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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
j. F. WINTERS.
City En- gineer.
Resolution No. 45a

Resolution No. 458.
Whereas, On the 18th day of April,
1917, the City of Keokuk did enter
into contract with the Keokuk Quar-
ry & Construction company for the
improvement of alleys through blocks
60 a. 100. City Of KeokuA, by grail
ing between sub-grade and establish
ed grade, and paving with concrete,
in the manner provided in said con-
tract; and
Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
& Construction company, contractor,
has fully completed the said work, in
accordance with the terms of its con-
tract, and the said work has been
duly accepted, by this council as
fully complying with the terms, con-
ditions and requirements of the said
contract, and the plans and specifi-
cations thereto attached; and
Whereas, Under the terms Of the
said contract so much of the cost of
the said improvement as is by law
|assessable each privately owned lot
or parcel of ground abutting thereon
or adjacent thereto, according to
area, SO as to include one-half Of
tween the alley so improved and the
owned property abut on said alley or
not, but in no case including private
ly owned property situated more
than one hundred fifty (150) feet
from the alley so improved, is to be
so assessed and special assessment
certificates are to be issued in an
ticipation of the collection Of such
special taxes, which certificates are
to be accepted by the contractor in
payment of so much Of the cost Of
the sail improvement as equals the
amount of such special assessment;
and
Whereas, There have been hereto
fore levied by this council against
against each privately owned lot or
parcel of ground abutting upon or
adjacent to said improvement, ac-
cording to area, so as to include one
half of the privately owned property
between the alley so improved and
the next street, whether such private
ly owned property abut on said alley
or not, but in no case including priv
ately owned property situated more
than one hundred fifty Q50) feet
from the alley so improved, special
assessments to the amount of s1901.
II, as shown in the schedule now
on file in the office of the City Clerk.
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Keokuk Iowa, July 81, 1917.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned.
ED. S. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
August 16, 1917, 8 a. 10.
Council met in regular session with
all members. present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meetings OF
August 10, and Ia, 1917, were read
and approved.
Resolution No. 457.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
That the Mayor and City Clerk,
be and they are hereby authorized to
issue time warrant No. 5SO3, for
s3eS.5o, payable October 18th, 1917
without interest, in favor of Hazen
/. Sawyer, attorney, same being for
legal services in suit of j. N. Collier,
ct al, VS.. City Of Keokuk, pending In
the district court to enjoin the i'm
provement of Franklin street, from
the east line Of Fourth to the west
line Of Thirteenth streets.
Roll call:
Aye-LOICOn, f1llpeIl, rhShey.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w, SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 44S, having been on
file and posted in the office OF tue
City Clerk for period of one week
for public inspection as required by
law, Is now before the City Council
and same is adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. 5. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBBRG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. $50, having been on
file In the office of the City Clerk for
period of one week for public In
spection as required by law, is now
before the City Council and same is
adopted by the following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest. Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took recess until August
II, 1917, 8 a. m.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
August II, 1917, 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
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Aye-Lofton, Hllpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took a recess until August
81, 1917, 9 a. M.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
August 81, 1917, 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 400.
Be it resolved, By the City Council
Of the City Of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he is
hereby authorized to issue warrant
No 5S12, in favor of Anna E. Gwin,
for S9.S7, being refund on first half
of corporation and water and light
tax for the year 1916, on rear As feet
and west 80 feet of lots 5 and 6,
block AZ.
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
Resolution No. 461.
Be it resolved, By the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
That the corporation, water and
light tax assessed against Martha T.
Horne, trustee, on Is acres of land
east OF Main street in the south cen
trail part of the northeast quarter Of
section 90, township IS, range 5, In
the City of KeOkuk, Lee county, Iowa,
for the last half of the year 1916, and
Il In, Nor hn nd he
same Is hereby cancelled, and that d
copy of this resolution be sent to
the county treasurer at Keokuk, Iowa,
with the request that this tax be
cancelled and a record of said can
collation. be entered upon his tax
books in said office.
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
| Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk
Resolution No. 1862.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of KeolVuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he Is
hereby authorized to issue time war
rant No. 1913, payable October IS,
1917. for $4,000 in favor Of Henry
is. Walker, attorney, for Bertha
Owens and Chas. H. Owens, which
claim amounts to $4,000, and Annie
johnson, which claim amounts to
| $50 for damages caused by overflow
Of their property at 1929 Concert
street, as per release on file in the
City Clerks Office.
| Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned.
, ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
10. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
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3hus, it seems that the equal sums
\ yielded by adding the principal
xstics about the presidents and
karchs engaged in the war against
central powers. is sign of their
~ against a common foe. But
wonder is heightened when we
told that, because two hemis-
res are represented in the rulers.
should divide the sum by two,
that one-half Of 1884 is 1917!
|rhe natural conclusion, as was
PINE to by the prophet, is that the
Jar will end in the present year.
Now study the statistics of the
prophecy" again. Each ruler has
lven his date of birth. age, date Of
Pming to Office and time. Take
fur own age. add it to the date of
fur birth and see the result. Take
e date Of some important event in
hur life and add to it the years
ice then. The result in both cases
II be 1917.
This prophecy" is on the same
ian as practically all other war
prophecies" They are In most
eses, careful juggling of figures.
ne next time you. come across one,
(ok 1t over carefully before accept
1t and then be careful about be-
wing 1t.
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Has It Arrived?

