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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
MASSACHUSETTS AT
VALLEY FORGE

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 18--A dis
tinguished delegation from Massachus-
etts visited the Valley Forge Military
Park this morning and formally dedi-
Gated the memorial erected by the
Bay State to her officers and men who
passed the severe winter months Of
1777-8 in camp at Valley Forge. Brig.
Gen. Philip Reade, u. s. A.. retired,
presided over the exercises. The men,
orial is of exedra form and built Of
Vermont granite. The site is on the
old Gulph road, where General Glow
er's Marblehead regiment was en-
camped.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
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!. MISSIONARY SOCIETY !.

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The w. F. M. s. of the M. P. church
met Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Fillmore Alspaugh, Mrs. Val
Setzler having charge of the devotion
ais.
Prayer by Mrs. Ellen Frye.
After the routine of business the
following program was rendered:
Piano Solo-Mrs. Frank Mardis.
Solo-Mrs. Frank Buchanan
Reading-Mrs. Mardis.
Solo-Miss Lulu Cochran.
Reading-Mrs, Brook Ransom.
Duet-Miss Lulu Cochran, Mrs. Bu-
chanan.
Duet Mrs. owen Mccoy, Mrs. Carl,
ton Jacobs.
Refreshments were served by Mes.
damea Alspach, Mccoy, Taylor and
Sleelngn. VI & gu
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
James w. Wells

James, the two-year-old son of Rev.
and Mrs. j. w. Wells, died at his
home at 603 East Chestnut street Fri
day afternoon at 1915 o'clock after
an illness of five days duration caused
by pneumonia and meningitis. On Sun
day afternoon funeral services will be
held at the house and on Monday
morning the remains will be taken to
Grove church near Cumberland, Mus
kingum county, where the funeral will
occur. Interment in the Grove church
cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
HOME BUILDING AND LOAN COM
PANY MT. VERNON. o.

PANY MT. VERNON, o.
Established 1883.
2S years of successful business
Has never failed to pay full semi-aD
aual dividends.
Oldest Building and Loan Compan,
In this part Of the State.
The art of saving is to begin ano
continue, although the amount may be
small.
This company receives subscrin
tions to it's stock as small as one dol
lar per month.
Hundreds of It's stockholders have
experienced the joy Of accumulatine
comfortable surplus, and of having
1t ready to meet emergencies.
You can subscribe for the stock Of
this Company Vt any time.
Banner M. Allen, Secy.
81 Public Square
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
BURNS FATAL
TO WOMAN

Bellefontaine, o., Nov. 18. Nellie
Euans burned to death at her home
In North Lewisburg as result of an
attempt to start fire in the kitchen
stove with coal oil. AS she poured
the oil on the smoldering embers a
flame shot up and ignited her cloth
ing, burning her so badly that death
followed within few minutes. The
house caught fire and was destroyed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
BURNS
OF Severe Nature Sustained
By William Titus

Mr.. William Titus met with very
painful injury while fitting burner
at the Camp glass factory Friday
morning. He was in the act of plac-
ing the burner at the edge of the tank
when a quantity of glass exploded and
burned him very badly about the face
and hands. He went to the office of a
physician where attention was rend-
ered
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
Hogan Invites erandejs.

Columbus. o., Nov. 1S.-Louis D..
Brandeis, attorney for the American
Federation of Labor, has accepted
the invitation Of Attorney General
Hogan to assist the state in argu.
ments OF the suit in mandamus Insti-
tuted on behalf Of Wallace d Yaple,
member of the state liability com.
mission, to test the constitutionality
OF the workmen's compensation act.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
DISCOVERED
IN Time

Avon, o., Nov. Is. - Mrs. Frank
Watson, wife of farmer living two
miles from Avon, through a mistake,
used arsenic instead of baking pow
der in biscuits she made for break
fast. She and her husband took sew
eral bites before they discovered that
something was wrong. Watson and
his wife drove to Avon and 4, physi-
clan relieved them of the poison.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
BEECHER
Wanted In This City Arrest
ed In GAINESVILLE

