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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
VISITS GRAVE OF
SOLDIER IN FRANCE
Captain f. G.. Snyder Writes
OF Visit to Grave of
Floyd Williams.

Captain F. G.. Snyder of Jewell, with
the Red Cross forces in France, recent
ly visited the grave of Floyd Williams,
son of Mr. and Mrs. ]. N. Williams of
this city, who died in France. His let
ter, written March IS, follows:
M Gieres, LOir ct Cher, France.--Dear
Folks: Yesterday was the first chance
could get to run over to st. Afghan
Movers and ut once looked up the
cemetery and was very much pleased
to note the nice way it is kept up.
The grave where your son, Floyd, is
buried is No. $50 and is marked with a
white cross bearing his full name, age
and military address; also his mftal
tag is fastened to the cross; a little
sprig of green was growing on his
grave and everything is clean and
bright. You would have no trouble
whatever in finding the grave should
you ever visit France. st. Afghan is
the station and the graveyard is about
mile and half east of the station.
1t is up high and dry and imagine
will be very beautiful when spring
comes. There are about $50 boys bur-
led there.
From what / can learn, Floyd was
in the infirmary about ten days, did
not suffer much, and was always cheer
full. He felt sure he would get well
and said how happy he would be to
get back to father and mother again.
He frequently spoke OF this and re-
membered you to the last.
You can rest assured he was buried
with full military honors and no pains
were spared to save his life. He had
the very best of care and was not ne
elected in any way. During the hour
of the funeral, the hospital flag Us hung
at half mast. The coffin is draped with
the American flag and is accompanied
TO the grave by guard of honor The
services are conducted by the chaplain.
following which firing squad fires the
military salute and bugler sounds
taps.s Could you see all this, ] am sure
you would be satisfied that Floyd re-
ceived reverent and fitting burial.
I understand it is the intention of the
American government acting in coll-
Junction with the Red Cross, to tlka
photographs OF every grave and send a
copy to the nearest relative.
No words of mine can lessen ) ,ur
grief, but felt sure personal visit to
his grave would be some satisfaction to
you. I could learn nothing regarding
his personal effects; the nurse who at
tended him is Rose NJ. Heavren, In
firmary No. 2, MOntrichard, France, a.
P. o. 727. Perhaps il you write her,
she can give you further information.
Sincerely,
Frank G. Snyder, Capt. A. r. c..
Warehouse Supt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
From Fridays Daily:

| From Fridays Daily:
Simon Sogard of Ellsworth pulled
our latch string while in the city today
| Malcolm Mcfarland has returned
home from a three or four months Wis
lit with two brothers and Il sister who
reside in New York state.
Mrs. j. Z. Dalbcy and daughter. Miss
Ada, Mrs. A. S. Brekke and Misses Ada
Knudson and Jennie jacobson, of jew
Iell, are visitors in this city today.
o. NJ. Flugstad~ of Duncombe is a
business caller in this city today.
Mrs. ID. ID. Bibler of Stanhope is a
visitor in this city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Johnson from
near Williams were Webster City visi'
tors yesterday.
Mrs. J. c. Atkinson of Ellsworth is a
Webster City visitor today.
Mrs. Jack Ricke of Williams is Wis
itor in Webster City today.
Mrs. J. S. Thompson wis passenger
to Woodstock this noon to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Elnora Sinclair.
Mrs. X. f. Lyons, who makes hei
home with her daughter, Mrs. Il. j
Dover at Fonda, and has been spending
| the past month i'm this city. on business
and visiting among friends, returnSl tt
Fonda today.
Carl Cormaney. who travels for But
ler Bros. of Chicago, left today for Den
yer, Colo, where he has been assigned
the surrounding territory with head
quarters in Omaha. His wife accom-
panied him rs far as Sioux City, where
she will visit with brother. =.
| Arthur Westwick of Williams was 6
visitor in this city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Whitson ant
baby of Harrisburg were in this cit!
Yesterday to visit the latter's mother
Mrs. Henry Reinhardt. who is a patien
at the hospital, having undergone I
major operation Monday.
Among those from Blairsburg WIFI
were visitors in Webster City yester
day were Mrs. Elmer Etter and bah.
daughter. Mrs. j. c. McNee, Mr.. ant
Mrs. II. A. Stafford. Ralph McNes
Mrs. L. f. AsEpole and little daughte
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tolif Holland ant
little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Boozell and bah
of Harrisburg were in Webster Cit
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
MAGNIFICENT 60 ACRE TRACT
OF WOODLAND PRESENTED THE
PEOPLE AS BRIGGS MEMORIAL

