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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
DEATH Of MRS.
AMELIA BROWN
Long Time Resident Of Keokuk Died
at Her Home Early This
Morning From Heart
Trouble.
WAS BORN IN SWEDEN
Came to United States at tho Age OF
Eighteen and Had Been Living
in This City Many
Years.
WAS BORN IN SWEDEN

! Mrs Amelia O. Brown. wife OF john
r. Brown and resident Of Keokuk 10!
forty years, died at her home, 6la
South Seventeenth street at 12:6o
o'clock this morning from heart trou
Bile and complications. Mrs. Brown
had been in declining health for sew
eral years, but had only been seriously
ill for a few days.
Mrs. Brown was born in Sweden IN
I1S47 and would have been seventy
years old May tenth. She came to the
United States when eighteen years
old, living for short time in the east.
For over forty years this city had been
her home and she was highly esteemed
here by a wide circle Of friends. all of
whom will sincerely regret to learn
of her death. Although in failing
health for some time the illness that
caused her death was brief and her
passing wa very peaceful one.
Mrs. Brown was home loving woman
and was always considerate neigh
Dor and friend and an effectfonate
mother and wife.
She is survived by her husband and
four sons. The sons are DR.. w. Frank
of, Keokuk; George R., a broker OF
Denver, Colorado; Robert T., former
linotype operator On The Gate City,
now living in Oklahoma City, Okla,
and Ralph R. There is also surviv-
ing sister, Mrs. Nelson of Omaha, Ne
braska.
The funeral services will be held
from the home Thursday afternoon at
800 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

The graduating exercises of the
Nauvoo high school will be helt
Tuesday evening, May Is.
Mr.. Ed Simmons, who is conduct
ing q cigar factory in Nauvoo, ma,
discontinue the business in a few
weeks He finds It Improbable Oh
account Of the rapid rise in tobacco
prices and more revenue to b.
. placed on the weed, caused by the
war tax. He has been offered a po
sition in Nauvoo, which ne may &C
cept.
Several baseball teams in Nauvoo's
vicinity lost money last year, while
others lost nothing but games.
Miss Julia Barger has returned to
her parents home in Nauvoo, after
ten days visit with her uncle
frank Jibben's family, at Ferris, Ill
Mr.. r. r. Mcdonald, former mail
carrier on rural route No. out OF
Nauvoo, has gone to Rock Island to
try out a position in the arsenal
there. His two small sons will re
main in Nauvoo until he gets defir:.
itely located.
If you add together everything pro,
duced by the tiller of the soil in
Nauvoo, you will find that this town
leads all the others in this country
of it's size and much larger. Nauvoo
does not go wild over any single crop
to the detriment of others, but leads
in the production of many good veg
etables and fruits.
John G. Hodges, who resided In
Nauvoo for a good many years, arriY-
ed in this city last Friday morning
from Clarksdale. Miss, for visit
~
been absent from Nauvoo for nearly
twenty years. John was a we'll known
pastry cook on the river steamers
in the early seventies and when
there was an almost daily packet line
from st. Paul to Montrose and from
Keokuk to ST. Louis and New Or
leans. At this time freight was
lighted over the rapids from Montrooe
to Keokuk and passengers railroaded
TO the dam city to catch the steamers
south. All this occurred before the
governments old locks were built
John followed the business of pastry
cook long after the packet lines
ceased making through runs on both
river steamers and railroads He
was known as one of the finest
pastry cooks in existence. His many
Nauvoo friends were glad to see him,
especially the older ones for he Is
now one Of them, being about sixty
four years of age. Mrs. Warren Dun
dy, Nauvoo resident until a short
time ago, and Mrs. Jos. Patterson, a
former Keokuk lady, are his sisters.
The Wight Theatre company which
played seven nights stand in Nau-
WOO last week, certainly struck a
streak of hard luck on account of the
rainy weather, and for several nights
were prevented from showing. Sun
day night they had the best attend
ance of the week. They are enjoying
a weeks vacation before they start
out on the road and exhibit under
canvas.
Nauvoo yoong folks have a hopefol
feeling that hammock time will soon
come round again.
Nauvoo's knights of Columbi is
treated Hilary and Raymond Herbert
and Oscar Haas to social in their
lodge rooms last Friday evening. Thg
ladies of the members were invited
GUESTS. The evening was spent win
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

