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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
MORE FARMS
N j. S. NOW
Number of Farms in COun-
try has Increased Ia
per Cent in Past
10 Years.
INCREASE IN TENANTS
More Share Rent Tenants
now Than 10 Years
Ago.

The number of farms in the United
States in 1920, according to the four.
teenth census, was 6,44S,36G, as com
pared with 6,3G1,5O in 1910, repre-
senting an increase Of IA per cent. The
number of farms operated by their
owners (including owners who hired
some additional land) in 1920 was g.
925O9O, as compared with 3,94S,722 in
1910, and the number Of farms operat-
ed by managers in 1920 was 6S,53O, as
compared with 5S,1O4 in 1910.
Tenant Farms.
The number of farms operated by
tenants in 1920 was 2,454.746, as COM
pared with 2,354,G76 in 1910. The in
crease in tenant farms during the dec
ade was 100000, or 40 per cent, while
the number of farms operated by their
owners decreased 23,632, or O.6 per
cent.
The percentage of farms operated by
tenants has increased steadily since
1880. Tenant farms constituted 25.G
per cent of all farms in the United
States in 1880, 2S.4 per cent in 1890,
a5.3 per cent in 1900, 81 per cent in
1910, and 1871 per cent in 1920
The proportion of farms operated by
tenants is highest in the southern
states. The states with the largest
percentage of tenancy in 1920 were as
follows: Georgia, G6.G: Mississippi, 6G. {;
South Carolina, 64.5; Alabama, SO;
Louisiana, 81; Texas, 1913; Arkansas,
51.3; and Oklahoma, $40.
Share Tenants.
Share tenants are those who give for
the use of the land share of the
crops, as one third or one-half. The
number of share tenants (including
croppers) in 1920 was 1,67S,735. as
compared with ], 800, 1923 in 1910, repre-
senting an increase of 100 per cent.
The 1,212,233 share tenants and
troopers reported in 1920 for the 16
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
BRIEFS.
(From Fridays Daily.)

Mrs. VIM. Eide and Mrs. Anna Eide
of Ellsworth were shopping in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Clarence Thompson and Miss
Martha Twedt of Ellsworth were Web
ster City visitors yesterday.
Miss Ruth Mag leaves today for
Laurens to spend the fourth of July
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Poland and
Miss Gertrude Taylor left overland
yesterday morning for Aurora, ILL.,, on a
two weeks vacation trip
Mrs. Fred F.. Cash and son Frank
arrived home last night from a months
visit with Mrs. Cash's people at Mel.
rose, Wis.
Mrs. G. f. Buell. and granddaughter,
Miss Frances iced, leave tomorrow for
Canton, Ohio, for a visit with their son
and uncle, James Buell. and family. Be-
fore returning home they will also visit
other cities in the east.
The Paul Montandon family returned
fcme today from Spirit lake, where they
spent brief outing.
II. o. Cutler, cashier of the First
National bank, will take a two weeks
vacation from his duties, beginning
Monday.
Mrs. NJ. e. Collier of Pittsburgh, Pa,
will arrive here tomorrow for visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. c. E.
Atkinson.
Mrs. Joe Wenger of Waterloo, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour
Dichman and other friends in this
city, returned home this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hawk left to-
day for Des Moines and from there
they will go to Udell and Waterloo to
visit two Of their daughters. They then
go to st. Paul to visit another daugh.
ter. They expect to be gone two or
three weeks
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
Store Butter for Winter.

even though she does not have cold
storage facilities every housewife can
store butter now for use in winter
months" says NJ. Mortenson, head of
the. dairying department of Iowa State
college. "A brine method for storing
butter gives satisfactory results and
should be used now because June but
ter has better flavor and keeping quail
tiles than that Of other months.
BY putting butter away by this
method it will be possible to have
homemade butter during the winter
months when there is a shortage on
the markets. There is usually sur
plus in the month Of June.
Butter which is to be kept for a
long time should be firm when it is
made, according to Mr.. Mortenson. To
have it in that condition the cream
should be quite cold before churning
is started. The butter should be in
small granules about the size of wheat
kernels when churning is completed.
When the churning is finished tine
buttermilk should be removed from
the churn and well washed from the
butter with cold water. Then drain
the butter and add the usual amount
of salt before working 1t. After it has
been wroked sufficiently it is well to
separate in into small rolls Of one or
two pounds each and wrap these in
parchment paper or cheeseclOth. A
stone jar which has been properly
washed and scalded will serve as n
good cOntaincr.
A brine of 35 pounds of salt to 100
pounds of water when poured over the
butter will insure proper keeping.
1t will be necessary TO have weight
to hold the butter one inch below the
surface Of the brine. A cold cellar is
the best place to keep the container.
Brine will need to be added as the
water evapOrates.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
IMPORTS FALL
OFF IN June
Importers of Manufactured
Goods are Only Ones
who Have not Cut
Imp0rtati0ns.
OTHER IMPORTS DROP
Conditions may be Some
what due to Changes in
Tariff.
OTHER IMPORTS DROP

