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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
To Talk Cold Turkey.

8nited Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, May 10,-Carl 9. Vroo-
man, assistant secretary OF agriculture
YVES scheduled TO talk cold turkey" to
members OF the Chicago butter and
egg board today. Vrooman late yes
terday conferred with Robert W.
Childs, special United States district
attorney, who is conducting the in
vestigation of specializing and alleged
price fixing by plungers on the but
ter and egg board.
Invited by the board to speak to
themembership, Vrooman agreed, with
the reservation that he might be Tex
tremely frank if he choose,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
districts into precincts where desir-

districts into precincts where desir-
able.
Requiring the publication Of 6nan.
cial statements.
Creating a vocational board for the
purpose OF disbursing the federal aid
under the Smith-Hughes bill.
Making the president Of the state
college member of the educational
board of examiners.
Relating to school book deposi.
tories and quarterly reports from
them.
Relating to school funds and pro-
yides that the teachers fund and the
contingent fund shall be together
and shall be known as the general
fund.
Providing for registration in GER
tain school elections where voting
precincts are established.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Representatives of Churches and SUM-
day Schools of City Effect Ne"
Organization at
Meeting.
405 PLAN MANY ACTIVITIES
Church Baseball League to be imme-
diateiy Re-orpanized-Offeers
of Body Are
Named.

REPRESENTATIVES OF the various
churches and Sunday schools or the CITY
met at the Y. II. C. a Tuesday even
ing and organized the Sunday Schooi
Athletic Federation of Keokuk- Ihe
purpose of this organization Is 10
plan a program OF competitive games
ard athletic leagues in which the
boys and young men in the SUNDAY
schools and churches may participate
This program is planned to encour'
age men and boys to become inter
ested in physical activities anu
wholesome recreation and to stimU-
late The interest in the Sunday
school classes. The Sunday schooi
athletic programs, leagues, ETC., that
have been promoted In the past nave
been organized by the Y. NJ. c. A,
but the officers of the association feel
that this work can be done more
thoroughly by the men ia the
churches and that in that case 1t can
be made Of decided benefit in stima-
Iating the interest in attendance at
the services of the Sunday schools
and churches, and would enlist a
greater number OF boys and men 10
participate.
Oficers were elected at the meet
ing, last evening, as follows:
President-Bernard Merriam.
Vice president-Geo Kirchner.
Secretary-John Johnson.
Treasurer-Allen Immegart.
The board of directors OF the fed
Grafton Will be composed of one rep
resentative from each of the churches
in the city that desires to be affiilat
ed with the organization. The follow
| ing are serving on that board al
present: George Angel, United Pres
byterian; John Johnson, Westmins
ter; John Dickey. ST. Peters; Aller
Immegart, Congregational; Bernard
Merriam, Baptist, and George kirch
ner. German Evangelical. 1t Is earn
estly desired that each OF the
churches shall be represented on th1i
board and the churches that failed &c
have Representatives at the meeting
| last evening should see to 1t thai
they are represented at the nex'
meeting.
A committee composed Of the OF
ficers was appointed to draw up
constitution and by laws and present
4 them at the next meeting.
{ A committee composed OF JohT
/ Dickey and George Kirchner was ap
pointed to present plans for the i'm
mediate reorganization of the churcr
baseball league.
/ The next meeting will be held OF
! Tuesday evening. May Is, at 1870 a
| the Y. n C. A
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
unwritten Law Is supreme.

CHRISTIANBURG, Va, May TO-
The "unwritten law" today was still
the supreme law of Virginia. No Vir-
gilman has ever been convicted who
relied on it to save him.
Charles e. Vawter was declared In
nocent OF the crime In taking the life
OF stockton Heth, Jr., for intimate re-
lations with Mrs. Vawter. The Jury
was out two hours and a half.
Mrs. Vawter who "atoned for her
sins" by laying bare her shame to
save her husband. today looked for
ward to new life in a new locality.
.Vawter was considering offering
his services in the engineering divi-
sion of the army. soon to start for
France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Boxing Bill TO Senate.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.l
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 10.-The
boxing bill legalizing ten round no de-
cision bouts was taken to the senate
today where ii Is expected to pass
after q fight The bill went through
the house yesterday with IS votes, or
seven more than necessary. 1t places
the sport uner a commission OF three
appointed by the governor and Ii
censes both the boxers and clubs
where the bouts are held.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

