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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Pleasant Hill Notes.

Z Roy Richards. who is attending
school at. Des Moines, was an over
Sunday visitor here at his home.
Mrs. c. II. Adams, who has been
suffering from nervous shock for
some time, is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ruppel Of South
Dakota and Frank Ruppel who recent
ly returned from service in France,
visited Thursday and Friday at the J..
f. Adams home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Richards are the
possessots of a fine new Brunswick
monograph.
Miss Vera Hicks is assisting with
the Homework at the G. r. Adams
home during the illness Of.Mrs. Adams.
Chas. Hayworth has engaged Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Poe Of Shellrock to
help with the field and Homework the
coming season. Mr.. and Mrs. Poe ar
rived here last week.
Miss Bessie Robbins Of Webster City
was All over Sunday visitor ut the
John Wepel home.
Miss Hattie Adams, who is teaching
school near Randall, arrived Saturday
morning for short visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Adams.
II. d. Richards and family were
Sunday visitors at the Will Richards
home.
]. E. Adams and family spent Sun
day at the Ed Ruppel home in Union
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Poe Sundayea
at the Zimmerman home.
March II.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Talented Young Webster
City High School Girl !,
First in Declamat0ry
Contest. !
WINS AT LAKE CITY
Was Sub-District Contest
Goes to Rolfe to Dis
trict Meet. :

Miss Lois Meadow, Lincoln high
schools representative in the sub-dis-
trict declamatory contest for northwest
Iowa, held at Lake City. Friday even
ing, carried off first honors in her class
humorous. This will entitle her to
enter the district contest to be held at
Rolfe in about two weeks.
Miss Meadows selection was Of
course, the one which won for her first
place in the local contest several weeks
ago. 1t is entitled: "a Pleasant Half
Hour at the Beach," She was accom-
panied to Lake City by Miss Lola
Hughes, faculty member of Lincoln high
school, and Miss Claire Yungclas.
Alice Boggs of Churdan placed sec
ond and Helen Fryar Of Rockwell City
third in Miss Meadows class. Marion
Hittenmark of Pomeroy was the wins
ner of first place in the oratOrical class.
with Charles DeVaul of Fonda second
and Doris Wright of Lake City third.
In the dramatic class first place was
given to Dorothy Guam of Carroll, Sec
ond to Alice Manguson of Dayton and
third to Hannah White Of Manson.
Miss Meadows victory is especially
pleasing to members Of the high school
and her many other friends. She is a
talented young reader and her friends
hope for her continued victory in the
ROlfe contest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Leads i'm Homemade Bread.

Bread like mother used to MAKE is
more plentiful in Minnesota than in
any other state. At least Minnesota
leads in the production of homemade
bread, according to reports based on
the sale of yeast, say extension work
ers of the United States department of
agriculture. For many years Pennsyl-
vania held this enviable record with
iowa third and Minnesota fifth. but
five years ago bread making. clubs were
organized by the federal and state eX-
tension forces throughout Minnesota.
There have been about 10000 boys and
girls in these clubs each year. and ev-
cry member has taken part in public
demonstrations, and many have con-
tested in the state fair. Three years
ago Minnesota went into third place.
and in 1913 she took the honor away
from Pennsylvania by producing the
greatest amount of homemade bread of
any state in the union.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Rape for Summer Pasture.

Rape is one of the best all around
livestock forages adapted to Iowa soils
and climate. 1t is palatable to swine.
sheep calves. cattle and horses: how
ever, its greatest field of usefulness
is for swine and sheep.
Rape ranks along with alfalfa and
red clover as forage for swine and
furnishes quicker pasture than either
of these legumes. Rape yields heavily
of digestible protein and runs relative
ly high in mineral matter, especially in
calcium and PHOSPHORUS, all of which
are needed to balance corn. the princi-
pal corn belt Concentrate.
Rape is easily seeded and furni fishes
quick pasture. 1t may he s0wed ut
different times. thus good green pas
ture is always in readiness for the
months of July and August. when the
bluegrass is dry and hard. or when the
second growth of clover fails TO come.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Hold Conference.

