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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
BOYS LEG BROKEN
BY A MILK WAGON

Nicholas Osedach, aged three years,
of 81 White street, was run over by a
milk wagon owned by Max Horn, of
81 Morgan avenue, and his left leg
was broken, while playing near his
home at noon today. He was treated
by DR.. ]. F. Keegan, of the Emer-
gency hospital and sent to the Bridge
port hospital for further treatment.
According to witnesses Nicholas
mother was paying the milkman
bill, and the little fellow and his sister
Margaret, aged five years, were play
ing on the sidewalk nearby. Nicholas
tied his soap bog wagon to the step
of the milk wagon and while engaged
playing horses his sister Margaret
said get up horsey.' The horse
started to move and before anyone
could interfere little Nicholas was
thrown beneath the wheel which
passed over his left leg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
MRS. B. F. JARRETT

Mrs. Andrew M. Cooper of Brook
lawn avenue, was summoned to Hat
boro, Pa, yesterday by news of the
death Of her mother, Mrs. B. F.,Jar-
rett. The news will come as a shock
to many friends of Mrs. Jarrett in this
city for, while her health had been
poor for long period, her death was
unexpected. Mrs Jarrett had lived
in Hatboro for number of years, but
had often made her home with Mrs
Cooper for extended periods and won
many friends in this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
SLAWSON
AS HEAD OF The
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Schools superintendent Samuel J.
Slawson was reelected for a three
year term by the Board of Education
last night, despite the attempt of an
administration member of the board
to GUST him. When the ballots were
counted there was only one not reg
istered for Slawson. This was for "no-
body and it is believed it was filed
by A. William Bell, who tried to start
opposition to Slawson's re-appoint-
ment. The new term commences on
July 1. Salary is $1,000 a year.
Stanley Sherwood, janitor of LIN
coin school for about Is years, sub
mitted his resignation to the board
It was accepted and the board voted
to extend to him a letter Of apprecia-
ton for his faithful services.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
WEAVER IN
JAIL FOR TALK

Walter Henkels, a lace weaver at
Norwalk, was arrested yeterday by
Detective Sergeant Thomas Hunt of
that place for alleged utterance
against this country. He was brought
to this city and turned over to United
States Department of Justice Agent
Charles Lane. He is held at the Fair
field County Jail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27

The War Department approved OF
The food situation in London has
has became critical.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27

CORTEZ G. ROCKWELL, plumbing
and heating; jobbing specially, 1851
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 1142 or 1143-3. B 10 *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
CHAPLAIN WRITES
OF EXPERIENCES.
AT FRENCH FRONT
Rev. G. G. Kennedy of STRAIT
ford Tells of Conditions
cover There"
RIDE THROUGH MUD
AND SLUSH EXCITING
Interesting Description Of
Scenes In France For
Friends at Home.

Extracts of letters received from
Chaplain c. c. Kennedy, Stratford, |
now at the front, Somewhere in
France:
"Let me try to give you a little
picture of ride took last Saturday.
1t is showing hard, as it has been for
two days, nasty, sleety snow, but
there isn't much on the ground, be-
cause it partially melts, and is
churned up into a muddy slush nearly
knee-deep on the roads we have to
travel. The engine is running badly,
so we stop IL kilometer from camp
and get out to fix it with the sleet
running down our necks. A long
French wagon train passes US, the
drivers hands blue with cold, for few
of the French have gloves Finally
we go on into the driving sleet, past
many wagon-trains, coming and go
ing; a troop Of cavalry passes US,
bending forward against the storm.
We pull through a narrow street in a
town lined with transport trucks, a
few ragged children, and old men and
women, soldiers billetted everywhere
in stables and outhouses, manure
piled in the streets. Most of the
better houses are shattered and some
what battered, dirty and unkempt.
| Then on we go in the storm until, at
a turn in the road, we have to stop
because long artillery train is turn
ing into the road, headed for the
| front steel helmets and
off
mounted, men swaying on the Gals
sond, faces pinched with cold, hands
numb, going up for a night with the
| Boches. Not much parade about
this, just cold, soggy discomfort and
| grim determination. Finally, after
we have crept behind them for a time
! they turn off on a wood road going
towards the front, and we hurry on
past more billets artillery stores,
trenches and wire of the reserve line
| to the little town where our postof1ce
is. Here is much mud, many bar
racks, and ceaseless activity; having
attended to our business we turn to-
wards home by longer but quicker
route further back. 1t is getting
dark, but we can still make out the
| 1OTIuS OIL LIOOpS p1OuOLh5 IAAG
dark shape of transports, and here
and there by the flash of a lantern
we are able to distinguish the color
of a uniform. The car is filling with
snow, and the windshield has to be
open in order that the driver may
see. Every now and then we fetch
up with a sharp jerk, as the French
have a most disconcerting habit OF
not getting out of the way. On into
the gathering dusk, picking our way
as we have only feeble oil lights. We
reach home stiff with cold and soak
ing wet, but in time for a quick
change and dinner; then around 9
warm wood fire in the stove we for
get our small disconforts. We have
inaugurated a formal dinner at 6:3C
with courses, courtesy and the like
for we have to have some return tc
civilization once a day. Shop talk
is forbidden and from $50 to s we
play at being real gentlemen in a real
club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
MARRIED.

