the men in the third
prior to the calls issued Thursday.
Few Class One Men Left
These two calls also practically
exhaust the number of class l men
in Iowa resulting from the original
made last December.
AT the present time, however, a re-
classification of registrants is going
on in the state, as result of which
several thousand men will be placed
in class l. Just how many this will
be it is difficult to say, but General
Logan places the estimate at anywhere
tom 5000 to 5000.
SIN addition to the men in class
1 resulting from reclassification,"
said General Logan, according to the
Dcs Moines Register, 81 am of the
opinion that there should be about
II 600 mon of the 1900 men register
ed June 5 qualified to go in class l."
August May See Finish.
This should make the total number
IF class / men available on August /,
10000. According to
Genera! Logan, it will take nearly that
lumber, however, to fill the calls for
hat month. The total number of
zen throughout the country called in
o service for July was 100000" said
General Logan, of which Iowa's quota
vas approximately $4,000.
For August there is call out for
100000 men, and if the quotas for the
lifferert states are figured on approx
nately the same basis as for July, it
means that we will have to furnish
bout $4,000 lren for August. This
will take all the men in class l, in
,luding the new registrants"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
The Brown Skate Company OF This
City is Likely to be awarded
4 Government Contract for
Munitions.
70 ENLIST IOWA FACTORIES.
+. F. Brown and Chas. Close in Des
Moin"s 70 Consult District
President.

The Brown Skate company or this
city will probably be making mum
itions of war before very long.
F. F. Brown and Chas. Closz, the
latter of course representing. the
Closz-Howard factory of this city,
were in Des Moines this week in con-
sulation with Geo. Wrightman, presi-
dent of the Ninth district of the
National Manufacturers association
Mr.. Wrightman has listed the plants
in Iowa that are equipped for mum
itions making and the war board in
Washington deals with Iowa manu-
facturers through him. Parts of
Illinois and Indiana are likewise in
the north district and Mr.. Wright
man has also enlisted the plants in
parts of other states.
The Crosz-Howard company will not
be permitted to- make munitions be-
cause their mountaineering sleeves
constitutes an essential industry.
TO Make Torpedo Parts.
But the Brown company is well
equipped to make certain munitions
and its regular output-ice and roller
skates-is considered a non-essential.
A good many Iowa manufacturing
plants are equipped to make torpedo
parts and the Brown company will
probably engage in this line. The
torpedo to be assembled in western
factories consists of about thirty
parts and the plan is that two of
these parts will be made in Webster
City.
almost monopoly on munitions max
ing because the idea has been
prevalent in official Washington that
very few western plants could make
munitions. Mr.. Wrightman recently
had a conference in Chicago with the
war board and convinced them that
there are a good many plants, both
large and small, scattered over the
midwest which could be of invaluable |
assistance to the United States and |
the Allies in the manufacture of war
munitions of various kinds.
Use Non-esscntiOl Plants.
1t may be some little time yet be-
fore the Brown company of this city
get to actually making torpedo parts,
but Mr.. Brown is of the opinion that
Mr.. Wrightman expects just as soon
as possible to cooperate with the war
board in placing contracts in a good
many of the smaller Iowa manufac-
turing plants which are now engaged |
in the making of non-essentials.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

sos Archie Olson, Randall.
504 Dennis B. DAILY, Omaha
SOC Wallace A. Long, Webster City.
I'll Charles Henry Stenberg, Radcliffe
$40 George Clarence Johnson, Webster
City.
500 Kornelius X Tvedt, Radcliffe.
522 Clay e. Bryan, Williams.
533 Herbert c. Carson, Webster City.
$50 Henry Mildents, Kamrar
$50 Martin Iver Rasmussen, Oldham
South Dakota.
554 Emil Frank Butzine, Webster City
$50 Ira Z. Daily, Stratford
$50 Johannes Dusinus Christensen
Good Thunder, MINI.
$50 Albin Anderson, Ellsworth
$50 Martin Henry Granville, Stanhope
SIS William Thomas Lawrence, Web
ster City.
$50 James Robert Hunter, Webster
City.
500 Corncalius J. Spanier, Williams.
500 Elmer Lea WEIGH, Foley, MINI.
sos Albert Peterson, Williams.
COZ Elmer Hamre, Ellsworth.
615 Maurice De Tavernier, Jewell.
G22 Nels Herman Nelson, StanhOpe
625 Roger Burke, Stratford
6SS jerry I. Lucey, Webster City.
SAT Henry Christensen, Randall.
$50 Clifford r. Conway, harrisburg.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
REPORT Of JUN.
|0R RED CROSS
FIRST Annual Report of Junior Red
Cross Shows Much Activity in
Organizations in Hamilton
County.
THE WORK ACTUALLY DONE.
Local Organization is Under the Per.
sOnal Direction of Mrs. W. Z.
HE WORK ACTUALLY DONE.