Topeka Journal: The labor millen-
|um to which workers organized
ld unorganized have looked forward
U many years appears to have ar
we'd. Everywhere the job is hunt
g the man.
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August %, 1917, a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meetings Of
August 20 and 81, 1917, were read and
approved. There being no further
business, Council took a recess until
August 25, 1917, 9 a, IN.
ED. S. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor,
o. w. SAN1DBERG. City Clerk.
August rs. 1917, a. m,
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 1853.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he is
hereby authorized to issue the fol-
lowing time warrants at 6 per cent
interest, due October Is, 1917, in
favor of Cameron, Joyce & Company,
for the construction of concrete
arch sewer in Rand park:
Warrant No. 1914, Sewer $500 90
Warrant No. 5S15, Sewer -. 500. 90
Warrant No. 5S16, Sewer -. 394 81
1891 81
Also balance due for Improvement
of Palean street from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth, and refund on special as
sessment for front As 2-3 feet, Lots
10, II and IL, block 206:
Warrant No. 5S17, Improve
ment .S4oe .oo
Also for grading Main street
from Fourteenth to TWEEN
tieth .s123S %
Grading sidewalk space at
Twentieth and Main $500. 365 As
Grading Palean street from
Thirteenth to Fourteenth 55 so
Grading South Eighth from
Main to Johnson 42.75
Grading Des Moines street
from Tenht to Twelfth -. 752 so
Grading First street from
Main to Bridge 40. 90
Total S25O4 II
Warrant No. 5S1S, Grading $500 90
Warrant No. 5S19, Grading -. 500 90
Warrant No. $500, Grading -. 500 go
Warrant No. 1921, Grading -. 500 90
Warrant No. 1922, Grading -. 500 90
Warrant No. 1928, Grading -. 4.74
4
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PACE FIVE