The GAINESVILLE Times.Recorder of
Friday states that Charles f. Beecher
was arrested in GAINESVILLE Thursday
night as he is wanted by the authori-
ties of Knox county on charge of
non.support of his wife, Bessie NJ.
Beecher. The man was arrested at a
factory where he was at work and will
be taken to Mt. Vernon for a hearing
before Squire George s. Harter.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
sapp-curl
Wedding

The marriage of Miss Cleo Ermal
Curl to DR.. George w. Sapp of New
ark, formerly of Gambler, took place
at high noon Wednesday at the Church
at the Church of Christ in Columbus,
Rev. T. l.. Lowe, officiating. Miss
Hazel Miller and DR.. Winfield Rite
nour were the attendants. Miss Curl
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. l..
Curl, 1868 North High street, Colum-
bus. After a wedding trip to Cleve-
land, DR.. Sapp and his bride will live
in Newark, where the former is To-
Gated with DR.. P. H. Cosner.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
SOCIETY NOTES
Surprise Party
At Martinsburg

Surprise Party
At Martinsburg
On Thursday evening about sixty
five friends of Mr.. Ray Foss gathered
together and gave him a very pleasant
surprise at his home in Martinsburg
About month ago Mr.. Foss lost a
good horse through accident and the
friends present made up a purse of
$65 which they presented to him.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
parke Wets File Petition.

Greenville, o., Nov. 1S.--A wet Pc
tition containing more than the re-
quired number of signatures vas filed
here today. The work of securing
the applications for a local option
election was conducted by the Darke
County Business Mems association.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
KILLED
BY CAR

Norwalk, o., Nov. 1S.-Miss Edith
Heter, a school teacher Of Bellevue,
was instantly killed in front of her
home, at Heters Corners, by being
struck by a Lake Shore Electric lin
tied car. She crossed the track to
mail letter and in recrossing the
track she did not hear the car.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
The Emily F. Vernon Funeral

The funeral of Mrs. Emily Vernon,
who died Thursday morning at her
home on North Jefferson street, Sun
day afternoon at 2;3O o'clock at the
Congregational church, Rev. Ira j..
Houston officiating. Interment in
Mound View cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
An AII-pay


Sewing Meeting
On Thursday an all-day meeting was
held at the homes of Mrs. Emma
Dudgeon and Mrs. Clyde Berger in
Martinsburg by the ladies Of the Des-
ciple church of that place. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to provide
clothes and any other help possible
for the needy families of the village.
About one hundred garments were
made by the ladies, the day being
spent in sewing, and they will be sup
piled to the poor in very short time.
Three comforts were also contributed
by the ladies.
At noon dinner was served by Mrs.
Dudgeon and Mrs. Berger and a gen.
eral good time was enjoyed by ALL
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
Train Kills Six Men.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 1S.--An empty
passenger train returning to Livings
ion struck a Northern Pacif, work
train three miles west OF Popestol.
killing six men who were riding IL
the caboose of the freight train.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21

Miss Mary Evers of Delphos. Ohio.
returned to her home Friday evening
after a several days visit with friends
near Danville.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21

WANTED-Every woman IN Mt
Vernon, who has baby to feed to call
at the Cerea Malta Bakery, 222 South
Main street and get sample of baby
food. 1
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE -JURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF KNOX COUNTY, OHIO.
Lenora p. i'rice, Plaintiff.

Lenora p. rrice, Plaintiff,
vB.
NIcnolas II. Price, Defendant
Nicnolas r. Price, whose place of resi-
dnece Is unknown, Is hereby notified that
Lenora p. Price mas filed her petition
against him fer. divorce, alirnony and
the custody Of their children In case No.
Knox County, Ohio and that said cause
will be for beasing on or after December
7tl1, tyl IN
Lepopa A. Price, Plaintiff.
Waight e. Moore, Attors. for Plaintiff.
1924, H;L-1.t-,H ,26S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21

Mrs. George Hoovler of Howard
sRsnt Saturday in Mt Vernon, the
guest OF friends.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21

Mr.. Niles Durbin went to Ankeny
town Saturday morning to spend the
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
MINE DIGGER
BEING RESCUED
is Under the Earth But is Alive and
Frantic Efforts Are Made to
Save Him.

