The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-09
Sheriff Of Lee County Tells Governor
Harding That His District is
100 Per Cent for,
America.
LETTER rs FORWARDED
Thanks for Cooperation and Recon-
rendatIon for Honorable Men.
tion Given All Who
Assisted.

Assisted.
Sheriff John G. Scott, chairman OF
! the committee on registration of Lee
county, reported this afternoon to
Governor w. l.. Harding that Lee
county was 100 per cent for America
The report on registration day was
forwarded to the governor. In 1t
Sheriff Scott publicly thanks all who
helped to make the registration per-
feet. To the newspapers of the coun-
ty, the sheriff pays particular credit
for their part
Following is the sheriffs report to
the governor:
KEOKUK. Iowa, June 9, 1917. Hon.
w. l.. Harding, Governor of Iowa, Des
Moines, Iowa. Dear governor: AS
executive officer of this county, hav.
ing charge of the registrations OF
to submit to you the following re-
port showing that Lee County is 100
per cent. for America. While we
have large German population whose
sympathy was naturally with the
fatherland as against our allies, l
found in going over the county that
they are for their adopted country
lrst, last and all the time. An exam1-
nation of the registrants from this
county will disclose many German
names, but all have registered freely
and without any protest or objection.
: Much credit must be given to the
: following papers of the county, keo-
kuk Gate City, Fort Madison Gem
City, Fort Madison Democrat, Mont
rose Journal Donnellson Review,
West Point Bee, each of which have
given freely their space, and who
: have needed only suggestion from
me to put before the people anything
: which I suggested.
The following named persons have
given without charge their services
in the service designated, and think
each and every one is entitled to a
place on the roll of honor, viz:
Registrars.
; Mt. Hamill-I. C. Bell, William
, Schultz.
West Point-Joseph B. Schroeder,
E. H. Mettenberg.
Fl. Madison rural route-John
, Janse, William Mansheim, George
Foggy.
/ Croton-Winfeld Scott, w. H. But
Hin,
West Point rural route-J. w. Stew
!, art, j. G. Foggy.
Montrose-J. P. Kennedy, George H.
Duty, J. c.. Wardlow, A. j. Maxwell.
Fort Madison-Frank P. Dodge, Ira
L. Smith, Charles e. Strah, Milo Peo-
pies, R E. McRoberts, Fred B. Kent,
William F. Wilken, w. D. Masters, G.
w. Storms, j. N. Hays, Albert Kan.
merer, Albert R. Smith, D. F. Alley.
Montrose R. RI. H. Clancy,
. Frank Coyne.
Keokuk r. Robert H. Hart, w.
, H. Turner. Arthur e. Moore, F. w.
} Swan.
Keokuk-P!. V. Bear, Leroy Wolf,
Leroy R. Lotion, E. G. Vaughan. o.
) w. Sandberg, John F. Winters, Ralph
B. Smith, j. E. Mitchell, w. J. Miller.
James Young, John e. Carpenter. E.
: L. Williams, E. G. Welsh. R. e.
Burke, D. D. Harrington. James H.
Finigan, T. R.. Board, Thos. P. Gray.
Thos. F. Brady. L. w. Klein.
; Charleston-J. H. Vermazen, Louis
A. Bassett.
Denmark. E. Lewis, E. T. Nc
Kee, E. H Colvin, D. L. McCracken.
Vincennes-L w. Shafer, w. G..
Case, Ira E. Bailey, John Cruze.
z Donnellson-E. P. Armknecht, B..
F. Warner, F. G. Tabor, J. H. Lowen-
berg.
Franklin-August Fey. Hugo Seyb.
wever-H A. Shepherd. H. G..
Liddle.
/ Primrose-A F. schemmer, w. F..
! Ryther, M. J. Schuermann, James
Maxwell.
Clerical Assistants.
, Clarence T. Hull, county auditor.
Fort Madison.
Albert vollers, deputy clerk, Keo-
Ikuk
Chas. ]. Smith, official court re-
porter, Keokuk.
James NJ Fulton, John ]. Grim
Minis, Jr., Miss Amelia Wahrer, Keo-
kuk
Registration Places Furnished.
Keokuk Industrial Association
Keokuk.
Edward W. Moore-Keokuk.
Independent School District-Keo-
kuk. y
,, City of Keokuk, Fire Station-Keo-
kuk.
c. w. Ewers-Keoku
Peoples Institute (colored)-Keokulc
keokuk Electric Company-Keokuk.
A. H. enberger-Keokuk, r. R.
Kesling's Grocery-Fort Madison.
City of Fort Madison 6 Fire Sta
tions)-Fort Madison.
Masonic Lodge-Donnellson.
Town Of Franklin, town hall-Frank-
lin.
Harrison Twp. School District
Primrose.
Central School-Cedar Township.