line of the property owned by Marley
& Walsmith thence east TO the
north and south center line OF the
southwest quarter ca of section
twenty-four C24); thence along said
line north to Washington street;
Thence east to center of section
twenty-four (24); thence north along
the north and south center line OF
section twenty-four (24) TO point
where said line intersects King street
i'll Wolcotts addition;
Thence easterly along the center
line of said King street TO Hill street;
thence due east to the Mississippi
river; thence along said river bound
airy Of the city to the point of begin
ming
Adopted August 80, 1917. by the fol,
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor
o. W. sANDBHRG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council took recess until August
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
August 81, 1917, 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess wifi
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 4o9.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City OF d<eokuk:
That the following pay rolls be
and they are hereby approved and
ordered paid.
Warrant No. 1851, General .s434. 81
Warrant No. 1852. Board of
Health .oG
Warrant No 1858, Light ..... 1000
Warrant No. 1854, Sidewalk :. 40.0Q
Warrant No 1856, Improve
Warrant No. 1856, Improve
ment ......... ....... lZ.Sf
Warrant No. 1857, Sewer -. 131. 81
Warrant No 1858, Fire ...... 800. 00
Warrant No. $3.50, Fire .-.... 500 90
Warrant No. $780, Fire ....... 2S. 81
Warrant No. 1851, Fire APP
9aratus -. 42.7s
Warrant No. 1862, Park 49,. $3.50
Warrant No. 1868, River Front I'LL
Warrant No. 1854, Police -. 500.0 90
Warrant No. $3.50, Police ...-. 10000
Roll call:
Aye-Lsofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
"
Resolution No. 47o.
Be 1t resolved, By the City Council
Of the City Of Keokul1:
That the City Clerk be, and he Is
hereby authorized to draw warrants
Nos. 1886 and 1857, aggregating $S25
for semiannual interest due Septem-
Der list, 1917, on funding bonds OF
$50, 600 dated March list, 1918, and
that the same be sent to Messrs.
George M. Bechtel & CO., Davenport.
Iowa, where interest is payable.
Adopted August 81, 1917, by the
following vote:
'Aye-Lofton, Htlpert Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor,
o. w. lsANDBBRG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. All.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
! That the City Clerk be, and he is
hereby authorized to issue warrants
Nos. 1858, 1869 and $50, for S1290.6a
in favor Of the State Central Savings
bank, covering Ga coupons at $4,000
each and interest.
Adopted August 81, 1917, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton. Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor,
o. W. sANDBEBRG, City Clerk,
There being no further business,
Council took a recess until September
1, 1917, 9 a. m.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor,
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk
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sonal property within the limits of
the city of Keokuk, Iowa, except the
water and light taxes which shall not
be levied against property outside
the water and light limits, as set
forth in Resolution No. 46S, and
Be it further resolved, That the
City Clerk be, and he Is hereby di-
rected to certify copy of this reso-
luton to the county auditor, as pro-
vided by the laws of Iowa.
Adopted August 80, 1917, by the
following vote:
Aye-Jrafton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor
Q. w. sANDBBRG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 468.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokul1:
That for the purpose of providing
for the payment of fire hydrants and
drinking fountains and other water
privileges and electric lights, the
following real estate in the City Of
Keokuk is hereby fixed as located and
situated within the limits of the
benefits and protection OF water
works and electric lighting, towlt:
Commencing at a point where the
u
produced would cross the river
boundary of the City of Keokuk;
Thence north on Q street to Bench
street. thence east on Bench street
to NJ street; thence north on NJ street
to Prospect street; thence w@st on
Prospect street to Oregon avenue,
| thence north on Oregon avenue to
city limits;
Thence north along the city limits
to Missouri avenue; thence east on
Missouri avenue to Cedar street;
thence north on Cedar street to
Twelfth street; thence west on
Twelfth street to Charles street;
Thence north on Charles street to
the intersection Of Thirteenth and
Cherry streets; thence west on Cher
~ street to G street; thence north on
G. street to the boundary Of the Ma
tional cemetery and Seventeenth
street;
| Thence east on Seventeenth street
to the southeast corner of Oakland
cemetery; thence north to the west
| boundary Of KiEbourne's addition TO
| Twentieth street;
! Thence west on the northerly line
of the Catholic cemetery to the west.
ern boundary of the city limits
thence north along the western
boundary OF the city limits to the
north line of the A w. Kilbourne
| tract;
Thence east along the north line of
the A w. Kilbourne tract to the
boulevard; thence north along the
! boulevard to the north line of the
Tanning tract extended; thence east
along said north line Of the Tanning
tract to the northwest corner of the
southwest quarter ca of section
twenty-four go;
! Thence south along the east line
| of the Tanning tract to the north
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all members present, Mayor Lotion

all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 465.
Be it resolved. BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he is
hereby authorized to issue warrant
No. 1891 for the sum of one hundred
fifty ($150) dollars, same being in
full settlement of claim of Elizabeth
Raines against the City of Keokuk, in
any wise connected with or growing
out of injury sustained on or about
the 9th day of February, 1916, while
III and | streets in said City of keo-
kuk,
Roll call
Aye--Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O.. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion, adjourned.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG City Clerk.
August 80, 1917, 8 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meetings Of
August 81 and 2S, 1917, were read
and approved.
Resolution No. 466.
Be it resolved. By the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
That the Mayor and City Clerk be,
and they are hereby authorized to
issue $500 in time warrants, Nos.
1892 to $3.50, inclusive, payable
October Is, 1917, with interest at the
rate of five per cent from date, the
same being sold at par to the State
Central Savings banks as of August
80, 1917, to secure funds for neces-
sary current expenses to be distrib-
uted as credit to the following
fI1,n Il
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Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took recess until August
rs, 1917, 80 a. M.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
August %, 1917, 9 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
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Official Council Proceedings
PAVING ASSESSMENT.


pavement Des Moes Twelfth
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o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 467.
BE 1t resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
That there is hereby levied on each
dollar of % per centum of the assess
ed valuation of all real estate and
personal property within the limits
of the City of Keokuk the amounts
herein stated which shall be for the
purpose set out opposite thereto,
towit:
Mills.
General and incidental pur-
7 ten mills lU.oo
Sanitary fund, twenty five
hundredths mills .25
Grading fund. three mills -. 800
improvement fund, four mills 400
Sewer fund, two mills ........ Zoo
Library fund, one and twenty
five hundredths mills ...... 1. rs
Bond fund, five mills ........- 500
Firemen's Pension fund, one
tenth mill ..... 10
Fire fund, five mills .......... 500
Fire Apparatus fund, four
tenths mills ..........-.. 40
Park fund, one and seven
tenths mills .............. ITO
River Front fund, three-tenths
mills -oV
Judgment fund, one mill $3.50. 100
Water fund, three mills .... 800
Light fund, five mills ......... 800
Total AZ. 90
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/ certify the above to be correct.
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Amount assessment
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Aye-Lofton, Hflpert, Hickey
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-04