GOODSEIL-HINMA Brooklyn,
N. Y, March IL, Miss Laura May
Human, of Bethel, to Lewis E.
Goodsell.
PATTERSON WOOD-In Stamford
March IA, Miss Ethel P. Wood,
to Edward H. Patterson of Bridge
port
COSTA Norwa1k, March
"a IA, Miss Jeanette Anderson Brice to
DR.. r. Beecher Costa, of Water
bury.
S-COGSWEIL-In New York,
March Is, Miss Louisa Winslow
Cogswell and Ensign Thomas Rob
ms, Jr., U. S. N. of Stamford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many kind friends and
relatives and to the members of the
knights of Columbus. the Emmett
Club, the B. P. o. E., the Naragansett
Club and the B. P. NJ. u, for their
floral tokens and kindness extended
to us in our late bereavement in the
loss of our brother, Daniel McPadden.
EDWARD McPADDEN,
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
asp TAT Laurel Ave.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
S4O,OOO,OOO IS
ESTIMATED COST
OF HOG IS. YARD

Washington, March 27.-The total
cost to the government for construct
ing the ship yard at Hog Island, Pa,
where 120 fabricated steel ships are
to be built under the agency contract
plan, will be between $35, 100000 and
SAC, 900, 900, the Senate Commercs
committee was told today by John r.
Freeman of Providence, R. l., an exc
pert naval architect, brought here to
testify by the contractors.
This sum includes only the yard
construction and does not take into
consideration any work on ship con-
struction.
An original estimate was made at
$21, 000,0
Members of the Senate committee
have expressed belief that the total
cost would go beyond Mr.. Freeman's
estimate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
OBITUARY
FREDERICK G. LoUGEE.

Funeral services for Frederick G..
Lougee were held yesterday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at the funeral rooms of
Michael J. Cannon, 315 John street.
Rev. Henry E. Kelly, rector of St.
Georges Episcopal church, conduct
ed the services. There was wealth
of floral tributes. The pail bearers
were Thos. Schweikert, Edward Ker-
mod, Patrick Mcclure and James
Buckley. Burial was IN Park ceme-
terry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-27
SIX MILLION ENGLISH
WOMEN POSSESS VOTE:
HOW THEY WILL use IT
"Our Politicians and Party Mongers Had Better Take
Stock of These Six Million Women Asserts Lady
Frances Bafour, Who Writes Interesting Articles on
the Suffrage Situation in England.
BY LADY FRANCES BALFOUR


Women have for long asked for their rights that
forgetting in the disappearance of Mills work THE Sub
lection of Women that the free and responsible citizens of
both will shortly be called to exercise their votes in elect
ing the most imoran Parliament that has sat at West
minister.
dissolution cannot be long delayed; but the conditions
under which will be elected still hidden in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
RALPH TELLER
YOUNG MUSICIAN
Thirteen Year Old Boy Marches In
Big Band In Civilian Clothes
Because No Uniform Is
Small Enough for Him.

Ralph Teller, aged thirteen years,
is the youngest bandman in the city.
He wears knee pants as he tr,ldges
along with the Community band blow
ing an alto horn. He has to wear
civilian clothes, for the band hasn't
a uniform small enough to fit him.
Although he is young, this lad is
an efficient musician. He plays the
most difficult music and carries his
part we'll even in the difficult over
lures which are part of the bands
repertoire
Ralph practiced three years with
the band before he acquired enough
skill and confidence to make public
appearance with the organization.
But six months ago he began to come
on the street with the rest Of the
musicians and is now quite veteran
in the musical game. He also plays
violin and is valuable member OF
the orchestra.
He belongs to a musical family
His father William T. Teller, who
lives in Nassau addition. is a band
man, too, and totes the big bass
horn. Then Ralph has a brother
Harlie, who is corneter, in the same
band. Music comes natural to him
but persistence and determination
have counted in the advance he has
made as a musician.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
ORDINANCE NO. 4oe.

