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self in administering to the comfort
of others and making those about
her happy. She was true christian
woman and her influence for good
in the community will leave last
ing monument to ner memory. She
leaves surviving her, her husabnd.
D. G. Harbur; one little daughter
Rosa Bell Jurgens, a child by for
mer marriage with Ed Jurgens, who
passed away one year after their
marriage; also three ste2-children
Mrs. Verlie Booker and Merlin and
Ellis Harbur, all Of this city. The
body will be shipped to Columbus,
ILL.,, for funeral services and inter
ment.
Undertakes Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Hearne were called to West Point
on Friday by the death Of John
Franklin Howard, who died from in.
fluenza at his home near that city.
Mr. Howard, the son OF Frank and
Ellen eLaffey) Howard, was born
February 2, 1886, in Illinois, his
parents both having been born in
this state. He was aged 80 years, II
months and Is days, and his death
brings much sorrow into tie COM
munity and despair to his home, he
leaving surviving a wife and three
small children, who are all suffering
with the influenza, as is also Mrs.
Towards mother, who is at the
home. Mr.. Howard was successful
farmer and honest and reliable in
all his business transactions, and
was true lover Of home, where his
interests centered. Funeral services
were held at West Point cemetery
Monday afternoon, Rev. Father Land
reth, of this city, officiating.
Miss Mabel Gray, of Evanston, is
spending the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gray, Of north of the city.
Enroute home, she visited her uncle.
Will Gray, and family, in Quincy,
arriving in Carthage Monday morn
ing.
Enoch Fleming, of Bowen, was q
business visitor to the city the first
of the week.
DR.. r. D. Denton, who is serving
the government in the capacity Of
meat inspector at Hoboken, N. j., is
spending the holidays with his fami-
~. having ten days leave of alb
sence.
Paul Byers, who has been sta
toned at a camp in California. has
arrived at Camp Grant. where he
will receive his discharge, and will
arrive in this city in time for Christ
mas.
Mrs. Harve Sights and little daugh-
ter, MaTnelle, of Fort Madison, are
James Byers.
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HAMILTON, ILL.,, DEG. "a.

