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RUSSELL BOY CLIPS
STATE TRACK MARK
PAGES Mile in 2:O4-Cov.
Whitman the Starter.

SYRACUSE, n, Y. Sept. l3.-Russell
Boy. "o0l.. black stallion, by Rustic
Paten,er to-day broke the record for
the new State Fair track by pacing tho
mile in . 2:04. Driven by Geers and the
word ''go" shouted by Gov. Charles S.
Whitman, the exhibition event OF to-
days Grand Circuit programme stirred
the enthusiasm of more than 10000
spectators.
Baceili. driven by B. White. captured
the feature race OF the day, the 2:07
class trot for $4,000, First money was
divided in each heat, Brescia winning
the first, Al Mack the second and Bacelli
the final The summaries:
e:2i trot; $1,000: three heats
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The Bond Club OF New York. an organi-
zation of bankers and bond men formed
after the recent Liberty Loan campaign.
will hold Its first luncheon to-day at the
Bankers Club. Frank A. Vandcrlip, an as
sociate member, will address the club. II
soon and to have the lunCheons monthly,
each to be addressed by n man prominent
In the country's affairs.
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Channel bass have reappeared at Cor
sons Inlet for fall run. A. z; Drozdov
TOOK one of "a pounds and Charles ID.
Biandford one of s5 pounds
HARTlE I. PHILLIPS.
Corson's Inlet. N. j.. Sept. 10
Wsnted-FNgures on bass That Got Awas
Somewhere. oh somewhere. in Budd
Lake there swlms bass, "A whale of u
rid himself of #. there clings hook. a
perfectly good hook. and half poor leader
In his mouth.
As write that bass seems to grow In
weight and In size and strength. until a
wonder whether 1t was really true that l,
who had always felt fortunate when luck
have hooked into 30 worthy a foe.
so II by chance some lucky angler
Caches nah MIN, J. nWesauahIi,c' great snnfsh
ful II he viii take pen and Ink, or even
pencil, and write and tell me how much
that bass weighed aud how many Inches
II none viii believe / have as a witness
sterling sportsman. also brush manufac-
guest two very short days at his camp
at Bndd Lake, y. j.. where | met his
charming wfc, a good cook and angler
Also might say before fnish that
enjoyed myself Immensely drying dishes
and nsh lines and dreaming OF u, the great
0ass Nowark vnqh E%' e a. H"sS SEPT IT, "ENO A''io'
Rod and Gun Real Personality.
Tho Rod and Gun column is continually
growing more sturdy interesting and news
giving IT Is now living entity, with a
mirth giving life OF It's own. Its funny
how type can get together and form a
strange, new lite. real personality ihat
New York. Sept IL.
Facts About Highland Fishing.
see that George Carlisle questions my
catch at the Highlands For his informa;
q he hOHf
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New Orleans Cotton Market

NEW ORLEANS, Sept lS-whiie the cotton
market here felt sever" pressure TO dRy, there
were periods OF strength, one Of which. al
the close, put prices TO the highest levels
of the. day Mt net rise of 10 ~ points
Last prices showed net gains OF 6 to IS points
October, l9,4sc. December, 10 22c, January
i9 SOC March, la+sc. May. 10 e3c. Spot
steady % points Off, Middling. 2ol3c
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Games Scheduled for To-day.
Newark in Providence
Toronto In Rochester
Montreal In Bu ffalo.
Baltimore IN Rich mona.
PRoWpENCs. II. l., Sept. 13 Intnrna.
tionaD Newark was eliminated from
the International League race this after
noon when the Grays won both games
Of the doubfe header. 2 to o and Q to o.
Ed. Reulbach and Vean Gregg, both
former major league stars. pitched baf.
fling ball The scores:
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JONES TO BE RETAINED.

