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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
EVERYBODY NEEDS
PURE, RICH BLOOD

Pure blood enables the stomach.
liver and other digestive organs to do
their work properly. Without 1t they
are sluggish. there is loss Of appe-
lite. sometimes faintness, q deranged
state OF the intestines, and, in general,
all the symptoms OF dyspepsia.
Pure blood is required by every or
gan Of the body for the proper per-
Torrance of its functions.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. and this is why it is 30 sue
cessful IN the treatment of 30 many
diseases and ailments. It acts d.
rectly on the blood. Kidding it OF
scrofulous and other humors. 1t is
q peculiar combination of blood-puri-
Tying. nerve-toning, strengthening
substances. Get 1t today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Beware the Cold
Storage Eggl In his

work on food and dietetics
Doctor Robert Hutchinson
says, ''the absence of carbo-
hydrates prevents eggs
from being in any sense q
complete food" This refers
to the fresh egg-the egg
with a clean bill of health.
What would the Doctor
say Of the modern cold
storage egg7 At present
prices two eggs cost ten
cents-and the egg is not
q complete foodl Some
thing must Be eaten with 1t
to supply the needed carbo-
hydrates. Two SHREDDED
Wheat niscssiGs, with cream
or mil. make . complete,
perfect meal at q cost OF
tbu q i've cents. Made at
1aEn FallaI ~. \.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Pneumonia promises to finish the
work that gas failed to do. At the
home of friendly neighbors Mrs.
Straikowski repeatedly mutters. In
her saner moments:
God is good. Soon I'm going
home"
Police are searching for SON and
daughter, said to reside in Chicago.
For several years past issuing
municipal bonds has been an annual
recreation in Philadelphia. The total
in three years is well over 100000
900. Suddenly the taxpayers are
brought face to face with a sharp
increase in taxes. Three years ago
the tax rate was 81 on each s1e0.
Last year the rate jumped to $1.25,
and this year to s1.32. Now the city
controller reports that So tax rats
will be necessary in 1918 unless the
city councils cut expenses to the
bone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydis
F. P;nkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Fulton, N. Y. - 'eWhy will womei
pay out their money for treatment am

receive no benefit,
when so many have
proved that Lydia
e. pinkham's Vege-
table Com pound
will make them
well Z For over q
year I suffered 50
from female weak
ness ! could hardly
stand and was
afraid to go on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

of the music section OF the Iowa
State Teachers association.
BURLINGTON, Iowa. Feb. 12.-Coal
dealers of Burlington are a disguised
lot, and there is reason. In CHECK
ing UP of coal passed over the city
scales in this city by Deputy Food
Commissioner Flynn 1t was discovered
that they have been giving not really
full weight, but overweight in most
cases.
DUNLAP. Iowa. Feb. 1.-THE Dun
lap city council has declared for
feited the franchise OF the Iowa Gas
and Electric company. The company
plant burned down three weeks ago
and desultory efforts have been made
to restore the service
OTTUMWA, Iowa, Feb. la.-Tae
failure Of J. C. Mardis company to
resume work on the new 100000
hotel here after three days notice
was given that the bond would De
forfeited, resulted in the Ottumwa
Hotel company deciding to finish tina
building, relying on. the bond Of $685..
900 to pay for the work.
CLINTON, Iowa, Feb. 12.-That the
monument which it Is proposed shall
be- erected by the state OF Iowa to
honor the late William F. Cody (Buf-
falo Bid should be on the site of the
old farm In Scott county near LIE
Claire, where Buffalo Bill and other
members of the Cody family we're
born, Is the wish of Colonel Cody's
sister, Mrs Julia Cody Goodman, Of
Cody, Wyo.
ILLINOIS.
CENTRALIA. Ill. Feb. 12.-Wtule
Pawlica. aged Is. son Of Thomas
Pawlica, a miner, of Junction City, a
suburb north Of Centralia. was killed
at Glen Ridge yesterday while trying
TO hop a train. His body was badly
mangled.
PANA, Ill, Feb. 12.-Edward Christ
man, residing northeast of Pana, has
lost seven valuable horses in the last
two days from forage poisoning. \
team that had taken many prizes In
state fairs and valued at $1,000, died
Saturday, and another team. their
match, died yesterday. The poison Is
believed to have formed in enstlage
fed the animals.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-Frank
s. Lanham, former assistant post
master at Altus, Ok, has been brought
to Springfield by Chief Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Ned Dresser
dorfer, following his arrest in Bloom
ington on a charge of embezzlement.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-After four
years Of litigation, in which maay
persons claimed by relationship right
to the $4,000 estate Of John Jackson,
the hermit of Santa Anna, Cal, Miss
Lorene Pryor OF this city, his grand
daughter, has finally been awarded
the money. Jackson died friend
less hermit and left no will. HIS
fortune in gold and notes was found
hidden in his shack.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
,M.ARsHALLTOWN, Iowa, !