Officers and directors of the Hamil-
ton County Home Demonstration Blu
reau met Saturday afternoon at the city
hall for conference with Miss Katie
Lucille McRobert, county home agent.
The meeting was an unusually profit
able one, the work being laid out for
the coming year.
Owing to the inclement weather. Mrs.
Cyrus Robe of Blairsburg was the only
county-town delegate to be present.
Those attending from Webster City
and vicinity included Mrs. Alexander
Groves, Mrs. Frank Webb, Mrs. H. l..
Baird, Mrs. Robert II. Downs and Mrs.
II. o. Cutler.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Obituary..

Kathleen Hale was born Oct. IL,
1874, in, Livingston county, Mo-. and
died at Webster City, Iowa, March 10.
1919. She was united in marriage
with Edgar Pringle March %. 1899.
The deceased united with the Meth
odist church ut the age Of sixteen and
afterwards joined the United Brethren
church Mt Mulburry Center. She Is
survived by her husband, pareIts.
three sisters and two brothers. The
funeral was held at the United Breth-
rem church Friday afternoon and tlte
body laid to rest in Cass Center cenle-
terry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Prize Colt Sells for 1880.

The record price of $500 was re-
ceived by II. Lefebure & Sons Of Fair
fax, Saturday, when they sold their
first prize three year old colt, Duke Of
Elmwood, of the recent Chicago Inter-
national show, to G. Keller Leet of
Aurora, Ill. This colt was selected by
the late Henry Lefebure in Illinois
when the colt was nine months old. Mr..
Leet intends using this horse to head
his herd of thirty pure bred Belgians.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Farm News Department
by County Chris Christensen and Home Demonstration
Agent, Miss Lucille McRObert

purposes, were about $4,000 mules in
place of a normal export of probably
$4,000. The shipments overseas by the
war department numbered about $4,000
mules, and at about the end of 1918 APP
proximately 100000 were in the service
of the war department in this country.
Therefore, nearly 100000 mules, the bu-
reau of crop estimates says, were sup
piled to the war department and the
allies by the farms OF this country for
war service.
Comparison of mules with draft } .ors-
es is interesting, The war Department
shipped overseas about 10000 mules
and $4,000 draft horses. of both OF
which only 600 were lost enroute. That
depa rtment bought $4,000 mules in
France, Great Britain and Spain and
$4,000 horses for ali purposes, the
draft horses not being separately re-
ported. On December %, 1918, there
were on hand with the American Exbc-
dictionary Forces $1,000 mules and no..
900 draft horses, and the war depart
mcnt had on hand November 3, 1918,
10000 mules and 10000 draft horses
In the operations Of the United
States ExpeditiOnary Forces overseas
to December %, 1913, the total loss OF
animals was 1871, which included &c..
1S0 horses and 6,122 mules.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Locust will not Hit Iowa.

Varying reports as to the damage
that is likely to be done throughout the
state by seventeen year locusts have
been circulated. However, many of
them. especially those which said that
there was liable to be a disastrous cpl
demic in the state this year. are false,
according to the entomologist of Iowa
State college at Ames. While there
may be a lot of damage done in other
parts of the country, Iowa is not in
the section which will be subject to Sc
we're ravages of these insects.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Ruttcr Held by Government.

Stocks of butter held in storage in
the United States by the army, navy
and allied governments on February J..
1919, are reported to the bureau Of
markets as 13,79G,054 pounds. The
holdings year ago were much smaller
and are estimated roughly as 3,0O0,O 900
to 100000 pounds. The total stocks
of creamery butter in cold storage re-
ported to the bureau of markets for
the entire country for February 1,~1919,
amounted to 36,S15, 1913 pounds. as COM
pared with 26,725,S15 pounds last year.
According to these figures the amounts
of butter held in cold storage, aside
from the holdings of the army, navy
and allied governments. are substan-
TALLY the same for the two years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Club Calf Brings 81 a Pound.

