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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05

IN tHe vhIrlg'g ~ momcntous
world events Il is not strange that
there >H#uld pass almost uuuoticed n
few dats Hco the ffly eighth ami.
ycrsarE y Hlonlin'S exploit Of cross
ing y nrR gorge on Il fourinch
tight rnur n feat that stu stands as
the acm. ~ daring and nerve. one
Of the thousands " spectators that
lined o." river bank WAS the prince
of Wnlrs late King Edward. This was
the FIRST line anyone had crossed NJ
acara gorge on rope Blondin car
ried man on his shoulders on one
trip, whv, led q wheelharrow over on
second nip, and nn third trip car.
ried a stove on his balancing rod and
fixing Il uu the rope. cooked cnkeS and
threw 'h"m TO people in small boats
below on he river. Blondln was after.
ward Killed IN Paris.
He made Il test IN 1879, and In the
following year successfully car
ried out his feat. October 10, 1860
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05

pss % ms'sf - ~ d tHsrg hss
las1iiv,~,i trao rta t I ,H''on.
A r.srt esiHs -rv 80 hNrr v HIt'-s
WI nlsksi. hut arr fFrg e 3, - Si~
Sn~n. Martin ssssl Tbr 'atussr -
leuvpSs vas dI~rwnfias--i IN i"iT Aln.
raIaam hsi bon ~aara 90 snsil ~.
tsat bssnrs - ear N. su,alles;
coins. ons tbd fva rsenui gsp4seNs. ar~
nsw raaac u s'nn.7uHl. which u more
oscked by ogtiurry water sc'ia.
etc. than b. d.sFilied water
m. co. have rvcyn,iy trvn intro
sue~i Yac e,SSs he'd hcwn as''d tn
rr~nch IndS. Gains thfy arr again
,usrs apt To cpery-is r'tc'1a'i3 ~hsn
inpesr With lead eaint t'u'H nna 'foa'
In distilled wagrs than lst ordinary va
ter thcy turn yellow bfhWa. hht AZ
sane . pleasant rray nc 'h Ns-iA A"u
salt on The whole. ,he Ni'sai*'Nt iron
lcssns have RasWcrsvi he,''.-- f-as'nesr'
tns
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
TR.6EOY l. " The CLoUCS
IneiStdysi ccrrF g. - Disaster. That
Tst' tive Ns-sa sns wts et the
Flyrs FisAt-rk

fHgh tI-H'7H- hntfi"s are ire
n,sr.'an-iy cv4'su- ser a'l fhrs. pr
uBr Isg IA ihsa. d unt aiwuys IN
actus' -roLl-' that ,by nerve. AMI wits
80 Q ~ HFr tested 'n fhs utmost. Mans
Ht,,afura~ uay D" met iu tanner par.
suIfs
EN.ry now BuI then cumrs N. roar
~ a -Ha fruH h,Iuv. foII"u 20 hy fash.
e. - h.us aud rel. hsr>h. angry eypir
sioas T..h' and len. front aud rear
thc f.s .pHHrpurr la flames sometimes
Of vha. l' then bad br.u vs.gouo
comrrr.g uu fAr viu. the druus ot
-nHl" ..iy aINvutgr,r ,fr,ruHusiy en-.
t'u,u~ % ciimh into the n gh'. and
nov a 'hcu the awful sp,ygHcl, of
Wa,.ar '1,rr'us safely FROM n
sru.s .suH .uI1 tn Ga smash iu'a an.
oth,r fr.NoI.ns in % Different I-es'..- -i'
Al ul -aa-h u ht..as gNp.H.
sion -..e agmaU cf4c> flames 841
then. volcanic lufeuI'y the sud.
den r'"s-n- En'o the abyss not only
- VII Few moucr's previously
var, o.. Ur"r'H equipped hnnh
th-vr.- hBr Four snmup ,ou's brave.
pruu nu.hml and advruturou>-
Wash Hu SHr.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
Notice of Grant Of Letters

Estate Of Ellis NJ Shrum, jeceased)
Notice is hereby given, that letters
Of administration on the estate of
Ellis M, Shrum, deceased, were granted
to the undersigned, Amanda Shrum,
on the 9th day of November, 1918, by
the probate Judge of Bolinger county,
Missouri.
All persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased are required to
exhibit them to the administrator and
present them to the probate court of said
county for allowance within six months
after the date of the granting of said
letters or they may be precluded froin
any benefit of such estate; and If such
claims be not exhibited and presented
as aforesaid within one year from the
date of the granting of said letters they
shall be forever barred
Amanda Shrum, Administratrix.
P. o. address Shrum, Mo.
Attest W. c. Cole, Judge of said
Probate Court.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
SPOILED rs LITTLE TRICK
We'll fsr fweresns That Ttssu Nsa
Properly cEtd 70 Trsaeher.
ctt Bocrc Prisoner.