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Feb. IL.
Miss Elizabeth Wellemeyer. aged
forty years, of Charles City, for sew.
en- years supervisor OF music in the
public schools OF this city. and widely
known in musical circles in Iowa, Is
dead, following an illness of three
days. Miss iWellemeyer was president
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
|HOLD TR|-C|TY
INITIATION HERE
x,;ohts Of Columbus Of Fort MadI-
son, Burlington. Nauvoo and
Keokv<, Take Part In
Exercises
(.rn1rET IN EVENING
esnerous Repast Served to the
Knights In EIks Dining Room
Some Eloquent
Addresses

Four hundred Knights of Columbus
from Burlington, Fort Madison. Maui
roo and Keokuk attended the tri-city
,nitiation and Lincoln memorial ban
met here yesterday. The program
vas under the direction Of De La
sale Council No. 619 OF this city and
4 was carried out in highly success
ful manner. Thirty-six candidates
nom the four cities were given the
second and third degrees In the X. C.
nall In the afternoon.
II is estimated that there were one
hundred knights from Burlington
seventy from Fort Madison and forty
from Nauvoo, besides the 200 or more
local council members. The greater
mart of the Burlington and Fort Madi.
son delegation came down on the pri-
yate knights OF Columbus special,
which left Burlington at $40 Sunday
morning and arrived here at $3.50.
The train left for home at II O'Clock
N the evening. The special brought
I25 knights of Columbus from the
two cities. The rest came down in
automobiles, while practically all of
the Nauvoo delegation came over in
cars. There were also visitors from
Carthage. Hamilton. Warsaw and 9TH
or points.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
A Year Of EcIipses.

n rGdT OF ECTIpBSS.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: There
are to be seven celestial eclipses this
year, and no one knows how many
political ones.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

DE SOTO, Mo-. Feb. 12.--Fira
wrecked a half block in the principal
business section of the city Saturday
night. The loss is estimated at s40,-
900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
MISSOURI.

MONROE CITY, Mo, Feb. 12.-Miss
Ethel Corder. 20 years old, is dead
near here. Her death Is the third to
occur in the family in less than a
week. Her grandmother, Mrs. Jesse
Harris, died Saturday. and stepfath-
er, Charles Ketsenberg, died Tues
day. Her mother is not expected 20
live, being Ill with pneumonia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

IOWA.
DAVENPORT. Iowa, Feb. 12-Har
ry Smith, shot in a local restaurant
recently by one of the walters while
in the act of holding up the cashier
has been identified as an escaped coli
vict Of Joliet penitentisTy. Under
the name of Herbert Dickout, he was
sentenced at Moline to serve ten
years in the Illinois institution for
horse stealing. He escaped last
spring.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 12.-Anger-
ed because her mother told her she
was too young to be married anu
that her marriage would have to be
annulled, 14-year-old Martha Wallace
home and is said to have joined her
youthful husband, Fred Smith, l9
years old.
CHARLES CITY. Iowa, Feb. 12.--
Mrs. Mary Carver, one of the old set
tiers of Charles City, died Saturday
at her home here. Mrs. Carver was
the daughter Of Joseph Kelly, who
was one of the first settlers of Charles
City and who laid out the town and
named it after his son Charles.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 12.-
Mrs. Royal A. Streeter, 80, who set
her bed on fire and was seriously
burned, died in local hospital. An
abnormal desire for sympathy is said
by physicians to have caused Mrs.
Streeter to set her bed on fire. while
her husband was away consulting a
doctor about her condition
AIARENGO, Iowa. Feb. 1.-THE
Marengo Masonic temple association
hos filed articles Of incorporation
with the secretary Of state and will
build Masonic home in the near
future
UPTON, Iowa, Feb. 12-H. z.
Shipley, who went to the border as
captain Of the Upton machine gun
company, is wanted for desertton. He
resigned as captain of the machine
gun company and went from Browns
vile, Texas, to Jackson Barracks,
Louisiana, and Joined the United
States aviation squadron on January
6. He remained with the squadron
until the goth, when he left and came
to Upton. He left Upton just before
the order for his arrest reached here.
ArEA,MOSA, Iowa, Feb. 12.-Return-
ing from the Mexican border after
seven months OF service in the COM
missary department with Company A
Of Dubuque, w. F. Hathaway, local
manager OF the Bell Telephone Co.,
has been promoted to manager Of the
Dubuque office.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Feb. IL.
Miss Elizabeth Wellemeyer. aged
forty years, of Charles City, for sew.
en- years supervisor OF music in the
public schools OF this city. and widely
known in musical circles in Iowa, Is
dead, following an illness of three
days. Miss iWellemeyer was president
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Rev. Gillespie. Toastmaster.

