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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Wells Club Meeting.

The Mothers and Teachers club of
the Wells district will hold its last
meeting for the second year Fri
day afternoon at 8 o'clock. The chill
dren of the kindergarten, and of the
first and second rooms will give a
number Of folk dances and songs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

which Miss Fry has accomplished for
her pupils. From the tiny pupils who
appeared for the first time before an
audience, to the more experienced
players, all showed good interpreta-
ton and expression and all played
with confidence, even the smallest of
them, and reflected great credit on
Miss Fry's methods. The program
waS:
Duet-Buds and Blossoms .Ludovic
Miss Fry, Gretchen Fegers.
Swinging B1lbro
Firth Reed.
Contented Bird ............ Rowe
Marjorie. Dobbs.
Grasshopper Waltz. ...... Campigl;o
Karl Beckman.
Duet-The Little May Queen
Waltz B1lDro
Mary Reilly, Miss Fry.
Doris Arnold.
Hammock Song. Mrs. Crosby Adams
Mammals Waltz............ Rosewig
Jane Craig.
VlOlotS ROWe.i
Paralee Sinotte.
Sing, Robin, Sing ..Spaulding
Elizabeth Cameron.
Duet-Mazurka ............. Behr
Miss Fry, Anna Joyce.
My Own Waltz. .k1esnng
Mary Reilly.
On the Lake. ........... Williams
Gretchen Fegers.
BarcOlle Bliss
Anna Joyce.
Morning Prayer.......... Streabbog
Elizabeth Aldrich.
Duet-Tripping Through the
Heather Hoist
Miss Fry, Mary Louise Cameron.
Song Without Words. ..... .Spindler
Clare Weber.
Peace of Evening (Reverie) 80. Kern
Rose Fay (Mazurka Caprice) Helms
William Siegfried.
,Duet-Joy of Spring. ...... Lansing
Miss Fry, Margaret Rovane.
Gavotte from Mignon. Thomas
Mary Louise Cameron.
Melody in F............. .Rubenstein
Evelyn Finigan.
Duet-Spanish Dance No. IT,.
Moszkowski
Miss Fry. Margaret Sargent.
Narclssus Nevin
Margaret Rovane.
Two pianos-Andante. 49,. Chaminade
Helen Jurgens Fegers, Miss Fry.
Song Without Words, No. 22....
Mendelssohn
Etude, op. So, No. .Schytte
Oh, Thou Sublime Sweet Even
Ing Star......... Wagner-Liszt
Mary Florence Mcnamara.
Jy Pense ...... Meyer Helmund
Margaret Sargent.
vase
.Barchetta Nevin
Orbra Appleton.
SieSCeuuO lesson
Miss Georgia Schell.
Berceuse ............ Sapellnikoff
Helen Jurgens Fegers.
Loreley Seeing
Miss Coral Meador.
Two pianos-La Grace....... .Bohm
Mary Florence Mcnamara
Miss Meador Helen Jurgens Fegers
Evelyn Finigan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
country club OpenIno.

AS previously announced, the open
ing of the Country club will occur
Saturday, June 2. Dinner will be
served at 6 o'clock. Reservations
must be made with the cateress,
Mrs. Tebeau, by Friday evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Welded at Manse.

Tuesday afternoon at the manse
of the First Westminster Presby.
terrain church occurred the marriage
of Miss Anna M. Evans of Kahoka to
Mr.. Claude L.. Mitchell Of Lincoln,
Ill, the Rev. e. B. Newcomb otficiat-
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR neutrality-suspicious. and furnish
ed rooms. river view: also house on
north side, good condition, modern.
Reasonable rents. Phone 1178 or ap-
, ply SOB No. 3rd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

LAND FOR YOU-Stop working for
he other fellow. You can buy fine
land in Michigan's best counties for
SIS to $25 an acre. IS to S25 down for
l0-a; $40 to $50 down for GOA; S25 to
500 down for 40-a., etc. Balance
small monthly or yearly payments.
General farming, stock, datrying, veg
etables, poultry, fruit. Good schools
and towns. Big booklet free. Let ms
give you free information. Owner,
George W. Swigart, L1255 First Ma
tional Bank Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Weather Conditions.

Warmer weather prevails on the
storms front, and decidedly cooler
weather Is following in the northern
mountain region, where freezing tenn
peratures occurred last night at some
stations.
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Black 1884 or 722 Blondeau St.