81 Louis Sent lt.-.-ltumOTs that
Fielder Iou"s might not manage tho -.
Louis Americans nest year We're d"rIc I
hN jhl iia'. U"ncr of tn" iiruwns, and by
Luucs To-day Innfs said 20" puuil NOT
not resign unless he hu,otun con, utr,,,
mat ban dld not want him AND Nj. Bail
said he Would nos let Jones 90.
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Bank Of Frances statement.

PARIS. Sept. 1s.---Bank OF France,
weekly statement, Notes In circulation
decrease ?o073, ,00Of; NTrcasury dcposttl
dec. SO.3c4, ,000f.; general deposits dec, ~.
37o,0O0f bills discounted dee. 1907 ,0oOf
advances dec, 1871. .0O0f; gold in hnnt
Inc. 1885, ,000f silver In hand dec, 500, 0Oof
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Liverpool cables-!Spot in moderate demand
o. Is points decline; middling upland. ls nd /;
sales. 5000: American 200: imports. nil.
Futures. IS points lower; October November.
1906: January-February, 1tt0 March April
N22; sy-June. 1906.
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AT BALTIMORE.
Totals. a6llc7l Totals.

Two bas hit--Knabe. Three base ,;is-
Acosta, McGaffgan Home ruus-kuabe,
REYNOLDS. Stolen bases Banks,on. Lowry
Shannon. Left on bases-Baltimurc, 6: Rich
mond. :. Bases on balls-On M = off
Adams, .. Hits and earned runs-Of iN'-
and . in innings; OFF Adams, Il AID
Struck out-By Hill. /: by Adams. w,d
ritch-Adams. / Cmpires -Messrs FrNcuan
and OBrien. Time Of game hour 7ri -
minutes.
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AT TORONTO.


Thrce base hIt-JaCoba0N Two m. q
Jacobson. :: Laiole First base u.
OF Tersche. ?. Struck ou'-Rv Nrr-
Hit by pitched ball---By Ilr,rr"
Double plays-Trursdale Ouass.-'., "
Aulcy. Purtell and Damrau
hit-whteman. Stolen base itu. t,.
base on error-Toronto {. L"it ru
Toronto 10; Montreal :, ETur '.
Carpenter and Mcbride TIM. . -
hour and Ia minutes
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

Breverv Co ..,.,,,, sssS
Tisrney. John J.-Same e................. l.23i.Os
Van Clief william S.-Same .......... 1861
washinston Place Building Co. Inc,
and David Lentin-Met. Roofing Ma
wiid"sons. 1 60 Max. and Joseph stat '
more-E. Fleischl, ct al............. Ss67
Satisfied Judgments.
MANHATTAN.
The following satisfied Judgments were filed
American Realty Col. Eberhardt
ct ai.; August 4. 1917. ................. 1862 20
Aboueiafia, Jacob and Isaac-Turn-
bull Mfg. Co; April IS. 1911. s3i
Rapid Transit Co: August 27. 1911. $500
Gill, Carrie-A; Schmidt. receiver; No ,,..,
Lseritsno T 10 resesa : and Aida Amabiie '''''N
o Bra,ti et al, December H. 1918. Ss.7e
Vaudeville. Harry and Frank-Lords
Court Building: December 2s 1876. 1891
Vaudeville. Henry-H. r. Hansen: oc-
Merritt. ciar.ncs C-p. +, Keosh; w
orbach, Nathan Mp. Mark. et al: '-'
Risse. Alfred R-Encyclopedia Britain.
MICA; December %. 1915. ......,.,.,..., 2l4.2e
Schwabacher, william P--J. Glack-
ner ct al; May s. lsi7,,....,...,..... A4.ll
Wolfsky. Grace-G. Hoerner; March
Bensei Trading Co. Inc.-L. N. Far. ''-
mum: September il. 1917 1vacatet0. =. a2,sso
Hoyt Hubbard-J. p. Reilly: June s.
1917 (cancelledl ..........'.,.......... i25,72
Webb. John Wv. Wilcox; August 6, -
1904 tcancelled) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. bA VI
BRONX
Marmor Const. Co, Inc. Morris Her.
ming.; june IS, 1911. = .,.,.,....,.'.,. s5ss7s
Pierce MID Corp; April il. isii..,, 233l5
NJ arch IL, 1gli.,, Observation-Disclosures. 1910
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At ROCHESTER,

