The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
NEW SCHOOL is
NOW OCCUPIED
kahoka Building Partially Finished
and Majority of Pupils
Have Moved Into
Rooms.

! KAHoKA, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-The
first eight grades of the Ka-
hoka public schools moved into the
new building today Monday. They
/ occupy the second floor. The first,
/ third, fifth and seventh grades occu-
pying the west rooms respectively
running south to north, and the sec
ond, fourth, sixth and eighth grades
occupying the east rooms, respective
| ly. running south to north. The high
school will occupy the top, or third
floor, and win move in within a few
days, depending upon the rapidity
with which the radiators are moved
/ from the old building to the new and
the time it takes for the carpenters
and painters to complete their work.
! The first floor and basement will not
be completed for several weeks. The
new building is an ornament to the
city and one which the taxpayer.
patrons and children of the district
may well feel proud. The work of
putting city water into the new build
ing has been delayed owing to the
extreme cold weather which prevent
ed the digging of ditch for the
water mains This contract has been
let to j. T. Williford by the city
and work was begun on the ditch
Monday. Water will be in the build
ing within a short time. When COM
pleted the building will be modern
In every respect.
/ bud" Glassburn has purchased the
, John Casey residence on East Com
mercial street. Consideration $500.
The Modern Woodmen of Clark
county will hold a big meeting in
Kahoka on Wednesday, February 27.
State Deputy Head Consul L. E.
Worner of Mexico, Mo. National Lee
turer Duffy and other men prominent
In woodcraft will be here. The after
noon session will be business meet
ing of the county consuls, clerks,
deputies. and members for the pur-
pose OF making plans and fixing
date for county class adoption. In
the evening the program will be
given at the kozy theatre, which will
consist of a three reel motion pic
ture entitled '.Who is My Neighbour"
and a two reel picture, THE Value
of a Life" also lecture by National
Lecturer Duffy. The general public
is invited to the evening meeting,
which will be free to all above the
age of sixteen years. Every Wood
these meetings
P. 1. Wilsey has been elected chair
man and Frank Thompson secretary
of the county committee which will
push the third issue of the Liberty
loan campaign In Clark county.
The local home guards are now at
full strength, fifty-three, and a rep
resentative from the adjutant gen.
erals Office OF the state will be here
within a short time to administer
the oath to the members and Off
GERS.
Earl S. Cutting and Miss Lulu
Elizabeth Norton were married at
the Presbyterian manse in Kahoka,
Wednesday, Feb. 13 The groom is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Cutting,
the bride a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Horton. They will reside on the
farm of the groom's father. They
have the best wishes of many friends. |
Willard c. Sherwood and Miss Lulu
May Doyle were married at Medill.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, by Rev. R. l..
Layman. The groom is a son of Mrs.
VIM Sherwood of Kahoka, and the
bride a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Doyle of west of Kahoka. /
They have the hearty congratulations
OF numerous 1rlenCS-
Peter Freed and family will move !
to Kahoka. They will occupy the |
Henry Lang property.
Mrs. John Puder and Mrs. Chas. |
Luber left Wednesday for Sloan /
Springs, Arkansas, to attend the |
funeral of Virgil Ackland, a son of !
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ackland, for
mer residents of Kahoka.
Miss Osee Painter of Hutchinson, |
Kansas, is the guest of Kahoka rela !
tives and friends.
Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Hills of this |
city have moved to Glenwood. Iowa,
where Rev Hills has accepted the
pastorate of the First Baptist church.
For the past ten years Rev. and Mrs. J.
Hills have been engaged in evange- /
listic work
Harry Martin is in receipt of let !
ter from E. c. Gillian announcing
the safe arrival of himself, LINZ
Moore and Ray Butler in France. ,
John Rufus Baty, a brother of Mrs.
Frances (Huston) Barnes, of Kahoka, !
died at the Santa Fe hospital, To- .
peka, Kansas. Feb. 9, 1918, at the 4
age of forty-nine years. Mrs. Barnes
attended the funeral which was held 4
at carlton. Kansas, Feb. H. /
A. H Dieterich has moved from
Wyaconda to Kahoka. He has ac- n
cepted a position at Vandolah Bros
drug store
Editor Whit Melvin of Lancaster,