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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Hardy Alfalfa Recommended.

The agricultural experiment station
has not recommended general use OF
the hardy varieties of alfalfa, such as
the Grimm sand Baltic, owing to-. the
scarcity. of Seed and its,high' cost. The
station HAS had extensive tests with
hardy varieties under way. for. a num-
Der of,years and has Stated that there
was 10 question but that the Grimm
was superior to the common alfalfa.
Seed, of this alfalfa is now becoming
sufficiently plentiful that one can be
reasonably sure of getting the genu-
inc article when he orders and pays
for It,. Farmers who have grown alf-
alta in the past and know what they
can do with it can well1afford to pay
the higher price asked forlthe Grimm
seed j, This alfalfa will withstand al
most any kind of winter conditions and
four cuttings can usually be had in the
year, while the common alfalfa can be
cut only three times.
There are a namhsr of people who
make a speciality Of growing Grimm
alfalfa seed and by buying direct from
the grower, one can be little surer Of
getting the genuine article.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Are Getting Cereal Reports.

Hundreds of inquiries are pouring
into the Office Of the plant pathology
section of the experiment station this
season from farmers of Iowa who are
interested in the small grain situation,
is the word of the state pathoiogist al
Iowa State college.
He says that the cereal survey Tor
the season Of 1919 is not yet complete
bnt tentative estimates are being gwen
out regarding the most conspicuous
and destructive disease Of our cultivat-
Oh grain crops such as wheat, oats, bar
lev and rye. The winter wheat crop
looked very promising until it began TO
head. At this time the early enec's Oh
rho various diseses began 10 appear
,rho most noticeable being scab, many
fields showing as high as ~ per cent
If the heads affected. Spring whea''
especially Marquis, was more severely
attacked Dy scab than any othef us
ease. Thousands OF acres were not
considered worth cutting. in fact many
acres will hardly yield 5 bushels to the
.cre However scab was not entirely
to blame for this condition. The ex-
treme hot weather fastened the ripeh-
ING and is responsible for much light
grain. Hot, damp weather greatly aid-
Cd these diseases in their destructive
ness. Reports from Iowa farmers VINO
have threshed their winter wheat m
Dictated that there will be about 20 per
cont Of n crOD
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
SPRAYED Orchards Live.

Only orchards that have been spray
ed are coming through this season with
any fruit on, according to the fruit
man of the agricultural extension de-
partment of Iowa state college who has
just returned from trip over the
state. He says that orchards that
were not sprayed have practically no
fruit on at all, the canker worms and
scab just about finishing them mp.
One man in the southwestern part
of the state who has several orchards
can point ont the difference this year
in spraying on time and spraying late.
He was unable to get to couple OF
1.-THE smaller orchards until about a
week after the time for the spray was
past. The result is that in these or
charfls, scab has gotten start, and
while he has controlled it by subse.
quent sprays, some Of the fruit is in
jured.
This is one of the years when sprayed
orchards are going to show up to tine
greatest advantage because, due to
moisture conditions early in the season,
these diseases have had a good chance
to do damage except where methods OF
combat were used. .wa6
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Busl,el Weights Used.

The following weights per bushel are
used by the United States department
of agriculture in:.all estimates of crop
production:
Apples, 4S pounds beans (drieD, 90
pounds clover seed, GO pounds; corn
(shelletl), sc pounds; corn on cob. 20
pounds oats, 80 pounds: peaches, AZ
pounds; pears, '4S pounds; rye, 5G
pounds; tomatoes, Sc pounds; grain
sorghum, % pounds; potatoes, GO
pounds; sweet potatoes, 5G pounds !;
timothy seed, As pounds; wheat, GO
pounds. 4"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
I'm, HORSLEY
PASSES away
Well Known Figure in Local
G.. A. r. Circles Passes
Away at Soldiers
Home.
FUNERAL IS TUESDAY
Death Follows Long Illness
Incident to Failings of
old Age.
FUNERAL IS TUESDAY