different kinds of entertainment
ending with dancing. Excellent re
| freshments were served.
Nauvoo and Colusa high school de
batting teams met in a contest last
Friday night in the Presbyterian
church and on account of the dis
agreeable weather, only small mum
Der of people attended. Elva Scan
nell and Frank Miller represented
the Nauvoo team, and Clyde Prox and
Helen Byers the Colusa The Nan
vooites had the negative side of the
industrial question and the three
judges from Ft. Madison schools de-
cided in favor of Nauvoo's spirited
team. Nauvoo has the best debating
team In Hancock county They have
met three opponents and came gu,
victorious with all of them.
The weather we have been "enioy.
ing has been hard on garden truck
in Nauvoo
Several Nauvoo citizens were in
Carthage last Saturday and took the
examination for rural route mail car.
rier on No. z out of Nauvoo. The
lucky one to secure this government
job will be advised in few weeks.
The Nauvoo Score club members
will dance tonight, Tuesday, in tn >
opera house, and Dan Agnes splendid
orchestra of Keokuk, will furnish tie
music.
The Nauvoo Civic league ladies will
present the four act drama, Nugget"
at the opera house next Thursday
evening, May 3. There will be spec.
-ialties between acts and Salm's or
chestra will play.
THAT Boy Of Parker's" which was
presented in Nauvoo for the benefit
of the baseball team a short time
ago, will be shown in Ferris next
Saturday evening, under the manage
ment of Mrs. Fired Salm, Jr. The play
is a good one and the all-home cast
that goes to Ferris will please the
people there with the comedy drama
and its presentation.
1t is rumored that Nauvoo will
have new movie show and airdome
in our business section as soon as
the weather settles down so that work
can begin on the structure It will la
q modern play house and amusements
with pictures will be shown that will
appeal to the most fastidio1s, We
predict for 1t bright future and the
three young men who intend launch
ing this enterprise will receive the
patronage Of our whole people,
We now have May 1'and it Is hoped
that the month will behave much be.
ter than April for Nauvoo wants TO
raise banner crop Of vegetables and
fruit in this war season.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed by
Writer'S Of communl.
cations must furnish their names-
not necessarily for publication, but
for the information Of the editor.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
PURITY AND POWER
Necessary to Overcome Impure B'ooo
and Weak Conditions.

The recent trying weather. ex-
posture to storms, the grip, hard COLDS,
pneumonia, fevers, diphther1a anu
other blood-poisoning. prostrating as
eases leave the whole system SUB
par-weak and slow
blood depleted and thin, with tnat
tired feeling, poor appetite, delicate
digestive power Or almost none at AL
The ideal treatment Is
Hoods Sarsaparilla-to be taken
before meals-thoroughly to purify
the blood and expel poisons. and
Peptiron Pills--to be taken after
meals-to put power into the blood,
give strength, increase red corpuscles
and restore normal health-tone.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has for 40 years
won and held the favor of the people.
Peptiron Pills are named from pep
sin and iron-and include nux and
other good blood and stomach tonlcs.
Be wise and begin on this sensible,
reliable course Of medicine today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Bakeries are Closed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May l.
Eighty percent of the bread produc-
ton of Kansas City stopped today
when the members of the bakers
union quit work because the master
bakers, or employers, would not sign
a new contract calling for a two
dollar a week wage increase. With
few exceptions all the large bakeries
in the city are closed More than
two hundred bakers are said to be
out
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

this morning. had disappeared at
noon. It Is believed the boat, a wood
en- one. had burned to the waters
edge.
Life savers from the Marble Head
station who were making valiant eff
forts to reach the ship in the heavy
seas, were lost from the view OF the
observers In the Perry monument
here.
Despite their gasoline, non-sinkable
cruiser, there are some fears ex.
pressed for the safety OF coast guards.
Large steamers fear to go out in the
heavy seas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

