The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-28
CITY NEWS.

Max G. Veith, who has been assist
ant manual training instructor in the
keokuk High school, has enlisted in
the army. He is now a member On
the quartermaster's corps, national
army.
George Christy and Charles Chris
ty, officers Of the Hawkeye Tire &
Rubber company. .Des Moines, were
visitors in Keokuk, Thursday. The
Messrs. Christy made the tour from
Des Moines to the city by automo-
bile. During part Of the time they
were in the city they were guests of
officials of the Standard Four Tire
company.
Oiled roads collection committees
took the field today to obtain SUBJ
scriptions tor better main highways
leading to the city. The Industrial
association Is serving as headquarters
for the workers and subscriptions for
the campaign to purchae car Of road
oil, may be mailed there. Some Of the
committeeman reported at noon that
subscriptions were being made will
ingly by those solicited
Ralph 7. McGrath, a Keokuk man,
is now stationed at the Great Lakes
training school, near Chicago.
John Ferris, administrator of the
estate of the late John G. Drew, has
conveyed to Oscar Swanson and
Charles Yeager a piece of real estate
near Mooar in section s, township IS,
north of range 5 west, in an admin
istrators deed filed with the county
recorder The price paid for the tract
of land was S1,150.
"A mortgage was foreclosed on real
estate today which lies in the Reeves,
Perry and Williams addition, by order
Of the district court. Palmer Trimble
was the plaintiff in the case and the
heirs of S. T. and e. J. Worley were
the defendants. The district court en-
tered a decree in which personal
judgment was rendered against viii
liam H. Worley as executor OF the
will of S. T. Worley and the will OF
e. J. Worley for the sum of s2,469
with interest, from January I, 1918.
The court ordered that a special execu-
ton issue against the mortgaged
premises be made to cover this sum
and ordered the property to be sold.
The real estate is on Orleans street
WIN L. Ealey, who was formerly |
with Co. L, has been sent from Camp |
Cody, Deming, N. Mex, to Camp Mer
rift. New Jersey. He is well and in |
the best of spirits according to mes
sage which his mother, Mrs. John
Beard. Of 625 South Fourth street, has
received.
Local showers with cloudy skies |
will keep the temperature down for a
few DAYS. Warmer weather is expect
ed for the week end, but no extreme
heat. The highest temperature Thurs
day was 90 degrees at p. m. 1t was
SIS degrees at a. m today and so at |
II a. m.
"A number of repairs are being
made to the postoffice building. The
wood work outside will be painted and
also the roof.
Beef, veal and lamb roasts Mark
ey's, 512 Main.
Six youths between the ages of
eighteen and twenty years can find
profitable jobs during the summer
at $50 and board, Superinten-
dent William Aldrich of the public !
SCHOOLS has been informed in letter by
R. K. Bliss, director of the agricul-
-ural extension department at the Il
state college, Ames. The boys will be
by the COW testing associa-
ion and their business will be to
lake tests of milk taken from herds
IN twenty-six farms in their juris-
fiction. Communications must be ad
dressed by applicants for positions
% c. L. Blackman, agent in the
iairying extension department.
Attorneys of the city are working
n relays to give advice to June 5,
1918, registrants on the proper filling
If missionaries. A number of men
Who registered in Keokuk, in the
early part of the month, sought the !
special office of the attorneys in the