The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
CARTHAGE, ILL, MAR. 10.

Rev. e. M. Smith, pastor Of the
Christian church Of this city, visited
at his former home in Decatur last
week, and attended the conference OF
Christian ministers called at Decatur
in relation to the men and million
movement which Is being inaugural
ed throughout the United States.
There were more ministers present
ait this conference than at any one
gathering of the denomination here
tofore held, there being also many
laymen present. Over four hundred
banquet.
The meeting was called at $3.50 q,
M, and continued until 4 o'clock ?.
m. the whole day being spent in con
slant prayer, for relief and guidance
in the present world war, which has
brought SO many new conditions to
the religious world, in order to NEE
the many needs that are confronting
the nation as a whole.
The purpose of this conference was
to initiate throughout the state, anc
throughout other states as we'll, q
movement to round out the men and
million movement work, and to raise
a million and a quarter dollars IN
order to meet the deficit that Is IN
all departments OF, the missionary
field. due very largely to h war.
The part assigned to Illinois is
5000, 900; the part assigned to Han
cock county is $4,000, which leaves
practically $1,000 Of the same for the
Carthage denomination, as this means
about $500 per member to meet the
demand. ;.
The drive will be made from April
6. n week earlier than heretofore
MANNED, In order to avoid a conflict
| with the next bond issue which will
be launched the week formerly plan
ned for the mon and million drive.
The Y. w. &C. "a. will have its drive
for the war work this week, and It
i has been planned to raise 100000 IN
Hancock county. $500 of which has al
ready been subscribed, leaving S2OO
to be raised in Carthage, and the 7.
w. C. A. girls of Carthage college.
who are in charge Of this campaign,
will call on citizens generally during
the week in order to give each an OPP
portunity to contribute to the cause.
This fund is for the purpose OF
looking after the interests OF the girls
who are working for our government,
in this emergency, and also IN pro
viding for the mothers, who visit the
boys in camps. The plan OF the cam
paign will be fully explained by the
Y. w. @. A. girls.
Fred Harvest, who lives in the east
Carthage vicinity, suffered he com
plete loss Of his large bank barn,
together with much stock and grain,
on Sunday evening, the loss being
estimated at 5000. covered by o
$1,000 insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvest did not dis
cover the fire until about 3 o'clock a..
m. Monday morning, when they rusn
ed out in an effort to a the stock
in the barn. but the same was almost
completely gone when they had dis
covered it, and the ventilator went
down as they entered the barn LOT.
They were successful in resculng
two jacks from a log barn which
stood near by, but nothing from the
large barn. One jack, n horse, six
head of yearling cattle, 25 tons of nay,
/ 900 bushels Of oats, some corn n
some rye, harness and all h small
tools. including the work bench, TO-
gether with two loads OF shingles
and two good wagons, which the
shingles were on. The shingles a
been hauled out from Carthage, with
a view to beginning work on sh1ng-
ling the barn Monday, and were driv-
en- into the barn for shelter and
safety
Mr.. Harnest's son, Waldo. who has
been living on the Edgar Hopkins
farm near Middle creek, had just
moved into his fathers tenant house,
and had his harness and tools stored
in the barn. None of the farming
implements we're kept In the barn,
however.
This comes as a severe blow to Mr.
Harnest. lust at the opening of the
farming season, and means a loss
which will require much time and
labor to replace, and means also h
expenditure Of extra funds for seed
inc purposes. horses and tools, 1t be-
ing almost impossible to figure the
acf,1al O which will be occastoned
nv The fire during the coming year.
Mo clue could be discovered as to
he origin of the fire, as nothing was
in the barn of an explosive t
and no fire around the barn, unless
som might have entered h barn
and been smoking, unbeknown to
MI. Harnest-
A four passenger Ford car suffered
a pretty bad jamming up n wreck.
when It ran into the abutement Oh
the cement culvert west OF Carthage
ON the main road to Keokuk, Saturday
evening. The Ford car was coming
from the west, and met a large auto
mobile Just at this point, which had