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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
Williams Items.

The district conference of the NJ. f.
church closed here Thursday after q
successful session. The l.. A. s., who
served the meals, prepared for fifty and
there were nearly that many ministers
present. An eager audience packed the
church to hear DR.. Mossman, president
of Morningside college Wednesday ev.
ening. DR.. Mossman gave one of the
keenest addresses that has ever been
heard here and people We're well re.
paid for having heard him. The first
portion of his address was upon that
vital subject, labor and capital. The
speaker invited questions on his dis
course, but this subject has not yet be.
come burning issue here, so he escap-
ed questioning. The credit for securing
this conference with its attendant good
to the community rests largely with
Rev. Chas. Flesher, we suspect.
Miss Florence Handfelt has opened
school in the Kane school district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Todnem and Mrs.
I Todnem of harrisburg were visitors
here a few days ago.
Mrs. Lister returned from her Des
Moines trip a few days ago.
Sergeant Fred Anderson returned
Thursday from Sioux City where he
went to drive home stalled car. Mr..
Anderson spent several days seeing
Sioux City, which he says is quite
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rolling received
word few days ago that their son
Ralph had landed in New York. Ralph
was among the first four boys to enlist
from here and his homecoming will be
a matter of great rejoicing to his rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Ray Wilson received word of
the landing of her husband few days
ago This was good news to the young
wife and her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ross and two
children of Dubuque are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Ross.
The Book Club met with Mrs. Ellen
Pound Friday afternoon.
So many people from here made not
one, but several trips to the county fair
that it would be easier to chronicle
those who did not go than those who
did, so we will not attempt it. Every
one who visited the fair with any
thought whatever was impressed by
the quality of the exhibits. In many
ways individual exhibits exceeded
many of the exhibits shown at the
state fair--this was true of the fancy
work and some of the canning. and the
stock also was much of it top notch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Keegan and two
children are here from New Hampton
visiting friends and relatives.
The carload of peaches that Wilkin-
sons got in last week were certainly
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
Marion Whaley is Charged
With Having Committed
Crime on Florence.
Browning.
GIRL Is YEARS OLD
W,haley Arrested by Sheriff
at Hoffman Farm ten
Miles Northwest.

At 3 o'clock this morning at the Hoff-
man farm, ten miles northeast Of this
city, Sheriff VIM. Meekins arrested
Marion Whaley, charged with having
committed the crime of rape upon the
person of Miss Florence Browning, a
fifteen year old girl. Whaley was
brought to this city and will be held in
Jail pending a preliminary hearing,
which will be held within few days,
rs soon as Miss Browning has suffi-
GENTLY recovered to appear against her
alleged assailant.
Was EnrOute Home.
The crime, a particularly atrOciOuS
one, is alleged to have been committed
last night shortly before 10 o'clock near
the Western elevator Miss Browning
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Browning, who live in the brick house
at the Webster City Brick & Tile COM
pany's plant and she was on her way
home at the time. She had spent
par VI Tic dllciuOOll III tIlc CO1uIJduy
of Whaley and he was with her again
in the evening. The two were enroute
to her home when he is alleged to
have attacked the girl.
The officers were notified some time
later and Sheriff Meekins, accompani-
ed by Earl Kirchner, started for the
Hoffman farm, where Whaley has been
working. They found the young man
without difficulty and brought him to
this city where he was put in Jail.
Is Returned Soldier.
Whaley is returned soldier, having
seen service overseas. He has been
here working at the Hoffman farm and
visiting brother. He was still wear
ing his uniform. His mother lives in
Hammond, Nebraska, and his father in
Sioux City.
The crime with which Whaley is
charged is very serious one, punish
able by a long term in the penitentiary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08

1897, graduating in 1897, has entered
the ministry. Rev. Slower has been en-
gagged in educational work for many
years past and he and his splendid wife
are now located at Jamaica, where he
is pastor Of union church and will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08

also be connected with school work at
Jamaica as an instructor.
Mr.. Slower is another of the young
men who have gone out from this COM
munity of whom the people of this vi
cinity are always proud to say: He
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08

has already taken charge Of the bust
ness, and he seems determined to give
his patrons the very best Of service.
Mr.. Anfinsin, the outgoing drayman, is
undecided at present as to exactly the
line of business that he will engage in.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
Slower Enters Ministry.