Word reached Webster City yester-
day of the death of u. NJ Horsley, a
well known figure in local G. A. r
circles, who, together with his wife
left here month ago to go to the sold
iers' home at Marshalltown. A nephew,
II. G. Horsley Of Des Moines. accom-.
panied the body to this city today.
Funeral services will be held at the
Methodist church at 30 O'Clock IT,.
morrow afternoon with DR.. r. T. Chip.
perfield in charge. Burial will be made
in Graceland cemetery.
iii Long Time.
Mr.. Horsley's death, which occurred
Saturday evening, came after a long
illness and was incident to the faiiins:'
of old age. He waslpast seventy-thrce
years of age and Jhadylnade Webster
City his home for the ;past ten years,
residing at 313 Walnut street. lie
leaves his wife andsa group of nieces
and nephews to mourn his passing.
!. The nieces and >aephews are H. G.
!, IIorsley of Des Moiass, H. D. Horsley
of Dubuque, Mrs LINN. Doty of Linn
Grove, Mrs. Hyland Beever Of Still
water, Mimi, and Mrs. George Ravens
of Fairburn, s. D., most of whom will
attend the funeral services.
Mr.. HOrsley was a fine old gentleman
and had borne his sufferings with re-
markable fortitude. He was member
.of the Grand Army Of the Republic
land previous to his coming here had
held the position of postmaster at CO.
lumbia, s. d., for many years. The
many friends in this city will extend
their sipcsrest sympathy to the family
in their hour of bereavement. 4,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

work consisted of the examination for
suspected tuberculosis and intestinal
diseases
Studied in New York.
DR.. Wildish is native of Nebraska.
receiving his education in the high
schools and university of that state.
He was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Nebraska with the degree b. Sc.
in 1909 and received his degree of NJ.
d. from the same university in 1911.
He practiced at Worthing, South Da-
kota, for four years, from there
goin to Graceville, Mimi, as assistant
surgeon at the Western Minnesota
hospital. Here he remained for two
and one half years. For the past
year he has been practicing and
studying in New York City, as MEM
Der of the house staff. of the following
hospitals: Polytechnic Medical school
and hospital, Roosevelt hospital. For
the past six months he has been at
Bellevue hospital, giving special at
tention to urology under the noted Dr.
Reyes.
Do General Practice.
This firm will do general medical
ana surgical practice giving special
attention to diagnosis and using all
known means such as the N-ray ana
we'll equipped laboratory to enable
them to arrive at proper conclusion.
DIR. Richardson will still give special
attention to chronic diseases and dis
eases of women and children. DIR.
Wildish while giving attention to uro-
logical diseases will do Il general medl-
cal and surgical practice.
Mrs Wildish and daughter expect TO
arrive in this city in few days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Pavilion Concern Organized.

The Plymouth county live stock pa
vilion company with $4,000 capital has
been organized by stock breeders Of the
county. The officers are NJ. H. Rounds,
president; VIM. McKeltrick, vice presi.
dent; G. c. Gunnerson, secretary; c.
]. Tyres, treasurer, and N. j. Majeres,
G. H. Held, H. p. Tousfelut, IL. u. Dal'
ton and NJ. J. Lancaster, directors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Farm Crops Have Field Day.

The state agricultural experiment
station has determined upon Septem-
Der 10 for their Farm Crops and Soils
Field day, when they invite farmers
from all parts Of Iowa to inspect the
crops and soils work under way on
the state experimental farm.
There is probably no other state in
the Union, the wealth of which is so
dependent upon the soil and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
nnnned for a Penny.

