The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-02

and sensible manner. On this day
the corner stone OF Kahoka's new
$4,000 school building will be laid
The ceremonies will be In charge OF
the Masonic order. There will be u
big parade of Masons. school chill
dren, parents, city and school of
ficials and all interested citizens
Following the ceremonies of the cor
ner stone laying at the site OF the
building, there will be speaking by
prominent orators, rural graduation
exercises and music by Kahoka's
famous band in the city park. The
occasion will be notable one in the
history of the town and all interested
in schools are invited to celebrate In
,Kahoka on the Fourth and enjoy a
most pleasant day.
Miss Mary r. Alderton, of Canton,
has been elected teacher of the sew
enth grade of the Kahoka schools.
The faculty is now complete. School
will open one week later than usual
this year, Monday, September 10.
Mrs. p. a. Geeslin has returned
from visit with her daughter. Mrs.
Masters, at Beaumont, Kan.
County Clerk J. P. Scott Sheriff
Geo. Arnold and County Physician
F. A. Johansen have been named as
the exemption board for Clark county
and will pass upon the eligibility OF
the conscripted men.
. A Red Cross chapter will be organ
lied in Kahoka. A temporary organ
ization was perfected here last week
with the following officers: ]. w.
Meyer, president; Miss Henrietta
Turner, secretary; DR.. j. R. Bridges,
DR.. w. B. Sisson. S. s. Hitler. s. S.
Ball, j. P. Talbot. f. q. Greenlee,
Mrs. F. P. Lang and Mrs. J. P. Bourn.
Assessor Harry Owen is making his
rounds with difficulty due to a kick
on the knee by horse one day last
week.
A quarterly meeting of the county
A. H. T. A. will be held at Alexandria
on the evening Of July Fourth, at Z: 80
o'clock. All lodges are expected to
send delegates. J. L. Hill is presl-
dent Of the organization. and J. H.
Smith. secretary.
Miss Maybelle Thompson is the
guest of Kahoka relatives and friends.
Thomas training school at Detroit
Mich. Miss Thompson has accepted
position in the Fort Madison
schools for the coming school year.
Ray SAMSON of this city, who re-
Polytechnic school 1T Peoria, H.. has
firm at Columbus, Nebraska.
Attorney G. M. Callihan, of Okla.
homa, Okla, spent few days of
this week with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. O. S. Callihan, of this city,
hnra IN Chico RI jnt
his wife and daughter in visit with
relatives there. Mr.. Callihan Is as
sistant prosecuting attorney at Okla
homa and states that his Office has
been making things warm for tho
bootleggers, and they are numerous.
Crop conditions have greatly i'm
proved in Clark county the past week.
Two good rains have been of material
benefit
Paul J. Thompson, editor of the
Kahoka Monday. He is making a
splendid paper of the Republican.
Editor ]. B. Rodgers of the Clark
County News, was in Kahoka Friday.
He recently returned from six
months stay at the Woodman SAM
tarium at Woodmen, Colorado. While
greatly improved In health, he is Of
the opinion that it is best that he
return to Colorado to live, and con-
templates making arrangements to do
so in the near future.
The grocery business is on the
boom in the old town, two new
stores having been recently launched.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Robinson, Of
Bland county. Virginia, were visitors
the first of the week with his father,
Attorney w. H. Robinson, and sister,
Mrs. A. c. Bridges, Of this city.
Ralph Is a civil engineer and but re-
Gently completed the construction OF
transmission line in st. Francis
county. This was his first return
visit to the old home in many years.
A big force Of brick layers are now
engaged in the work on the new
school building. With the railroads
keeping up the shipments of brick
the building will soon assume fine
proportions.
Mrs. S. s, Hitler returned Friday
from Chicago where she took sick
while on a visit with relatives. Mr.
Hitler went to Chicago and accomp
anied her home. A trained nurse is
in attendance. She is reported as
some improved.