The report of the activities of the
Junior Red Cross OF Hamilton county
has been made to National Red Cross
headquarters with that of the first
annual report of the Hamilton cOun-
ty chapter. However, the Junior
campaign for memberships and the
actities of the organization under the
capable direction of Mrs. w. E.
Brown, did not begin in this county
until we'll after the first of the pres
ent year. During this brief period
more than three-fourths of the coun-
| ty schools have become 100 per cent
| Red Cross with practically $500
school children individual Junior Red
| Cross members.
The organization includes CEN
trail Junior Red Cross committee and
in addition a chapter school commi.
tee in each outside town. OF the
seventy schools, including public and
parochial, more than three-fourths of
the members have become 100 per
cent Red Cross, meaning that each
teacher and her pupils, are individual
members. There are 1866 children
all are in school. OF this number,
3,204 are Junior Red Cross members.
The amount of money subscribed for
the school Red Cross fund amounts
to $1,62050.
Actual Service.
The Junior Red Cross has not only
contributed money to the cause but
given much actual service in various
ways.
The work report of the Junior Red
Cross auxiliary, including only arti-
Giles for military or civilian relief and
comfort, follows:
Refugee garments
Infant outfits, 6; bonnets, "a;
bootees, 49S; diapers, II; jackets, 30;
blankets, 81 wooden; undershirts, 60;
quilts, $50.
Garments for children
Dresses and gowns, 6S; petit
coat, Az; stockings and socks, 16; |
shoes, 8 pairs; drawers, 40 pairs.
Garments for girls from to 16
years.
Drawers, 40 pairs; dresses, 81;
gowns, "a; petticoats, GA; pinafores,
Garments for boys from 5 to 16
years.
Trousers, s pairs; blouses, %;
boys suits 6.
Service Emphasized.
The Junior Red Cross movement is
bringing into the schools an emphasis
upon service, service that children
can give to their nation and to the
world. 1t deals with activities rather
than with instruction, with activities
for the public service So far, it is
distinctly in accord with one Of the
ideals of American life.
Furthermore, this movement is dis
couraging inefficiency, waste and
it is emphasizing the
lesson of cooperation, and of fol-
lowing skilled and experienced guild
ance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Mail to Guaranteed Homes.

People under quarantine will do
we'll to remember that no mail is
delivered by carriers,<to homes that
are quarantined. By. arrangement,
however. this mail may be left at
some neighbor's II desired.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

f. F. Hall was elected member Of
the senatorial committee from Hamil-
ton county and Walter Terrell was
elected member of the congressional
committee.
The convention then adjourned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
(FrOm Saturdays Daily.)

j. w. Young and J. N. Garth ant
daughter, Marie, motored to the p. W
Lee farm near Clarion yesterday an,
spent the day.
Mrs. w. ]. Mitchell and three chill
dren of Marley are here for three
weeks visit at the home of Mrs. Nit
chelrs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. V
Kearns. Mr. Mitchell will join then
1.ext week
Byron SriSley, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Charles B. Srigley, is here on ter
Gays furlough from Camp Cody
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Meyer of Clar-
ion visited yesterday with their daugh-
ter, Miss Tressa Meyer.
Mrs. NJ. j Elliott and little son OF
Lindsey, Cal, are here for visit with
Mrs. Elliott's lnother, Mrs. S. M. Smith,
on Seneca street.
Mrs Henry B. Shinogle is spend
ing the day in Des Moines
Mrs. A. I. Hart left this morning
for an indefinite visit with Mrs. j. N.
McLaury of Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Wilton went
to Des Moines this morning for two
days stay.
Miss Lorna Rodney, bookkeeper
for the Foster Furniture company,
went to Manson today for week end
visit.
Ray Brady, of Camp Cody, spent
yesterday in The city with friends, fol-
lowing furlough spent at his home in
Dows a
Miss Jennie F. Deadly of Dubuque,
a former we'll known Webster City
girl, is here for a visit with her sister
Mrs. Catherine Kelly and family, on
the north side.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Stuart and
Mrs. James Stuart returned home last
evening from Waterloo and other
towns in that vicinity, where they
spent week with relatives.
DIR. Effie McCollum Jones and
Mrs. T. B. Larrabee of this city,
and Mrs. w. p. Bossenberger of
Williams, returned this morning from
Oskalossa, where the suffrage school
at Penn College was held during the
past week. Mrs. Larrabee took Mrs.
Bossenberger to Williams by motor
after arriving here.
Miss Letha Tilghman of Williams
visited here Yesterday with Miss Fern
Miller
Among those who attended the
lance in Williams last night were the
Misses Mildred Hoot, Oritha Osmund-
son, Martha Clabaugh, Opal Burton,
md Frank latham and Kenneth Paine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Parade Escorts Men.

