The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28

nection with the building and main
tanning pumping station together
with an easement, and extending the
city further rights and privileges to
use Fabius River for such purposes
as the city may choose. 1t is very
generous deed, and besides conveying
the city one-half acre OF land more
or less, as the meets and bounds
show, it awards the city the use OF
the North Fabius river, just south OF
the tract OF land. for securing water,
leaving the method and plan of OBJ
tanning the same entirely to the city
and it's boards of aldermen.
Glen Oliver is getting material on
the ground preparatory to the cree
ton of a new home on the Sanford
lots east of the square.
At recent meeting OF the city
council the contract for the extension
of sewerage ditch along Madison
F, street was let to Arthur Crumpbell-
his bid being s1,19O.99. w. T. Scott
offered bid of s1,145.36, which was
rejected.
Chas. Bridgewater has returned
from ST. Louis, where his hand was.
operated ON last week. The constant
use of his trowel had affected the
palm so much paralysis Of the hand
was feared. The operation. which
consisted OF grating new skin on
! the member, was highly successful.
/ 1t was considered very unusual
! operation, but was very successful.
The car of seed potatoes bought
| by our merchants cost them $1,608
for the spuds in Michigan. This is
perhaps the highest price ever paid
| for single carload Of foodstuffs
shipped into this city.
I J. j. Frary has decided to stay at
HilIrose, Colorado, this summer and
operate his farm. He will be Joined
in a few weeks by his daughter, Miss
Rue, who will keep house for him
| this summer. Mrs. Frary and son
Ollie will operate the home place
three miles southeast of town.
r. L. Webb, Chas. Anderson and
Hubert Smith returned last Saturday
! from Detroit, whittier they went for
three Maxwell touring cars which
they drove home. Enroute back they
encountered some muddy roads which
greatly hindered them--it taking
eight days to make the homeward
| journey.
! The careless act Of passerby in
! throwing a cigarette stub too close
to the front porch of the Ocie McIn-
| tosh home In east Memphis on last
| Friday night came near causing
disastrous fire. The prompt dtscov-
! cry and application of water extin-
! g1ished the blaze without any seri-
GUS results. Smokers should use eau
! ton in discarding cigar or cigarette
stubs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Steeples are
| the happy parents of son. born to
them on Thursday. March Is.
! Roads were never better If ever
as good, throughout a winter as has
marked the past season.
| Horace Rockwell has shipped his
| household goods to ST. Joseph and
! with his family departed last week
for that city, where he has a posi-
/ ton with the sti eet railway company.
Fred Dennison has under consid-
Grafton a proposition as travelling
salesman for a wholesale plumbers
] supply house at Dubuque, Iowa. He
has several other offers and is I'M
decided as to which he will accept.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conway re-
turned last Monday from Milton
where Mr.. Conway had been work
ing for the past few months as sup
ply station agent He will resume his
duties as day operator at the local
| station.
d: w. Burns and Son last week
sold two coming yearling Hereford
male calves to a Mr.. Stone
of Redstone, Montana.
j Bates McLane, who lately pur-
chased the Mrs Anna kits property
/ in the south part. Of town. plans to
/ erect bungalow thereon this spring.
/ ,vern Cunningham is sick with
smallpox at the home of his uncle,
20 E. Cunningham, north Of town.
Charlie Hughes sold his farm north
of Luray. a few weeks ago and has
moved to Memphis, having rented the
w. A. Adams property in northwest
Memphis Mr.. Hughes is a concrete
, worker and was for a number of
years associated with Senator c. F.
Carter in the contracting business.