Sixteen counties in Minnesota were
entitled to send As boy and girl club
members, with their calves which had
won prizes in their own county, to the
first baby beef show held in the state.
Owing to the influenza epidemic, only
% We're able to go to st. Paul in De-
cembcr and exhibit the baby beeves
they had raised: but the crowd made up
in enthusiasm what it lacked in num-
her, The calves were sold at auction
and brought an average Of 20 cents a
pound.
The champion, owned by Irwin Me-
Kay, was sold for 30 cents pound.
and with the prizes won. netted his
young owner SAT-. Later the calf was
resold for $3.50, or little more than 81
a pound.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Five Cents for Five Acres.

Would you spend nickel to save
five acres of cabbage? If you would
treat your seed this year, says the plant
pathOlOgist of the Iowa experiment sta
ton at Ames. for less than five cents
worth of poison will suffice to treat !;
pound of seed, which will grow cab
bage plants enough to plant five acres
of cabbage.
The poison to use in this treatment
is corrosive sublimate, sold by drug
gists as bichloride of mercury tablets.
Dissolve the poison in the proportion
Of one part to one thousand, or one
gram of poison to one quart of water.
The seed should be soaked in this solu-
ton for twenty minutes.
This solution should he made up in
a stone jar or wooden paik because it
cOrrodes metals Immediately after
the seed has been treated, spread it on
a clean cloth in warm room to dry
quickly. When thoroughly dry. return
the seed to a clean sack, not the one
that the seed was in before, for ii still
contains the spores of the diseases
which were killed ON the seed. 1t is a
good idea to use sacks which were dip
ped in the solution themselves.
Disinfecting the seed will do no good
If it is planted in an infected soil. A
field which has had infected cabbage
on it the year before will still contain
the disease producing matter, which
will reinfect even healthy plants.
Therefore. clean seed bed is as es-
sential as Il clean lot of seed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
SOCIAL EVENTS.

The Pleasant Hour club will meet
with Mrs. p. w. Lee, $40 Elm street,
Tuesday afternoon.
The Choral Society and the Webster
City Glee club will meet tomorrow eve
ming with Rev. Arthur Metcalf.
The Wednesday club will meet We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:3O O'lcOck with
Mrs. e. f. King. Miss Leona Call will
be leader.
The Past Noble Grand association
will be entertained by Mrs. L. +. Stu
art, 714E. Des Moines street, at 2:3O
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
49,
The Thursday Circle will meet this
week Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Ole Olson, near the BickfOrd school
house. A o'clock luncheon will be
served
"a
The WOman's Home and Foreign mis-
sionary society of the English Luther
an church will meet at the home of DR..
sen-Hotchkiss, GA Division street,
tomorrow evening.
The ladies aid society Of the Uni
versalist church will meet Wednesday
afternoon at 2 80 o'clock with Mrs.
Ellen Brown at the o: J. Henderson
home, $50 Elm street, for work. Mem
bers are urged to note the change of
date.
Miss Olive kirclner. returned home
from Camp Dodge this noon. having
been there to spend Sunday with her
brother. Earl kirchner, who recently
returned home from overseas. Mrs.
Belle Kirchner, their mother. is also at
Camp Dodge and will remain there to
visit her son until Wednesday, when
he expects to receive his honorable dis
charge from the service.
-
Class Farewell.
The Dorcas class of the Methodist
a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
One acre will furnish pasture for 20

One acre will furnish pasture for 20
to 30 spring pigs.
Experiments by the animal husband
~ section of the Iowa experiment sta
ton have shown that it is best to feed
IA very liberal ration of grain to young
pigs on rape. which is tr'ic TO-
all forages. Weanling pigs taken from
80 to 225 pounds on rape pasture with
corn, meat meal tankage and salt in
separate feeders. made this gain in
10 days. A group similarly fed. with
the exception of alfalfa in place IF
rape. took l21 days to make the snme
weight.
The group on rape took . pounds
less of the high priced meat meal 'ank-
age hundred pounds of gain cl,an
those on alfalfa PASTURE.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Soldiers and Poll Taxes.

