The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

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highways, was referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, to report
at this meeting of the board.
| The following parties were selected
by the board, to act as grand jurors,
at the October term, of the circuit
court: ]. p. Brown, Augusta; w. q.
Cannon, of st. Marys; Lawrence Will
lis, of Hancock; G. A Mcconnell, Of
Fountain Green; J. F. Hurdle. Of La
Harpe; e. l.. Denny. OF Chill; E. P.
Wright, Of Harmony; G. F. Long. OF
Carthage; Homer Thompson, of Pilot
Grove; Suffleld Blender, Or Durham:
S. D. Stillwell, Of ST. Adams; Emery
! Steffey, Of Bear Creek; Earl w. Po-
land, Of Prairie; VIM. Grif1ths, of Rock
Creek; Lee Jarvis, of Dallas City;
Lemuel Wiebrock, of Walker; o. E
Bradley. of Wythe; B. &c. Crowder, OF
Montebello; Ed Brown, Of Sonora;
| William Mackie. ST., of Appanoose;
Jas. r. Egbers, Of Rocky Run; Jacob
Gronewold, of Wilcox; Charles Mulch,
| Of Nauvoo;
The board accepted the allotment of
the state highway commission for the
improvement Of state aid roads in
Hancock county, in the sum of $9,459,
the same being available upon the &C
ceptance of the county board, under
1.-THE provisions Of the law governing
the improvements Of state aid roads,
and appropriated the sum of $4,000
to meet said allotment.
On Tuesday the local exemption
board posted a list of persons called
into the service Of the United States,
and not exempted or discharged, being
as follows:
Hampton Marsden Kishpaugh. Car
thage;. Oliver Duffy, Mendon; William
Benhart Tammon. Basco; Frieling H.
Gordon, Augusta; Arthur Gay Sails
bury, Burnside; Argyle Wesley Lunt.
stillwell; Charles E. Wilhelmy, Maui
VOC; Cecil Clarence .Beachler. Still
well; Breeze L. Root, Hamilton;
Charles Blender, Dallas City.
Miss Emma Carroll went to Augusta
Tuesday evening to join Mr.. and Mrs.
Enes Campbell and her sister, Mrs. J.
e. Brown, in an auto trip to the state
fair.
/ Carthage mourns the loss of one OF
her most esteemed citizens, in the
death Of Col John Elder, who passed
away at his home in this city. Tues
day evening at o'clock, at the age
of seventy-one years.
Mr.. Elder was born on farm near
Connersville, Indiana, March %, 1916.
the son Of James and Salina (Cilley)
Elder, coming to this country when a
lad OF twelve. and locating with his
parents in this country. At the sse
of sixteen, he joined the army, becom-
ing a member Of the 18th Illinois,
which time he was ever a good COM
rade, never Sinking his duty, or
transferring 1t to another.
When he returned to this vicinity, he
attended Stratton and Bryan's bust
ness college in Chicago, thus fitting
himself for the useful business life.
which he continued up until his health |
required his withdrawal from active |
work. He located in Carthage, where |
he has since lived, having first en- |
barked in the the grain business, lates |
in the clothing business |
with E. c. Quinby and afterwards con-
Quoting dry goods business for many |
years.
On October II, 1873, he was married
to Miss Emma Cranston, at Clayton.
ILL.,, and to this union were born the |
children, who together with |
the widow survive: Mrs. A. ]. Nc
Mahan, of Oklahoma City, Okla; Earl
Of Copton, Georgia.; Miss Alta. OF
Cedar Rapids; John w. of st. Louis,
Mo-, and Miss Helen, at home.
Mr. Elder was a member Of the
Presbyterian church, of the Blue
Lodge and Knight Templars, Masonic
orders, of the Grand Army, and also
Of the Modern Woodmen lodge.
Mr.. Elder has for number Of years
been interested in looking after the
city's affairs, In various capacities and
has always filed, any office to which
he was appointed|with entire satisfac-
tion He has host of friends and ad.
mirers throughout the country, who
mourn with the family, their loss.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence at two o'clock D. m. Fri
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