The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

Fishing seems to be the order or
the day with the Carthage business
men, an automobile party going TO
Crooked creek most every day, but
thus far no reports have been given
out as to the success of the various
parties. On Friday afteronon County
Clerk w. E. Miller and son William
and Herman Niehaus constituted
party who were at the creek for the
day. In the afternoon while the
party was driving in the Miller car
to Wier's ford, sharp turn in the
road was encountered, when two
farm wagons were met Unexpectedly
and in order to save running into
the wagons, Mr. Miller turned out,
running into a ditch, the car being
saved from upsetting by lodging
against tree and the end OF the
bridge, with a space of twelve or nj
teen feet below into the creek. Mr..
Miller received slight cut in the
forehead, presumably from the
| branch of a tree, the brake refusing
to work completely, causing the acct
dent, which fortunately for all did
not prove serious. The car was
slightly damaged, the wind shield and
right fender being broken.
The canning demonstration given
| by Mrs. Blanch West of Bushnell.
Friday afternoon at the Christian
church, under the auspices of the
Civic league and the Household Sci
ence club, attracted a large attend
ance, many ladies coming from the
country to witness the latest methods
| of canning vegetables and fruits
Each lady was requested to bring a
quart jar, together with enough OF
| the article desired to be canned. to
| fill the jar, and Mrs. West did the
| rest. She gave her methods for
sterilizing the jars and tops, and the
process of preparing the vegetables
for the hot water bath, in each in
stance the vegetables to be picked
and canned the same day. Peas,
beans, carrots, beets, gooseberries.
raspberires were all canned by the
hot water bath method, where the
| jars are completely immersed in the
water and allowed to boil for given
period, when the lids are frightened,
and the task is completed. The
ladies of Carthage were only too glad
to avail themselves <of the oppor-
tunity of learning to can garden
truck, inasmuch as in previous years
| so much has gone to waste, not on ac-
count of lack of time or effort, but
simply because all who attempted
were unsuccessful, hence method
whereby the same can be canned
and kept in good condition is to be
eagerly embraced by the ladies of
this city and vicinity.
The preliminary hearing of DR.. j.
NJ. Moses and Harry Wilson charged
with conspiracy, has been postponed
by agreement of counsel until Fri
day, Juls 20. The case grew out of
the charge of Mrs Mary G. Carr, the
parties having appeared at her home
near Lorraine, the latter part of June,
when they represented themselves to
be doctors, and secured from Mrs.
Carr SIS for series of treatment
for her daughter, whom they pro-
nounced to be in the first stages OF
consumption.
Mrs. Addison L. Cole and baby OF
Brookfield, Mo-, are visiting home
folks. Mrs. J. B. Crawford who has
been with her daughter in Brooktield
for number of weeks, accompanied
her home.
Miss Mary Tyler of Fountain
Green was visiting relatives in the
city the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Harper and
children who have been visiting their