ing for Hannibal, Mo, where he will
spend Christmas and a few days
visit with his daughter Mrs. Guy
Blakeslee and family.
Mrs. Susan Richardson was taken
quite i'll Saturday. The lady suffered
a slight paralytic stroke, but Is
greatly improved ct this time.
Mrs. Carrie Ransom and son HUI
bert, Of Keokuk, have been suffering
with the influenza at the emergency
hospital in that city. The lady has
been quite i'll, but is now GONZALES
cent Mrs. Hanson has received a
letter from her son Harold, which
states that he expects to be home
by New Years. Harold wrote that
he has been in the thick of the fight
ing in France and had not even re-
ceived a scratch.
Mrs. Bert Outhier left Thursday
for Carthage to assist in the care
of her niece, Miss Marion Aleshire,
who is quite i'll with the influenza.
Donald Gordan and Jerome EN-
mons are two of the boys who have
returned home from Carthage college
where they were taking military
training.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Banter and
family of keokuk are at the home OF
the lady's parents, Joseph Letter and
wife, where they will spend Christ
mas.
Geo. Hosford met with severe ac-
cident Saturday at the smelter plant
in Keokuk when he fell ten feet of
of ladder he was working on. He
Is suffering acute pain at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
Hosford. His back is sprained, but
1T is thought that in few days he
will be greatly improved. Mr.. Shoals.
the assistant superintendent Of Keo-
kuk, was over Sunday to see Mr..
Hosford.
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Mr.. and Mrs Hurley Moore were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Blakes-
lee Of Hannibal, Mo-, from Thursday
until Sunday. The ladies are sisters.
Miss Winnifred Emmons who is an
Instructor in the Decatur schools.
arrived Saturday to spend the Yu1e-
tide vacation with home folks and
other relatives and friends.
The Misses Faye and Hazel Cuer-
den have arrived home from the
state university of Urbana to spend
a two weeks vacation with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. CueMen.
and their many friends here.
Albert Behenke. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Behenke who lives
northeast of The city, arrived home
Saturday from England. Mr.. Behenke
came home via Camp Dodge Iowa,
where he was mustered out of the
U. 8. service. Albert is looking fine
and seems to be In the best of health
and spirits and his relatives and
many friends are glad ,lat no is
home to stay.
Hiram Agnew and wife Of lakewood
are the proud parents Of a little
daughter, born Saturday. Dec. 81.
The father who has been very i'll
with the influenza at the emergency
hospital in this city, was taken to
his home the day of the little ones
birth, much improved in health.
Clarence Emery of FIT. Madison,
made short visit Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Fife Emery, and other
relatives in the city.
MI and Mrs. Jay Heule Of Daven-
port. Iowa, arrived Saturday evening
for ten days visit with the lady's
mother. Mrs. Lydia Scott. and other
relatives and friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heule will also visit relatives and
friends in Keokuk before returning
to their home.
w. G. Bridges left Monday morn
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tiers. One was to rent all the polling
places in town and try to get the
people to leave their family reunions
on Thanksgiving day and go out to
the car barns and the old school
house. and other polling places to
buy war savings stamps on Thanks
giving afternoon. The rent of the
polling places and getting them ready
would have cost ten times any pos
sible sale that would have occurred
there.
1--WE seem to be In bad here in
Keokuk, because we declined can.
didly to do fool stunts In advance in
stead of making try and failure Of
them.
"The last one was to have the
banks buy 100000 worth of the
stamps, and try to sell them to the
people. The banks sat down on this
SO hard that the jolt must have been
felt in Des Moines. In the first place.
there is a law providing heavy penal
ties for anybody or any corporation
buying more than $1,000 worth Of the
stamps-and anybody can see the i'm
possibility of the thing, anyhow.
Lee SoUnty Is All ntout.
"Keokuk and Lee county have done
very well indeed in this war savings
stamps matter under all the condi-
lions imposed on US Both Keokuk and
Fl Madison are far behind the quota
assigned us, but we will sell lot
more during the next year.
I'VE are going right ahead, selling
all this city and county can absorb,
and everybody is helping. County
Chairman Lynn of Donnellson. and
City Chairman Ingle of Keokuk, are
being held responsible by the higher
ups, but some of us who have worked
with them know that they have done
good work, and If they can not jump
over the moon to attract crowd to
buy thrift stamps, and decline the
suggestion from Des Moines to hold
a big picnic at Sharon in the middle
of January to sell the stamps. it does
not argue that they are to blame for
Keokuk, Fort Madison and Lee
county being behind in their allot-
ments.
ANY blame is with the higher-up
methods, and the truth should be told
about it here"
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Private Ray Shipe who has been
stationed at Camp Grant, has received
his honorable discharge and has re-
turned home.
Mr.. John Weber and wife spent
Sunday with Mae Young.
Mrs. Sarah Whitledge of Chilli, who
has been nursing her son and wife
who have been i'll with the flu, re-
turned home Friday.
II all reports are true, there will
be a wedding here soon.
Louis Fry and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. Ed Hutchinson.
Mrs. Mae Young and Miss Oracle
Eshom were Keokuk shoppers Sat
urday.
Mr. Lawrence Lemons and family
were Quincy shoppers Thursday.
Mr.. Henry Hunke has purchased
new piano.
The Young Peoples league met at
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parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Cox.
Christmas programs were enjoyed
at the NJ. E. and Friends churches
Sunday morning and at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Alvin Garretson of Des Moines
has been visiting at the home of her
father-in-law, o. A. Garretson, west Of
town.
Miss Elizabeth Smith. instructor in
the Shelby schools, is spending her
vacation with home folks.
Bayard Friend is home from Ames,
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The body of Mrs. Lizzie Weeks
who passed away at the home of rela-
tives in Pennsylvania. arrived at
Salem Thursday and was taken to
the home of her daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam Savage, west of town. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. T.
r. Gray, pastor OF the Congregational
church, at the res dence Friday after
noon. Interment was made in Fast
cemetery.
Guy Hedges and family of Mt. Plea
SAINT, spent Sunday with Mrs. Hedges
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-24
Afraid of Harry Thaw.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Assistant
District Attorney Kilroe today was
in receipt of request from Evelyn
Nesbit, former wife Of Harry Thaw,
asking that the slayer of Stanford
White be kept in Philadelphia. She
said she feared he might injure her
although admitting that Thaw had
not communicated with her.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-24

