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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

a surprise on his many friends by COM
ing in without telling them anything
about 1t.
The Rev. DR.. Palmer preached two
very interesting sermons Sunday,
June 1, at the M. e. church.
Howard and Irwin Northcraft sold
their residence property in Luray, last
week.
The l. o. o. r. memorial services
were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the M. e. church. The SER
vices were we'll attended. Sermon by
Rev. Palmer after which the members
Of the order went to the Fairmont
cemetery, where they decorated the
graves Of their departed brothers.
Mrs. Georgia Green McNealy, was
born near La Grange, Mo-. July 81,
1864, and died in Chicago, June g..
1919, age "a years, 10 months and z
days. She was the daughter Of William
and Nancy Green. In July 1884, she
was married to John w. McNealy, and
to this union two sons were born,
Benjamin Franklin, and Raymond VIII
liam, both residing in Chicago. She
l. also survived by her husband and
four brothers and one sister. hge,
Fen, John and James Green, and
Mrs Alice Crow. She united with the
Christian church at kahoka in 1888,
and had always been faithful and
sincere Christian.
Born at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Ruth, granddaughter, the
mother being Mrs. Celesta (Ruth)
Floffger, whose home is near White
Cloud, Kansas.
DIR. Fl. J. Patchen was called away
~ the serious illness Of his mother
Pierce Lewis returned to his home
in Colorado last week, after severa!
weeks visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w. H. Lewis.
John Cole returned home last week
from overseas.
Hilda and Eunice Branson went to
| Revere, Tuesday, to visit their cou
sins, Gertrude and Alice Shuler.
The I. o. o. F. held their quarterly
meeting for the county There was
| a large attendance. After the meeting
the Rebeccas served ice cream anc
cake and everyone voted a grand time
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

Cinnamon take the oath by kneel-
ing down in court and breaking a
saucer. .-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
HOW TO KILL
DANDELIONS
keokuk Claims the Greatest Produc-
tIon Of Any City In Iowa, and
Had DespaIred Of Eradi-
eating Them Hero.

Keokuk claims first place In the
production Of dandelions, in addition
to being within few miles of the
corn production center and the hog
production center Of the United
States.
Some lawns in Keokuk, especially
in certain neighborhoods in town, are
literally all dandelions. In the spring
the yellow flowers make beautiful
rug over large lawns. Later. the
airy, white balloons Of the seeds are
also ethereally beautiful-and really
a big pest.
Now comes q botantst, Dr.. II. L..
Pammell, Of Ames, who says 1t 1s
easy to eradicate the dandelions, aft
er everybody not scientist had
given up the problem in despair or
with an aching back. All you need,
he says, is barrel Of water, some
copperas calls It iron sulphate-
and q sprinkling can.
IF you want to clear your lawn
of the literally millions Of dandelions
that have terminated since the re-
cent rains" says DR.. Pammell, "the
proper method Of treatment Is to use
iron surphate at the rate Of 100
pounds to q barrel of water. Apply
the water with an ordinary hand
sprinkling can, hand spray or pump
spray.
This Will destroy all of your seed
lings and will also put back the older
plants. II other seedlings come up
a little later, second treatment can
be given. Older plants will be de-
stroyed only when the remedy Is ap.
piled a number Of times during the
entire season.
This treatment will cause blue
grass to turn brown for a while, as
during the hot summer months. but
it will not kill the grass at all"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

addaS -lourth teaspoonful Of soda
anv nv d,a 70 boiling cabbage destroys
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
TO STOP THE
HOG CHOLERA
Clark County Farmers VIII have .
Series Of Meetings with stere-
opticon Pictures Showing
HOW to Do It.

n. W. willis, animal disease special.
fat viii be In Clark county next week
TO xive lantern slide lectures On hog
cholera and other hog diseases.
A series of six meeting 1s to De held
bnt the schedule has not been COM
pIeted as yet. Owing to the busy
season there we'll not be any day
meetings. The meeting in each COM
munity will be called by the com
r,unity chairman as soon as the meet
ing IL arranged for.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
CHARGE DOLLAR
FOR EACH BOAT
Fort Madison Strictly Enforces the
Ordinance Making Charge
for Landing at That
Port.