Mrs. Thirza. Briggs-Aldrich, widow Of the late
Charles Arch has presented to the people of this COM
munty through the board Of supervisors trustees the
Briggs pasture and woodland, lying east Of the Willard
comprises 60 and is to be known Briggs Woods
this having been designated by the donor in the
transfer The donation Of this most magnificent gift to
the people of Hamilton county handled for Mrs.
Adrch by Varick c. Crosey who counseed with her re-
gardng the gift and made the formal Offering in behalf
Of Mrs. Aldrich, of the property to the board
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
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DIR. Galloway Transferred.

Word has been received here that
Captain NJ B. Galloway of the medi-
cal staff Mt Camp Custer. Michigan,
has been transferred TO the big camp
at Plattsburg, n. Y. The camp at Gus
ter has been abandoned and the doctor
does not know now when he will be
able to get back to Webster City to re-
sumo his practice. He had hopes of
being discharged at Custer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
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Another Rainbow Boy Rack.

Another Webster City soldier In the
famous Rainbow division has reached
home.
He is Private Joseph Adams, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Adams. He reached
this city Thursday, having been given
his honorable, discharge at Camp
Dodge. He was at Camp Dodge just AZ
hours
Priva te Adams was gassed July %,
1913, during the big American drive at;
Chateau Thierry and saw no active
service after that. Since then he has
been in various hospitals in France too
i'll to be with his company. He was
invalided back to the United States.
reaching New York March 30 with a
ship load of casuals.
Private Adams was formerly mem
Der of Company G in this city. Early
in the summer of 1917 he, with some
hundred others from this county, was
transferred to the old Third Iowa,
which became, part Of the Rainbow
division and was sent to Europe with
in very short time. being the first
troops, outside regulars, to reach
France from America. This division
saw some of the hardest fighting Of the
war and Private Adams went through
!; good deal of this. The big push that
finally ended the war began at Chateau
Thierry July Is and it was ten days
later that Private Adams was assed.
He is now apparently recovered and
will return to civil life in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Lift Ban on Gifts.

The ban against sending parcels to
soldiers in the \. +. f. unless accom-
panied with the approved request of.
the addressee has been lifted by tie
postofIice department. Postmaster
Bauman announced that all parcels mn
der seven pounds will be accepted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
~. IA u. "a ill.,: a
AirpIane Flies Over The City.
(FrOm SATURDAYS Dafly.)


( Captain Earl s. Hoag, driving a
United States army airplane passed
over Webster City at 1910 o'clock this
morning enroute to Sioux City where
he will participate in the Victory loan
campaign. Captain Hoag spent last
night with relatives in harrisburg.
Mrs Geo. A. Broughton of this city
is cousin of Captain Hoag and Mrs.
Mary Hoag of this city is an aunt. Both
these went to harrisburg yesterday af-
ternoon and spent the night. Captain
Hoag is from Miami, Florida. He left
Belleville, Illinois, yesterday morning
in his airplane. He reached this COM
munity late in the afternoon and cir
cled about Webster City. He became
confused, thinking harrisburg was Rein
ECKER, and drove to Clarion and Eagle
Grove and back TO Williams, where he
landed.
While in the u. s. aviation school
Captain Hoag and Lieutenant Verne
Buxton Of this city were classmates.
Practically all Webster City was out
this morning and saw the captain pass
over the city. lie flew slow and low in
order that he might be easily seen. 1t
was his intention to reach Sioux City
by noon.
Captain Hoag is a son of w. e. Hoag,
and the family formerly lived south OF
harrisburg. He is now commanding
officer at Scott Field, Belleville, Illinois,
and is not yet % years of age. Ser
geant Andres is accompanying him on
his present flight. "A reunion of the
Hoag relatives was held last evening mt
the c. w. Hoag home in harrisburg.
Captain Hoag expects to return from
Sioux City the fore part Of the week.
when he will land at Webster City and
remain day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Buy Old Church.

