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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
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HlAAMILTON GATE CKTY
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HAMILTON, ILL, JAN. 9.

! The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church will meet with Mrs. A. b, Ag-
new Friday afternoon.
Rev. John Williamson, pastor Of one
lof the NJ K. churches of Chicago, will
give special patriotic address at the
NJ. e. church Sunday at p. m. Every
one is invited to attend.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson OF
Bushnell, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will White
of Keokuk, were guests of Mrs. d. w.
! Hardy last week.
The M. e. Sunday schools Of the
United States gave one million dollars
ito the Red Cross association.
| At the last central Illinois confer
ence, the conference voted to give
/, 100000 to the hospital in Peoria and
| to the retired ministers fund and the
iapportfonment of the Hamilton and
Nauvoo NJ e. churches would be
/ 81 ,000.555 for five years or S311 per
lyear.
Mrs. Eugene White is making a sew
eral days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Heiser Of Decatur, Ill.
| Miss Ethel Clark of Iowa City. Wis
lifted her sister, Miss Philena Clark
from Thursday until Monday. Miss
Clark is a dietician IN hospital at
Iowa City.
! Geo. B. Kinkade. who has been at
1.-THE Jefferson barracks, has been trans
ferred to Camp Custer. Michigan.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Peters have
moved from Burlington to this city.
Mr.. Peters has purchased the furni-
| ture stock from II. s. Kessler and will
conduct first class store in this line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters need no introduc-
ton to our citizens for they were form
er1y of this city Mr.. Peters is fully
experienced in the furniture business
and has the best wishes from our citi-
(! zens for success.
Miss AGce Villman has been called
! to Wayland. Mo-, to nurse a sick pa.
!tfent.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Loving have
moved from the country to the McCol.
! Tough property on Main street.
| John Rickert ST., has been quite Ill
with the grip. He is reported as i'm.
proving.
! Hurley karr was taken to hospital
| in Quincy Monday evening. where he
was to be operated on for appendicitis
/ at 10 O'Clock Tuesday. His parents.
! Mr.. and Mrs. M. A, Kari, his wife and
DR.. J. G. Taylor accompanied Mr..
karr to Quincy All our citizens will
hope that Mr.. Karr .Sdll have a sue
tcessful operation and will soon be re-
stored to health.
1t is reported that Edward Dawson
and family. who moved to Arkansas
several months ago, lost their home
and contents of home recently by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schrieffer of the
soldiers home in Quincy are mingling
among their relatives and friends in
the city. We understand they will be
here for few weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Mar>~c, IRE
spending the week in Nauvoo. where
Rev. Williamson of Chicago assisted
by Rev. Marston are holding special
meetings at the NJ e. church.
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A CHILD DOESN'T
LAUGH AND PLAY
If .C0NST|PATE|
If PEEVISH, FEvERlSH AND SIC,
GIVE "CALIFORNlA SYRUP
OF FIGS"

Mother! Your child isn't natural
cross and peevish. See If tongue
coated; this is sure sign it's lit
stomach, liver and bowels need
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stor
tach,ache, diarrhoea, remember, GO
tie liver and bowel cleansing shou
always be the first treatment given
Nothing equals California Syrup
Figs" for children's ills; give a te
spoonful, and in few hours all Il
foul waste, sour bile and fermentir
food which is clogged in the bowe
passes out Of the system, and you ha,
ia well and playful child again. A
children love this harmless, deliciol
fruit laxative" and it never fails
effect a good inside" cleansing.
|rections for babies, children OF .
ages and grown-ups are plainly on Il
bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A Il
tie given today saves a sick child I
morrow, but get the genuine. Ask yol
druggist for a bottle of "Californ
Syrup of Figs" then look and see tn
lit is made by the California Fig s
lrup Company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
COMING OF THE COMET.

