The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
M MEMPHIS, MO.


At the Benz. Mickle sale on Janu-
ary 2. stock sold at top prices. eleven
cows offered. sold for an average OF
s142.50 each, one COW brought s24Z.oo:.
The yearlings average $122.5o, ana
calves sold readily for $3.50 on an
average. Mr. Mickle had five pounds
of fresh butter, put up for sale
proceeds to go to Red Cross and II
brought $3.50 per pound.
Miss Mayme Garrison went to
Kirksville last Thursday, in response
to a call to report for duty January 4,
in the A. s. o. hospital. Miss Mayme
has numerous friends who wish her
success wherever she may go.
w. A. Howard. who has been res
ident of Memphis for the past year,
will have a public sale and with his
wife will leave next month Tor their
former home in Australia
J. E. Leeper lately sold everett
Bradley's 100 acre farm to Gus Fra
vel. Mr. Bradley taking Fravels resi-
dence property and stock or groceries
in Downing as part OF the consldera-
ton. !,
Corporal Carl Much of Company +,
354th infantry. is confined 10 ms peu
in the base hospital at TT. RlIeS.
Kan with an attack Of mumps. He
is getting along very nicely, his pny-
stefan writes.
Miss Nellie Gardner was operated
on AT the Sisters hospital in Center
Vile on Monday by DR.. Heaton toI
gall stones. DR.. Mitchell assisted IN
the operation, which was success
the patient rallying nicely.
At a recent meeting of the Scotland
County Farmers association the exc
cutiye company was empowered WITH
authority to chose a secretary at a
salary of $1,000 per year. The com
mittee has selected c. F. Austin who
will omen up an office in Memphis on
Fabruary /. Mr.. Austin has had val
iued experience in clerical work and
| is splendidly fitted for the duties OF
| the office. -.
The Scotland county chapter or the
American Red Cross Is working Tor a
great sale and asking the people OIL
Memphis and Scotland county to DO
| rate for this sale. They want every
| thing that you are willing to give that
lis saIeable to help win the wal {.
Stand back of the boys who are nsht-
| ing our battles.
Mrs Ira Morton, who lately under
went a surgical operation in Roch
4
lly. and hopes to return home IN q
short time.
Scotland county did splendidly-
| . 296 enrolled in the drive, exceeding
our quota $50 Scotland county is
There for good. The men and women
who so literally and gladly volun-
iteered their services in the cam
paign are happy The pro-German
| tight yad Stacker is still bowling like
wolf in the night.
| The heaviest snow Of the season
has fallen in this vicinity, beginning
IN Saturday evening and falling al.
most continuously all day Sunday
! On account of the wind, it is hard to
give the exact depth, but it has been
estimated, all the way from eight
inches to a foot in depth.
! James Schell of Milton, received a
telegram last Thursday from Mrs II
Ia. Poe, OF Los Angeles, California,
stating that her husband had been
killed in railroad wreck in Arizona
land that his remains would be in
TERED in Los Angeles
| Chas. ShuItz of Greensburg, who
was wanted here by the local exemp.
ton board on charge of evading the
draft. was located on Tuesday,
brought to Memphis and duly register.
! ed and his QUESTIONABLE was filed
out for him before he was allowed to
20 home The federal authorities
have been notified and further action
may be taken in his case.
| A large and well pleased audience
greeted Lowrey's Colored Minstrels
Vat the New Theatre last Tuesday
night Despite the fact that the
weather was rather unpropitious,
lneoDle from the country 'braved the