Jewell Record 1t will be pleasure
to some of the older residents of Jewell
to learn that Mr.. +. f. Slower, a former
Hamilton county boy and student Of
Jewell Lutheran college from 1894 to
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
Weather for the Week.

The weather prediction for the week
follows: Occasional showers probable.
Temperature above normal first half
of week. Nearly normal thereafter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
DR.. FOREST F. HALL
DIR. C.. J. REED

Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Glasses
fitted. -PhoDe ~. Hours, $3.50 am. to
IL; p. m. to 5. 5-23d.f.jtf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
For Sale.

Residence property and vacant lots.
All well located. Maggie l.. Smith.
S-29f1j1d-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
was a Jewell boy"
Sells Draw Business,

Ellsworth News: Otis Atkinson has
disposed of his dray business to Irwin
Williams of this town. Mr.. Williams
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-09-08
FARM DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by the County Agent.

Much soil fertility is lost every win
ter by soil washing or erosion. Put a
stop to it by keeping the hilly lands in
sod. planting cover crop. under-drain-
age, filling the gullies with brush, etc.
1t is said that exposure to weather
causes greater destruction to farm i'm
Elements than using them. Avoid this
loss by storing all machinery and tools
properly under shelter before winter
sets in.
Mites and lice frequently sap the
vitality of the fowl and prevent growth
or lessen the egg production. A thor
ough cleaning of the house, regular ap-
plications of disinfectants to the rOOsts
and nests, and frequent busting of
the fowls will control these pests.
On account of the scarcity of coal
there will probably be a large amount
of wood used as fuel this winter. Use
all the waste timber, dead and dying
trees for this purpose and be sure to
conserve the ashes for garden ferti-
lizer. They are rich in plant food,
particularly potash.
Ntroyl, iS tnn l,,o b1n fn 10 a 1ou.nl
to remain unused. Fresh Oat straw, as
well as wheat straw, can be used as
roughage in wintering stock. 1t is
also advisable to use it literally as
bedling for farm animals as it adds to
their comfort and absOrbs the liquid
part of the manure, which is the most
valuable portion,
Factors in Live Stock Production.
Where live stock is factor on the
farm, make every field hog-tight and
have thoroughly good per-
manent pastures; grow leguminous
crop; build silo and keep only pure
bred males. These five things are alb
solutely essential in the economical
production of live stock. OF course
this program calls for some labor and
expense, but the permanent condition
of prosperity in the sections devoted to
live stock production is proof of the
good profit derived therefrom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
DO YOU NOTICE THINGS.
rDnyennorf DamocrAt.

You doubtless think you are - %.
serving as the average man. Arc you :!
Do YOU know the names Of all the
streets you cross on your vay rom
vour home to the store, or 70 your
office?
Do you know the namcs over the
pass every day?
Do YOU pass people and places daily
without knowing them any better the
second or third year than you did the
first?
Here are a few questions from Car
toons MaSaxins. II you are . zeal
close observer you can answer most OF
them:
what are the exact words "a . two
cent stamp? In which direction 10 the
face turned!
IN what direction IL turna1 ~ 1ace
on . cent. On I dime? On . gast1!
what are the words on the AAoo Of
your watch? 81
What color are the eyer OF your en-
ployer? or the man at tho nsIt 1eskg
How many teeth have you$
What are the words on . poticsmAn's
shield?
How many buttons have you Ga your
wsIstcoat?
How many toes has q cat on each
forefoot and each hindfoot?
What il the name. signed In fac.
simile, on any II. 3e. IS, or ~ bill you
have ever saw?
Which way does the crso0ent moon
kurn-to the right or TO tx lsft?
Well-we thought you couldn't.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
vAs srsMAnv lIARnls aoTRlAo'