FOR RENT-925 Bank, six rooms.
hot and cold water, gas. bath. Tel.
Red 562.
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FOR SALE-Extra long coublet
Duroc male hogs. Pure bred. Also
one three-year-old mare. s. S. Kre-
bill, Donnellson, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR RENT-Strictly modern house,
112S Timea. Apply to Mrs. Geo.
Merriam.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR SALE-45 #. 8 In. double
leather belt in good shape, used
only sixty days; 43 IT. - in. rubber
belt in good condition; make an offer
on the belt you want. Address Belt
Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

patch, nice garden spot, nice big yard
in i grass. If sold soon, crops will
go to buyer as follows: 1-3 wheat, 1-3
rye, " corn, II oats, II hay. Crops
this yea should at least pay for 1-3 OF
this farm. Price $500 per acre. See
e. l.. Aldrich, room /, Estes building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR SALE-Cheap or trade for feed
two young mare ponies. See Strain
1927 William.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Red Cross Shop.

THO hpu -.
ne onducted for some, time in the
wv q A. building, is a very inter
10 Mace and every day in the
- Keokuk women are busily en-
! aad in making surgical supplies.
work is done on long tables
l,ared with clean wrapping paper.
" morning at the first meeting OF
n A. r. auxiliary Mrs. B. B.
= hhs Miss Mary Irwin, Miss Anne
IA Wis. Miss Elsie Buck and Mrs.
T,,lton Davis were teachers and
Y :. ,nfnjte patience and with a real
ID Cross vocabulary, taught the
! ,,en 70 do the work which must be
4 ne with exquisite care. A raveled
!. read sticking out from a roiled
ndage would mean that that band
i "a would be refused. The cord
! Itch fastens the rolled bandage
!. b,st be tied just so, with the ends
the slip knot Just such length, one
little longer than the other. Every
I ece is done with that same particu-
; care. always following instruc-
ms to the letter. When a supply
ffcient to pack a box has been
|ade. a the supplies are packed in
i indies. wrapped in ~unbleached mus
and pinned into tidy packages,
[erv one marked with indelible ink,
n wing the contents of the package.
ID he supplies are packed in a well
AIDE chest, having a hinged top,
[hich is screwed down. The bundles
10 hacked by instruction so hat a
,rreon would know just where to
& nd this or that bundle of supplies.
he work develops efficiency to the
Fth power because unless the work
done exactly right the chests are
romptly returned and the work must
! O n again. Every Keokuk woman
no has even one hour OF time a
eek ought to give that hour to Red
Gross work.
Carey Mothers Club.
n The Carey Mothers club will meet
Friday afternoon, June /, at half past
bne o'clock in the kindergarten
loom. The kindergarten children
Will be the hostesses at the June
arty and they are to choose their
|wn program, their favorite songs
nd games and ryhms. This will be
he last party of the school year.
Lady Maccabees.
The Lady Maccabees will be enter
aimed at cards Friday afternoon
Y Mrs. c. H. Henneman, 14O1 Con-
ert street.
Pupils Recital.
Tuesday evening a part OF the
(iano pupils OF Miss Clara Gertrude
Try gave a recital in the Y. W. c..
auditorium. The audience filled
he auditorium and were most appre-
iative of the program as shown by
he applause. Martha Wilcox, Minor
iced, Patricia Pease and Louisa
Cochrane were ushers. The program
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
River Bulletin.

Rain has been general on the up
per Mississippi and the river will
probably rise about 1 foot during
the next 4S hours.
Local Observations.
Nav Bar.Ther. Wind. Weather.
80 7 D. m. -. 1856 &c IL PIT Cldy
81 7 a. m. =. 29.67 81 10 Cldy
Precipitation, 55 hundredths.
Mean temperature, May so, 81.
Highest, II.
Lowest, So.
Lowest last night, so.
FRIED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR SALE-Cheap, five passenger
1913 model Hudson ear Inquire
Service Station, 90 South Fifth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR SALS-Good four room cottage
house No. 1878 High street, two
good lots, barn. Phone Black $50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
FOR GALE.

