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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

MILLER-Funeral services for the
late Mrs. r. B. Miller will be held
at 200 p. M, Wednesday afternoon
from the family residence, Ills Nor
gan street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
New Serbian cov.r,n.n+

New Serbian Government.
gni.ed Press Leased Wire Service.l
"ASHlNGTON, Dec. 17.-Prince
aander of Serbia is forming a new
according to information
ening here through Swiss chan
10 today. Alexander is postponing
. Journey to Paris until the new
is completed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
GET SLOAN,S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
You don't have to rub it In
to get quick, comfort
ing relief

Once you've tried it on that stiff
Joint, sore muscle, sciatic pain, rheu-
matte twinge, lame back, you'll find
L. warm, soothing relief you never
thought a liniment could produce.
Won't stain the skin, leaves no muss,
wastes no time in applying, sure to
give quick results. A large bottle
means economy. Your own u any
other druggist has it. Get it today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
Morris Licked AGAIN.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec IL
For the third time in his history.
Jack Dempsey "a today in posses
sion of a victory yer Carl Morris.
the original white hope. He slowed
Morris away In the first round of a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Money on
call 5k per cent; six months, 6 per
cent.
Mercantile paper, 6 per cent.
Bar silver, London, 4S 7-16 d: New
York. $1.O1h.
Demand sterling, $4.75.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
Hetman is overthrown.

Enlled Press Leased Wire Service.l
lnIhLlN, Dec. 16.-(Delayed.)-
|orWaerts reports that the Ukraini-
II overthrow the hetman of the pro-
government yesterday. The
Pup was accomplished without
Foodshed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
Revolution In BULGARIA..

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Revolu-
ton has broken in Bulgaria, a
dispatch from Hungarian sources to
the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger reported,
according to advices here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
5ombardment 81 aoysb.viki

commandment Of Bolsheviki.
sued Press Leased Wire Service.l
nioCkHOLM, Dec. IA British
suTon IN the Gulf of Finland, bonn
auea the front and rear sectors OF
oolshevik forces, hating the en-
KY 5 ADVANCE" the Etnonian official
"munlque announced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
CARD THANKS.

To members and friends of the
Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, we, the
.Holton family, do sincerely thank you
all for your kindness shown toward
us in our sickness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

On or about July 1, 1919, the east
ern wet belt will join the chorus and
lend anthem, feryor and volume to
the song, ooh, How Dry l Ami"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

twenty-round go here last
night in an open air arena. A left
hook to the solar plexus did it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
Haig Coming to ENGLAND.

lIm,ed Press Leased Wire Seryice.J
h. oNDoN, Dec. 17.-(British admir-
"lreless.)-Field Marshal Sir
pueias Haig is coming to England
rir thursday. He is expected to
ne at Dover at about 10 o'clock
%e morning, with a distinguished
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
Ladie. Of Charity MEETING.


The Ladies Of Charity held their
regular monthly meeting Sunday at
iternoon at st. Vincent's hall and heard
routine reports.
Mrs. Code reported 1877 garments
given out during the month. Forty.
hye garments had been made by the
sewing committee at their homes.
-Four new members were added to the
membership roll. The president re
ported that many calls had been made
and coal. groceries, school books and
financial help Tad been given in a mum.
Der of cases.
Arrangements we're made to send a
twelve year old girl to a school in
Dubuque, one of the members Of the
society to make the trip with her. All
members were asked to take com
munfon on Sunday, January IL, at st.
Frances de Sales church for members
who have died during the year 1918.
p. e. o. Meeting This Evening.
The P. e. o. chapter will be enter
tanned this evening at the home of
Mrs. Charles H. Dodge, 311 North
Fifth street. Mrs. Charles Dickinson
will be the assisting hostess.
Mrs. Collier Contributes to Archives.
Mrs. D. A. Collier has been asked to
contribute to the historic archives
filed every year in the state historical
building, by the Iowa society, Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution.
The paper which Mrs. Collier has
been asked by the state regent to file.
is one read by her at Burlington on
the occasion Of the unveilfng of the
tablet in Grape park. marking the
Black Hawk spring. Her subject on
that occasion was a characterization
of Black Hawk in contrast with Chief
IKeokuk. The paper was particularly
well written and the Keokuk Sr:pter
ID. A. r. Is proud that the Iowa S
ciety has asked that it be fled in the
state historical building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

MAYORS

MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
. Ali flags on municipal build
. ings Of the city of Keokuk will
. be placed at half mast. and all
= private flags are requested to be
. placed at half mast, for three
. days, or until sunset Of Friday.
. on account Of the death in the
= line of duty of Mechanic Charles
. A. Lucas, Of the army.
. ED. S. LOTION, Mayor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

fer grocery store; experienced. Call
Black 923.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

neutrality-suspicious. girl for gen.
eral house work. Phone Black 931
or call at 629 High st:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
~ the Grand.