STRANGE news comes out OF GERMANY
HindenburA is plotting the return OF
the uohenZollern; Germany IS ihsi"
ing that Austria has right to coales'c
with Germany and recreate the central
powers into a comman nation; ter
many is threatening that unless sue
meets the treatment she desires al the
hands OF the peace conference she "l''
turn to the east and within lew
years the old situation will have been
renewed with the help Of Russia
Germany is talking loudly and AFRO
santly 81 German rights
Germany. confessed and convicted
criminal of nations brought before the
bar OF the world has just such "rIshts
Is the world court sees fl TO grant aer'
lsr threat TO turn 20 the east and
with the help Of Russia re-estaohsn
The old situation" is evidence that hes
defeat has not brought remorse or
change Of mind TO those who lead hef
in world politik. With her neck under
the woke she plans the next war
unaer a renewal of the old situation
William is TO return If plotting MAY
bring about his return, perhaps as the
gu,Gon wherein the new alignment LOT
another debacie of bloody struggle may
form itself.
1t is almost incredible that con-
oliered nation should under present
circumstances fling such forecasts in
the faces Of its conquerors-the more
so when the absolute proof is of Grim
inal intent and conspiracy against the
peace and welfare OF the world
Putting aside the morals Of it it would
aprear that policy and ordinary horse
sense would bring a different spokes-
man forward than the junkers VINO
ruined great country in an effort TO
eSslave the globe.
Forewarned is forearmed. II 1t -
necessary to dismember Germany i'll
order TO maintain the peace OF the
world the United states should cheer
fnllv assist at the smemberme nt.
Germany must go away back and sit
down or cease to De- The German en-
pire OF five years ago can not exls,
agan-ever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
FEVER AND HIppepo1vMusEs

Theodore Roosevelt is responsible FOR
many crisp sentences that contain in
a nutshell the active principle Of liv-
ing. Hit the line hard" and a hun
dred others might be quoted; but his
lDest biographer offers another line
upon Roosevelt and his man methods
Of living that it's entirely worth no.
tice. 1t is an extract from his diary
when he was hunting in Africa and
reads thus:
July Is: fever.
July 1S: fever.
July II: some better.
July 10: Five Hippos.
Down three days with African jungle
fever he felt somewhat better on tho
third day and on the fourth went out
and shot five hippos.
The meat of success ia in the four
lines Of the diary. He had something
to do and when able got up and did 1t.
That is the way Roosevelt did things,
the way the man lived. So he got more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
TINE PROPOSED SOCIAL" Law.

The bill for control Of social disease
introduced with the endorsement OF
the state board OF heal creates certain
drastic penalties for physicians failing
10 report cases OF disease. The press
report is not entirely definite as 10
whom report is to be made whether
to the state board of health or to local
boards or to both. For failure to re-
port however physicians are liable 10
$500 fine. six months Imprisonment or
both.
The outline of the bill as presented
in the press would empower local.
health boards to enforce detention IN
hospitals Of afflicted persons and such
boards might establish quarantine.
The Dill is drastic enough in its
provision Of penalties against physi-
clans, drastic enough TO probably AFFECT
its effectiveness seriously. But passing
the buck up to the local health boards
as in the flu epidemic is the surest
promise Of ineffectiveness. The law
should make detention compulsory or
not strive at compulsion. Otherwise 1t
leaves cat hole for the escape o.
those who may be able TO command
influence Of one or another kind. Ana
influence in cities does not always
mean social OF business prominence.
Moreover a law that is aimed at the
elimination of a disease which affects
all society seriously should be man
datory upon all social classes good and
bad. In other words persons iilicitly
afflicted with social disease are on an
equality Of guilt and desert and the
law should deal equally with them as
to exposure and isolation. 1t is SEN
sible and sanitary thing to arrest and
isolate the woman Of the streets. II IS
almost equally necessary to isolate her
male contemporaries.
A weakness may be written into the
law, il one is to be made az one should
De made, by attempting too drastic
provisions but it ia certain to the
minds OF those who have had exper-
fence with the average minor health
board that to pass the buck to such
boards is a sure method Of depriving
any health law Of nine-tenths OF the
effectiveness it should have.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
Red Tape and the Soldier.