Renwick- Times: Two Of our most
esteemed andN honorable citizens
Hans Madsons apd james White, re
ceived a requdst1from the government
authorities last week to loosen mp on
one cent which they were shy IN their
income tax. 1870
The loss of one cent greatly nnnoys
the, big bugs, while few Thousand
dollars is easily overlooked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Kossnth County Land.

w. p. Chamber of Corwith has just
paid $4,000 for a section Of land In
Kossuth county. The price OF 1928 per
acre was phenomenal, considering that
it is raw prairie land. 1t is perhaps
the highest price yet paid for section
of raw land in northern Iowa. Mr..
Chambers has sold over 5000 acres
near Corwith this year and he has i'm
plicit confidence in land values here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Frequency Of Feeding Chickens.

Some poultrymen feed their flocks
twice day, while others feed them
three times a day. The best plan is to
feed fowls in confinement three times a
day and those having free range in
summer twice a day. When there is a
very long interval between feeds it is
difficult to keep the fowls busy which
are kept in confinement. Idle fowls
often contract bad habits, such as
feather pulling and egg eating, besides
going out of condition from lack Of ex-
ercise. >tH@
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

The motor transport corps leads all
other branches of the u. s. army In rate
of recruiting in proportion to It's at-
thOrized strength. Since the beginning
of the intensive campaign March l, s.
600 men have been accepted and sent to
camps, an average of 400 week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

Mrs. A. NJ. Mccormack returned
home to Forest City this noon follow
ing an over Sundays visit in this city
with Miss Nellie CallAghan ut the home
OF Father Barry. !3sut - 81" i'iti
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Attention. G. A. r.

Comrades will meet at post hall al
] o'clock p. m. ON Tuesday. Aug. Il
to attend the funeral of Comrade Hors
ley.
Wesley Martin, Commander.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

Gilbert Knudson and Rev. Martin
Norstad of Jewell are county seat cali
ers this afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Bull Brings se5,ooO.

Gamboge, IL year old bull, brought
the high price of $4,000 at an auction
sale Of imported Jersey cattle, held ut
the farm of Edmund Butler near alt.
Kisco, N. Y, last week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

Attorney /. J. Sayrs and A. J. Julian
were business passenger to Lamour, >.
D., this noon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

Mrs. Halle Juhl Of DuncOmbe was
a visitor in this city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

Some beekeepers find it necessary to
fumigate comb honey to prevent dam
age by the larvae of the wax moth. For
this purpose fumes of sulphur or d.
supplied of carbon may be used. II
disulphied Of carbon is used, great care
should be taken not to bring it near
a flame, as it is highly inflammable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
How We Lead in Swine.

475 million head, of which the United
States has about one-seventh.
OF sheep the world contains approx
mately 500 million head, Of which the
United States has about one-tenth.
OF swine the world contains in the
neighborhood of $50 million head, OF
which the United States contains con-
siderably more than one-third.
In other words, swine are less num-
erous than either sheep or cattle in the
world at large, but are more numerous
than either in the United States.
Or the same classes may be consid-
cred in this way:
In cattle the United States is second
to India, with three other countries
Russia, Brazil and Argentina-fOllow-
ing.
In sheep the United States is second
to Australia, with Argentina, Russia
and New Zealand, the principal sheep
raising competitors.
In swine the United States is easily
first, and this year has more hogs than
her 10 nearest competitors combined.
The closest of these are Brazil, Ger
many and Russia.
So the greater abundance Of swine is
perhaps the most noteworthy difference
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Offered Large Sum for Hog.

Harry Uittenbogaard Of Sheldon re-
ceiver an offer Saturday from E. 5.
Barker of Wilmer, Mimi, for $1O,OOO
for the formers herd boar, Sheldon
Wonder. This is the highest sum ever
offered for an individual animal OF this
breed in private sale. The offer was
refused.
Mr. Barker also offered Mr.. Uitten-
bogaard 100000 for the latter's entire
herd of $50 animals, with the under
standing that Mr.. UittenbOgaard carry
on the four sales he has planned ana
pay for the advertising as he expects
TO run it. This offer was also refused.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
DAILY MARKETS
Furnished by e. w. Wagner & Company
from their Fort Dodge Office. H.
NJ. Sharpe, Manager.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Hogs 5000. 40 to Is higher. Top
$3.50.
Cattle 1000. Steady.
Sheep 10000. Steady.
Hogs left over $500.
Due to wire trouble, there was no
grain letter today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11

between the meat resources of the Unit
ed States and most other countries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Destruction of .grasshOpper eggs by
fall blowing, disking or narrowing is
where practicable.