Very Rev. Jas. w. Gillespie, pastor
of st. Peters church. ofiiciated as
toatsmaster in a witty and highly
agreeable manner. His introduction
of the speakers sparkled with humor
and he kept his audience In good
spirits. Some splendid addresses
were given and applause was forth
coming in generous measure.
The greeting to the knights was
given by Chester B. Schouten, grand
knight of De LaSalle council. The
first address Of the evening was given
by Rev. T. F. Galligan of st. PauTs
church. Burlington. Father Galligan
proved to be very eloquent speaker
and gave a stirring message. He first
spoke briefly of his connection with
st. Peters church here eighteen years
ago and OF his kind reception here.
Taking the three KS out OF Keokuk
he applied them to the Knights OF
Columbus as some OF their supreme
principals, knowledge. Kindness and
knighthood.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

A,ARENGO, Iowa, Feb. 12.-The
Marengo Masonic temple association
hos filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state and viii
build Masonic home in the near
future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

served. The Ladies OF Charity planned
prepared and served the banquet
Every member OF the order assisted
In some manner or other and all de
serve some part of the credit for thu
evenings success.
There was no delay in the service
in fact there was a professional ali
about everything. The visitors com
planned that they had too much to ea'
instead Of too little and many fine
compliments were paid the women or
their effort. The mattresses all wore
white. The menu was As follows:
Olives Celery
Prime Roast of Beef
Mushroom Sauce
Snowflake Potatoes French Peas
Cranberry Sauce
Baked Ham Southern style
Parker House Rolls
Salad A La X. Of C.
De La Sale Ice Cream
Assorted Cakes
After Dinner Minis
Coffee Cigars
There were also -ery attractive
programs at each plate. The visiting
clergy and the local and visiting Off
GERS were seated at the head Of the
table. Following the banquet those
who dined in the second dining room
came into the main room for the pro
gram.
The Invocation preceding the ban
linger Of st. Mary's church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Attend Mas 10 Body.

