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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Drugs Injure Dairy Cattle.

The use OF drugs with the idea of
increasing the fat production of test
cows has been tried out by the Iowa
State college dairy section. In most
cases it was found the drugs decreased
rather than increased the fat produc-
ton.
Such drugs as alcohol. castor oil.
Eituitrin. alOes magnesium sulphate.
nuX vomica and sodium chloride were
tried and in all cases they were detri-
mental To the cows. All COWS used
were in good normal condition at the
start of the tests and various sizes of
doses were used.
In SEINE eases it was found that the
flow of milk and butterfat was increaS-
ed slightly but this soon fell off and in
the end a decrease was noticed.
TIP to date no drug has been found
that will increase and it is strongly ad-
viSed by the dairy men not Il resort to
this method rs ii Injuries the COWS and
is not II fair way to gain a record.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Feeding Young Chickens.

Young chickens should be fed from
three to five times daily, depending up
on ones experience in feeding, says the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. Undoubtedly chickens al be
grown faster by feeding five times daily
lllan by feeding three times daily, but
it should be borne in mind thai more
harm can be done to the young chick
Ems by over feeding than by underfeed-
ing. and at no time should they be fed
more than barely TO satisfy their APP
petites and to keep them exercising.
except at the evening meal, when they
should be given all they will eat. Great
are must be exercised not to overfec.l
Young chicks that are confined, as leg
weakness is apt to result.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
new RULING FOR
MAIL IN QUANTITIES
Large Quantities may be
Mailed Without Stamp
ing.

First. second. third and fourth class
matter will now be accepted for mail
ing without stamps affixed, according
to Il recent ruling of the post office de
partment.
Announcement is made that the pos
tai laws and regulations are now
changed to allow the granting of per-
mits to firms mailing quantities Of
mail without regular stamping. In
cludcd in this new order will be
first class mail, 800 or more identical
pieces of second and third class and
$50 Or more identical pieces of fourth
class matter. which will he accepted
without stamps III prepayment of til"
full mount OF the postage.
The new ruling will effect a big
saving of time to the pOstOffice in the
matter of cancellation and will also be
u saving OF time to firms who nave
had to stamp their mail.
Firms or persons desiring permits
should apply to the postmaster. who
in turn will make application TO tie
third assistant post master general.
With the permit granted, all thai Is
is for the sender OF the mail
in turn in Il signed statement showing
the permit number, the class OF mail
matter. the total number of pieces
and The amount Of postage due. Pay
mcnt may be made in cash or check,
the latter accepted at the risk OF the
postmaster. The postmaster may ra-
serve the right to ask that the mai! j"
divided as to states. counties ana prin-
cipal cities. Tracing will be done
through the permit number.
The permit may be used indefinitcl!
ard is effective where h mailing is
done Oh consecutive days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
A SUPPLY OF
CARS IN SIGHT
Eighteen Thousand "B0xes"
are Ordered to be Sent
to the Western
i Roads.
BEGINS
Price Drop Caused by Pros
pect of car
Relief?

PerpmptOry orders have been issued
by the interstate commerce commission
directing certain eastern and southern
railways to deliver to the granger lnes
serviccabie box car equipment OF not
less tiun 600 ears daily for a period OF
thirty days dating from tomorrow. an
nounccd Il wire received in Webster
City today.
Anticipation OF grain flooding the
markets as SOOn as cars are avallahle
in sufficient quantities is assigned by
local men rs the basis of the market
disruption that was witnessed yeSter-
day. Ii the ~OutpOuring from the
granaries in the country should be too
great in volume it is possible that ship
pers may not find II market for their
product, it is stated.
"Detlation Of values is reducing
prices said a buyer. Congestion OF
the big rail centers has been response
Bile for much OF the price elevation.
The farther east you go the worse are
conditions. The public is now begin
ming to realize that the country has blg
quantities Of grain and food and that
they will move to the trade centers
vixen cars are available.
THE new crop is coming and 1t is
not far distant. Within thirty days
they will be harvesting the soft winter
wheat in Oklahoma. If cars arrive !
su1ticicnt numbers there ought 10 he
substantial relief from the western
conditions that are now complained
Of"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Sorghum Crop Increases.