Comb honey that is to be sent to a
distant market should be shipped be-
fore cold weather, since the combs be-
come extremely fragile when cold.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Farm News Department
Conducted by County Agent Chris Christensen

the crops which it produces as is Iowa
We are coming to appreciate the need
of very definite and carefully planned
experiments with the soils OF the state
and the experiment station has had for
years, large number Of experiments
under way at Ames as well as at other
points over the state. These expert
ments include studies with farm ma
nures, commercial fertilizers, lime and
crop rotations and are yielding impor-
tant and valuable results.
A large number of crop experiments
of direct and immediate interest will
also be at their very best in early Sep
TENDER. Over one hundred acres are de.
voted to work with corn, wheat and oat
breeding, variety tests, seeding and cul-
tivatiOn experiments, also hundreds OF
plots in soy beans, sudan grass, alfalfa
and the clovers, comparing the different
methods of handling these crops for
best results.
While the experiment station is al
ways glad to have visitors go over the
work which is being done at Ames,
Iowa farmers are urged to visit the ex.
pertinent station on September 10, even
though they have seen something OF the
work in previous years. The date,
September 10, has been carefully select
ed as time when the results of exper-
iments can best be seen and when hun.
dreds of farmers will be able to get
away from the farm for a few days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-08-11
Motor Corps Leads in Recruits.

Wesley Martin, Comman
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

ficiency and morale of the navy, Ishope
that this whole agitation was the re-
suit of disappointments in tile case
of one or two officers who had failed
of recognition. coupled with the de-
sire of certain newspapers to stir up
trouble. 1 am convinced. however,
that the matter is more far reaching
than this. When an officer of the
prominence and distinction of Admiral
Sims feels it necessary to decline the
distinguished service medal himself
and to repudiate the entire proceed
ings on the part of the secretary, in
cident to the award. l believe that the
time has come when the congress and
the PEOPLE are entitled to the r4al
facts
THE awarding OF a medal for dis
tinguishrd war service is a matter of
such sacred imI'lftaLce to the indi-
vidual naval officer that the slightest
rumo: Of political OF personal con.id-
GRAFTON i'll connectiol with such award
should hot be allow ii to go unchal-
lenSed
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
.INASAvINGS PLAN
Topeka Banks to Fight H. C. L.
With Thrift.
Promote Investments and Saw
ings by Installments.

If the people of Topeka take TO the
fair price committees plan to buy
only the absolute necessities of life in
an effort to force down high prices,
the banks of the city will aid them in
keeping their money thus saved by
offering some plan of certificate saw
ing on the general cheme of the
Christmas saving clubs, according to
leading bankers today.
No sucn plan has been worked out
and will not be until the response of
the people is evident, according to
William Macferran, president of the
State Savings bank. The banks are
not trying to help in a boycott of mer-
chants. he asserted, but will help the
people save if they want to cut out the
purchase of everything except neces-
sites at this time. wearing their old
clothes. and adopting other sugges-
tions of the fair price committee.
The money would be deposited at
regular periods and for affixed length
of time. 1t would draw compound in
terest and the big compound interest
to be paid at the duration of the time
would serve as an incentive to leaving 6
it in the bank until then. S. f. Cobb,
president of the Bank of Topeka, also
indicated that the plan adopted would
be along these lines.
The bankers admit they have as yet
formed no definite plans. They have
been approached. by w. H Kenper,
chairman of the fair price COMMITTEES,
and say they will get in line if the
people indicate a disposition to limit
their purchases to necessities and bank
the rest of their money.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
ADMITS Sl0O F0RGERIES
Son of Elmont Farmer Held Today by
Police

