The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-07

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a string of fast ones that keeps ahead
of their neighbor's dust. Starting at
| GriggsviIle in this state, Peter Woods,
Jr.. won three straight heats. AT
/ Knox City, no., Peter Woods. Jr,
duplicated this effort, and also at
Green City and Pattonsberg. At Knox
city, Chimeswooc. Major G and Shell
Bark, all members of Denton's string,
, took second, third and fourth place
respectively. This was repeated at
Pattonsberg by the same horses. This
week the string is at Trenton. Mo.
Next week it will be at Bloomfield
and from there the horses will come
to Carthage. Following the Carthage
fair, it is expected that Mr.. Denton
will enter the horses at our race
meet here. Mr.. Denton is very COM
petent horseman and most skillful
driver and the success attending his
company is worthy achievement.
WILDER Gibson who is caring for the
horses, contr: butes much to the win
ming by the wise methods and con-
scientious care he employs in looking
after the string.
The agricultural features Of the Ka-
hoka fair attracted four of our
specialists last week. Bert Denton
was there to study the Missouri
onion; Ed Wright sought pointers on
the merits of Missouri turnips; Bert
McMahan carried a high power micro
scope to study habits OF tickle grass,
and Charley Wegehenkel anticipated,
with much pleasure, an exhaustive
study of the Missouri mule. Their
scientific investigation was much i'm
peded, howeve., by the Missourian ap-
fnO
i compelled to sit on hard wooden
benches and watch some horse racing
when they would have preferred being
far afield in ruI suit Of their scientific
studies.
| Mrs. Herman Behnke and family
spent last week visiting friends in
Kahoka.
| Charles Hardy came in from the
north Wednesday for few days visit
| with his mother and other relatives.
I Harmon Hamberg attended the ma
tional encampment Of old soldiers at
/ Kansas City and on his return went
up to Nauvoo and attended the county
reunion. Others present from here
at Nauvoo were Fred Schriefer, Henry
Kimmell, Wm. Moore, Dave Padgett
and DR.. Sennett.
c. ]. Nixon is north in far Saskat-
chewan, Canada, looking after some
large interests he controls there.
Commissioner ]. H. Elder was In
Quincy the first Of the week, mem.
! Der of the federal jury. He reports
little doing in the August court.
| C. w. Thompson and family spent
| Sunday In Lewiston, Mo-, making the
| trip by auto, going and coming the
same day. The one hundred and
twelve miles run was made with little
| discomfort as the roads and weather
were ideal.
After a business trip to the east
in the interests Of the busy little
bee, C. P. DaIant has returned home
While there he had the pleasure OF
calling on Mr.. II. L. Cooper.
| Word from the hospital As favorable
4 for our sick cnes. Mrs. Leroy is
the last of the week Mrs. Champeau
is progressing toward full recovery
and Henry Gray, the last hospital re
cruit, is responding to treatment In
a very satisfactory manner.
We regret to chronicle the loss OF
Mr. Jasper Ross who moves from here
to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. In his resi-
dence here Mr.. Ross made many
friends
Miss Beulah White is the guest OF
Miss Heiser at Decatur this week
G. L. Smith moves this week to
Keokuk We will miss Nick and his
pleasant family, but he is not so far
away but that he can visit the old
scenes quite often.
The sand and stone industry inaug
urated by Markham & Mekemson is
growing apace and the proprietors are
now investigating the market for
their products which lie east of us.
A serious Illness has fastened upon
the little baby of James Lindsey and
wife. The little one Is very PROSTATE.
The generous bill Of fare daily pro.
vided at the Granite hotel continues
to attract the gadder and the way
farer. The comfortable quarters and
splendid cuisine provided are rarely
equalled by hotels in cities much
larger than hamilton