The Farmers Elevator Co. of High
view has bought the old Highview
Methodist church and will remodel il
into a residence for the manager of the
elevator.
The price paid was $50. This
church was formerly on a circuit with
Duncombe and Brushy and was served
by the pastor at DuncoInNe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
ASs
Cub Wolves.

O. J. Satire from near Jewell caught
four cub wolves in dredge ditch on
his farm few days ago. He brought
them to this, city Friday and was
paid 81 apiece bounty for them by the
county auditor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
REED THOMPSON
GETS DISCHARGE
Former Member of Sand
storm Division is Home
From LeavenwOTth.

Reed Thompson, youngest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. /. Thompson, arrived home
Saturday from Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas where he received his honorable
discharge from military service.
Reed was a member of the famous
SANDSTONE division which trained at
Camp Cody and went to France just
prior to the signing of the aFmistice.
Following period Of oversee service,
he was transferred to a regular army
unit and returned to America for speci-
al guard duty. He has been on duty
at Fort Leavenworth for several
months. !
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
h X X 4 4 * 4 X 4 4 4 4 <
4 CASUALTIES IN IN
K PANTRY REGIMENT

Washington, d. c., April 10
( The infantry suffered more than
/ twice the casualties in proper
+ ton to the numbers Of any other
branch of the army, according to
/ statistical report made public
\ Battle deaths among the COM
K missioned personnel in the in
fantry was 173 per thousand
/ and for both officers and men
/ was 1887 per thousand. This
compares with the average for
/ the entire army of ti1.2 per thou
sand for officers and GIG for
/ both officers and men.
k 4 4 x r X I 4 4 4 4 4 4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Name Committee.

The following committee has been
named to submit tentative program
for the formal opening of the new
Chamber of Commerce quarters at the
next meeting of the board Of directors
w. +. Cole. d. NJ. Kelly, Mrs. Ella Bur-
Lesson, c. II. Richeson and l.. A. Lehn-
hard.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Cities Are Paving.

Various Iowa municipalities are
putting action behind long deferred
plans for street improvement. A hum
Der of large contracts are now being
advertised for contractors proposals.
At Mason City, on April ,, the 1jear
born Construction company, Of Water
loo. was awarded a contract for $1,000
square yards of reinforced concrete
street pavement inches thick. The
contract price may range from $2.42
to $2.I0 per square yard, depending
upon length of haul for materials The
same firm was awarded contract at
Sanborn, April Z, for 600 square
yards of concrete street pavement.
Part of this construction will be 6 In
ches thick and the contract price 1898.
Another section will be Z inches thick
at the side and inches at the center.
Contract price $2.57.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
PUPILS Win Contest.

Miss LEILA Hughes, who has charge
of English and public speaking IN
the consolidated schools at Corwith,
arrived home Friday evening to spend
Easter here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Hughes.
In the annual district declamatory
contest held at Algona about a week
ago, in which the Corwith school was
represented, il won first place in every
class. This is the first time in the his
tory of the school that honors have
been won by any of its contestants ana
Miss Hughes has reason to be proud OF
the success her students have made
under her instruction.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Girls Win in League Meet.

The girls Epworth League basket
ball team of this city, by winning the
game here Friday night from the Fort
Dodge girls Epworth League team, won
the league tournament. In the games
played here that night by the girls and
the boys teams of Fort Dodge, the To-
Gals won both games.
The girls won ) to 2 and the boys -
to 3. A large crowd was out to witness
the games and cheer the victors.
Friday nights game finished the tour
nament for the girls team. That Or
ganization has won from Fort Dodge,
Manson and Newell, giving them the
tournament. Ne boys will play their
final tournament game this week with
Manson.
The local girls team is composed of
guards, Ruth Chipperfield and Ma
bel Holiday; centers, Marie Peterson
and Ma1ybelle Boyd; forwards, Ruth
Tolstrup and Laura Spielman. Marion
Chippcrfield acts as chief substitute.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
TAT WILL NOT
Be: CANDIDATE :
Ex-President William H.
Taft Tells Sioux Citians
He is Out of
Politics.
REPUBLICANS TO WIN
Confident Republicans will
Elect the Next
President.