presented in Ferris. this county, by
Nauvoo talent next Monday evening
and the people Of that town will be
highly entertained If they will attend.
Nauyoo's Household Domestic Sci
ence club has made arrangements to
have Miss Green, an Instructor of
note of the state university extension
bureau, come to Nauvoo from June
4 to 8 to preside over a domestic
science school.
Nauvoo's canning company Is barg-
ing over the lake here lot OF tin
cans for the seasons work. They
also shipped some canned goods the
past week. John Johnson Is now
night Waterman at the plant tA
Nauvoo's business men are recesv.
ing large lot OF eggs since the
weather has warmed up some.
Nauvoo merchants ought to offer
prize to the boy or girl who raises
the largest amount OF navy beans on
q certain sized piece Of ground this
stason. Jack and the bean stalk.
. As further comment upon the
open muller music In Nauvoo It may
be remarked that some of 1t could be
stopped under the law against NUS
ances.
Are your peas up and how are your
beans and radishes? We have NOT
heard any Nauvoo person brag about
their garden stun 80 far this season.
The cool weather has had chilling
effect on both people and garden.
Nearly all OF the farmers in the
vicinity OF Nauvoo have their ground
ready for the planting of corn and
are now seeding, and the acreage
will be much larger than last year
on account Of the wheat killed fields.
Farmers say there is plenty Of time
for planting OF corn yet.
Several of Nauvoo's best fruit
growers inform this column that the
strawberry crop in this town will be
q short one this season. but some
think It 10 too early to predict what
the crop may come to by ripening
time.
Many Nauvoo people intend to turn
part Of their yard space into pork
this year as was the custom in years
gone by. They are going to try to
raise enough smoked meat for their
own use and lard for the frying pan.
Devotees of Izaak Walton in Nau'
VOC who are In the habit of hieing
themselves to the lake here when
fishing is good, are anxious for warn,
weather to come to stay so that they
can acquire a string Of the finny
tribe that will look well in a photo
graph.
Whenever you see Nauvoo citizen
move his fence back to give more
road, you will find public spirited
man, and every inch gentleman.
Miss Sylvia Pfaffe, pleasant
young lady Of Keoluk Is visiting rela'
tiyes in Nauvoo, the guest Of John
Bechtold and family.
Aaron Datin Of Chicago IL visitins
relatives in Nauvoo. The young man
was born in this city.
Miss Marie Luedlon has departed
for Davenport where she has employ
ment.
Mrs. Samuel Rapp Of Geneseo. III
Is a guest of her daughter, Mrs. h
| Arbuckle, in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Phi. kimball has returned 70
Nauvoo after six weeks visit with
her daughter at Peoria, and son al
Bushnell. Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

New York,s ice trust discards ,ns
frazzled excuse Of war as 2fl ,,
booster and boldly charges an up,,.
in ice to the high cost Of coal. lno
squeeze is limited to small consum
ers. Big buyers are not as easy =
the little fellows.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Games Today.
Has He Foruotten2

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Anent
Won Bethmann+Hollweg's peace talk,
the Won should remember that we
have signed up to talk peace only
with the German people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
TAX. Your Choice.

Davenport Democrat: Those VINO
don't like to figure on America winning
the war might start figuring on tns
size of the indemnity Germany wouiu
demand from us IL we lose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Illinois Iowa Missouri

ISOLATION at its forty.eighth annual
convention, which will open at the
Harris Emery auditorium on May 10
for a twodays session.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
National League.
Results Yesterday.

Chicago, 7-12-1; Brooklyn, 3-s-1.
Cincinnati-New York. rain.
Pittspurgh-Boston, rain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
IOWA.

IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May 10
Damage suits aggregating almost half
a million dollars have been filed in
the federal court at st. Joseph, No.
against the Burlington Railroad COM
Ipany, by relatives Of persons killed In
the Cromwell wreck, Feb. 2, and by
injured passengers.
WATERLOO, Iowa, May 10.-Ndss
Retta Pennington, a telephone oper
ator. q years old, has instituted suit
for S. 900 damages in a civil action
against s. J. Swartz, who is charged
with shooting her In the back and
through the arm when she repealed
his attentions.
IOWA FALLS, Iowa, May 10-Wood
Brothers, stockmen who handle cat
tie. hogs and sheep on q large scale,
figured in big deal that aggregates
over SAT 1000. A buyer from Muscatine
purchased from them 271 fat cattle
| at SIPS per cwt. They averaged
I $I75 each.
PACKWoOD, Iowa, May 1o.-Rev.
A. |. Fields, pastor of the Christian
& clurch, mas SlGnuSu his IHLtHlIUu Va
Joining the navy as soon as he re-
covers from sprained ankle.
! DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 10.-Tri-
iCity contractors and carpenters are
still in a deadlock over the wage scale
dispute. the union announcing that
NEARLY threefourths Of the 600 union
carpenters are now at work for indie
pendent builders-drawing 622c an
hour, the wage demanded from the
contractors.
/, MT. PLEASANT. Iowa, May 10
THE grand jury recommended in
their report at the close of their ses
sion here that the Henry county jail
said to be in very poor condition
should be repaired The report was
| referred to the board OF supervisors.
DIES MONIES. Iowa, May 10.-Fed
, Grafton Of the HahonemanD Medica
association Of Iowa with the American
Institute Of Homeopathy will be the
lmost important action of the state as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
MISSOURI.

HIGGINSVILLB, Mo, May 1O-Luke
ORourke. 1o7 years old, said to be
the oldest man In Missouri, died at
the Confederate home yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Three-Eye Lea que
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Bloomington, 12-14-2; Quincy, 7-7-6
Alton, ell; Moline. 1-7-3.
Hannibal, 2-5-3; Rock Island, 1922.
Rockford, 416-3; Peoria, 5-10-1.
Games Today.
Bloomington at Quincy.
Alton at Moline.
Hannibal at Rock Island
Rockford at Peoria.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Cameo Today

Pittsburgh al. Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
CLUB STANDINGS
American League.
Results Yesterday.

Chicago. ll2-i; St Louis, Z-s-f.
Boston, 3 so; S-6-i; washington
Cleveland, 1872; 1-54; Detroit.
AT; Git
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
Games Today.

New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at St Louis
Boston at Detroit
Washington AT Cleveland.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

PLYMOUTH, Ill, May 10.-To1bert
kimmell, the 15.months-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs G. G. Kimmell of about FIVE
miles northwest Of this city, fell into
Ia tub of water In the home about 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
drowned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 10
The state executive offices and var
ious departments of state government
will be moved into the new state CAPT
tol about June 1, according to E. w.
Stephens, chairman Of the capitol
commission.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

FULTON, Mo-, May 1O.-Rey. G. w.
Collect, SO years old, Methodist
minister and a member of the Mis-
souri, conference for fifty-eight years.
died here yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
ILLINOIS.

QUINCY, Ill, May 10.-Louis ]. Mel
ton, saloon keeper, who assumed Of.
fee as chief of police here Tuesday,
announced that the lid is tightly
clamped upon Quincy. The chief de-
clared that gambling in all forms
must go. He says he will enforce the
Sunday closing law to the limit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, May 10
The suit Instituted by former State
Auditor John P. Gordon against
George e. Hickman, present state
auditor. involving the title to the lat
ter's office was dismissed by the SUI
preme court because Gordon had not
followed UP the contest proceedings
he filed following the election last
year, with uggestions as to determin-
ing the truth OF his allegations OF
frauds committed in ST Louis, st.
Louis county and elsewhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

DIES MONIES. Iowa, May 10.-Fed
Grafton Of the HahonemanD Medical
association OF Iowa with the American
Institute of Homeopathy will be the
most important action of the state as
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-16
LEWISBURG. OHIO

W. D. Schaeffer Of Cincinnati was
here Monday. Born to Roy Unger
aAd wife, . boy. Wednesday. :. Mes
danes Henry Brown and Dan Lecklid-
er are visiting with relatives in Day
ton. Ed Duvall is transacting bust
ness In Grand Rapids and Buffalo this
week. Mrs. Jesse Foster was the
guest of her brother, e. p. Vaughn.
and family of Eaton, Monday. ;. Mrs.
Frank Gilmer, Edith Horn, Mrs. F. A.
Kern and daughter were in Dayton
Wednesday. :. German McGriff of
West Sonora has succeeded Russell
Hapner as operator at the local de-
pot Oscar Curtner and family of
FIT. Mckinley we're guests at the A.
H. Albert home from Saturday until
Wednesday. Joe Order of Valley
Center, Kansas, died last Saturday
morning. He was brother-in-law OF
W. F. Frantz of this place. Mrs.
Claude Benedict of Van Vert visited
with her parents, Ed McNutt and wife,
from Saturday until Wednesday,.
Rev. w. T. Frank and wife Of Middle.
town spent Monday night and Tuesday
with Elmer Locke and family Mrs
E. H. 10y and children and Mrs. Bittle
were guests at the Harry Bittle home
in West Alexandria Wednesday.
Thomas Flavin and wife, Mrs. Frank
Hawkey and babe left Monday for
their new homes in Akron. Ohio.
Mrs. Emma Reichard Of Union City
spent Wednesday here with her moth
er, Mrs. Henry Hecker.
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LAPP FAV0RS
BETTER SYSTEM
FOR TAX Levy

