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Sharp County record., 1916-04-07
ELECTION RESULTS
Only A Few Votes Separate Arbuckle
And Rhoton In Race For Attorney
GeneraI-0ther Races Settled.

H. L. Ponder of Walnut Ridge
easily defeated j. j. Bellamy of
Smithville for state senator in this
district. Ponder carried Lawrence
county by 564 votes, Randolph by
400 and Sharp by small majority.
W. A. Oldfield was returned to
his seat in congress by a majority
of something like 1900 votes over
his nearest opponent, T. W. Camp
bell. Campbell carried five of the
twelve counties in the district, Gle
burne, White, Fulton, Sharp and
Randolph. Oldfeld carried the
other seven counties, his heaviest
majorities and his denomination
coming from Independence and
Jackson counties.
DR.. C. H. Brough is nominated
for governor by a majority of at
least 10000 over Judge L. c. Smith,
his nearest opponent, and $4,000
over Earle W. Hodges, the third
man in the race.
Tom j. Terral defeated V. A. Bee
son for secretary of state with sew
eral thousand to spare.
Hogan Oliver, sheriff of Ashley
county, easily defeated M. F. Dick
inson for state auditor. There was
a good deal of interest in this race
because of charges brought against
Auditor Dickinson by Mr.. Oliver.
The race for attorney general is
one of the closest contests the state
has ever witnessed. On Wednesday
Lewis Rhoton of Little Rock was
leading John D. Arbuckle of Fort
Smith in this race by less than 2OO|
votes, and the official count may be
required to determine the nominee.
1t is interesting to note that Poin-
sett county, which has some repu-
tation in such matters, is holding
back its returns in the attorney
generals race.
J.L Bond easily defeated j. W.
Kuykendall for state superintendent
of public instruction.
J.R. Gardner opposed John II.
Page for a third term as agricultur-
al commissioner, but failed to make
much showing.
Wallace Davis, son of the late
Senator Jeff Davis, defeated Vincent
Miles, a Little Rock attorney, for
membership on the democratic ma
tional committee from Arkansas.
In the Third judicial circuit Judge
Dene H Coleman Of Batesville won
the nomination for circuit judge
over C. H. Erwin, a Newport attor-
ney, in close race. In the same
circuit Earl Casey, young attorney
of Batesville, defeated H. U. Will
hanson of Newport for a second
term as prosecuting attorney in a
close race.
Sharp County record., 1916-04-07
! MAxvILLE news
: sr.szy Notes Concerning sIF's People
Ed sriefIy By Correspondent

and Mrs. Melvin Hamilton
= rejoicins over the arrival OF a
,.r0;ce Masner has ordered a
N.rs taking outfit, and will soon
, 'sesdy for making faces =.
II ind J. F. Provence were We ID. st
tesviIIe the latter part Of 'a''
Aak dung some trading
H. K. Vance and her little
Z and daughter were visiting at
Isnins Shade the latter part 0l
1t week.
I'M. +. Stout is erecting a new s res
sncs on his farm west of town.
hich Will add much to the V'lue
ibis place
Mr. and Mrs. 7. G. ford are ,,..i .le
annv parents of a new girl inns
III heir first daughter, Mr.. Ford
all smiles.
Fvan Watkins gave a log-rolline
IA rail-making one day recently
.ndtbe event was attended by sew
,ral workers.
Emery and David Rogers OF Big
2ock township we're visiting thelr
,ncle, W. T. BraShears' Saturday
)idht and Sunday
Neral people from this section
the closing programs OF
N. achool at Evening Shade Friday
Nj Saturday nights. They report
id programs and large crowds IN
.JlT, Jones and G. R. Ballard are
,oth suffering from a lame back
Ibese gentlemen forget sometimes
Nal they are not as young as they
nee we're, and get hold of some
bine they cant handle with as
nuch ease as they could in their
'ounger days.
Sharp County record., 1916-04-07

