The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-30

the Ol0e-y 6aT-Olu UauSuleE o. NIB.
Frank Davis, was seriously wounded
on the forehead by the explosion OF
an automobile tire. The tire which
was defective, could not stand the
heavy pressure and when it blew out
the little girl was standing at the
wheel. She was badly injured and
it was feared Ter skull was frac-
tured However, this fear was soon
dispelled when the family physician
dressed the wound. Her condition Is
now steadily improving.
A large crowd gathered at the
court house Monday afternoon and a
local Red Cross chapter was organ
lied with one hundred active mem
bers and corps of earnest and en-
thusiastic officers.
Last Thursday afternoon at 5
o'clock an automobile occupied by
Misses Lucille Pontius and Louise
Hammond overturned near the home
of Otto Tenant, IA miles northeast
of memphis, and the latter came
, near losing her life before assist
ance arrived to rescue her from be-
meath the car. AS the car turned
turtle the young ladies screamed and
Mr.. Tenant and hired man rushed
to their rescue.
Our community was greatly shock
ed last Friday by the sad intelligence
of the death in Rock Island, Illinois,
of Byron #. Dunn, a member OF Com
pany B. Eighteenth U. S. infantry.
Deceased was taken i'll on troop
train while enroute east from the
training camp in Arizona When the
train reached Rock Island he was
conveyed to a hospital and every at
tention given him. He was ill but d
short time, neuralgia of the heart
being the immediate cause of his
demise
The spring term OF the Memphis
kindergarten closed last Friday with
a program by the little tots, after
| which refreshments were served
Miss Barker is spending this week
with relatives in CORN, enjoying a
much needed rest
DR.. Arthur H. DeLong, field secre-
tary for the new Methodist hospital
now in course of erection in St
Joseph, Mo-, spent Sunday in Mem
phis, preaching to large and appre.
ciative congregations both morning
and evening. DR.. belong Is one OF
/ the most interesting speakers we
have ever heard and his m essages on
last Sababth made splendid impress.
i sions on his hearers
| John T. Parks has purchased the
interest of his partner, W. S. Scott
in the Crystal Steam Laundry and is
now sole owner of same. Mr.. Parks
has ordered an electric motor to
drive the machinery and has had the
boiler and other fixtures overhauled
and is now prepared to turn out first
class work all the time. Mr.. Parks
! is experienced in the business, hav.
ing been foreman of large laundry
at Sherman, Texas, for several years
Maynard, eleven year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Beard, was
drowned while in bathing at Sanders
pond-north of the fair grounds
last Thursday evening between and
Is o'clock. The only eye witness tc
his death was playmate, Harry
Johnson, Of about the same age
Harry was SO frightened by the acct
dent that he did not tell of the
child's death until late in the night
when searching party started out
to ascertain his whereabouts. When
the child did divulge the facts, a
crowd of willing workers went to the
| pond and after working all night
succeeded in rescuing the body about
o'clock the following morning
| President Wilson on Wednesday
announced the names Of the exemp
ton boards for the different counties
| in Missouri. The board for Scotland
county is composed of Sheriff Chas
teen, Clerk I. M. Horn and DR.. w
S. Petty.
| The next step will be the issuing
of the exemption regulations, which
the exemption boards are to follow
These have been drafted and are
awaiting the approval of the presi
dent, who is expected to announce
them within a few days.