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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Farm Machinery Scarce.

inefficient machinery plays a big
part in the production of crops under
the present farm labor conditions.
According to A. w. Turner, agricultur-
al engineer with the extension depart
ment of Iowa State college, "Machin-
cry saves time and labor only when 1t
is in good working ORDER
AT present says Mr.. Turner there
Ii sa great shortage Of steel and with
the high costs Of factory help and the
shortage there also, the supply of ma
chinery is going to be less than the
demand.
During the present time when there
are a few days available, all machin-
cry should be gone over and repair
parts for the whole season should be
listed and ordered. There will be no
time during the busy season for this.
Railroad service is poor and it will take
the dealer a longer time to get the
part: than formerly.
There was a tendency of farmers
during the war to get along with old
machinery, expecting to buy later. But
with the present prices and the prob
able shortage it seems likely that sew
eral years will pass before there will
be q material reduction. -
"Since much of this old machinery
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
College Distributes Seed.

A pure strain of new sorghum
originated at the Iowa agricultural
experiment station is ready for dis
tribution in small quantities to the
farmers of the state. This high sugar
content sorghum is especially recon-
mended for making of sorghum syrup.
One pound of seed. enough for one
half acre will be sent for fifteen cents
the bare cost of seed and postage.
Fifteen pounds Of sudan grass seed,
enough for one acre, will also be dis
tributed to. each farmer who asks for
it. at actual cost. Sudan grass has
been extensively tested at the Iowa
station and is proving Il valuable crop
for hay or for summer feeding. The
cost of seed, sack and postage is $2.25'
The seed Of these crops is being
sent out by the Iowa agricultural ex-
preiment station. Farmers who use the
seed furnished by the station must
make a report of their results. Full
particulars will be given by the secre,
tary of the association at Ames.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Three DAYS Celebration.

Fort Dodge Messenger: A real ole
time three days celebration will be
staged at the Hawkeye Fair and Expo
sition grounds, July 5, 6, Z. Plans fol
this are already under way and every
thing points to a regular bang up OLD
fashioned good time.
1t will really be a Fourth Of July
celebration because July 4 falls on Sun,
day. The Fort Dodge Military band
has been engaged for the three days
and will give concerts at the fair
grounds as well as in the daily parades
which will be a feature of the celebra-
ton. At the grounds there will be
afternoon and evening programs con-
,isting of high grade entertainment and
fire works.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Sow Emergency Hay Crops.

With the clover acreage already re-
duced, the high price and scarcity of
seed have caused a further reduction
of clover seedlings over the state and
so the farmers must look to an emer.
gency crop for hay this year. There
are many such crops that may be used
in place of clover, but the best two
according to II. D. Hughes, head OF
the farm crops department at Iowa
State college, are soy beans and sudan
grass, the former a leguminous crop
Soy beans are cut and handled SINH
larly to other hay crops. Some diff
Guilty in cutting, raking and curing is
encountered when seeded in cultivated
rows. These difficulties are eliminated
when seeded solid, but the hay is diff.
ficult to cure because Of the high mOis'
ture content. If drilled like small
grain for hay, the use of less than
bushel of seed is not advisable. From
Axdt l. ~ ~ IuS uCSh tilC USSI AlAAC AoA
seeding soy beans for hay at the Iowa
experiment station.
Probably the best nO-leguminOus
emergency hay crop for Iowa is sudan
grass, an annual crop. 1t not only
gives large yields at a low cost Of seed
and handling but also it can be seed
ed late and is quite dependable. Either
broadcasted or drilled sudan grass
should be seeded from May 25 to June
Is. At the Iowa station rates of seed.
ing from 10 to 25 pounds have given
practically the same yields-an aver
age of 3H tons for four years.
Some farmers v G the state have
seeded Canadian field peas with oats.
This combination is satisfactory for
small acreages and gives a good hay
crop. However, it is almost too late
for this seeding and the field peas are
high in price.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Hot Lunches Needed.