At 3:15 o'clock in the afternoon
trict of the city closed. Large delega-
tions of people from over the county
were in the city-compose largely of
relatives and friends of the selectmen.
Country and city people congregated
at the court house shortly after 3
o'clock, where the new Webster City
Military Band, under the leadership of
Wesley l.. Schaub, played several
selections. Later parade was form
ed, composed of the band, the select
men and long line of citizens from
this city and points over the county.
The parade moved north on Des
Moines street, east on Second and
north on Wilson avenue to the North
western station, where the men en-
trained for Des Moines Many people
along the line of march cheered the
boys as they passed.
Men Who Went.
1 A corrected list of the men in the
Increment follows:
Order No
1S4 Earl f. Johnson, Williams
357 Ralph Hanson Brock, Jewell.
425 Selmer Wang, Radcliffe.
4SS Harry Thompson, Ellsworth.
491 Ole Lande, Ellsworth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Hamilton County Gave Most Preten-
tiOus Farewell to Increment of
Young Men Leaving for
Camp Dodge.
THE PLAN is PERMANENT ONE
Webster City Military Band and Long
Parade of Citizens Escort Men
to Station.

Hamilton county Friday gave
the most pretentious farewell to a body
of soldiers since Company C, the old
Second Iowa Land and the Headquar-
tiers company left this city for Camp
Cody more than year ago. The occa-
sion was the departure for Camp
Dodge OF an increment of thirty-two
fine young men. At noon at the Elks
club the boys were given bounteous
dinner and in the afternoon they were
escorted to the Northwestern station
by the new Military Band and long
line of marching citizens.
A big crowd congregated at the sta
ton and the boys were roundly cheer
ed as the train pulled out While
waiting for the train to arrive, the
band PLAYED.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Lehigh Preacher to Army "Y" Work
Lehigh Argus: Rev. Pickersgill
left Tuesday morning for Chicago
where he will enter training at the
Geneva training school for Y. NJ. G,
A. work among our soldier boys. HI
expects to complete his course OF
training in four weeks time, the work
being intensified and the training
such that at the completion of the
course the men will be able to take
charge Of the Army Y. NJ c. A. work.
Rev. Pickersgill has been granted
leave of absence from the local Meth
odist church, and during the next
four weeks no preaching services
will be held at that church, and no
arrangements will be made for a
supply until Mr.. Pickersgill knows
exactly when he will be called for
overseas work He has been pastor
of the local church since last con-
ference and since coming here has
been doing excellent work and has
won warm place in the hearts of
the people of Lehigh. His patriotic
addresses from week to week have
stood out strongly and through his
leadership Lehigh has taken first
place in every patriotic movement.
Mrs. Pickersgill and children will
remain here, and will occupy the
parsonage at least for the time being.
Should Mr. Pickersgill leave for
France she will continue to make
her home here where this estimable
family have made a host of
friends. The many friends of Mr..
regret to have him leave
Lehigh, but all wish him the greatest
success in this chosen work, for
which he is eninently fitted. and all
wish him GodApeed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Calling cards at this ONCE.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
Dinner Served.

The first service Of these commit
tees was rendered Friday when the
selectmen who left that afternoon were
served dinner. The Elks club house
was decorate with flags and other
patriotic emblems and the men seated
at long table in the lodge hall. The
following young ladies served:
Ruth latham Jessie McMurray
Helen Berg Florence Tucker
Eunice Lee Elizabeth Chamberlin
OF the mems committee, those acting
today were julius Bermann, n. c. A.
Berg, Geo C. Tucker, Earl L. Mason
The cooking was done by Mrs. W. w.
Pearce and Mrs Luella Fassctt.
Following the dinner, to which all
the selectmen did ample justice, a
photograph was made Of the group
This custom will also be a permanent
feature hereafter as a part of the war
record to be made up Of Hamilton
county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
To BE Permanent.

luS 10 see W II IlidI every COullISeilt
of soldiers leaving here is given a big
public farewell. Not only that, but
every contingent of soldiers passing
through this city at meal time, will be
fed here. This recognition is due
solely to the Hamilton County Red
Cross Chapter, which has taken over
the matter of seeing to it that from
this time on increments of soldiers
leaving the county and other mere
ments passing through here at meal
times are given the kindly recognition
they so richly deserve.
Almost year ago Julius Bermann
E. E. Mason, N. C. A. Berg, B. F.
Paine and Geo. C. Tucker were named
d committee to feed soldier contineents
passing through the city at meal time,
This committee was recently enlarged
when Mrs. w. j. ZittcTell, Webster
City chairman for the Red Cross, nam
ed committee Of twenty-four young
women, whose names were recently
published in this paper. These COM
mittees, with MIR. Bermann as chair
man, will have in charge the matter Of
providing meals for selectmen leaving
the county and of soldiers passing
through the city.