The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-05
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Shrader. Iowa's star Splinter, hurdler
and vaulter of recent years, has pass
ed the examinations at Fort Sheri-
dan, ILL.,, and will 60 to West FONT.
| He is ordered to report by June Is.
IOWA CITY. Ia, May 5.-The high
est playground in Iowa-and, but for
newly-improved protection, the most
dangerous-has been made safe and
sane" and delightful, for the crippled
children and other ''kiddies" in Iowa
university hospital. 1t overlooks the
university campus. and is sixty feet
in the air, on the roof of the hos
pital. The officials have surrounded
the roof with woven wire fence,
seven feet high and the children thus
have an ideal playground.
EMERSON, Ia, May 5.-That there
is good money in keeping chickens is
proven by Ira Ballain, who lives
south of town, who brought to the
Geopfarth grocery an even 100 dozen
Of eggs at one time. Mr.. Ballain had
been about six days gathering the
eggs. He was paid 10 cents dozen.
DES MONIES, Ia, May 5.-Servant
ADS0
Of the men, are to form q union. They
complain their hours are too long and
wages too small, and will adopt a
wage schedule regulating both.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, May E.-The
crusade against bootleggers begun by
the new city administration Is, al
ready bearing fruit. So far three ar
rests have been made of alleged deal
ers in scorpion broth, and others are
soon to follow.
DIES MONIES, Ia, May 5.-County
Attorney J. R. Gilchrist and County
Auditor Day of Pocahontas county are
attempting to reopen the case against
the state, with reference to tho sale
of lake beds in Pocahontas county.
Through the sale of these beds the
state secured $4,000, which the
county claims.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, May g.
H. G. Parker, who lives alone in Mis-
souri, valley, is at the hospital in this
city after having had fearful time
as the result of fall down pair
of stairs. He laid helpless for hours
at the foot of them before he was
able to crawl to a neighbours for IS
sistance. Mr.. Parker was in seri-
GUS condition when brought here, his
mind having been clouded as result
of striking his head during the fall.
The physicians state his recovery is
probable.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. May SIS.
Buyack, an Omaha expressman, was
in police court here on charge OF
violating the prohibitory law through
failure to keep a record of liquor de-
liveries to people in Iowa. 1t Is al
legged that as common carrier Blu
vack is required to carry book con-
tanning the signatures Of persons re-
ceiving liquor. Buvack made his de-
liveries on bills OF 1ading. This is
the first arrest of the kind. Buvack
was bound over.
DES MONIES, Ia. May 5-More
than 400 teachers in the Des MONIES
public schools will have their wages
raised as the result of the ap5ropria-
ton by the school board of $4,000
for that purpose.
DIES MONIES, Ia, May 5.-Mem-
bers OF the Des Moines Electrical
Workers union have purchased the
business Of a local electric company
and 1t Is announced that the business
from now on will be operated as
cooperative institution, the property
of the union. Proceeds will be given
to union members during the present
strike and If the plan proves profit
able will continue business even after
settlement has been reached.
ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, May 5.-Sheriff
James White of Jackson county, hav-
ing declined for the sixth time to
give Governor Dunno assurance that
Elston Scott, negro murderer, would
be hanged without publicity at Muir
physboro, William Sullivan, secretary
to the governor, says Scott will be
reprieved again for two months. The
last reprieve granted expires May IL.
NATION, ILL.,, May 5.-Joseph
vandyke Waters was found guilty
Yesterday of the murder of his wife,
Ida Belle Waters, and given life
trim in the penitentiary at Chester.
Waters poisoned his wife by giving |
nor a. strychnine tablet, which she
believed was harmless. The state |
commended Waters wanted to be free |
to marry another woman.
QUINCY, ILL.,, May 5.-The Illinois