"GrOwing children need substantial
and appetizing food at noon if they
are to retain their health and do justice
TO themselves at school," says Miss
Florence Busse of the home economics
division at Iowa State college.
investigations have proved that the
well nourished child is a far better
student than the malnouriShed. Teach
ers in many of the Iowa rural schools
now plan warm meals for the noon
hour, but in those not SO fortunate the
lunch is still a problem.
Busy or careless mothers often ne
glect the important matter of appear
ance of contents of the lunch box, with
the result that many a sO-called finicky
child brings his lunch box home at
night with the contents untouched.
Sandwiches have good food value, but
more care in their preparation will
insure more tempting lunches. II
wrapped in oiled paper, they will be
fresh and appetizing. Brown. whole
wheat, oatmeal, rasin and nut breads
all make wholesome sandwiches and
add variety to the meal. Desirable
filings are ground or chopped meats,
peanut butter, cheese, sliced eggs and
chopped dried fruits such as apricOts,
raisins. dates and figs.
For cold, rainy days nothing could
be more ideal than hot cocoa carried
in a thermOs bottle. A bottle of milk
may be substituted. but it is not as
good as the hot food.
Simple desserts may be varied from
day to day, servings of canned fruits
carried in screw top jars, baked ap lies,
dates and other fruits, supplemented
by graham crackers, plain cook. as, Gin
.gerbread, sponge cake, or sweet che
colate."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
New Clover In Demand

More than 10000 farmers from e
cry state in the union have asked the
farm crops department of Iowa State
college for samples of the new An
nual White sweet clover which ii.
ID. Hughes, head of the department,
recently discovered. These small sam
pies for seed production have been
sent, hut the department still has some
seed for distribution to anyone who
sends a stamped addressed envelope.
The new clover has aroused inter
est in every section OF the United
States and the wide distribution OF
seed mea an extensive acreage in a
few years. Striking tests of the slow
first growth Of the annual clover and
the rapid growth after two months
from seeding are being conducted at
the college. This ann of growth
should prove to be of great value in
the seeding of the clover with a nurse
crop.
The farm crops department of the
college has sOwn 6 acres Of the an
nual clover in rows for seed prOduc'
|tiOn. The seed obtained in the fall
from this plot should aid materially in
the distribution of seed next year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
PRICES
CLIMB AGAIN?
Second Advance Said to be
due When Next Ship
ments Arrive From
Mines.
BLAME WAGE BOOST
Dealers Predict Higher
Prices and Scarcity
Also.
BLAME WAGE o

Coal prices are due to rise again, 1t
is said by Webster City coal dealers
when shipments of coal mined after
April 1 are received. Miners at that
date received the additional Ii per cent
raise in wages. which added to the IA
per zen granted at the close of the
strike last December, makes a total
of % per cent in wages.
The % per cent advance to the min
ers will mean an advance on soft Goals
of between 80 and Is cents a ton,
About half of the advance already has
been felt by the consumer. The adj
ditional increase will be placed OIL coal
mined after April l and will be eff,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
REDS SUBJECT OF
CHAUTAUQUk talk
Former Vice Consul Of the
United States to Give
Lecture. !

American reds, whenever they meet
lin convention, do not feel that they
have carried out the entire program un-
til they adopt resolutions expressing
wholehearted approval of Russia's boil
shevist government. Soap box orators
tell their hearers that Lenine and TrOtz-
Ky are pioneers of a new era in which
Ill the people of the earth eventually
win unite, and they urge Americans to
set aside the constitution of Washing
ton, Franklin, Hamilton and Madison so
the Soviets may have their way.
From palest pink to deepest crimson,
Americas reds, no matter what title
hey may adopt-socialist, communist,
II. w. w, b%0lsheyist, cite Soviet Russia
Is the ideal democracy. And there are
many Americans who have no desire
20 be red, but who do not possess the
facts with which to combat the asser-
lions which are made the foundation
.or anti-American arguments and ora
ions. Those facts are essential right
low, for II system of government is
IN trial as it eve "a before.
Following its established policy OF
presenting vital subjects while they are
particularly alive, the Redpath-Vawter
.hautauqua system has obtained as n
If it's principal lecturers for Webster
City's Forthcoming %chautauqua, r. r.
Dennis, who returneds to the United
States a few month ago from Soviet
Russia, where he served as vice consul
Cor the United States government. He
Knows Russia, from V%ladivOstOk to the
Baltic sea and from Archangel and the
Murmansk region to the mouth of the
yolga. He has seen bolshevism in the
aw. He has seen the working of the
Lenine- Trotzky% autocracy with the keen
yes of an observant American official
srained to get facts, and in his lecture
20 his chautauqua audience here he
will tell the truth about Soviet Russia.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19

