The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18
OFFICIAL VOTE
CAUSES CHANGE
Candidates for Sheriff Sph |oZ 70
500 AZ Primaries Snc
Xfnsey is NOM
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4 as resul- of tie official canTsss
loe fs.e ,eas cast al The primary eject,
ion. n r. ginsey il the reozoAean
lny-ninee for shera. ~ place Of w r.
lfssney. present sheriff When lie
lfEry. returns came IN Ezney had
3aeaS 81 .wo votes over E5nsey. nez1
laizs man IN The three cornered race.
when the hoard Of supervisors raS
last TUESDAY they found . rnstaas
mad been made ia making ont the
Yeosauoua retnrns- The tailey sheet
total gzye Haaey 2 Yote Of forfyrwo
I'm xeossoquz, bst In entering these
Figures on the outside Of the package
lin which the ballots were returned
1.-The number was made forty6syen-
iTnege five yo.es deducted from the
number previously credited 10 Haney
left his total vote 2s3 TO 40z for Kin
gey. Other slight errors we're found,
bur in no way affecting the results.
sCarI Il. Meek, Eonaparte man and
Republican candidate for auditor,
gained five votes IN Milton making
him hizi man ia the county, his to-
tai being ss5.
Miss Eva Robinson for recorder
was next with e64. Craven for treas
Iurer gained four votes in Fremont
precinct, and Hornbaker for snper-
yisor lost five In Cedar township. The
lcounty conventions, both republican
land democratic will be held in Keos-
auqua on Saturday, June 70.
There rs no doubt now about the
success Of the Fox river canal in
helping the surplus water TO leave
the land along this river. One day
last week the Fox river was out OF
Its banks and was overlooking the
IIowlands at three O'Clock in the at
; tefnon. BY the following morning
the water was in the main channel
iagain. Before the canal was cut
along this river IL would have taken
three or four days for this water 10
have gotten away. The corn that
was on the bottom land was not dam
: aged. In time the canal Will grad
lually grow wider and the surplus
water will then get away much faster.
Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Brewster and
Mrs. Hardin Brewster went 10 Keo-
lkuk last week for visit with Hardin
Brewster, who is a patient in Keo-
Ikuk hospital, where he is making a
.a.fsfActory recovery.
Miss Frances GIagcock visited with
her sister, Mrs. Edna Thomas AT
their farm near Bentonsport last
week,
The Van Huren county o'cnlc. TO-
former Van Buren, county people,
which was TO have been held at Des
!, Moines June Is was postponed until
later date. on account OF the death
of Mrs f. w. Rowley SIR Rowley is
second yice-preEident of the associa.
, ton.
Rmonth gWindIer la said 10 be
working in this part OF the state. His
game IL 10 go into town about the
middle OF the week, get line on the
], store and ON Saturday evening after
: banking hours enter a store make a
I few purchases, and give a check for
!, $50 or some such amount, drawn on
|, a bank in some other town In pay.
a ment He then makes his getaway
!. All towns are requested To look out
n for this fellow. who goes under diff
~ ferent names and passes as a farmer
II Mr.. and Mr. n. s. Moody and
@ daughter, Eleanor June, started for
r. Los Angeles California, last week
10 where Mr. Moody has good position
N in n bank. He was formerly cashier
" in the Farmers and Traders State
bank here. but for several months
T. has been employed in bank al Way
ID land Mo.
r. Judge Robert Sloan. one OF the
Fl best lawyers and judges of law in
le this section OF the state went 10 OF
r. tumwa last Tuesday to attend a ses
g. sion OF the Masonic grand lodge. Six
lp ~ years ago the grand lodge met IL
l.. IOttumwa and Mr. Sloan was pres
cent on that occasion VIM Walker Of