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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
SPANISH WAR
VETERAN DEAD
PhiIarmon Cook, Of Old Company A
of Twenty Years Ago, Dies
in Arizona After Much
Service.

Philarmon Cook, veteran Of the
Spanish war from Keokuk, died at
Clifton, Ariz., November 20, relatives
here have Just learned. He lived in
Keokuk about twenty-five years, re-
siding in the west end.
He enlisted in the old Company A
OF the Fiftieth Iowa infantry, which
Keokuk sent to the Spanish war, and
served at Camp Cuba Libre until the
troops were mustered out. Then he
re-enlisted in Company c Of the
Thirtyfifth U. S. volunteer infantry,
with which he went to the Philip
pines and saw much service.
He was born in Clark county, Mis-
souri,, October %, 1875. He is sur
vived by his father and mother, MI.
and Mrs. Frank S. Cook. and two
sisters, Mrs. Charles Gridley and
Mrs. Grace Pruett, all of whom now
live at Eldon; two brothers, Bert
and Charles Cook, of Clifton, Ariz-,
and a number of relatives in Keokuk
and Clark county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
MORE KEOKUK
SOLDIERS HOME
They Come In Sinsly and by Twos
and Threes, and Some Of Them
Neglect to Register
Here,

The returning soldiers are still fl
.tering In to Keokuk almost every
day. They come singly and by twos
and threes on trains at all times of
the day and night.
Then generally hurry to the home
where the family is so anxious to see
them and hear them talk, and it is
later hat they are seen in the street
and their old civilian days haunts.
Forty-five of them had registered In
the book on the counter at The Gate
City Office up to this morning. It
is practically sur that a number are
in town who have neglected to sign
this register. Their folks should make
them come in and make the proper
entries. 1t not only makes a record
that may be Of value in the future,
but it carries automatically very con-
crete rewards, like a membership for
a full year in the Y. M. G. A. of Keo-
kuk with it's fine building, swimming
pool, baths, game rooms and other
things.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
MADISON
DIVORCE SUIT
First Husband Disappeared and Be-
lieved Dead, But Second Hus-
band After Six Years
Claims Alive.

Is Mrs. Jennie Huntley entitled to
that name, or is she still the wife
of James Roberts, who disappeared
fifteen ears ago? She say she is
Mrs. Huntley, and Mr.. Huntley says
she is Mrs. Roberts. They are MAX
ing representations to the. district
court at Fort Madison, where they
live.
Mrs. Hunt1ey sues Mr.. Huntley for
divorce for cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and Mr.. Huntley retorts that
she never was legally married to
him.
James Roberts married the pres
ent Mrs. Huntley in 1902, and eleven
months later disappeared. She never
heard of Roberts again, and six
months after his departure a son
was born, who is still living.
Ten years later she was wooed
and won by John Walter Huntley, OF
Fort Madison, and says she told him
all about Roberts and the disappear
ance of the latter. She was thor
oughly convinced that Roberts was
dead, and she married Huntley in
1912. Now comes the divorce suit
and Huntley's answer to her petition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
BURLINGTONIAN
ELECTROCUTED
Old Employe Of Iron Works Killed
by Current From . Light
He was Using In
a Boiler.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Dec. 49,
Thomas O'Brien was e~lectrocuted
when The wire of an electric light he
vas using in the inside of a boiler
broke. When he did not appear at
The noon hour, he was found in the
boiler dead. One of his fingers was
burned off by the electric current.
OBrien had been an employee of
Inc Murray Iron works for thirty
years and was repairing a boiler at
4 West Burlington foundry when he
was killed. He was born and reared
N Burlington and was unmarried and
.ofty-tive years of age.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
MILLS CLOSED
FOR VIOLATION
FOOD Administration Takes Drastic
Action Against lowans Who
Do Not Comply With
Rules.

