The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30
ONE COLORED
BOY TO CAMP
Kahoka Band Turned Out and Es-
corted Him to Depot After
Speech by the
Minister

KAHOKA, Mo-, Oct S0.-John
Cole, Clark county's colored boy in
the draft, left Monday morning for
the training camp at Camp Funston,
Kan. He asked no exemptions and
was anxious to go and do his bit for
his country. The demonstration CIV
en- him was similar to the ones given
the white boys. The band and citi-
zens met at the Kahoka Jewelry
Music store, marched around the
square and to the Liberty loan head
quarters in the MONTGOMERY building
where a short patriotic address was
delivered by Rev. s. o. Borland, pas
tor Of the M. f. church, south, From
here the parade was again formed
and the colored soldier boy was es-
corted to the depot. He was provided
with a lunch basket and collection
taken for him amounted to about $40.
Private John Cole and the colored
race have no cause to complain OF
| the demonstration. The inclemency
| of the weather kept many from at
tending and it was deemed wise not
to dismiss the schools for the occas-
ion.
| Clark county responded nobly to the
Liberty loan call and S221,400 was
subscribed The result shows what
persistent advertising and thorough
organization will accomplish. The
county was thoroughly organized,
each township in the county forming
part Of the main organization at Ka-
hoka. Effective work was done as Is
evidenced by the result. Workers
and speakers were sent into each
] township to explain the issues. The
old postottice room was used as head
quarters with two secretaries on the
job day and evening to care for the
office work The amount subscribed
is $4,000 above the minimum allot-
ted to this county, and Is considered
a very good showing.
An organization is to be effected in
Clark county having for it's chief pur-
pose the conservation Of food. This
correspondent and his family have
been working on this conservation Of
food problem for many months, in
/ fact even before the advent Of Hoov-
er, and We were about to throw up
our hands and say lit can't be DONE"
when along comes the organization
just organized. 1t may be that they
can wise us up on few things, and
then again we may be able to give
them a few pointers. At any rate, il
there is any way under the sun to
reduce the high cost Of living we
have both ears open for information,
and there are doubtless many others
in the town and county just as anx-
ious for the information as we are.
Pass along the dope"
Otis Snyder and Clark Gibson have
been paroled from the Missouri peni
Tertiary They We're convicted of the
theft of telephone wire nsNr Gregory.
John Wickham has gone to Mt
Union, Iowa where he will assist his
son-in-law in gathering his corn CROP
This was a great year for pickles
G. L. Young, of this city representing
the Keokuk Canning company, says
that more than 100000 bushels were
raised and marketed in his territory.
Three Clark county young men have
been sent back from the training
camps as physically unfit for service,
they are Joe howell, of Kahoka, and
Ray Rossi and VIM. Howes, of Way
land. The latter two were members
of Co. L of Keokuk.
S. c. Fairbrother, local clerk Of the
Nj. Nv. A., has received a check for
$4,000 in payment of the policy held
by the late E. P. Spangler. AS usual,
the company made prompt payment
of the claim.