The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23

Joseph Richards OF Ferris. has pre-
scented the Hancock County Historical
society with copies of both the demo-
cratic and republican tickets used IN
the year 1860, when Lincoln and Doug
las were candidates for president OF
the United States. A list Of the par
ties out for office will be interesting to
many Of our older readers:
Republican-For president, Abra-
ham Lincoln; vice president. Hannibal
Hamlin; electors, Leonard Sweet.
John M. Palmer, Allen G. Fuller, Will
liam B. Plato, Lawrence Weldon, VIM.
p. Kellogg, James Stark, James c.
Conkling, H. P. Bromwell. Thomas g.
Allen. John Olney; for governor. Rich
ard Yates; lieutenant governor, Fran
els A. Hoffmann; secretary OF state,
Ozias M. Hatch: auditor, Jessie K.
Dubois; state treasurer. William But
Ter; superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, Newton Batemann; representa-
tive to congress, Samuel Mourning;
states attorney. Benjamin f. Marsh,
Jr.; clerk of circuit court, John War
rem: sheriff, Robert Lincoln; coroner,
James H. Moore.
Democratic-For president, Stephen
A. Douglas; vice president, Herschel
v. Johnson; electors. James l.. d. Nor
rison, William H. w. Cushman, John
A. Rawlins, John w. Drury, Sylvester
w Randall, scorning Judd, Calvin A.
Warren, Anthony Thornton, Nathan
w. Upper, William III. Underwood,
Isham N. Haynie: for governor. James
C. Allen; lieutenant governor, Lewis
w. Ross; secretary OF state, George
Campbell: auditor, Bernard Arntzen;
state treasurer, Hugh Maher: superin-
tendent Of public instruction, Edward
H. Roe; representative to congress,
William H Rollosson; states attorney
Calvin A. Warren; clerk of circuit
court, Squire R. Davis; sheriff, Mel
ancton S. Carey; coroner, William L.
Bennett.
Robert Lincoln, who appears on the
ticket as candidate for sheriff, was
related to Abe Lincoln, his father be-
ing a cousin to our late president.
County Judge E. w. Runham, has re-
Gently appointed Charles A. Padberg,
Of Warsaw, and Jay H. Helms, OF this
city, to act as members of the board
of review of assessments for Hancock
county, for one year, beginning June
/, 1917.
There was a neutrality-suspicious. in
character, held at the NJ. e. church
Thursday evening, in response to Gov
ernor Lowden's proclamation relative
to the necessity of producing and con-
serving foods. There was good
sized crowd present and the meeting
will result in much good to this COM
Addresses pertinent to the
occasion were delivered by Ex-senator
o. F. Berry, j. H. Lloyd, county agent
and Mrs. s. M. Parr. Preceding the
meeting, the Carthage band played a
number OF selections, and at intervals
during the evening the Girls Glee club
of Carthage college, sang.
G. NJ. Mcmillan and Rev. w. F. Boyd
represented the Presbyterian church
at the spring meeting OF Rushville
presbytery at kirkwood, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs J. w. Ferris spent several days
this week In Springfield with her hus-
rand. Rev. Ferris. who is in camp
with his regiment there.
DR.. H. D. Hoover gave an address in
Burlington Monday before the minis
terial association on 1.-The Challenge
to the Church by the Present Crisis"
Mrs. Elizabeth Westfall has return
ed to her home in Burnside, after a
visit Of several months with her son.
J. w. and family.
The Standard Oil Co. has leased for
a long term of years, fifty feet front of
the rear Of the lot occupied by the
Splitter building at the northwest cor.