An Ordinance amending Section IL
of Ordinance 3S2 of the City of Keo-
kuk, which said ordinance was passed
by the City Council on June II, 1911.
Whereas, the public safety demands
that the cars of the Keokuk Electric
Company shall be stopped on the
near side of street intersections in
stead of on the far side, as provided
by Section IL of Ordinance No. 3S2.
Therefore, be it ordained by the
City Council of the City of Keokuk,
that Section II of Ordinance No. 1872
of the City Of Keokuk, above re-
ferred to, be, and the same is hereby
amended and made to read as follows,
to-wit:
THE right and privileges herein
conferred are subject to the follow
ing conditions:
Passenger cars operated In city
service shall be run substantially in
conformity with the following rules,
to-wit:-
Cars shall leave terminal stations
not later than 6:15 o'clock a. m, and
run continuously at least until 1890
o'clock p. m, daily except Sundays,
when cars shall BEGIN running NOT
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
ESTIMATE OF
1901 MEN
Iowa Expected to Register 1872 OF
August "a, When All twenty
One-Year-Old Lads VIII
Sion Up.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 20.-ProVos'
Marshal General Crowder today est,
mated 1901 men who have reached
their twenty-first birthday since June
5, 1918, and on or before August "a
viii register next Saturday. or these
it is believed about 80 per cent OF the
registrants, OF approximately $4,000
men, will be available for class one.
The estimate by states includes:
Arizona, SOL; Arkansas. 1884; can
fornia, 1858; Colorado. 1,341; Idaho
64S; Illinois, 9,545: Indiana, 1868
Iowa, 3,s12; Kansas. 1851; Ken
lucky, $3.50; louisiana, S,o4o; Michi-
gan, 5,454: Minnesota, 1888; ms
sisspi, 2,543; Missouri, $40; Mon
tana, 9c9; Nebraska, 2,075: Nevada,
1875: New Mexico, 1876; North Dakota,
j ,09s; Oklahoma, 1926; Oregon. ess );
South Dakota, 1,271; Tennessee,
3,Ts6:i Texas, 1883; Utah, 655: Wash
ington state, 1918; Wisconsin, 1891 !;
325.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20

day in September. This was decided
at meeting held by the board of
education a few days ago.
Messrs. Lemley and Getty, state
accountants, are at present engaged
in the examination of the books OF
the county officers, having begun this
work several days ago.
Mrs. N. M. Case of Kansas City,
came Saturday for a visit with her
aunt, Mrs Kate Hinish, who has been
sick for several days.
A large delegation from this vicin-
ity attended the big Henry county
fair q. Mt. Pleasant last week.
The brick work on the Bonaparte
bank building was completed several
days ago and the carpenter work is
being rushed along. The brick
masons went from here to warsaw
where they will erect several build
| ings to take the place Of the ones
| DESTROYED by fire several weeks ago.
| f. e. Smith and family OF Keokuk,
came Saturday for few days visit
! here at the E. G. Smith and c. E..
Sanford homes.
! Joe Troutman has purchased the
Mrs. Margaret Humphrey property
near llG SCIlOOl HOuS6 d1u AS duu
| family expect to occupy this resi-
dence SOON He has been employed
on the Hartley ranch near Salem for
several years.
Mrs. O. N. Smith and two sons OF
Bertrand, Nebraska, came Friday
evening for a visit at the Chas. G..
Jackson home. Mr.. Smith and an
other son will join them here later.
! Edgar Herstein of Donneilson, has
been visiting here during the past
week with his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. James McCiain.
Mrs. ]. A. johnson departed for
Kansas last week, where she will as
sist in the care Of the family of her
brother, George WEIGH, all the family
except Mr.. WEIGH being Ill with
typhoid fever.
The Mrs Emily Smith property,
two blocks south of the school build
+ ing, is being greatly improved by l..
w. Brattain, who recently purchased
same. A foundation has been placed
under the house and 1t has been
raised The old porch has been torn
away from the front and large new
one is being erected and the house is
also being painted inside and out and
when completed will make very
pretty place for home for Mr.. and
Mrs. Brattain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
GET VACCINATED
BEFORE SCHOOL
The Rule Of the Board Of Education
Based on State Law, Is That No
Pupil May Attend School
Without ii.