to provide any way by which one coun-
ty may pass from one class to another
A county assigned to a class must al
ways, regardless of any change of pop
ulation, remain in that class. While
the act in form is general in substance,
it is special and local Stripped Of
eircumlocution, it is in effect fourteen
special acts, one for each county. The
court nfers that the act might just as
well have named the county outright
and omitted all classifications.
The court finds that the act takes
the present population of the different
counties as a basis of its pretended
classification and makes that popula-
ton the permanent standard of fixing
the salaries of county officers. The
court states that laws of this kind have
been condemned by all courts.
Justice Ross, who wrote the decision,
states that For the reason that the
classification in the act of 1912 is so
framed as to make 1t impossible for
it to operate upon counties according
to their population and because it
searches out and les;islateS for the
counties in effect by name, rather than
by a difference of population, | am
firmly convinced that 1t is special and
local legislation. and is therefore vio-
lative of the constitution"
In conclusion Justice Ross makes it
plain that some of the officers may be
entitled to more money, and others
may be forced to pay back excess
drawn under the act of 1912. He has
the following to say in regard TO this.
*Officers like the plaintiff who are
not satisfied with the salary that has
been paid them under the act of 1872
but insist upon being paid under the
laws of 1901, should bear in mind that
the salaries fixed by the latter act,
were in fun of all other compensation
and that if they have been paid eX
penses and allowed assistance under
the act Of 1872 in excess of that allowed
by the law of 1901, they should likewise
account in their settlement with the
county for those sul=s
The judgment of the lower court was
reversed and the case Temanded for
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-04
Woman is Game
Warden of Great
Sunshine State

The state of Arizona has woman
for a game warden. Mrs. Maybelle
Craig. chief deputy to State Game
Warden G. M. Willard, is at present
presiding over that office, and is in
full charge of everything connected
with that department.
For the first time in the history
of the state, woman is presiding
over the department, which regu-
lates mans chief sport, hunting.
She is boss of all the nimrods, and
it III behooves any man to dispute
her rules and regulations concern
ing the hunting Of birds. the killing
OF big game or the catching of fish.
Game Warden Willard has left
the state. 1t is the first time he has
been absent from duty since his in
PRODUCTION into office several years
ago.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-04
ARMED OFFICERS
BRING DAVIS To
REPOSE IN JAIL

Joe Davis, slim, we'll dressed, perfect
ly groomed and looking as little like a
desperate character as man can, ar
rived al the county Jail last night
handcuffed. shackled and guarded by
Sheriff Wilky, United States Marshal
Joe Dillon and Deputy Sheriff Warren,
is said to he the quickest man on the
trigger, and the hardest individual to
keep behind the bars of any prisoner
ever brought to Phoenix.
The officers took no chances with
him He was arrested some time ago
in Oklahoma by Deputy United States
marshals charged with being impi-
Gated in the hold up of a Southern
Pacific passenger train near Apache,
Arizona. Four alleged confederates
have also been caught. two of whom,
one woman, are at present in the
Jail here.
Davis has been known as Il bad char
acter for some time. When he was
arrested in Oklahoma, he was even
more carefully guarded than upon his
arrival here. He was brought to Pres
colt guarded by four deputies and al
lowed to remain in Jail there for some
time. His trial is scheduled to take
further proceedings not Inconsistent
with the opinion.
Justice Cunningham dissented from
the opinion written by Justice Ross and
concurred in by Justice Franklin.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-04

place in Tucson in few days, and his
transfer was carefully planned. Dillon,
Sheriff Wilky and Deputy Warren left
for Prescott two nights ago. When
they left the mile high city. they had
Davis so thoroughly shackled that he
couldn't get away if he wanted to.
There was some fear though, that there
might be an attempted rescue. The
officers armed themselves with sawed
off shot guns. and made up their
minds that if anything was attempted
the slaughter would he something
fearful. A guard was placed inside the
Jail last night
Davis equally as well guarded as
when he arrived last night, will be TAX
en- to Tucson this morning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09

"The kidneys play most important
part in causing premature old age and
death--the more injurious the poisons
passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay"-so says distinguished
physician, who further advises all people
who are past thirty to preserve the vitality
of the kidneys and free the blood from
poisonous elements, such as uric acid
drink plenty Of water-sweat some daily
and take Anuric before meals.
This Anuric is put up in tablet
form, and can be obtained at almost
any drug store. For that backache,
lumbago, rheumatism, rusty" joints,
swollen feet or hands, due to uric acid
in the blood, Anuric quickly dissolves
the uric acid as hot water does sugar.
Discovered by DR.. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y.
Prevent premature old age by simply
slipping cup of hot water every morning
before breakfast, taking little Anuric
before meals and live to be hundred.