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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09
To Start Flower Shop.

Mrs. Lillian Curtis has rented the
Burleson building on Des Moines street,
now occupied by the battery station,
and expects within week to open "The
Friendship Flower Shop there. The
battery station is being moved to
Seneca street. Mrs. Curtis expects to
handle full line of cut flowers and
Towering and folidge plants of all
kinds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Frank Kirshner and family, of Gold
field, motored to Webster City Satur-
day afternoon for short visit at the
home of Mr.. KS sister, Mrs. John
Riley. Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Riley, they went to Alden.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. d. c. Smith and daughter May,
Mrs. Joe Engeeser and Bert Padden, all
Ct Bancroft, and Mrs. Roscoe Bower
man and daughter Zoa, and Mrs. Clar-
ence ellsworth, Of Eagle Grove, spent
the week end here at the j. l.. Kramer
Lcme.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Ben Peppers Of Ottumwa arrived in
the city Saturday afternoon for visit
with his brother, DR.. j. L. Peppers and
family. Mrs. w. H. Brockway, a sis
ter Of Mrs. Peppers, is also a guest
at the Peppers home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09
7H0MPSONMAY
SENTENCE men
Webster City Judge Will
Have Three Fort Dodge
Murderers Before
him in Court.
TWO HAVE CONFESSED
Judge may not Wish to Ac-
cept Responsibility on
Confessions.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, May 9.-Bill
Olander, who confessed he fired the
shots which killed Rudolph Halfpap
here March II, is anxious to plead
guilty to first degree murder.
The district court convened here to.
day with Judge G. d. Thompson of
Webster City on the bench.
Olander has not been indicted and
is willing to plead to county at
torney's information. This would give
Judge Thompson power to sentence
him to death or life Imprisonment aft
er hearing or otherwise, as he might
see fit.
1t is possible that the Judge may de-
eide not to take the responsibility of
this but to ask for the indictment of
Olander and trial to permit jury
to decide as to his guilt and to fix
the penalty.
Indictment May Follow.
If the Judge decides not to sentence
County Attorney Gabrielson will ask
that special grand jury session be
summoned at once.
Three others are in the same situa-
ton as Olander.
Two of them have confessed partici-
patton, with him, in the murder of
Halfpap.
Elmer Sweeney confessed that he
drove the automobile which carried
Olander and Otis Goble to the Halfpap
grocery store the night of the murder.
Goble has confessed that he was pres
ent when Olander shot Halfpap.
But Sweeney and Goble, not having
fired the shot, are not inclined to plead
guilty of murder in the first degree,
which might carry death penalty.
They will plead not guilty to the coun-
ty attorneys information, it is said.
In that case grand jury will have to
be summoned to return indictments
dSillSC tutIu, VI tlcII CdStS Will NC Ill,
lowed to go over to the September
term of court.
Robbery Case.
Bill Strine has confessed that he was
with Olander in committing the rob-
berry Of Obie Erickson in December. He
is willing to plead guilty to the county
attorneys information.
The Halfpap case is almost identical
with that of George A. Fosdick in Des
Moines.
Both victims were grocers, were shot
late on Saturday night and died
The murderers made confession in
both cases. In each the man who fired
the fatal shot decided to take his medi-
cine without Indictment or jury trial.
The men who were companions in
sisted on standing trial.
In the Fosdick case both nurderers
were sentenced to death.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

The Misses Leona and Myra Call re-
turned home from their winters stay
in California yesterday. EnrOute they
stopped Mt the Grand Canon. at Sante
Fe and other points.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Get fresh seedlings and reset vege-
table and flower plants; also Ever
green, Golden Bantam and Golden
Rood sweet corn ut Geo. Jewett's.
Phone 1874. We deliver. 9dGf1j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. L. c. Gensman, who has been
spending the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. John Blim and husband in Water
loo. has returned to her home on south
Wilson avenue. Mrs. Blim, who came
with her mother, has returned home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Tho Wallace Foss family, for four
years tenants on thee. D. Carpenter
farm south OF the city, but for the past
two years residents Of Minnesota, have
returned to the county and are to re-
side as caretakers and resident tenants
on the Ted Essig farm southeast of
town. ~. ..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Miss Anna Westwick, who last week
resigned her position rs assistant in the
altering department Of the Penney
store, has accepted position in the
cressmaking department Of the Mercan-
tile store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. Parker Terrell arrived home
Saturday evening from Mayville, N. D.,
where she has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Neset, for the
past six weeks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Miss Edith Mcdonald of Jewell and
Mrs. Leroy Weisburd of Waterloo visit
ed their sister, Mrs. V. H. Wehrheim, in
this city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09
Weeks Weather,

The weather forecast for the week
beginning today for sections including
Iowa is as follows:
Local rains and normal temperature
first half, fair and cool latter half of
week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

The Misses Ruth and Cora Richard
son, Mrs. c. A. Jerdeman and Miss
Judith Jerdeman were among the Jew
ell visitors in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09
b|GLST CAT.
TIE PREMIUMS
Greatest Cattle Premium
Offering in History
Iowa State Fair
Announced.
TOTAL $4O,945.50
Iowa Specials Take Places
of Amateur Depart
ments.

