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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
2ELEvATORS
broken into
Offices Of Both Elevators in
Webster City Were
Broken Into Last
Night.
$500 BOND MISSING
Robbers Find Little of Value
Outside the Bond in
Brown Office.
$1oo BOND MISSING

The Offices of both elevator companies
of this city were broken into last night.
When John Il. Brown, proprietor of
the Webster City elevator, entered the
Office this morning, he found that the
door had been pried open, the safe ri
fled and among other things a 500 Lib
erty bond was missing. Papers from
the safe were sea ttered about the room.
The safe had evidently been pried
open with sharp instrument, but no
money is kept there, and some old coins
had not been taken. The burglars had
gained entrance to ethe Office, it is be-
lieved, by slipping knife under the
narrow casing and pushing the lock
back. The curtains of the room had
all been pulled down closely.
The office Of the Illinois Central ele-
vator company was also entered dur
ing the night. Papers on a desk were
generally scattered about and mixed
up, but nothing could be found miss
ing. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
Education Paid Him Well.

A New York young man, J. u. Ander-
son. Jr., believes in the kind Of agri-
cultural education he got in the two
year course at Iowa State college.
which he completed in June, 1918. He
says it made it possible for him to
secure unusual production from the
farm he is managing near Avon. N. Y.
He writes that this year he secured
the following yield: 4,1i2 bushels of
wheat from 40 acres: 500 bushels OF
beans from 23.5 acres: u tons of
sweet corn from 1G acres; two 1Sx4O
foot silos filed with corn from u ac-
res. Besides. he sold 6S head of dairy
cows for $l1.0
About 9S per cent of the Young men
who complete the two year agricultural
course at Iowa State college go back
to farming.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
Many Sheep Marketed at Omaha.

During September all former records
of sheep receipts for single month at
the Omaha market were broken, total
of S49,S11 animals arriving. 1t is inter-
esting to note from reports received by
the United States department of agri-
culture that 30 per cent of the receipts
were sold to slaughterers, while II per
cent went back to the country as feed
ers, Nebraska and Iowa purchasing a
large percentage of the feeder animals
The abundance of rough feed in the
territory tributary to Omaha is largely
responsible for the heavy sales of
stock sheep.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

open winter. Weeds are kept down,
moisture. is conserved and the fruit is
kept clean il a good mulch is put on
the strawberry beds at this time.
Clean 0at or wheat straw is the best
material to use for mulching This
material must be free from all grain
as well as weed seeds. Shake the
straw to he sure that these seeds are
not present. 1t will take five to eight
loads of straw to make u nice layer
Of straw over the beds. Waste from
sorghum mills makes good material
for mulching. Though coarse it is bet
ter than material which packs. Manure
is a very poor. material to use because
of the presence Of seeds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
Lose Infant Son.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Il. Ray, residing
on west Third street, are mourning the
loss of their infant son, who passed
away Saturday night following an at
tack of whooping cough and pneu
monia. The funeral was held from the
home this morning, conducted by
Father Il. A. Barry of st. Thomas
Aquinas church, with burial i'll the
Catholic cemetery.
The community will extend heartfelt
sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray in the
sad loss of their baby.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
FARM DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by tie County Agent.
Much Argentine Wool Bought Here.

The United States is Argentina's best
customer for wool. according to the
bureau of markets, United States de-
pariment of agriculture. For the wool
season Of 1915-1G Argentina exported
152, 59S bales to this country, or 81 per
cent of Argentina's entire exports of
wool. For 1861 the United States
took 225,4G7 bales. or Ga per cent. For
the 1917-1S season 209,52S bales, or %
per cent, were shipped to this country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
NOMINATE RED
CROSS board
List Of Nominations Made
From Which Twenty
Four are to be
Elected.
TO SERVE FOR YEAR
Annual Election Held at
Chamber of Commerce,
Nov. rs.