They laI taken lH.r frt Dneh.
Tfl."u'r .r1 s,.r f#rr.rs t1,a iu
%, r.r a. ags aruln vho l.3
been q .u.s time far tG.t.4 Siat,-
ana ur .ss ',7i ,u 30. us ~sgtabi'
"WrIl n,gr De- er.'l. ,-Hsrlg the
grin s,l.ner With which 'l,y received
H. tsl.. rrigarN. ,u ~, vuF Have
a cigarette all around 80 mr lud lets
furs,i sI sbou' It"
H. h.uIs moved tYwa j his pocket
vlya
Hands up.- Said a voice behind
hm. ari '-I,AEs' real cowboy fHtm
the Lous star state presented sn ur-u.
n.'Ht s..r.p'iE sifuu. to make aI
elevate b.s arms above bis head In iru,
'kam,Ha" ..',
"seareh him boys. think he's got
grrnaG, iI h,s right h,p packet"
4 grenade rPaH Investigation. IL
TURNED ouJ tH-. 90, had s.N cuucralcI
about his person. These they juiicI.
ously dropped all together into the
slHrk ol h.s trousers.
"Now. br.s said Texas" "run Ike
Il"
tie pulled "uf fEr piu ~ one rrou.
ace and tpns r1 hls hu,is l.k, coyote.
h-uli" farther sol. somebody p.uarI
~ bI' 81 aanr'aer Hul offered 30 20
anyone vho vartcd a souvenir ~ their
Ir~J Bochc pgtsuu.r-Erum Red
Cross Scrap Boob.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR

will mean more than ever to thoughtful
people, but it will not be season for
extravaganza; only worthwhile Christ
mas presents will be given.
For nearly one hundred years The
Youths Companion has been the popular
Christmas present. 1t always has been
the best present for so little money,
because the paper means so much to the
family life and continues to come every
week thruout the year.
In these serious times The Youths
Companion is worth more than ever. 1t
costs just the same-$2 90 for 50 issues.
It's the best $500 that can be invested
in a family, and when giving The Com
panion you give only the best.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
NOW sHoRTi3E or CANDLES
0<suss FEED s si-r, sssss s.,sss b,
Wssss u asp ne Gsseiss ts
as.4tsts A.rshss

Nee. s coa,inE frusa u,sny parts
80 th~ esvntry % 10 shor'as. q
esndies 10 tnffvtss - ~wthk 20 ths fact
tkai t.sny T-sgas - o. "a ass uss theta
h~sor~ srs 49, -FismsufiuE thsif
q. saa sl~ttrfr Hstt rstian. ~ thslr
80 u = tss,sa'ue us~r- cie~f etefr
g. tat s5lis ns-aAs fau., - sdngfri
- tssufv ihat hsl.sls.alsTs ia r4rsi
oona. ahsfv thsrv = ~ as - sie>
u1<fr. ksss aa ssi-vsat. sags1y q
msmsaasas. inf-srfsRt s.ti.eai snias
trtes vkisk saans4 wssi - e@rrt~i e
sfthest a. ss~susts oun-sis -sgr'r
nnst slsa - rrcs@gt~si A srhsrss foe
cea,ruaiing czs,iis saeslts. i sosskins
IT, sttsatsoa - the ss.at.tr, sf ts-oi
Durths sna -fss- -. ~tniss thsrv
has k~~a q eunsft~ shartse- rrsr ulls
snf fats kszsrA as ~ ulHls,Fy = fo--i
wffhln vhs.s virw tbis iasftsf cruses.
ksvs rsrsttssi aua~ruus ctup.aints
sruea rural f,'unrffs sui taif vl3Hs's =
tG dlrsruity - :, ing supgliss aaf q
fvsaa rrtev- - ur ~ isups sui
t-auusls 'rtssse 'rar~ 81 urs
e~rHaad Natias sHr' 40 sithin the
last 80 sNsks SER frsHas hu vin
ter. sh.si Z aaf sns eautil-
fsH.ins iasnaNr' tsastssfrr Guard
tza
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
Nouce Of Grant OF Letters

