The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

! "A SSuSIdl lnSStlhE VI thO hASA'cSA =
, of the Hancock County Soil Improve
ment association will be held in
Carthage, Thursday, Feb. %. at the
court house, and all old and new
members are urged to attend this
meeting, as it will be one of the most
| important meetings OF the year.
The reorganization of the associa-
ton will be the first question of I'M
portance, and the association will be
known from that time as the han
cock County Farm Bureau, definite
plans having been taken for this step
at the last meeting.
The morning session will open at
10 a. M, and the business OF naming
the various committees will be inn
mediately disposed of so that the
committees will have time to take
up their work and report at the after
noon meeting.
Officers for the ensuing year will
| be selected, the constitution and BY
laws will be adopted, and steps taken
and arrangements made for the selec-
ton of farm advisor and ONCE
assistant for the next three years.
DR.. G. N. Cohey, the state leader
of the associa ton, plans to be pres
ent, but in his ability to come, ). ID.
Bilsborrow, the assistant state Leader
will be present to help with the
organization work.
Robt Baird, president; Gladstone
Clark, vice president; S. II. Ferris
secretary and treasurer; M. u. Lam
bert, Warren Kelley, D. K. Burr, w.
o. Kunkel and Hamill Graham, com
posing the executive committee, with
the assistance of County Agent Lloyd
have made plans for a meeting when
will be of vital Importance to every
member.
The board of directors Of the Han
cock County Fair association met re-
Gently and elected officers for the
ensuing year, as follows: DR.. E. M.
Robbins was reelected president; %.
A. Wilcox, vice president, and EMS
E. Cox, as secretary, the once OF
treasurer yet to be filed
These officers represent the larger
part of Hancock county, DR.. Robbins
being we'll known throughout the
county. from his associations with
the former Hancock county fairs, and
also having served the past two years
as president, together with his ac-
ouaintance throughout the county as
one of the foremost dentists, Will De
able to handle the situation salts
factorily not only to the association,
but to the people participating IN
exhibits, and in every way associated
with the successful operation OF the
fair.
Edward E. Wilcox is former La
Harpe man, and always a booster for
I his home town and any enterprise
that furthers its interests. Mr.. VIII
cox is ex-circuit clerk of the county,
and has a political acquaintance with
the entire county.
Mr.. Ellis Cox, former Elvaston
! boy, who was for number of years
engaged in hotel business in this
city. needs no introduction to the
public.
The Y. w. c. A. Of the college has
presented to the Carthage Red Cross
chapter an afghan that is attracting
much attention, the same having been
made by the college young ladies, in
the center being Old Glory. with her
usual number of stars and stripes,
the flag being 24x13 inches, and the
handiwork of Mrs. Roy Seibert.
The following dates of interest to
teachers, have been announced by
County Superintendent Faris:
Township spelling contest, TFebru-
airy %.
The date of the county spelling
contest has been changed from Fri
day, March l, to Saturday, March 2,
at 10 o'clock p. m.
Teachers examinations will be
held at the office of County Superin-
tendent Faris, March 81 and %, be-
ginning at s a. m.
The seventh year final eXamina-
lions will be held April 26.
The eighth year final examinations
will be held May 8.
The Hancock county literary and
athletic meet will be held at Garth