Two base Wendell Three
Carls,rom Mcdonald stolen pl
riguez. Wendell Sacrifice lN
Double pIay Schooner N0au5 q
rigucz Left on bases Ro,hcst.r.
!; First base on errors -BuN1u
base on halls-ON Schach,. e.. uH ,
Hit by piIcher-By Jaynes jWcu C.
out By Schavh,, =: hy JaAu..
pt,ch-SchaCht Impitcs- Mc.,Is
, and Flnneran. Time OF pams A.
minutes,
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SECOND GAME

Two base hits Hin. Eibcl Thrcc nl.a
hit--Bues. Stolen bases McGafH.ar. f.
Rankston, Hill Double plays KuaOs -Ht
Eibel: Kerr and Knahe Lett ON H,s
baltimore. s. Richmond. Fret ha,- ."
halls-OH Hill. 3; off Donoh'o, 6, U'- Hd
earrS-t runs-Oh Hill. II hus. q rrs t
,nHtRs; of Donohuc 10 hts. rIr-
,nNgs Hit by piicher-By poun'..-
Struck out-By fiin, q by Donohue ''d
pitches-Hill Donohue lmUlrr- i.-.rs
O Brien and Freeman. Time of .iu"-'
hour and ~ minutes
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'Batted for Ross in the eighth inning
Provtdence....... 0 u,
Newark. k............... D 0 %
Hus-On Reulbach. :: on Ross, 2 in in.
nings: on McGraw. no runs III ? innnu
Stolen baseIietx Sacrifice hts-Kans
Massey. struck out-By Reulbach, 4; BY
Ross, /; by McGraw, .. First base on balls
on Reulbach. 6: off Ross. S; of Mctirsw. T.
Wild pitoh-Ross, Hit by pitched bal Hy
Rose (Eayres). First base on errors New
ark. 2. Left on bases-Providence, 3; Newark
s. Umpires-Messrs. Hart and Mullen Time
Of game-l hour and A. minutes
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Yesterdays Fires.


PHILApELPHrA, Sept. l3.-Forty thou
sand aliens here would be subject 20
the draft under the Chamberlain reso-
luton, according to estimates made to-
day
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NEWARKELIMTNATED
AS FLAG CONTENDER
Double Shutout by GrayA 3 ia
0 and 8 to O, Ends Teams
Pennant Chances.

INTERNATIONAL YNA0m
Results q Yssessdsy's 0ame,.
pf''iSsps: 9sos;asnca a S;:;ss = Ss~s,fi it }:.un
Buffalo, 8: Rochester, 4
Baltimore. q: Richmond tnrstI.
Baltimore. .: Richmond. q tsenDuM
Toronto. 3; Montreal
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Channel bass have reappeared at Cor
took one of "a pounds and Charles d.
Blandford one of 35 pounds
HARTIE I. PHILLIPS.
Corson's Inlet. N. j., Sept. 10
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sLES. MISCELLANEOUS

