The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-02
TEN THOUSAND
DOLLAR BONE
kahoka Man in Trouble With Marine
is Held to Appear Before
Federal Court at
Hannibal.

Hannibal.
KAHOKA, Mo, Feb 2.-The Com
lmercial club of Kahoka has elected
the following officers for the coming
year: +. E. Greenlee, president; G..
,, A. Sheldon, vice president; G.. G..
Lang, secretary and treasurer.
C. G. Lang and Leon Crawford are
in Chicago this week on business.
B. S. Gregory and VIM. Suchart.
income tax collectors, are in Kahoka
this week for the purpose of giving
information to those in doubt as to
their income taxes.
L. r. Sheriff., superintendent of
the local electric light plant, has
been appointed by the state fuel adj
ministrator as fuel administrator for
Clark county. He is empowered to
name two assistants.
VIM. Barber, of the west side res
taurant, is out on $4,000 bond as a
result of an alteration with a Mr..
during the Christmas holidays. His
bond for appearance in the federal
court at Hannibal, Feb. z, is signed
ty M. l.. Mcmahon of Kahoka and
Mrs. Sallie Coons of Hannibal, for
merly of Kahoka. Four Adair county
men, T. E. Sublette. Charles N. Rob
erts, w. II. Hertel and G. ]. Cooke,
We're also arrested and taken to Han
nibal on charges of disloyal utter
ances against the government. They
gave bond in the sum Of $4,000
each
Charles L. Clark of Des Moines,
Iowa, and Jessie Leona Jones of
Keokuk were married in Kahoka,
January 26, Squire S. M. Perry tying
the nuptial knot.
Barney Blum went to Burlington
Tuesday to enlist in the army
Glen Cutting has enlisted in the
marine corps at st. Louis.
Maurice Matlick and Geo. w. An
drews left last week for Leaven-
worth, Kansas, to enlist in the sig
nal corps. Fonzo Goldman, Charles
d. Roberts and Marvin E. Goldman
left this week for Leavenworth, Kan
sas, to join the signal corps Harry
O'Connell left Friday to join the
same service.
A majority Of the Kahoka business
men have signed an agreement to
close their places of business at 0
o'clock in the evening and open at
8 o'clock in the morning for the pur-
pose of conserving coal. The agree
ment holds until March rs.
Mrs. Jacob Trump left Wednesday
for an extended visit with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Richard Condit, of East
Orange, N. ].
Mrs B. E. Turner left this week
for visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Henrietta, who is in school at Chi
cago, and daughter Mrs. c. w. Yant
of New York City.
w. P. Danford of Oklahoma City,
Okla, is the guest of his mother Mrs.
Jane Danford of this city. He is en-
route to ST. Louis to attend the ma
tional convention of the American
ford is state engineer OF Oklahoma
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rex and
son Of Topeka, Kansas, were the
guests of Kahoka relatives Thursday
enroute to Washington, D. c.. where
Mr.. Rex has accepted a position as
accountant in the finance division of
the war department.
Mr. William Gregory and Miss
Lucille Patterson were mrrried at the
home of the brides father S. r. Pat
terson, Centerville, Iowa, Wednesday,
January 90. Immediately after the
ceremony the young couple departed
on a honeymoon trip to Chicago
They will visit in Kahoka Sunday at
the home of Mr.. Gregory's mother,
Mrs. P. B. Gregory. They will be at
home of their friends after February
IT at Centerville. The many Ka-
hoka friends of the groom extend
hearty congratulations. Mr.. Gregory
is clerk in the Office of the district
attorney for the federal court, south
ern Iowa district.
j. L. Kerr of Ashton, killed a red
fox near his home Monday. The
pelt measured four feet and eight
inches.
Thomas French, son of Mrs Ada
French of Kahoka, has joined the
ambulance corps and is in training
at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Mrs. French
now has three sons in the service.
Lewis and Sam French are in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Sloan packed a
few of their household goods this
week for shipment to Oklahoma
where they expect to remain for
some months.
Mrs. Wilbert Wilsey of Hillsdale,
Wyoming, is the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Conlee of this
city.
Murray O'Bleness and Winnie Will
sey are attending the auto show at
Chicago this week