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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-27
Final and Comparative Statement

Of S. B. Reames, Trustee of Fayette
County, from the time he went into
Office September, 1914, to the time he
relinquished office September, 1918:
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-27
IN MISERY
FOR YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa. Iowa. -" For years | was
simply in misery from q weakness and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-27

Difference now in favor of all
funds over 1914 .-....... .......... 5 9,803. S3
Loaned the Chairman to assist
State Highway ............ 100000
We have in the handf of the
State Comptroperto aid the
Federal Highway Aid. 1858. SO
This shows a balance Of. $l4, 791 SO
over 1914
Besides having paid slb, 100000
and interest of S4,5O0O0 on
bonded debt, which was made
for $50, 0OO.O0 after l9l4tax.
es was collected, which
makes a grand total of.........$94, 291, SO
over 1914.
Respe ctfullyr
S, B. REAMEs, Trustee.
September 2. 1918
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
HOW THE BOLSHEYIkI RUN
RUSSIAN STEAMERS AT SEA
Captain COncurs With Seamen's Com
mittee of Five.

Toxic, May Allow Bolshevikism
controls Russia even on the high seas
is illustrated in the case of the Rus
sian steamer Nicolai Belozmeton,
which is controlled by seamen's
committee of five men, with whom the
captain concurs on all matters OF
ship discipline. The steamer oper-
ates at present between Singapore
and Hongkong, but it touches Manila
to place two seamen in the hospital
there. When the men We're pronounc-
ed too i'll to work, the seamen's COM
mittee demanded that the ship be
taken out of it's course of Manila.
The captain concurred. The skipper
has nothing to do with the ship eX-
cept direct navigation and arrange
cargo AS a result the vessel has not
called at a Russian port in five
months.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Real Estate Transfers.

e. H. Litchteld and VT to A. l.. +
Erickson-e Il NV and parts of " sW
9-S6-2G-$17 ,045.
H. J. Twedt to C. J. Holland-e " Sc
32-S6-23-$17 900.
Oliver Sealine and WI to Esther d
Sealine-ne Sc and Sc ne -26-$1
Oliver Sealine and VT to Anton E
Sealine-w u ne 13-S6-26-$1.
Oliver Sealine and VT to Arvid l.
Sealine-s u Sc 12-SG-26-$1.
Oliver Sealine and wi to Arnold f.
Sealine-w u Sc and part sw ne 1886
26-$1.
Oliver Sealine and WI to A. Rueben
Sealine-e u sw and part Sc NV 1886
26-$1.
Geo. A. Nelson ct al to VIM. and
Walter Nelson-e " NV 10-S6-25-
$G,400.
Geo. A. Nelson ct al to Elizabeth
Nelson-se 3-SG-25-$14,6 900.
Geo. A. Nelson ct al to Elizabeth
Nelson-part out lot Stanhope-
$4,000.
Ella j. Taylor to Anal and Lewis
Hovc-se 9-S6-26-$31, 500.
0. VanLangen and VT to John Van
Lagen-s p ne and ne Sc 29-SS-24-
$4,000.
J. M. Johnson to E. T. and A. j
Johnson-nw 20-S7-23-$32, 1000.
N. C. Nelson to Peter Sorenson-lots
II, II blk 3 kamrar-$1 500.
Sarah Henryson to C. C. Nelson
tracts NV NV 25-S6-24-$1,100.
w. J. Zitterell and WI to w. c. Bur
leson-lot II blk 2 and lot blk 6 J
M. Funk Add w. C.-$200.
Henry Nicholson and WI to w. c
Burleson-22 it lot and s blk SO D
and P. r. r. Add w. C.-$5,6OO.
liver l.. Iverson to Jacob Sorenson-
20 # lot 2 and Il S it lot 8 blk Stan
hope.
Perry Turpine and VT to William
Wilke-lot II blk 10 Lawn Hill Add w
C.-$275.
A. C. Otterback and VT to Chas
Castner-s "a # of n 40 IT lot blk
Blairsburg-$1.
Herman Satire and VT to Nellie z
Kauffman-parcel land in o. l.. 4 Stan
hope-$S,400.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
--W.S.S.-
May Is The Month.
To take 'em off.
TO get slfnburned,