BEANs-staie, wax. BY; bsk.,. SOC, . il,:s:
.ss su sss Ssh :i IGe s. nF .os i's.i
jersey. wax. b.k,. soc nj 50; green. bsk.
ssTry r,t 50 :iss sErrs GSl
75c. asI:5 100 ID. bag. .i.5Oaa. corn
and Sssr largo 20 100 :srs sar' IS. cucmM sm
! RERs~state. bsk.. sl@i.;S; ,nearby, bbi.
s@'' hsk 5'o Gop Gsi5S Sucumser pickles ss,
81 l.25. per 100, 50 5oT4; ton, s15a1s; red,
bh,;, slGi5o; Chinese cabbage. crate, SOC
loa Soc cAuLirLowERs = state. 10,
fsSe Ss or crese eo' oas i.,and
PhASTs~ hbi, siso@s: b.k'. sc@sse. !:
berry crate, '5c. sL25; box, son 7sc,
a5oc. LEEKs-loo bch',. siaI,5o LET
si75; hsk., 5ocasl.5o: nearby, doz,
crate. soc, a $3.50; bsk.. soc, asi.:s, LIMA
asi.aS. MUSHROOMS = -Four ID. hsk..
800. ass; oKRA.-Nearby. carrier, sLbo
white. 'pn crate, 1H ,i,7sSl.s5; ohio, White. h,e
100 H. bag, sa'Sas,5o; Iliirci,i yellow.
yellow, lan 10. bag s2a2.75; rcd. 100
H., bag, ssa?:5o: white. bsk,, slGl,75;
sI.5: Jersey, white. hsk,, siGe: yellow.
bsl. sl41.b0: red. bskn slG1.e5; Penn
sylvania, yellow. bsk., st.e5dI.5o; South
ern, bsk., soc. 1sl; California yellow.
100 lb. bag, ss1S.25: Spanish, case, 81
d375; half case, sI.25I2,25; Nat crate,
TIC. a 1850 onion pickles, white, bsk
s2T25o; yellow, bsk. }lb0Tl.75, PEAS
Western New York, hsk.. soc. II s. 25;
bag. .5c as2 PEPPERs--Bull nose, red
bbL, saas.75; green bbl., ssQ2.2b; red
bsk 75c m31,e5; green, bsk,. 65q75c,
Ruby King. red, bbl.. 1904 green, bbl
t?a2.25: Cuban. red, bb.. S2S0T2: green
bhi. s2e5I250; Italian. red, bbl.. see;
green. % bSi, ,275aS,25; red Dbl. ssaf
@s75;. red; b,k. N.2STl.75; green
a..ab; green, e.k; ,;hs5@l.so: cheese
ssssaassa..G5o -PNRsi. NY : Nearby, 10, 10,
MXISE-,Nearby, crate. roe g,i: bss;, ,;
mT5c.: state. crate, SOC nSl % hsk:
acc; ~; ca'shIl'' crate; scs;M, 5Sr;@ @siSo
Nesrby 'oo behs -, spINA'H :, :,
il2: SOVASH-Whife bbl.. IhcISl.?a
crook mock bb!., Socns; marrow, bb!,
crate. s'd 80. TUnNIPS - Rntab1Ea
: hb. si@ les, TOMATOEs--N~nrhy, hnN
sio5m256. Southern Jersey. box. tlG
2 30 Jersey, carrier, Sln2,2j, WATER
icREss-lo0 bchs. Sldi,i0.
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- q ~ M i4i O1 o Rs

yolitor's ouecuswAter sta, every Tues.
Thurs, sat. on arrival 6iif train. sun. 5;s5.
l,oyos \ NJ. daily, sunday s
nHUA o'clock. WrcEe's Dock, Sleeps
@Stsse CAPT LOUIS KONAREK
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Buyers may register In this column when
ready to look at merchandise. Call 2200
Hickman and ask for COMMERCIAL DE-
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NlLL Nor SAIL TO-DAY.
'',' 'sn VELOCITY u.,, ;'S.,s: s;.sS... :: \,

C.k LII leaves Elisons Hotel Free:
dG pl. JUN. rr@,'' r,''. p.S s:aS. sunday ~ $50.
Fare, inc. bait, $50. Capt. joe Raynor
htrrT leaves Wreci< lead daily exc.
RI Mon. aui FRI. 6:id train. sum
~ tSsll' day J.25 tram. Fnre. inc.
..t, a. 5n JAY CARMAS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