The city council of Fort Madison.
when it reappointed wharfmaster,
ordered him to strictly enforce the
ordinance making charge Of one
dollar for each boat landing there.
w. F. Biggs. wharfmaster for many
wears at the other county seat, was
to that Office and sworn
in. Including an oath to collect that
dollar diligently hereafter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

While doing surgical work in
France. DIR. Caroline M. Purnell ar
ranged for the erection of children's
hospital at Blois, which will be a per
r,anent gift to that city from the
American women's hospitals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
AMMUNITION
TRAIN LOST
One Formed Of Mon from keokuk, Loo
County and Southeastern Iowa 10
Mlstald by the Adtvtant
General.
KENNEDY SEEKING IT
Congressman 10 Asked to Try to Dis
cover Whore Il 10 and When IL
at May be Expected Back
Home In Iowa.

Where are the Keokuk and Lee
county men in the 108th ammunition
train?
The war department seems to have
lost them
Congressman Kennedy Is going to
try to find them for their anxious
relatives and friends, who don't want
them left in Europe for the rest OF
this generation
1t is believed that the adtutant
general has only mislaid them. and
that a little search Will get them
back on his desk again.
All the men in the organization De-
long to southeastern Iowa and were
hand picked men for that unit
No Word for Months
Several months ago, word was re-
ceiyed here that the 1O9th had been
ordered back to the United States
for rehabilitation. Shortly after
wards, the mule section was sent
home but the motor sections remain
ed in France. This part OF the tram
was moved to Bordeaux and emoar-
kation was expected daily.
The next known was that IT was
being used as q convoy and, though
many rumors and reports have come
as to the home coming OF the ndln,
nothing definite has been obtainable.
What has made 1t doubly hard as
well as confusing, is that nail sent
bv friends and relatives here 10 SOL
diers in that organization IN France
has been returned with the 1niorma-
,{y, hoo hann Gent
home and the members mustered out.
Following the return of these letters
have come others from the members
of the train asking why they rave
received no mail of late and "eitlg
of their still being held overseas.
Kennedy as Detective.
In complianc with number OF
requests. w. B. Southwell, publisher
OF The Hawk4Eye, sent the following
wire to Congressman Charles A. hen-
needy at Washington:
"A large number OF Burlington
Fort Madison and Keokuk boys, mem
bers OF A. B. G companies. losth
ammunition train, stationed near
Bordeaux. France, are supposed 10
have been returned some months ago
and was 30 announced by the war
department, but through some con-
flict in orders, it is Thought, correc-
tion of order was overlooked and
they remain in France with no WORD
when they return. Can you start IN
vestigation?"
It will possibly take day or VVo
for Mr.. Kennedy to get definite IN
formation regarding the train, but
as soon as he does 1t will be an
nounced by him.
Believed Coming Now.
There was another rumor IN Bur
linpton that the 109th was sailing,
hut IL was impossible to get any con-
f,rmation of this other than that,
from recent letters received informa-
ton seemed to point that 1t would
he embarked before the end of this
week.
plans are also being made to have
the ammunition train routed through
burlington when 1t is brought home
for rehabilitation and Congressman
Kennedy will DO asked to aid In tnis'
hut the first tn.ng desired by the
relatives of the men in the train is
definite and authentic information
regarding the movement OF the or
40 =, . finn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Old Stuff,

Aberdeen News: It's queer how
some people get by" For instance.
the professor Of psychology in the
University of Idaho draws perfectly
good salary for finding out that
women talk more than men-some-
thing that every married man knows;
that men, on the whole, are
smarter" than women-something
no married woman will admit, but
that women, as a rule, possess more
common sense than men-something
that every man possessed of that
quality himself is forced to acknow-
ledge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Embarrassing.