hardy workers from beyond
Pacific ocean toiled day after day
help win the war. These Chinesel
paired roads and railroads, dist
uted food and fodder. and forwar1
10 advanced posts munitions and d
of the big gun and the cleaning \
onet- And now that the war is d
these men from the orient are 81
ing in France to help the great vi
of reconstruction
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honorably discharged from S. A. T. c..
Lieutenant Levi Beery of the avia-
ton service of Houston, Texas, Wis
tied home folks last week.
Mics Radelia Galretson of Mt.
Pleasant, is visiting relatives.
Frank DeLashmutt and wife ar
rived from LaPlata, Mo, to spend
Christmas holidays with relatives.
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the home of Mr.. outs Bodecker Mon
day night
The income tax collector was at
Suffer two days, collecting the in.
come tax.
Mrs. Bertha Duerkop who has been
away teaching school, will return
home Christmas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-24
Eases Stiff Joints,
Pain in Muscles
Ulypto Ointment From the Euca-
lyptus Tree Stops Infamma-
ton and Pain At Once,

You folks with muscle pains, aching
Joints. cold in the shoulders or back,
gtin neck,-one touch OF wonderful
"Ulypto Ointment" will give you sooth-
ing. instant relief. There's no mustard
oil or mustardy odor. 1t contains the
1t produces remarkable results also
on stin joints. rheumatic pains. ncural-
gia. chest cold, catarrh. nose stoppage.
ton and congestion. Hunt the Vide
world over,-there's nothing known as
quick. glorious and soothing as 'sUlyp-
to Ointment" Sold at all drug stores
up-to-date. in Csc and SOC jars. or sent
on receipt Of price by the Macmillan
Chemical Co., Falls City. Neb.
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Get the drop on that cough-take
"Ulypto Cough Drogs." &c every
where. For sale and recommended
in Keokuk by Wilkinson & Co., Nc
Grath Bros. Drug Co., Scott &,
O,Reilly. Engelhardt & Co., w. H.
Siegfried and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
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TRUTH ABOUT
THRIFT STAMPS
one Of the Workers Here Talks Can
didly About Manner In Which
Campaign to Sell Them
Worked.
KEoKUK UNDER GUNS
faulty Allotment Plan Followed by
Cutting Most Of Market Out
from Under Sellers Of
the Stamps.
KEoKUK UNDER GUNS