JOPLIN. Mo-, July 31-With, hun
dreds of boys and men trying to aid
and with food and drink being sent
down by pipe to him, Joseph Clary, a
mine digger, is known to be alive
after heavy fall of earth in the
White Oak mine, nine miles east.
If more cave-ins do not follow, his
chances of rescue are good A pros.
pect drill is working frantically, sink
ing a inch hole, which will let vent
ilation into the alright drift
Clary and his mining chum were
in the ground when dirt began crumb-
ling. One of the men was hoisted to
the top, but no sooner had he step.
ped on solid ground than the shaft
caved in with a roar.
Clary is believed to have sought
safety in the far corner of the drift.
which is 40 feet long. Last evening
the drill hole was 80 feet in depth
and it was thought it would penetrate
the drift by midnight.
Fortunately the ground through
which the hole is being sunk is very
soft and the work is being pushed
rapidly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
Sunday Not Sabbath.

Strange how people get tangled on
the use of words said a Jewish wom-
an recently. You hear many Chris.
tians, especially those of New England
families and even those old English
descent, say Sabbath when they
mean Sunday Now, the word Sab
bath is the Jewish word for sew.
enth. 1t has only that meaning. and
1t is used commonly when no refer
ence to day, Of rest is intended II
is and was applied to the day appoint.
ed for rest and religious observance
among the Jews, because that day is
the seventh day of the week. Chris.
tians who use it to mean their day OF
rest do SO with what seems a ridicu.
lous lack of congruity for Sunday Ia
the first day of the week as every.
one knows and Sabbath cannot BIO
correctly used except as applying te,
the seventh"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
The Death of Brown.

Edward H. Brown, was a man we'll
known in both counties. He and his
wife are said to have disagreed and
were separated until several weeks
ago, when Brown went back to her.
His death occurred, presumably from
natural cause, while the two were
living together at Middletown. Brown
was buried at Denmark, in this county
subsequently the widow appeared in
court at Burlington to receive the ap-
pointment of administratrix of the
estate which the two brothers of the
deceased now seek to contest.
Saturday Coroner Korschgen receiv-
ed a letter from one of them request
ing that an investigation of the mat
ter be made and the county attorne-
has since became involved: also the
coroner and county attorney of Des
Moines county before the affair has
assumed scope that is two counties
wide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
CORONER ASKED
TO MAKE PROBE
Death Of Man at MlddIetown, Iowa,
Has Assumed Scope That
Covers Two
Counties.
LEFT QUITE A FORTUNE
Body Buried at Denmark, Iowa, May
be Observation-Disclosures Be-
Ing Made With
Secrecy.
LEFT QUITE A FORTUNE
Body Buried at Denmark, Iowa, May

A Joint investigation by officials Of
Lee and Des Moines counties into the
death of Edward n. Brown, which
occurred two weeks ago at Middle
town, Des Moines county, about r,ine
miles from Burlington, is being made
and may result in the body being dug
up from its grave at Denmark, Iowa,
to be examined Brown Is said to
have died possessed of nearly $5o, 900,
and the probe Is being instituted by
brothers Of the deceased. Coroner
Fred korscheen and County Attorney
Theodore A. Craig have the matter in
hand and are conducting the Lee
county end OF 1t with the greatest
secrecy. 1t may provide sensation
and not until this afternoon did some
Of the facts become known. Coroner
korschgen spent Saturday and Sun
day in Burlington but declines to alive
statement to the press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
important Express Injunction Case
viii be Taken up on August 10
and Promises to Attract
Attention.
JUDGE TO SIT ALONE
Decides That constltutlonaIlty Of Law
Is Now In Question and That
He Need Not Call Others
to Bench.