the official headquarters. the knights
marched in a body to st. Francis de
Sales Roman Catholic church, Fourth
and High streets. for 10 o'clock mass
Rev James Dunnion offfciated at this.
The degree work was put on in the
local council hall starting at 1870
o'clock in the afternoon. The work
was in charge of F. w. Welt OF Bur.
iington, district deputy Second de-
gree work was put on by a team from
Burlington council consisting of Leo
A. Dehner, grand knight; F. J. Wiel.
err, deputy grand knight; Philip
Struck, chancellor; Frank Warren,
warden and Peter J. Anderson, finan-
cial secretary
The third degree was exemplined
by j. 3. falyers. state deputy of Car.
ron, Iowa, assisted by the following:
VIM. e. Schmich, William Wfnnike,
John Conway. C. E. Robinson. all of
Carroll; and T. NJ. Delaney of Council
Bluffs and H. ]. Mcfarland of Dav.
EXPORT
The Candidates.
The following candidates were in.
itiated into the second and third de-
srees OF the order:
Keokuk. Rev. George Giglinger,
Rev. ]. H. Courtney, Robert J. Smith,
David J. Hemmy, Thomas e. Dolen,
Henry ]. Dobbs, Joseph E. Herbner,
John F. Winters, John r. Hellenthal,
John R. Sarofin, Antonio George, Cliff
ford T. Agnew. James Burns, Carl
Goetz, Timothy s. Harrington. Harry
c. Phillips. VIM. E Tomlinson, Law
renee G. Winkler, John NJ. Code and
Seba A. Smith.
/ Burlington-William Selling. Philip
Bohlen, Peter Waltz, Alvin Born.
Ralph Grothe, John Corso. John A.
Hurley, Harold F. Reilly, Harry j.
Shuttle and Cora Balm.
Fort Madison-Oscar P. McKeever,
Fred F. Muerhoff, Frank ]. Helling.
Allen A. Muerhoff. Francis P. Schmidt
Nauvoo-Leland Welter and Rich
ard Bowen.
Banquet In EIks Dining Room.
Following the ceremonies in the
nall, which were concluded at 1880
o'clock. the knights repaired to the
Elks building where splendid ban
guet was served by the Ladies of
Charity. The main dining room and
an adjoining room were used. In the
main dining room the tables were
placed IN square around the entire
room with shorter ones through the
Center. Each table was decorated In
,cut flowers and candle sticks, and
tiny American flags were pinned on
the napkin Of each guest.
The menu was fine one and well
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Menaees to Amsrloa.

Father Galligan spoke on the men
ace that Is attacking American insti
tutions and named them briefly az
follows: Mormonism and divorce, i'm
perfect system OF education, desecra
ton Of the Sunday, Justification of the
ballot and the delay in carrying out
court sentences. He pleaded with the
Knights Of Columbus to endeavor to
secure the passage OF new laws GOV.
ering the evils he named and also to
strike at them by personal examples
and deeds.
Stephen Schier of Fort Madison
spoke on Example and Deed" He de.
ciared that the Knights OF Columbus
could prove to the world that they
were christian. patriotic and charit-
able by their examples and deeds. 1t
was by the force Of noble lives rather
than logic that they could prove their
devotion to the country and its so
cial and religious life.
The POSTMASTER read telegram of
regret from John s. Leahy, past state
deputy of st. Louis, who was unable
to attend the banquet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb. 12-Frank
S. Lanham, former assistant post
master at Altus, Ok, has been brought
to Springfield by Chief Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Ned Dresser
dorfer, following his arrest in Bloom
ington on a charge of embezzlement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
"a Xletlm.s walls"

A concluding touch was given by
T. s. Harrington. who spoke briefly
on "a Victims Walls" Mr.. Har-
rington was one of the afternoons
candidates and this explains the sub
ject Of his talk.
In conclusion Rev. Gillespie thank
ed the Ladies of Charity for the ban
ouet and all who had taken part in
the days exercises.
Music during the evening was pro
vided by Agnes orchestra. The fol-
lowing program was given with ad-
ditions: March-Commandery: selec-
intermezzo - Anita;
waltg-Oh. You Haunting; overture
Csokany; observation-disclosures selection
|-Dnncing LoayeA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

ArEAMOSA, Iowa, Feb. 12.-Return-
ing from the Mexican border after
seven months OF service in the COM
missary department with Company A
Of Dubuque, w. F. Hathaway. local
manager OF the Bell Telephone Co.,
has been promoted to manager Of the
DUBUQUE ONCE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Illinois Iowa-MissOuri

of the music section OF the Iowa
State Teachers association.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

ILLINOIS.
CENTRALIA. H.. Feb. 12.-Wiule
Pawlica. aged Is, son of Thomas
Pawlica, a miner, of Junction City, a
suburb north of Centralia, was killed
at Glen Ridge yesterday while trying
TO hop a train. His body was badly
mangled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Proud Of Iowa Order.
State Deputy j. ]. Meyers Of Car
roll, told how proud he was of the or
der in Iowa and OF the great strides
the Iowa organization has made In
recent years. He declared that the
Iowa order was held in high regard by
the supreme officers. He also spoke
OF the encouragement and help the
state officers had received from the
membership, and told them that the
Catholic laymen could do great work
in fields in which the Catholic priests
had no access.
The last address Of the evening was
delivered by William N. Brown. past
state deputy, of Chicago, Illinois. Mr..
Browns address was eloquent and
stirring and the applause at the end
was long. The speaker told Of the
work the knights of Columbus were
doing in Illinois.
He made a stirring plea against in
tolerance between Catholic and non.
Catholics. He spoke at length on the
deeds OF Catholics in the history OF
the United States, past and present
and declared that these were proof
of their devotion to this country and
that they should be brought to the
attention OF those outside the Catholic
faith that suspicious engendered in
some cases might be allayed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-08-01
McLagan-Baldwi

