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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
COMMUNITY
PICNIC BOOMS
II is Expected to Be the Biggest and
Best Ever Held In Lee
County UP at Bluff
Park.

The managing committee goes to
Bluff Park this evening to make final
arrangements for the community pic
mic to be held there Thursday.
Subscriptions being taken today
promise to raise enough money In
advance to finance the picnic.
Montrose women will serve free
coffee on the grounds.
The Red Cross auction is receiving
many articles for sale, and is expected
to be profitable as we'll as very funny.
The auctioneer is now wrapped in an
impenetrab BILE cloak of mystery, and
his name will not be passed by the
censor until he mounts his platform
that afternoon.
Keokuk stores will be closed Thurs
day afternoon to allow the clerks to
accompany the proprietors to the pic
mic.
Harvey L. Beach, c. N. Durritt,
George D. Baur and other members
of the committee have worked hard
to make this the biggest and best
picnic ever held in Lee county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
PERSONALS

Mrs. Ida Mas has gone to Cedar
Rapids to represent the local temple
of the Pythian Sisters at their Grand
Temple session.
John e. Craig and John P. Hornish
left this morning to attend the
Knights of Pythias grand lodge in
session at Cedar Rapids.
Charles A Wright and daughter,
Miss Lou Wright, of PIT North Thir-
teenln street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Letter of Blandinsville, ILL.,,
spent Sunday at the home of Chester
Wright in Kirksville, Mo.
Charlotte Brackelsberg has return
ed from a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Verlin South has gone for a
few days visit with James South and
wife.
Warren Tiff of Hamilton, ILL.,, is
visiting relatives in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Hombs have
gone to Glenwood, Mo-, to visit with
relatives and friends and to attend an
old settlers reunion.
Miss Celeste Coe of Wayland, Mo,
is the guest of Miss Vivian Clark, of
GIG Blondeau street.
Mrs. R. E. Mash and children of
Valley Junction are visiting her
mother, Mrs Mary A. Schevers, of
1912 Carroll street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
JOHN 3. KEEL
OF MONTROSE
Pioneer and important Citizen Dies
From Paralysis After Very
Useful Life, Beloved
by All.

John B. Kiel. a prominent resident
of Montrose, died at his home at
o'clock Saturday evening.
He was born in December, 1S45 IN
FIT Madison where he attended school
and learned the timers trade. In
1866. he started business at Montrose
in the firm OF Miller & kfel and three
years later bought out his partner.
He married Miss Mary Wilson De
cember IA. 1870. He belonged to the
Masons and was worshipful master of
Joppa lodge at Montrose several years
and also high priest Of the Royal Arch
chapter at Fl Madison and a member
of the Knights Templar in Keokuk.
He was a charter member of Cascade
lodge of Odd Fellows and was the first
chancellor of the Knights OF Pythias
lodge at Montrose. For many years he
was superintendent of the Episcopal
Sunday school there.
He was mayor Of Montrose IN
1873. and at other times was city re-
corder as we'll as city treasurer for
many years He was one Of the most
important citizens of Montrose and
was closely identified with all the in
terests Of that town.
Mr.. Kiel is survived by his widow.
a brother, OFT Kiel of Des Moines.
Iowa. and a sister, Mrs. Charles Fer
ris of Montrose.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at O'Clock in Mont
rose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
K:E(Sssf23S!|
FOR those WHO WATCH.

FOR THOSE WHO WATCH.
We cannot see beyond the fame, tx
black smokes smother;
We only know they strive there, each
beside the other,
Our son and soldier, lover, husband.
brother.
We cannot hear the battle clash, the
roaring of the guns;
We only know among them are the
well beloved ones,
Those who made the world for us,
lovers, husbands, sons.
"Ours!" the heart within us cries,
Nay, but these are more
Even, men at arms of God who wage
a holy war
In the cause His soldier-saints fought
and conquered for!
Lord, for us, the waiting ones, watch
ers in the night,
Change our selfish fears to pride, let
US see Alright
The honor of the service, the glory of
the fight!
Give us vision to behold. above the
fields of pain
The splendor of the sacrifice that
saves a world again!
-Theodosia Garrison in Good House
keeping.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
SHE DIED IN
CALIFORNIA
Mrs. NJ. Charles Gibbons, Who Was a
Davenport Girl, Leaves
Husband and Six
Children.

