The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
BIG PARADE is PLANNED
Henry Nicoson, Son Of Former keo.
kuk Minister, Joins Cedar Falls
Company Of Iowa National
Guard.

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and participate in the exercises. A
huge flag pole is to be erected in the
southwest corner of the court house
park. Preceding the raising Of the
flag a patriotic parade win be made
In the morning. The Memphis concert
band will head the procession and
every school child in the county will
be invited to take part in the parade
The flag pole will be 100 feet above
the ground and made of gas pipe. The
pole will be imbeded in nine feet of
concrete and the flag is to be 1920
feet In size. Arrangements have been
made for several patriotic addresses
in the afternoon. The date has not
been decided upon for the reason
that all the material for the pole has
not been received. However. due no
tice will be given in advance through
the county papers.
Recently a petition was circulated
among the bushes men Of Memphis,
asking the postoffice department to
establish city delivery service for
the city OF Memphis. Numerous in
quiries have been made at the local
postoffice during the past few months
| to know whether or not such a service
| Is possible. The matter was taken
up with Congressman M. A. Romjue,
who very kindly and very promptly Of
fered to render whatever service he
could to get the service established in
Memphis.
Miss Pearl Drake had as her guests
during the Easter vacation a trio OF
her Hardin college chums, Miss
Gladys Ulen OF Dexter, Miss Flossie
Dutton OF New Florence and Miss
Artfe Duehn of Hiawatha, Kansas. On
Friday evening Miss Drake gave a
theatre party in their honor. The
young ladies returned to their school
at Mexico, Mo-, on Monday evening.
Friends in Memphis are in receipt
of letter from Henry Nicoson, the
youngest son of Elder and Mrs. NJ. ].
Ntcoson of this country, stating that
he had enlisted with the National
guards as member OF Company F,
First Iowa infantry, and is stationed
at Cedar Falls.
Memphis, died at the home of his son
Charles, in Keokuk last Sunday, aged
eigltyfour years. He is survived by
seven children, one daughter and six
sons. The body was brought to this
city for interment
Friends in Memphis have been ad-
vised of the death on April 5, of Mrs.
Mary Cody at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. A. Cox in North Yakima,
Washington, aged 81 years, months
and % days.
On last Wednesday afternoon the
Scotland county Modern Woodmen
convention was held at the Home
steaders hall in this city. r. /. Ladd
was elected delegate to the state
convention, which meets In Spring
field, May 2. r. D. Westcott of Rut-
ledge was chosen alternate. Owing f,
to the bad weather, Rutledge was the
only camp represented outside of
Memphis.
The band concert given by the
Memphis concert band, under the
capable direction of Professor Lopez
was well attended and greatly appre-
ciated. Owing to dfsagreeable wealth
a crowded house in the New theatre
instead of on the court house lawn as
was planned.
Relatives in this city are IN re-
ceipt of letters stating that Rich Reck-
ard, who lives in sKewanee, Ill, was
operated on for appendicitis a couple
Of weeks ago and was in a hospital at
that place.
The Scotland County Aid associa-
ton met at the court house Monday,
April 2, In its regular triennial meet
Ing for the transaction of business
pertaining to the association. Quite a
number OF persons were present and
the following officers were elected:
B. F. Moore, grand president; Hosea
Bookhart, grand vice president; H.
n. Jones, grand secretary; J. r. Hud-
son, grand treasurer; DR.. e. E Par
Ish, grand medical examiner, and H. +,
8. Gillespie, J. R. C1arkson, J. F. Tai t
bot and D. A. Frazee, grand directors. /
R. L. Webb has bought the Memphis I
Repair company building and has in {
stalled a complete line of new Hupmo-
bile and Maxwell cars which are now i
On the floor ready for spring deliv- 1
cry. Charles Anderson will continue 7
IN the repair business at the old
stand. a
At the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Simeon Turer, in Ian t
easter, Mo, on Wednesday, April 4, 7
occurred the marriage of Orvflle
shanks and Miss Pauline Turner, Rev
Thurman Andrews officiating.
Last Tuesday large number of the I
Memphis scouts marched to the may j
,r,s office in a body and rendered
heir services to the city during the 7
var. Mr. Witty acting mayor, re-
,ponded in neat speech and &C.
,epted the proffer of assistance
Counties throughout the state are
,eing notified that they cannot parti- [
,ipate In either the state or federal
mum tax of twenty-five cents hun C
Ired for road purposes. \
Come twelve couples of Memphis f