The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-11

The Hancock county field and track
meet will be held at Hamilton Satur.
day. May 12, at 10:30 a. m.
The declamatory contest at the
Methodist church, the oratorical con
eest at the high school, and the must
cal contest, at Bethel church.
At 100 p. IN. the field and track
events will be held at the Conklin
track.
The following schools will enter
the contest:
Bowen, Carthage, Colusa, Dallas
City, LaHarpe, Nauvoo. Plymouth,
Warsaw and Hamilton.
This promises to be one of the most
interesting meets in the history of the
association, as contestants from the
various schools have received thor
ough drilling for the special feature
wherein they will try to carry off the
honors.
The musical contest is a new de-
partment added this year, and mas
much as music is one of the studies
of the schools throughout the county,
this department will be of great in
terest to all attending.
Talbot Kimmell, the 15-month-old
son of Mr. and Mrs e. G. Kimmell, OF
about five miles northwest of Ply
mouth, fell into tub of water in the
home about 8 o'clock Monday. The
mother and son laid down for an after
noon nap.f When the mther awoke,
+ the child was gone and she was hor-
ritied to find the little body in the tub
4 of water. The child had fallen in
head first.
A coroner's inquest was held and a
| varirt os accidental irnUninr render
ed
Mrs. Kimmell was Miss Bernice Tai.
bot, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Talbot She is well known here.
where she made her home for time,
and is graduate from the piano de-
partment of Carthage college.
The family have the sympathy OF
Carthage friends in their bereave-
| ment.
Inglevere Commentary knights
Templar will entertain the Damascus
eommandary of Keokuk, Delta COM
mandary of Fl. Madison and Almoner
commandary Of Augusta for Ascension
day services May IL.
The services will be held in Trinity
Lutheran church. The Rev. w. Fl
Boyd will conduct the ritual and the
Rev. Jacob Diehl will deliver the adj
dress. The music will be given by
the fun vested choir of the church I'M
der the direction of Miss Eve Sim
mons.
The knights will then proceed to
Moss Ridge, accompanied by Carthage
band, where DR.. H. D. Hoover will de-
liver the GRAFTON. On the return to
The city a banquet will be served at
Masonic hall, where the speeches will
be made by visiting knights.
At meeting of the board of the
public library held Monday evening,
Mrs. Duane Pennock, librarian, made
report of the library for the month
beginning February !, 1917, and end
ing April 80. 1917, Some change has
been made in the library since Nov. 1 ),
the counter on each side of the desk
having been removed and the book
stacks opened to the public Books
have been circulated every evening
and Saturday afternoon. This is prov
ing successful. Number OF books cata.
iogued, $500. 81 volumes were pre-
sented during good book week; 81 vol.
umes have been discarded. as unfit for
use of reminding. Number of borrow
ers, 1874. Books have been loaned as
follows: February, 1896: March,
L4l2; April. LOB: total, 3,911.
To cash account:
Balance on hand Feb. 1 .....$ .2S
Fines IS per ledger ........... 1898
from Cherrill fund 49,. ....... 1900
From Columbian Library Assn. 1854
From membership fees ..... 1.50
From rental collection for year 1880
Total s54so