/, Importers of manufactures are the
only American patrons of foreign pro-
ducers who are emitting to cut down
their imports in the fiscal year 1921.
Manufacturing material imported in
crude condition, says statement by
the National City Bank of New York,
is in this fiscal year less than half in
value that of 1920, manufactures for
use in manufacturing also show a
slow down and so do food stuffs in
crude condition, but manufactures
ready for use and fOOdstuffs in manu-
featured condition show increases. The
total value Of manufacturing material
imported in the fiscal year 1921, which
ends with the current month. will be
but trifle over $1,000, 100000 against
50, 142, 100000 in the Immediately pre-
ceding fiscal year, and will be less in
value than in 1919, 1918 or 1917. Man.
ufactured articles for further use in
manufacturing will be but about $780,
100000 against 1901 100000 in 1920
Foodstuffs in crude condition will be
but about $46OO00,OOO against $685.
100000 in the Immediately preceding
year. 1t is in the manufactures ready
for use and in manufactured food
stuffs that the importers have in
creased their takings from abroad in
1921 as compared with 1920.
Effect Of Tariff.
To what extent this increase in
importation of finished manufactures
as against n reduction in imports of
raw materials is due to prospective
change in tariff cannot of course be
determined, though the general under
standing, which has prevailed ever
since the presidential election of 1920.
that a new and higher tariff law
would be enacted, may probably have
led many importers to lay in stocks
of standard manufactures. while they
could bring them in ut the low tariff
which has prevailed during the past
several years. The value of finished
manufactures imported in the year
which ends with the current month
will be about $75O,OOO,OOO as against
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

southern states 4, included 561 ,O05
troopers.
In 1920, GS4 per cent OF all tenant
farms were operated by share tenants,
as compared with 59.5 per cent in 1910.
The states reporting the largest num-
Der of share tenants in 1920 (including
croppers) were Texas, with 211,O19;
Georgia, with 49, 53; Mississippi, with
1875, 159; North Carolina, with 9s,75s;
and Alabama, with s7,676.
The number Of share.cash tenants in
1920 was .127,s34 as compared with
1913, 466 in 1910, representing decrease
of O.5 per cent.
The number of cash tenants (includ-
ing standing renters, or tenants who
paid for the use Of the land stated
quantity Of some CROP in 1920 was
5S5,O14 as compared with 1924 in
1910, representing a decrease Of 17.9
per cent. The 324,173 cash tenants re-
ported in 1920 for the southern states
included 104,9S7 standing renters.
In 1920, 23.S per cent of all tenant
farms in the United States were Oper-
ated by cash tenants, as compared with
34.5 per cent in 1910.
The states reporting the largest num-
Der of cash tenants in 1920 (including
renters) were Alabama, with
81 ,694 Iowa, with 44,5SG; Mississippi,
with 1892; Illinois, with 26,321; and
Ohio, with 1925.
The number of unspecified tenants
tenants whose form of tenancy was
not specified) in 1920 was 63, 1853, as
with 1898 in 1910.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Miss Mary McHenry Sends
Letters to- Ex-Service
men Throughout
the County. y
WILL CLOSE OCT.
Urges Men With Claims to
Confer With her at
Once.

