The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
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The law requires owners of stall
lions to register their number to the
county assessor. Owners who have
not done so should file the same with
H. T. Drake, assessor, at once. Fail
ing to do so Is misdemeanor and
renders the owner liable to fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $500.
Rev. H. D. Thompson OF LABEL,
who has been for the past few years
district superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league. will re-enter the min
istry march I. He has been made
presiding elder of st. Joe district Of
the M E. church. South, conference,
one Of the most important positions
! in the conference.
Robert Hyde, who has been living
on the Baird farm east of Milton the
past two years, has moved to Elliott,
Iowa, where he has rented large
| farm of over 600 acres. He will put
out a large crop the coming summer.
Fred Wellington Of Ottumwa, Iowa,
J and Florence Hillyard of Downing
were married at the Burns hotel In
Lancaster on February 20. The cere-
mony was performed by L. S. Har-
rington, pastor of the Christian
church at that place.
Miss Leila Sanders has resigned
her position as teacher in the north
school and left on Monday night for
Rocky Ford, Colo, where she has
position as teacher in the public
schools of that city. Miss Sanders
is a splendid teacher and we con-
graduate the board Of education at
Rocky Ford on securing her ser
vices as a member of their teaching
corps. Miss Mable Howard is in
charge of Miss Sanders room until
jher successor Is formally chosen.
| Mrs. Eldon Healthier was operated
on in Centeryille last Thursday. DR..
Heaton performed the operation,
being assisted by DR.. j. A. Mitchell.
The patient is rallying nicely.
| George McIntosh's house was dis
covered ablaze last Tuesday morning
and a timely alarm brought out
bunch Of fire fighters, who in short
time put out the fire, but not until
1.-The upper story was badly Quilted.
The contents of house were carried
out and the damage was confined to
the building. A defective f1ue caused
the blaze.
! H. l.. Mere last week sold the E.
l.. Mcknight tract of forty acres
southwest of town to S. P. Johnson,
one of Richard Morton's properties
in the west part Of town to Mrs.
Sarah Shelton and the Mcbride ranch
of $50 acres near Broadwater, Mon
tana. including 200 head of cattle, 81
head Of horses and $50 head Of sheep
to II. A. McVey of Washington,
Iowa. The latter deal was consum-
n,ted nv the aid of a real estate man
at North Platte. Neb.
DR.. w. E. Fogle last week pur-
chased the R. G. Humphrey residence
nroperty in the northwest part OF
| Memphis of James Beard, considera-
ton $4,000.
| A. J. Critz the past week sold the
Following farms to northern Iowa
BUYERS: The Wright farm OF 160
acres 61s miles southwest of Mem
phis. the Strosnider farm OF eighty
acres. seven miles east OF Memphis.
and the Shaffer farm of 200 acres on
Iowa line, north Of Memphis.
| C. f. Austin, secretary OF the Scot
Land County Farmers association, has
moved his office from the Miller
building on the west side of square
| TO the rooms lately occupied by Lee
n witty in the postoffice block.
James Barker died at the home OF
his daughter. Mrs. Flynn, In FIT. Mad
ison. Iowa. on Sunday. February "a
after brief illness. Deceased llVeo
J for many years on. farm southwest