Mrs. NJ Charles Gibbons died in
Banning, California, according to a
telegram received by Mr. Gibbons
mother, Mrs Celestine Gibbons. She
was a Davenport girl, and has visited
in Keokuk with her husband. She
leaves six children, her mother and
a sister, also. She was Miss Grace
Fink.
Mr.. Gibbons will have the sympa-
thy of many Keokuk people. Born
and reared here, after leaving school
he was a reporter on The Gate City
for awhile. He studied in a Catholic
college for a couple of years and
then was engaged in corporation
work in Chicago and Davenport
where he was married. He had been
in California for the last few years,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
CITY NEWS.

Meredith truck will leave Fifth
and Main at $50 and / Thursday fol
Bluff Park. Phone 1902.
Since the hunting season opened
July 1, forty hunting licenses have
been issued by the county auditor
The hunting license allows one to
shoot any game not forbidden by the
statue laws of Iowa.
Joseph Leo Marder, son Of Mrs.
Ella Marder, of Ninth and Main
streets, who is organist at the Har-
rison theatre, South Kedzie avenue,
Chicago, is making a success of his
work His program this past week
contained these opera selections: "Il
Trovatore,' by Verdi; Faust" by
Gounod; bohemian Girl Balfe;
Martha" by Dorm, and La Traviata'
by Gounod. The theatre has just
been equipped with new bartola.
The Red Cross will get the entire
proceeds of a watermelon sociable the
powder works people will hold at Du-
Pont park Wednesday evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
keokuk Youths Becoming Twenty-one
This Summer Show High Per-
centage Of Patriotism in
Questionnaires.
NOT MANY EXEMPTIONS
Patriotism Here is One and a Half
Times That Predicted by the
Provost Marshal Gen.
erals Office.

Forty-six young men in Lee county
became twenty-one since June 5, and
were registered under the selective
draft law.
Twenty-one Of them registered in
keokuk and twenty-five Of them were
registered in Fort Madison.
The number was pretty closely esti-
mated in advance by the exemption
board. All the young men seemed
eager to register, and most of the
work was done at both Keokuk and
Fort Madison before noon last Satur-
day
The exemptions In this class will
be very few in the Keokuk district.
Here three-fourths of the young men
waived exemption. This is one and
a half times as many as the office
of the provost marshal estimated.
The exemptions are expected to be
fifty percent all over the country.
The claims for exemption were fifty
percent at Fort Madison, and twenty
five percent here.
Hard to Discover His Age.
Claims were chiefly for preferred
occupa ton on farms, with a few mar
ried young men claiming lower CLASH
fication on that ground. The board
will investigate all these claims and
allow some of them.
The name of George Allen Bowers,
R. F. D. No. 1. has been added to the
list of Glass l men, who registered
for military service SATURDAY. Mr..
Bowers, who is twenty-five years old
has had no intention to evade draft
but has been in doubt as to his age.
Seemingly no birth records had been
left, and there has been no way Of YER
flying his age, until DR.. J. II. Coulter
OF Summitville found record the
other day, which gave the information
that Mr. Bowers was born November
"a, 1896. He has waived exemption.
Sheriff John c. Scott, chairman Of
the Lee county exemption board, has
been working on this case for the past
two months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
KEOKUK DAY
AT CARTHAGE
Not Yet Known How Many keokuL
Merchants Will Attend
the Fair There on
Wedne sday.

