The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-31
BOND ISSUE IS
BEING VOTED
Supporters Of the Measure Are Conf
dent That They Will Garry the
Day But Opposition
Denies This.
NOTICES CALLED ILLEGAL,
Protest VIII be Filed Declaring Tha,
Election Notices Wore Illegal
and That There is no
Election.

great zeal OF interest Is being
SHOWN in the school bond election to-
DAY and q large number of voters are
going to the polls, regardless Of the
inclement weather. 1t is thought that
many more votes will be cast at this
election than at any other school cleo
ton ever held in the city.
The polls are open from one o'clock
this afternoon until seven O'Clock this
evening and the result will probably
be known by eight O'Clock as Their
Will be no trouble in counting the
ballots. The judges of election are
President Hughes and Secretary Barr
and W. J. Roberts, of the board of edu-
cation.
1t is said that a great deal Of the
bitter feeling arising over the ques-
! ton of the Garfield school has been
overcome during the past week by
the efforts of many persons who have
corrected the numerous erroneous i'm
pressions that had been circulated by
the opponents of the measure.
w. B. Collins. one of the hardest
fighters against the bond issue, ap-
peared before President Hughes Of
the board Of education yesterday and
notified him that he would appear at
the polls today and register a protest
against the election on the grounds
that the notices of election were IL
legal. Secretary Barr, upon whom the
work Of preparing the notices fell,
declared today that the notices were
perfect in every detail and precisely
similar to the ones used at the bond
issue election several years ago,
which were examined by the at.or-
neys for the firm which purchased the
bonds and declared legal IN every re
spect. DR.. Barr also declared that
he had looked over them personally
and would stand responsible for them.
While there is a. great deal of doubt
as to the success Of the election.
there II an undercurrent OF optimism
among the members Of the board OF
education, which seems to indicate
that they have not been idle during
the past week and that they will sur
prise the opponents of the bond issue
with the bulk of ballots cast in favor
of the new building
Upon the women of the city whose
interest in the school situation in
Keokuk seems far superior to that Of
the men, will fall the task of carrying
the bond issue. according to several
members of the school board The
members of the board are depending
upon this phase Of the matter to win
out for them and will make strenu-
GUS efforts to get them to the polls.
The bad weather will likely have
some effect upon this vote, but the
supporters of the measure declare
that the interest of the women will
bring them to the polls, If it is pos
sible to bring them there.
When the polls opened this after
noon the absence of DR.. Hughes on
a professional call rendered necessary
the election of another Judge Of cleo
ton and Rice H. Bell was nominated
and elected.
A large number of people were
ready and waiting despite the fact
that they were forced to wait in the
cold for their turn to vote. Several
women were in line, but none would
give any intimation as to their view
of the matter.
1t was plain that the opponents OF
the bond issue had not been idle for
many of the frs. at the polls were
heard to express their antagonistic
views toward the bond issue
The election board declared this
aftersoon that the telephone in the
board Office would no. be answered
after the polls closed and that the
result of the election would be tele-
phoned to the newspapers as soon as
it was counted. 1t is thought that
this will be about eight o'clock.