To take 'em off.
To get sunburned.
To finish planting corn.
To be glad you are alive.
To fill UP on strawberries and cream.
To listen for the first whippoorwill,
and then.
To sit by the creek and play hypo-
critic with the fish.
To take Sunday walk through the
woods and along the road.
To wonder how you'll ever get all
the work done you have planned.
To think of the sugar famine last
fall, and forthwith plant patch of
sorghum cane.
To plan now to get a silo next fall,
and to plant a field of corn for the sole
purpose of filling it.
To consider the high prices you are
getting and will get for wheat, corn.
oats and other farm products and de-
vote big portion of this increase to
helping our country win the wa.
Your farm will not be worth much II
Germany wins.-Farm Life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
w SIS
Why Sugar Is Scarce.

If any man has failed to see the
reason why he should cut his plenti-
full apportionment Of two spoonfuls
of sugar to the one of the war time,
he can find it in recent publication
of the United States department <of
agriculture explaining the worldwide
shortage, especially the shortage
among the allies in the supply Of
sweets.
Not only has the supply Of sugar
is some parts of the United States
been short, but there has been an
actual shortage of more than 2,000,-
600 tons annually in the world since
the war began, and the shortage is
likely to continue, the publication
says, primarily because of the de-
struction of large number of sugar
mills and the devastation of con-
siderable area of sugar-producing
lands in Europe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
The Birth Record.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fisher, Stan
hope, girl, April 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Cleveland
Cass township, a boy, April 26.
Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Halsna, Libert!
township, a boy, April IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin McPheeters
Webster City. girl, April 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Weber, Webster
City, girl, April 25.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Craig, Webster
City, a girl, April IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mason, Webster
City, boy, April II
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse D. Lowry
harrisburg, girl, April %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Stout, Lyon
township, a girl, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Thoreson
Lincoln township, boy, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans C. Larson
Hamilton township, a girl, April IS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
DECREASE SHOWN IN RAIL
EARNINGS By GOVERNMENT
Revenues Fall of Under Government
Supervision.

Washington, D. c.. May 4.-During
the first three months of government
regulation ia American railroads
showed net operating income OF
$54, 10S,661 against $144,011,399 for
same period under private direction
in 1917.
For the three months period end
ing with March, interstate commerce
commission statistics issued today
shows operating revenues were $685.
O11,329 against $6SS, 173,s57 in/1917;
operating expenses $637, 7S4,6OS
against $512,775,369 and net revenue
from railway operations $SS,226,721
against $175,39S4SS. The operating in
come for March was $50,62S,302 as
against $57,592,OS7, the same month
last year
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
w. SIS.
Strawberries Easy to Produce.

Wallace's Farmer contains the fol-
lowing about strawberry culture:
One of the small fruits which
should be found on every farm is the
strawberry. No fruit is easier to
grow. Few are more palatable
Spring or early summer is the best
time for starting the bed. Too late
planting often results in poor stand.
Set out the plants so that good root
system will be developed before hot
weather.
A rich garden soil which has been
MANFRED makes an ideal site for
strawberry bed. A common plan is
to set aside a small plot at once end of
the regular garden space for straw
berries. Plow and drag the soil as
for garden crop. Do not stir it for
several days previous to planting time.
Strawberries should be set out in
rows about three and one-half feet
apart. This permits of horse Guilt
walton during the first part of the sea-
son. Plants usually are placed from
is to "a inches apart in the rows.
Shorten the roots to four or five inch
es, and set each plant SO the crown
is just above the ground. This is very
important Firm the soil well around
the roots, and if the ground is dry, use
little water in transplanting.
During the first summer, keep the
soil we'll stirred. Prevent weed
growth with hoe if necessary. Pruna
off the blossoms as they appear. The
idea is to get a good root system
started. If plant is allowed to bear
fruit the first year, its energy goes
into this, and future bearing will be
sacrificed.
| For the home garden, little need be
said in regard to training of runners.
| These usually are allowed to take care
of themselves in sort of matted row.
Pinching blossoms the first year en-
courages the formation of runners, so
| that by the second year the surface
will be pretty well covered by plants
All of these will bear the second year.
1t is best, however, not to let the plants
get too thick.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Attacks Bureau.