Estate o. Henry Limbaugh. deceased
Notice hereby given, that letters Of
administration on the estate Of Henry
Limbaugh, decreased, were granted 70
the uudcrsi ignct. John r. Limbaugh, on
the ism d,y Of November, 1915. 5y the
probate Judge Of Bo,angor county, Mis-
souri,
AL persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased are required to
exhibit them to the administrator and
present them to the probate court Of said
county for allowance within six months
after the date OF the granting Of said
letters or they may be precluded from
any benefit Of such estate; and If such
claims be not exhibited and presented as
aforesaid within one year from the date
Of the granting Of said letters they shall
be forever barred.
John F. Limbaugh, Administrator.
p O, Address Hurricane, Mo
w c. Cole, Judge Of Probate court.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
HARVEST FROM UNDER OCEAN
ksip rss nssa pfsvsd % sveh Valve
In tnsss,fy Tia, u :, ss~ Care
fully ostsssd.

A sd drli has t.~n wrusn about
ths as. - ttr ssaa.,si ksip fuF The
prciaeiiou - f-nlash. sRi . r,-si deal
- stifa,f Faui ,lf,Hntins has ts-h IN
dulse'i 10 iisu s,sf. ths sslp lhiasify
has pct ussif on = ..sili snd IrtsI~f.
oas f,-aiaa. und F,.id IN ihs .tsIs q
ths iu,.lsls ssiis t-o,ssh !. hslis lar
v.-tssi frsn The satsF. - the o.. o.
Ths saiter. of hsF,,sirf. az ~ssibs
Eolns t-sts sod sist eui ~ "a aii ~.
time vhi's tha harr-. ~sr, ths Hrr-
erutsi lsp hast g. ti.- ~haff. -. q
is pumt--i fr,sm ihs hsisi. int0 90.
msutins tauts Isar,rg ussiisf sufh
~ ts.lts. nut. stT ir-Eili 10 eiih ths
help hfe rstaHts.i - t.rstra,ia sflsts
h~fars ~ pH#His afs tsaohs,i
iiaftss'ins rsausst. Ia suitiuE fhs
plant sleui "a fa.f isslsu TIE fsr.
- the wstsf u has sguaiif t..sn
seand TIE, ih.. 'u,atulsut inprn,s. ths
re~th sni start = ~ h~,i. g. sush
sn sst-t 49, fhss raas ~ eu' ever
shpui sser, - fafs Tie ar. eat Il
ps,sfsf sRf.lsH 8nu r.itt ysnes tiioa
ssgiA - a. Nraissn Ito.
8 Fl. si' ass-i 80 ehs1 isai
gaT .. ast.s To- 80 uaiau. lssuft
a. fhtfr .. - sn..aEa - ~ O. SEP
ris thls 3rtaand Ths ,"fsi gusufifY =
u tsfv pv=Iggt u sei great ash
o. - ffr sid.- e ~ .ssasif - fsffiffsf
pau.ess Th~f. sFv ks~ss.f. = mum
tsr ug rr-.du~s pruiac-i ~ustsiuihs
r-s,ash uhica EEfHrnt o. quite q tof'
asss
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
The Thirsty Sailor.

Here's one they are telling about q
British sailor and a civilian host:
Tt" ci,illan brought ont a bottle of
bourbon and took drink neslecting
"a Offer one to the sailor.
tie did this about three times and
then Thought that the sailor might like
10 wet his whistle,
Are you thlrSty?" he asked the
sailor.
Yes, muchly So answered the tar
Whercuron the eivi'ian went out and
got hin n glass of va,pr.
II sa,l WAS thirsty" said the sail.
or. mot dirty"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
"Alex the Great" on Passport

Among the countless passport sto-
rics now current in Europe one is told
by the newspaper Novy kurier OF Cra-
COW. Austria. 4 Polish princess want
ed to cross the frontier from Russia
into Poland with her son. The bolshe-
yik authorities refused her passport
Ice. With much trouble and a liberal
use Of money. she obtained a bogus
passport, an important looking docu-
ment bearing many seals and sigma
lures, one Of them being that of ALEX
ander the Great. king OF Macedonia" II
secured her safe passage and has
now found a place In her family ar
chives.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
New sur.sp Substitute.