I ]. F. Elder, Lee county food adj
ministrator, has received word that
the roller mills of Peter Siren & Sons
Of S~igourney have been closed by the
United States food administration
until December 81.
This oncer was charged with
violating several Of the regulations
governing millers and it's members
were called to the Burlington head
quarters of the food administration
previously and promised to obey the
rules.
Inspectors who were sent out from
the Burlington offices found last
week that they were paying no atten-
ton to the regulations or their prom
ises and closed their mills.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
%MoNTRosE, IOWA.
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Mr.. Henry Hines (nee Hurton)
Was born September II, 1873 at Mont
rose, Iowa. Died December IL, 1918 OF
pneumonia at, Graham hospital. Mrs.
rilles was baptised into the . Latter
LAY saints, March 20, 1884 at Mont
rose, Iowa by Elder NJ. T. Short. She
was a member OF the Keokuk branch
navlng transferred her letter there
sept 8, 1914. She leaves to mourn, her
husband, Mr.. Henry Hines, a son
Ciayton Myers is in the American ar
ny IN France, her mother, Mrs. .Elize-
1etn Hurton of Montrose and n
brother Fred Hrrton, also one sister,
Mrs. Vallie Carr of Argyle and a host
VI relatives and friends. Funeral was
neid at 2 O'Clock, Friday. Dec. 10. 1918
az the Montrose cemetery and she was
aIu TO rest in the family lot. Funeral
vas IN charge of Eide P. R Burton of
ueneon, Ill. Pallberers were, John
nead Wr1. Gilman, FraLk Davis, Fred
Ssrr. Joe Reeo,and Fred Hurton. The
.oral offering was beautiful Those at
lung ron oft of town were Mrs.
mehry keielrtno, Mrs. John Parks and
"rs. Maud Ross, all of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Dyspepsia, Indigestion, weak stom-
ach and similar names simply mean
that the supply Of digestive juices is
inadequate. That is where Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets come in-by sup
plying this deficiency.
If you will eat q Stuart's Dyspe2-
STA Tablet after each meal and one
lust before you go to bed, you will
learn that there is no harm in your
meals.
The reason is clearly plain. Your
system lacks the proper digestive
Juices, to make your meals easily di-
sested. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
give the stomach and other organs
the digestive apparatus the where
withal to digest food
Get a Soc box from any drug store
and try them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
Roll Call Week with Its Membership
Drive Is a Success in keokuk
and Southern Lee Coun-
ty Thus Far.
N IS DOING WELL
Eight Thousand Memberships Must be
Renewed, and Six Thousand of
Them are In City Of
keokuk,

Most of the old members in Keo-
kuk and southern Lee county are re-
spending to the annual roll call DC
curing this week.
OF the 5000 members Of the Keo-
kuk chapter of the Red Cross, nearly
all are renewing their memberships
and enough new members are being
secured to keep the total where it
was last year and where it belongs.
Not only in the city Of Keokuk, but
in the townships, canvassers in the
Red Cross membership campaign of
this week are meeting with cordially
and dollars.
The cost Of remaining a member.
or of becoming a member, of the Red
Cross is only n dollar.
The above facts are apparent in
the impromptu reports coming into
headquarters already. Definite, writ
ten partial reports will be made the
middle of the week.
The residents of the country are
taking membership cards at a great
rate, it is reported. The powder works
settlement, in charge of Mrs. H. c.
Chapman, is doing particularly well.
Good reports come also from Prim-
rose, Summitville, Montrose. Donnell-
son and Belmont.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
Another Letter.

Another Letter.
The chairman of Keokuk chapte
Of the Red Cross gives The Gate Cit
the following open letter to the hea
Of the membership drive here thi
Mrs. w. N. Sage, Chairman
Christmas Roll Call: l doubt If
many people in Keokuk realize
as l do the universal nature Of
the service of the Red Cross.
could use a column of the news
paper in a mere enumeration OF
the different kinds Of work it has
done in these last months. There
is not a day goes by which does
not bring to my desk a OF
letters from divisional and ma
tional headquarters for distribu-
ton to the different departments
and, everyone a call to duty or
directions about some important
service. There is nothing too big
and nothing too small for the
Red Cross to undertake-there is
never a crisis of any kind or in
any place but the greatest
mother in the world is there in
a moment, holding out a helping
hand and doing the thing hat
needs to be done.
There is no better illustration
of this than the remarkable thing
the Keokuk Red Cross has done
in establishing the emergency
hospital for influenza which is
now in full operation in the Elks
club building. Less than a week
ago that wonderfully patriotic
and philanthropic lodge turned
their club house over to us, ban
ishing themselves to a back room
and a back entrance.
In that week a vast amount OF
equipment has been gathered and
installed. Mattresses and pillows
sent from Camp Dodge. Blankets
and cots from the government
through Major Meigs and from
kind citizens: all sorts of things
necessary for the sick room have
been brought in singly and by
the dozen; great quantities of
sheets, pillow cases. bed pads,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