James M. Fulton was not able to
give any very close estimate Of the
number of Keokuk merchants and
others who will attend the Hancock
county fair tomorrow, which is Keo-
kuk day there.
The plan is to go over in automo'
biIes, those having room in the ton
neaus for guests TO take those who
have no automobiles.
"The greatest possible good comes
from these visits to county fairs, and
it is hoped that all the Keokuk mer-
chants will go over to Carthage to-
morrow" said Mr.. Fulton this morn
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Wife Charges Desertion.
limited Press Leased Wire Serv

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Aug. q.
desertion, Mrs. Gertrude
C. Wilder today filed suit for divorce
here against George w. Wilder,
wealthy New Yorker and president
of the Butterick Publishing company.
Mrs. Wilder has been living here for
the last two years and her husband
has been in New York. Mrs. Wilder
asks the custody of her five children,
bat makes no demand for property
settlement. 1t is understood financial
matters were settled prior to the suit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
FOR RENT-Strictly modern furnish.
ed rooms at GIG Fulton. Phone SCI.
Am endment Remains.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The bat
tie over the work or fight amend
ment to the man power bill was vir-
tually settled late today when the
senate. by vote of 30 to %, refused
to strike from the bill the whole
work or fight clause.
This was the first test of sentiment
on the work or fight" principle
itself, although the vote on the Cum
minis amendment to the work or
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Drunken German Aviator.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Aug. 27,--(Briti3h admir-
atty wireless) A German airman land.
ed in Ca(Send, Holland. last week and
Immediately opened fire with his ma.
chine gum The civilian population
hastily sought shelter. Subsequontal
investigation proved the airman was
very drunk. He was informed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
For Life or De ath.

I limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ZURICH, Aug. give are now
fighting for life or DEATH" declares
the Cologne Volkes Zeitung. THE war
will determine the future existence of
Germany. The question is to know
whether our people can have politi-
cal and economical freedom"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Celebrate as Holiday.

LONDON, Aug. '21.-Conductors and
conductorettes of tube trains observ-
ed today as holiday in celebration of
the victory won in their strike. They
will return to work tomorrow and will
receive equal pay.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Peoria Grain.

PEORIA, Ill, Aug. 27.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged. &c lower. No. 3 white,
$3.50; No 6 white, s1.45; No. 3 yell
low, s1.62; No. yellow, s1.45; No.
I6 mixed, s1.45.
Oats-Market PC lower. No. 3
white, &C.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Money oil
call. per cent; six months, pc
cent.
Mercantile paper, 6 per cent.
Bar silver. New York. S1.01 Is.
Demand sterling. S4.75h.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Watermelon Social.

For the benefit of the Red Cross a
watermelon social will be given at
the DUPONT park on Wednesday even
ing. The following young women Of
Mooar will serve: Misses Viola Veith,
Hazel Meyer, Margaret Monks, Verna
Clair, Mary Galloway and Mrs. Mary
KearnS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

fight" clause showed that the senate
did not wish to take away from labor
entirely it's rights TO fight for better
conditions. The motion to strike IN"
work or fight clause from the BIZ
was made by Senator Mcclellan, OF
Tennessee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Entertained In eurIInoton.

Miss Irene Hinson of Burlington
entertained at house party over the
weekend with the following guests
from Keokuk: Miss Katherine Blom
Miss Elizabeth Laws, Miss Cora
Meador, and Miss Ruth Crane OF
Montrose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Steal Gold Watch and Chain, Liberty
Bonds, Insurance Policies, Deeds
to Land and Other
valuabies.
WAS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Family on the Bluff In the West End
Return Home to Find Every
thing Is Turned Topsy
.Turvy.

When the family of William T. Nor
ris returned home yesterday afternoon
they found everything in the house
turned topsy-turvy AMI many valuables
taken by daylight burglars.
They live at Pleasant and Prospect
streets, which is somewhat isolated,
on the bluff at the far end Of West
keokuk, and the burglary was COM
mitted sometime between 10 o'clock
in the morning and 800 o'clock in
the afternoon yesterday.
Among the things carried away are
two Liberty bonds of $50 eacL, an in
surance policy on the life of Mr.. Nor
ris, gold watch and chain, deeds
to Texas real estate, two stickpins
and paid of shoes. The Liberty bonds
are four per cent and numbered $685.
2S7 and 549,794.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Big Prizes for Children.