through with elections yet. We are
to have another primary soon for
the nomination of a road Overseer
a controversy over the vote of the
recent primary having arisen be-
tween John Orr and Roscoe Mullins
two candidates in the primary.
Ransom Davidson of Evening
Shade. the new nominee for assess
or, and J. P. Founders of Sidney
were here Tuesday en- route to
points in the north part of the coun'
ty to give the people an opportunity
to settle their taxes. They will be
here for that purpose a part OF next
Monday and Tuesday.
Eaph Rogers and Ransom Worel,
our defeated candidates, have re-
turned from their trip up Salt Creek
and are as lively as ever. Although
defeated, these gentlemen have ev-
cry reason to feel proud of the mag
nifcent endorsement they received
at home, as we'll as at other places
in the county. We have always no.
ticed that some very fine men al
ways fail in politics.
One of the saddest accidents that
has occurred in this community in
many days occurred on Thursday
of last week, when Mrs. S. 7. End
sley, who resided about two miles
south of town, received burns which
resulted in her death the next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Endsley were burning
some brush in their field, when
Mrs. Endsley's dress took fire. She
was rushed to a pond close at hand,
where the flames were extinguish-
ed, but not before she had been ter
ribly burned to the waist. She was
removed to her home, where she
bore her sufferings with wonderful
fortitude until death relieved her
the following day. This accident
occurred on her 40th birthday. Mrs.
Endsley was a = christian woman,
and had very many friends through
out this section. The burial occurr-
ed at Corinth Saturday, services at
the grave being conducted by Rev.
A. E, Horton of Cave City. She
leaves a husband and five children,
who have the sympathy of many
friends.
Sharp County record., 1916-04-07
Do You Want To
Save Money

am now located in the W. c. Snow
building just vacated by Barnett-Wasson, -.
and am selling Dry Goods, Shoes and lots
of other merchandise at and below the
wholesale cost price. If you need anything
in this line it will pay you to look my
goods over.
Fifty cents will buy as many Of the above man,
ed goods here as dollar will buy at many places
have nice line of Boys OvercoatS
that usually retail at $6 that am now Of
fering at $3 Boys Suits that were So now
S4 Mems Suits that were $3.50 and $l5
now SO. Pants going at SO per cent OIL
from retail price
| have all kinds of Bargains. Come and
see. will also sell you Groceries as cheap
or cheaper than you can buy them else
where in town.
"A. w. Cochran.
Sharp County record., 1916-04-07

Tsa6ered wh baehaehe headache and deesms pam" Jor
mar ive uoufhs and uoliue relieved me until took Peana
This medicine BY far better than any either medicine for these
troubles jcO BOTTLES reieued me ofmy miserable hdl'dead
haaHvv condition. am now IN soodhea haze neither ache
nor hahn nor haze Thad any for the past year. Deccy suffer-
ipe roman eoad take Pyana they wond soon hnow IT'S p0ne
and neper bo w,hhonf H. H."
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
|, ow Temperature Last Night Gives
chance to Pull Down Blankets
and Covers Once
More.
HIGHEST WAS ONLY "
weather Man Doesn't Look For Any
Continuation Of Early
Fall Weather
However.

The cool night enthusiast surely
rot his last night.
The official temperature during the
night was So degrees.
Keokuk hasn't slept in such close
proximity to frigidity for SO long
that everybody had the shivers, and
Markets and extra covers were in
demand by the general public.
The only trouble is that the cool
heather may not last very long, ana
GUNNER temperatures and warm
nights will be resumed.
The maximum temperature yester-
day for Keokuk was n degrees. This
was the coolest day temperature for
weeks and everyone took heart again
and revived like wilted rose that
has been thrown into q tub Of water.
Even the weather mans forecast that
the cooler weather would not last for
very long, failed to take the joy out
Of life
Keokuk collectively and individual
sly ionned jackets and sweaters and
coats last night and enjoyed the cool
Ing breezes. Plenty of folks doused
their lights early in the evening and
took the opportunity Of getting a real
nights sleep at the risk of curtailing
the revenues OF the electric light COM
pany.
Summer was returning today, how
ever, and will edge her way back into
the family circle before many hours
have passed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
Doctor Says Nuxafed iron VIII
Increase Strength of Delicate
People 5000 in Ten Days