THE ann,,al election of the Hamilton
county chapter Of the American Red
Cross will be held Nov. 2G, at . p. IN.
lin the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
All members are invited to attend
the annual meeting and vote for their
choice of directors for the coming
year.
The following persons have been
named by the NOMINATING committee
and approved by the executive commit
tee, from which twenty-four are to be
Mrs. w. d. Ballentinc, Blairsburg.
Mrs. L. l. Johnson, Williams.
Mrs. Il. d. Waterman. Kamrar.
Mrs. j. II. KalIl, Jewell.
Mr.. Frank Snyder, Jewell
Mrs. \. +. Miller. Ellsworth.
Mrs. f. A. Waller, StratfOrd.
Mrs Lawrence Reilly. Stanhope.
Mrs. W. +. Maywald. StOnega.
lIr. \. r. DOnhOwc. Randall.
Mrs. Robert D0wnS, Webster City.
Mrs Joe +. Barr. Webster City.
Mcssrs Il. Il. Mason, julius Ber-
mann, G. j. Long. S. $. Parkhurst, Il.
A. Wilson, J. l.. Peterson, Arch Foster.
Rev. Harry +. Shook Edward Z.
Prince. V. c. Crosley, all of Webster
City.
Mcsdames w. ]. Zitterell, w. c.
Burleson, II. H. Hoyt, G. +. Tucker.
l.. A. McMurray, G. d. Carpenter, ID. +.
Shea, Ella Burleson, O j. Henderson,
Il. j.. Sterling. Elva Howard. o. {.
Buxton. ]. II. Sheldon. W. Il. Brown,
A. Z. WoostOn. i. II. Clagg. Miss
Teresa Treat, all of Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
Mulch Your Strawberries.

Strawberry beds should be mulcllet'
as soon as the ground freezes, accord
ing to c. V. Holsinger of the agricul-
tural department of Iowa State col
lege.
The. beds should he mulched III or
der to prevent the heaving caused by
alternate freezing and thawing of the
ground which uproOts the plants in al
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
To he Warm This Week.

The weather prediction for the week
follows: Generally fair in southern
portion with temperature somewhat
above normal early in week; nearly
normal thereafter. Unsettled north
portion with OCCASIONAL rain or snow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Springman and
Mrs. Adam Zimmerlin, all Of Frceport.
ILL.,, visited in this city between trains
this morning enroute home from Wool
stock, where they have been visiting
at the Martin YOder home. Mr.. IOder
accompanied them to Webster City. :
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs.O. w. Thomas and two
children motorel over from Fort Dodge
yesterday for brief visit with rela-
tives.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
RURAL SCHOOLS
IN RED CROSS
Thirteen More Rural
Schools Report to COun-
ty Superintendent
e. F. Snow.
JUNIOR : RED CROSS
Many of the County's Rural
Schools now 100 per
Cent.

Every effort is being made to COM
plete the junior Red Cross drive
throughout the county schools by Dec
I. So far the pupils and teachers have
taken unusual interest in the campaign
and a good many scohols are already
100 per cent. The following schools
practically all have record of 100 per
cent, according to the reports submitted
to Superintendent Snow, who urges
that all schools make their report by
Dec. 1:
N. 2, harrisburg, Violet Bjork
No. 2, Rose Grove, Florence
Handfelt teacher ----- 800
No. /, Webster, Viva Brooks
teacher 400
No. 1, Freedom. Mrs. Gertrude
Robertson teacher ------------ $50
No. 4, harrisburg, II. A. Max
on teacher $50
No. 3, Rose Grove, Rubie Fox
teacher 400
No. 6. Cass, Ferne Riley teacher 200
No. Z, Cass, Ruth Richardson
teacher l.D
No. 8. Fremont, Bertha Rahto
teacher Observation-Disclosures 2.25
No. 2, Cass, Julia Jewett teacher $50
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mrs. Dan Mutt of Eagle Grove visit
ed over last night in this city at the
home of her brother. Roy Coulter and
family, on Division street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17
Store Road Implements.

Every piece Of county or township
road building machinery should be I'M
der cover for winter. Moreover, ev-
cry implement should be prepared for
winter with liberal quantities of paint
or grease. Road machinery costs too
much to allow it to stand out through
the winter months. The wood and
such metal parts as can be should be
painted. Cutting blades where paint
would interfere with the working of
the machine should be coated with
grease.
A county. storehonse for the storage
of the road building machinery should
be a part of every county equipment.
II the building can be large enough
to leave working space after the ma
chinery is in, employees of the county
road and bridge crews can be given
winter work to good advantage in
making necessary repairs and shaping
up new equipment for the next sea-
sons work.
These recommendations are made by
the state highway commission located
at Ames.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mrs. A. l.. Fleenor. Mrs. viii Morris.
Mrs. Roy Woodruff, Mrs. George Innes.
Mrs. Eva Stuckey and Miss Amy Iiar-
mon are among the Jewell visitors III
this city this afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mrs. Hazel Nelson and child Of
Eagle Grove returned hcme this noon,
following Il few days visit at the 0. NJ.
Flugstad home west OF town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mrs. c. ]. Reed and little son and
Mrs. Frank McDanicls, the latter from
Woodstock. we're passengers to Fort
Dodge this morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Independent district of Coal,
Elsie Humble teacher ----- %
Independent district of Coal,
South Cairo, Grace Thompson
Independent district Of Coal
Harmony, Alma Graham teach
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Mrs. Mary NJ. Bauman left this noon
for AlgOna, where she will visit ut the
DIR. Frank Seely home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Miss Chariine Merrill. was q passcn-
ger to Fort Dodge this morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-11-17

