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

Russell Weber Of Ferris, left Sat
urday morning for Springfield ILL.,, tc
attend the state fair, he having been
chosen by the county superintendent
| of schools, the chairman of the board
of supervisors and the president OF
1 the Farmers Institute to represent
Hancock county at the fair. He pays
his own railroad expenses. and Is
given board and lodging at $500 per
week The boys representing the
various counties of the state are
under the supervision Of Prof. w. s.
Booth, 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 agri-
culture furnishes mess tents for
them. In the morning the boys at
tend lectures, which are given for
their especial benefit, and upon
which they make reports to the
county superintendent Of their vari-
GUS counties In the afternoon they
are at liberty to visit the depart
ments Of the fair and examine the
exhibits 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. but
the other lad chosen from this
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 a
short time.
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 and
Fountain Green, and he is expecting
a large tank Of oil this week for
further oiling of the roads west of
Carthage, as per contract Of 1916. |
No work has been done on the 1917 |
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 120 |
loot bridge, known as Myers bridge, |
On the Henderson county line, will |
soon be completed. Saturday a con-
.ract was let for large bridge I
northeast of Carthage, known as the
Baird bridge, also one on the Hen
lerson county line, known as the
larr bridge. A large bridge is going
n on the township line between
Appanoose and Sonora, on the road
east of Nauvoo.
The firm of Wilcox G Dawson sold
ariscoe cars to the following people
he past week: A. j. Reed OF near
fiddle Creek; Harry Phipps. Of near
CARTHAGE; Geo. o. Dawson OF near
carthage; Mrs. Sarah Reed, Of Blan-
insville. and ]. w. Botkins Of Car
hage.
Miss Ruth Chevillon departed for !,
'allas City Wednesday, having ac- :
epted the position of principal in !,
he. high school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed wiesner of Fl. t
fadison, spent several days last b
eek at the home Of her uncle, VIM. '
towe
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Conwell OF Los
ngeles, Calf. are visiting the Iady's
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Wilcox.
[r. Conwell expects to enter the
vtatio~ corps upon his return to the
est.
Probate Court News-Hancock
County.
In re the estate of Charles n.
INK. deceased, in the sale Of real
state belonging to said estate, said
nds being bid o. as follows: N.
acres of w. II of SW. 1856; 21.o4
res to Charles E. Junk, for s2O5.5O
ar acre. or a total amount of $4,-
1872. The s. n OF the NV. Y Of
-3-6-8277 acres to John e. Junk,
r s166 per acre, or total OF s13,-
1882. The w. S acres Of N. 10
res Of NE. 1926 adams county,
Alfred Junk. for s41.75 per acre,
a total of s20S.75. Order of court
ed approving said sale, and direct
g deeds to issue to the respective
Irchasers.
Affidavit Of Henry Kretchmer, sec |
tary Of the board Of local improve
ent Of the city Of Warsaw, fled.
owing that the voucher in the !
after Of the construction of a sewer
stem in the city Of Warsaw has
en- issued and delivered to the
ntractor, Harness Bros, on Aug.
1917, in the sum of $110O, said