TEL them to get vaccinated now be-
fore school starts, and not delay their
starting into the work promptly when
school opens in two weeks from now
said Superintendent William Aldrich
this morning.
No pupil may enter the Keokuk
schools without evidence OF hay
ing been yaccinated. This is a
board of education rule based on the
Iowa state law. Pupils attending last
year are in the clear, of course, but
those beginning school life, and those
coming into Keokuk from outside the
city, and especially other states. to go
to school here for the first time, must
be vaccinated.
The best evidence is a certificate
from a legally qualified physician that
he vaccinated the pupil on certain
date, and what the result was.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20

later than o'clock a. m, and during
the above time they shall run at in
tervals of not more than thirty 600
minutes in the same direction be-
TWEEN terminal stations. No car shall
be run at greater average speed,
including stoppages to take on and
off passengers than ten u0) miles
an hour In the business part of the
city and fifteen (15) miles an hour in
the residence portion thereof.
No car shall stop upon an intersec-
ton of the streets, but shall stop on
the near side of all intersections, in
all cases for the purpose of taking
on and letting off passengers, except
at the intersection of Exchange and
South Fifth streets and at the inter
section of Cedar and South Fifth
streets, the car when going toward
the south shall stop on the far side
of such intersections.
All reasonable care shall be usad
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
BLOOD TONIC
SAY NUMBER 40"

Frank P. Skaggs, prominent drug.
gist, Harrisburg, H., writes: Mum.
Der 40 is still going good If a custo-
mer says Blood Tonic / say Mum.
Der 40 as It gives the best salts.
faction of any blood tonic have ever
sold"
Employed in blood poison, chronic
rheumatism, and catarrh, scrofula,
mercurial and lead poisoning, con.
stipation, liver and stomach troubles.
Under its use, nodes, tumors and
glandular swellings that have with.
stood all other treatment disappear
as if by magic,
Made by J. c. Mendenhall, 40 years
a druggist, Evansville. Ind. Price
SIPS per bottle, six bottles $500.
Sold by all druggists or sent snv.
where on receipt Of price, SIPS per
bottle or six bottles for $500. by 7
c Mendenhall Medicine Co., Evans
vile, Ind
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20

by conductors and motormen to pre-
vent injuries to teams, carriages
wagons and other vehicles, as well as
to all persons.
This ordinance shall not take effect
until accepted by the Keokuk Electric
Company in writing. filed with the
City Clerk within ten days from the
passage thereof, and until 1t has been
published at least once in the Daily
Gate City, a newspaper published IN
Keokuk, Iowa.
All ordinances and parts Of ordin-
ances in conflict with the provisions
hereof are hereby repealed.
Adopted August u, 1918, by the
following vote.
Lofton-Aye- A
Hemmy-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
ED. S. LOTION. Mayor.
Attest: o. W. SANDBERG.
CITY Clark
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
This Soldier
Prefers Keokuk

That he would not live in France
If he had every opportunity is the
observation Of Private Charles l..
Harris, of the headquarters company,
161st infantry, in a letter to his
mother. Mrs. M. Bright, of North
Water street.
Mother. don't worry about me, as
I will be all right" he writes, "and
a person couldn't ask for any better
than I am getting. This is nothing
like the states. and wouldn't live
here if they gave me the chance"
All the men who sailed together
are now separated from one another,
he says.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try TEL

Squeeze the Juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
Of orchard white. shake well. and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle
and tan lotion. and complexion beautt
fer, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store OF toilet counter will
supply three ounces Of orchard white
for few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck
arms and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear. and
how clear, soft and white the skin be
comes. Yesi It is harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
CLASS ONE
MEN MEETING;
Van Buren, County EligibIes Hear
Addresses by Physicians in
keosauqua Court
House.