Two highly important services for
the American soldier appear to have
been badly entangled in war depart
ment red tape--the delivery TO him or
letters from home. and the payment OF
the portion of his pay, allotted to the
family at home Indeed, in far too
many cases payment OF the soldier
himself has been inexcusably delayed.
A high postal official has been tell
ing the senate postoffice committee
about the letters. They are delivered
by the postoffice department to the
war department al Hoboken. y. j, The
latter manages TO get large quantities
of them tied UP in the interior OF
somewhere between army
headquarters, the censors and the
ports" The result is that thousands
and probably millions of letters ad-
dressed to men overseas are now on
their way to the dead letter office in
Washington. which will try to return
them 10 the writer's.
Many lad IN the trenches, or on
lonely post. or writhing on bed OF
pain in the hospital. has longed and
Ionged for word from home. and been
unable TO understand why il did not
come. Had the folks" forgotten him?
Why did they not write? And all the
time a series of letters was leaving the
home addressed 10 him.
The failure 10 pay allotments
promptly has caused much distress
over here. The explanation is now fur
nished' that the failure was principally
due TO the shifting Of the work from
the War Risk Insurance bureau TO
another bureau. Some stupid martinez
ruled that the new aliotments must be
signed by the soldiers. instead OF &C
lcepting those already on file with the
War Risk bureau.
This spelled interminable delay.
! Oftentimes soldiers had been trans
| ferred, were in some prison camp.
were sick in hospitals, or for some
other reason could not be found to
sign anew. Meanwhile. needy mother.
dependent wives and hungry child
waited IN vain FOR the payments from
| Washing tOn that never came. The SOL
! der had gone 10 fight. secure in .he
promise that his dependents would re-
cieve such share 8, his pay as he had
| set aside for them. But he had not
reckoned on the ways OF officialdom. II
was said on the floor Of the house the
other day that from one to six million
dollars in discontinued allotments arc
now in the governments hands. whett
! they have accumulated since last July
| There is simply no excuse for this
sort Of thing. A real secretary o. wai
would have found the way long ago to
slash through the red tape, and By
putting real executive ability in charge
secure efficient service in these vi
! tally important matters. Minneapolis
Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30

In Iowa is considerable. Placing the
average cost Of each car at $1,000. the
investment IL $3.50 100000, six per cent
Of which amount os 31.75o,0oo . month.
Hence bad roads are in fact COSTING
the farmers 81 Iowa . million dollars
for each mon:h which finds them I'M
able to use their motor vehicles. II
must also be borne In mind that In
ability to use the gas wagon calis
for a loss Of time which means dollars
to the farmer. At other seasons OF the
year bad roads interfere with the haul
ing Of the products Of the farm to mar
ket and deny the producer the oppor-
tunity to gain advantage Of q favor
able market. so another entry may De
made against bad roads.
The present rural blockade 10 arous y
ing not only the farmer. but the bust
ness man. to the liabilities imposed by
the present form Of roads, and that the
future will witness gigantic strides 70
pull the state out Of the mfre, u the
happy promise Of the present sltua-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
Billy Bunny and His Friends

"Oid Red Rooster how do your
They tell me you have got the hu
Don't be worried. you'll ret we'll
When you hear the dinner bell"
sang Uncle Lucky ~ he hoped up tbs
porch steps. And then the Old Red
Rooster began to crow:
Sec how bright and red my glls
Since i've taken cornmeai pills.
There's no one like DIR. Quack
And a little Apple Jack"
And then ne gave Uncle Lucky some
cider and a lettuce sandwich and Billy
Bunny = iollypop and DR.. Quack ten
dollar bill. And, on, yes, yes! oh,
almost forgot about Mrs. Hen. And
that's strange. for he gave her the best
present Of all But not until the neat
day. for he had to 20 to the jewery
store. for he didn't have any pearl
necklaces in his waistcoat pocket, YOU
see.
Well. after that the two little rabbits
hoped into the Sledmobile and drove
away, and by and by, after awhile. they
pcame to donkey that stood by stile,
and as soon as they saw him they
shouted. Murray" but the donkey was
frightened and started to bray. And
in the next story. II nothing goes wrong
I'll tell you what happened to them
the next day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting a
trunk several years ago. Doctors said
my only hope Of cure was an operation.
Trusses did me no good. Finally ! got
hold Of something that quickly and
completely cured me. Years have
passed and the rupture has never re-
turned, altho I am doing hard work
a. . carpenter. There was no opera
tion. no lost time. no trouble. I have
nothing to sell. but will give full in
formation about how you may find a
complete cure without operation, IL you
write to ma. Eugene NJ. Pullen Car
penter. s7s Z. Marcellus Avenue.
Manasquan. N. J. Better cut out this
notice and show 1t to any others who
are ruptured--you may save life or at
least stop the misery Of rupture and
the worry and danger Of an operation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30