FOR SALE-One American under,
slung roadster cheap, fine condi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR SALE-1S0 acre farm IL miles
S.. W. Keokuk, 6 miles S w. Alex
andria on main road R. F. D. q miles
to school. Thickly settled neighbor-
hood, all in cultivation. No low places
or draws. Growing crops as follows:
40 acres wheat; 40 acres rye: Is acres
oats; Is acres hay; SO acres corn; bal
ance in pasture. improvements nearly
new 6 room house, large barn and ce-
ment cave, other outbuildings, some
young fruit trees. large strawberry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR RENT-Two large connecting
furnished rooms upstairs. Phone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR RENT-Modern residence on
north side, furnished or unfinished.
Also furnished apartments. Enquire
Alexander apartments, 727 No. 9th.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
CAREY b club.
Isdv Maccaheee

The Lady Maccabees will be enter
aimed at cards Friday afternoon
" Mrs. C. H. Henneman, 14O1 Con-
|ert street.
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CLASSIFIED COLUMN

WANTED-Girl for general house,
work. Apply 627 Orleans st.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

WANTBD-By lady. Position Of gem
efal work. Necessary to have child
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

FOR SALE-All kinds of dining room
chairs, office chairs, / safe and L
National cash register at Hotel keo-
kuk. Holland & Luke.
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o RENT.

FOR RENT-704 Grand avenue. furn,
ished or unfinished, the whole or
part, as desired. Enquire mornings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24
BETTING PROHIBITED .ON GRAND CIRCUIT AT DETROIT MEETING

Detroit. July 23.-For the first time in the history of the grand circuit rac- ing here betless meeting was started today Police Commissioner Couzens barred speculation in any form and sent out uniformed policemen to sec that the mutuel machines were dis mantled and the auctioneers properly gagged. It was understood around the old betting ring, however, that the betting methods of former meetings would be in operation just outside the grounds tomorrow. The principal event. the Pontchar- train stake for 2:14 trotters, proved the surprise of the day, going into five heats Early Dreams won the first two heats comfortably, but was beat en by Lu Princeton in the third and fourth. In the fifth Early Dreams held the lead all the way round, though Lu Princeton failed only by inches to take the heat and race,
 The 2:10 pace also went into five heats. Game of Chance breaking in the third after winning the first two heats easily. Battle King took the lead when Game of Chance broke and led to within 20 yards of the wire where Fern Hal overhauled him. Fern Hal repeated the performance in the fourth and fifth heats and won the race.
 Royal Mac was easily the class of the field-in the 2:1s trot and was never ill danger.
 Summarizes:
 2:l4 trot. the Pontchartrain stake; purse s200o:
 Early Dreams, b. h., by |
 Richard Earl (Mc-
 Dg@aid) ,..-,........ 2 | Lu e. Fr1nseson, b. h., by O. nyanrd san fran111esso A11s9;So (cox); 8 q
 Peter ta.'t; chenauit. cof. n B toma. Ira c. and W. j. s-~vburn also also
 Time. 2:o7A. 2:o7A. 2:o7A, s:Oe>.~
 2:1o pace. purse s12Oo: Fern Hal, blk. m, by
 Gold Hal (McPher-
 son) .................1O 10 3 l | Game of Chance. blk. h.,
 by The Patchen Boy
 Battle King, b. h. tV
 Tnn,rn,l Tdemlns2 nract ..--:5ii 4yt;io,n a5 Hale, Theda Bara, Toneko. Harvey K. Captain Heiratlaw. Premier witte and Mary Pier also ran.
 Time, 2:o5A. 2:o5A, 2:osA. 2;os. 2:O9.
 2:1S trot, purse s12O0: Royal Mac, b. h., by Royal Me-
 Kinney (Murphy) .......... Anne Cecil. br. m. (Lee) .. 2 Peter Schuyler, br h. (Lyman) 2
 Richard Hunter, June Red, Shank1in, Louis Winter. Maggie Bond. Balmacan, Robin Wood, Judge Jones. Mawitza and Letanna s. also ran
 Time, 20. A. 2:0SA, 2:10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24
DOWNWARD TREND
 OF COTTON PRICES
Break Prompted by Bear ish News From All Parts
 of the Cotton Belt