Soldiers out of the service when the
assessor makes his rounds will be list
ed for poll taxes. A bill Is pending in
the legislature to exempt them. but as
yet no action has been taken on it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

streets were blown against telephone
poles, etc, and even into the middle of
the street. All railroad cuts were filled
with snow, packed as it had not been
in years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
FOR SALE-Southern Minnesota l6o

acre farm. black soil with clay sub
soil. Farm lays in gradual slope and
is splendid for farming and stock
raising, is six miles from good towns
and only II miles from county seat.
in good dairy country. ) creameries
within ) miles. One-half mile from
school. Good outlet for tile: state
road on two sides. Price S125 per
acre: $1,000 down and $4,000 March
I. 1920, rest can he left IL years at
per cent interest. +. A. Wclp,
Kamrar, Iowa. 3-11f2J2'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Dat Variety Sent for Trial.

Through the agency of the agricul-
tural experiment association, you may
get three bushel sack of "Iowar" oats
for a test on your farm if you hurry.
Only 30 lots were left on March 5.
"Iowar'' is new pure line variety
of white oats, originated at the state
experiment station. 1t grows Il little
taller and natures little later than
the Iowa 1O3." In a three year test
at the experiment station. it has shown
itself somewhat better yielder than
the popular '1O3.' 1t is now being dis
tributed to Iowa farmers for the first
time-three bushels to man-on con
ditiOn that the three bushels be s0wn
on measured acre of home grown
oats and the yields OF the two acre
plots reported to the experiment sta
ton.
II you want ii three bushel sack of
these oats on conditions stated above,
write at, once and inclose your check
for $500 to J. Buchanan, secretary of
the agricultural experiment associa ton.
Ames. Oats will be shipped promptly
or money returned if application is too
late.
There is also q limited supply of the
Iowa 1867 or "Richland' oats for dis
tribution on the same conditions and at
the same price. This is variety or
iginated for use on especially rich soils
and Is very popular for this purpose
on account OF its ability to stand up.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Big Price for Shorthorn.

Ward N. Rowland, farmer near
Iowa City, recently purchased a Weav-
er ShoYthorn bull. Leslie Royal, by
Village Star, for the sum Of $4,000. vii
lage Star headed the herd OF Jack GAR
den when shown extensively in 1912
and sold for 81, 900 at a time when that
price was regarded as sensational.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

ternOOn at ) o'clock ut the s. b. Bair
home. This meeting will be in the ma
ture of farewell for Mrs. Rufus i.
Nelson. who soon moves to a farm neal.
Clear Lake: Mrs. Bohlman, who soon
moves to Fort Dodge, and Mrs. W. w.
Bair, who soon moves to Des MOines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Profit from One Pig. $ss7.

Ample proof that pig clubs pay is
conta ined in reports being received con.
tinually by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture from club leaders.
One report recently received tells of
the success of Tennessee boy who, in
May, 1918. invested $50 in a pure bred
gilt. and now figures his profits at
$5S7.35. She farrowed seven pigs. part
of which the boy sold for 1913. With
this money he purchased boar of ex-
cellent breeding, which he exhibited at
the East Tennessee Division fair, win
ming the grand championship of the
breed over all exhibits. He won $S7
in prizes. $40 of it in competition with
experienced farmers. His animals are
now valued at S525. This, with the
money from sales and prize winnings,
amounts to $T45. from which he de-
duets $157.GJ for feed and care. leav-
ing profit of $5S7.35.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
STATEMENT OF CONDITION of F,

STATEMENT
Hamilton at the
of of March, A. d. 1919:
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Stamps
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fund
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of
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exhibited portion of its assets
S. j. OTTlNGTON. President
JOHNSON. Cashier
Cottngtou
j. this 14h day of March. 1919
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ANDRUS.
STARK Directors 1900. NJ 80. -.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Class Farewell.