| OdJ6 Slty uUcS 1OS oSouAAS -
sponsihlity for views expressed b'
correspondents. Writer'S OF commune
cations must furnish their names
| not necessarily for publication, but
| for the information Of the editor.l
More About the Shade Tree Suit.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
In-so-much as you have, in your
issue 30th ult.. given mention of a
suit filed against me, in relation to
the removal of certain trees, at my
place of residence, and as the infer
ence from your article might be
quite misleading, it is asked OF you
to publish the following which l con-
slider the correct version of the
affair.
First: In your report it is stated
that l am held to give certain bond.
This is emphatically incorrect. The
fact is, that the party filing this suit
is and has been required to give
bond, under which l have means OF
recovering damages, in event Of my
proving the same, as consequence
Of this action.
Second: The facts in the case are:
Some years ago 1 bought, paid for
and planted a number of trees on
the property which / occupy. AS the
trees developed, the shade therefrom
became dense to such an extent as
to be objectionable to us, and in
order to admit sunshine to the south
exposure of the house, and also to
the yard in the rear, sufficient for the
raising of garden, grass and flowers,
7 recently had two of the trees re-
moved. AS l purchased, paid for and
planted these trees myself, l assumed
the right to cut them down. AS to
whether or not the technica1itfes of
the law gave me this right, is not
the purpose Of this communication
to enter.
As it might be inferred from your
account that / had molested trees
not belonging to me, this letter is to
remove any such impression which
might be gathered.
]. N. D. DICKINSON.
Keokuk, May l, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Convention Postponed

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May All
arrangements for the conclave of
Knights Templar in this city May
21-23 were cancelled today by order
of the grand commandery.
The convention was Indefinitely
postponed because Of the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
At Meeting Of Board Of Directors OF
Visiting Nurse Association This
Morning, Features Were
Discussed.
WILL EXPLAIN METHODS
Third Nurse to be Added to Starr
DURING Summer Months, Who VIII
be Of Assistance to
Housekeepers.

| The board of directors OF the vlsH,
ing Nurse association completoa
plans this morning for the observance
of baby week, which will be held the
third week in May The committee 20
plan the program is Miss 4ounker'
| Mrs. j. J. Ayres, Miss Alton, and MISS
Madeleine McGrath, president OF the
Baby Welfare league. Miss Younker
spent a good deal Of time recently IN
Chicago visiting clinics and heaith
stations and In conference with doc
tors and nurses in charge, and as
result. was able to suggest a program
I for the local association. The COLL
mittee will ask permission from the
board of education to use room LOT
meeting in every ward school DulId-
ing in the city The mothers in tire
ward and all who are Interested, VIII
be invited to the meeting and helpful
literature will be distributed. Ine
subjects to be discussed will be
history Of the development of lnfaLt
welfare work, prenatal care, milk as
a food and how to prepare 1t, contag-
eous diseases and flies as carriers OF
contageon, and general hygiene Ill
the home.
The committee will ask the minist-
ers Of the city to speak on the i'm
portance of baby week and OF some
good results which come from its OBJ
servance.
In all cities emphasis is to be laid
on the prevention, in SO far as Is
possible, of infantile paralysis and
campaign for cleanliness, and against
flies is to be a feature of baby week.
To Add Extra Nurse.
At the meeting this morning it was
decided to add an extra nurse to the
visiting nurse force from May 10 TO
September 15 She will be visiting
housekeeper who will teach cleanli-
ness, how to cook wholesome food
economically and the care Of chill
dren. Miss Brown and Miss Alexand-
er have accomplished wonders in the
line of teaching household hygiene,
but their actual nursing work pre-
vents their making visits widely dis
'tributed for doing special work OF
this kind, hence a third nurse will
aid them during the three summer
months. The text book which the
housekeeping nurse will use is ''The
Low Cost of Cooking" by Florence
Nesbitt The Visiting Nurse assccia-
ton hopes to purchase scales special.
ly made for weighing babies and thus
condition can be kept.
Report for Month.
Miss Alexander made the nurses
report for the month as follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Report for Month.


Prenatal visits ................. 1
Prophylactic 80
Maternal aid ......... 9
Total 49,. .................. 102
In the infant welfare department,
the work has progressed to the point
where the babies are watched and
are kept well, which is the great aim.
1t is better to keep babies well thai.
to nurse sick babies.
Nursing service in the district:
Nursing visits ........... Ct
Instruction visits ............. 81
Friendly visits oi
Extra $500.
lOtal lo9
Metropolitan visits ....... ...... SO
Mrs. Rich presided at the meeting,
Miss Mary Irwin served as secretary,
and Miss Agnes Trimble made the
treasurer's report
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Speakinu of Corceit.

