The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26

| the weather, good size audience
gathered at the New theatre on last
Monday night to witness the local
| talent production OF the Pine Hill
Ladies Aid. The presentation was
given under the auspices OF the
Cemetery Gateway Fund and the pro-
ceeds will be used in putting in the
driveway at the cemetery entrance.
The cast of characters was carefully
selected and the participants handled
their respective party in very pleas
ing manner. Many clever situat lions
developed and many hearty laughs
were created. The audience was
| highly entertained and showed a
noticeable appreciation of the efforts
of the performers by giving vent TO
frequent enthusiastic outburstS OF ap-
plause.
Humphrey & Leeper recently sold
the Maddox farm of 125 acres near
Fairmont to C.. o. Notestein of this
city-taking in the latter's livery
barn in Memphis as part payment.
This firm also effected the sale OF the
Mountjoy moving picture theatre in
Downing to Fred Wellington of Mem
phis, and OF Arthur Dawson's -eii-
| dence property TO Vim. Fogle.
Mrs E. P Grinstead left last Sat
! urday morning for Waco, Arizona, o
spend Christmas with her husband,
Major Grinstead, whose army duties
prevent him from getting home on a
! furlough.
! J. Z. Leeper last week sold his
| farm of seventy-five acres near Lewis
town to George ". Moore of this
city, taking in the North Side cafe
as part payment
~ L. h@~ a
%, 1886, in Preston county, West Vir-
ginia, and died in Memphis, Mo-, De
cember Is, 1916. Uncle Cy," as he
was Familiarity and affectionately call
ed by all who knew him, came to
Missouri with his parents when a
child of six They settled on gov
eminent land mile west and a quar-
ter south of where the Bethel Metho-
dist church stands.
Edward Butler. one of our leading
citizens, died at his home east of
Memphis on Friday. December Is,
after brief illness.
! The date Of the big poultry show
| is fast NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 27-30.
! The committees are hard at work
I making the necessary arrangements
and to make it an unqualified success
every breeder in the county Should
enlist as a member and boost for
/ the show. The time is short, but
with all working together the show
can be made a winner. For any in
formation desired communicate with
B. o. Reeves, secretary.
| On Monday night. at the court
house a number OF enterprising citi-
zens met and formed a temporary
organization, tending to move toward
the improvement of the roads OF
Scotland county, and the purchase of
heavy graders for the various parts
Of the county, which are to be pulled
by steam power, the graders now in
use being too light for heavy power.
James f. Barnett was made temper
airy president; c. E. Ladd, temporary
vice president; l. NJ. Horn, treasurer,
| and John H. Watkins, secretary.
The secretary of Scotland lodge
No. 1O4, l. o. o. F., recently mailed
out notices to the membership Of the
I Home Coming" December 81, at
which time there will be degree work
and each member was requested to
bring with him something to eat,
(whatever you please). In response
to this, DR.. Glen J. Morris of Green
River, Wyoming, sent by express a
quarter of an elk which he had killed
himself This is being prepared for
the table by 1t-os, Naggs.
This locality was greatly shocked
last Sunday evening by the sad in
teilfgence of the demise of Mrs. Dave
Webb, at her home in east Memphis.
Few were aware that she was even
Ill. Early in the week Mrs. Webb I'M
avoidably sat down on a small file
which had been left in the hip pocket
/ of a pair Of cyeralls, by her nephew.
Roger Villers. A slight wound was
caused by the sharp point of the file
and nothing serious was anticipated
( from it until Wednesday when her
condition became alarming and
tetanus or lock jaw developed.
The Scotland County Pomona
! Grange will meet in regular quarterly
session with ! liberty Grange on Sat
urday, January s, 1917, at 10 a. m.
! All subordinate oranges are urged to
! send delegates. J. l.. Tenant, w.
M: J. E. Rush, secretary.