With the high price of sugar at hand
the prospects Of a large planting OF
sorghum are very good, according to
reports from the farm crops section OF
Iowa State college who have received
more requests for seed than they can
fill and are turning down applications
at present.
Sorghum is a hot weather crop and
does well in Iowa. The ground should
he warm before the crop is planted
and does best when SOwn two to three
weeks after corn planting. 1t has been
found to do we'll on clay or sandy loan
rather than the heavy black soils Of
the state. The seed should be drilled or
placed in hills, similar to corn plant
ing and at the rate OF two pounds per
acre.
Production of sorghum in Iowa was
very low before 1917. Since that time
due to the increased cost of INT sugar
it has increased in acreage. In 1850
there were 30,O0O,O0O gallons of sor-
ghum sprup produced in the United
States. This production fell off from
that time and in 1900 only half the
amount. of 1850 was produced. Since
the war it has been a popular crop.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Soliciting for Band.

Prof. Wesley Schanb. leader OF the
hand, and Milo Foster are out today
with a subscription paper raising funds
with which TO support the band this
season. Gus Zimmerlin headed the
paper with Il subscription OF $40. The
bows want to raise 81 1000. which will
repay them for a series Of free summer
concerts to be given weekly and VIII
also pay for music and other supplies
much needed by the organization.
Webster City is fortunate In havint;
n large hand and the merchants ana
business men should show their ap-
probation Of Its efforts by contributing
generously to it's support. 1t will he
remembered that during the wac the
band was out every time a contingent
select men left the city. The band is
very generous about playing on all DC.
casions and they deserve the best sup
port of the people Of the city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Beasley Tells Ouvn
Story of Murder M
Tragic Death Letter
CONTINUED from page one.)

and raised the devil. Well l just told
him there wasn't any use acting that
way, we wasn't hurting anybody. 50
he sat down then and talked with us.
Lucy acted like she was glad to see
me. She walked with her arm around
me all the way cut there and little
Cecil and Buddy, they were tickled to
death. They just Rugged and kissed
and laughed and cried for joy. Lucy
said she loved me and wanted to live
with me. But after Emery acted the
way he did she wouldn't 60 with me.
l begged her with all my heart to go
but she wouldn't. Then / thought she
was going to take the children where l
wouldn't ever see them my more, SO
] told her | would never 20 without
them, | told her as | had told her a
thousands of times before that l would
never give her and the children up
alive. l have told her folks hundreds
of times that l would never give them
up alive.
II intend TO kill Emery if l get a
chance. He abused MI awful Satur-
day night. | didn't have my u or
] would have killed him then. He
cursed me awful and told me. he would
shoot a hole through me big enough
to see through.
To Fishers for Supper.
Il told it because ! had to. not be-
cause | was afraid of him, for l knew
he was a coward, aud he knew !
didn't have my gun. We Went back
to town with Emery from the coun-
try, where we we're. Went to his
house and ate a lunch: he tried to
get me to go up town but l wouldn't
60 for | thought he was going to
steal Cecil from me, so he went alone,
and | and Lucy and the children Went
to Fishers again. We ate supper
there. While we were eating Emery
come down theve. lie never said
anything to Lucy or me. He asked
Fisher if they were going to the
dance and they said yes. l a
Fisher hired to take us away. lie
was going to take us when he go
home from the dance but Emery II
John Donaldson come down not long
after Fisher and wife had gone to
the dance and there and then is
where he drawcd his gun and told
me he would kill me if | didn't give
Cecil M. You see Emery was afraid
10 come alane and he knew he had
me where l couldn't help myself. He
told me l could come and see them
any time. l had told Fisher to get
NV suit cases from the depot. My
gun was in one of them. He brought
iIem when he came from the dance
ard | told him how Emery had done
me. He said Emery stopped nm on
the street and said BY God l vent
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Treat Potatoes For Scab.