In accordance with an announce
ment made several days ago, the local
Red Cross chapter is making plans to
discontinue its home service section
the first of October, and Miss Mary
McHenry, executive secretary of the
Red Cross, is mailing letters to all ex-
service men of the county notifying
them Of this action.
The work of this department has
been Of inestimable value to the former
soldiers and their families who have,
through Miss McHenry, received
great deal of assistance. However, as
time goes on these calls for assistance
become fewer, and for this reason it
is thought advisable to discontinue the
department.
In her letter Miss McHenry urges
all former soldiers who may still have
claims to make upon which they need
assistance, to call upon her before Oct.
I.
THE Hamilton County chapter of
the American Red Cross will close its
home service office Oct. l, 1921" the
letter reads, "and hereby notifies you
of that fact SO that If your claims aris-
ing from your period of service in the
late war have not been adjusted, you
will no longer neglect them hut immed-
lately put the matter of adjustment in
the hands of the Red Cross so that we
can give You all the assistance neces-
sary. Please remember that the longer
you delay making application for med
ical or dental claims, the harder It is
for you to supply evidence which the
government will accept to show that
your disability was incurred in or ag-
gravated by service.
1--WE want to give you every possible
assistance. Bring your claims to the
Red Cross room in the Chamber of
Commerce building at Webster City"
Business cards at this Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
(From SATURDAYS Daily.l

Mrs. F. Partridge of Woodstock was
shopping in the city yesterday.
City Clerk VIM. II. Ryan will take a
two weeks vacation from his duties
commencing Monday.
Mrs. John Soncrholm leaves Tuesday
for Elkhart, Ind, and Detroit, Mich,
to spend two months with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Christian and
three children Of Roland visited at the
H. NJ. Sparboe home in this city yester-
day.
Among the Jewell visitors in the city
yesterday were Miss Marian Bonner,
Miss Mabel G. Knudson, Miss Clarice
Westre and Wallace Westre.
Mrs. Abner Reynolds and Mrs. n.
Johnson and Miss Genevieve johnson
were among the Ellsworth visitors in
the city yesterday.
Master Robert Buell., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. ]. Buell., went to Des Moines
this morning to spend week at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. w. G. Bonner.
Mrs. s. ]. GOssard who has been n
guest at the home Of her son, w. r.
Gossard, in this city for the past week,
returned to her home in Onawa this
morning.
Ray Brady, Cady Anderson, Frank
latham and the Misses Dole Copper,
Lula Coleman and Mabel Holiday at
tended the pavement dance in Fort
Dodge last evening.
Mrs. Lawrence Wehrheim and son,
Donald Wchrheim, and Miss Esther
Christensen, of Jewell, visited at the V.
II, Wehrheim home in this city yester-
day.
Mrs. Rebekah Miller of Blue Earth,
Mimi, arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon for a visit at the home of her
cousin, Mrs. ]. Q. A. Miller, who resides
lear the city.
Miss Mary McHenry, in charge Of
the Red Cross work in Hamilton county,
left today for weeks vacation at
OkobOji. During her absence the Red
Cross headquarters in this city will be
closed.
Mrs. +. r. Whitley has returned
home from trip to the western states.
She spoke at the council meeting of
the General Federation Of Women's
clubs and also at the annual meeting
of the Inter-Mountain States Fedora
ton, both of which convened in Salt
Lake City. In company with her pre-.
decessOr as national chairman of the
committee, Mrs. John d.
Sherman, she made trip through Vel
lowstOne park and also visited at the
summer home Of Mrs. Sherman in
Rocky Mountain National park.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith arrived
home last evening from an outing at
Miss Mary Gage is spending the week
end with her aunt, Mrs. Henry Grand
george, in Woodstock.
Miss Iottie Miller has gone to Spirit
Lake for n few days outing.
Ray d. Hughes deputy revenue col
Icctor, with headquarters in Mason
city, is home for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nelson left for
Winterset this morning to spend the
fourth of July Mt the home of the lat
ter's parents. The latter's sister, Miss
Jessie Knox, who spent the winter at
the Nelson home here, accompanied
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blair and chill
lren went to Jewell this morning tOl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
Hold |||'|| D 'E ! N: | Ar,
FAR AWAY NOW
That's the Latest in Dancing.
Check to Cheek
is old Stuff
Now.
IS NEW YORK STYLE
Webster City, Being Up-to-
Date, Prepares for
Breakaway.
IS NEW YORK STYLE

