The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-18
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IOWA.
CEDAR RAPIDS, April 1S.-Joel M.
Merchant, a longtime resident of Gar
rison, died in a local hospital as the
result of an operation. He was one of
four brothers who served their coun-
try in the civil war, and marched
with Sherman to the sea, being en-
gagged in all the battles of the CAM
paign One Of the brothers died In
Andersonville, and another fell at At
lanta. Joel and the other brother
never received a scratch.
WAPEILo, April 1S,-Something
of a record for dispatching a prisoner
to the penitentiary was set here. 9.
e. Milling pleaded guilty in the dis
trict court to the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses and was
sentenced to term of not to exceed
seven years, the plea and sentence be-
ing recorded at 5 p. M At 5.07 the
prisoner was placed on the train and
was on his way to Fort Madison.
SIOUX CITY, April 1S.-Woodbury
countys indebtedness is $629,196. In
cluded in the Indebtedness is the
$500. 900 bond issue for the new court
house and $4,000 in bridge bonds.
DUBUQUE. April 1S.-Henry HOltz,
state president of the United Spanish
war veterans, who has completed a
canvas of the members of that organi-
zation in Iowa, finds that ninety per
cent OF them are not only willing to
enter the service of the United States
again but q large per cent Of them
are in condition physically to enable
them to enter the service.
DIES MONIES, April 1s.-Grape
juice manufacturers have notified the
state food and dairy department they
will again try to sell their product
in Iowa, hoping that no further eff
fort will be made against the sale OF
temperance drinks. The Odle cru
SADIE practically ruined the grape juice
business in this state, the dealers
said.
SIOUX CITY, april 1S.-Woodbury
county hunters found profit in hunt
ing obnoxious animals the past year.
Wolves cost the county $1,972 in
bounties, while the gopher bounties
amounted to 1881.
CHARLES CITY, April IA social
survey of this city is in progress I'M
der the supervision of Miss McClena-
han of the social welfare department
Of the state university. The survey
will continue for three weeks and the
data obtained will be used by the new
Social Service league in their future
charity work.
SIOUX CITY, April 1S-After TAX
ing possession of the offices and
warehouse of the Interstate Trans
portation company, 1910 Fourth street,
the police seized the liquor stores on
hand amounting to about a carload of
bottled beer and transferred the goods
to police headquarters. Special Off
GERS were detailed to guard the goods
during the night The haul is esti-
mated to be worth $1,000. The trans
portation company has been engaged
in supplying local consumers from
Jackson, Nebr., across the river where
wholesale headquarters are located.
The police seized the goods under the
Trent ruling of Judge Meyer at Des
Moines declaring that the beer is be.
ing assigned to persons giving facti-
tious names and is therefore liable
to seizure.
DES MONIES, Ia, April 1S.-Gov-
ernor Clarke of Iowa has issued
proclamation providing for the sub
hitting to the voters of the state,
the constitutional amendment provid-
ing for woman suffrage at the pri-
mary election June 5, 1916.
ILLINOIS.
CARTHAGE, April 1S.-Representa-
tive Tavenner has introduced bill in
congress to provide for the purchase
of site and erection of a new post
office building here, the cost of the
site and building not to exceed $780,
900.
LEWISTOWN, April sc. f. Nc
Donough, Canton, was reelected
chairman of the progressive county
central committee here, Jesse Hey
lin was chosen secretary and Fred
Singleton, treasurer. Mr. Heylin was
appointed delegate and George Bar
ron. Lewistown, alternate delegate to
the state convention.
PEORIA, H., April 18.-Mrs. Ber-
tina Keith, % years old, mother of
small baby boy, Respondent because
she had lost the sight of one eye,
died here after taking twenty grains
of bichlorid Of mercury.
QUINCY, H., April 18.-Taking a
copy of a Sunday magazine, A. L.
Stiller marked two articles written to
prove there is no future life. and then
shot and killed himself.
PEORIA, H., April 1S.--William
Largent, the farmer who barricaded
himself at his home near here and
threatened to blow off his head with
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