Potatoes which will be planted soon
for winter storage should be treated
in order to prevent scab which greatly
deteriorates them in value, according
to 4. II. Erwin, chief of the truck
crops section Of the Iowa agricultural
experiment station.
The latest treatment is to soak the
potatoes in Il hot fOrmaldehyde solu-
ton for two minutes. This has been
proven to kill all spores which produce
disease and at the same time not to
hurt the eyes or growing parts of the
potato.
This solution should be mixed after
this formula Two pints Of Il 40 per
cent solution of formaldehyde applied
to 3 gallons of water. then heat to us
to 122 degrees fahrenheit. The potatoes
can then be dipped into the heated so
luton for two minutes and laid on q
clean floor about II foot deep. Cover
them over with sacks or blankets and
leave for two hours.
The potatoes will dry off because Of
the heat and The disease producing
spores will be killed.
The greatest prccautiom must be oh
served to have the solution at the right
temperature as too COO a bath does
not kill the spores and too ho: Il II
kills the potatoes. Use a good ther-
mometer and results will be satisfac-
tory in all cases, report the experts.
BY the use of this method many po-
tatoeS can be treated in n single day.
1t has been tried out by farmers and
results are satisfactory in all cases, re-
port the experts.
Iowa soils all have scab spores in it
and most all local seed is affected.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Notice of Primary Election.

Webst CITY. Iowa. May IL, l92n.
Notice is hereby given to the quail
fled electors of Hamilton County, Iowa,
that a primary election will be held at
the regular polling places in the sew
eral election percincts Of Hamilton
County, Iowa, on Monday, June Z, 1920.
The polls will be open from Nine
o'clock Il. III. to Eight O'Clock p. m.
At this primary election candidates
are to be nominated by the Republican.
the following Offices:
Two Presidential Electors at Large.
One United States Senator.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant-G Governor.
One Secretary of State.
One Auditor OF State.
One Treasurer Of State.
One Acknowledgement.
One Railroad Commissioner.
One Presidential Elcctor, Tenth Dis
trict.
One Representative in Congress,
Tenth District.
One State Representative, Sixty
Third District.
One County Auditor.
One County Treasurer.
One Clerk Of District Court.
One Sheriff.
One County Recorder.
One County Attorney.
One County Coroner.
Two Members of the Board of Super
viSors, one to represent the Second
District, whose term commences Jan
uary I, 1922. and one TO represent the
Third District. whose term commences
January l. 1921.
Township officers for each Town
ship:
Two Justices of the ePace.
Two Constables.
One Township Trustee, term com
mencing January l. 1927.
One Township Trustee, term com-
mcncing January l, 1922.
One Township Clerk.
One Township Assessor.
One Party Committeeman from each
precinct and delegates to the County
Convention are to he elected.
In testimony whereof, l have hereto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of the
County of Hamilton this 18th day of
May, 1920.
Howard Baxter,
County Auditor, Hamilton
County, Iowa.
l1d2Mon-f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Watch for Plum CurculiO.

Now is the time to guard against
the plum curculio which does so much
damage to fruit while it is young. DR..
l.. A.. FentOn. research rntomOlOgiSt
with Iowa State college, has given out
the following statement regarding this
destructive pest.
The plum curculio Is one of the
causes of knotty, malformed fruit.
These small Snout beetles are primarily
pests of stone fruits. but they also at
tack apple, pear and ounce. The fruit
is punctured by the insect rs soon as it
sets, causing much of 1t to fall or to
become detormed later on. These
hcttleS also feed on the ripe fruit in
the fall, paving the way for brown rot.
Much of the injury can be eliminated
by spraying except in orchards in sod
or grown up tn weeds or other vegeta-
ton.
Cherries and plums may be protect
ed by spraying with lead %nrSenate soon
after the petals fall and again Il week
later using two and one.half pounds
of lead arSenate paste to fifty gallons
OF water. In protecting apples the
sprays used for controlling the cooling
moth will generally keep these pests in
check. The first spray should be put on
just after the blossom petals fall. using
TWO pounds Of lead ~arSenate paste to
fifty gallons of water, and The second
spray is applied three to four weeks
later. using the same formula. In
ease curculio injury is complicated by
%fungous diseases, the lead ~arscnate can
he added successfully to various fungi.
cides.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
When TO Cultivate Corn

