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

Last Friday night unknown parties
decorated the Office building of Mayor
James Piper and the residence. auto
mobile, garage and coal sheds of Chas
Kiefer at CORN with coats Of yellow
paint On Mr. Piper's building were
inscribed the words, Stacker and
Resign your office" and on Mr.. Kief-
er's coal sheds were painted in bold
letters these words, Back to Berlin"
'Slacker" and "Un-American-"
Notwithstanding that the weather
was unfavorable over 300 people
gathered at the Oakdale stock farm OF
Joseph Miller & Sons-north Of Gran
ger on last Wednesday to attend the
annual sale Of Cumberland Shorthorns.
The Breeders Gazette in review OF a
sale held by these noted breeders sever
al years ago said, TT is proper and
fitting that the cattle they are pro-
ducing, the result Of objective so well
defined and so thoroughly their own
handiwork, be known as "Miller-made-
Cumberlands.
The officers of home guards Of Ian
caster, Memphis, Downing and ka-
hoka lately met in Memphis for the
purpose of electing battalion officers
The chairman was denied a vote at
the time and the election resulted IN
a tie between DR.. Mitchell OF Lam
caster and Joe Tfnney Of this city.
The matter of the chairman was tax
en- up to the adjutant general and be
ruled that the chairman be allowed to
vote-which he did-Mr. Tinney re-
ceiving same. So it is now Major Tin
ney.
Several weeks ago John Thompson
of Granger found some powder scatter
ed on a pile of corn he had just fin
ished shocking in his barn lot and
coupled with the finding of powder he
remembers seeing two men leaving
his barn lot the same morning. Their
identity he does not know, but natur-
aIly suspicion points to them. MIR.
Thompson brought an ear Of corn to
Memphis and Sheriff Chasteen sent
same to the state university for the
state chemist to make an analysis. On
Monday Mr.. Chasteen received the fol-
lowing letter from Commissioner e. l..
Barnhouse: "Our chemists reports
shows the powder On this corn to con-
tain. arsenic-which would prove dan
gerous If not fatal if fed to any animal
or eaten by any person"
"Kirby" Walker was arrested last
Monday night on charge OF stealing
dressed chickens from the poultry
house of the Memphis Produce Co. He
had been employed in the picking
room for some time and was making
good money. He took The chickens and
gave two Of them to parties who sus-
picioned they were stolen and report
ed same to the proprietors who in
vestigated and notified Sheriff Chas-
teen. The latter took Kirby in charge
and secured from him confession OF
guilt, He is now held in Jail pend
ing trial at the next term of circuit
court.
Ralph Mason of the federal extern
sion department, held several very in
teresting poultry meetings in this
county recently. Preceding his ad-
dress at Plum college, three of the
school children made four minute
speeches advocating the purchase OF
war savings stamps. The young people
did very well.
Mary l.. Curtis, daughter of DR.. J.
A. Curtis, was among the students
who were successful in the office test
at the Chilicothe Business college last
Wednesday. Miss Curtis will now
enter the Office training department
and in the course of a month or six
weeks will have her course completed
and will be ready for employment