Chicago Daily News: 1t must be
very embarrassing for the parlor boil
shevists OF America when their defi-
nitions Of bolshevism are rudely con.
tradicted by the practical bolshevists
OF Russia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Many Members Of Patriotic Order GO
to State Convention Which Lasts
TWO Days In That
CITY.
MEMORIAL FOR HEROES
Business Session Started This Fore
noon, and Steamboat Excursion
TO Nauvoo 10 on the Pro-
gram.

Two score OF Keokuk Eagles are
attending the state convention OF the
order at Burlington which began yes
terday afternoon and continues until
tomorrow noon.
The delegates from tho Keokuk
aerie are Hugh Crawford and Henry
|'Kesselring. A steamboat excursion
to Nauvoo Is one of the features OF
the convention which had a big patrl-
otto memorial service last evening.
The time Of the state convention
lis divided between entertainment,
business and oratory with good
music as an auxiliary to the pubic
meetings, as that for the dead sol
diers of the order who gave their
lives for their country.
The afternoon Of yesterday was
devoted to getting acquainted and
Registering delegates with the
minutia always necessary at annual
conventions.
Business Starts Today.
The business program Of the con-
yention opened at o'clock this
morning with State President Joseph
Michel of Dubuque. presiding. The
address OF welcome was made by
Commissioners A. J. Cockrell, to which
| State President Mitchell responded.
Frank G.. Nebiker gave the address
| of welcome on behalf of the Burling-
ton aerie Of Eagles. Committee re-
ports and election Of officers will be
| held on Friday morning.
The streets Of Burlington are gem
orally decorated in honor Of the
visiting delegates. Main street is
decorated from the Union station to
Washington street Jefferson street
lis decorated to Sixth street, and
washington street is decorated from
Main to Fourth street.
The Memorial Services.
The memorial services last even
ling were marked by special features.
Senator Frank Thompson made an
address, and among the singers were
Joseph Michel Of Dubuque, and Mil
ton Blaul and Miss Katherine Hassel
of Burlington. Michel has been serv-
ing as a choristor in the cathedral at
Dubuque for many years and Is in
great demand. F. A. Hassel Of Bur
lington, made the opening address,
were by Rev. David Ferguson, state
chaplain. The patriotic character Of
the program was shown by the sing
ing Of America, the Battle Hymn of
the Republic, and the national
anthem.
In Honor Of Heroes.
Members OF the G. A. R., World
WAR veterans, Spanish war veterans,
members of the Woman's Relief
Corps and Ladies Of the G. A. r.
were guests of honor. The service
was held in honor of soldiers who
died in the service and similar serv-
ices are being held as the opening
events Of every state convention Of
Eagles in the country.
This forenoon committees were ap-
pointed and an exhibition drill was
given by the Davenport Ladies'
auxiliary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12
Useless Occupations.

SOM =, L =, in the Chicago Tribune:
tnvan.,peo people devote their time to the
cb,nnl ng OF perpetual motion ma
eljm,n, while others devise plans ito
LABOR troubles anu o'n9
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-12

Mrs. r. n. Wilder. who has BEEN
elected commissioner of police iH
Fargo, N. D., will have complete
direction Of that department.
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Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Grain Sorghums Are Found
Worthy of Use and Furnish
Desirable, Wholesome Food

Although the protein of the grain
sorghums is less digestible than that
of corn or wheat, all of the sorghums
except kaoliang furnish fairly good
source of protein and practically as
good a source Of carbohydrates as
the two grains in most general use.
Specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, in expert
ments found that the grain sOrghums
are worthy of use in all sections to
give variety to the diet. In regions
where other cereals are not SO sue
cessfully grown, it is pointed out, the
grain sOrghums may contribute ma
terially to the supply of substances
suitable as human food.
Tests were made with kafir, feterita,
milo and kaoliang, both in the form
Of bread and as mush. Check tests
also were made with corn and wheat
as breads. All six of the grains were
ground into meals Of the same finenegs
In the same mill. In the experiments
with the breads, the average digesti-
bility Of the protein of the wheat was
found to be 77.3 per cent; corn, 500;
kafir. 51.2; feterita, 5O.6; milo, 40;
and kaoliang, 1913. In the expert
ments with mushes made from meals
of the four grain sorghums, the diges-
fibility of the protein was about 4S
per cent for feterita and kafir, ap-
proximately "a per cent for milo, and
only per cent for kaoliang. The d.
gestibility of the carbohydrates was
nigh for all six grains, ranging from
a5.3 to 9S.6 per cent.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
SELECTION OF
EGGS FOR MATCHING.