Next take two five-grain tablets OF
ordinary nuxated iron three times per
day after meals for two weeks Then
test your strength again and see for
yourself how much you have gained.
have seen dozens of nervous. run
down people who were ailing all the
time, double and even triple their
strength and endurance and entirely
get rid of their symptoms of dyspepsia,
liver and other troubles in from ten
to fourteen days time simply by talk.
ing iron in the proper form, and this,
after they had in some cases been
doctoring for months without obtain.
ing any benefit. You can talk as you
please about all the wonders wrought
by new remedies, but when you come
down to hard facts there is nothing
like good old iron to put color in
your cheeks and good sound, healthy
flesh on your bones. 1t is also
great nerve and stomach strengthened
and the best blood builder in the
world. The only trouble was that the
old form of inorganic iron like tine.
ture OF iron, iron acetate, etc, often
ruined peoples teeth, upset their stom-
achs and were not asSimilated and
for these reasons they frequently did
more harm than good. But with the
discovery Of the newer forms of or
ganic iron all this has been overcome.
Nuxated Iron for example, is pleasant
to take, does not injure the teeth and
is almost Immediately beneficial.
NOTE-The manufacturers Of Nux-
ated Iron have such unbounded
confidence IN its potency that they
authorize the announcement that they
will forfeet $4,000 to any Charitable
Institution II they cannot take any
man or woman under sixty who lacks
iron and increase their strength 200
per cent or over in four weeks time.
provided they have no serious organic
trouble. Also they will refund your
money in any case in which Nuxated
Iron does not at least double your
strength in ten days time. 1t is dis.
pensed in this city by Wilkinson q
Co., and all other druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23

In many rstances-Persons have
suffered untold agony for years doc
toring fer nervous weakness, stomach,
liver or kidney disease or some other
aiiment when their real trouble was
lack of iron in the blood.-HoW to
tell.
New York, n. Yin recent dis
course DR.. f. Sauer, a well known
specialist who has studied widely both
in this country and Europe, said: II
you were to make an actual blood
test on all people who are Ill you
would probably be greatly astonished
at the exceedingly large number who
lack iron and who are i'll for no other
reason than the lack Of iron. The mo-
ment iron is supplied all their multi
tude Of dangerous symptoms disap-
pear. Without iron the blood at once
loses the power to change food into
living tissue and therefore nothing
you eat does you any good; you don't
get the strength out of it. Your food
merely passes through your system
like corn through a mill with the
rollers so wide apart that the mill
can't grind. AS a result of this con-
tinuous blood and nerve starvation,
people become generally weakened,
nervous and all run down and fire.
quently develop all sorts Of condi-
tions. One is too thin: another is
burdened with unhealthy fat; some
are so weak they can hardly walk;
some think they have dyspepsia, kid
ney or liver trouble; some can't sleep
at night, others are sleepy and tired
all day: some fussy and irritable:
some skinny and bloodless, but all
lack physical power and endurance.
In such cases. it is worse than fool
ishness to take stimulating medicines
or narcotic drugs, which only whip
up your tagging vital powers for the
moment, maybe at the expense of
your life later on. No matter what
any one tells you, II you are not
strong and well you owe it to your
self to make the following test. See
how long you can work or how far
you can walk without becoming tired.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
STATE SLEUTHS
ON WAY HERE?
Reports From up River Say That Or
ficiaIs CT Conn'o nweaith Are
Looking Around.

Reports emanating from Burling-
ton indicate that officers of the state
constabulary are working in this reg
ion in an endeavor to secure incrim-
mating evidence against bootlegging
Joints" gambling dens and houses
of ill-repute Whether the officers in
tend to visit Keokrk or have
done so is not known as these men
work silently and without revealing
their identity until the time for the
dramatic denIouement comes.
River cities and towns get credit
for being dens of iniquity just as a
matter of principle and throughout
the state the communities along the
placid stream to the north of us are
maligned numerically. Such feeling
prevailing the state as it does tends
to influence the state officers and
investigations follow, how often to
no avail is never publicly stated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
STATE FAIR
OPENS TO-DAY
Sig Annual Event Will Continue Unit
the First Of Next

