The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-18

when officers attempted to arrest
him, surrendered to the sheriff yes
terday.
DANVILLE, ILL.,, April 1S.--For the
first time since Billy Sunday evange
lized Danville in March. 1910. there
will be no annual local option cleo
ton. A petition calling for this cleo
ton was declared Illegal last Monday
by the election board. Mandamus
proceedings to compel it's printing
were started last Friday. Yesterday
the application was withdrawn.
MARION, ILL.,, April 1.-THE drys
of Herrin. defeated in the election of
April 4 by a majority of four in the
township, yesterday filed contest pro-
ceedings in the county court, alleg-
ing that unnaturalized men, wives of
unnaturalized men and women under
age were allowed to vote.
HERRIN, ILL.,, April 1S.-Rev. Fl. J.
Reynolds, pastor of the Christian
church, has resigned, to the surprise
of his congregation He led the drys
in the local option fight few days
ago and lost by only four votes. he
intends to go west.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. April 1s.-Free
Keagle Of Mason City, student Of
the University Of Illinois, is in tha
hospital with a fractured skull as a
result of an attack by robbers. Fred
Reinwald of Carmi, his roommate,
was also injured
MISSOURI.
ST. JOSEPH, April 1S.--Dr. U. G.
Crandell, president of the st. Joseph
board Of police commissioners, has
been sued for divorce. Mrs. Crandell
alleges that her husband sent her to
her mothers homo in California, De-
cember s, giving her to understand
that she was not to come back. she
also alleges that he has treated her
in such a way as to indicate that he
wanted her to leave him, and that he
would not properly support her. Sne
asserts that DR.. Crandell has real
estate valued at 100000 and personal
property to the value Of $4,000. and
asks that the court provide proper
maintenance.
JEFFERSON CITY, April 1s.-A
ruling by Judge John G.. Slate In the
Cole county circuit court, sustains
that of the public service commission
recurring the Missouri Pacific to OPP
crate sleeping-car service between st.
Louis and Carthage and Joplin. The
Missouri-Pacifio will appeal to the SUI
preme court The service, the rail-
roads contend, is maintained at loss.
FULTON, Mo-, April 1S.-Poole
Harrison, former champion debater
and orator and cousin Of Mayor Har
rison, was married Sunday to Miss
Efie Mae Frank, daughter Of Charles
H Frank, a Fulton merchant. They
have gone to Kansas City to live.
NEVADA, Mo-, April 1s.-The SEQ
Vile revival meeting is drawing big
| crowds. The evangelist was met
Saturday night by band and large
crowds. Sunday the big tabernacle
was filed. A chorus Of 400 is fur
nfshing music.
CENTRALIA, Mo-. April 1s.-The
city council has unanimously passed
an ordinance that virtually prohibits
carnfvals and shows of like character
exhibiting here. A large carnival
company departed Monday without
putting up its tents, being unable to
comply with the requirements. The
churches unanimously voted the city
council their thanks.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, April 18.-
Governor Major has honored the re-
QUESTION of Governor Dunno Of Hi
nois for the extradition Of r. NJ. Grif-
fiths, who Is wanted at Benton to
answer to a charge of embezzlement.
He was treasurer of a local union of
the United Workers Of America.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 49,
George H. Edwards Rep) was inaug-
urated mayor of Kansas City at noon
Monday, succeeding Henry L. Jost
(Dem.) who has held the position for
four years.
BROOKFIELD. Mo-. April 1S.-Mrs.
Mary Stone, 80 years old, widow OF
Granville H. Stone, is dead at the
residence of her son, A. H. Stone
near New Boston. Mrs. Stone was the
daughter and last member of the
family Of DR.. Jacob G. Bailey. who
served in the war Of 1872 and settled
in Linn county in 1880.
CHILLICOTHE, Mo-. April 49,
cleanup campaign. Hundreds of back
yards were put into sanitary shape.
LEBANON, Mo, April 1S.-James
Brumley was killed at Falcon, La.
clede county, Saturday. The killing
was the result Of disagreement over
trade that was being made. Words
passed and James Doris and Brunl-
lev clinched Brumley was getting