Over $500 worth of prizes have been
subscribed to go to winners of the
athletic contests to be held on the
playground following the parade on
Friday.
These prizes are of wide variety and
will surely be worth winning.
The afternoon and evening OF
Thursday, there will be patriotic play
picnic at Rand park.
The school children who have gar,
den products either fresh, canned or
cried, are asked 10 take such products
Plainly marked with the child's
name and the ward to which he be
longs 10 the ward schools tomorrow
morning at g o'clock The garden
tnrervisor and her helpers will take
The pr1ducts TO the play ground at
Twantie h and Main streets for exhi.
hiticn. AT th close OF tho exhibit on
aturdav. tbs @hildren are asked to
- o the pa, Srourd for their pro-
: els "a the coil.iiftee cannot deliver
them after the exhibit is over
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
a Big Three Days OF Enjoyment for
Parents and Children will be
Feature Of This
Summer.
IT BEGINS TOMORROW
Patriotic Flag Service Opens the Fes-
tival with a Fine Program Ar.
ranged for the
Public.

The play festival and patriotic car
nival to be held by children in the city
three days this week will open tomor
row afternoon at o'clock.
The new public playground al
Twentieth and Main streets, will be
formally dedicated to the flag at that
time and the service will be as fol
lows:
The dedication to the flag, by Supt
William Aldrich.
A four minute talk by Marie Park.
An address on patriotism and re-
creation by J. o. Boyd
The athletic badge contest.
big three-pole tent was erected on
the playground today to hold the ex-
hibits for the war garden show which
Will also take place tomorrow after
noon Produce raised by the children
In their war gardens will be placed in
this tent. All this produce will be on
the ground tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

Six Deaths in Week.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-Six deaf
occurred on American flying fields
the week ending August q.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
Took Papers, But Dropped Box.

The bones. insurance policy and
deeds were in tin box which the
burglars carried away. 1t was found
by the police this morning in ra-
vine over the old Taber lumber yards.
With it was the file cover containing
the valuable papers, but even the pol
icies and the deeds We're gone.
The police at once went to work on
the theory that the burglary was done
by somebody familiar with the habits
of the household, and that the thieves
worked at their leisure yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

WANTED-A blacksmith. Apply
American Cement Machine Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Man or woman with rig or
car to deliver books in Hancock
county, Illinois. No canvassing. Ad-
dress James Love, Carthage, III.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
LOST.

LOST-Wrist watch between Megchel,
sons dry goods store and 10th and
Franklin. Name Ines Goodwin en-
graved inside. Reward. Return to
this office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

Read Gate City want ads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27
FOR SALE.

FOR SALB-One Herlick Co. ma
hogany use piano, bargain at $l19.
Also use organs from SIS to $50. Easy
terms IL desired. Duncan-Schell Furnt.
turo Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

WANTED-6 trainmen. Apply cal
barn at once Keokuk Electric Co
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

FOR RENT-Strictly modern Groom
house Enquire of Mrs. Thos. Nc
Manus. Phone B-1O58.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

WANTED-At once, 10000 dull safety
razor blades to sharpen at Wood
bury's, 1104 Main street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

WANTED-To loan money On furri'
ture. pianos. live stock, ETC., On
easy payments. Strictly private.
Phone 963. Keokuk Loan Co. Over
Miller's shoe store
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

FOR RENT-After Sept. 1, strictly
modern house, GIT North Ninth St
Phone Red 256 or enquire Mrs. Geo.
Merriam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
HE NEVER STOPPED
Driver of Car Kept Going ATTIC
Smashing Into Perry Man.

