The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19

! accidentally q married man. Ralph
Lane; Drink Potts, his chum and in
cidentally in love with Ginger, Arthur
Derksen; Ira Courtleigh, Imogene's
guardian, Donald Gordan; Buck Ty-
son, gypsy tinker, Mr.. B. 3. Russell;
Elmer Van Sittert, an anglomaniac
New Yorker; Squire Ripley. Virgin
| ian landlord, W. H. Harkrader; Major
! Duffy, county clerk and confederate
veteran, Paul Derksen.
| Lige, a gentleman of color; ROLAND
Russell, Melvin (Chick) Sayler OF
IKeokuk, and Fulton Henderson ap
ipeared between acts as black faced
comedians and certainly did their
stunts well, keeping the house in an
luproar of laughter during their spe-
cialties. We believe if the drama was
repeated, another full house would be
the result.
Clyde Patterson Of Oakwood has
sold his Ice business to Richard Par
sons, who will have the entire selling
of Ice in this city.
The Misses Myrtle Berry, Nan
Yeast, and Minnie Dunsworth, teach
| ers in the Hamilton school, and their
pupils are enjoying picnic dinner in
Ringland's grove today.
The Dadant Bee association invited
the Misses Jessie Lane and Matte
Doud, with their pupils to be their
guests today and We know the teach
ers and pupils will be thoroughly en-
tertafned for the Dadants are known
as capital entertainers.
Guy Ferree of this city has opened
up studio In Warsaw. He is good
photographer and we wish him sue
cess in this enterprise.
Jesse MCGEE of Davenport, formerly
Of this city, and son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel MCGEE. has enlisted with the
corps Of engineers and is expecting to
do his share OF heroism across the
waters.
There are twenty-one graduates in
our high school this year. Thirteen
girls and eight boys. They are as fol-
lows: W. Bryan AckIey, Coda Mary
Grant Pearl Ellen Denton, Mary A.
Elder, Della Eaton, Jennie NJ. Gipson,
John W. Geisen, Donald R Gordan,
James p Guthrie, Tessie e. Hastings,
Clara A. Hamper. Mary Elizabeth LIE
roy, Herschel N. Russell. Lola Smul-
ling, Mabel Riggs, Carroll l. Swanson,
Helen e. Taylor, Vita NJ. Thompson.
Margaret A. Twesten, Earl R. Uhlic
and Clarence c. Wegehenk1e.
Thursday to determine "Shan the city
OF Hamilton adopt ordinance number
2, series 1917 entitled. An ordinance
granting to the Electric Smelling and
Reduction company, its successors, !
lessees and assigns, the consent, per-
mission, right, power and authority to
construct, maintain, operate, lease
and assign a railway upon, over and |
along that part OF Broadway street in
the city of Hamilton, Hancock county, |
Illinois, lying west OF Second street !
and connecting with the railway |
tracks now laid On Second street,"
passed by the council Of. said city |
March II, A. D., 1917 We understand |
but one voter voted in the negative. |
a large number Of votes were cast.
At the home of his daughter, Mrs. |
Chris Gipson, Wednesday morning, I
May 1e, William, DowdaIl passed into l
rest after many months of suffering.
The subject OF this sketch was born |
at Philadelphia, Pa, March 10, 1884
and was aged eighty-three years He
came TO this vicinity in his young /
and was married in the year
1863. For many years Mr.. and |
Mrs. Dowdall lived on the John
s. Johnson farm southeast of Ham
MON, hHSFS LnSF HVe0 Until Lney
moved to E1vaston. The wife and
mother entered into rest in the
year 1909. Mr DowdaI was a mem
Der Of the Presbyterian church OF FL
vaston for long years prior TO his
death. The following children sur
vive this old and highly respected citf-
zen: Mrs. Anna GIBSON OF Hamilton;
with whom the deceased had made his T
home for several months. Mrs Stan
ley Barnes, also of this city; James
Do1dali OF Evasion vicinity. and VIII
liam Dowdall Of JameStown, North Da-
kota. The funeral services were held
from the Presbyterian church OF Ell