The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

and garden contests, offered by the
Civic league to the pupils OF Lincoln
school, were mailed the past week
to the children winning the same
The committee in charge had plan
ned to have the prizes presented at
a public meeting and had waited
several weeks, hoping school would
open. which accounts for the delay
i'll announcing the decision Of the
judges. The city beautiful contest
prizes were SO for the first and 81
for the second in each of the grades
for the best kept residence premises,
and were awarded as follows:
Fourth grade = Hattie Goodrich
first; Harry Fisher, second; Kenneth
Milborn, honorable mention. Judges,
Mrs. D. L. Frazee, chairman, Mrs. M
Franc Harris, Miss Susan Williams
Fifth grade-Reed Corson. first;
Hilda Benner, second; Elizabeth
Griffin, honorable mention. Judges
Mrs. C. C. Tyler, chairman, Mrs. Gay
Egbers, Mrs. Harry Bell.
Sixth grade-Floyd Gibson, first;
Lewis -Westfall. second; Helen Car
roll. honorable mention. Judges, Mrs
d. Vollmer, chairman, Mrs. Oscar
Odell. Mrs. Charles Baxter.
Seventh Grade-Billie Dunn, first;
Philip Culkin, second; Leland Brak'
ensiek. honorable mention. Judges
Miss La Veta Shipton, chairman
Mrs. Edward Cutler, Mrs. L. G. Gar
rard.
Eighth grade-Lucile Morgan. first
prize. Judges, Mrs. o. H. McMin'
imy, chairman, Mrs. John Woodburn
Mrs. Arthur Garard.
The garden contest prizes were
given for the best vegetable garden
and were 81 for the first prize, "a
cents for second and so cents for the
third. The winners were as follows:
Fourth grade - Alice Dennison
first: Kirk Smith, second; Harriet
Hamilton, third.
Fifth grade-Irwin Hamilton, first;
Florence Barber, second; William
DYE. third; Franklin Shultz, honor
able mention, the latter having won
a prize in the contest last year and
could not compete in the contest
this year.
Sixth grade-Ralph Edison, first;
Harold Foulds, second; Gratia Bax'
ter. third.
Seventh grade-Gurdette Booz
IlTSG, IldlpL DOhhiooh'
Culkin, third.
Eighth grade - Russell Porter,
first.
The grand prizes given by Hon.
NJ. P. Berry for the best garden weh'
to Burdette Booz, seventh grace
first. IS; Ralph Dennison, ven
grade. second, SO; Alice Dennison'
fourth grade, third, 81. Judges, ).
w. Everhart ]. E. Dean, D. M. John'
son, John Duffy and M. W.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Martin re
turned last week from the thinner
man rice farm at Carlyle, Ark.
DIR. and Mrs. X. G. Worrell n
little daughter, Minette, and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Walker, Of Macomb, Wis
tied Mrs. Alice Worrell at the c. M,
Mcmillan home recently.
Mrs. Anna Gonewald and daugh-
ter. Mabel. who have been visiting
Mrs. C. NJ. Harris, returned to her
home in Golden the first of the week.
Miss Dora Mclaughlin, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. b:
Felgar. at Lewfstown, Mo-, returned
home Monday.
Mrs, Fred Harvest and daughter,
Miss Railll1e. dIlu LIS
kins spent a day last week in Quincy.
Leslie Green. who has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Alice Green
since his discharge from the army
went to Chicago Tuesday evening,
where he has a position with swirl
& Co.
Mrs. Harvey Sights and little
daughter, Marnelle, of Fort Madison,
came Tuesday evening to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Byers-
Mack Swigert. who has been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. w. P. Frazier, re
turned to his home in Des Moines
Loot week Mrs. Frazier accom-
nanied him and will spend the winter
with her brother, J.. Ross Swigert.
and family.
Mrs. Frank Scott. who was in La
Harpe a part of last week, caring
for her mother, a returned. ieav-
inc Mrs. curtis much improved from
on attack Of influenza.