In his address, Mr.. Pierce by innu-
endo, attacked the work of the var
ious bureaus of military affairs in the
recent Liberty Loan campaign. He
was careful to camoufiage it, but he
characterized the high handed meth
DDS" of men on these boards as some
thing that should be stopped. He OPP
posed forcing men to take a certain
allotment of bonds and he advised his
hearers not to be bluffed into that
sort of thing.
Following Mr.. Pierce's address, j.
e. Burnstedt of this city gave short
patriotic talk on the w. S. S. drive
and the need of the people helping
this county to meet its quota.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
AIRPLANE ATTACKS DES.
TROYERS WITH LEWIS GUN
British Air Scrapper Owed Close t,
Boats.

London, May 4.-British air scrap
pers in good cause never know when
to quit.
A seaplane patrolling along the
French and Belgian coasts, sighted
two German destroyers, and attack
ing one with bombs, damaged the
deck and stanchions.
Not satisfied, the pilot then dived
1000 feet and attacked the vessel
with a Lewis gun, firing one tray at
a distance of 300 yards, scoring hits
on the deck and forepart..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
GETS SINGLE ORDER
REACHING $10,95Q
E. S. johnson Gets Biggest Single
Order Ever Received by Monarch
Company.

E. S. Johnson yesterday received the
largest single order that has ever come
to the Monarch company. 1t was from
a Des Moines concern which ordered
$1O,950 worth of patented hog water+
ers.
The Monarch company is making
fast strides with this new hog water
er. Work is, likewise, progressing
rapidly on the new factory building
this company is erecting. The hollow
block walls on the south and west
sides of the old factory building are
being torn out and relaid of pressed
brick, the same as the front wall fac
ing on Stockdale street This will give
a better view Of this factory from Illi-
nois Central trains.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
THEIR S|XT|ETH WE'D
DING ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas BOnebright We're
Married in Webster City, May
2, 1858.

1851 there was pioneer wedding a
the Brewer homestead, on south
Superior street, and Sarah Brewer
and Thomas Bonebright were pro.
nounced man and wife by Judge ]. D
Maxwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonebright have proved
their pioneer qualities of perseverance
and industry for throughout the early
years of privatiOn-almOst restitution
they were indomitably courageous
and hopeful. They have accumulated
little of the worlds goods in money,
but they undoubtedly have given away
stable fortune during their lifetime
of prodigal hospitality.
Mrs. Bonebright came to Hamilton
county with her father, Wilson Brew
err, in November, 1S4S. During the 70
years of her residence here, she has
seen the wilderness give way to YER
dant fields and the Iowa swamps van
ish to become productive gardens. She
has witnessed the progress of trans
portation from the OK team to the
| flying machine. She has noted
methods of communication from the
pony express to the message by wire
less. She has observed the transporta-
ton from home and hand manufacture
ed necessities to opulent machine
made luxuries. She has seen the log
school house replaced by the spacious
fre-proof structure, and the puncheon
foored cabin displaced by the modern
edifice with polished and mirrored
surfaces. Mrs. Bonebright says-hay-
ing experienced so many vicissitudes
and pleasures, and so many expansive
improvements-that she ought to be
willing to die, but she declares she is
going to live to see America win this
war and settle permanently the ques-
ton of kingcraft.
Mr.. and Mrs Bonebright have reared
family Of six children, the accom-
plishment of which task in the early
days was not an easy one. They have
done their bit by contributing man and
woman power for the present pressing
need of the time. Several grandchil-
dren now are actively enlisted in the
work of winning the war.
The biblical allotment of three score
and ten years does not seem to apply
to pioneers of past generation, for,
after passing the eightieth milestone
this couple are fairly active, physical
ly, and they are intensely interested in
the panorama of world issues and
events.
The Freeman journal readers extend
congratulations to these pioneers with
the unconquerable spirit who, by their
privations, were instrumental in secur-
ing for us comparative creature COM
forts. We hail and salute you!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
w q g.
Times Have Changed.