Atchison Globe: No one will ever
become quite so important as the
slide trombone player in a minstrel
band seems to feel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
lie NJ q q dn,t Mzif

Washington Star: Any eligible
man who dislikes the sound of Com
pulsQry service" has the privilege of
volunteering.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
VIoIinist Pieases.

Not in many days has the Music
club had a greater treat than in the
violin numbers given by Mr.. Frederick
McMurray who played two numbers
of his own composition, Romanza and
serenade. He played two encores,
one an arrangement Of the old song,
Alice Where Art Thou. The most I'M
discerning musical critic could not
fail to recognize from his first note to
the last that he is an artist. His tone
and technique told this and yet these
we're forgotten in what he makes the
violin say to his hearers. His art was
never obtrusive, but every tone was
artistic in the extreme. Rare good
fortune has come to Keokuk If Mr..
McMurray stays here as he now in
tends to do.
Mrs. Joseph Furlong and Mrs Flor
ence Wright Schouten sang a duet,
Dews of Summer Night by Dudley
Buck and Responding to an encore,
sang Jesu Amore. Their voices
blended in beautiful harmony and
their numbers were much enjoyed
Mrs. o. w. Sandberg was the club
soloist of the evening and sang a
group of songs: A Spirit Flower by
Upton; Merry Maiden Spring by Mac
Dowell; A Birthday, by MacFadyen;
Bird of Blue, German, and responded
to an encore. Mrs. Sandberg is IA
vorite with Keokuk audiences and
her singing last night was up to her
usual high standard
Mrs. Ralph B. Joy, Mrs. George
Sueppel and Miss Helen Wyllie were
the accompanies and added much to
the program by their work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

Ship on Fire.
PUTIN-BAY, Ohio, May 1.-The
unidentified steam barge which was
discovered afire off East Sister island
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

Where Duty Calls.
Hartford Times: To arms or to
| farms! One or the other!
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09
LOCAL CIVIC BODY BANOUETS
PRIOR To ANNUAL Meeting; is.
IN A FLOURISn|NG CONDITION.

ers, adds prestige to these others. If
stores are careless, the tendency for
shoppers is to purchase away from
home. Every merchant with real
ideals and progressiveness positively
combats this buy-away-from-hom
spirit"
Mr.. Seymour stated that it was his
purpose to justify the time, expense
and the effort devoted by citizens to
the chambers of commerce.
"If chamber OF commerce ceases
to exist, it is persuasive evidence that
the city is not worth working for" he
bluntly remarked.
The views of labor cannot be ig-
nored and the chamber of commerce
cannot get correct estimate of what
Nit. Vernon needs unless the views of
the farmers are taken into considera-
tion, declared Mr.. Seymour. He said
that the chamber of commerce can do
nothing better than promote social
contact with the farmers and the la
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09

boring people. These classes are real
ly business men as against exploiters
! and takers who come into a commun-
ity, stay a short time and then de-
part, having taken everything away
they could and given nothing
"The men who build city are those
who give value, and full value. They
remain In the city, succeed perma-
nently and deserve success" MIR. Sey-
mour said.
He took up the work the national
chamber of commerce is doing and
urged affiliation Of the local body with
this organization. A wide influence
on national affairs can be exerted by
chambers Of commerce united.
There are three points, in the pres
ent international crisis, upon which
chambers of commerce must unite,
said Mr.. Seymour. These are:
1-No state has the right to do an
independent act which may arouse
the just resentment of an alien power
such as has been done in some states
in excluding Japanese labor.
2-The army and navy should not
be divided into state units, but should
be thoroughly national organizations.
3-The resources of the country,
such as foodstuffs, ETC., much be mo-
bilized under national system of de-
fense that they may be conserved.
In commenting upon these points,
Mr.. Seymour took occasion to pay
high tribute both to President Wood
row Wilson and Congressman Viii
liam A. Ashbrook.
The balance of his very enjoyable
speech was devoted to the vast bene-
fit that a community may derive from
a chamber Of commerce, emphasizing
that every citizen should help in max
ing his city better place in which
to live and earn a living.
After the speech of Mr.. Seymour,
annual reports were made. These
were as follows:
REPORT OF sEcY. MAYER
First, your secretary would like to
express appreciation to the officers.
board Of directors, various active di-
visions. members council, members
as a whole and to all the friends of
this organization who made 1t pos
sible to produce results which have
certainly been OF value to the city of
Mt. Vernon.
Considerable credit is due to the
press of Mt. Vernon. Through the
publicity received during the year, it
has been possible to keep the public
informed as to the progress of the
orgaHization. The press has perform
ed a valuable service not only TO the
Organization but 10 Mt. Vernon and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09