Anybody can get you "in bad" but
who's ready when you want to get
out7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18

our sin may not find you out.
oitener it finds you in.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-23

We pad out some Red Cross money while back.
w aid it out-~and forgot it, That how much hurt
MIGHT not be bad idea to have look at what that money
has been doing
That money went dollar for dollar where did
full days work wherever it
Three cents Of it may have had the honor Of dsin-
fcctng with iodine the three torn wounds OF an american
soldier on the French 'front.' Or it may have had the less
noble responsibility Of pnnng warm ianne belly-band
around six-year-od Antoine out back OF Noyon
No uae--we can't figure this Red C4oss task in cents
worth
There's the whole path Of ruin from Belgium to
Switzerland lust to visualize one thing time your
Red Cross money went there it very likely provided pots
and pans food and Clothes beds and blankets tor the
repatriated people
Three years ago these people werel prosperous and
contentedselfrespectng steady, saving hard-woTkmg
everyday, smalLtown citizens.
Now they have the earth underthem and the sky
over them"-no one thing else
Its for you to say whether this greatwork Of mercy
shall stop. w~
The Red Cross is yours just as oursArmy and Navy
are yours; yours support with the same fervor and
LOYALTY that leads you the bottom of your purse tor
Liberty Bonds a
It's for your voice to say whether your Red Cross
shall faer now or sweep onward greater and more help
full than ever before.
e And it's your dollars that must answer
This Advertisement Contributed by
CT. WILLIAMS, AGENT FOR BUICK CARS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
Will Head Campaign


Mrs. H. N. Bell Of Redwood Falls
has accepted the appointment as Red
wood County chairman in the War
Work Campaign which the Y. w. C.
A. will make early in November. In
this campaign the Y. w. C. A. unites
with six other organizations in cam
paign for $170, 500, 900 which is to be
raised at the request Of the govern
ment. This amount is to be expended
in various ways in the care of the
boys at the Front and in the training
camps, and for the betternnent of the
girls and women serving in the var
ious war industries, or as nurses, cam
teen workers or in clerical positions
with the armies at home and abroad,
and in the erection of Hostess Houses
and the providing of other COM
forts for the wives, mothers
and sisters who visit the men
at the various environments. Of this
entire amount the Y. w. c. A. will be
allowed $15, 100000 to be expended for
those particular war purposes and
services for which it is responsible.
Mrs. Bell will ask the assistance of
several other Redwood County wo-
men in, the work she has now under
taken at the request of the greatest
woman's organization in the world,
the Y w. C. A.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
Team Scores Second

The Redwood Falls Team won Sec
ond prize in the team contest in the
state breadmaking contest at the
State Fair, September 2-7, scoring
1925. The team was composed of
Harriet Keefe, Margaret Burmeister
and Ina Jones.
First, Polk County team, Erskine,
score 95.25, prize club banner; sec
ond, Redwood Falls, 1925; third, Ste
vens county, 1878; fourth, Askov,
Pine county, 87.5; fifth, Virginia, st.
Louis county, 86.5: sixth, Lac Qui
Parle, 80.625.
The prizes for these contests were
given by the Emporium Department
Store, st. Paul, and the University
Of Minnesota. Additional prizes and
scholarships to the Northwest School
of Agriculture at Crookston, the gift
Of the Crookston Milling company,
and the Crookston State Bank for
Red River Valley contestants, will be
announced later.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
Annual Meeting Held

The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Methodist church was held at the
home Of Mrs. w. HI. Gold last We'd
nesday afternoon September II with
an exceptionally large attendance. A
good program was given, the study
hour being in charge of Mrs. A. E..
King. The annual report of the v-ri-
GUS officers was read and showed that
the work of past year had been most
satisfactory and well done. There
has been an increase in membership,
the total present membership being a
hundred twenty-five. The report of
the treasurer, Mrs. d. L. Crimmins,
showed the total receipts Of the year
to be 100000. Delegates were elect
ed for the district meeting which will
be held at Tracy October 3, A, 5, as
follows: Mrs. A. E. King and Mrs.
Fred Murset, with Mrs. E. c. Horn
and Mrs. H. NJ. Hitchcock as alter
mates. The officers for the coming
year are: President, Mrs. Parish,
Mrs. A. E. King, Secretary Mrs. w.
R. Roberts, Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Lusk.. Treas. Mrs. D. l.. Crimmins
and the officers for the junior socie-
ties are: Standard Bearers, Mrs, H.
10. McPheeters, Kings Heralds, Mrs
Horn, Little Light Bearers, Mrs. w
H. Gold. The retiring president, Mrs
Margaret Little was given vote Of
thanks by the Society for the splendid
and faithful work done during hel
two years of office Following the
business meeting and study hour 9
luncheon was served by Mrs. Gold anG
1 the assistant hostesses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
American Soprano
Here September q
BETSY LANE SHEPHERD SINGS
AT ARMORY; VIOLINIST ALSO
HEARD IN RECITAL.

