The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-03
CITY NEWS.

Drink Hodges soda water. OOc@
Cola Man.
Now is the time to join our Christ
mas club. Keokuk Trust Co.
Coal. coal. Phone SO for prompt
delivery. Jas. Cameron's Sons.
-Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock.
Silas Brant. N. g., George w. In
megart, permanent secretary.
Chairman Scott of the Les
county exemption board. went to
Fort Madison today to begin ses-
sions Of the board to classify men
for military service.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
lodge No. LOG, B. p. o. e.. tonight at
s o'clock, Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon-
deau streets. Visitors invited.
a marriage license was issued
yesterday TO Gail Ferris Long. %. OF
Carthage. and Blanche Elodse Smith.
Fl, OF Bentley. They were married
by e. e. Hawkes., justice OF the
peace.
Another postponement has been
granted In the hearing OF Fred Fer
handed, Mexican, who ts charged
with reasonable u~tterances. He was
to have had a hearing yesterday. D u
this has been postponed until Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock before
Commissioner Craig.
We are now in a position to give
your coal order prompt delivery. Jas.
Cameron's Sons.
Two Fort Madison couples are
evidently tired Of double harness.
Matte Wickless has filed suit for
divorce against frank G. Wickless.
She charges cruelty and drunkenness.
Belle @. Lyon wants q legal separa-,
ton from J. G. Lyon and charges
cruelty and inhuman treatment ana
habitual drunkenness. Both suits
were filed in the district court here.
Alimony is asked In suits.
The Salvation Army can make
good use Of clothing and food for a
family greatly in need OF help when
is on its calling list. There are a
number Of children who require
warm garments this winter and there
1. no chance of getting them except
ing through the kindness of others.
The Army sent out fifty baskets on
Christmas and Is doing its share In
the city toward relieving suffering
Of the unfortunates-
Gen. Charles Memoir who sue
ceeds General Sibert at the head OF
Pershing's forces in France is given
a sincere tribute by John Harrigan,
superintendent of the Natioanl GENE
terry at Keok1Ik. Mr.. Harrigan knows
General Memoir and speaks highly OF
his ability and integrity as an officer.
He thinks that the Pershing forces
will have q most capable leader at
their head and predicts great things
the Sammies in France with such
a capable leader as Memoir.
Phone us your order for coal. we
can give you prompt delivery. Jas.
Cameron's Sons.
fletcher Shoemaker, aged 10
years, q brakeman on the Santa Fe,
whose family home Is located at Ray
Vile, Mo-, died in the Santa Fe hos
pttal at Fort Madison at $3.50 p. m.
New Years day. following injuries
received in an accident at Wyaconda,
Mo, while following his duties Tues
day morning. The young man slipped
and fell under the wheels OF b train.
the wheels passing over the left leg
lengthwise. MASKING 1t from the foot
to the trunk. It was necessary to per-
form a hip operation in an effort to
save his life.
The Jaeger Bros. damage suits
for $4,000 and three other suits
bringing the aggregate damages
asked up to $4,000. probably will be
transferred to the federal court. An
application has been filed by the at
torneys for the Mississippi River
company, defendants In the
suits, to remand to the United States
court. The amount Of damages and
the character of the suits make 1t
almost certain, attorneys here be-
lieve, that the district court will
order the suits over to the federal
tribunal, in which case they will be
filed in the federal court here. Janu-
airy z is set as the time for hearing
the motion, at Fort Madison.