3f,Ofo.lO
TREAS. AcKERMAN's REPORT
Receipts
Received from c. X. Sails
bury, treasurer ,341.00
Less vouchers for payments
made ......,.....,..... 1920
........ 81 ,233. 80
Received from secretary -. 1907 Is
$4,540.95
Expenditures
Vouchers paid ..............S "a ,427.9O
Balance on hand in bank. 1905
s4,540.95
Balance on hand .$ $l13.O5
Less outstanding
vouchers No.
S54 ...,...$ $40
Q No. 25s ,...,. 1857 22,o?
Net balance Mch. s. IT Ss0,sS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09

With representative attendance,
the annual banquet of the Mt. Vernon
chamber of commerce was held Tues
day evening in headquarters on West
High street.
The tables were arranged in the
shape of a double T, the officers Of the
organization and the speaker of the
evening being seated at the upper end
of the formation. The tables were
decorated with roses. A four-course
dinner was served by the Oakland
restaurant.
AS soon as the repast was concluded
and without any preliminaries, Presi-
dent A. ]. Darrah presented Augustus
IT. Seymour of Columbus, announcing
his topic as "The Relation of Man
to His Community
Stating that he had addressed Mt
Vernon audience 27 years ago on the
occasion of his graduation from Mt.
Vernon high school, Mr.. Seymour re-
marked that he was as embarrassed
now as then. He asked that his hear
ers who had known him of yore, for
bear from viewing him in the light of
the boy Augustus Seymour, trying to
tell them what to do, but rather, re-
gard him as one who would merely
tell them things they already knew.
ut is beneficial for every city to
have chamber of commerce." said
Mr.. Seymour, and particularly so in
Ohio, on account of the closely-bound
state of the various cities. There are
over 40 cities in Ohio with popula-
tion Of 5000 or more. They have the
same laws, the same problems and de-
pend on the same manufacturing in
terests.
1T is essential that the agricultural
interests of any community be we'll
balanced and it is equally as essential
that those who sell merchandise be
progressive enough to invest in things
as good as can be purchased any
where
mo Ohio cities have the right to be
jealous of each other, nor have any
merchants the right to envy a rival.
One man, superior in his line TO 9TH
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09

fined $3.50. Later, he joined the Co.
lumbus Automobile club which took
up the case. Mr.. Bell expects 10.
have his fine and costs returned te.
him. He said he was willing to spend
his time in organizing club in Knox
county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09

er. He said that a club Of so mem.
bers is maintained in Morrow county.
Thomas 70. Bell cited a practical ex-
ample Of the value OF automobile club
membership. He said he was unlaw.
iuiiy arrested on the Springfield pike
last summer in a speed trap" and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09
STAY IN YOUR CITY,
ADVICE or SEYMOUR
The Chambers Membership
Runs Up To 400; Reports
Are Read

President. S. McCrackin.
Vice-Pres.-W. L. Robinson.
Treasurer-Wm. A. Ackerman.
Directors Organization, M. H. Ro-
senthall; Civic, P. q. Zemer; Agricul-
ture, Ralph c. Ringwalt; Business, A.
A. Dowds.
These are the new officers of the
Mt. Vernon chamber of commerce
chosen Tuesday night. There are now
400 members in the organization. It's
condition is most flourishing in enter
ing upon it's second year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-09
State of Ohio, City OF Toledo.
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State OF Ohio, CITY OF Toledo,
Lucas County. SIS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by tie use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of Decem-
ber A. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern-
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for consultation