The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27

hndsavor society at the Christian
church paTiors on Thursday evening,
1.-THE various costumes appearing quaint
and odd, when worn backwards. A
curtain was drawn across the room.
dividing the boys and girls. each line
being formed In regular order, ana
when the curtain was raised, your
partner faced you The evening was
spent in playing games backwards.
The refreshments were also served
backwards. beginning with the finger
bowl. Mush and milk We're served.
and each couple were given q plate
of pop corn, the backs of their chairs
being placed together. they feeding
each other the corn backwards. Inc
prizes consisted OF two paramn 0oiis,
the first prize being awarded to Leon
ard Berry and Jewel Willis, for spill
| ing the most corn.
Carthage seems to be contributing
Its share OF talent to the interesting
literary programs which are being
given at the town hall at Bentley each
Saturday evening. The program last
week consisted of playlet, music.
readings, etc, and the subject THAT
the Public Utilities Commission Was
La Great Benefit to the Citizens OF IL
iinois" was debated by Elder L. e.
Frazee. OF Bentley. and s. D. Weiser,
Of this city, on the affirmative. and
Clyde p. and John B. Johnson, also
Of this city, on the negative. The
judges decided in favor of the mega
tive. The hall was crowded and many
people standing.
1 This evening Edison's Ave piece or
chestra will furnish special music for
the society.
F. A. Bowdle Of Cerro Gordo. H.. Is
Installing fo- the Mississippi Valley
Telephone Co.. the Bowdie system or
bookkeeping. which complies with the
requirements OF the state and inter
state commission, at the company's
offices in this city. Local managers
of and chief operators from the prin.
lcipal exchanges In the county, are re-
ceiving instructions necessary for
books kept at their respective ex-
changes. Those taking instruction
are: v. H. King and Miss Ida Scan
NELL Hamilton; T. G. McGrew and
Miss Hazel Myers, Warsaw; Ohio
Rist and Miss Lydia Hupfer. Dallas
City: Chester Stratton and Miss Edith
McGregor, Nauvoo. Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday were devoted TO
learning the new system.
Thursday afternoon while Mrs. w.
fC. Cain was attending the Willing
| Workers meeting, at the home -of
Mrs. VIM. II Hartzsll, her horse
broke from the hitchtng post and ran
about three blocks toward town, fall
ing down, doing but slight damage to
the surrey. It was caught by young
man and when Mrs. Cain arrived at
the scene, she took charge of the
morse, driving It back to the Hartzell
1 I, 10 1np h n H.
east part Of the city.
Lee Van Dyke OF Oklahoma City,
who has been visiting at the home OF
his cousin, George, in this city. was
ARRESTED by Assistant City Marshal
loco. Gardner, Monday on information
from his home, charging him with for
gerry. An officer arrived here Thurs
day morning with the necessary requi-
sition papers and Van Dyke was de-
livered to him for return to the scene
of his crime. The reward Of S25 OF
fered for his capture was handed Mr..
Gardner
Sheriff Mosley went to Ferris We'd
nesday evening to receive Gene Waite
and Otis Mills. aged respective IS
and 10 years, who confessed to bur
glarizing the jewelry store of Victor
Roderick Saturday night last OF
J InIrIy-CWO lukeTSOll WatCHSS anu
number of rings, 1t is reported that
the two boys in their confession COW
Iering their crime also revealed a lot
| OF unlawfulness that has been going
on in La Harpe and gave the names
of the perpetrators thereof. and AZ
iresult numerous arrests have been
made.
VIII C. Newton, who has been night
clerk for a hotel in Des Moines, Ia,
resigned his position Monday to &C.
icept a position as head 'bookkeeper
at the Mississippi Valley Telephone
company's office. beginning his work
Tuesday.
| DR.. n. d. Hoover attended the
teachers institute OF Union Co. at An
ma, Ill, last week. where he delivered
two addresses. He also gave address
ses at Jonesboro, Mill Creek. Douglas
and st. Johns.
DR.. H. o. Pritchard. president OF Eu-
rea college, who addressed the Chris
| tan church congregation on Sunday
evening, went from here to Macomb,
to deliver before the normal students.
lecture, provided By the BonduTsne
foundation. Mrs. Bondurant. who
| lived near Decatur, left large estate
to missionary purposes Of the Chris
mated to provide for lectures on Bible
study, to be delivered At non.ssctarian
schools.
The home economic demonstration
car of the University Of Illinois. which
was at La Harpe from Monday until
Friday Of last week Is now at Elvas-
ton. The cor was secured BY the FL
vaston Community Center club in CO
Ionarof1nn With the Soil Improvement
association OF this city, and at La
Harpe the meetings were held under
! the auspices OF the La Harpe Town
and County club. also in cooperation
with the Soil association.
Those who ara in position to know,
saw that the demonstrations which the
car carries are the best that have ever
visited our county. They are COM
plete lighting systems, water sys-
TENS, vacuum cleaners, power wash
80. irovt0v yuachinea s0pfC tanks,