THE M~ELTING.POT.
From IRslie's.

kkk kkk ~
The number of married women I'M
industry has increased 100 per cent
since the. war. 4sa ID;
/. According to the general organizer
II the Barpers' International Union,
he dollar hair cut will soon be a fact.
A British physician says that the
woman OF today is intellectually and
physically superior to her grand
mother.
A New York family lately held a
celebration in honor OF a wOma serv-
mt who had been in the family's
service for 80 years.
Nearly 10000 firms in Great Britain
AVE enrolled in the government
scheme Of employment of disabled
service men and have guaranteed posi-
lions for $1,000 men.
The cooperative store established by
.he president of a large manufacture
,ng company at Lawrence, Mass, has
tremendously reduced the cost of liv-
ng for the employees.
Among the delegates to a Republican
congressional convention held at La
,rade, KY, recently was a negress.
who took part in the deliberations n
vas made q member of the resolutions
committee.
The Philippine legislature has grant
I'd a pension of $4,000 yearly to Gen
,ral AguinaldO, leader in the Filipino
war against the Spaniards in 1896,
md later in the war against the Unit
ID States.
Manufacture valued at $3,4SG,OOO,-
700 were exported from this country
n 1919. This places the United States
It the head Of the worlds exporters OF
manufactures. Prior to the war the
United States was third.
A Russian boy, who failed to pass
the medical tests for entering this
country on his arrival here six years
lgo, has been held ever since at Ellis
island, New York, facilities for his re-
urn to Russia having been lacking.
Before the world war, the American
governments expenses amounted to
Il, OOO, OOO, 900 a year. Now as high as
$4,000, OOO, 1000 is the estimated neces-
,ary outlay. A few years ago the gov
i.rnment had 10000 civil servants; now
it's civil servants number 100000.
Admiral Sims declares that failure
# the navy department to place the
.ountry's entire naval resources at the
lisposal Of the Allies within six months
,fter the United States entered the
var prolonged the struggle for ut least
four months. He says 5000 lives were
,ost and $1,OOO,OOO were spent every
lay Of the war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
FARM DEPARTMENT.
Couducted by the County Agent.

The Iowa Wool Growers assQcia-
ton has a membership of $500 and
during the past year they marketed
1,o5O,OOO pounds of wool. AS a result
of this cooperation a saving was made
for the farmers of $334O,OOO, due to
better markets. This is enough money
to pay the salaries of all county agents
in the state for a year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Watch Hillside bitches.

Spring cultivation of the loose
ground and the rains accompanying it
often start bitches that ruin fields un-
less checked. According to the agri-
cultural eXtensioan nal Of Iowa State
college, this can. be stopped if proper
cultivation is followed.
Hillside washing can be checked if
the farming operations, such as plOw-
ing, discing, 0 planting and cult
waiting, are done around the hill in
stead of with the grade. Often a man
will pillow up and down the hill be-
cause the rows are longer that way and
before he gets the land levelled, a rain
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
More Eggs For Iowa Is Plan.