Body blows were landed on the BIZ
partisan plan to elect delegates at
large to the constitutional convention
by John A. Lapp in an address before
the Constitutional Forum Sunday after
noon in First Presbyterian church.
1.-THE scheme is unthinkable in a
democracy" he said. He added that
the agitation for bipartisan selection
was dying out.
Lapp, who is state legislative librar.
ian. spoke on Taxation" President
Robert l.. Kelly presided and a gen.
eral discussion followed the address.
About $50 persons attended the meet
ing.
The speaker advocated . taxation
section in the new constitution which
will leave the legislatures free to care
for tax problems. He favors q classi
fled property tax, which, he says. ID
equivalent to an income tax.
There Is no odium attached to tax
lodging now" he said. I'VE all are
tax.dodgers under the present system. .
Lapp expressed himself in favor Of
confiscation Of large incomes over q
certain point as q means Of raising the
war credit. He said he believed an
income of q half million dollars should
be sufficient and that the government
should take oil over that amount.
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Embassy AHache
Honored BY Page

LONDON, April 16.-The man who
for the last fifty years has handled
Uncle Sans dispatches and mail for
his naval men when they happened to
be on this side of the Atlantic, has just
been singularly honored on the oc-
casion Of his entering upon his fiftieth
year Of service.
He Is G. /. Petherick. deputy United
States government dispatch agent In
London, who remembers Admiral Far
ragut when the latter was comman-
der-in-chief Of the European station In
1868 and who was a close friend of
Admiral Dewey and other United
States naval officials.
Mr.. Petherick was requested the
other day to step into Ambassador
Pages private office when the ambass-
ador surrounded by his embassy staff.
made q formal speech in which he re-
viewed Mr.. Petherick's long and faith
full career in the service of the Amer
lean government, extended the thanks
OF Uncle Sam and concluded by pre-
senting to the veteran deputy agent,
q large silver punch bowl. as a token
of the esteem in which he is held by
the embassy staff.
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Snapshots of New Paris

Wenger.. Mrs. C. o. Whitaker spent
the early part of the week with her
sister at Richmond. ;. Herman Witt
man, with Chenoweth Auto Co, Rich.
mond, who was quite i'll the latter part
of the week has returned to his posi-
ton. !. Mrs. Anna Tillson returned
Sunday to her home at williamsburg,
O., after a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. George w. Richards. :. Little
Emma Rush, who underwent an opera
ton the past week for the removal of
adenoids and tonsils, is recovering
from the shock nicely. H. M. Engle
has made the purchase of the 83-acre
farm of Ed Gail. -. Word from Miss
Zelma Nunnamaker, high school prin-
cipal of our schools, who was removed
to her home at Middletown, O., on
account of illness, is to the effect that
she is improving and hopes to be back
at her work inside Of week.
Bronchial pneumonia has developed in
the case of Frank Denny, who recently
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-16
Establish Annex

LONDON, April 16.-aThe Maze" II
the colloquial name for the great
architectural pile in Whitehall which
houses the British War Office. The
building contains more than q thous-
and rooms, and visitors often find
themselves lost in the bewildering
twistings and turnings Of the long cor
ndtors, with their ante-rooms. offices.
corners. and stairways. The second
floor contains the principal offices,
those Of the Minister of War, the Mill
tary Secretary, and others. Many
Of the War Office departments which
have expanded enormously since the
war began maintain annexes, some in
very distant parts of the city.
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hoes FALL SHORT!
OF SIS PRICE HERE