lsvsns Int tArse SCORE years tAsA seae
men would set Into three centuries
That's Why some msn set things be-
sides hippos and sifsffss. They start
out after It. IL they must lie up for
three days or three weeks or three
months or three years they never for
get what they went out after, Ana
when the strength comes back or the
opportunity offers they never forget
their errand. All they need 10 to DC
able to stand straight, As for oppor'
tunity they make u. Roosevelt had TO
yet out OF bed and 20 looking for MS
game. Game hardly ever comes into
camp and coaxes the sportsman 10
shoot 1t.
The young man can do almost any
thing he sets out TO do II he works on
the Roosevelt system. II he starts
out to get an education he can get H.
He may have to get up the fourth day
TO go shoot his hippo but he'll get :
where the fellow who convalcsccs tog
long gets nothing. Many man Is Nv
ing easy on a farm selling hogs at gov
eminent prices and looking forward to
ss.2S wheat merely because he got w
and shot his hippo while the other
hunter slept. There's a lot OF mon
heading their profe ssions because they
didn't let the spring fever hang on too
long. When their heads cleared they
wen out and shotsa few professional
hippopotamuses.
Some diary that: July 10, fever; July
Is. fever: July Il, better; July IS, five
hIppos
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30
IBy David Cory.l
Tell me. doctor. tell me. please.
II It's dangerous to sneeze.

I've 4 fever In my gills,
Send me twenty thousand pills.
This In what the Old Red Rooster
telephoned to DIR. ouack, the famous
duck doctor. when he felt very sie.,
as told you In the last story. So the
famous duct doctor got out his little
black bag and started OF for the OLD
Red BOOSTERS house In Chicken Town,
U. 3, A., the land Of the free and tho
home Of the brave. And when he got
there he knocked on the door Of the
house and Mrs Hen let him In before
he had time 20 make up his mind what
he would charge for his visit Wash
that dreadful? Well. maybe II was
and maybe 1, wasn't. for one can never
tell what the bill will be until II comes
in.
"Oh DR.. Duck" said Mrs. Hen. MI
Old Red Rooster has dreadful cough
I'm afraid he Is going to have the hu' :
So the famous old quack doctor feh
his pulse and made him put out his
tongue and then go to bed.
And just then Billy Bunny and uncie
Lucky drove up in the Sledmobile, Ter
Uncle Lucky was very fond of tho OLD
Red Rooster and wanted to find out
how he was.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-30

\ H.|flI
To the 1urlinston 0asstts ~Ths lend
Illinois. whereby the tax paid by own
ers OF motor vehicles In madc to de-
fray the cost. appears to be the best
proposed thus far. There may be 9TH
ers. II 80, they should be given due
considers ton. ny all means Let the
legislature decide upon some big and
workable plan for hard roads. that
Iowa may stay in the procession"
"we do not know about the five year
license plates. but we do know that the
county collection OF auto licenses move
is the correct thing" says tho Boone
News Republican, The collection OF
auto licenses 10y the, secretary of state
OF Iowa has been a fizzle. Thousands
OF automobile owners have escaped
paying the tax. II IL an outrage ana
ought not be allowed"
when certain sections OF tho masses
attempt TO govern with intolerance
they become classes. so the old battle
between the classes and tho masses
goes on again-only the thing q
turned up side-down,' explains the
Burlington Hawkeye.
some Iowa farmers are resolootlns
against the daylight saving plan be-
cause they say they always work from
sun-up to sunset anyhow. and 1t does
nj save them anything. Why not let
the other folks decide II, them" asks
the Davenport Democrat.
The Perry Chief comedies that Jim
Pierce can claim honor for part OF the
impetus which the good roads move
ment has attained. His opposition has
been big boost"
The Davenport Times offers the
warning that Now is the time ~
think about the income tax man who
will git you IL you don't watch out
OF II YOU do. for that matter"