Manufacturers engaged "a govern
krept contracts arr b,ighg "NcrTd SUB
ks,tu,. for bar,ap hy ta's' ASssa'
(Ausst,s mIll which, hSs a's'",e'S' .
L eallns Ins,.ld ot Too per cen,
AZ. ,he suhssituge j. made of nne
Zsnpa ef sweSf sh pulp l'alcr and two
3.,nuas ~ nt@ !, Is made nine and
IA onnrrs in weight and ~ 10, and ~
,neh.. ,irsps A government test Of the
sa.s.s product shows ieasile
u q iio pounds. as against %
for regular .lght-euncs buriAp.
~ssyfnrSi Standard.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
ssi.ts oi Gratt r'irn,f,

ESTATE ih a. arr.-.
HH.,.s fsH#r ....f... ..urr ~
saHiF 81. .E..a#H fH. rs.tr ff W =.
-'.a,.s .sEr.ss., s,., lf.r.f 60 ih.
.a-s.sgrrs " X Dlata, orftriitL
|ay uf N.y'u.,r lsf. irr Probate
NHgF .' . s.sr ragaf -.ur
A.ssHHr. t,rH. Hr
estate ~ s.H F..
atb.HH f..~ On f~ a#
prraT@ '# tH- r......
IS. gHfy f.f a..avafrs vrtir ~
rrtIs a''sfif, CAL, uf fi,lr sting II
a.4 .sifnH af shes msy o. f7,r ade4
fu# "a HsH,f' ~ s4gf stn... and u
.4atr "rtsth. ..i.a arH present.
"a a. aforesaid e..Hr al. n='he
lsr. ErH.. .'.s efs ag sHa.!
r. .##sEr. H
vi . r. A.rt. tnr
T.. U. Address NsrH., No.
W E#a ~ ...4 Probate
.aaH
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05

The political aud military situation
this month win be in one respect like
the family one"
"How Sof'
There will be carving up OF Tur-
key about Thanksgiving.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
Correct.

funny one occurred in Judge
eds court the other day, observes
k Los Angeles Times. II was a d.
fArs case and the witness was In.
ksa to BE- vague. Finally he mus
[sa up ccur~se and said:
kit esn't testify much, judge, cause
~ mt knew what this incompatibility
sccld fest and hot words" snapped
- honor.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-12-05
IUEINf IT

I.UETNf IT
aEy nova
ra dom know
En. to 70 ae chill.
They let
the youngsters
have their own
way too much.
That's rig h I.
Now look at
these Chi Ks OF
min e. r h e v
wouldn't h av o
amounted 10 any
thing IL they
hadn't been sat
upon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
Dynamite in Coal,

FOR MADISON, Iowa, Oct. q
Lying, at the point of death in local
hospital. and with his body terribly
lacerated and bruised, Isaac Coleman.
1s-year-old Fort Madison lad. is the
victim OF fiend who placed a dyna-
mite detonator in a car OF coal.
The lad was employed in unloading
the coal, and while engaged in his
work, he noticed and picked up the
DYNAMITE, not knowing what 1t was.
Later he returned to his home remov-
ed the cap to examine 1t. While is
was in his hands it exploded with a
terrific report, tearing his left thumb
and index finger on. laceraung ms
throat and limbs and burning his
chest and stomach. He was found in
a bloody heap on the ground and was
rushed to the hospital, where it was
fonnd that chances are against his re-
covery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
KEOKUK SOLDIER
BADLY WOUNDED
Private Walter l. Wehs
Seriously Wounded at the
Time Of the Marine
Battles.

Another Keokuk soldier has been
severely wounded in battle. TINS ls
private Walter L, Wells. SON OF Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Wells, 52S South
Sixth street. r.,
The parents have received the fol-
lowing telegram from the war de-
ma rtment at Washington, d. G.:
1--WE deeply regret to inform you
that it is officially reported that frl-
yate Walter. L. Wells, infantry, was
severely wounded in action ABOUT
July 20. The department has no
further information"
Private Wells went with Company
l. 10 Camp Dodge, Des Moines. ne
was stationed at Camp Cody wnen
the Rainbow division crossed 10
France. In June he was placed
the June replacement draft ana Wen
overseas. After he arrived IN france
private Wells was transferred 10
Company l., the 16Sth regiment. ne
was wounded while fighting with tnis
company. .. tho
While in Keokuk. he worked at tne
ameltsr plant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
CITY NEWS.

