The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
CITY NEWS.

Coleman, 314 Concert. Phone B.l2b.
ALI but one span of the Keokuk
and Hamilton bridge has been replac-
ed with new steel.
-Keokuk school children are enjoy
ing weeks respite from school work.
School closed last Friday and this
week Will be vacation week.
-ghe engineers flag-a brand new
one-was hoisted over the Keokuk
lock yesterday and will fly there
throughout the season.
Now is the time to have your
| tin work, guttering and spouting
looked over. Let Chaser do 1t. Il
North Sixth.
The big fire truck at Fort Madison
skidded into a ditch Saturday after
noon in answering an alarm there. The
machine was not injured although 1t
| took about an hour to get 1t out or
the hole.
! 1t is understood that w. N. South
will be the democratic candidate for
Aerk of the district court In place OF
lC. M. Hart who has announced his
withdrawal.
Roads in this vicinity outside OF
the hard roads along either side OF the
lake are not in good shape at this time,
autoists report On some OF the ROADS
the bottom seems to have dropped out.
On Thursday of this week the
Southeastern iowa Teachers assocss
ton Of which William Aldrich, superln-
tendent of public schools of keokuK'
Is president, convenes in Oskaloosa.
The session will be attended by large
number OF teachers from here, accoro-
ing to their plans now.
Masonic regular meeting OF Eagle
Lodge No IL A. F. A. M. Tuesday
evening, April A. 1880. Visiting broth
ers cordially invited, by order of the
w NJ Alvin Kraft Secv.
A meeting of the veterans OF the
Spanish-American war will be held in
the superior court room in the city
hall, tonight at 1880 o'clock. If there
| is enough interest here for such a
thing. local chapter of the United
Spanish War Veterans will be organ
lied All veterans of Keokuk and vi
cinity are requested to be at the meet
ing tonight.
The Civics Committee of the iowa
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
of which Mrs. George w. Darling, OF
| NSarshalltown, is chairman. has ar
ranged for state wide clean up and
paint up week, beginning April "a
I The governor of Iowa has given his
seal OF approval and the Civic COM
mittee requests that all cities and
villages observe the week of April "a
for state wide clean up week. The
state fire marshal has sent letter
to all fire chiefs requesting them to
cooperate with the state civics COM
mittee. DR.. Sumner, OF the State
Board OF Health, will give valuable as
sistance in promoting the movement.
bEvery individual in Iowa should be
active In the Cleanup, Paint-Up Cam
paign during the week of April -
About one out of every four girls
at the State University Of Iowa has
flat feet Figures of the athletic di-
rector show this condition to prevail.
Out Of ATT goods recently examined
1OS had flat feet The sudden shift IN
shoe fashions is blamed for the flat
feet. Feet are getting more attention
at the university. Every girl hereafter
on entering the university will under
go. as part of her physical examina-
ton, the taking OF footprints" ON
paper sprinkled with tannic powder.
The feet are first washed in ferric
chloride. then the impression is made
on the clean sheet of paper. Next
the paper is powdered over with the
tannic, and the print Of the feet comes
out clearly All the ailments OF the
feet are then easy to detect and a
record can be made Of remedial treat
ment.
The Canton News OF Canton, Mo-.
has the following obituary of former
resident of Keokuk: William o. Dan
sis was born in Canada, September
I27, 1929 He went to Keokuk, Iowa,
in bis boyhood. His parents died when
be was quite young From Keokuk he
went to Warsaw, ILL.,, where he was
married to Sarah ]. Death, May 4,
1854, to which union seven children
were born-Mrs Carrie G.. Stow. Kate
Mamie, Harry, Arthur William and
Walter, the last two dying in infancy.
The other children died in later years,
except Mrs. Carrie G. Stow, of Can
ton with whom lie lived and at whose
residence he died on March IS. His
wife died March a. 1881, and on June
| 81, 1888. he was married to Mary L
Pledge. who died July q, 1911. From
! Warsaw he went back to Keokuk,
Iowa, and entered the dry goods bust
ness for several years. He then NOV
ed to Canton. Mo, in 1866. and he and
his fatnerin-law, James Death, en-
gaSeu III lHe grocery business, WHICH
he continued for many years. He
erected the building now occupied by
the Dillard Grocery company, and en-
gaged in the pork packing business
extensively. He was a man who al
ways abhorred and avoided debts. Mr..
Daniels dealt with scrupulous honesty
with HIS fellowmen His business
record will be recalled by many Of our
older citizens. The funeral WAS con-
Quoted Thursday at the home Of his
| daughter, Mrs Robt. Stow, by Pres.
E II. Todd. Burial It Forest 0soA