The news that comes in round
about way to Keokuk, that the entire
plan OF the war savings stamps sys-
TEN is to be reorganized creates much
satisfaction in Keokuk, which hopes
the news is true.
The head of the work in Illinois
writes the chairman of Quincy that
this action is to be taken and asks
that certain moves contemplated there
be suspended until little later when
The new plan shall be announced.
1.-THE war savings stamps idea was
an excellent one, as 1t was originally
conceived said Keokuk man who
has given much time and energy to
working it here, but the execution
of it and changes occurring made 1t
simply unavoidable. Right here in
Keokuk we had fine example of
this.
Destroying the Best Market.
"It was designed to take care of
the very many patriotic people OF all
ages who could not raise money
enough at one time to buy Liberty
bond. There are very many of them.
here as in all other communities.
about the time everybody of that
type was interested in helping win
the war with their money, and after
we of the war savings stamps work
had got them interested, 1t was sud
denly announced that anybody could
buy a Liberty bond through the banks
on the installment plan by paying a
dollar or two a month.
THAT simply cut the solid ground
out from under the savings stamps
campaign and took away the bulk OF
the customers the savings stamps
aad in sight.
A Freakish Allotment Plan.
"Then we were called on to still
do the impossible that we had wished
on us in the beginning, even after
our market had been diverted to the
Liberty loan to very considerable
extent.
"That impossible grew out of the
original allotment to communities. 1t
was made on the basis of population,
by some queer freak of statiEtician
mental action.
"That means that Dunning, the
location of the Cook county, Illinois,
poorhouse, would be called on to buy
as many thrift stamps as suburb
containing an equal population OF
leading business men employing
large number of maids and men in
the house and chauffeurs for the
garage.
Fright here in Keokuk, it meant
that we were allotted as many war
savings stamps to sell as. some coun-
ties filed with rich farmers, in the
country and retired farmers in the
county seat-as any collection of 16,-
300 people up the state in the rich
farming townships.
1.-THE allotment for Lee county was
staggering, and that for Keokuk was
simplys paralyzing in size, even II
hey had not taken away most of the
chance by the Liberty bond Install
nent plan.
Queer Plans to Stimulate Sales.
81 don't want to say much about
letails We frankly declined to take
my interest in some of the plans sent
IS as an order from state headquar-
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Chinese In France.

Christian Herald: Behind the lines
in France thousands on thousands of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-24

Read the classified column
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Queer Plans to Stimulate Sales.
IL don't want to say much about
letails We frankly declined to take
my interest in some of the plans sent
IS as an order from state headquar-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23
camn-Meetinu. Not a Camp.

Old Caesar thought he knew some.
thing about the tented field, having
followed his master as body-servant
through the war between the states,
but Camp Jackson was a revelation to
him.
eyer mean, Maus' Jeems," he cross
examined his young massa, 'dat desc
young gem'n can't drink nothin' strong,
erin spring water?"
That's all.''
"And no frolickin' wild de gals?"
'NOne whatever"
'An' no swearin' at de mules?"
Against regulations"
'Lor', Maus Jeems, disher amt no
camp. Disher's a camp-meetin' !'-
The Columbia State.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23
lWO ELEMENTS
TO Be COMBINED
Plans for Home Should Provide
for Beauty and Convenience.
NO SPACE SHOULD BE WASTED
Design Shows Attractive House In
Which Many Practical Features
Have Been Incorporated by
Architect.
By WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
The prospective homebuilder should
bear in mind that it is his home that
is to be planned and built. He and
the members of his family will be the
first to occupy it and it may be hand
and fifth generation.
On the other hand change in en-
ployment or circumstances may make
it advisable to sell.
So, when building or looking over
plans keep those two thoughts in mind,
for they are the factors by which the
worth of your investment is governed.
what a beautiful homer exclaims
the passerby. A neighbor confirms
that thought but adds that the interior
is poorly arranged; that the resources
of owner and architect seemingly were
exhausted when the exterior was
planned.
Further down the street is house
with dreary and uninyiting exterior
appearance which has convenient
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23