The last day OF school before
Christmas will be observed by spec
ial Christmas programs by all OF the
schools in the. city. The programs
Tor the event are the following:
A Mother Goose Dream.
Room two of the Terrence gives
this program:
The curtain - Luetta Buckner,
Maud Pitts, Lucy Ross.
The Child-Charlotte Schwiete.
The Fairy OF Dreams-Buelah VIII
hanson.
The Heralds-Paul Benner. Duane
Peterson.
Jack be Nimble-Ralph Peterson.
Bopeep-Lavon Roach
Miss Muffet-Lola Pitts
Spider-Louis Ross.
Mistress Mary-Marion Williamson
The F1owers-Etta Klepfer, Vera
F'ader.
Jack Horner-Joseph Gordon.
Hickory Dickory Dock - Fern
Mackie.
Crooked Man-Albert Anderson.
Jack and Jill-Clyde Campbell,
Ruth Talbot.
Mother Hubbard-Mary Galbreath.
. Boy Blue-Merle Nelson.
Johnny-Siegfried Zoellner.
Handy Spandy-Arthur Windler.
Terrence Schooi-Rooms 8 and 4.
Christmas Song-SchooI.
Three Cheers for December-Mary
Oliphant.
At Christmas Time-Wilma Broad
us.
Original Story Of First Christmas
Fourth pupil.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Anderson.
Christmas Morning-Leo Campbell.
The Christmas Tree Song-School.
Observation-Disclosures Larson.
Getting Ready for Christmas-Ida
Mae Walden.
A Christmas Wish-Helen Rhode.
Christmas Quotations-Fourth room
pupils.
When Good Old Kriss Comes Round
School.
the M~onths-WiIliam Kampe.
a Visit From st. Nicholas-Della
McElroy.
What Christmas Means-Helen and
Bertha Rhode.
Playing School. !
Play by fouEh room pupils.
Wonderful Star-School.
A Parting Christmas Rhyme-Sen-
Whitaker.
When Santa Claus CONSERVATION
Collins.
The Longest Day-Burdette Dunn.
Recitation-Eber Heston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

Spanish-American war, Philippine in.
su~rrectton, Boxer campaign, army
navy, marine corps, national guard
and experience in well organized fire
and police departments are particu.
larry desired and their experience
should give them non-commissioned
ranks.
Where practicable, men enlisted In
the United States guards will serve
In the vicinity Of their homes.
Men with dependent wives and chill.
dren may be accepted and their fam
lilies will receive the government al.
lowance of SIS for wife, $40 for first
child, $3.50 for second child and So
for each other child, not exceeding a
total of $50 per month for one family.
This family allowance Is in addition
to the soldiers pay. Apply at Dav.
export, Waterloo. Cedar Rapids, Grin.
nell. Burlington. Keokuk, Ottumwa,
Centerville. Kewanee, ILL.,, and Du.
buque.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
SANTA CLAUS PROGRAMS
IN kEOkUk SCHOOLS

