The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-20

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CARTHAGE, ILL.,, June 20
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! The annual meeting of the Car
thage soil experiment field held Tues
day afternoon, at o'clock, attracted
many visitors from the surrounding
country, the day being ideal, the
crowd was swelled by auto parties
from distances.
DR.. Cyril G. Hopkins, agronomist
of national reputation and who has
charge of the soil Improvement OF
this state, was present to personally
conduct the meeting, and as he is nc
| stranger to Carthage and Hancock
county citizens, his name on the pro
gram proved to be drawing card.
| The Carthage field was donated to
the state by Hancock county citizens
for the express purpose Of conduct
ling fertilizer experiments, which
would be of direct value to the farm.
ers in the building UP of their soils.
i These experiments have been care
fully carried out since 1912, with re-
suits which are very great value to
all who are interested in soil i'm
lprovement.
Farm manure, straw, cornstalks,
sweet clover and COW peas have been
used to supply organic matter; lime
stone to improve the physical condl-
ton of the soil and to grow bigger
crops of legumes; rock phosphate to
grow bigger crops and improve the
quality of the grain; and potassium
, to ascertain it's value as fertilizer
on ordinary crops. DR.. Hopkins point
ed out in his lecture, what were ben
eficial to the soil, as proven by the
crops now growing on the experiment
grounds, and the meeting was sue
cess from every standpoint.
Carthage school report for the year
1917-191S, as submitted by Superin'
tendent of schools, Oren A. Barr,
shows:
Grade mo. pupils enrolled: Boys
IL, girls "a. total IS; daily average
attendance 20. Pupils neither absent
nor tardy during the year, Russell
Carlton.
Grade Boys %, girls, 10, total
Al; daily average 80. None perfect in
attendance.
Grade 3.-Boys &c, girls "a, total so.
daily average 40. Pupils neither alb
sent nor tardy for school semester,
Geraldine Carlton; during the year,
Beryl Mosely and Esther Palmer.
Grade 4.-Boys %, girls %, total so.
daily average AZ; Pupils neither alb
sent nor tardy during the year, Ruth
King.
Grade 5.-Boys 20, girls &c, total
46. daily average 38. Pupils neither
absent nor tardy during the year,
Florence Barber, Hilda Benner and
Leo King.
Grade 6.-Boys 26. girls 25, total
labsent nor tardy during year, Harry
Califf, Rodney Gardner. Brussell
Biery and Dorothea Towles.
Grade boys "a, girls 20, total
A; daily average Al. Pupils neither
absent nor tardy during the year.
Julius Barr, Ruth Carlton, Lera Eli
son, Lucille Hughett, Nellie Shirley,
Junius Wetzel.
Grade S-Boys 15.-girls 10. total
"a; daily average 81; Pupils neither
Irene Hatfield, Irene Towles.
High School.-Boys 6S, girls 120;
total average 1854.
Total enrolment in the schools for
the year, Boys 234, girls S05, total
OOS, udllJ dFcIdSe dllCIuuASC
The /. o. o. f. lodge held it's an
Ridge cemetery Sunday afternoon, at
which time many members Of the or
der from the surrounding vicinity
were present to particate in the ex-
ercises. The members assembled at
the hall at 900 p. m. and were TAX
en- to the cemetery by auto, where
n sr+1 ~f
terrain church delivered an address.
The graves Of the deceased members
had been decorated with flags and
flowers on Sunday morning, by
special committee selected for that
purpose.
The members of the board of re-
view. A. c, Williams, J. II. Helms and
C. S. Tyler, met in the supervisors
rooms in the court house Monday
at which time Miss Helen
Durham was selected to act as clerk
Of the board. The board is now in
session for its regular work.
Miss Mabel Gray returned Satur-
day from Evanston, where she has
been teaching, to spend the summer
vacation with homefolks. On Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray, son Will
lie and daughter Mabel, and Miss EN-
ma Carroll motored to Quincy to
spend the day with Mr.. Gray's broth
er, Will and family.
Chesleigh Gray who leaves soon for
camp, accompanied the party home
for a short visit
At the annual meeting of the Clip
per Fire Co., the following officers
were elected: VIM. G.. Milbourn, pres
ident; Knox Fletcher, vice president;
N. J. Helfrich, treasurer; Duane Pen.
mock, secretary; Fred Reyer, chief;
John Chevillon, first assistant; Ed.
L. Booth, second assistant; VIM. G.
foreman hook and ladder;
Cal Love, assistant; Chas. j. Mil
born, foreman hose cart No. /; AL i
bert Kimbrough, cart No. 2.
At the June meeting of the c. ".
B, M. held at the home of Miss Ma !
omi Thomas, the following officers |
we're elected for the ensuing year: |
President, Mrs. Ava Elsea; vice pres |