A"S NhO'S
The Grand offers a big double pro-
gram to its patrons tonight, the
Blind Boone Concert Co, and an ex-
cellent picture program.
Pauline Frederick in Fedora" and
a Big v comedy. The picture pro-
gram will start promptly at eight
o'clock, and the concert at 9:15. This
will give the merchants and clerks
who are unable to come to an early
entertainment to at least attend the
concert which consists of music and
songs.
Blind Boone is well known in Keo-
kuk and his attraction needs nc per-
sonal endorsements. Come and you
will be more than pleased.-Adver-
tisement.
HIppodrome Theatre.
No flu here. This theatre has been
thoroughly fumigated. Our ventilat-
ing system our patrons OF
pure, fresh air at the rate Of 1900
cubic feet every three minutes. Safe.
clean, sanitary. Tonight's special
feature will be William s. Hart in
''The Hellhound of Alaska" a breezy
story Of the great northwest with
this well known star. Also a sic :
splitting two act Sunshine comedy!
"Mongrels."
Tomorrow and Thursday-The
monday crowds on Park Row in
New York the other day were startled
to see a man. clad in white, scaling
the wall of the building at No. Il.
They stood amazed at the wonder
full feat and saw the man reach the
top, opel a window and enter.
They learned soon after thai the
athlete was George Walsh, the screen
comedian, who was enacting one OF
many sensational scenes in ION the
Jump" the William Fox patriotic
production. which will be shown at
the Hippodrome theatre tomorrow
and Thursday. Also latest current
Observation-Disclosures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
S6E{5S
SOC. s0c. s1.oo.
Get Rid Of That
Persistent Couch

c.op that weakening. persistent cough
cold, threatening throat or lung
hs cuons with Eckman's Alternative.
aceessful use. soc and $3.50 bottles
nnm druggists. or from
hMAN LABORATORY, Philadelphia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

Until further notice. please tele-
p6one the society editor, No. IS. the
ONCE OF The Gate City, instead Of ut
the old number and address.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
LOST

LOST-Sat. Bunch of keys on rin
Return 10 SIS Johnson or call 16@
Reward.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-To loan money on furni.
ture, pianos, live stock, ETC., on
easy payments. Strictly private.
Phone 963. Keokuk Loan Co. Over
,diller's Shoe store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-At once, 10000 dull safety
razor blades to sharpen at Wood
bury's, 1104 Main street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
WANTED.

IWANTED-A good girl for general
homework. Apply 504 Orleans Ave.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-My shoe shop and dwe1
ing. Bonaparte, Ia, doing a fine bu1
mess, will sell reasonable if sold sod
]. W. Hogan, Bonaparte, Ia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

Standard cold remedy for 40 years-in tablet
form-ssfe. sure, no opiates-breaks up q cold
in a. hours-relieves grip in 3 days Money
back If it fails. The genuine box has q Red top
with Mr.. Hills picture. At AL Drug Stores.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

STRAYED-Red Duroc pig add
four months old. Return to ID
Ridge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR RENT-No. 300 Blondeau. six
room cottage with hot water heat,
gas and electricity; $500. John
Tumelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR SALE-Desirable home; bargad
for quick sale. 1920 Leighton Av(
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR SALE-1918 Ford, Baker d|
mountable rims, five new tires; thI
car has run less than 1000 milei
$525 for quick sale. G. z. Brow}
Telephone ATS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR RENT room modern house
close in. Inquire COZ Concert. Phone
Red 723.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-By lady with permanent
position, room and board Oh room.
Address NJ. b., Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

Observation-Disclosures girl for gen
eral house work. Mrs. John Tumelty
S04 North Ninth street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR Rents rom house, gas, bath,
hot and cold water, 925 Bank
Phone Red 562.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-Dish washer and waitress
Syngel Cafe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR RENT-No. 61S North Thirteenth
six room house, gas and city water;
$1,000. John Tumelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-To buy a small modern
house. Call Merriam hardware store
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR RENT-No. Alb High, eight room
house with bath on each floor; gas
electricity and steam heat: one or two
families; $500. John Tumelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

FOR RENT-No. S1S North Twelfth
four. room house, full lot and barn
$500. John TumeIty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-Place by good cook.
Phone Black sos.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

room house with full lot and barn;
as it stands, $1,000. John Tumelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