Receipts at the Glen Miller stock
yards last week we're: hogs. 207;
cattle, 81; veal calves, 81.
The highest price paid for hogs was
e16.75 per hundred.
r. II. Reynolds delivered eighteen
head that brought him $554.26.
The cattle market was slow with
prices ranging lower.
The following feeders were on the
market: Oliver Bond, Pat Murphy,
Bert Hunt, o. Cranor. Richard Con-
way, Philip Higham. Walter Harrison,
Ed Schlenker, J. F.. ShafYer, M. Ew-
bank. c. A. Stanley, H. L. Began, Wal.
ter Sieweke, Charles Williams, Charles
Miller. Charles Billman. David Oats.
j. F. Ward. r. H. Reynolds, Morrison
Pyle. Frank Dillmon, Fred Hartman,
Ed Bragg, Ed Medaugh. William Lee,
Harvey Osborne, e. p. Roberts, T.
York, G. w. Mills. Fred Kinsey, Chas.
Mayer, Charles Gibson. Harry Jordan,
Homer Dawson, Howard Jeffries, Ed.
Ewbank, Emmett Baker. Thomas vor-
hess. Robert Stigleman, Scott Ed
wards, J. F. Edwards. Harley Bellman,
o. NJ. Jennings, Carl Reid, Charles
Welch, Sam Mcclure, John Digs, L.
Anderson, Homer Farlow, c. c. Long
necker, 0. F. Bayles. D. Craig, Stephen
Hinshaw, Frank Thornburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-16
Young Men See
New Opportunity
in Military Life

Many reasons for their desire to en-
list are given by the young men who
daily VISIT the recruiting office. Some
Of them are:
wanted to help my country.
Since there Is war, l am needed.
My uncle In the service wrote me OF
the good things.
attended q patriotic meeting. Here
am.
/ wanted to learn a trade.
The newspapers said President VIII
son wanted men.
want to learn to fight.
A magazine article got me interest
ed.
/ want to see the world.
I am q carpenter and by the time
my enlistment runs out l will be a
better carpenter.
l want to learn aviation.
The advantage to learn something
appealed to me.
I'm In q rut and the army will get
me out of 1t.
knew l could better myself in the
government service.
I want to learn to be gunner.
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suffered paralytic stroke on his left

suffered paralytic stroke on his left
side, and he is in serious condition.
-. Splendid audiences greet Rev. AL
fred P. Smith, evangelist, who is con-
Quoting a series Of meetings at the
Methodist church. Good singing and
hearty cooperation gives added inter-
est to the meetings. Frank Hawley,
Emmett Harris and Miss Helen Reid
returned Wednesday to their school
work at Oxford, O., after spending the
spring vacation with home folks.
Miss Sarah McGrew went to Lewis
burg and Gratis Saturday. Miss Nc
Grew Is a teacher in the Gratis school
which has been closed two weeks on
account of epidemies of measles and
diphtheria ). Mrs. Hannah Sawyer of
New Madison, is moving to the Nc
Neill property on West Main street,.
Mesdames Esther Reid and Mary Scott
were hostesses to the Thimble club
Friday afternoon in the Presbyterian
church parlors and delightful after
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Tuesday for repairs for the Farmers
Ground Limestone plant, which was
opened up for business Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Glenn have
returned from a vacation with rela.
tives at Indianapolis and Union City.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Jones of Gov
ington, Ohio, who visited the Weller
and w. e. Jones families returned
Monday to their home. Charles w.
Baker, with the Reinheimer Quarries
Co., Monroe, Mich, is visiting home
folks for a week. Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son. who has been quite i'll Is still con-
fined to her bed. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
A. Irwin returned Tuesday from a visit
with Connersville and Liberty rela-
tives. !. Miss Marvel Mitchell Of
Columbus, spent the early part of the
week with Miss Gertrude Bice..
Rev. E. J. Vance and ]. A. Purvfance
represented the New Paris Presbyter-
ian congregation at Presbytery mee's
ing of the Dayton district, held Mon
day at Middletown.. -. Mrs. Rachael
Barton, aged 83 years, who has been
very i'll at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. e. Platter, is improving. Heart
trouble is the ailment Mrs. Barton
is the mother of T. N and A. Barton.
who reside here. Local friends were
grieved to hear of the death of Martin
Kicker at his home near Castine.
Pneumonia was the cause of his death
Mrs. B. F. Lyons is a sister and John
Kicker a brother. Born April 1, at
Methow, Wash, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Barton, daughter, Marjorie Helen.
reads announcements received by local
relatives. Mrs. Barton is well-known
here being before her marriage, Miss
Lolita Wenger, daughter of Isaiah