The Armory will be the scene of a
unique recital on Saturday evening,
September 21st, when Betsy Lane
Shepherd, the gifted soprano, and
Miss Hoyle, the talented violinist, will
be introduced to specially invited
audience of music lovers.
Invitation to the recital have been
almost entirely distributed. Those who
receive them can be assured of a
musical treat of the highest quality.
People who have heard this charm
ing soprano, whether with orchestra
in oratorio or concert, have gone a.
way feeling that they had heard an
artist Of unusual skill, both in tone
production and interpretative ability.
Her voice is of most pleasing quality
and she sings with full throated ease
that is charm and delight. Betsy
Lane Shepherd is proud of her Ameri7
.canism and is living refutation of
the old belief that a foreign name or
reputation was necessary for artistic
success. She is we'll worth hearing
again and again.
Rumors have been spread that at
this concert, Miss Shepherd will intro
-duce novelty of extreme musical I'M
portance.
Music lovers should derive solid
satisfaction from the program that
will be rendered by Miss Shepherd
and Miss Hoyle. Miss Hoyle is per-
haps no less popular. She is an ar
fist Of unusual ability and delightful
personality and will receive a hearty
welcome
Invitations for this recital have
been mailed to residents Of Redwood
Falls and vicinity within the past few
days, and those wishing cards of add
mission should fill out the postal en-
closed with the invitation and return
it 10 Mrs. w. B. Clement, as the i'd
dress on the card shows. Those wish
ing to attend who have not received
invitations may obtain them at the
Hitchcock Drug Store. There is no
admission fee as the recital is abso-
lutely free to the public. But admis-
sion will be by card only and those
wishing to attend must be provided
with cards.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18

Chas Bousheck and Chas. Johnson
were at Redwood Falls Monday on
special business. -Vesta Censor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
Plans Being Made
For Big Bond Sale
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING
TODAY AND LAYING PLANS
&FOR BIGGEST SALE YET
COUNTY is READY
BIG CROP AND GOOD BUSINESS
SHOULD MAKE CAMPAIGN
AN EASY ONE

Today Tuesday, as the Gazette is
going to press, meeting OF the
Redwood County Central Committee
for the Fourth Liberty Loan held at
Wabasso is arranging the plans for
the biggest Liberty Bond sale the
County has yet seen. This committee
appointed by the State Central COM
mittee with A. r. Rogers at its head,
includes the following men:
F. Clague, Redwood Falls.
C. D. Jensen, Clements.
J. D. jackson, Morgan.
H. A. Baldwin, Redwood Falls.
d. Klein, Sanborn.
w. ]. Mcdonald, Walnut Grove.
L. Redding, Redwood Falls.
L. C. Stuart, Redwood Falls. W.
VIM. Duncan, Milroy.
N. F. Dripps, Redwood Falls. -.
A. O. Gimmestad, Belview.
N. J. Franta, Wabasso.
H. F. Buechner, Redwood Falls.
Anton Kramer, Lucan. .
S. F. Scott, Vesta. !,
P. Doepke, Wanda, -
j. P. Cooper of Redwood Falls chair
man Of this committee, has called the
meeting, in order that these men, who
have a thorough knowledge of the
County's resources and possibilities,
may determine with the greatest ac-
curacy possible, the net worth of each
resident of the County. Upon this
net worth will be based both the indi-
vidual and the district allotments. 1t
is the expectation of the committee
that for this sale allotments will be
made on the same percentage all over
the county, instead of varying in var
ious districts as in the Third Sale.
This central committee will make
the allotments for the entire County
and for that reason the members were
selected from all parts of the Coun-
ty, each district being represented.
Subcommittee will appointed in each
district also, in order that the work
may be done with expedinecy alter
it is once started. >
What Redwood County did, and the
ease with which she did it in the last
Bond Sale is now a matter of history,
and gives a record of which the County
is Justly proud. That campaign was
undertaken in May when the new
crop and the years business was more
VI iCSo VI q QAC0Hoii. WV Doeh q q
certainty and in view of the fact that
the County has had such a good year
and has reaped such wonderful lar
vest, the men in the best position to
know, state that there will be very lit
tie difficulty in selling the County's
quota in the sale which begins Sep
TENDER % and continues for one eek.
The public has become thoroughly ed
ucated to the value of these bones as
an investment as well as the best
means available for the stay-at-home
citizen to show his patriotism. 1t
has also been shown to the satisfac-
ton of practically the entire popula-
ton of the Ninth District over which
Mr.. Rogers has control, that the only
sane and just way is the allotment
way. Consequently the solicitors and
other members of the committee are
anticipating very little difficulty in
putting the County over" in a way
which will be credit to her past re-
oovJ
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
Julius Keeps Word