j. p Whiteman, "a, son of a farmer
living near Elmont, was arrested 1t
$50 o'clock Monday afternoon after
police said he had attempted to cash a
check for S75 at the Palace Clothing
company in payment for a suit of
clothes. Following. his arrest White
man admitted that he had forged
Checks amounting to approximately
$400 in recent weeks in Topeka.
= Numerous stores on Kansas avenue
and in North Topeka were named by
Whiteman as his victims. He stated
that he spent most of his time in
Kansas City, coming to Topeka when
out of money, purchasing few goods
and forging a check on a farmer. of
someone he knew was we'll known in
Topeka. in payment. Detective George
Frost arrested him
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS

San Trancisco-Add bad news. FrefGhte-
Stanley Dollar leaves next week with 1000
tons of California champa Gnes. sherries.
ports and clarets to Stake Oriental thirst.
Alameda Cal-"Burglars in my base
ment,' telephaned Mrs. s Bowles. Policemen
found a huge, shaggy dog wrestling with n
L bone steak pilfred from a cupboard.
Kansas City. Kan.---A Merry Christmas in
Wyandotte county jail Jailer Drew will
do the Santa stunt and there'n be a tree
and turkey dinner.
Springfield. iii.-John Woloshevich's
name too hard To pronounce so his
friends called him "Boishevik." Inasnucil
as he is opposed to the Lenine government.
John will seek to have his name changed
to Wallace.
Muskogee, okla-BaId headed men here
announce they are peeved." Hair tonic is
deteriorating. 1t is no fonger fit to drink.
Dallas. TeX.-Nine executions are sched-
uled for the county jail's Christmas hell
day behin1 bars. Sounds bloody but it's
only turkeys for the prison dinner. Re
sure its county cop pinches yon.
New Iork-Hearing of the revival Of the
old tong wars. police arrested and kent in
Jail the leaders of the On Leong Tong until
a convention of Hip Sing Tongs had closed.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

that the awards as issued to officers
in a number of instances are not in
accord with the relative merit of the
services performed by them as indi-
Gated by my recommendations,
Sims's letter continued "Officers
who were recommended for the Nigh
est awards appear on the list as hav-
ing been accorded lower awards and
vice versa
In response to Chairman Pages re-
quest, Daniels is preparing state
ment containing information showing
all recommendations for awards by
admirals, \ captains and other COM
manding officers. the action of the
naval war board upon all such recon-
mendGtions and its complete report,
the action by Daniels.
LAS soon as this report is ready.
Daniels said -'it will be sent to Chair
man Page and given to the public
Calls Daniels Arbitrary.
Lufllin in a statement charged Dam
ieIs. with arbitrary action and said
Sims's charges demand that the rea!
facts be made known.
My resolution will call for the
recommendations made by Admiral
Sims and the other fleet commanders
in the cases of the officers in their
jurisdiction entitled to recognition,
he said 1T will likewise call for
Iuil report on lnG AillullSS anu ICCOhA-
mendations of the board of which
Admiral knight was chairman, con-
vened at the instance of Secretary
Daniels to consider the cases. In the
third place, the resolution will ask for
the changes in the recommendations
made by the secretary himself and the
reason for this arbitrary action on his
part.
LAS a member of the naval COM
mittee intensely interested in the ef-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Dishwashing Help-When washing
dishes. dry glasses and silver Scald
china and turn electric fan on same
and in five minutes they are dry, put
away and forgotten.
Stove Backing - When backing
stoves, add to powder or stock stove
polish enc teaspoon molasses: will
give nice shine to stove and no dust
when shining.
Before Emptying contents of canned
fruit or vegetables from the can which
must be cut finely, slash with knife
from center. slashing or cutting pieces
as small as desired.
After Chopping Suet for mincemeat,
cook suet, raisins and small quantity
of water together for one-half an