The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-06
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CARTHAGE, ILL, JAN.

The Hon. E. O. Reaugh, represen-
tative Of the thirty-second sena..)- al
district, returned Friday from SpriGg.
field, having attended the opening
session of the fiftieth session Of the
Illinois legislature, which adjourned
Thursday, the 4th. until Monday, the
8th, at 10 o'clock a.. m, at which
time the inaugural ceremonies of
Governor-elect Frank o. Lowden will
be held, after which the house will
adjourn until January 16, at which
time the session will proceed with
consideration Of the many bills to be
presented.
Clyde Gorrell Of Monticello town
ship, brought the scalp of half
grown gray wolf to County Clerk Ed.
Miller's Office and received bounty
of $500 for the same. The wolf had
taken refuge in den, In hole
among some rocks, and the boys dis
covered his whereabouts, the head
only being visible, and assuming that
1t was fox, young Gorrell grabbed
him by the ears and proceeded to
pull him out Of the hole, and when
he had succeeded in doing SO, his
companion struck the wolf over the
head, killing it. They would not
have attempted to drag him out by
the ears had they known it was a
wolf, but after they saw their find,
were reluctant to let him go.
During the year just past, the clerk
has paid bounty on seven wolf scalps
and nineteen cubs, ten of the cubs
being brought in from Walker town.
ship and nine from LaHarpe town.
ship, the bounty on these being $500
per scalp; five from Montebello town.
ship, one from Pontoosuc and one
from Bear Creek, the total bounty
paid during the year being $500.
Rev. J. Nj. Jones entertained the
deacons, trustees and their wives and
the officers of the Baptist church
and the heads of the different de-
partments of the church work, at the
parsonage on Thursday evening, at
which time the work for the COM
ing year was discussed, and plans
made for the extension OF the church
work.
The preliminary hearing of Charles
Frakes, charged with stealing poul-
try, will be heard Saturday today.
before Judge Lewis Martin at his
office in the NcMahan building.
DR.. and Mrs H. J. Elsea left Fri
day morning for Abingdon, for an
over SUNDAY visit with Mrs. Elsea's
mother.
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Marsh Of Keo-
kuk spent Wednesday evening at the
Edward Cherrii! home, returning to
Keokuk the same evening.
Mrs. Loynd and daughter Mrs. Paul
Ochiltree, who have been visiting at
length with the formers sister Mrs.
Rose Hartman, at Lorraine, were in
Carthage Wednesday evening to at
tend the annual church meeting OF
the Christian church, stopping with
Miss Lena Stepp while in the city.
The o. E. s. held its installation
of officerss and appointive officers
Tuesday evening. at which time Mrs.
Anna Byler was appointed warden:
Mrs. E. A. Wilcox. marshal; Mrs.
I,ura Porter, chaplain; Miss Myrtle
Rams. organist; Herbert Hamilton,
sentinel: Mrs. Lertin Burner, Ada;
Miss Lulu Ayers, Ruth; Mrs. John
Horney, Esther; Mrs. Amy Cannon,
Martha; Mrs. John Walker, Electa.
AT recent meeting of the Will
ing Workers, the following officers
we're reelected: President. Mrs. Fred
Johnson: vice-president, Mrs. j. L..
Shult: treasurer, Mrs. J. p. Beckman.
Mrs. Lertin Burner resigned as sec
retary and Mrs. J. P. Califf was cleo
ted to fill the place. The society has
paid off a $500 pledge to the church
fund, made in 1915.
The SLOPPY Seven" fraternity
gave it's annual stag party on New
Years night, and the evening was
devoted to progressive pitch. There
were thirty-three tables in commits
sion and the prizes for the winners
were two boxes of cigars. j. w.
Westfall and Geo. David and VIM.
Booz and John Barger tied on the
highest score of games won and the
contest was decided by a rubber