Merle Johnson spent Sunday with
friends in Des Moincs.
The patriot., 1919-08-01
Rest, the Remedy
Oyerwork Cause Of Many Un-
accounted fos Ailments

When we become tired all sorts OF
things may happen. Sometimes we
may have O sense Of dizziness or OF
nausea. In that case the stomach Is
the weak point and the symptoms are
from WEAKNESS of that organ. The
eyesight Of some persons Is affected
by fatigue, and they think they are go
ing blind.
Occasionally, notes an authority, our
SYMPTOMS convince as we are losing
our minds. Every person Is familiar
with the little lapses that are so an
noying-the inability to remember a
name soon after 1t has been heard, the
failure TO retain the sense Of page
inst read. the sense of being far away
Of general unreality. All of them are
evidence Of fatigue.
One Of the curious things about get
fling tired is that often we are not con-
scious Of 1t at the time. or even tne
nert day. People who work long hours
ON Saturday often do not feel tne ei'
fects until Monday or Tuesday.
Tbare are very few diseases that
ara helped by drugs. Not more than
s,v CIV or eight out Of 80. But poor health
nrattv generally is improved by rest
siaer, of course. is the great resi-
sgencv Most people need at least
a;sht hours more rather than less. no
body need worry about sleeping toe
much.
The patriot., 1919-08-01
Hat Of the East Indian
Takes Cloth Thirty Feet :.
Long and Three Feet Woe

.o.,o,r women haven't thing on
,car from India when 1t comes -
swearing expensive hats. And tney II
have, 70 get busy to crowd as mucn on
.sa,, a haads ms do the men from bom-
san @ Calcufta and Punjab, for those
OAy' sal,ow and white turbans Which
Ieu' go. adjoining the heads OF some OF
= sse visitors from India are as 'ssis as
.tras tablecloths put end TO emu.
u Each turban Is made up or ~ squars !.
80. ~ - cloth. 80 feet long by three rec.
.'.,de If one Of these darK-sS,hnsu
Wiue s.o,,, india should lose his SILK fur.
san e.,a and try to duplicate Il, ne won,u ma..
bave @ to pay at least $50 TOT y. asa' Das
..a- - : q India he pays only aDou. ois
tenth this price. ..,ors ,vbv
tsnsM nsno average person wonders WY
:. I, those burning countries wear
ms : hat witch covers the head g ,',,.o son'
s,aselv A as the hood OF On Issan,o ..,,,,,es
Ls pe.s do for the same reason one sssas 49,,
DOsn .,e.,or ~ from the heat and the o'ns' s
proeees.Da p.,a The heat Of ones own body
: FAR more endurabie 'nah 'ne ~
,nr rays Of Indla's SUI. sun. on tset long
iA man wears turban ~ Zee. -. .o'.s =
-, : ~. : sr,all boy wears one ron : :
WINE ysat lona. But Indian youngs1cI.'
60 y 800 -. ~ .I,at the cap Of the Amefa
have lou4 .sa,es far less time to put 9.
~. saa Is furban. and they are 3 ssa a.s =
inan ,,.as, i, ,,slna mi TIM headgear of fnesr 3
y asss@, sssar thaf worn by America
The patriot., 1919-08-01
BREED DAIRY HEIFER EARLY
hpmpcse Should BE TO Get System OF
1AsiimaI IInto Milk Producing Habit
Before Maturity.