The Dorcas class of the Methodist
Sunday school will meet tomorrow af-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

Half Million u. S. Mules i'm France.
Mules are in favor as draft animals
in the war operations in this country
and in western Europe. The exports
during the war, undoubtedly for war
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17

The best in job work at this Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-15

Although the two great Firestone plants at Akron
are turning out daily o. 900 tires and % 900 tubes,
the demand from passenger car owners and truck
operators continues to outstrip production.
Additional equipment already ordered for Plant
No. 2, which is devoted exclusively to the manu-
facture of 81 inch tires and tubes, will increase the
output of this manufacturing unit to 5000 tires
day; while in the parent plant increased equipment
for the manufacture of Cords is steadily building the
output to it's capacity of 10000 tires daily, which
will give total capacity of $4,000 tires a day.
These equipment requirements and the need of a
new steel plant that will double the output of Fire
stone Rims being met by issue of 900
70 Preferred Stock, the entire amount being taken
by The National City Company, the worlds largest
distributors of high grade securities.
On the financial page of this paper you will find an
advertisement signed by The National City Com
pany which gives some interesting facts about the
financial strength of the Firestone Company---a
strength that is founded on twenty years of sound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-15

business policy and is index of the character of
the COmpany's products.
The National City Company is in the business of
buying and distributing through it's many correspon
dent offices the securities of corporations that are
well managed, so conservativey financed and
whose products fill such public need, that they
should constitute prime investment.
It is high tribute to the quality of Frestone prod
ucts and to the great dealer organization through
which they distributed that the demand for them
should increase as to require this additonalcapia
to meet it. And it is a tribute to the character of
the Frestone institution that the distribution of this
entire 100000 Preferred Stock issue should be
undertaken by The National City Company
See that you get the values in mileage and service
that responsible for this demand for Firestone
Tires and this standing of the Company. What
ever type of tire you use, there is Firestone to
suit your needs--of quality that assures you the
economy of MOST MILES PER DOLLAR Ask
your dealer for Firestones. Have them put on
every wheel of your car truck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-15
The National City Compan,
buys $1O,OOO,OOO Of
FireStOne Preferred Stock

FreStone increasing rapidly under demand from
600 this additional capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-15

Firestone employees number Il 200.
Firestone resources exceed S73 000, 900.
The cOmpanys volume of sales last year
S75,0O0OO0.
Daily output of the factories this writing is % 900
tires and q, 900 tubes.
When equipment ordered is installed. the output
will be IS 900 tires and 40, 900 tubes daily.
Firestone makes rims for half the makes pas
senger built
FTrestone makes demOuntable rims for 62CC of the
different trucks that equip with giant pneumatic
truck tires.
Firestone makes the tires on which over half the
truck tonnage of America is carried.
at Singapore, the rubber headquarters, to insure
best grades at lowest costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-15

Frestone invested in fabric mill to insure first quail
ity, steady supply and lowest costs.
Frestone built separate factory and designed spe-
cial machinery for it to make big saving for
of 81 inch tres-enabIing the main plant to n
centrate cord tires and truck tires.
FresOne has branch houses in 63 leading cities of the
United States.
IL 900 dealers sell Firestone Tires
Firestone have homes of their own in Firestone
Park.
The Frestone Clubhouse is enjoyed by thousands of
factory workers.
The Firestone Park Bank makes saving easy and al
Turing.
The Firestone Insurance Fund gives confidence and
stability to workers.
Over 900 of Firestone workers own stock in the
company
Err DOLLAR
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-05-22
DE LA COME
R|NTA De PACE.

PARIS, 21 Maiu. - Timpul
pentru submiterea observatiuni-
lor germane expira milne la orelc
3 dupa ameazi.
Dupa ce cele patru mari puteri
vor lua in seama toate aceste Ill
time cereri, lie va mai ramine nu-
mai sd fixeze data in care Ger
mani tre|bue sd accepte ori sa
refuze tratatul. Aceasta va de-
pinde multi de la natura observa-
tiunilor. De altfel nu e nici un
semn ca tratatul va fl cumva
schimbat.
Cercetarea tratatului austriac
"a inaintat att de repede, incit
el va Fl gaia de semnat odata
Gu eel german. Sc poate Cd Aus
triecilor nu li-se va da mai multi
timp ca o saptamina spre a dis
cuta termenii. Sc zice Cd dease.
menea MI li-se va da ocazie sd
obiecteze decit foarte putin.