Aug. 8 has been set by Judge Nc
Phersor OF the federal coilri as the
day on which he will take up the trial
of TIE injunction cases brought
asains. the state by the express com
panies TO prevent the enfo { ement OF
lower ra.es for shipments II the state.
The date was set Saturday after
noon, following a conference between
Judge Mcpherson and the attorneys
for the state and express companies
in Des Moines.
In an opinion handed down Satur-
day, Judge Mcpherson announced he
will hear the cases himself and that
it will not be necessary to call in two
other United States judges to- assist
him. IS
A recent act of congress provides
that one judge may not grant an :
junction against state official where
the constitutionality of the law in
question is assailed. That phase of
the question occasioned considerable
argument at the last term of the fed
eral court in Des Moines.
In his opinion Saturday, Judge Nc
Pherson held that in the present In
stances the suit brought by the ex-
press companies has to do with fact.
that the constitutionality of the rates
is not assailed and therefore that he
can hear them without calling in other
judges to help him in the trial.
1t is likely the trial of the express
cases will necessitate postponement
of the injunction cases brought
against the city by the Des Moines
Gas Company as N. T. Guernsey, who
represents the gas company, appears
in the cases against the state for the
express companies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
No Chance Of Men.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 31-The pr
chase of the Pacific Express Company
by the Wells Fargo Express Company.
official announcement of which was
made recently, will cause practically
no change among employees. Approxi.
mately ninety per cent of the Pacific
Express Companys employees will re-
port to the Wells Fargo officers for
duty Tuesday morning. Although it
has been known the Wells Fargo
would purchase the Gould holdings II
was not thought that the entire bus,
ness of the Pacific Company would be
taken over.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
RECENT RISE Of
THE BOY SCOUTS
Reasons Assigned for Great Growth OF
the Organization During
the Past Eight
Months.
BOYS LIKE THE WORK
is Instructive as Well as Interesting
and Many Things Have Been
Done to Make Them
Like 1t.

N. H. Pyle, who was recently ap
pointer a scoutmaster for the Boy
Scouts of America in Keokuk and is
theI first Keokul1 citizen to act in this
capacity. has received some interesting
literature pertaining to the organiza
ton and movement which will be
given publicatios, from time to time
The following paragraphs deal with
the rise and growth of the organiza
ton within the last few months
The Boy Scouts of America have
tripled in the last eight months
There are now $500 Scout Masters
registered with the national organiza
ton. On January there were only t.,
400 These facts alone show that there
are three times as many troops OF
scouts under the direction of the
leaders of the Boy Scouts of America
as there were in the beginning of the
year. While it is hard to figure on the
number of boys yet it is quite prob
able that the Boy Scouts alone mum
Der three times as many as at the be-
ginning of the year
This remarkable growth is due to
many reasons. First, boys in every
village, town and city throughout the
country, have read of the principles OF
the scout movement and have appre
ciated how much more fun they can
have under a good trainer or Scout
Master who takes them into the
woods and teaches them various use
full things for play and work. Second
ly. many young men, learning of the
principles of the scout movement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
Killed on Way From Picnic.

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, Ju'y 81. Charles
Palschawski, 35 years old. was struck
by an Illinois Central passenger train
and instantly killed. His body was
dismembered. Palschawski had been
attending a picnic at the old reser-
voir and while returning along the
tracks was struck by the fast train.
He leaves family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
Hurt by War Relics

While in Chattanooga a few weeks
ago a local man noticed an old COL
ored man who carried his right arm in
a sling.
What is the matter, uncle?" he
asked. rs your arm brokan?"
NO, sah,' grinned the old man.
Its jest gun sore"
Been hunting?"
No, sab. All been shootin' trees
oh, see; target practice"
No sab"
Then you'll have to elucidate."
Well, sab, itss like dis" the old
man explained I'VE goes out into de
woods an shoots bullets into de trees.
After while de trees grows around
de bullets little, then we cuts dem
down to sell to people fun de norf as;
relics OBJ de battle OBJ Lookout mourn
tain"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
No Mem Ironers There.