Omaha Bee: Some little grain of
comfort may be extracted from the
announcement that Encke's comet
has again appeared. This little wand
erer in space is of slight consequence,
when bulk and range are contemplat-
ed, but it has distinct value. for
other reasons. One of these is its
determined periodicity, it being so
precise in its habits that it NAV al
most be adopted as regulator for
sidereal movements. It's period Is
about 1,200 days, or little more
than three and third years, while
its orbit is wholly within our own
solar system, making it member OF
the same family, so to speak. Nothing
of portent any longer attaches to its
swing around the sun, althoug it was
once supposed to herald momentous
events. At Constantinople 500 years
ago an official prayer was amended
by adding the phrase: God save us
from the devil, the Turk and the
comet Significance now is found in
the fact that in the midst of waf
astronomers proceed in the orderly
observation of heavenly phenomena
and record movements of stars and
their companions with unconcern as
to the unseemly carrying on of their
fellowmen. Immersed in contempla.
ton of the wonders of creation as re-
vealed in the armament above, the
astronomer more than any realizes
how futile is mans uttermost effort
compared with the processes of God
and to him the return of Encke's
comet is proof that the eternal law
still operates, regardless OF the can
mons roar.
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Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Tucker were
called to Galesburg the past week by
the death of Mrs. Mary Love, dis
tant relatives OF the gentleman. Mrs.
Love had suffered three paralytic
strokes previous to her death, Mrs.
Tucker having been at her bedside
for the past week. Mr.. Tucker went
over to the funeral which was held
Thursday.
Certificates of election Of trustees
were filed by the following lodges dur
ing the past week, with Circuit Clerk
Scott: Rebekah lodge No. 400, To-
Gated at Webster, elected the follow
ing trustees: Mrs. Winnie Lenix, Mrs,
Frances Bebee, Mrs. Eva Hobert, Mrs
Ida Barr and Mrs Sadie Nelson;
Myrtle Duffy. noble grand; Helen G.
Thompson, secretary Lake City Re
bekah lodge No 731. located at Dallas
City; Mrs. Sadie Knappenberger,
Mary Thornburg, Mrs. Alice Gray
Miss Carrie Rockell and Mrs. Emma
Paul, trustees; Emma Kurrle, noble
grand; Troy Matthews, secretary
The T.. o. o. F lodge No. 965 located
at Augusta, elected the following
trustees: William Ebgens, Fred Nor
rison, j. HI. Rice, Philip Cain, George
Palmer. Edward Fowler, noble grand,
Troy Matthews, secretary. Stanley
lodge. l. o. O F., No. ALP, located at
Carthage, elected the following as
trustees: J. w. Lane, r. w. Saer.
William McGuilvery. R. NJ White and
y. S Palmer Baptist Hardy, noble
grand; E. A. Payne. secretary.
Mr.. c. c. Brooks, of near Fountain
Green, who was a business visitor to
the city Friday, when enroute home
in his Ford, about dusk, bumped into
another Ford car, and while the
radiators of each car We're badly
bent, and the occupants thrown
against the wind shields, yet no seri-
Gus inquiry or damage resulted. Mr..
Brooks had allowed his lights to burn
out and the other car was in SINH
lar condition. but as. they were run
ming only about fifteen miles an hour
the impact was not sufficient to cause
serious results. Two young men
were riding in the other car, one OF
them having his nose broken in the
accident. The cars collided about
1880 D. m, near Fountain Green.
The basket ball prospects of Car.
thage high school received a severe
setback when the college raised the
rental on their gymnasium from fifty
cents per hour to $3.50 per hour. and
there was no other suitable place to
be secured.
Sheriff Mosley was called to E1vas-
ton Saturday to make an inyestiga
ton as to the origin of the attempted
fire at the Mccall elevator, but was
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William H. Blan, who is living at
the soldiers home in Quincy, visited
ia couple Of days the latter part of the
week with his former neighbors and
friends in Hamilton.
Mrs j. p Guthrie, Mrs. Ed Denton
and Mrs. Urban Gibson attended the
10. e. S. installation in Keokuk Thurs
day evening. The ladies report very
pleasant evening.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Banter will
soon be citizens OF Chicago. Mr.
BANTER is already there and Mrs
Banter after visiting this week with
her husbands relatives at Burnside,
will leave for Chicago. Before her
marriage the lady was Miss Lois LET
Ter Mr. and Mrs. BANTER will have
the best wishes of their Hamilton
friends in their new home.
Frank Cassidy of Cantril, Iowa, took
dinner Saturday with his sister-in-law
Mrs. Harris Hosford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cosgrove enter
tanned quite number of the lady's
relatives on New Years day. Her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Mays of Can.
ton, Mo-; two sisters and their fami-
lies; Mr.. and Mrs. James Tooey of
Canton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Ferguson of Quincy; two brothers,
Clarence Mays and family OF Canton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mays of Texas !;
Miss Hazel Ferguson Of Quincy; Miss
Martha Mays and friend, Chester
Clark of Canton.
Messrs. Geo. Outhier of Okeene,
Okla, and A. d. Outhier Of Homestead,
Okla, have returned to their homes
after visiting their aged parents and
other relatives and friends in this city
and vicinity.
Miss Hazel Eshorn has been at Men
don, ILL.,, for Several days assisting In
the care of her aunt, Mrs Asher, who
has been very i'll with lagrippe.
At the recent Sunday school election
at the Methodist church, J. H. Craw-
ford was elected superintendent and
Leonard Peters assistant superintend-
ent.
Friday evening at the Masonic hall
the o. F. S. held their installation of
TIE new officers for the ensuing term.
Mrs. ] p. Guthrie was the installing
officer and Mrs. A. l.. Macarthur off,
tciated as installing marshal. The fol-
lowing members will serve In their
respective chairs: Worthy matron.
Miss Fulalee Thomas associate mat
ron, Mrs Sam Moore; worthy patron,
Sidney Reese; secretary. Mrs. Sidney
Reese; treasurer, Mrs. Ef.e Emery;
conductress, Mrs. Albert Hittner; as
sociate condnctress, Mrs. L. l.. White;
chaplain, Mrs. Casper EngIehardt;
pianist, Mrs. Hurley Moore: Ada, Mrs.
Urban Gibson: Ruth, Mrs. e. Z. Dunn
bald; Esther, Mrs. John l. Spence, Jr.;
Martha. Mrs. Myrtle Dee: Electa, Mrs.
Lola Oneil; warder, Mrs Henry Den
ton; marshal Mrs. G. P. Lindsey;
sentinel, Casper Englehardt. At the
conclusion of the services, one course
luncheon of escalloped oysters, sand
witches, pickles and coffee was served
and pleasant social hour was enjoy
ed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
A TALK TO THE BOY.