DES MONIES. Iowa, Aug. %
Iowa's annual state fair opened here
Today and will continue until Septem-
Der l. and promises to be the best
and largest attended exhibition ever
held in the state and will run the
Illinois and Minnesota state fairs a
close second in all departments and
match them in cattle, swine and horse
displays.
President Cameron says that he ex-
poets the attendance to reach 300,-
900, mark that had been shot at
for leveral years. the highest previ-
Gus attendance being $4,000 three
years ago.
There will be particularly inter
esting line Of attractions this year.
among them Ruth Law, a woman
aviator who promises to do all the
fancy air tricks the men aviators &C
complish, including night flights with
an Illuminated plane.
In the speed races prizes aggregat-
ing s14,250 have been hung up. The
three heat system will make race
IN the harness event and the derby
on Des Moines day will be the big
event and draw the city crowd.
The big night show THE Last
Days of Pompeii," will be displayed
as of yore and it's owners say there
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23

are number Of new features. A
horse show will be put on every night
In the stock pavilion.
There will be vaudeville attraction
in front Of the grand stand between
the races and the music will be fur
nished by bands managed by Liberati
and Fischer and the Burlington band,
Knoxville band, Gawaiian band,
Graham's orchestra.
The old soldiers will have two
special days at the state fair, August
% and 20. There will be regimental
reunions and camp fires at night and
Nate Kendall will speak on Tuesday.
Many veterans will attend the camp
fire Tuesday and then take special
train for Kansas City to attend the
annual encampment of the G.. A. R.
1t is expected that 500 viii leave on
the special Great Western train.
Among the novel attractions are a
wireless exhibit by the Hawkeye
Radio association, an organization of
wireless operators who have their
own instruments and follow the
science for pleasure.
In addition there will be moving
picture displays at the women's build
ing and the picture of the Iowa
troops modified at Camp Dodge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23

neighbor told my mother about lydia
p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
l took it, and now l feel like a new
person. don't suffer any more and I
am regular every month. Mrs. HAZEL
HAMILTON, 822 South 18th St.
When remedy has lived for forty
years. steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasona-
BILE to believe that it is an article Of
great merit?
Ifyou want special advice write
to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
60. (confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read
and answered by q woman and
held in strict confidence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
BoNAPARTE.
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P. S. Whitley and verle Smith
motored to Des Moines last week
where Mr.. Whiteley was Joined by
his wife who has been visiting there
with her mother Mrs. L. H. Mills. and
they went from there for a weeks
trip and vacation to Michigan.
VIM. Shriver of Pennington visited
here couple of days last week with
his son George and family.
Miss Edith Seiman Of Keosauqua
was visitor here last week at the
Meredith home.
Mrs. w. P. Sawdon Of Pennington
came last week for short visit with
her daughter Mrs. Jesse Bradford and
family.
Miss Lou Epperly Of Ottumwa is
enjoying a visit here with friends.
George Brady and family Of Mo-
line, ILL.,, visited here at the Walter
Hogan home last week.
Miss Mollie Boyer of Keokuk came
last Saturday evening for visit with
her sister Mrs. Tom trimmings, in
south Bonaparte.
Mrs. P. A. Dougherty is in Chicago
this week.
Carl Palmer of Cedar, Iowa, is
visiting here with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Palmer.
The Bonaparte Indians and Stock
port Tigers viii mix in fast game
of baseball at the Kilbourne picnic
which will be held in Minear's grove
Wednesday, Aug. %.
w. B. Welsh and wife Of Mt. Ster-
ling were Sunday visitors here at the
]. A. Johnson home.
The pickle station here is now re-
ceiving a large amount of pickles
each day. Nearly every farmer has
a pickle patch and since the rains a
few days ago the pickles have been
coming in in large quantities.
Mt. Sterling defeated the fast Bona
parte ball team in an interesting game
at Christy parA last Sunday by the
close score of 5 to 4. The batteries
for Bonaparte were Smoky" Stevens
and Steadman, and for Mt. Sterling,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23