Sioux City, Journal: 81 am out of
politics and do not want to talk poll
TICS yesterday declared William
Howard Taft, former president of the
United States and head of the League
to Enforce Peace. ''In the language of
the street, i am out of the know"
When approached for an interview
on the train, Mr.. Taft was engaged in
reading a book on Bolshevisln, written
by al English socialist.
The former president would not talk
about the situation in the republican
party resulting from the death of Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Republicans To Win.
II am confident of one thing" the
ex-president said, land that is that a
republican will be elected to the presi-
dency in 1920 OF course, conditions
are rather upset; there is not any
definite knowledge as to who the candi-
date will be. The same is true of the
democratic party.
There has been considerable talk
that the president will seek the renomi-
nation in the face of the third term
tradition. But am satisfied that a
republican will be the next president
of the United States.
Will Not Be Candidate.
81 will not be candidate for the
Office. | am out of politics. am
spending all my time in the cause of
the league of nations"
Mr.. Taft said that hesis positive also
that. the republican party will stand
for the return of railroads to private
ownership with reasonable. govern
ment supervision. He said he was
satisfied that the party is opposed to
government ownership Of the roads.
". "a L. "a L.- {.
Equity Case Filed.
The case Of Anna Stark VS.. Catherine
A. Pagan ct al, an equity case IN parti-
|tion, has just been filed i'm the Office of
the clerk of the district court.
". "a L. "a L.
Letter From Rainbow Boy.
Il expect to be in the states by
Easter is the time set for the arrival
of the 16sth infantry from overseas by
Private John Ingerfson iii a letter writ
ten to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. l..
Ingertson, under date Of March 2.
The letter, which follows, was writ
ten before the :. Ra inbow" division left
Rheinbeck, Germany, where it formed
a part of the army of occupation.
Dear father and mother: Thought
would write, you few lines to let
you know that am feeling fine, and
am hoping thatgyou are the same
Il had a ''shot in the arm yesterday,
but it is coming along, fine. The
weather here is worse now than 1t was
in the winter months. 1t is showing
now and has been for the past two
days.
"srhis 1 think will be the last letter
from me over here, as ] expect to be
in the states by Easter. Well. my
army service win soon lie over. for we
are expecting muster out by June
" Hr Rl +, -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

Consistent publicity costs you moth
ing; your nOn-advcrtising competitor
fOOts the bill.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Scramble for Trillzu-
phaI Entry to Paris
(By The Associated Press.

Paris, April 19.-There is already
brisk bidding for windows to view the
triumphal entry of the French troops
into the city. through the famous Arc
de Triomphc. Single window seats in
some of the palatial edifices on the
Avenue des Champs Elysees command
5000 each and windows for $1,000 are
going fast. One or two big balconies
are said to have been let to syndicates
for $4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

FOR SAI4E-baby chicks Purebred.
May delivery. All varieties. Murray
McMurray. Webster City, Iowa.
19f2j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
VIAL. ml

! Miss Oritha Osmundson has resign.
ed her position as saleslady at the
Seymour Eichman store and has nc.
copied the position OF bookkeeper for
the Webster City Gas company, made
vacant by the resignation of Miss Flor
ence Leonard. who will move with her
folks very soon to their new home at
Sioux City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21
Maintain Road.