The greatest cattle premium Offering
in the history of the Iowa State fair is
announced for the coming fair, Aug. "a
to Sept. 2, by the fair board.
A total of $4O,95O.5O is offered for
tits year, compared with $35, 73O.5O for
1920. The increase over last year is
scattered through practically all CLASH
ficatiOns.
The new cattle barn, built at cost
OF 1925, 900 and opened for the first
time at the 1920 fair, will house nearly
LOGO head of cattle and it is expected
to he filed, according to officials.
The full classification in the cattle
department, as announced by the fair
board, is as follows:
Shorthorn, $1,000.
Milking shorthornp $500, $3.50.
Fat division, $780,,
Iowa shorthorn. $1,000.
Herefords, $500. g,1i
Iowa Herefords, Ss00,os
Aberdeen Angus $1,000.
Galloway, 1904.
Polled Shorthorns, $1,104.
Red Polled. $500
Iowa Red Polled specials, $500.
Holsteins, $1,s57.5O
Iowa Holstein specials, $500.
Jerseys, $500.
Iowa Jersey specials, $500.
Gucrnseys, $500.
Iowa Guernsey specials, $500.
Ayrshires, $1,000.
Brown Swiss, 5000.
Fat Herefords, $3.50.
Fat Aberdeen Angus, $500.
Grades and cross breeds, $3.50.
Eliminate Amateur Departments.
One Of the special features Of the cat
tie department this year will be the
various classes for Iowa breeders. The
amateur departments are eliminated
from the cattle group this year, the
Iowa specials taking their places. This
addition is made especially to encour-
age breeding of fine stock within the
state Every Iowa cattle breeder is ex.
pected to be interested in these offer.
ings, under which competition from
other states Is barred.
In the general classiications, as he.
fore, entries will be received from other
states and it is anticipated that some
fine herds will be sent to Des Moines
to compete.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. Glen Stark and baby, Mrs. II.
4. Satire and Miss Maureen Satire of
Stanhope were visitors in the city Sat
urday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Miss Eleanor Jones went to Des
Moines Saturday afternoon to visit her
mother, DIR. Fife McCollum Jones, who
will be there for few days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. Albert Wambach, Of Gutten-
berg, Nebraska, who has been in the
city for the past four weeks, on mat
tiers pertaining to the estate Of her
mother, the late Mrs. G. B. Pray, has
returned to her home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Lyle Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Miller, who is very ill with fever at
Mercy hospital, remains about the
same.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. John w. Sheldon is expected to
arrive home tonight from several
days stay in Sioux City. Her mother,
Mrs. w. B. Howard, who has made her
home in that city for the past few
years, is expected to arrive with Mrs.
Sheldon. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Will G. Sessler, Of Alden, was in
Webster City Saturday night to meet
Mrs. Sessler, who had been visiting
her parents at Canistota, S. D.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. f. A. Stahl returned to Osceola
today after a weeks visit in this city
a. the home of her mother, Mrs. J. II.
Yungclas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Bruce Riley, Of Mount Vernon, spent
Sunday iu this city with his cousins,
Richard and John Riley, and their
families.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Meyer and son
of Clarion visited Mr.. Meyers sister
Miss Tressa Meyer, in this city Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

F. F. Taylor and family of Jewell
spent the week end at the c. H. Nicely
home in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

The Misses Dorothy and Opal Jen-
sen and Frances Mckay went to KAN
rar Saturday afternoon to visit rela-
tives.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Charles A. Doolittle of Williams
was business visitor in the city Sat
urday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. Thomas Gray and Mrs. w. w.
Clabaugh were among the Jewell visi-
tors in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. John Wangler of StratfOrd wa
shopping in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09
Cluster" Brown-cigars Sc.
Od3
Real Estate Transfers.