AT the nome OF the brld1-
groon's brether-in-laW and sis
| ter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Matt
news, on the Newell road, Mr..
Chester Baldwin of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, member of the
Minnesota national guard, was
Joined in marriage Tuesday af-
ternoon, July "a, 1917, to Miss
Alice Ruby McLagan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard N. Nc
Lagan Of this city. The cere-
mony was performed in the
presence Of only few relatives
and friends of the bridal couple,
Rev. j. Irving Brown, pastor of
the Christian church, officiating.
Following the marriage service,
ice cream and cake were served.
Mr.. Baldwin Immediately de-
parted to join Company L Sec
ond Minnesota infantry, and his
bride accompanied him as far
as Storm Lake.
The bride was reared in Sac
City, graduating from Sac City
high school in the class of 1913.
Since that time she mas been
in teaching, in rural
school work for two years, and
for the past two years as pri-
mary teacher at Moingona, Iowa.
She will make her home in Sac
City while her husband is alb
sent at the front and plans to
continue her school work, al
though it has not been definite
~ decided where she will teach.
Mr.. Baldwin is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe Baldwin of
Redwood Falls, MINI. He was
Dorm and educated at Redwood
Falls, and was engaged as a sur
veyor until his enlistment two
ago.
Out-of-town guests present at
he wedding were the bride
yroom's brother, Frank Baldwin,
md Miss Bernice Hodge of Red
wood Falls.-Sac City Qowa)
Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-08-01
DELHI NEWS ITEMS

Ole Knudson and family left
the first of this week for their
new home at Ducksberry. We
are sorry to loose Mr.. Knudson
and his family from Delhi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gladd of
Winfield, Iowa, are guests at the
home of Mr..@Gladd's brother, F.
L. Gladd.
Miss Pearl Beavers of Sioux
City, Iowa, is a guest at the
home Of her cousin, Mrs. w. H.
Richardson.
Robt. V. Ochs visited rela-
tlves at Ivanhoe, returning the
first part of the week.
Dan McCorquodale of Echo,
was an over Sunday guest of
his brother, D. R. McCorquodale.
Otto A. Rramsche, who is one
of the Redwood County directors
of the Red Cross, attended a
of the county board at
Wabasso last week Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Herman Wahlstrom and
son, Norman, Of Coal Valley, H.,
are guests at the home of Mrs.
Wahlstrom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Harmanson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-08-01
RED CROSS CHAPTER
HOLDS MEETING
Continued from first page)

bers and a balance Of $1O6.55;
Clements, 70 members, S62.25
balance; Delhi, LA members,
balance 1928; Lamberton 234
members, and a balance of
S155.62; Lucan, SO members and
a balance of S47.20; Mlroy Ill
members and a balance of
S59.45; Morgan, $50 members
and balance of S60.55; Revere,
So members, balance S24.75
Seaforth, "a members, balance
S34.95; Sanborn, 257 members,
balance S132.88; Vesta, SO men,
bers, balance $3.50; Wabasso,
142 members, balance S91.80;
Wanda, Is members, balance of
$500; Redwood Falls, 443 mem
bers, balance S64.47. Aside from
the dues paid all branches to-
gether have received donations
amounting to S227.54. These
figures do not include additional
members received in the various
branches since Friday, although
these are included in the mem
bership total of 1923.
The retiring chairman Mrs.
Mary E. Sanders, and her corps
of workers have been not only
efficient but faithful to the small
est detail in anything which
made for the success of the work
they had undertaken and that
Redwood County is the best or
gained for this work of any in
the state is a matter for which
they are to be commended. The
actual work of preparing sup
plies is now actively progress
ing in the various branches and
a detailed account of what the
Redwood Falls branch is doing
will be given in the Gazette of
next week. The chairman Of
other branches throughout the
County are also invited to send
in reports as the work progress
es, and The Gazette will publish
them.