That Iowa does not get as many
eggs as it should considering the in
vestment in poultry is the opinion OF
w. H. Lapp, poultryman of the extern
lsion department of Iowa State college.
He is of the opinion that the number
can be increased by better care and by
knowing which chickens to keep and
which to get rid Of.
"The poultry business, says Mr..
Lapp is in the hands of the farmers
wives. They r the greatest opti-
lmists on earth as far as poultry are
concerned, but they need help to prop
erly are for the poultry Each year
there. are Matched between so and 30
million eggs. OF this number, the wO-
men are lucky to rear One-third. But
they will repeat the performance cea-
son after season. From the poultry the
wife derives her pin money and oc-
c~asionally she is required to keep the
children in clothes from this fund.
Therefore, it certainly should be up to
the men to assist in this enterprise
1.-THE extension department is meet
ing the added requirements. From
a corps of one man the staff has in
creased to seven and this summer many
more will be added to the field staff.
Poultry clubs have been organized and
the boys and girls are taught how to
handle chickens. They are taught how
to pick the layers and to eliminate the
lOafer hens"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Make Clothes Expressive.

In this day of high prices in cloth
ing and many women making theii
own clothing it is essential that they
use considerable judgement in the Sc.
lection Of materials. Miss Marion Tuck
err, textile expert with the extension de-
partment Of Iowa State college, gives
the following suggestions regarding
clothes making.
Garments should not be a meaning
less covering" says Miss Tucker, 'They
can make us look absurd or undignified
and they also have the power to make
us feel comfortable and at ease.
BE careful in the color selections
Don't wear white shoes with a dark
dress. Be careful to select cOlOrs TIA!
are becoming to your hair and do not
bring out defects in the complexion
Do not use too much bright colorel
materials. Try and make soft combi
nations Of cOlOrs.
"The occasion of usage will deter
mine the materials to be used. Newell
use perishable material for a dress de
signed for constant wear. Be careful
with the colored goods. Test st ma.
terials before making them Up. II YOU
wish durability in color avoid fads and
extremes in patterns. Standard c0lOrs
give the best satisfaction"
\ A new farmers bulletin No. 1889 gives
much valuable information along this
subject. 1t can be had free by address
ing tie United States Department OF
Agriculture at Washington.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
'%fectivc as soon as the coal is received
by Webster City dealers.
Worst Yet To Come.

|fectivc as sOOn as the coal is received
by Webster City dealers.
Worst Yet To Come.
Coal is expected to be still higher
next fall and winter, due not only to
car shortage, but also to increased
freight rates. The railroads are now
working on applications to increase the
rates, it is said, and will present them
as soon as possible to the interstate
commerce commission for considera-
ton. Freight rates undoubtedly will
he increased, it is said by authorities
and will have the inevitable effect upon
the price of coal as well as other COM
modities.
Consumers are being urged to buy
their coal as early as possible this year
not only in order to avoid paying the
Increased freight rates, but also to take
advantage of cars that may be avail
able in the summer. With the heavy
lgrain crop to haul in September and
later in the fall, the car situation will
develop even more serious aspects.
''The car shortage will affect the coal
market more than any other one item,'
said a local dealer today. 1--WE know
that the. railroads canli0t meet emer-
gencies with their present equipment
and that there is no possibility of ade-
quate car service being provided in the
near future. If we had cheaper rates
on coal in the summer time, it would
make a wonderful difference because
lit would he an inducement to people
to buy early. Stocks Of coal are low
lnow and there is less stored this year
than there has been for a number of
seasons"
Shortage Forecast for Fall.
That householders will find them
selves in even worse predicaments this
year than they did last winter as re
CARDS coal is the general opinion OF
dealers and traffic officials, who speak
from their knowledge of the coal sup
ply, the advance in prices, the coming
increase in freight rates and the demon
allied car situation.
''The increase in business is sc
great" said a railroad man, "that the
roads have insufficient cars to meet the
needs. Every car should be loaded to
its fullest capacity and released
promptly. The demand for equipment
is far greater than the supply"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Places for Two.