Helga ]. Maland to Clarence Olson
lots 10 and II blk 4 Add to Jewell
$4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. Merl Clark Of Blairsburg visited
relatives in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. d. D. Bibler of StanhOpe was
shopping and visiting in the city Satur-
day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

DeLaval cream separators. Sorensol
Bros. Motor Co. 4-11d-f-j1mo
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

After theatre parties a speciality at
the Grand. 12-13d-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Miss Esther McVicker of Randall was
a visitor in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Gravel delivered, 81. 80 load. Will Finck
5.7d1mo
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Miss Jessie N. Cottle of Blairsbure
was shopping in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Mrs. Arch Cormaney of Kamrar was
a Webster City visitor Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Ashes hauled. Black dirt. Phone 1883.
4-27d1mO.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Miss Leona McComb of harrisburg
was visitor in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

21 meals for $3.50 at the Grand.
12-13d.tf !
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

c. G. Peterson, the builder. $40 Cedar
street. phone 798. 7.12dtf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
t+++++$+***$.*%+
F. A. Boysen, dentist, Second st.
Dr.. T. B. Larrabee, osteopath. DIFF
Miss Jennie DeGroot Of Kamrar was
shopping in the city Saturday.

Miss Rose Stage Of Ellsworth was a
visitor in the city Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

Buster" Brown-toilet goods. 9d3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-09

The county superintendent will this
week call for objections to the plan,
which must of necessity be based upon
territory involved.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13
SO. HEIGHTS

We are very glad to notify
those of our readers who may
not have read in some of the
dailies that the PIT. Defiance fer
ny is running, making two trips
every day, morning and evening
The commodious West Seattle
ferry has taken the place of the
old ferry, and may continue per-
manently on the run. We should
all patronize this ferry all we pos
sibly can and the merchants of
Tacoma as well, for if it had not
been for their assistance we
would not have had the Point
Defiance ferry, and there is not
a place any where else on the is
lands where there is suchNa short
distance to the mainland, nor a
more beautiful drive. The road
is excellent, the scenery very
beautiful and the nearest way to
a city. If you will count the
advertisements in our island pa
per, you will find the large ma
jority are from the Tacoma
merchants, and so they are even
helping to keep our splendid pa
per going. So let us show them
we appreciate what they are do
ing for us, and help them all we
possibly can, and use the ferry
whenever possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross of Magnolia
Beach We're Sunday visitors at
the Jenkins home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross have postponed their trip to
their grain farm in N. Dakota
until about the first of June.
They will be in Tacoma most of
the time until then.
Mrs. Witherow arrived at the
Berry home from Yakima, last
Saturday to Join her husband
and small son Harry. We think
they are all glad to be back to
the island again.
The Cosy decorators of Tacoma
Were among those who came over
on the ferry Monday morning
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13

rill, Mr.. iWitherow and son Har-
ry, and last but not least by any
means, was VIII, and we all vote
him our thanks for his courtesy
to us all for we all received as
much kind attention and assis-
lance as though we had been fair,
instead of-well, some of us at
least were considerable past forty
and not light weights either. We
had a most pleasant time both
going to and from the church and
didn't have to stop once for
punctured tire, or any other such
trouble, and it was joy to ride
behind those two splendid intel
ligent horses. And it was
pleasure to meet so many of the
neighbors. The show far sur
passed our most Optimistic an
Uicipations. 1t was a clean, in
teresting, refined picture, show
ing wildly the contrast between
refinement and coarseness, and
was one of the most wholesome
of the many pictures the writer
has even seen. The picture was
clear, and very easy to watch,
not firing the eyes in the least,
and that is saying much for we
were all rather close to the
screen. There was a good atten-
dance, and we are sure that if
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren will give
another show that they will have
a crowded house, and if they do
come again we just hope our good
neighbor will have another party
and that those who could not
join us this time will be able to
go next time. We have found
this family (Mr. and Mrs. Berry
have only live in South Heights
for 81 years. kind too, and
thoughtful of their neighbors, al
ways cheerful and doing the
right thing in all transactions we
have had with them, and so far
as we know them, splendid people
Mr.. and Mrs, Berry have raised
three sons and daughters right
here on the islands and they have
every reason to be proud of their
clear in mind, refined, splendid
family. They are a family who
like to read, and you would not
think they had lived any place
where even boat service was at
a premium years ago. We owe
much to these sturdy pioneers.
We have several of them in our
midst, and we appreciate them
all.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13
Chopaka, Wash.