One time there was:
A woman whose shoes were toe
small, and who admitted it;
A woman whose summer furS We're
too warm, and she said so;
A woman who admitted that her
party dress was too thin and low GU,
for cold night;
A woman who deplored the fact
that her baby was SO homely and sc
stupid;
A woman who told you she had q
good dinner ready for you;
A man, who, when you asked him
if he had knife, answered: "You
bet you, and good one," instead Of
saying: Eyes, piece of one"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Potatoes as Wheat Substitute.

The use Of potatoes as a wheat
substitute was shown by means Of
demonstrations given this week by
Miss Florence Watkins, the Home
Demonstration agent, to the War
Mothers club of this city, at the Mrs.
r. B. Rutledge home, and at Ellis
worth.
At these meetings the point was
brought out that. potatoes do not
necessarily have to be used as one
of the main dishes Of meals, but will
save a great deal of wheat If used
in cakes, mullins, breads, cookies,
meat loaves, biscuits, etc. War
breads were discussed and questions
answered and suggestions exchang-
ed.
Try the following recipes and
find out for yourselves.
Mashed potato pie crust:
" cup -four.
Il cup mashed potato.
tablespoons fat.
Few grains salt.
Water.
Combine -four, fat and potatoes.
Chop fine. Add water to make stiff
dough. Little water is required on
account of the moisture of the pota-
toes.
Potato drop cakes:
One-third cup fat.
One-half cup corn syrup.
One-half cup sorghum.
One egg.
One-half cup sour milk.
One-half cup mashed potatoes.
One-half teaspoon salt.
One-fourth teaspoon each CHINA
mon, cloves and nutmeg.
One teaspoon soda.
One-half cup raisins.
Three-fourth cup each corn and
barley -four.
Cream fat, syrup and sorghum to-
gether. Add beaten egg, sour milk
and mashed potato Beat well. Sift
dry ingredients together and add.
Add raisins, beat well and drop by
teaspoons on creased cooky sheet.
Bake in moderate oven 20 to 20
minutes.
WIS.,
Some sneak thief stole the coils
out of DR.. H. w. Lundell's new car
the other evening while it stood in
front of his home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
HENRY WOOD, PRESS
3 CORRESPONDENT, DECORATED

Paris, May 4.-Henry Wood,
United Press staff correspondent
with the French armies in the
field, was decorated Thursday with
3 the chevron OF the Legion of Hon.
or, in recognition of his work on
the French front during the past
twenty months.
The cross was bestowed with
the traditional ceremony by
French headquarters. The honor
: was conferred at the request of
General Petain, COMMUNICATIVE
8 chief of the French armies.
!. et q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06

Harrisburg Boy EnliStS.

O. E. Ballantine, of harrisburg, a
grandson of John Ballantine of this
city, enlisted Thursday in Fort Dodge
as a second class gunner in the navy.
Mr. Ballantine will be sent to Camp
Dodge, from where he will later be
sent to the Great Lakes Naval train
ing school.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06