Come boy, to your dad let tell you things
OF the who loved me I'm loving you,
For the heart is a pendulum heavy that swings
Aye forward and back all penduums do.
And tonight mine has swung far away to the time
When your dad had dad, Just you have, son
A dad whose welcome to climb,
When the day in the cornield or meadow was done.
I crept into his arms that stronger, my lad;
And his hands-O, tender-were harder than mine
world harsh with the dad Of dad
Yet wish that soul was gentle and fine
As the roughly clad in that body of his,
That SO layishy gave of his strength for the one
Who shelters you. And my prayers burden is
That you may think of your father, my son.
What I've gained have gained-his the heavier cost
He in embryo held all things have done
Yet feargravely fear-there are things have lost
That sadly diminish the triumph, my
So lie close little man-theres little we know,
Except that l love you and you can love me.
And smile with content that you're loving me so,
And am glad in that love, my dad used to be.
Strickland w. Gillian.
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Please lake Notice

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Some of the
down-east folk still have curious ideas
about Iowa. They imagine that it is
a wilderness that Is peopled with In
dams, buffaloes, trappers. etc. Or
they imagine that it is place where
hogs and corn are grown. 1t might be
interesting to some Of these funny
folks to learn that Judge H. K Evans
and his wife were recently admitted
to practice before the supreme court of
the United States. This is the first
time in the history of the court that a
man and his wife have been granted
that privilege or right And will the
down-east friends please make note
or the fact that Judge and Mrs. Evans
make their home at Corydon, Iowa
Mrs. Evans has long been the judges
law partner, and no doubt, both of
them would be able to give a good ac-
count of themselves in competition
with the best legal talent from down
east.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
GENERAL. WOODS REALIZATION.