Supper, Thursday. NJ. P. church
18th and Exchange; 35c per plate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson of
1912 Morgan street, are undergoing
the experience of having two sons
20 to France to fight in the war.
The first son, Samuel H. johnson,
with the headquarters company, SO4th
pioneer regiment, has Joined the
American forces over there. He has
been in the army since July is. Since
that time he has been In training at
Camp Dodge, Des Moines. but the
last two weeks he has spent at an
eastern camp. The other son is Clyde
johnson.
A marriage license was issued by
the county clerk yesterday to Louis
s. Frakes, aged twenty years, and
Deal Steidly, aged nineteen years.
Both parties live in Keokuk.
The social committee of the Y.
w. C. A. will meet at 2:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon in the private
dining room at the "Y."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
Funeral of Archbishop ireland.

Funeral OF ''S'c''S-
rJJnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. Utmost
simplicity marked the funeral here
today of Archbishop John Ireland.
The coffin was cloth covered and
marked only with pontiticial mourn
ing colors and white. The
body was inferred in plain brick
lined vault.
The sermon, preached by Arch.
bishop Keane, of Dubuque, Iowa, was
a simple recital of the life of the
dead prelate.
Thousands of persons crowded the
cathedral lawn before the doors were
opened at $50 o'clock. The solemn
high requiem mass was SAID py
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman of Sioux
Fails s. D.. life long friend of the
archbishop. Associations were pro-
nounced by Arichbishops John ].
Glennon, of st. Louis; Alexander
Christie, of Portland, Ore; s. e.
Messmer, of Milwaukee, and G. w.
Mundelein, Of Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
Daily Stock Letter.

DaiIy STOCK Eeteer' ,
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Oct 2.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today says: >,
After the first hour Of trading. IN
which prices generally moved for-
ward moderately in much more re-
stricted volume Of business, pracu-
cally the entire list reversed us
trend. This was made possible by
further short selling and continu-
ance in some quarters OF profit
taking by those who entered the
market for a quick turn, Transac-
lions fell far short Of those In the
previous two sessions.
While the pressure exerted against
the standard list was fairly consist
ent throughout the session. there
was an unmistakable rallying tend
encv in the last hour, brought ABOUT
by brisk buying of public utilities
and oil shares.
After u. S. Steel advanced above
40. it remained weak, however.
Bonds were firm and unusually
active.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
Estimated Cost Too Low.

M sohI MADISON, Iowa, Oct. a.
d M.,p IN meeting the expenses Incl
s sea' 70 the building of the levees
s Suu me creation of the Green Bay
amage district, is asked following
q resoiution passed by the Lee county
ttSt a. in which 1t was set forth
+, tna :, que to no fault of the engineers
err snarge OF the work, or of the sup
nro;o s, the cost Of completing the
Tse WIN far exceed the estimate.
man.s mississippi river commission
the r,n nave been appealed to In
sce,a as'er and will arrive at the
scene of the operations ON Thursday
sa nu for the purpose of inspect.
lug the work and determining wheth.
tr,, vi not the commission can CON
N mute ~ toward the expense incurred
district ''on Vi 'he Green Bay
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
an, Fire Department Strikes.


sat, UnI MADISON, Oct. 2.-Dis-
memhe eu with the action taken by the
enra ers OF the city council in refer
in NO 70 their petition for an increase
Mad;ases, four members Of the Fort
noon tas nre department resigned at
stst n To-Day, leaving the west end fire
trail o On. with no force and the cen.
'ect the city VI iour men TO Pro-
of s1o inen asked for an increase
counci, month. This request the
form ., eianted, but offered 1t In the
end of d Donus to be paid at the
men very six months. The fire.
money iarlng that 1--WE need the
from 70 I'VE now, not six months
False ~ o~ refused to accept the
= Hantad and quit todax.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
British Flag Holsted.

LONDON, Oct. 2.-The British flag
has been hoisted in Ebetaff harbor
in the Spitzbergen islands and Ger.
man houses and a wireless station
there have been destroyed, according
to a delayed dispatch received from
Copenhagen today.
The Spitzbergen islands lie be
tween Franz Josef land and Green
land. on the western edge of the
Parents sea. They are not perma-
nently inhabited and are not claimed
by any nation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
For Society Editor Call Black 51s.
THE RETURNING.