New York. July @.-There was fur ther break in the cotton market today under liquidation prompted by bearish crop news from all parts of the. belt Prices made new low records of the present downward movement, october selling as low as 23.79c and December 23.77c, represent net declines of 6s to "A points. Old crops were also weak in ab- sence of any further bull interest and the whole market closed steady at a net loss of 51 to 70 points, having rallied slightly in the last few minutes on cov- ering. Besides the favorable crop ad- vices, the market was influenced by ap- prehension of the Russian crisis and by increased offerings of cheaper new crop cotton from Texas, while trade demand, which was active on Saturdays break, was absent almost entirely today Good rams were reported in southern Texas, and While showers continued to prevail over the eastern belt, private advices claimed that previous complaints of dam age from this source had been exa gger- ated and that the crop was making ex- cellent progress. The reported formal agreen.ent among the allies IS to the principles of international ocean freight regulations was not considered especially buillsh for the reason that it would not mean any increase of tonnage, which IS the present drawback to export bus mess. Less activity was reported in the dry goods market, the government be- ing the only buyer which has made spec ulative holders of goods uneasy. No exports were reported today and those for the season aggregate ,, ,365, ,162 bales. United States port stocks, 643, 446; port receipts, 4267.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24
SOCl]E' I Y
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riage of her niece, Miss Annie Pearson. and MT. Frank Arthur Saylor of Green Bay, Wis, the wedding to take place August 30 at the home of Mrs. E. Der tram Pike, at Pike, N. H.
 MT. Augustus H. Benners will leave early in August for Asheville, later go- ing east for several weeks
 The many friends of Mrs. Elva Baton Reed will regret to learn that she has been carried to St. Vincent hospital to undergo an operation.
 Miss Mary c. Bstts of Columbus, Miss, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. John Sidney White for few weeks.
 Mrs. NJ M Dabney and two children, who have spent the past few months in Montgomery with Lieutenant Dabney, are spending a few days in the city as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Dab ney
 Mr. and Mrs. w H. Hassinger and family will leave today for Asbpry Park, where they will spend several weeks.
 
 Miss Mary Crawford of Memphis, who is the guest of Miss Margaret Tillman, will leave tomorrow for Wilson, Ark, to visit friends. She will be accompanied by Miss Tillman.
 Miss Evelyn Hoke left Saturday for a visit to friends in Pensacola.
 Mrs. Nelson Snow and children are the guests of relatives in Milwaukee
 Miss Lydia Eustis will leave today for Ohio where she will visit her sister, Mrs. Jack Lucas.
 There will be meeting of the Wom- ans civic board this morning at 10;S0 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24
Interesting Facts Told of
 Biz French Aviation School

l class are driving a "nyless" flying ma- chine. It will run 70 miles an hour on the grass. After we learn how to keep complete control of our machines we are
 given a machine that will fly about
 three feet high and so on up as we pro-
 gress.
 The training here is very safe propo- siuon. Before we are sent to the front We will have to fly little over three miles high. Believe me, that's some al- tltude. The boys that are flying high l look as small as birds The idea is to Keep out of reach of the German anti ! aircraft guns. It is certainly pretty to see large bunch of machines flying at all heights
 Aviation may not appeal to you. If 1 IL does, don't train in America. The ! machines are ter- times more dangerous American aviation captains that have ! trained in America at present are not allowed to fly at the front. They are not good enough and must finish their trainlng over here. American machines at present are not fast enough to fly at the front. At present the fastest Amer ican machine can make only 50 miles an | hour No faster machines are excepted The slowest the best French machines Will land is 80 miles an hour and it has a speed of 150 miles hour. Such ma chimes, if going good, are unequalled
 for speed
 By fall America may have some good machines. At present she has some good hydro-airplanes which are used to fly over water. They are really safer, be- cause you can land on any water with
 them, and while flying over land it is sometimes hard to find a good landing place.
 The food here is not the very best. and the beds are hard and without springs, but a soldiers life is not the most com fortable in France. So it's up to us to smile and endure it. We practice flying early in the morning and late in the aft ernoon. At 3 a. m we are called and we dress. Then get cup of hot coffee and hike to the flying field ready for work before sunup. We come bscA and eat at 10 o'clock and again at 5, and then little lunch bofore we go to bed at 10 o'clock.
 We sleep come through the middle of tho dey. I get from 8 to hours sleep in every 24
 Well, I hope to hear from you soon. I am anxious to hear how everything is in the Land of the Free Don't fail to write me soon. Hoping you and all are well, sincerely your brother,
 WILL T. PONDER.
 Ecole D'Aviation Milltaires Avord
 (Cher), France, June 26 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24