Two years ago General Leonard Wood was
called before the senate and house committees
on military affairs and subjected to question:
ing His testimony makes interesting reading at
this time He told the committeeman that the
war department was suffering from bureau in
erta, that there are delays in getting material
most needed by the army; he said there were
deficiencies in ordnance, in equipment and sup
plies of all kinds and that no apparent appre-
citation Of the fact was serving as a motive for
haste and efficiency in remedying matters Gen
eral Wood must have realized that he would
anger bureaucratic Washington; and he may
have forecast his present sidetracking to duty
in a Kansas training camp. Certainly what
ever may have been his forethought, he was not
deferred from telling the truth as he saw it.
Now we know that he saw things as they were
and that if his testimony had been made the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09

Sub. of NW14 of 36-4-5. 4.38 acre
| Just and true account of said estai
| filed, shows amount due widow on nd
award, $500; amount of claims i
lowed $2,3S7.S5; estate costs and q
tpenses of administration 5000, maxim
total. of s4.os7.s5.
| In the estate of Henry Schmitz, ID
ceased Order probating will filed
said will bearing date of November
1914, attested NY A. j. Schneider,
C. Fisher and John w. Bertschi, a
Of Nauvoo In said will the followin|
requests are made: To son Albe{
| So SEA II. and SEA SW1s 17-el
absolutely; in case of death Of sal
! son before that of the testator, tn
widow of Albert is to receive tn
same during her life, with remaindd
to the child or children of said sol
and in case of no heirs, said real FL
tate to vest in two sons, John AM
Harry L. Schmitz. To John and Hal
J ry L. Schmitz, all the residue and RI
mainder of the estate, with the sam
provisions in case of death of eithd
lof them as relating to Albert. Al
points his son, Harry L., as execute
| " WlOLh lSttSiS +ISouC0. loouu VA eeii
lexecutor in the sum of $1,000 file
and approved.
In the case Of Albert Miller, d
ceased. Petition of Elizabeth Mile
Administrative, asking that she l
given authority to sell the person.
property at private sale, the same b
ing the property shown in the invel
tory and appraisement. Appraisemer
bill of said estate filed, shows tE
total value of property as appraise
fixed at s4.71375. A. NJ. Wormal
Frank Heller and Jacob Keeper, a.
ipraisers. Inventory of said essat
filed shows an undivided one-thir6 i
terest in the E,lz Of the SEA of 90
Is; also chatte1 property, consisting
farming implements. livestock, etc.
A petition was filed asking for
hearing as to the delinquence OF =
bert Louis Zindel, aged fifteen year
Levi Ogden, who was pate,
from Hancock county, in the Jackso
vile state hospital, died December
1917. from acute entero colitis.
TIE written entry of appearance I
Arthur G. Salisbury was entered
the case of Don G. Salisbury, admi
istrator of the estate of James
Salisbury VS.. Arthur G., liza Eva Sail
bury, Robert H. Wilson, as guardia
| of said la Eva, and the State Bank
Burnside, a corporation, and Villa
Salisbury.
In the estate Of William Marsde
deceased. Petition of Lewis C. Wi
cox, for the appointment of a guardia
for Loren Wilcox, minor heir OF sa.
estate. said minor having an estate
eighty acres of land In Henders,l
county, and entitled to a DISTRIBUTE
share of certain moneys belonging
said decedent. Letters Of guardial
ship issued to said Lewis C. Wilcct
who filed his bond with S. I. Little al
A. e. Jones, as surety. in the sum
S1,400, which is approved.
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Write on One Side Only.

Des Moines Capital: Relatives and
friends of American soldiers who are
with the United States expeditionary
forces in France will make their letters
much more enjoyable and under
standable" if they will write only on
one side Of their letter paper. When
the censor cuts out a passage in let
ter that is written on both sides of the
stationery, the reverse side reads
about like a Chinese puzzle.
AS there are thousands Of boys yet
to go to France, and possibly some
on the way who have not had the ex-
perience of trying to fathom the con-
tents Of a censored letter, it will be
appreciated if writer's here start
right and confine their conservation
efforts to something other than writing
paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
EDWARD p. M'MANUS.