The best answer 10 the question If
bow frequently corr should be cult
waited, say specialists of the United
States department of agriculture. is
that ii should he cultivated often
enough to keep down weeds and to
maintain constantly a loose soil mu.ch
till the corn has attained its grow; IN.
To this end Il greater number of cul-
t%ivations will he necessary when rains
at intervals of about a week cirsc the
surface soil IL run together AMI crust.
This crust must be broken and the soil
mulch restored, or excessive run off
and evaporation will soon rob tie soil
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Rearing Chicks With Hens.

Sitting hens should be confined to
slightly darkenad nests at Matching
time and not disturbed unless they step
on or pick their chickens when hatch
ing. in which case the chickens should
be removed as soon as dry, in a basket
lined with flannel or some other warm
material, and kept near II fire until
all the & are Matched; or the eggs
may be removed and placed under a
quirter hen whose eggs are Matching at
the same time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Corr, Most All Planted.

Corn in Hamilton county is most al
planted ana in many fields is up high
enough so that the rows can be fol
lowed with the we. j. T.. Adams OF
Pleasant Hill neighborhoOd. south OF
the city. and VIM. Fairfield from west
CT the city, We're both callers at h
Frcpmun-JOurnnl office Saturday and
reported the cOrn practically all in in
their communities and also stated that
on Il few farms it was up through the
ground.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

any better than l can. ! am run
ming because l want to see where my
darlings are buried and am trying to
get a chance to get Emery and find out
how my darlings look. Oh what l
would give to see them and die by their
sides. You see ! thought they would
send me back here to be buried and l
would get a chance at Emery. l want
ed to die with my darlings but l thOt
Emery would shoot mt all up when he
found us, and l want a chance at him
ii ! can get ii.
Never Taken Alive.
Now l don't intend to be taken alive,
those officers are welcome to kill me
me, but I won't be took alive. have
got Delmar with me to take care OF
me when l am gone. ! haven. got MIN
just to help me, simply to take care OF
me after l am dead, so please don't
bother him for my sake, and give my
gun to Alma and tell him to clean 1t
take care of it as long as he lives. Tell
him to keep it nice. The rest OF my
stuff you can divide the way you see
fit, but don't quarrel over it. Ii you
can get the letters Lucy wrote me. get
them and place them over my heart
and bury them with me and bury me
by the side OF my darlings ii there l."
any chance and oh dear mother, dear
brothers and dear sister, please don't
never destroy Lucy's and the children's
clothes that l have got. oh keep them
for my sake, for you all know how !
love them, and you all knew that its
for the love l have for them that ] die
and for my sake'don't never speak a
harm word Of her. Think like this.
L.ucy's folks loved her Al dear as you
do me, and it's just as hard for -hem
to give her up as it is for you to give
me up and don't grieve over me. Just
think that ] died for love and think l
died happy because l know where my
darlings arc.
Now dear mother brace up for the
other children's sake. God Is going
to take care of me. l have been pray
ing for God to lead me through this n
he has. He brought me back to you
safe and he is still shielding me from
all harm. Put our picture and what |
have written in the papers. in all the
papers so every n will know why I
did this. Now ! bid you all a sweet
farewell and hope we meet in Heaven.
(Here he made 4 number of KS rep
~rescnting kisses and said These are
for all of yOu.")
Declares His Love.
"Oh God, Oh Merciful God, for
give me this awful crime. | am
Harley OlviS Bcaslcy. who Stayed dear
Lucy, dear Cecil and dear Leland, and
oh Lucy my darling, forgive me honey,
| loved you so good. Oh Cecil and Oh
Leland. l love you darlings. love
You oh how bad papa hated to take
your little lives, but God will watch
over Your innocent souls. On Lucy,
dear darling, am going to try to see
your little graves, then l I'm ready to
share death with you. Honey please
don't blame me for taking your lives,
you know sweetheart l have told You
thousands of times l couldn't give you
up alive. Not many minutes before
killed you l told you l couldn't and
oh honey If you could only speak and
tell the world that ] have written the
truth in this letter. Oh honey l know
you love me, and would have stayed
with me if the rest would have left
you alone. Farewell, vain world, ! am
going to rest"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
White ShelIel Egg Breeds.