!, The Shiniest Dime-Hazel Talbert
To Santa Claus-Song-School.
Boys Wanted-Walter Olson.
What Can / Do-Donald Holly.
Kriss Kringle-Donald Perdew.
Observation-Disclosures Nelson.
Old Santa Claus-Alonzo Draine.
Fair Warning to Santa Claus
! Frank Green.
The Christmas Bells-Lucile Stertz.
Song-School.
Poor Santa Claus-Louise Hawkins.
About Right-Dorothy VanAusdall,
Waiting for Santa Claus-Maud
Reichmann.
Better Late Than Not at ALL
Clarence Carter.
Hard Times for George-George
Paddy.
Once / Bethlehem of Judah
School.
The Fairies Strike.
Play given by pupils OF room 4.
Characters:
Fuzzy, Dorothy Dickinson; Peeky,
Frances Oliphant; Dot, Hazel Tai
bert; Dim2le, Evera Huffman
Santa's Fairy Helpers.
Michief|Laurence Conradt.
Santa-Ralph Nelson.
Mrs. Santa-Mildred Burrows.
Bobbie-Wotan Zoellner.
Other Fairies - Eleanor Larson,
Maybel Stertz, Lucille Stertz, Char
lotte Atterberg.
Terrence schooi-Room 5.
Song, From Far Away"-School.
Story. THE First Christmas
Irene Kampe..
Story, "The Birth OF Christ"-Ber-
tina Atterberg.
Debate-Resolved, That the Myth
of Santa Claus should not be taught
to children"
Alternatives: James Metzinger. Ed
ward Reichman, Milford Draine.
Negative: Bertha Atterberg, Hilma
Pearson, Marie Fader.
Song, THE Olden Christmas"-
School.
Recitation, "a Christmas Legend"
Kampe.
Dialogue, Confusion"
Song, ITO Santa Claus"-SchooI.
Song, "The Christmas Tree
School.
Story, "The Gifts Of the Wise Men"
Ethel Galbreath.
Dialogue. watching for Santa
Claus"
Recitation, "Ben's christmas"-Ed-
ward Retchman.
Song. Shining in the Midnight
the school.
Recitation, What Santa Claus
Thinks"-Ida Irelan.
Song, Christmas Bells"-school.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

Gate CITY. want als.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

Probate Court News-Hancock Co.
An inventory of the estate OF Alois
Rheinberger, deceased, was fled by
T, Marie Masberg, administrative, which
shows lots located in Nauvoo as the
real estate Of decedent. Cash on hand
S4,767.40; notes and accounts aggre-
eating 81. 1874.
Order fixing time for hearing on fin
al settlement in the estate of John l..
Rand, deceased, as of Monday, January
Z, 1918, at 10 a. m.
Inventory Of the estate OF Mary e.
Dean. deceased, filed, shows an undi-
vided one-half interest in the follow
ing real estate: NE Sc "a; s. 1-3 of
Sc Of SW 1886; and of the Sk Of
Sc "a; and Sw Of SW 1856; and WIZ
~ 2-7-6. Chattel property con-
sisting Of household and kitchen furn-
iture. Notes and aggregat-
Ing approximately $12, 1000.
In the matter of the estate Of James
F. Salisbury. Just and true account
filed by d. E. Salisbury, administrator,
shows total assets, s3,167.S3; total liza
bilities, $~4.176.85; amount due admin
istrator, s1,009.02.
In re the estate OF John Doolittle.
Petition Of Mrs. Verna e. Kohl, fled
for the appointment OF a CONSERVATION,
shows that William G. Kohl acted as
conservator from August 5. 1915 to
November 80, 1917, at which time said
William G.'Kofl departed this life;
that said John Doolittle has personal
estate estimated at $s,436.52. Order
of court filed appointing Henry r.
Black, as co~nservator. and letters
were issued accordingly. Bond Of
said Henry F. Black, with l.. M. Loom
is and E. r. Loomis. as surety in the
sum Of $16,873.O4 fled and approved.
Real Estate Transfers.
H. A. Summers to Floyd e. -Ieberer.
deed, $2,700. l. 5, VIZ SW SW 27-6-s.
S. P. Lennon to VIM. NJ. Cowdery
ct al, deed, $11 900. PIT. 81 SWA 14-3-
S.
E. B. West to s. W. venable, deed,
81, 900, l.. Augusta.
T. j. Garwood to H. F.. Ross, deed.
S2,750. PIT. NE NV 1875.
A. Weinberg to J. B. Stockton, deed,
$1,000, PIT. Sc $685..
r. NJ. Willard to l.. H. Dexter. deed,
S19,50O,y Sh SW IT; VIZ Sc 1875.
John H.. Hungate to William Conkey
deed, SIS, cemetery lot.
William R. Hay to w. Staley Trox-
ell, deed, 81, PIT. L. 9 and 2, B. 81, War
sew.
Stephen M. Reece to A. w. Bouse-
man, deed, 81. Pt. Sh 1865.
w. Staley Troxell to Mary G. Hay,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

spending several days with Miss Net
tie Wright.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

