The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-07
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/ IL there & any p'ac. that Is hotter
than Hancock county has been since
Sunday, we feel that we will conduct
ourselves In way that will not be
banished to go there. The mercury
here has registered 100 degrees in the
shade since Saturday. Sunday was
the hottest day, and we have had
no rain ~ mention for month that
has been sufficient to keep corn in a
good growing condition and 1t Is fir
ing radly and it is now cut short one
kalf by some of our farmers estima-
ton. The hot sun Ellis the young tas-
sci which furnishes the pollen and OF
course will stop the making OF the
grain on the cob. Our harvest Of oats.
wheat. rye and hay have all yielded
well and the second crop Of clover
looks fine and will yield good crop
+! of hay or clover seed. Threshing is
nearly all done in our immediate
ineighborhood. Oats yielded forty to
seventy bushels per acre, rye about
forty-five bushels and some wheat as
as high as forty-eiglic bushels per acre.
Our elevator is full and cars are he
ing shipped out every day, loaded
with grain. Oats BRING CO cents. I'VE
!$1.50. wheat as high as $3.50 per
good small grain harvest Many far
mers have begun blowing for wheat
and rye, but the ground is SO dry that
it is hard blowing, but early blowing
counts best for fall grain. -a
| Our blacksmiths are kept busy re-
pairing old rickety wagons, which in
Years gone by would be thrown into
the junk pile, are being repaired on
account of the high cos. on new ones.
! Rev. J. Albert Miller, who has been
in China for several years, doing mis-
sionary work returned home last week,
/ Two of his sons were gone into the
! United States service before his re-
turn One in the navy, the other in the
aviation corps, and has brought dowH
one German in France, and was dec
Grated for efficient service.
| Nearly all our boys who were taken
from us are now over there or are on
| the way. Some of the last consignment
were the first to reach the promised
land, France Our people all seem now
! to begin as a unit to think the war
must be speedily prosecuted to fin
ish for humanity's sake, and all are
delighted with the good and successful
news from our boys in their terrible
pursuit Of the fleeing Boches and we
all feel like they will soon win the
great prize and unconditional surren-
! der of the kaiser.
! Many of our community attended
the La Harpe fair and are now look
ing forward to the Hancock county
Aug. q, to 81.
| A regimen.al Grill will be held IL
Carthage on next Sunday, Aug, II, and
our company Of military reserves will
| participate in 1t. We take great pride
| in our boys in khaki. they arc becom-
ing very efficient in their drills.
| Our county surveyor has been very
busy lately.
| Mr.. Lewis Lively has sold his farm
north Of town to Mr.. Dennison OF
somewhere in Iowa. Quite tract Of
land at s1e5 per acre.
Our former townsman. Chris Gibson
has sold his farm west of town and we
hope he will buy near here again.
Our Teacher institute is being held
In Carthage this week and our teach
ers here are all attending. We were
present at their opening exercises yes
terday morning, which was opened
with prayer service and patriotic
songs. Professor Ferris in charge.
! Mr. A. J. Fletcher and wife and son
truman, anu OduSULSI, NeFd- VI LlIld.
Ill. and Mrs Harmon Caldwell and
grandson of Denver, Colo. visited Mon
day with c. S. Caldwell, being near
relatives.
Stanley Barns and wife were bust
ness visitors in Carthage yesterday.
also Mr. Christ Gibson ans wife.
Thos. Garvey visited his son John in
Jacksonville, Sunday.
Rev. Mounce preached at Cottonwood
church. Ills. On Sunday.
Mr.. DIETRICH who was the victim Of a
terrible accident during harvest. by
having his leg severely cut with
binder is able now to be on foot again,
but not able to do any work, the lead.
ers to his toes were severed, but have
united so that with being careful the
doctor says he will have full use OF
his foot again.
w. S. Mack and wife visited with
iueir daughter, Mrs. Ross Swigert at
Des Moines last week, and visited