WANTED-To buy second hand
clothes, shoes, carpets, rugs and
musical instruments. 9OS Main. Phone
1913.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-17

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
AROUND WISCONSIN
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH

Despite the war, new railroad is
connects with Ettrick, also in Trem-
pealeau county, and is twelve miles
long. The first train was run over it
about a week ago.
MenOmonie is serving as a center
for the enlistment of spruce workers
in the United States Engineering de-
partment. Fifteen men have already
been sworn in and will be sent to
British Columbia to aid as woodwork
ers in getting out spruce timber for
building aeroplanes.
900
BY cutting down all the dead trees
on all city property, such as the ceme-
teries, parks, ETC., the city of Eau
Claire has been able to provide the
poor with liberal quantities of wood
and this has also done much to re-
lieve the fuel situation as there is a
shortage of dry wood.
-O-O-O-
Germany is going to win this war !;
this country is bankrupt and starving
it's people; you fellows don't know
what you are talking about; I have
country and know what l am talking
about and am not afraid to say it"
These remarks were made in Marsh
field by William F. Gutz, %, st. Paul,
for which he was given sixty days in
Jail. The man carried his registration
card. He said he was intoxicated
900
The Neenah council of defense has
firmly established itself as a price
fixing body. A committee has been ap-
pointed to fix prices for staple groc-
cries and merchants who sell for high
er figures will be prosecuted Only
one free delivery a day will be made
and an extra charge of one per cent
of the amount of charge accounts will
be added. Four pounds of sugar and
5 pounds Of flour per customer is all
that will be allowed.
-o-O-o-
Mrs. Nels P. Bjerke, Osseo, was at
tackled by bull which broke away
from two men leading the animal as
she was walking to neighbours home
and was saved from being gored and
trampled to death by Alva Holman
who arrived just in time to get the
Infatuated bull by the nose-ring and
pull it away. The bull had knocked
the woman down and was trampling
on her when Holman came. Mrs.
Bjerke had two ribs broken and was
otherwise injured. Holman was also
slightly injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

Failing eyesight caused VIM. Olson,
a prominent lumberman of Washburn
to take his own life by the revolver
route The dead body was found in
his office.
O-O-O-
Triplets, all boys, we're born to Mr..
and Mrs. H. S. Koeppen of Mattoon.
They have been married five years and
have three girls, the Oldest years
old, besides the triplets.
-O-O-O-
Wren McGrath Of Delavan was
caught in the fywheel of a tractor en-
CINE and thrown twenty feet Nc
Grath's skull was fractured and both
arms and legs broken. He died short
ly after.
-o-o-o-
Thirty-eight lumbermen in a camp
near Mountain became violently i'll
from ptomaine poisoning. Frank Tin
back, a new employe was found with
German passports on his person. He
will he given a hearing.
-O-O-O~
One thousand pounds Of fish, some
of which were pike and pickerel but
the majority rough species, were
taken from Little Lake Butte des
Morris in single haul by fishermen
operating under government license
and warden supervision.
-o-O-O-
Holstein cattle in the Fox River
valley at the present time reach the
5000 mark, big increase over 1916,
according to the report given at the
annual meeting at Neenah. The Off
GERS elected were: president, E. G.
Race, Omro; and secretary-treasurer,
Edward 0. Mueller.
900
John, Charles and Rudolph Kramer.
aged IS, 20 and % years, all of Elcho,
and brothers, appeared at the navy
recruiting station in Milwaukee and
enlisted. The young men left profit
able positions in the northern woods
to serve Uncle Sam.
-o-O-O-
Albert Vanderkin, Milwaukee loco
motive engineer employed by the Mil
waukee road had a miraculous es-
cape from death near Racine, when a
double header pushing snow pillow
on the Chicago Milwaukee division of
the road struck a snow drift and the
train was thrown into the ditch. All
members Of the crew, except Wander
kin, escaped and it was feared that
Vanderkin was found uninjured, buri-
ed in the snow and protected by the
engine cab.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