BONAPARTE, Aug. 20.-A meeting
attended by all the class one men in
the county was held at the court
In most cases the young men were
accompanied by their fathers or other
male relatives. The meeting was
called at the request of the war de-
partment and splendid addresses were
given by several of the prominent
physicians of the county.
Another meeting of the boys of
class one was held at the court
house park Thursday afternoon OF
last week, and was attended by a
large number of their relatives and
interested citizens. Music was fur.
nished by the Keosauqua band, the
| Milton male quartette, and Messrs.
Neafie and Miller of Keosauqua. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Hon. s. c.
| Irish on "War Risk Insurance and
lAllotments;" by Hon. w. NJ. Walker
on "Why America Entered and Why
America Must Win the War;" and by
Hon. j. P. Starr of Fairfield, on "The
| Necessary Character of the American
| Soldier In Camp Life"
The meeting was a very interesting
and profitable one, not only to the
soldiers but to all present.
| Five men from this county entered
the service last Thursday: Earl His
sem of Douds, John H. Trunbo OF
Bentonsport and Alvin L. beaverton
| of Cantril, went to Ames on that
date, and Kenneth B. Franklin of
Bentonsport and Clarence w. Fisher
| of Douds went to a Des Moines col
Ilege to receive special training.
! No further calls have been received
at this time, but it Is expected likely
there will be call before the close
! of the month that will practically
eliminate the class one men Of the
1917 registration in the county.
A marriage license was issued from
the county clerks Office at Keosau
qua few days ago to Glen Hemin.
ger. Bentonsport, and Miss Sadie
Shuster, Bentonsport-
The August term OF the district
court convened in Keosauqua Mon
day of this week, with Judge Ander
son presiding. This will be three
weeks term. The docket contains
.235 cases, divided as follows: Pro
bate, 81; law, rs; criminal, 5, and
chancery, SO. A resume Of the new
cases filed was given in this column
two weeks ago. The grand jury is
called to meet today, Tuesday, and
the trial jury for August %.
| George McElroy, resident OF
| Utica. few miles northeast OF
Bonaparte, died suddenly last Mon
day evening. He had been milking q
COW when he was attacked by pain
in his arm This pain became severe
and spread over his body and physf
clan was called. After receiving
treatment Mr. McElroy seemed much
improved. However, about an hour
later he was seized with a severe
pain in his side and died shortly after
ward of neuralgia of the heart. He
was about fifty years old and is sur
Ivived by his wife and one son. The
funeral was held at the Utica Bap
fist church last Wednesday afternoon
The Bonaparte schools will open UP
for the coming year the second Mon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
REVERE, MO.
= . . . o . o = 9 = . . . .

We should all feel better now
as the much needed rain came Sun
day morning and a general rain and
plenty of it. We had been having a
few showers, but a genuine old soak
er was what we needed. And we feel
thankful for 1t. If it had came a week
sooner It would have meant hundreds
of dollars to the farmers.
The old Clark county fair is on
hands August 20-23.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker Of Ohio.
visited one day last week with their
old neighbor and friend Mr., and Mrs.
Robert Shriber on their return home
from Kansas where they had been
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Danford and
mother Mrs. Walker, who has been
visiting the latter's son, Mr.. Ora
Walker and wife have returned to
their home in Ohio.
Mrs Mabel Thompson Of Canton is
here visiting her mother Mrs Gilbert
west OF town
There is quite number from here
attending the chautauqua at Farming
Iowa
Mrs. VIM. Ehrhardt and son. Walter
were Kakoka visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Luther Dorsey visited her
brother, Abe Hawkins of Luray, sever
al days this week, who is nursing a
broken arm.
Miss Della Reid Of Oklahoma is
visiting at the home Of her uncle Van
| Johnson, northeast of town.
| Grandma Wolf Is visiting with her
daughters Misses Marris and Sloan in
| Kahoka for the last week.
| Miss Ollie Bane of Kahoka has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Chas Gudlia,
north of town
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20

II SENS necessary to remind tne
players that all games. except those
postponed because Of rain Or darkness
must be played at the time and date
scheduled or defaulted- No excuses
will be accepted" said an official TO
day, and all players are requested 70
turn the results of their matches IN
to Mr.. Brady as soon as possible AFTER
playing. Where match has been De
faulted it should be SO stated in the
report"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-20
CITY TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
Present official Standings, and I'M
portant Notice From Officiai
Regarding Defauited
Matches.

In the city tennis tournament yes
terday:
Benner defeated Warwick.
Joy defeated Thornton.
Ward defeated Deter and G. B. krue'
ger.
Brady defeated Taber.
Churchill defaulted TO Taber.
Kruse defaulted to Irwin.
F. H. Kruger defaulted to Church
ill.
The present official standing OF the
nlaufre fs follows.