The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
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uanah Hamilton. aged Is years and
90 laws died at the county home Wed
nesday. following an illness from
nt;c sore throat, which developed
&c eczema. Miss Hamilton was
walden lady, being native OF Ken
.,'arv her home having been In Han
sa township. Funeral services were
ia from the home Friday, Rev. ]. M.
Jobs, officiating.
Ma Master Louis Westfall went to
hamilton Wednesday evening to
snand several days with his brother
Inn While there he enjoyed boat
excursion to Fort Madison, la.
On Friday, DR.. w. P. Frazier rece1v-
.d his commission as first lieutenant
IN the medical corps Of the q. s. army.
John F. Scott, John l.. Shultz ana son
Franklin, Clyde T. Johnson John carr
ton and Chas. Baxter, were auto VS.
tors TO Quincy Friday, to attend the
| races.
Threshing has begun in some To-
calities in Hancock county, reports on
Yields being quite encouraging, one
field of rye having made IS bushels to
| the acre.
some late oats are not yet harvest
cd but the greater portion will be fin
;sbed next week, with threshing in
full sway throughout the county
The corn is not suffering as yet
from the continued drought, but a
good rain is very badly needed in this
section.
Mrs. Ida M Parr. president Garth
age Civic league; Mrs. Henry Rams,
Mrs. l.. w. Berry, Mrs. ] P. Beckman
and Miss Mary Davidson attended a
conference of the Fourth Corps Illinois
Emergency league the past week In
Galesburg.
About seventy-five women from this
district including about twenty-five
from Hancock county, assembled at
the Elks' club house to be instructed
by state leaders in the organization
of Illinois. The organization has CIV
Ell military titles to Its officers and
divisions.
The state is divided into six army
CORPS. controlled by field marshal
each. A corps is divided into lesser
territory over which presides a d1yis-
ion general. Mrs. Blanche West of
Bushnell is the field marshal for the
fourth army corps, and Mrs. Will Ale
shire of Plymouth, is one of her d.
vision generals. with jurisdiction over
Adams, Hancock and Schuyler coun-
ties.
Mrs. sapp Of Plymouth. has been ap-
pointed brigadier general for the
south half of Hancock county and Mrs.
s. M. Parr OF Carthage for the north
half.
A conference was held in Ferris
Thursday, at which time Mrs. West
and Mrs. Aleshire met women from
other townships in the northern half
of the county. when the complete or
ganization Of LaHarpe and Rock
Creek townships was effected.
Speeches were made by Field Marshal
Mrs West Of Bushnell; Brigadier Gen
eral Mrs. Aleshire, of Plymouth; Brig
adler General Mrs. Ida M. Parr. and
Miss Mary Davidson of this city.
The object OF the ILLINOIS Elmer
gency league is to effect complete
and compact organization of women of
the state by districts, counties and
townships, which can he summoned
on twenty-four hours notice to the aid
| of the state or nation in an emergency
This organization is being promul-
gated by the Illinois Equal Suffrage
association, to aid the national council
| of defense, the Red Cross movement
and primarily to start state vide
campaign Of education on the subject
of the constitutional convention.
which will be voted upon at the next
general election in 1918. The consti-
tutiona1 convention is not party is.
sue. It is desired by the Intelligent
citizens and the leading business men
OF the state regardless of party
AS there will be very long regular
ballot and several small ballots beside
to vote on, of which one Is the state
highway issue and one on the call OF
constitutional convention, the Illinois
Equal Suffrage association has begun
Its campaign of education 80 that the
little ballot for a constitutional con-
vention may be marked yes" by the
voter at the polls and the cause not
meet defeat as did the much desired
tax amendment
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout OF Chica-
go, Illinois Equal Suffrage association
was present at the Galesburg conven-
ton, and addressed the delegates on
the issue. of the day.
Probate Court News-Hancock Co.
In re the estate of Charles H. JUNK,
deceased, in the matter Of the sale OF
real estate. Petition Of Charles Cross
land, filed asking for the sale OF the
n 20ac. Wa SW 1856; and S1a NV
1896, in Chill township. said land to
be sold at public SALE said sale to be
held on August 81, 1917. at 2 p. m. at
the Farmers bank in Bowen.
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