And now what will they" say about
the newest form Of dancing?
What will the wiseacres, the crabs
and crabcsses, knockers and sourgrapes
and all the others who sit around and
prOphesy the speedy demise Of this wick
ed world, have to say? Yes, we can
just hardly wait to hear their sage COM
ments on the way New York is now
dancing.
There has been the cheek to cheek, the
ear to ear, the clinging vine, the shimmy,
the cootie glide, the cat walk and the
t0ddle-heavens, how could we over
look the exhilarating, invigorating tod
die? Webster City has done 'em all and
done 'em pretty well, too, but OF course
since New York has turned from them,
Webster City will also follow suit and
promptly sign up for the new methods.
For who wouldn't rather be dead than
he out of style?
Arms Length.
And here it is. Can you believe it?
The latest in terpsichOrean art demands
that the man shall hold his partner at
arms length. Yes indeed, you can hard
1y even call it hold, so casual is the
connection between the two partners.
His hands rest lightly on her waist
and he pushes her way out in the cold,
cold world.
Really, so accustomed has the public
become to the chummy method of dane
ing that when you first seea couple step
ping it off in the new style the first
thought that crosses your mind is why.
they must have had fight" 1t hardly
seems fair to take girl to a dance and
treat her so distantly. The girl, too I'M
til she becomes accustomed to it, is apt
to wear hurt, lonesome expression.
IT fact, it looks like solo dancing more
than community affair.
But New York says it's the stuff and
so of course that settles it. There are
many who are loath to give up the old
ways, but it is always well to look on
tile bright side and there are advantages
to the new mode. The girl can wear
the biggest corsage bouquet in the world
and if the posture of her partner is
correct not even the farthest leaf will
I've crumpled. It's considerably cooler,
too, and that's something. although of
course not everything.
But what will people say? 1t is hard
to imagine that any innovation of fash
ion can ever meet with approval. Every
enc condemned the long skirts. but look
how they talk about the short ones, and
then how wicked were the tight waists.
but has anyone heard any favorable
comments for the present unbound
styles? Oh, they will have something
choice to say on the new hold. What
ever it is, it will be worth hearing. We
are all ears.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04
Obituary..

Frances Joseph Barnes was born
June 16, 1860, in LAGRANGE county, In
diana. She grew to womanhood in
that locality. Her childhood was spent
without particular incident. She COM
pleted her school course and began
teaching at the age of about IA. After
several years in this vocation she came
to Iowa in 1880, whittier her family had
preceded her. In 1881 she was married
to Benjamin Wilson Sells and settled
near Woodstock. One daughter, Mary,
was their only child. In 1904 they
moved to Webster City and year later
went to Mount Vernon, the seat of
Cornell college, where their daughter
graduated in 1909. Mr.. Sells was not
robust and after several years of in
validism died. in 1916. Mrs. Sells con-
tinued her residence at Mt. Vernon
until last autumn, when she went to the
home of her daughter at Utica, N. Y.
She had been in feeble health for some
years. Her death occurred Monday,
June %, at the age of 81.
Mrs. Sells was faithful wife, a
loving mother, true friend. She was
one whose temperament led her to take
her chief delight in her home which
was her throne. She was member
OF the Methodist church from her
youth. Her quiet life and exemplary
department. are fondly cherished by her
family and circle of acquaintance.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs.
Verne Adelbert Bird, and granddaugh-
ter, both Of Utica, N. Y, she leaves her
mother, Mary Jane Barnes of Huron,
S. d.; sister, Mrs. Emma ]. Sock
rider, of Jennings, Louisiana also four
brOthers-William II. Barnes of Huron,
S. D.; George NJ. Barnes of Winfred,
s. d.; John NJ. Barnes of EllsinOre,
Mo-, Samuel X, Barnes of Albany, Ore
gon.
The funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Thursday afternoon
with interment at Graceland cemetery
beside her husband.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