Edward p McManus, in the high years OF his
life and with promise Of even greater fulfill
ment in love and affection on the part OF those
who knew him, has 'tmet the shadow cloak q,
who keeps the keys of all the creeds : And.to
this meeting he has gone forth clothed In the
habiliments of man honored among his asso-
ciates. So passes gentleman, scholar ana
christian And what more can be saldg Inat
is the best Mr.. McManus was potential
force in the life of Keokuk and a safe guide to
success He had built solidly on foundation
that he had carefully tested and his completed
tasks are an enduring monument to himself
They were all alike in the fidelity OF their execu
ton, their scrupulous attention to detail and
the continuous fabric of a master mind that ran
through them E. P. McManus was possessed
of a warmth of heart and love of his fellow1nan
that endeared him to all. God rest his soul IN
peace.
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basis for proper activity by the war department
much of our present annoying delay IN equip
ping our army would have been avoided. Last
january General Wood, who by that time mao
plenty of evidence of what his frankness was
likely to cost him, repeated his warnings. zen
eral Woods qualities as military leader
may yet have to be proved to the satisfaction
of the nation but he surely has one line quallty
of a soldier and a leader-courage ana oe-
cause of that courage and frankness; because
his career promises ability as commander
on a par with these qualities, the nation wouia
welcome an opportunity to see tested Generai
Woods fitness for an important place IN our
army command
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unsuccessful In finding clue to lead
to any arrests.
The elevator is located between
Elvaston and Ferris on the T. P. q
w. railroad, and Saturday morning
about six o'clock, nearby residents
found ropes saturated with oil, tied
around parts of the building and ig
nited The ropes while burning were
torn away, leaving only one corner OF
the building slightly damaged. The
elevator was filed with wheat, and
it is impossible to conjecture why
anyone should thus attempt to destroy
the same.
At the annual meeting OF the Dime
Savings bank, all of the old officers
were reelected, viz: o. II. Berry
president; Rein Saer, vice presi
dent; M. p. Berry, cashier: c. e. Hub
bard was made assistant cashier, AL
len Kline, bookkeeper and Otis Wood
was given charge. of the savings de
partment.
Mrs, Will l.. Frank who has been
visiting Mrs. j. ~ jenkins and other
friends and relatives, departed the
first of the week for her home in Ell
campo, Texas.
D.
Mo-. came last week to visit her uncle
Scott Belknap.
Mrs. w. L. Thompson went to Nor
risville Tuesday to visit her sister
Mrs. II. S. Johnston.
Mrs. Sarah Garard and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fulton of Oklahoma
City, spent the week end with Mrs
Lee Caldwell in Quincy Ely Garard
of Chicago spent Saturday evening
with them in Quincy.
Mrs. Leila Lionberger and daugh
ter, Miss Edith. who have been visit,
ing in Sioux City, Iowa. came to Car
thage Thursday Mrs. Lionherger is
housekeeper at the Monticello semi
nary at Godfrey and Miss Edith
teaches in Abingdon.
Mrs. Charles johnson who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Jos. J. Foulds, returned to her home
in Quincy last evening.
Mrs. s. H. Ferris who has been Wis.
iting her daughter. Mrs. Ralph An
drus, in Denver, Colo, returned home
the first of the week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. Eckmeyer de.
parted Tuesday morning for Monroe
City. Kans., to visit friends.
Mrs J. r. LoutZenhiser of Mt. Ayr
Iowa, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Belle Harris.
Probate Court News, Hancock County
Inventory of the estate of Silas j
Wright, deceased. filed by Jennie D
lSwisegood, Administrative, sshowine
the following real estate: Lot 6 oil
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ITCHY P|MPLES
HARD AND RED
Body All Broken Out. Felt Like
Tearing Clothes Off. Could
Not Sleep.
Trouble Lasted Six Weeks. Cutf-
cura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment Healed.

my trouble began with an itchy
sensation, and all of my body was
broken out with pimplss. Tho PIN
pies were hard and red, at first, and
then they began to turn to water and
dry up. They were irritating and
made me scratch all the time. / could
not sleep at night, and sometimes
felt like tearing my clothes all of.
"The trouble lasted about six weeks
before used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
tnent. ! only used two boxes Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and three cakes Of Gu
ticura Soap and I was healed"
(Signed) Mrs. Carrie Jordan, $40
Presbyterian Ave, Madison, Indiana,
June IS, 1917.
Clear the pores Of impurities BY
daily use of Cuticura Soap and occa-
siona! touches Of Cuticura Ointment
as needed to soften, soothe and heal.
They are ideal for every toilet and
nursery purpose.
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post:
card: Cutioura. Dept. r, Doston." Sold
everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment rs and SOC.