,Ry II. w. CLARK. Colorado Agricul-
;turdl college. Fort Collins. colo)
In ,urder that heifers may be bred
young and begin milking at an early
date, they should be well developed.
This rs important. Cows that acquire
considerable age and become mature
bcFsre beginning to milk viii not
usually make as deep and persistent
naizkers as cows that are bred ut a
comparatively early age and begin to
milk before they are mature. The
aim is to get the system Of the ami
nal into the habit of producing milk
at as early an age as possible. There
fore the keifer should be well fed and
cared for from birth.
If the heller Is well developed she
should be bred at 15 to IS months Of
,ge. szz.erwise she should not be brsd
aafif Is ID 20 'nohths Of age.
The patriot., 1919-08-01

ST34, and on SO farms with scrub sires
there was an annual loss averaging
S234.
The scrub ssres on these farms were
responsible for at least part OF the
geed or bad showing. A poor bull is
sn extravaganza which Door county
farmers cannot afford. ''Watch us grow
a reputation" Is the enthusiastic part
ing challenge Of the committee which
Is boosting better bulls In this penin-
sHlar county.
Practically every farmers organiza-
tien of the county-Grange. the Soci-
ely of Equity, the Association OF
Guernsey Men, the Holstein Cattle
eIub-is cooperating in the better-bull
campaign.
What In reality amounts to farm
bureau-a committee made up OF a
representative from each township and
with the county agent as managing d.
rector-is directly responsible for the
county's drive to replace the grade and
scrub bulls with good pure breds.
"Fo keep its lead in dairying and
live stock raising Wisconsin must dis
card its scrub sires." said the executive
eommittee of county agents and repre-.
santatives Of all of the states cattle
breeders associations.
Count on Door county to help" said
tfiis live livestock committee. "Al-
though somewhat Off to one side, the
Door peninsula is still on our map, and
we are going to stay there. In one OF
cur townships, which happens to be an
island six miles out In Lake Michi.
gan, each man contracted more than q
year ago to use only purebred bulls
and every one agreed to stay by but
one breed"
And by means Of this same kind OF
teamwork the other townships of the
eounty are promising TO follow suit.
1 1.-THE entire county is going to wage
war on the -scrub-only upon much
more extensive SCALE" The county
agent spoke as If he represented mer
who meant business.
| .sThe committee Is out to give theii
lrsHHty: a reputation for the production
I0f as. s.high.class cattle as 1t already hal
i1or Montmorency and Early Richmond
I,eherrles.''
The patriot., 1919-08-01
Cher Ami, Pigeon Hero of
World War, Has Joined His
Comrades in Great Beyond

The carrier pigeon hero of the war,
Cher Ami, is dead. In spite of the
skill of the most expert bird authori-
ties in America, this little hero, who
first notified American headquarters
Of the plight of the 'Lost Battalion in
charge of Major Charles S. Whittelsey,
died recently at the pigeon lofts at Po-
tomac park in Washington. d. G.
Many an American lad would have
been proud to have performed SO many
heroic deeds for his flag. Since car
rying the famous message. Cher Ami
had been personally petted by General
Pershing. and tradition Of all time was
shattered when the American general
in an official memorandum to the war
department cited the little bird for the
right to wear a distinguished service
cross.
In its last flight through whistling
shrapnei. Cher Ami was shot through
the breast and the right leg was torn
away. An especially appointed pigeon
expert was selected to bring the In.
valid message bearer home. A basket
of rattan was lined with pads OF cot
| ton to ease the long ocean voyage. AT
Potomac park one Of the screened
porches Of the pigeon hospital was sci
aside for the exclusive use OF Cher
Ami.
The little patient grew weaker and
weaker. Daily consultations were held
TO plan tempting food for the pigeon
"ace." Experts at the national zoolog
tical garden, the Smithsonian Institu
tion and the army pigeon lofts at CamI
Meigs each day eagerly offered sugges
tions. But all efforts to prolong the
life Of Cher Ami were vain and nov
the remarkable bird Is mourned as one
who helped to win the world war.
The patriot., 1919-08-01
Records Show Rube Marquard
One of the Most Dependable
Among BrookIyn's TwgSegs

Uncle Wilbert Robinson WAS having
troubles enough with his once ha&xazy
touted pitching staff when nsHhe szzEz-
guard went and broke bone i'm Sfs
leg, to be laid up for six weeks ssr
more. Now a lot of fans H0u1G SLY
that the absence of Marquard sasEzSd
not mean much, but study at Kex-
formances this season indicates the
Rube should be rated higher thar hs sa
generally regarded.
Previous to leaving for the rSaa
tour, Rube twirled Al ball. wxs shfe
only Robin hurler to take the ineasrzEt'
of the Giants and won his xa1as IN
Boston most handily.
1t is not entirely the fault OF kHspe
that his record is not better fliaH $40
His last game against the HetfS was
The patriot., 1919-08-01
BETTER SHEEP CARE
PAYS FLOCK OWNERS
Results Given of Demonstrations
Held in Missouri.
Animals Given HighestPriced Feed
Returned Biggest Net Return on
Investment, Most important
Point to Raiser. s.
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)

Prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture)
Seven farm sheep demonstrations
were held last year in Missouri-hock
owners cooperating with sheep spe-
cialists Of the United States department.
Of agriculture and the state agricui@
tural college-the results Of which.
among other things, showed that It
pays well to give sheep proper care.
In two of the demonstrations, where
grade animals were kept, one nock
produced 108 per cent Of lambs, which
means that some of the ewes had twin
lambs, while the other flock produced
only SO per cent Of lambs, which means
that a large number OF the ewes dtd
not produce any or that the lambs
were too weak at birth to be saved
The wool from the first flock was sold
at 66 cents a pound. while the wool
from the second flock brought GA cents
a pound. The cost Of feed Of the first
flock amounted to $7.O5 for each ami
NAL. while the sheep Of the second
flock were fed at cost of $1.A each.
The total cost, In the first nock
amounted to $3.50 an animal. as COM
pared to $2.57 for the second flock
But the net profit head-the point
which Is most Important to all sheep
raisers-was $574 in the first flock as
compared to 1922 In the second flock,
and the net return on the investment
amounted to PITT per cent in the first
flock as compared to 1928 per cent In
| the second flock.
The patriot., 1919-08-01
DAIRY.
FACTS
POOR COWS CAUSE OF LOSS
Wisconsin County Farmers Cooper
ating in 6etter-BulI Campaign
Discard Scrubs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Don't pay two taxes is the timely
slogan of the Door county (Wis.) live
stock committee
Few farmers realize that they are
paying in addition to their regular tax
''pOor-cow tax" This ''pOor-cow tax"
is about the heaviest, robs the pocket
book, and profits no one.
"You have just paid your annual
property tax. This is necessary to- pro-
vide for our schools, roads, and other
government expenses from which you
benefit; but why pay two taxes| is the
appeal which, in the shape of little
card, is being placed in the hands OF
Door county owners of scrub sires. And
the prospect" who wants to be shown
is pointed to results which were
worked out in a farm management sur
vey, where it was found that on IA
EARNS with pure-bred sires the average
net profits were 81 ,102; on 466 farms
with grade sires the profits averaged
The patriot., 1919-08-01

which would have been impossible If
left to the interested parties to work
out. In other words, the government
men have acted as umpires, and, as
always happens, the game has been
played more fairly and with less fric-
ton.
One of the most important benefits
from the supervision service, accord
ing to officials Of the bureau Of mar
kets, is the confidence-lacking for
many years-that has been estab-
lished in The minds of producers and
shippers of live stock. They say there
is no question that the tendency
among farmers and stockmen to in
crease their stock-growing and feed
ing operations is due in large part to
the knowledge that Uncle Sam is su-
peryising the markets.
The patriot., 1919-08-01
SCIENTIFIC FEEDING IS BEST
Waste Saved by Carefully Studying
Composition Of Feeds ard
a, Their DlgestIbiiity. 4szs3

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
To supply food in the right propoF>
ton to meet the various requirements
Of the animal, without waste Of food
nutrients, constitutes scientific feed
ing. It is by carefully studying the
composition OF feeding stuffs, the pro-
portion in which they are digested by
different animals and under different
conditions and the requirement of
animals for the various food nutrients
when at rest, at work. giving milk.
producing wool, mutton, beef. pork.
etc., that the principles Of feeding
have been worked ont. In applying
these principles in practice fhe cost
and special adaptations Of differeni
feeding stuffs must, Of course. be
taken into account.
The patriot., 1919-08-01
Pure CoIors Are Rare in
Nature, Writer Declares

The lily family Is well represented
among the early flowers. Al well-known
member is the Clintonia, though the
flower is better known than the nnme.
Tho berries, writes W.. I. Beecroft in
BOYS, Life, are remarkable for being OF
pure blue color, the so-called blues
usually showing some trace Of purple.
pure colors are exceedingly rare In ma
fare. II would be a harsh and glaring
wsorlfl indeed ff red, blue and yellow.
nure and unlnodIfled, were the doEn'-
nant coIors. Pure ye.ioW may be seen
II the common evening primrose.