The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-23
CITY NEWS.

An examination lot nurses Is 10
be held at the state house in Des
Moines by the state board of health
November 6, and s.
-Keokuk members of the profess
sion will be interested to know that
DR.. G. H. Summer, secretary of the
state board of health of Iowa, has
been elected vice president and mem
Der of the executive committee of
the American Public Health associa-
ton, whose annual meeting has just
closed at Washington, D. G..
-Keokuk friends Of Rev. G. s.
Med bury, pastor of the University
Place Christian church, Des Moines.
will be interested In the announce
ment that his congregation has
granted him leave @ absence so
that he might make a series of adj
dresses to the soldiers at national
army cantonments. He will work
under the auspices Of a joint board OF
the Y. M. G. A., chautauqua and ly
ceum bureaus. Dr. Medbury left
Sunday night and will be gone sew
eral weeks.
State Insurance Commissioner
Emory English has been invited to
address the annual meeting of the
Life Insurance Presidents associa.
ton of America to be held in New
York city December 7 and 8. The
topic assigned him is WAR and
After Supervision Of Insurance"
"A picture of Battery A, 339th
Iowa field artillery. taken at the
cantonment at Camp Dodge is on ex-
hibition in a local banks window. A
number OF Keokuk boys are shown
in the picture, and their friends are
able to recognize them.
With the approach OF cold wealth
er, various winter resorts have be-
gun to distribute attractive advertis-
ing literature.
State authorities are under the
impression that an organized gang
of automobile thieves IS at work in
Iowa. Thefts have been reported
from various parts OF the state. a
large number OF thefts have been re-
ported during the past few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Peterson left
this morning for Creston, Iowa, where
they WILL visit relatives before re-
turning to their home in Evanston,
Wyoming.
Farmers who contemplate hold.
ing public sales can increase the at
tendance by using the columns of
The Gate City. Publicity, the kind
The Gate City gives. is essential to
the success Of public sale.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye says
that Navy Recruiting Officer Fisher
plans to make trip to Keokuk, Fort
Madison, Wapello, Keosauqua and
Fairfield in the interest Of recruiting.
Marriage licenses We're issued to
William Clark, 81, and Alice
Speights, %, both of Keokuk, and
Fred Fernando, 20. and Ethel Lewis,
%, both Of Keokuk. The latter couple
were married by James S. Burrows
justice of the peace. Mr.. Clark and
Miss Speights were married last
night. Mr.. Clark is one of the
selected service men who leaves Sat
urday for Camp Dodge.
The will Of the late Jessie Apple
baum was probated today in the dis
trict court.
"A contract has been let by the
directors Of the consolidated school
at Argyle, Iowa, for the new school
house there. H. D. Fleming of Keo-
kuk gets the sub-contract for the
brick work. with a Wayland man as
the main contractor. Ground is to
be broken at once for the new build
ing.
The community church of Argyle
has extended a call to Rev. Morgan
Of Niota Ill, to take the place left
vacant by the calling of Rev. Bent to
the army Y. NJ. G. A. service.