Edinburg Scotsman: A certain lady,
having had a few hot words with
her husband n day, had occasion a
few weeks after to send her servant to
get some fish for dinner.
"Jane," said she, "gO to town as
soon as you can and get me a place."
'Indade, an l will, ma'am," said
Jane, IAN / may as well get wan for
myself, for l can't put up with the
master any more than yourself
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Change at Story CITY.

Story City Herald: Geo. S. TOkheim
has sold his butter, egg and poultry
business to the Highland Produce COM
.pany of Roland. The latter concern
has taken possession already, with Mr..
b. w. EvensOn as manager.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19

Birmingham Age-Herald: 1.-THE cOur
scene in this play is the last word i'll
realism"
1.-The spectators are supernumerar-
les, though"
perhaps, but they r professional
spectators. l understood they were
drafted from II local courtroom where
u breach of promise suit was being
tried"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
comes and a bad ditch is formed i'll Il

comes and a bad ditch is formed III II
furrOw.
If a steep hill is cultivated it often
pays TO leave strips Of sod at inter-
walls to keep the water from washing
all the good soil off the hill. These
strips are permanent and should be
left when blowing. Many parts of the
state follow this system.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19

cannot be repaired it would be advis-
able to place the order for the new ma
chine right now whether it is a plow,
tractor. haying machines or harvest
machines or harvest machinery. II
you wait till the last minute to do this
you are liable to be disappointed, when
you need the implements to work with.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
AMES Offender
TIPS OFF PIGS
Twelve Hundred Gallons of
Wine and a Hundred
Bottles of Whiskey =
Taken.
IS POLICE A
Man in Jail in Ames Tips off
Officers to "BOOZe
House,"

Ames Times: Twelve hundred gal
Ions of ''dag0 red'' and 100 bottles of
whisky were seized by government and
Polk county officials at Carney yes
terday, being what is believed to be the
central liquor distributing point for
Polk and Story counties and this entire
section.
Joe Allen, now serving a sentence
of 80 days in the. Story county Jail
at Nevada for Bookkeeping, after be-
ing arrested here by Chief Cure in an
effort to get off easy, ''squealed' on
the men higher up in the illegal liquor
traffic. Chief Cure secured a statement
from Allen which had to do with are
houses and n distillery, duplicating
parties at Carney and Oralabor.
Ames police authorities have. sever
al times notified the Polk county Off
GERS. Chief Cure notified the. sheriff
of Polk county and the United States
marshal.
Raid Homes.
Yesterday the raid took place.
Government agents, headed by In
ternal Revenue Inspector Ben KoOl-
beck and United States Deputy Mar
shall Vanderbilt, with four deputy
sheriffs, swOoped down on Carney and
raided eighteen homes.
ylyl.1o.,Io r;,1,xsor of tbo 1SurNnr
law have been in progress there for
some time. Ames police have known
1T for months and have reported the
illegal traffic in liquor to the proper
authorities, more than once.
Quantities of Carney booze have been
brought into Ames. it is believed.
The raiders were aided by fifty
farmers. who were indignant at the
open violation of the law in their
community. Drunken orgies have been
reported. Hundreds of persons have
made trips to the wet shrine.
Five hundred gallons were seized
in the home. of Mrs. Varca Mabnany.
The 'dago red'' was found hidden in
barrels in the basement of her home.
Some 200 gallons were seized in
the home of Domi Cherrio. At the
home of Dominick Fazi 800 gallons
were seized.
A hundred bottles of "moonshine'
corn whisky was found ATTY the Salvo
Zevirri home. The other 100 gallons
Of "dago red" was seized in small
quantities in several places.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-30
CHIRoPRACTIc TALK NO. 2s. DON'T PUT IT OFT
CHIROPRACTIC

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New Britain herald., 1920-11-30

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New Britain herald., 1920-11-30
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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New Britain herald., 1920-11-30
PERSONAL

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 Dickman, Room 6. 131 Main St., Barnes Block. l1-29-2dx
New Britain herald., 1920-11-30

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New Britain herald., 1920-11-30

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 11-2z.1