4 driver of a Dodge car. who sped
on never looking back to see if he
had hurt any one, smashed into a new
Apperson car at Eleventh street and
Boswell avenue, Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Quinlan of Perry was driving
the Apperson car, and was accompan-
led by Miss Agnes Blake of Perry.
Witnesses of the accident took the
number CT the Dodge machine. 1t
read 1851. they say. Inquiries made
at the office of Curtis Myers, secretary
of the state automobile department.
today revealed that this license had
been issued to Sandy Smith. Rural
Route 5, Usage City, for a new Dodge
touring car. Prosecution by county
authorities is expected.
Quinlan was driving the car west on
Eleventh street. AS he reached Bos-
well avenue the Dodge car. going
north, smashed into the Apperson,
wrecking the Apperson. Witnesses
declare the fault lay with the driver
of the Dodge car
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Paris Shop Girl Helped To-
pekan Buy Waist.
She Tried 1t on To Show How
1t Would Fit Sister.
THEN HE PAID FOR GARMENT
Girl Thought He Was Buying
1t for Her.
She ShOWered Him With Kisses
and Kept Waist.

Stories concerning the troubles and
antics of Americans in the fighting
zone ar, beginning to drift back from
Frame. The following one. having to
do with q Topeka man, is going the
rounds of the West side.
The Topekan, a youthful officer.
was in Paris on leave and was seized
with a sudden desire to send his sister
in Topeka a present. He made the
rounds of various shops and failing to
find anything to suit his fancy de-
cided upon a waist.
Walking into a department store,
the Topekan was Immediately sur
rounded by a bevy of French girls as
Americans always are. Each. in her
quaint tongue. begged the privilege of
waiting upon the solder. After con-
siderable gesturing and broken
French. the Topeka boy made his
wants known and assisted by a half
dozen of the girls, he selected dainty,
filmy fabric for which the French are
50 famous. Then another problem
confronted the purchaser.
Didn't Know Her Size.
He didn't know his sisters size"
Then he Erasped an idea that made
him pat himself on the back for his
resOurcefulness. Si'fgling out a girl
about the same size as his sister. he
finally made her understand that he
wanted her to try on the article of
TO secluded place in the store and
a minute later reappeared wearing
the waist. The fit" was perfect and
the soldier nodded approvingly,
walked over to the cashier and paid
for the waist. Then he turned to get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
SYRUP OF FIGS
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVERISH CHILD
Look. Mother! Is tongue coated
breath hot and
stomach sour?
Harmless fruit laxative" best
to clean tender liver
and bowels.

Mothers can rest easy after giving
california Syrup of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-Ip waste.
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves OFT of the bowels, and you have
a well. playful enid asaill. Children
simply will not take the time from
play to empty their bowels. and they
become tightly packed. liver gets slug
gish and stomach disordered
When cross. feverish. restless see If
tongue is coated, then give this de-
Tcious fruit laxative" Children love
it. and it can not cause injury No
difference what ails your little one-if
full of cold. or sore throat. diarrhoea,
stomachache, bad breath. remember, a
gentle INSIDE cleansing should al
ways be the first treatment given. Full
directions for babies. children of all
ages and grown-ups are printed on
each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" then
look carefully and see that it is made
by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Hand back with contempt any
other fig Standardization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
FOOD SQUIRTING in
STOMACH CAUSES
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" relieves
stomach distress in
five minutes.

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the
damage-do you? Well, don't bother
If your stomach is in a revolt; if sick
gassy and upset, and what you just
ate has fermented and turned sour;
mead dizzy and aches; belch gases and
acids and eructate undigested food /;
breath foul. tongue coated-just take
a little Pape's Diapepsin TO help neu-
tralize acidity and in five minutes you
wonder what became of the indiges-
ton and distress.
Millions of men and women today
know that it is needless to have dys-
pepsia. A little Diapepsin OCCASION
ally keeps the stomach sweetened and
they eat their favorite foods without
fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care of
your liberal limit without rebellion;
if your food is a damage instead of
a help, remember the quickest. surest,
most harmless relief is Pape's Diapep-
sin. which costs only fifty cents for a
large case at drug stores. It's truly
wonderful-it stops fermentation and
acidity and sets things straight. SO
gently and easily that it is really as
toniShing.-Adv.