N.fH' lf''A''f
Dear Fellow Postmaster
Once more | come TO present
the National League of Postmas-
tcrs for your consideration and
TO ask whether you can afford to
stay out of this organization any
longer. Congress never gave any
consideration to the needs of post
masters Of the third and fourth
class until after the National
League was organized and what
benefits we have received in the
past three years are due directly
to the efforts of this organization
If you say that these increases
have been far too small, | will
agree with you, but what have
you done to secure even these ?
If you have sat back, and let the
other fellow do the work, have
you any right to reap the benefit ?
Come on, put your shoulder to
the wheel and help push, and see
what we can do in the next year.
This state is in fairly good
shape now financially, but we
need you-your name, your in
fuence, and your interest. Send
me your dues, which includes a
years subscription to the Post
masters Advocate, find out what
we are really doing, and begin to
| boost.
If you are already a member in
good standing, these first three
paragraphs are not aimed at you,
but be sure to read what follows.
What we most want to say is,
are you coming to that conven-
ton at Burton, June 15-l6q Bur
ton is one of the beauty spots of
Puget Sound, and We are going
there just in time for strawber-
ries. Did you ever eat berries
from Vashon Island2 Then you
better come, for they do grbw
berries there. But we are plan
ming for a dandy convention too.
There will be addresses, a chance
TO talk over the things we can
do to make the Postal Service in
| Washington the best in the U. S. f;
and lots of other things. You
need a few days vacation; use it
to attend that convention. The
easiest way to reach Burton is by
ferry from Tacoma and Seattle.
If you go, and of course you
will, don't forget to write to Mrs.
| A.Hut, postmaster, Burton, Wn.
and tell her you are coming.
Burton is small town, but they
are planning on finding accomo-
dations for all visitors. However
it is absolutely necessary that
they know how many to provide
| for.
Trusting I shall meet you at
Burton, | remain, yours for a
better league.-Gertie L. Beatty
State Secretary.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13

tracts is being sold, and many
improvements being made. This
will become one of the most pop
ular summer resorts on the is
land for business people must be
in town six days a week, for the
ferry service will be increased to
meet the demand of the public,
and the short time it takes to
rach the business section of Ia
coma will make this beautiful
spot very popular. We wish We
could receive items from this
point every week until some one
from Talequah sends items direct
to the paper, for this progressive
place should be kept befory the
public.
A goodly number of the Camp
Fire Girls and others, We're over
for the week end to work on
their newly acquired property,
and the way those girls work is
good to see. Tearing down, pre-
paratory for remodeling, sorting
the lumber, piling the good neat
ly, preparing the waste for fuel,
doing much really hard work in
a systematic manner, and making
play of it all, These girls will
make capable, healthy, simple
women, and We are glad to have
them in our community. LuSeta
Beach will become a noted, at
tractive place and the Camp Fire
Girls, strong, healthy, capable,
clear minded women, an honor
to their parents and our country.
Long live our Camp Fire Girls.
Well, now what do you think
Of theater party being given
out here2 That would not sur
prise you if we We're in any town.
But we did have a real theater
party of the most enjoyable kind
Wednesday evening last week,
Mrs. used the phone to in
vite every one in the neigh
borhood that could not go any
other way, to go to the picture
show given at the Lisabeula
church by Rev. S. V. Warren of
Colby NJ. h. church and his wife.
No small vehicle could carry this
small load of large people, so
Will hitched the fine dapple
grays to the spring wagon and
all were made along the way,
and Mesdames Berry Jenkins,
Dunn, Stoltenberg, daughter Ma.
Ire and son Buster and Mrs Nor.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13
KEEP DUCKS AND GEESE BUSY
Feed Enough to Keep Them In condl.
tIon and Leave Them Eager for
Something More.

After the birds are mated, prefer
ably not later than December l, keep
them active Their ration should be
bulky, using about one-fifth of green
stuff. They should not be fed all they
can eat, but enough to keep them in
condition and leave them eager for
food.
They do better on cracked corn
than on ration of cornmeal only. If
ducks and geese are wintered in good
condition, and mated early, there
should be no difficulty in getting fer
tile eggs. Too early eggs nre not de.
slrable. Ducks especially lay very
early in the morning, and the very
early eggs are apt to freeze.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-13
AUTUMN TROUBLES IN FLOCK
Roup Is One of Most Common Dis
eases and Is Most often Con-
tracted by Weak Fowls.

One of the most common disease
II the farm poultry flock during thu
autumn Is roup. This disease Is FIRE
quently found in damp, poorly VENT
lated houses and is most often con
,racted by birds that are poorly de
veloped and Of low vitality Fowls OF
this type frequently get roup and are
the means Of spreading II through
out the flock. Obviously, prevention
should consist of eliminating the
weaklings from the flock and provid-
Jug house that will be dry and free
from drafts, but well ventilated, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture.
An additional prevention against
this disease is the following: Add
as much potassium permanganate as
will remain on the surface of dime
TO each gallon of drinking water and
keep before the fowls. This acts as
an antiseptlc and will help to keep
the birds in good condition. An at.
tempt to cure the individual of roup
It not advisable, for, although in the
majority Of cases, there may be an
apparent cure, the danger of reinfec-
ton Is great, and frequently such
birds cause the disease to spread
throughout the flock. The safest
policy Is Immediately to remove such
birds from the flock and kill them as
soon as they show the first symptoms,
recognized by watery discharge
from the nostrils or eyes.