The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-06

The directors OF the Hancock
Comfy Fair association met IN the
Office OF the associations PRESIDENT
DR.. 3. M. Robbins, Friday evening,
and among other important matters
acted upon. 1T was decided to hold
race meeting on July 4, followed IN
the evening by fireworks on the pup
lie square.
Reports OF officers were read and
fayorably received, and 1t was oe-
termined that every effort should oe
nut forth to make the Hancock coun-
~ fair for 1917 the best ever held N
the county.
Oflcers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: DR.. E. N. Rob
bins. president; Robert Baird, vlce
president, Or. h .. Denton. secTe-
tary; Thos. F. Dunn. treasurer
The first annual meeting OF the
Hancock County Live Stock associa-
ton was held in the court house AT
Carthage, recently. In the absence
OF W., o. Kunkel. ]. B. Johnson.
presided 1t is to be understood that
this association is auxiliary 20 the
state association. In his review OF
the years work Mt. Johnson ex-
blamed how the association had been
instrumental In reducing the clean
ing and disinfecting charges OF stock
cars as well as increasing hog car
cass prices from 81 to 81 per ant
NAL. The purpose OF this association
is to promote all live stock interests
in the state, from the producers
standpoint
At the local meeting 1t was de-
cfded to continue the county associa-
ton and retain membership in the
state association. Oficers for the
ensuing year were elected, as follows:
~. B. Johnson, president, and w. q:
Clark. secretary-ueasurer. HoDerr
Baird was appointed director for the
state association. there being thirty
in all from a. many different coun-
ties. Membership in our local as
ISOLATION is open to every person IN,
terested in live stock. the dues OF II
can be mailed to w. g. Clark. o..
paid at the Hancock County National
bank, of this city. The state dues
must be. paid by March first. and II
would be great help II all dues are
paid by that time. The following are
members: j. B. Johnson, w. O.
Kunkel, w. G. Clark, D. III. Johnson.
w. w. Lawless. Walter WorreH.
Robert Gard, p w Cutler. and sou,
Geo. w u. W AA0A ASSt, ASSAsN-N
Aleshire. F. E. Miller; E. S. Clark. ]
=. Willis. G. w. Briley, VIM. Dye. j,
e. Ewing. S. G. Powell, F. A. Marker.
Melvin Shepherd, l. Hcssord,
w Bolts, Minor Bolts. T. E. Burner,
Riley Harris, Charles Abbott, E. W.
Ward, w. H. Sargent, NJ. G. Lambert.
4. C. Booze, Lee Ewing. A NJ. VIII
son, N. NJ. Cochran, Rice Bros.
Wednesday is guest. Day Tor the
Household Science club Afternoon
/ tea at 3: 30 by program committee,
Mesdames J. J. WEIGH. G. W Walker
and l. W. Berry. Reading by Miss
Alma Horney: paper, The Club and
its past" BY Mrs. 8. d. Faris; paper,
.The Club and its Future" by Mrs.
Edgar Payne. Reading by Mrs. Il.
C. Salisbury Each member Is re-
quested to bring q guest who Is In
terested in the club work. Mrs. l..
C. sCherrill is president and Mrs.
Harold Hendricks, secretary.
The firm of Dwell & Wilson. agents
for the Illinois Oil company, hare
installed Ford auto truck, with
three hundred gallon oil tank to use
in the business OF distributing oil In
the city and surrounding country.
Probate Court Ae.ss---.!@ncockS County.
In re the estate OF Nancy O'Hayer.
deceased ~
Bond on the sale of real estate.
signed by Albert Naegelin. William
B. Garard and Chas. Manussier. in
the sum of $s2 600, said Naegelin be-
ing administrator OF said estate. the
Iands to be sold being VI, = sw IS.