Set only good sized eggs uniform in
size.
Set only good shaped eggs uniform
in shape.
Set only good colored eggs uniform
in color.
All this you can do with a little
care in selection.
It is worth while, as eggs of good
size, color and shape and uniform are
q marketable product at higher prices
than small eggs varying in color and
all shapes.
Eggs weighing less than two ounces
should not be used for Matching. The
large sized egg matches q larger chick,
This larger chick grows faster than
the smaller chick.
This larger chick will be market
able as q broiler sooner.
This larger chick natures younger.
This larger chick begins laying
sooner than the smaller chick.
The income is received sooner and
they are more profitable.
These facts apply to all breeds. The
comparisons are made between small
and large chicks in the same breed
Careful selection of eggs for Matching
pays. Don't neglect It'll. w. San.
born, Colorado Agricultural college.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13

planned the birth of the Christ and the
purpose of his death and the begin
ming Of the church. The religious fer
vor of st. Patrick appealed to the
warm hearts of his listeners and his
teachings swept Ireland like a confia-
grafton. Gods churches arose out Of
Druidical ruins and the houses Of the
Druids became monasteries. Bearing
aloft the banner of his Master, st. Pat
riclx's travels over Erin were tri-
umphantly successful.
1t is not given to many workers to
see the fruits Of their labors, but un-
der st. Patrick's teaching, In his life,
Ireland became known as the Island
of Saints. He lived to be one hun
dred and twenty years old. Another
saint of Ireland said Of him: "a just
man with purity of nature like a
patriarch's; true pilgrim like Abra-
ham; gentle and forgiving like Moses ;
n praiseworthy psalmist like David ;
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Canned Goods Will Stand
Little Freezing Without
Any AppreciabIe Change

In answer to numerous inquiries as
to the injury which freezing does to
canned goods, the bureau of chemistry
of the United States department of
agriculture states that cold, unless 1t
goes below the freezing point, seems
to have no bad effect. In regard to
the danger of eating canned goods
that had been frozen, the bureau Of
chemistry says:
'Most canned goods will stand a
little freezing without appreciable
change. Repeated freezing and thaw.
Ing cause the foods to become fiabby
and gives Il fiat taste. Such change,
however, does not alter the whole
someness or food value of the ma
terial. but 1t may change the texture,
appearance, and palatability. The ac-
tual damage varies with the different
kinds Of canned foods and in general
is somewhat similar to damage done
by freezing the same food in the fresh
condition.
"All canned goods whether frozen
or not should be inspected for evi-
dence of spollage, due to leakage or
insufficient processing. Such spoilage
Is Indicated by swelling of the cans
and by an unpleasant flavor or odor
of the contents"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Bodies of Americans Who
Died in France During the
War to Be Brought Home

Bodies of Americans who died in
France during the war will be trans
ferred to the United States If their
nearest relatives so desire. Otherwise
the dead will remain undisturbed.
Already large number of relatives
have Informed the war department Of
their desire to have the bodies re-
turned. In the near future letter
will be sent to the nearest relative
of every soldier or civilian whose body
rests in France, asking their wishes
with regard to the transfer.
A memorandum on this subject,
drafted by Lieut.. Col. J. c. Ashburn of
the adjutant generals department,
says:
1T cannot be stated just now when
the transfer of bodies will begin, as
1t must be deferred until conditions,
including that of transportation, war
rant the undertaking. Due notice will
be given through the public press.
1T Is not deemed advisable to grant
requests for relatives. friends or un.
dertakers to go to France to super.
intend the preparation and shipment
of. or to accompany bodies back to the
United States. Organizations have
been formed. known as grave regis
tration units, whose duty it is to looh
after burials, care of cemeteries and
preservation of Identification records
SO that there will be no question as tc
identity"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
St. Patrick's Day.