IOWA.
ALBA, Iowa, Aug. 23.-Hen Glib
Ibons, baker. is in a local hospital,
minus his right hand which was
torn from his arm in a mixer in the
bakery shop where he is employed
WATERLOO. Iowa, Aug 2S.-More
than 500 Knights of Pythias attended
the opening session of the forty-sev-
enth annual convention OF the grand
lodge Of Iowa here yesterday, while
attended the initial meeting of the
twenty-sixth convention Of that order.
The election of officers for the knights
will take place tomorrow
DES MONIES. Iowa, Aug. %
Judge William S. Ayres, one of the
five judges of the district court Of
Polk county, has resigned. effective
September /. Governor Clarke has
announced the appointment of Thorn
as j. Guthrie, former county attor-
ney of Polk county, as his successor
for the remaining year of his term.
Judge Ayres will re-enter the prac.
tice of law.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 2s.-
Louisiana agriculturists, business
men and newspaper correspondents
will study farm conditions in Iowa
from August 80 to September 8. The
party, which numbers about 100, will
visit Waterloo on August. 80, coming
to Des Moines the next day, going to
Arnes on September 2, and conclud-
ing their stay in the state at Des
Moines on September 3. The pur-
pose of the tour, according to j. q.
George, acting general manager OF
the New Orleans association of Com
MERGE, is to study the advanced farm
ing and dairying methods used by the
farmers Of this section, with a view
to using the information in the pro
motion of scientific farming in the
agricultural sections of Louisiana.
MAlRSHIALI1TOWN, Iowa, Aug. %.
Robert j. Williams, % years old,
was sentenced to- life Imprisonment
yesterday for the murder of Mrs.
Matilda C. Steward, the housekeeper
for Wendell p. Foote, near Dillon,
| Iowa. July 20.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 23.-Re-
pentant, William Flanagan, under
sentence Of eight years in the An
amosa reformatory, who escaped
from prison road camp at Cherokee,
Monday night, has returned to the
camp Arthur Livermore, of Cedar
Rapids, who escaped with Flanagan,
also returned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
Drys Were Alarmed over Reports,
But Secretary of State
AIays Their
Fears.
CAREFUL PUBLICATION
Measure is Being Published In Com
pIiance With All the
Rules and
Orders.

Prohibitionists who became alarmed
over reports that the prohibitory
amendment is not being published as
required by law, discovered on tele.
phoning to state officials, that w. S.
Allen, secretary of state is taking ex-
ira precautions to prevent technicali-
ties arising which might invalidate
the amendment.
'We are not only publishing the
prohibitory amendment in every con
have check on the newspapers to see
that the amendment does appear as
ordered" said Mr.. Allen.
Published Fourteen Weeks.
"The law says that the measure
must be published once week for
three months before the election.
Twelve weeks are usually considered
three months in legal transactions.
have, however. directed the publica,
ton of the amendment for fourteen
weeks, SO as to- fill out the full calen
dar three months.
when the amendment comes up for
question It's legality.
luSIo 10 Ohly Ouo COhSIlIu
amendment to be published this year
Many Ask About Amendments.
OF four proposed constitutional
amendments which were published
two years ago, three failed Of passage
in the thirty -sixth general assembly
The fourth-the equal suffrage amend
ment-was passed by the last general
assembly and was defeated when sub.
mftted to the voters at the primary
Many persons have been sending In.
quiries to state officials asking what
became OF the movement to place an
amendment to the constitution pro
yiding for the initiative and referen
dunn. That measure was passed by
the thirty-fifth general assembly. but
died in the thirty-sixth general assem-
bly, for lack Of interest among the
members of the legislature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-23
HELP NEEDED
IN THE STATE
Plenty Of Work for Mechanics, Labor
ers and Harvest Hands Bureau
Says.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. ga
labor shortage exists throughout the
state, according to statement made
public here today by the state free
employment bureau. Higher wages
are being offered common labor, farm
work and factory work than in many
years, 1t was said.
A few days ago the bureau re-
ceived word from an Iowa factory
that it wanted three hundred men at
once for foundry and machine shop
work, for which a rate OF % to As
cents an hour would be paid. The
work, it was said was steady and
permanent.
In Des Moines alone, more than
100 laborers already are employed on
various paving contracts at rs cents
an hour for nine hours day and
more are in demand.
Farmers in all sections of the state
have written to the state bureau Of
fering high inducements for harvest
hands. AS much as $3.50 per day
has been offered for farm help. There
are any quantity Of offers officials OF
the bureau assert, of $40 and found
for farm hands. Common labor Is In
demand everywhere.
There are many causes for the la
Dor shortage in the opinion Of local
officials. The principal one that since
the beginning Of the European war
immigration from the belligerant
countries virtually has ceased. Also
many foreigners residing in this state
returned to the old country to join
the colors when the war was de-
clared.
The despatch to the Mexican border
Of the national guard is given as
another cause for the shortage OF
skilled labor In the neighborhood of
four thousand young men, many OF
them farmer boys, now are serving
with the colors and a shortage OF
farm hands has resulted.