L. J. Haugen, SO of Clinton, claims
to be the champion wood chopper,
not only of Wisconsin, but the coun-
try as well. Up to the opening of the
present logging season he had chop
ped 1907 cords and says that record
is an average of two cords daily since
he was twenty years old. Haugen is
a Norwegian by birth.
-O-O-O-
Because Jas. Hankinson refuses to
retire as superintendent of the county
poor farm and turn it over to Frank
Hanson, notice was served on him by
the sheriff to vacave the premises
within three days. Hankinson claims
to have a contract with the county
for another year, made by a special
committee, but rejected by the board.
A deputy sheriff will remain at the
farm.
-O-O-O-
Deputy United States Marshal Will
liam Mccormick, Milwaukee, arrested
Henry Brinkman, a member of the
Racine police department, on a charge
of attempting to cause insubordina-
ton in the military forces of the
United States. He was taken to Mil
waukee for trial. 1t is claimed that
Brinkman had used his influence to
prevent people from buying Liberty
loan bonds and subscribing to other
war drives. He has been a member
of the police department since 1907
~O-O-O-
The Lacrosse police department is
baffled by string of daring robberies
which have been committed here dur
ing the last few days. AS yet no ar
rests have been made. The Kassler-
Lewis Fur company reported the loss
of $500 worth of furs. The Peoples
Meat Market was entered, but there
was only 10 cents in the cash register;
it is no longer there. The Offices of
morphine and suspect is held here.
The Office of Monena Dunn, optome-
trist was tempered with but nothing
was taken.
DR.. M. A. Bernstein, Kenosha, has
performed what is considered a diff
ficult operation known as transplant
ing of muscles anN tendons. Miss
Anna Rant, Fond du Lac, for several
years crippled because of a muscle
and tendon-bound foot, is recovering.
Congratulatory messages from surge
ons about the state are being acknow-
lodged by DR.. Bernstein. "All I did,
he said ''was to take the muscle and
tendon leading to and governing the
large toe and transplant it so that it
was connected with the small toe of
the foot and would draw the foot
back to its normal shape. Then, in
order to give more chance for free
play. l split and heightened the ten
don of Achilles Well, the patient is
Wiggling all Of her toes this morning
and | guess it is going to be a sue
cess"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

Fred Rasor of Marinette, guardian
for Albert Rasor aged IL, has sued the
local traction company and the North
Western road for $4,000 in behalf
of his ward. The youth was in a
street car with his mother and aunt
when the car was struck by a train
Both women were killed and the boy
injured terribly
-O-O-O-
VIM. Geohringer, an electric linz
man Of ShebOygan, cut into suppos-
edly dead wire with his pliers. Goeh-
ringer collapsed across the lines when
a current of 1900 volts pressure shot
through his body. A companion cut
GeOhringer down before the latter
was electrocuted With severe burns
all over his body he will get we'll
-O-O-U
Miss Gertrude Davis, daughter Of
Warren ]. Davis, president of the j.
|. Case company of Racine and for
mer mayor Of Marinette, sailed for
France a few days ago as a Red
thepedic hospital, in Paris. Miss Davis
is a graduate Of st. Luke's hospital in
Chicago.
The Farmers Bureau News, the first
publication of it's kind in the state,
has made it's appearance in Richland
county with r. r. Runke, county
agent as editor. It is published
monthly and contains scientific infor-
nation in detail on farming subjects
of variety. The first issue, dated Jan.
Is, urges the raising of sheep on every
farm.
In circuit court at Merrill, Chas
DOrfschmidt and two sons pleaded
guilty to charges of voting without
being citizens of the United States, al
though they have been residents of
this country for almost 25 years.
Judge A. H. Reid imposed a fine OF
$50 and costs each upon the defend
ants, the penalty being made light
because Of extenuating circumstances.
That Wisconsin was one of the first
states to respond to the call of the
nation by originating constructive
plans for legislative and food produc-
ton, and that many policies of the
state legislature and the council of
defense have been made the basis of
national legislation and Hoover meas
ures, was the declaration of G. P.
Norgord, commissioner of the state
department of agriculture, before the
convention of the Sank County Cream
cry Buttermakers' association. Re-
viewing the increased efforts of the
state to comply with the call for
greater production he offered the fol-
lowing table of crop increases dur
ing 1917, representing $274,18O, 600:
Corn II pc; hay 8pc; Oats 3pc; rye 8
pc; winter wheat Is pc; spring wheat
55pc; buckwheat II pc; tobacco 10 pc ;;
beans 83pc; potatoes 6pc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
BOARDING HOUSE BURNS
BENTON MINER DIES

Frank Wallace Of Dubuque, was
burned to death on Tuesday morning
of last week when a boarding house
at the Fox mine near Benton, burned
to the ground. The blaze started early
when most of the miner occupants
were asleep. All but Wallace escaped
although Albert Radwick of Platte
vile was badly burned and injured
by jump to the ground from the sec
ond story. Wallace's charred remains
were found in the embers.