The Mediterranean or egg breeds
are best suited for the production of
white shelled eggs. Representatives of
this class are bred largely for tn" pro-
ducti0n of eggs rather than for meat
production. Among the popular breeds
of this class are: Leghorn, MiLorca.
AncOna, and AndaluSian.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Houston Post: Weary RhOdes-Dat
guy gives me n pain. Always trying to
show de other Teller up.
Dreary Dan-What's wrong now?
Did he ditch" va?
Weary RhOdes-No. but he claims
he can pronounce the names on all the
Pullman cars.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Vigorous Birds Breed Best.

Fowls for breeding purposes should
be strong, healthy, vigorous birds. The
comb, face. and wattles should be of a
color, eyes bright and fairly
prominent, head comparatively broad
and short and not long or crOw-shaped,
legs set well apart and straight, plum
clean and smooth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
y;lycll.

World Outlook A student in Siga-
pore who had been invited to his teach
er's house for dinner arrived about a
half hour too early. When he found his
mistake he looked sadly at his own
watch and then at the teachers clock.
"Ah he sighed, my watch, ii must
not he well. !. is anticipate"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Very FOrgetfuI,

Dallas News: Waiter-Mr. Grey
has left his umbrella again. I do he
lieve he would leave his head il it were
loose.
.ludkinS-l dare say you're right.
heard him say yesterday he was going
to Switzerland for his lungs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Probably Were Called For.

Youths Companion: The minister
who made the following announcement
seems to have been prepared for unto
ward results from his preaching:
.'Thcre are some flowers here he
said, for those who are sick at the
close of this service
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Among the kamrar visitors in the
city Saturday were Misses 1.eOna Tan-
I.angen. Esther NanI.nngen, Matn
Krusr. Johanna Waterman, Wemphic
Oltlloff. Grace Mnmminga, Jennie Tap
per and Hilka ko0p, Jams Taper. Ed
mund Waterman, Joe Mechaclson and
Theodore Christensen.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Keen Stock OF Wet Fields.

During a wet spring as we are hav-
ing it is very detrimental to allow
stock on the soft pastures. They will
cut them up and puddle the soil so that
later growth will he ruined.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

of its moisture.
PrOmptness in restoring the soil
mulch after a rain is important. With
double cultivatOrs widened and by
driving astride each alternate row, the
mulch is restored in half the time nee
essary to drive astride of every row.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Mrs. Emma Page OF Osce0la, Mo,
who has been here visiting her sou.
Fred Page, returned home Saturday
afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Baltimore American: "You don't
intend to have the hoi polloi at supper,
do you, Mrs. Comcnp" :;
= why, of course, ii we can get hold
Of Il cook that knows how to make it,"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
He Didn't Suit.

Houston Post Reginald had brought
back the ring.
"Can you take back the engagement
ring l bought the other day. he ask
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry lngertson spent
Sunday at the home of the latter's par
cn,S. Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Johnson.
of Jewell.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

A standard bred male at the head Of
a mongrcl flock will improve the quail
ity of the stock materially. A mOngrel
male will produce no improvement in
quality.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Mrs. Mae Erakes Of Lone Rock ar
rived in ;he city Saturday afternoon
FOR Il short visit with Miss Gladys
CalkinS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

When taking eggs to market, protect
them from the suns rays in warm
weather. Ship or deliver eggs twice or
three times weekly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24
Farm News Department
Conducted by County Agent Chris Christensen

Eggs from stolen nests should not
be marketed they are of unknown age
and quality and should be used at
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-24

Didn't it suity" inquired the sales
man.
Il don't know. | didn't"