The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
Walk Old Trails.

root of the Iowa was raised several
dnches.
| Walk Old Trails.
| Mr.. Bechtel said In concluding tnat
when the sunset of life was creeping
| over him he would walk the old tra!s
] he knew best, and would wrap his
blanket tighter around him, place an.
other log on the fire and remain III
! the old tepee waiting the call OF
death. ~.
| During the circulation OF the mem
bership cards, C. F. Mcfarland spoke
briefly Of the good the association
would do Keokuk. He spoke espec.
tally OF the armor plate plant ana
how the association was being asked
to help. Colonel French interrupted
to say that the association was al
iready at work to help Keokuk, and
that the members had been written
to, not to work for plant for theis
Lefty, but to work for the armor plate
plant for Keokuk. C. NJ. Rich SAID
money put in.
Visitors Speak.
| Mayor A. P. Brown Of Fort Madl-
son, made a short talk, thanking the
Keokuk people for their hospitality
and spoke for his delegation OF the
appreciation of the reception. Hs
urged that the members OF the asso-
citation work against the Chase bill
before the legislature, and was as
sured that the association was al
ready on its trail.
| John Blaul of Burlington, expressed
his appreciation of the reception, and
asked that the association not forget
the manufacturing industries of the
state in their campaign for growth.
He said few years ago that glucose
and starch were thought products OF
the east, but that now they could be
| bought at Keokuk, and that oatmeal
formerly an Ohio staple. was to he
purchased from factories in Keokuk,
Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
Ira w. Wills rendered vote Ut
thanks to the association for their
visit, and Colonel French thanked
| the local association on behalf of his
association for the splendid recep-
ton given.
The visitors left at 9:45 for their
! homes over a special train on the
Burlington.
Souvenirs Are Given.
| The visitors brought with them an
| OuLldy Ol loWd DlHS lIduC III gnu anu
enamel and bearing the word Iowa"
The pins are rectangular In shape and
were given to all Of the Keokuk. Fort
Madison and Burlington men present
| The visitors through the generosity
! Of Ayres and Chapman were pre-
sented with dnedaiiions commemora-
| tive of the water power plant com
pletion. The souvenirs were laid at
| each place on the banquet table, and
1 were presented by the local firm to
the association.
I Comics CT the iowa" magazine
were given to the Keokuk and Bur
tlington and Fort Madison men during
the evening.
4 Those Who Were Present.
4 The following is a list of the Great.
! er Iowa association members who
were on the special train:
h Col. G. Watson French, Davenport,
president; Woodwork Clum, Clinton.
secretary; Geo. w. Bechtel, Daven.
port; Ralph Bolton, Des Noines; c. d,
I,Cass, Waterloo; J. F. Deems, Burling-
ton; c. s. Hutchins, Burlington: John
,Blaul, Burlington: H. B. Plumb. Wa
terloo; Calvin Manning, ottumwa;
tC. H. McNider, Mason City; Carl
Keck, Washington, Iowa; Marsh w.
Bailey, Washington; M. B. Hutchin-
son, Ottumwa.
From Burlington.
The following Burlington men were
lpresent:
John Blaul, w. F. Mcfarland, S. Fl.
Jones, ]. M. Storer, G.. G. hSgbee, /. G.
Mcconnell, J. L. Edwards, III. A. Leip-
ziger, T. Hemey, Luke Palmer, w.
D. Eaton, J. F. Deems, M. n. Reno. II.
| A. Pence, A. G. Oberle, c. S. Hutchins.
| From Fort Madison.
The Fort Madison delegation was
composed Of:
N. C. Roberts. George B. Stewart,
E. H. Pollard, Mayor A. P. Brown, T.
p. Hollowell, A. 8 Nichols, William
Timpe, George Fl Hanchett, T J. Netll,
NJ. F. Mcfarland.
| n. w. Hamm Of Centerville, general
superintendent of the division for the
Burlington. was guest.
The keokuk Hosts.
The following from Keokuk were
hosts at the dinner Saturday night:
John Nagel. J. p Ingle, H. Boyden
Blood, C. J. Kirch, A. w. HUDSON. B. B.
Hobbs, Herman Absolute. Edw. K.
tombstone. Thos. H. Joyce, E. S. Phil
lips, J. Albert Kiedaisch, John Tum-
city, c. F. Mcfarland, Stephen Irwin,
Wells NJ. Irwin, Ira w. Wills, c. M.
Rich. A. H. Rich. John Dunlap, Geo.
Tucker. L. A. Hamfii, J. o. Boyd, c.
F. skirvin, A. l.. Higbee, Harry
Charles, Hazen I. Sawyer, A. c. Max
well, A. Holiingsworth, N. T. Wilcox.
Nj. e. Justice, Mayor p. s. Lotion, G.
r. Weissenburger. Mr.. Christopherson.
e. Carroll Taber, F. c. Smith. Jas. NJ.
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