The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
TI4E DAEY GATE CITY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CITY NEWS.

-Wanted-Moulders core makers
and laborers. Pechstein Iron works.
e F. Vinson will have charge OF
the singing in the Valley tent meet
ings. Tuesday evening Rev. h. y.
Barnes will preach and the choir
from the NJ. P. church will sing.
The Rev. S. Bates of Des Moines
will speak at the First African Bap-
fist church tonight. The Rev. Mr.
Bates is moderator of the Iowa ana
Nebraska Baptist association
MIR. and Mrs. G. e. Durgee an
nounce the birth of son Claude Ed
ward, junior, born July 20. r. Dur
gee is general secretary of Washing
ton Inn, a home for American officers
in London, England. Mrs. Durgee is
with her father at her old home In;
Kansas, Illinois
Few disloyal utterances have been
made or reasonable acts committed
this summer in Keokuk. The city as
a whole is loyal. No complaint along
this line has been made to e. w. NC
Manus, acting postmaster. Mr.. Nc
Manus says that few persons had
been reported for not taking off their
hats when the flag passed or for not
standing when "The Star Spangled
Banner" was sung.
Many of the war gardens have
had a wilted. parched look owing to
the heat and lack of rain. But Sun
days showers were beneficial. The
hot sun has not destroyed the pro
duce as yet and the gardens are
holding their own in their summer
Yield. Miss LA Mitchell. supervisor,
has gathered groups OF the children
together and explained how the vege-
tables may be canned.
announcement is made of the
birth Of daughter. Dorothy Irene,
July 20 to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray E. Moore
who live near Bayiis, Ill. Mr.. Moore
formerly lived in Keokuk and his
wife will be remembered as Miss
Ruby Henthorn.Mr. and Mrs. Rex o.
Carlock of near Baylis are the proud
parents of son Robert Owen, born,
July 81. Mrs. Carlock was formerly
Clara Fern Moore, sister to Ray E.
Moore.
Frank T. F. Schmidt, former city
councilman, has resigned as q member
of the cemetery board. He will be
succeeded August 1 by A. ]. Dtmond,
former mayor of the city. The city
council appointed Mr.. Dimond today.
Fred W. femme is soon to resign as
SeAlOn OIL OAhlhuQ CeuctcTy, duu VIZ.
Schmidt will be candidate for his
place. The sexton is named by the
board. The two other members Of the
board are Ralph B. Smith and H. r
Jacobs.
Forty persons attended birth
day party Sunday given in honor OF
Private Morris l.. Bork, Keokuk sol
dier, who has been visiting relatives
in the city for fifteen days. Bork Is
Ia member of Troop B, fifteenth q. s.
cavalry, military police, at Fort Bliss,
Ell Paso. Texas. The party was given
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. Bork, 1900 Main street,
The Ford car of T. c. Harrison,
1926 Park street, was stolen Saturday
night from Rand park MT. Harrison
enlisted the aid OF the police in find
ing the machine and cards are being
sent broadcast in the territory today.
giving the engine number, kind Of
tires and the like, in order that 1t
may be identified. Fifty dollars re-
ward is being offered for the return
of the car and like amount for infor-
nation that will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the thief. The engine
number IL 2,050,335 and the license,
261,3S4.