in uniform. They were stationed a
certain number of feet apart along the
avenue, holding long poles which were
used to keep the reckless onloOkers
from getting into the parade. And
aside from the ropes and the scouts
and the poles, policemen and plain
clothes men could be seen everywhere
along the streets and sidewalks.
The parade lasted until nearly 6
o'clock-a good four hours.
Biggest Event.
This is but one of the big events that
has taken place since my arrival in
Washington ten days ago. 1t, however,
is the biggest Of the events for every
store was closed yesterday afternoon
and the street cars were not running.
We have had Mary Pickford, Douglas
Fairbanks, Charley Chaplin and Marie
Dressler here boosting the Liberty
Loan. Miss Dressler gave a Liberty
Loan speech and recited a dramatic
reading in Marshall Fields the day we
were in Chicago. The big war tank
was here several days and, and after
travelling down the avenue, it was sta
toned near the city for some little
time. Demonstrations were given with
it from time to time and the people
were shown how the great machine
could travel along, tearing up every
thing in it's path.
So you see there is plenty Of excite
ment in Washington-and plenty of
people. Poor old Washington! She
doesn't know what to do with all the
people. The street cars are packed
to the doors. And not only the cars
going down town are packed, but the
ones going either way, for the build
ings in all parts of the city have been
converted into government Offices.
Girls Together.
Ethel Myers (my roommate) and /
live near Neva Garrick, Ruth Maxon,
Lydia Edwards, Mae Bahrenfuss, Merle
Whaley and Agnes Lynch. We are not
very far from the Waitman family,
either. OF all the Webster City girls
here, however, but two couples of them
work in the same Offices. Neva and
Mae are in the same Office and BERTHE
Waitman and Leona Srigley, although
both couples of girls are so separated
in the large buildings that they very
seldom see one another during work.
ing hours. We have a Webster City
meeting every Wednesday evening
when all of the eleven girls from home
aim to get together. There is lots of
fun, especially if you happen to be
homesick. There is an Iowa meeting
at the Tea Cup Inn this evening and
a good many Webster Citians are
planning to go.
Write to me, everybody. My address
is 1343 Clifton Street, Washington, D.
c. The Melrose. Apartment &c. Let
tiers are very, very welcome.
Sincerely,
Marian White.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
MSS
Is Improving.

Word received here by relatives Of
Arnold Mature, who has been very ill
with pneumonia since being sent to
the Sweeney Auto school in Kansas
City short time ago, states that his
condition. is improved.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Features Mark Meet.

The regular meeting of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union, held il
the G. A. r. room of the Kendall
| Young Library Thursday afternoon
was gathering marked by severa
features. Among these was talk b!
Miss Christine Timing, lecturer TO-
the Scientific Temperance instruction
Department of the national w. c. T. J
Mrs. j. C. Robson, president of thu
union, presided for the first time il
several months, due to long illness
and secretary and treasury reports
for the past quarter were read. Due
to the personal efforts of Mrs. j. E
Clark, treasurer, a solicitation FOL
funds to take up the Liberty Loan sub
scribed by the union was made and
the full sum raised.
The president called the attention OF
the union to the proposed Sunday
movies in this city and unanimous
protest was made by the organization
Mrs. F. A. Boysen and Mrs. Anna Heb
DON Reade were named as committee
to draft resolutions to be submitted to
the city officials, stating the attitude
of the union toward Sunday movies.
Resolved; That the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of this
city protest against the moving picture
theaters being allowed to keep open on
Sundays.
We, as an organization, and especial
ly as mothers, are vitality concerned,
that the children and our young people
have every safeguard around them TO:
good; and everything that tends to a
disregard of the sanctity of Gods holy
Sabbath should not be allowed in our
city.
Respectfully submitted by the CON-
mittee.
Other movements included taking up
the matter of an investigation Of candi-
dates for office as regards their stand
on the national prohibition amend
ment. DR.. Effie McCollum Jones was
asked to take up this work. A protest
against an increase of postage on
magazines will also be made by the
local organization.
Miss Things talk was largely con-
structive. 1t dealt with scientific tenn
perance instruction in the schools.
She outlined a plan Of personal con-
tact between members of the union and
the teaching forces Of the schools.
Both the teacher and the temperance
worker, she said is working for the
same end in regard to the health and
well being of the children.
Her program suggested reception
of the w. C. T. U. for the teachers
early in the fall, a superintendent to
work among the teachers, charts for
scientific temperance instruction to be
placed in each school building, a series
of story books adapted to the teach
ing of various phases of the subject
essay work among school children
with appropriate rewards for winning
productions, and in general co-opera-
tive spirit fostered between the teach
ers and the temperance workers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06

state or any class of people who re-
side in it. But this paper cannot see
Just what a farmer gets out of the
SIG he gives up for two year men,
bership in the Non-Partisan League,
other than the weekly paper publish
ed by it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Why Not Webster City, Too?

Muscatine, May 4.-The city of Mus
catine will go into the coal business
On big scale this year. This was de-
cided at meeting Of the city council
last night when the fuel committee
was authorized to erect sheds and en-
ploy clerical staff and carry on the
business.