CHICAGO, July 31-Chicago men
refuse to flock to the ironing-boards
to take the places of laundry girls
who are quitting because their wages
have been reduced since the passage
of the eight-hour state law governing
employment of women Scores Of Chi
cago laundries report great shortage
of help, and it is believed the former
wages Of the women will be restored
to get them to take back their posi-
tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
KEOKUK HAS NEW
INDUSTRIAL CLUB
Negroes Have Banded Together Into
Organization Which Has Become
Incorporated.

The Negro Industrial association
filed articles of incorporation today
1t will be composed of negro male
members over twenty-one years OF
age. The object of the organization
is to promote social and political fell
lowship and to promote charitable
benevolent and political acts. The of
ficers are:
]. Locke Warwick, president.
Dennis Harris, secretary.
David James, treasurer.
The Incorporation has no capital
stock and its Indebtedness shall not
exceed $500
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31

have become enthusiastic workers and
have made efforts to organize troops
because they are fond of the woods
and fond of the activities outlined in
the scout manual. Thirdly, the gener
al interest in the scout organization
has spread over the country gradual
ly and persistently in the last year
and half, and there are more Boy
Scouts in America today than there
are in any country in the world.
Since the meeting of the National
Council at the white house early in
February, greater interest has been
aroused in the movement because
new badges have been turned out for
the boys, new manual has been is
sued and many things have been done
to appeal directly to the American
boys.
Business and professional men also
have taken increased interest in the
work and have formed local councils
In various cities and towns to super.
wise the scout activities in their local
tiles. The scout organization has be-
come so strong in several cities that
secretaries have been employed to
handle the great amount of detail.
The leaders of the Boy Scouts re-
gard this growth not as temporal but
as due to the inherent strength and
appeal of the scout principles. They
feel sure that the organization which
has been approved by the members of
different religions and different or
ganizations dealing with boys work
is thoroughly permanent institution
in the life of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
The Paciher.

Some women while engaged decorat-
ing village church were informed
that a goat was making meal of a
Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men"
esign on the leaves, which had been
left in the church yard, says the st.
Louis Dispatch.
Make haste, Pat cried the women,
the goat is starting to eat again.
Let him ate away" said Pat. 81
an goin' to wait until he's got some
good will to man inside of him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
President NJ. E. Justice Closed Mat
ters There This Afternoon and
New Directorate viii Take
Franchise.
IOWA CITY WANTED IN
Makes Application for Berth, But city
is Regarded Too Far to the
North-keokuk at Han
nIbal Tomorrow

The Central Association circuit will
not be change, because of the financ-
lal disability of the Hannibal club,
according to advices from President
M. b. Justice who is in Hannibal to-
day closing negotiations with the new
directorate which is to take over
the affairs. Shortly after noon, Sec
rotary Louis Sterne of the Keokuk
association, was in communication
with the league head and at that time
matters We're practically closed. 1t
means that the Hannibal club will re-
main as it is; that the franchise will
be given new organization of bust
ness men, and that the game there
will continue with the present sched-
ule to be played out.
At the ninth hour Iowa CITY made
application for berth in the league.
Communication over the long distance
telephone was entered into last even
ing, but President Justice was not
acquainted with this latest step until
today the message being delivered to
q ioedl cigar sloTe WHeH CHe eAeCu-
tive could not be found Today Presi-
dent Justice was pleased with the
fact that the league has a city knock
ing for admission. However, the To-
cation of Iowa City would hardly be
advantageous because of its extreme
northern location.
The Keokuk team will go to Hanni-
bal tomorrow to open a series of three
games and Hannibal will be back in
Keokuk Friday to play over Sunday,