When julius A. Schmahl, secretary
of State address at the Redwood Falls
Armory early last spring, he made
the statement in the course of his
talk that when he clipped the coupons
from his Third Liberty Loan Bond
he would donate the amount to the
Redwood County Red Cross Chapter.
The remark had been forgotten by
everyone except the speaker who clip
ped his coupon Monday, sending it to
w. S. Brammer, president of the Am
erican First League, to present to the
Red Cross Chapter. The amount sent
was $14.90 which Mr.. Brammer has
put into the hands of Mrs. Little,
the Red Cross Chairman of the coun-
by
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
Coming Campaign
To Be Extensive
SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS UNITE
IN FUND RAISING FOR
SOLDIER BOYS.

President Wilson has issued state
ment in which he requested all the
American Army Welfare agencies,
recognized by the War Department,
including the Y. M. G. A. the Y. w.
c.. A.. the War Camp Community Ser
vice, the American Library Ass ociation
the knights of Columbus, the Saliva
ton army and the Jewish Relief So
ciety, to combine in their next appeal
for funds. Last week John R. Mott,
General Secretary of the War Work
Council of the Y. M. c.. A. issued the
following statement.
SIN this request the President has
raised standard to which men and
women in the nation, can and will
rally royalty. This is not to be Y.
NJ C. A. campaign nor Knight Of
Columbus campaign nor a Salvation
Army campaign. 1t is to be a cam
paign for the men over there in
France and in the environments on this
side and on our brave ships every
where. A campaign for the main
tenance and increase of morale which
Napoleon said is to other factors in
war as three to one. The dollars gil
ven to the common fund will reach the
boys through seven different chan
nels, but every dollar will be made to
do a maximum work. No matter
what sign is painted over the door of
any hut or hostess house it's door will
be opened to every boy equally"
"The total amount one hundred and
seventy million dollars is tremendous
The largest gift for which any peo-
pie have ever been asked at one time.
Compared to the figures to which the
war has accustomed US it is not much
A recent letter from one of General
Pershing's staff officers made the
statement that the work of these great
agencies is adding at least ten per
cent to the fighting efficiency of our
men, If it worth eighteen billion
dollars to keep our boys under arms
next year, surely it is worth one hun
dred and seventy millions to make
them fight ten per cent more eff
GENTLY. Nothing in my five visits to
the battle field has impressed me more
than the way in which the men of
all religious bodies have blended their
sacrifice even unto death for the sup
RENE cause.
"This great campaign will give us
a chance to show that the men and
women at home are capable of rising
to the same heights of splendid CO.
operation as their representatives ov-
er. ts.ere. If they can struggle and
die together. to make forever secure
our liberties we can plan and work
together1tov get the money needed to
fserve ther1.p
The campaign will begin November
II and continue until November 18
inclusive. Coming as it will after the
largest Liberty Loan in the war it
lis expected by those having the cam
paign in charge that very large per-
ceatage of the contributions will be
in the form of Liberty Bonds. A
fifty dollar bond will carry the work
of all seven organizations forward
for one soldier. A popular slogan for
the campaign will be: "Back your
Boy with a Bond" John D. Rocker
Teller Junior, will be chairman of the
campaign in other leading cities.