spend the fourth of July with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Knudson of Ellis
worth were Webster City visitors yes
terday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Fober and daugh-
ter of Cedar Falls are expected here
today to spend Sunday and the Fourth
at the J. 3. Baxter home. They drove
overland in their car The Fober fam
lily were formerly residents of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Brown of Beatrice,
Nebr., will arrive in this city tonight for
&, visit at the parental F. E. Brown
and G. T. Chamberlin homes.
Earl Baxter left overland yesterday
for Earlville where he will spend sew
cral months on contracting work.
Misses Gladys Riley and Abbie Conklin,
who have been attending summer school
lat Iowa State Teachers college at
Cedar Falls, are in the city to spend
the fourth at their respective homes.
w. NJ. Bowling and sons, LOran and
Lyle Bowling, will spend the fourth at
their former home in Mt. Ayr.
Prof. l.. Blankenbuehler of st. Paul,
who has been attending summer school
at Iowa State college ut Ames, arrived
in the city today for visit with his
wife and children who are spending the
summer at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Blankenbuehler.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Kane and daugh-
ter, Miss Beatrice, returned home last
evening overland from a visit Of two
weeks in Charles City with relatives
and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Potter and chill
dren Of Chicago are expected to arrive
in this city late today for visit at
the home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Potter. They are max
ing the trip overland and are accom-
panied by Mr.. Potter of this city, who
went to Chicago several days ago. DIR.
Potter expects to be in Webster City
about two weeks, but Mrs. Potter and
children will remain for months
visit.
The Misses May, Sarah, Elsie and
Kate Wickware of Dies Moines arrived
here yesterday to remain during the
month of July. They were accompan-
led by their nephew, Donald Douglas,
and also by Miss Catherine Joy of Chi
cagO, who went to Des Moines from
this city several days ago but returned
to continue her visit here.
The w. n Bump family left over
land today for Iowa Falls. Mr.. Bump
will deliver the morning and evening
sermons in the Methodist church at
Alden tomorrow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-04

Job work Of all kinds, done neatly
and quickly BY the Freeman.Journal
job department. Give us . trial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-23
RAILROADS PLAN
 SAFETY DRIVE

Baltimore, Nov. 23.-Prompted by the success of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad fin its campaign of education to reduce accidents to automobiles at grade crossings, other railroads have enlisted in the movement and a drive iG being planned for next year that will extell across the continent. J. T. Frederick, superintendent of the
 Safety Section Committee of the American Railway Association, is making arrangements for the national campaign.
 The drive, according to plans dis
 closed here, will open on a specific day and there will be efforts to ob- tain the cooperation of automobile drivers. Unlike most nationwide campaigns, there will be no end tc
 this one, 1t is promised, for its pro-
 motors regard 1t as unw1se for the
 railroads to cease even for day theil efforts to reduce accidents of this kind.
 Many railroads will follow the p1ar inaugurated by the Baltimore & Ohio l of watching the grade crossings to ob serve the motorists who fail to heet the warnings to be careful. An estimate made by the Ba1tmor' | & Ohios safety department placed thu | number of automobiles in use in thu l United States at the present time a | 9,000,000. Baltimore & Ohio record
 show that four per cent. of the driv 1 CTS are careless.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-23
RAIL REFUNDING BILL
 TO DIE IN PIGE0NHOLE
Harding Has Ceased to Care What Congress May Do
 Or Not Do With It.

Washington, Nov. 22-The much discussed railroad refunding bill will die natural death in the pigeonh ole effort will be made to have it passed Congress. The White House let it be known today that President Hard ing has ceased to care what Congress proposes to do about it.
 The new thought of the President age of this bill which is exactly op- posite to a declaration made last week, is due, it. is said. to the fact that an easy money market which permits the roads to obtain all the money they need at a reasonable rate of interest has eliminated the neces- sity for Congressional relief.
 There is a belief here, however that the date of the refunding bill has been determined in trade with the powerful agricultural block in the Senate in return for permission to pass the Tax bill. The leaders ot the agricultural bloc have from the first bitterly opposed the refunding bill and had served notice that they would talk it to death' if an at tempt was made to bring it up at this session.
 Another reason given is that Di- rector General of Railroads Davis through Eugene Meyer, managing di- rector of the War Finance Corpora ton, has had unexpected good luck 1T dispo osing of the car service certificates held over by the railroads in return for equipment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-23
u. s. INVESTIGATES
 NEAR BEER PLANTS
Scores of Breweries Sus- pected of Turning Out Product of Pre- -Volstead Strength.

Washington. Nov. 23-whi1e man ufacturers of "reap beer for medicinal purposes will have a little more time to operate under the permits already granted before it will be definitely known whether President riding in tends to sign or veto the bill just passed by Congress. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Blair has ordered a cleanup of the near beer factories.
 The Anti-Beer Bill finally approved by the Senate Friday reached the White House this morning. and promptly was sent to the Treasury Department for an opinion by Secre- tary Mellon. with recommendations as to whether it should be approved by he President
 It was pointed out in the event the constitutionality of the measure was questioned before the Treasury head such objection would be in- cluded with the recommendations to the White House. and it then would have to go to the Department of Jus tice for a legal opinion. Attorney General Daugherty announced he has not given the matter any considera- ton, that it has not been discussed in the department