Kitchen is compact and convenient
and that is all a kitchen need be.
Upstairs are three large bedrooms
sewing room, bath, and numerous com.
modiOus closets. These closets are
commodious with respect to floor area
but cramped for height. They occupy
the low space under the roof, but do
not continue to the point where the
rafters join the plate.
The only foot of waste space in the
house is In the upstairs hall and that
unused space is limited in area.
Unused Space Costly.
In many homes a considerable per.
centage Of the enclosed space is of no
practical value, but the cost of such
space is just as great as though it.
were available for manifold uses.
In home planning and home building
and the idea of building home or
the desire to plan one is dormant or
active in every normal person-the
chief trouble arises from endeavOr to
associate ideas that are Incompatible.
Many home builders seek to use the
feature ideas of many houses and that
is utterly impossible for the. ideas are
dissimilar and cannot be pu. together
without disregarGing cost Or Sacrific
ing appearance.
In building home the thought
should be borne in mind that every
cubic foot of enclosed space repre-
SentS a fraction of the cost. In actual
practice the cost ranges from Is to 80
cents per cubic foot. If, due to care
less or impractical arrangement, the
space is not disable it represents a
dead loss, and that fact will become
painfully evident to the owner if ever
the house is placed on the market.
These practical ideas of value
should be kept in mind when examin-
ing plan with view to it's adoption,
or in making up tentative plans from
which the final design is to be made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23

and well appointed interior arrange
ment.
1t is entirely practical and should
be the chief ambition of every build
er to combine in every structure these
two elements of real value and de-
STABILITY.
Practical Features Combined.
In the home here illustrated many
practical features are combined. The
rooms are large, conveniently arranged
and well lighted. The exterior is at
tractive.
This home may not suit you in every
particular, but then you are reading
plans to get ideas and you get one, or
a part of one, from every plan you
examine and one day you will find all
OF your ideas combined in just the way
yau want them combined, and that will
be- your house.
All worthy ideals are worth striving
for and your ideal of a home certainly
is worth the effort it will cost you to
secure or produce it.
Why not take this design and ex-
anime it in the light of modern ideas
and compare and contrast it with your
ideals.
There are the steps leading to the
porch with q convenient railing on
which the young folks may roost dur
ing their twilight chatters. If left I'M
inclosed the porch is wide enough for
all practical purposes. If inclosed an
additional two seet in width, for which
arrangements possibly could be made,
would increase it's use value.
Entering we find large living room,
one of the first essentials of present
day houses. This measures up to the
current standard. The staircase is
conveniently arranged and economical
both with respect to cost and space oc-
cupied.
The projection in the wall, forming
the outer end of the dining room, is
glazed and if this is given a southern
exposure it will prove excellent for
ferns and Towering plants.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23

an act establishing mint at Boston
and appointing John Hull mintmaster.
He was silversmith and an emigrant
from the old country. He must have
been a man of some consequence, for
in addition to mintmaster he became
town treasurer of Boston, captain Of
an artillery company and finally treas
urer of the colony. AS mintmaster he
coined silver shillings, sixpences and
thripences, all of which had a design
on one side Of a pine tree as an en-
blem of Massachusetts. From this 1t
came to be called Pine-tree money and
has long been highly priced by coin
collectors as rare and valuable. Hull
died in 1858 and the coinage was dts
continued.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23
BaWIinu the Loot'nant.

Lieutenant Brayve-May I-er-re-
move my arm from about your waist
for moment. 1t seems to have gone
to sleep.
The Sweet Young Thing Gcily)-
You certainly may, sir. | am surprised
that it should be so little impressed
with it's position as to fall asleep on
duty and under the immediate super
vision of it's superior officer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23
First American Coinage.

There never was a branch Of the
United States mint at Boston, but in
early colonial days there was mint
there which coined money by authority
Of Massachusetts, permitted, of course,
or at least not forbidden by Great Brit.
ain. On May q, 1862, the general
court of Massachusetts, colony passed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23

How About Gossips2
The human voice is produced by IL
different muscles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23
Try Il Ont. Ma

"Ma," said fve-year-old Willie to
the cleanliness administrator of the
household, 81 believe / could be bet
ter boy if you wouldn't wash me so
much"
what has washing to do with your
behaviour
"Well. ma, you know that after you
wash your hair, you say you can't do
a thing with it,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23

The activities of German U-boats Off
the Atlantic coast have grown so an
moving that the cabinet is said to have
devoted long meeting to discussing