The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-23
Nineteen Graduates From the High
Schooi-Exercises Held Fri
day Evening With Senior
Reception Saturday.
AUGUSTA MAN CORONER
J. p. Lummis Appointed to Serve this
Unexpired Term Of the Late J.
Barr-carthage Court
Matters.
Iron the Quincy Wing.

CARTHAGE, May 23.-The COM
| mencement exercises Of the Carthage
| high school were held Friday evening
In the Baptist church, at which time
a class of nineteen received diplomas
| from the board of education.
The Carthage college scholarship
was awarded to Trevor Helfrich.
The D. A. r. history prizes, were re-
! ceiyed by Harold Campbell; Byron
Booz receiving honorable mention.
The presentation being made by Mrs.
J.. Arthur Baird.
The presentation Of the civic prizes
were made by Miss Rowena Raymond
as follows:
Prizes were offered in the fifth,
sixth and seventh grades, in each
grade the first prize being $1.O0 and
the second prize 75c for the best es-
say on civic neatness.
In the fifth grade, Worrell Coombs,
received first and Harvey Galloway
second.
In the sixth grade, Ruth Kunkel
received first, and Helen Owens sec
ond.
In the seventh grade, Grace Hawk
| ms received first, and Mae Ferris
second.
A prize of s1OO was given to that
pupil of the public schools who offer
ed the best suggestion for the proper
disposal Of ashes, Willie King, OF the
sixth grade being the winner, and
Mae Ferris, Of the seventh grade.
second.
The junior class held reception
for the seniors at the home of Miss
Julia Ferris, Saturday night The
house was decorated with the sun
flowers used on the class automobile.
The juniors supplied their guests
with little books containing Jokes on
each of the seniors. They then took
secret ballot and selected a boy and
girl for bride and groom, Warren
Kirkpatrick and Minnie Harris being
thus chosen. A mock wedding fol-
lowed with all the ceremony and form
for which such affairs give oppor-
tunity, Kenneth Berry was the Of
ficiating justice of the peace. Each
of the seniors were then required to
do stunt" for which they received
a cute favor from doll to toy Ford.
Refreshments were served. The
whole evening was joyous and long
to be remembered
Appoint Augusta Man.
J. P. Lumis, of Augusta, has been
appointed coroner to serve the unex-
PRED term of J. A. Barr, deceased.
Mrs. E. E. Tygert, of Freeport, Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary SEQ
vern.
Mrs. Chas Harper and twin daugh-
tiers, Of Omaha, arrived Thursday
evening to visit her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. P. c. Hughes.
Will Meals went to Burlington
| Thursday evening to meet his sister,
| Mrs. Josephine Davis, Of Stromsburg,
Neb. go
| Mrs. Robert Brandon has departed
! for her home in Omaha to look after
property interests. Miss Mary Tyler
( accompanied her. Mrs. Brandon ex-
poets to spend the summer at Foun-
| tain Green.
| DR.. Ida Guthrie is visiting her
mother, at Barry, 1ll.
! Mrs. George Benner and children
of Blackwell, Okla, arrived Saturday
to make their home here. Mr.. Ben
ner has been here several months
and is employed at the Journal office.
Miss Esther Hill has been reelected
as teacher in the schools at Jackson,
Miss. She expects to visit friends en-
route home for the summer vacation,
and will arrive in Carthage about
June 18th.
Leonard l.. Bailey and VIM. P.
Bailey and Jacob Schneider, Of near
Adrian, who have purchased the Lenlx
farm, one and one-fourth miles south
of Webster, consisting OF 235 acres,
were in Carthage day last week.
closing up the deal l.. l. Bailey and
Mr.. Schneider will take charge OF
the place aud w. P. Bailey will con-
tinue in the harness business in
Adrian.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Curry of this
city, visited their daughter, Mrs
Mary Reed, day the last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Curry have just returned
! from Hope, Ark, where they spent
the winter with their daughter. DR..
Eta Champlain.
Mr.. ]. L. Miller, of West Point, was
a business visitor at the court house
Monday.
County Advisor Lloyd attended the
Farmers Agricultural club meeting at