THE RETURNING.
Tney passed; the crowds dissolved,
the music died
But the old man with hair like
wind-swept foam
Gazed into space with sombre eyes
and cried.
God bring the dear lads, when
their work is over. home!
God bring them home, those, boys?-
ah, who they bear
The dreaded shock, they shall re-
turn some day
With newborn souls, and they shall
ever wear
A loftier mien than when they went
away.
But they who fall, knights of the iv.
ing God,
Who meet the dawn upon a foreign
shore.
They shall come back from Frances
popped sod
To be our boys, unchanged forever
more.
Louis Dodge. In the September
Scribner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
Appointment Will be Sent to the Sen.
ate Soon for Confirmation by
tho Postoffice De.
partment
BARR RAN CLOSE SECOND
In Examination Held by Civil Service
Commission Which Has Trans-
mitted Findings to De-
partment.
Especial to The Gate City.]

Especial to The Gate City1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Joshua
F. Elder Will be the next postmaster
OF keokuk, according TO the first as
slstant postmaster generals office.
Tho civil service commission has
certified to the postmaster general
the results Of tho examination held
by the commission, In which the
Highest grace was made by Elder,
and his appointment will 90 to the
senate for confirmation soon.
g. Walter Barr was the runner-up
to Elder In the examination, but was
nosed out Of first place by tho large
executive experience Of the winner
for many years, although In other
respects, including investigation Of
candidates on the ground In keokuk,
Barr led the list OF twenty-three can
didates who filed for the exam'na'
ton. Elder showed largo railroad
experience, Including the position OF
general manager Of ono road and
many other positions, aside from
having been mayor Of keokuk and In
other executive offices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
HARDING SPEAKS
AT ARGYLE MEET
''a dedication at School House and
Raising Of Service Flag Next
Saturday After

Inc Argyle community is going to
Have Dig day next Saturday.
Governor w. L. Harding will max 9
oil oil ADDRESS. County Attorney Edward
". McManus will speak, and the other
oiator Will be J. A. Woodruff. The
OCCASION is the dedication of a new
ice flag.
h, a iarse crowd will attend the ceIe-
ofation Saturday afternoon. and the
exercises begin at 2 o'clock
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
KEOKUK GIRLS
STUDY FRENCH
Glasses Formed at the Young Wom-
ans Christian Association are
We'll Patronised In the Be-
ginning.

French classes were organized at
the Young Woman's Christian asso-
citation last night, fourteen people
signing to take the instruction. Les
sons we're given out by the instruct
or Miss Belle Pearce, and work be-
gins IN earnest next week. Many OF
the people who will take the course IN
French are teachers, as well as a
number of older girls.
The beginners class will be helo
Tuesday night at o'clock and the al
yanced class at O'Clock. more pu-
pills are expected to come in both the
classes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-02
Peoria Chamber Of Commerce and
City Council Interested In the
Judge Hughes
Plan.
WILL ACT ON TT SOON
Keokuk Committee Will Go to Center.
willie Tomorrow to Boost for
the Trunk Line In That
City.


Ira w. Wills, chairman Of the Unity
club committee and L. A. Hamill,
member Of the same committee, ar
rived at home this afternoon from a
trip to Peoria, where they met I'M
portant people and interested them IN
the project The Peoria Transcript
says of it:
Boosters Of the Midway short line
were in the city yesterday In confer
ence with officials of the Association
of Commerce and Mayor Woodruff
for the PURPOSE Of formulating a me-
mortal to VIM. G. McAdoo.
As a result Of the meeting the AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce will consider
the proposition and the matter will be
referred to the city council for action.
The proposition is to create great
transcontinental route from the coast
to Omaha and thence west to the Pa
cific coast.
The link running through Ithis city
Ia the T. P. & w. The plan Is to use
the Pennsylvania to Logansport Then
the T. P. a w. to Keokuk, then the
Burlington to Omaha.
Several meetings have been held on
the proposition and the director gen.
eral of the railroads has asked the
opinion Of cities along the proposed
route.
The meeting yesterday was to have
the Association of Commerce and the
city council frame such action. This
will probably be done and the propo-
sition again taken up with Washing
ton.
Another committee Of Keokuk men
will 20 to Centerville tomorrow on
similar mission to that city.