That the gift of the aforesaid real
estate is made subject to the right OF
the public and the present owners and
future owners of the land now known
as the briggs farm and adjoining the
real estate described herein on the
north to use and maintain the road
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

WANTED-an experienced girl for
general homework, or young girl to
help with children and Homework.
Phone 21F31O 4-14f2J2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

The case Of Anna Stark VS.. Catherine
A. Pagan ct al, an equity case in parti-
ton, has just been filed in the Office OF
the clerk of the district court
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-21

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The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-11-30
AgriCuIturaIPrOblenl
In Mexico
Continued from page y

devoid of weeds and thicket which
we're given up owing to this lament
able error. The first experimental
station was established and after two
Or three years of studies and expert
ments, they arrived at the conclusion
that this kind of soil produces the
best quality Of rice in the Republic.
Rice was planted three years ago for
the first time and this years crop
will total not less than 10000 one
hundred kilo bags of rice. The same
thing happened in Sinaloa.
at is our duty, therefore, to devote
our efforts so as to establish and
maintain experimental station
throughout the country, which are to
be considered as the principal founda-
ton of agricultural development.
"This would be the second factor:
The precise knowledge of the product
of the soil that may have an unlimited
market of consumption; the best
prices obtainable and the towns and
cities of our country, that could not
be regarded as open markets for the
full consumption of our products.
Experience has taught us that pro-
duction of corn, beans and wheat has
been an adventure for the farmer;
and if it was an adventure when la
Dor was so cheap and taxes so low, To-
day, with the high cost of labor and
increased taxation, and all kinds of
difficulties and obstacles that the
farmer encounters in securing a mar
ket for his products, the adventure is
certainly more in evidence.
$50 we arrive at the conclusion that
it is indispensable to have these
grains sown exclusively, in the extern
sion of soil that would yield the neces-
sary crops to cover the demands of
our country's consumption; and the
rest of the lands to be devoted exclu-
sively, for the production of grains
and all kinds of products for export.
How. Appointing Investigation COM
mittees for the study of the markets
said committees to render constant re-
ports of the sales; quantities of grains
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-11-30

would correspond to a party, the
houses and buildings to another, anc
the spring of the property to thirC
one, etc. In this way destruction Of
the farm would be accomplished with
benefit to none. l believe that small
farming must be encouraged, devel.
oped and improved with the govern.
ment's aid; and thus, Mexico woulc
be one of the greatest producing
countries in the world; and, further
more, we would conquer our economic
independence and relieve ourselves of
our present increased taxation that
now falls upon a reduced number of
taxpayers.
Neither do I believe that this far
reaching problem could be solved by
light study, nor with the distribu-
ton of a few pieces of land.
81 will use all my efforts; all nv
good will and all my modest interli-
gence in the work Of developing small
farming; because, repeat, we all are
under the obligation to help those
who struggle for their betterment.
and it should not of necessity in1ure
or damage the interests of others.
Everything may be achieved with
logic, that, in every instance, must
be considered as the sister of Law.
"When the day arrives (but 1 think
it is far away yeti in which all our
territory is transformed into parcels
of land, and that each one of these
parcels is producing what they should
yield, we will nave reached the NERD.
jan of our national progress.
81 insist in my opinion that this re-
suit will not be gained within short
period of time, because the great ma
Jorlty of our people have not the
slightest idea of economy; for, when
they succeed in obtaining goM crop.
they do not know how to preserve the
necessary means to obtain another
one.
Il wish to declare once more that
l am committed to the idea of de-
veloping small farming, encouraging
it and encouraging the small farmers
who seek their advance.
~ repeat that this is a delicate
problem, which can not be solved
within the time that many persons
believe that is necessary for feasible
solution with law that is not in ac-
cordance with our present needs; be-
cause the laws will never be efficient
if they are not based on logic.
"With illogical subdivision of prop
critics, we will only succeed in destroy
ing them without achieving any bene-
fits.
GAS I stated at first, I have not
come to enter into obligation that
1 have in acquainting my fellow citi-
zens with my opinions and projects;
so that my candidacy may be freely
supported by those who believe them
selves benefited by these ideas put in
practice, and attacked by those who
believe the contrary.
+ "After these declarations, wish to
thank you for your assistance, since
/ think that I have satisfied your de-
sires in what is related to agriculture
aud The agrarian problem"