Mrs. Alkaline Scott died at the home
LOT her son Edward, two miles south
Of Burnside, Monday, Dec. II, aged
"A a IL months and "a days, death
being due to paralysis.
Mrs. Scott was the daughter OF Sam
uel and Frances (Sr-ith) Jessup, both
natives of North Carolina, Mrs. Scott
having been born in Indiana (Dec. %,
i1S42). She had made her home in Car
thage for fifteen or twenty years, up
to a few months ago when she and her
husband, both being in poor health,
and both having attained an age where
they were unable to properly care for
themselves, sold their home here and
went to live with their son. Mrs
Scott suffered a fall some months ago,
breaking her hip bone, from which she
has been a constant sufferer.
She leaves surviving her, aged u
band, Samuel Scott.
The remains will be laid to rest at
the old home in Basco, Wednesday.
The many friends of the family
mourn with Mr.. Scott in this hour of
Bereavement
Mrs. Addie May Pittam died at Pilot
Grove township Monday, Dec. II,
t1917, aged 81 years, 3 months and 9
days. Mrs. Pittam was a native Of
this state. the date of her birth being
Sept. 8, 1866. She was the daughter
of Samuel and Sarah (Baker) Lamb.
both natives of Virginia.
Mrs. Pittam had been in her usual
health until a short time ago; she
leaves beside her husband, o. A.
Pfttam, a family Of children. some of
whom are grown. The family is num-
bered among the most respected citi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
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/ especially want to send It to those apparently
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now. Send no money. Simply mail the coupon
but do this now-TODAY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
, WING IS.
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Miss Katherine McClearty is spend.
ing a few days in Des Moines.
Corn husking has been suspended
during the recent cold snap.
Espey Gillaspey and Miss Ruth
Messenger motored to Keokuk Sun
day afternoon.
The Union Sunday school will hold
their Christmas entertainment in the
chapel, on Sunday evening, Decem.
Der %, at s o'clock
The cantata, Down the Chimney
With Santa Claus" will be presented
and instead of the usual Christmas
tree, the gifts will be placed in a
snow capped mountain, which prom
Uses to be quite q novelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

The last day OF school before
Christmas will be observed by spec
ial Christmas programs by all OF the
schools in the. city. The programs
Tor the event are the following:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20
MEN ARE
FOR u. S. A
Those Over Draft Age Can be Used
for Home Defense Pur-
pose by Uncle
SAM.

Fifteen thousand men needed at
once. Able bodied men owe draft
age and under f%orty-one years OF age
are wanted at once at U. S. army re-
cruiting offices for enlistment for the
period Of the war for duty only In
the United States. in United States
guards of the national army. Desir-
able men oyer~forty-one years OF age
with considerable former military
service can be accepted. These Unit
ed States guards will be organized
into companies and battalions for
guarding public utilities in the Unit
cd States and will not be sent out
eide Of the United States.
Married men as well as single men
Ge wanted Men with service in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-20

deed, 81, PIT. L. 8 and 2. B. 81, War.
saw.
William M. Ball to Hiram Ball, deed,
81, l.. 8, 8. B. z, Reeves, Durkee. SAT.
ford & Cos Add. to Hamilton.
Chlor1s j. Agne to Mary E. Evilsizer.
deed, $3.50. PIT. L. 8, 4, B. 2, Cartons
Add. Carthage.
ROLAND J. Rucker to Mary p. EVIL.
sizer, deed, $3.50. PIT L. 8. 4, B. 2. Carl.
tons Add, Carthage.
Mary d. Evilsizer to ROLAND II,
Fucker. deed. $4,000. Und. 1-s WIZ sW
1856.