The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-10

Russell Webber Of Ferris. left Sat
urday morning for Springfield. H., TO
attend the state fair, he having peen
chosen by the county superintendent
of schools. the chairman of the board
of superyfsors and the president OF
the Farmers Institute to represent
! Hancock county at the fair. He pays
his own railroad expenses. ana IS
given board and lodging at $5.oo per
week. The boys representing inc
various counties of the state are
under the supervision of Prof. w. >.
Rooth assistant state superintendent,
who is principal of the state fair
school for boys; they are PROVIDED
with army tents and army blankets
and spend the entire time on the
grounds. The state board OF agrl-
culture furnishes mess tents for
| them. In the morning the boys at
| tend lectures, which are given ior
their especial benefit, and upon
which they make reports TO the
county superintendent of their varl-
ous counties. In the afternoon they
are at liberty to visit the depart
n,ents of the fair and examine the
exbibits. This school held each year
| Is very interesting and source OF
education for the youth who are SO
| fortunate as to be chosen to attend.
Two BOYS represent each county, put
the other lad chosen from TINS
| county, was unable to attend, hence
Hancock county will be represented
by Russell Weber.
DR.. r. D. Denton received his com
mission from the war department
few days ago, to act as veterinarian
in connection with the United States
army. and is expecting call IN
short time. s
VIM. Burgner, superintendent OF
public highways of Hancock county,
reports the oiling of the roads per
the 1916 contract of state aid WORK
as completed at Augusta, Dallas ana
Fountain Green, and he is expecting
large tank of oil this week for
further oiling of the roads west OF
Carthage, as per contract or lslo.
No work has been done on the 1911
contract. He reports large amount
of bridge work being done at this
time, the large bridge over Crooked
Creek having been finished recently
and is now open to traffic. The 1Z0
foot bridge, known as Myers bridge,
on the Henderson county line, VIII
soon be completed. Saturday a con-
tract was let for large bridge
northeast of Carthage, known as the
| Baird bridge, also one on the Hen
derson county line, known as the
Karr bridge. A large bridge is going
| in on the township line between
Appanoose and Sonora, on the road
east of Nauvoo-
| The firm of Wilcox & Dawson sold
Rriscoe cars to the following people
the past week: A. j. Reed OF near
Middle Greek; Harry Phipps, of near
| Carthage; Geo o. Dawson OF near
! Carthage; Mrs. Sarah Reed. of Blan.
1 dinsville, and j. w. Botkins of Car
thage.
Miss Ruth Chevillon departed for
Dallas City Wednesday, having &C
cepted the position of principal In
the. high school.
| Mr.. and Mrs Ed Wiesner of FIT
Madison, spent several days last
week at the home of her uncle, VIM
i Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Conwell Of Los
Angeles, Calf, are visiting the lady's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Wilcox
Mr.. Conwell expects to enter the
aviation corps upon his return to the
west.
Probate Court News-Hancock
County.
| In re the estate of Charles n
| Junk, deceased, in the sale of rea
estate belonging to said estate, said
lands being bid o., as follows: N
20 acres of w. II of SW. 1856: 21.04
acres to Charles E. Junk. for s2O5.5(
per acre, or total amount of 81,
32372. The s. IA of the NV. " Of
343-6-S2.77 acres to John e. Junk
for $166 per acre, or total Of S13,
1882. The w. 5 acres Of N. 1C
acres of NE. 1925 adams county,
to Alfred Junk. for s41.75 per acre
or a total of $20s.75. Order of cour'
filed approving said sale, and direct
! ing deeds to issue to the respective
purchasers.
AFFIDAVIT Of Henry Kretchmer, sec
rotary of the board Of local improve
ment of the city Of Warsaw, filed
! showing that the voucher in the
matter Of the construction OF sewer
system in the city of Warsaw has
been issued and delivered to the
contractor, Harness Bros, on Aug
81, 1917. in the sum of s1,1o0. said