Elmer Ponder, star pitcher of the Barons, received a letter from his brother, Will T. Ponder, yesterday from an aviation school of the French army which tells some of the interesting facts in connection with the academy which have not heretofore been permitted to reach this country. Elmer's letter yes terday was the first he has received from his brother since his departure from New York early in May.
 Will Ponder, the elder brother or El- mer, is a member of the Dartmouth class to the French aviation school. He was graduated from Dartmouth in May and left in the first detachment of Amer icap college men to the front. He IS an athlete of rare ability, formerly playing on the Dartmouth football, baseball and basketball teams.
 The letter is intensely interesting. It tells of the daily work of the beginner in the aviation school and will no doubt be of gerat interest to young men de- siring to enlist in this sort of war duty.
 The letter, in full, is as follows;
 My Dear Brother:
 Well, 1 have arrived here safely and have already been busily engaged at my work. I know you are interested to know of the surrounding conditions. especially since you are considering en- listing in the aviation corps.
 I like everything fine here, The school is about a mile and half from Avord, a little village about 120 miles south of Paris. The country is extremely beauti- full There is absolutely no special life except between us boys. We never see a girl except when we happen to stroll out of the grounds onto the country road That doesn't worry me, though
 There are about 9S Americans here in the school, but goodness knows how many there are of other nationalities. There are a large bunch of Russians here. More of them killed than any other race.
 They are reckless drivers and also lose their heads when something goes wrong with their engine. Three of them were killed the day arrived here. No one has been injured since I've been here. There has been only one American killed Tn this school since the war broke out. Americans are known as the coolest headed flyers when something goes wrong with their machine.
 This is supposed to be the best avia- ton school in the world It has very fine instructors and has turned out some wonderful aviators. Beginners are made to go awfully slow. of course, for their own safety. I and about 50 others in my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New York, July 23.-Improvement in weather and crop conditions over the c,ntra3 and western portions of the belt stimulated heavy selling of cotton here today. under which the market feil off 70 to 76 points, closing near the bottom. at net loss of 6S to p points Little support was offered the market at any time and while in the early trad ing tone was steady on the rains in the eastern belt, wrich were considered excessive by some traders, the tone was weak at times in the afternoon, espe- cially after the receipt of private re- ports of rains in south and southwest Texas.
 In the early trading the most active months were 33 to fl points off With occasional rallies of d few points from the bottom, the decline was widened gradually to about 4sc a pound, but a quick slump in the afternoon brought about new low levels for the day.
 The census bureau report on cotton seel and it's products was considered bearish and had some effect on values because of the figures on linters, show ing total production of 1,316943 bales to the end of June, breaking all records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-24
Produce Market

New York. July 23 Butter, firm; re- , cepts, s2S3; creamery, higher than extras, , 4014@41c; creamery exhas. 92 score, S934 c 4ec; firsts SS1s0391kc. Eggs. irregular; re- ceipts, 1923; fresh gathered extras, 3S@39c extra firsts, 36a37c; firsts, S31a035c; sec onds, 3G0321ac. Cheese, unsettled; receipts, 2716; state fresh spec.als, 22A d221ac average run 2l1a632c. Dressed poultry quiet; chickens, 1S@26c fowls, 15@24c; tur- keys 1Sd32c. Live poultry weak; no prices quoted
 Chicago, July 3.-Butter, higher; cream cry. 35GSS14c Eggs. steady; receipts, H. 125 cases; firsts 32@3S1ac; ordinary firsts, 29aS1c; at mark, cases included, Erase. Potatoes lower; receipts 60 cars: Vir-
 ginia barrels, s4a4,25; Arkansas sacks s1 1; Illinois and Missouri. SACKS. Sl@1.15 Poul- try, alive, unsettled; fowls. 17@1sc;
 springs, 22@27c.
 Kansas City. Butter creamery 3sc; hrsts. S4c; seconds, S3c; packing ssc Eggs firsts. BOG; seconds, 25c. Poultry, hens 16lac: roosters. 13c; broilers, 20
 St. Louis, July 23.-Poultry, hens, ITO ls14c; springs, 2O1aa23c; turkeys, Pic, ducks, 16c geese, 10c. Butter. creamery, 371ac. Eggs, 261a@27c.