March 18th is celebrated by, Irish
men of all creeds and denominations
as the birthday Of their patron saint.
Patrick. There is story that once
there was dispute between two fac
tons, one claiming that the patron
saint was born on the eighth, the other
that he came to this world on the ninth
of March. AS the quarrel could not
otherwise be settled, the 18th was de-
cided on by the simple compromise of
adding eight and nine together. But
there appears 70 be no reason for
doubling that st. Patrick was born ell
ther at kirkpatrick Cor Dumbarton)
in Scotland, or perhaps in France, In
the latter part of the fourth century,
on the day usually kept as his birthday.
st. Patrick's day is purely national
celebration irrespective OF any rellg.
ious belief.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Weekly Health Talks
A Single Remedy Often Cures
Many Diseases
BY VALENTINE MOTT, NJ. D.

It is almost impossible to give a list Of
the endless diseases that follow indigestion.
Perhaps n whole column in this newspa-
per would be required to print them all.
You eat to keep alive-to supply blood and
flesh and bone and muscle and brain. It
is easy to see that if your food is not di.
gested and taken up by the delicate or
gans and distributed where it is needed. a
disease of some sort is sure to come. Dys-
pepsa is a common symptom, and so are
liver complaint, loss Of flesh, nervousness,
bad memory, dizziness, sleeplessness, NO
appetite. Many times, when neglected. in
digestion results in coughs, throat diseases.
catarrh, bronchitis and even more danger
ous things. And all these disorders arise
because the food is not properly digested
in the stomach. 1t is plain even to a
child that relief and cure are to be had
only by setting up healthy condition in
the stomach. DR.. Pierce, of Buffalo, N
Y, many years ago combined n number
of vegetable growths into a Temperance
remedy for Indigestion. and called il
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is probably
the most efficacious discovery ever mace
in medicine. for the list of people all over
the world who heve had their countless ills
overcome by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery makes an amazing total of thou.
sands.
know of no advice better than this:
Begin a home treatment today with this
good vegetable medicine. II will show
you better than ] can tell you what it will
do. When taking Golden Medical Dis
covery, you can rest assured of one very
important thing-it contains neither alco
hol nor opiates. There is nothing in II
but standard roots and herbs that posses,
curative properties of high order. A
safe medicine is the only kind you cas-
afford to take,
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
Small Stove Is Dangerous
As a Source of Fire When
Overheated or Overloaded

Unless properly installed and used
the small stove is dangerous as a
source Of fire, according to the United
States department of agriculture.
Some people expect too much Of a
small stove and overwork it. II q
stove is too small for. the space 1t Is
expected to heat 1t is liable to be
overheated or filled so full of fuel
that fire will fall out on the floor
when the door is opened. The pipe
also is liable to be overheated and the
resultant danger is cited as a great
source Of farm blazes.
Stoves should not be placed close
to papered walls or woodwork unless
proper protection is provided. The
floor near stoves or fireplaces also
should be covered with some nom
infiammable material. Screens, to pre-
vent Goals dropping on the floor,
should be placed. The door leading
to the fire box on stove should never
be left open to check the draft, as
the small explosions constantly occur.
ring in the fire are very apt to throw
out live Goals and start fire. Open
fireplaces should not be used unless
provided with effective screens.
Chimneys should be cleaned regu
larly to remove SCOT and any othel
infiammable material. This is best
accomplished by means of pieces OF
/ metal (such as scrap tin), limbs Of
an evergreen tree, or bundle of brush
attached to a rope, chain, or wire ant
worked up and down in the chimney
from the top.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.
S@%@%@@@@@%@%@@@%

County fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trlls will open. the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffling. hawking.
mucous discharge, dryness or head
ache: no struggling for breath at night.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. It penetrates through
every air passage of the head. soothing
and healing the swollen or inflamed
mucous membrane. giving you instant
relief. Head colds and catarrh yield
like magic. Don't stay stuffed-up and
miserable. Relief Is sure.-Adv.