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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Resolution No. sss.

Whereas, On the twenty-first day
of July, 1919, the Keokuk Quarry and
Construction Company did enter into
contract with the City Of Keokuk for
the improvement OF alleys through
blocks 40 and 63, City OF Keokuk, by
grading and paving with concrete,
which contract was duly approved by
this Council on the twenty-first day
OF July, 1919; and
Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
and Construction Company has fully
completed the construction OF the
said improvement in accordance with
the terms and conditions Of the said
contract and the plans and specifi-
cations thereto attached, as shown
by the certificate of the City Engi-
neer filed with the City Clerk on
the twelfth day of June, 1919, there
fore
Be It Resolved, BY the City Cour
Gil OF the City of Keokuk:
That the said report Of the City
Engineer be, and the same is hereby,
approved and adopted, and that the
improvement through alleys 40 and
IS, City of Keokuk, by grading and
paving with concrete by Keokuk
Quarry and Construction Company
under its contract with the City of
Keokuk, bearing date of July 81,
1919, is hereby approved and &C.
cepted as having been fully COM
pleted under the terms and conditions
of the said contract and the plans
and specifications thereto attached.
and the cost thereof is hereby deter
mined to be for alley through block
40, $1,674S4; for alley through block
60, 81 ,672.SO, as shown in said report
of the City Engineer; and
| Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
City Engineer is hereby instructed
and directed to prepare plat and
schedule of the said portion of the
said alleys, showing the separate
lots or parcels Of ground, or portions
thereof subject to assessment for the
cost of the construction of the said
Improvement, together with the
names of the owners thereof. as far
as practicable, and the amount as
sesable by law against each privately
| owned lot or parcel OF ground abut-
| ting thereon and adjacent thereto,
according to area, SO as to include
! the privately owned property between
i the alleys so improved and the next
streets, whether such privately owned
property abut on said alleys or not
but in no case shall privately owned
property situated more than one hun
dred fifty (150) feet from the alleys
SO improved be so assessed, which
said plat and schedule, when com
pleted, shall be filed in the office o.
the City Clerk
Adopted September 26, 1919, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Kenny, Hickey.
Ayes, 8; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED S. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City of Keokuk.
Attest: 0. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Purity
Oats Company. corporation hereto
fore organized and existing ulds:' thu
laws of the State of Iowa. witl it's
principal place of business il the City
OF keokuk, County Of Lee, in tbs SAID
state, by the unanimous consent of all
it's stockholders and by resolution
unanimously adopted at special
meeting of the stockholders of said
Company, held on the 4th day of DC
tober, 1919, was dissolved and it's
corporate existence terminated on
said day, the same being at a time
prior to that mentioned in It's articles
of incorporation, and the undersigned
officers of said corporation were di-
rected to give notice of such dissolu-
ton.
PURITY OATS COMPANY,
c. NJ RICH, President.
J. H. NOBLE, Secretary.
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.,,.,ton Was Host to Local Chap
Ter and to State Grand coun-
seller In Big Meeting
Saturday.
CLASS IS INITIATED
ro,,owIna This Work There Was Ban
met and Dancing BY the Travel
ers and Their
Guests.

vaotuk IT. G. It's participated In one
me biggest booster events ever put
an by the Burlington council last SAT
urday. Grand Counsellor. Samuel =;
White of Davenport. was present, anu
tha ioint session was addressed Dy
LIN sau class was initiated and keo-
LIB and Burlington travelling men
nuS their wives and friends took part
q. ,,au The program which followed the
aaoret work. A supper was served at
..ne burlington and the travellers
aanced after the supper and speeches.
Commenting in the affair, the Hawk
eye says: r. =,
49, United Commercial Travellers OF
~, anerica participated in full booster
n,aating with an initiation and banquet
q burlington yesterday that sur
nassed any similar event held in the
citv BY this organization IN years. a
total Of 81 candidates from Burlington
md Keokuk were initiated, while over
on members of the associations, their
ives or friends took part In the
BANQUET held at the Hotel Burlington,
in the evening.
The large class initiated into the
burlington council places the local
council in second place in membership
in the state. the Des Moines council
alone having larger membership.
white Presides.
Samuel T. White OF Davenport,
Grand counsellor of Iowa of the U.
q 7. presided over the limitations and
anpeared in address at the banquet.
The events of the day opened at
noon. Reception committees were
formed and other arrangements were
made for receiving the guests. The
Keokuk delegation arrived in the city
in the afternoon. Wives OF the Keo'
kuk members were met at the train
by Burlington women who entertained
them while the meeting OF the assO'
citation was in progress.
O.. H. Berges of the Burlington coun'
ell acted as postmaster of the ban
ouet He introduced the following
speakers in their turn: Stmuel T.
White Of Davenport; George Radasch
Of Keokuk; A. n. Cushman of Keo
kuk; {. S. Thompson and A. II. Grit
fel Of Burlington.
After the banquet the members and
families enjoyed a dance In the ball
room on the second floor OF the hotel
The Keokuk members returned tc
their homes on the train leaving Bur
lngton over the Burlington route al
1880 last evening.
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string to engage in the business Of
plumbing who are properly qualified:
to provide for the removal of plumb.
ing installed in violation of the
manner prescribed, and providing for
punishment for a violation of the
terms of this ordinance" was passed
by the City Council.
This day General Ordinance No.
sos, AN ordinance providing for the
appointment of an inspector of
plumbing, and defining his powers"
was passed by the City Council.
Resolution No. eO3.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun.
Gil of the City OF Keokuk
That John r. King. master plumb
er, Edwin d. Bishop, journeyman
plumber, and 7. j. Hickey, a member
of the board of health, all of the City
of Keokuk, be, and they are hereby.
appointed members of the board of
examiners for plumbers under Gen
eral Ordinance No. 507, and shall
hold office until April 1, 1920, or
until their successors are appointed
Passed by the City Council this
thirtieth day Of September, 1919.
Aye-Ed S. Lotion, d. j. Hemmy,
T. J. Hickey
ED s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. eo4.
Be 1t Resolved, By the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
That Elmer c. Mcpherson be, and
he is hereby, appointed Inspector of
Plumbing under General Ordinance
No. sos, and that his office for the
transaction of business and the filing
of all papers, reports, drawings and
notices shall be in the city hall of
the City of Keokuk.
Passed by the City Council this
thirtieth day of September, 1919.
Roll call;
Aye-Ed S. Lotion, D. J. Hemmy.
T. j. Hickey.
ED s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
0. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
This day Special Ordinance No.
500, being "An ordinance granting to
A. H. Evans & Co. the right to oc-
eupy the sidewalk space in the west
side of Third street along the east
side of lots l and IL, for the installa-
ton of sidetrack and coal pit" was
passed and adopted by the following
vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council llpon motion adjourned.
ED 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk
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James Cameron's Sons. sprink.

On motion the quarterly reports of
the following county officers were
approved and ordered filed, to-wit:
ID. II. Annable, deputy county
auditor, Keokuk.
John c. Scott, sheriff. Keolxuk
j. b. Watkins, deputy sheriff, Fort
Madison.
Charles Slattery, superintendent of
poor, Keokuk.
In the matter of the Green Bay
Levee and Drainage district, No. 2. a
resolution was passed allowing the
following vouchers of the Ed r. Per.
kins Engineering company: Voucher
No. 1873, for $1,01056; voucher No.
1879, for $931,0S; voucher No. 1870, for
$4,000; voucher No. 1874, for s55106:
voucher No. 1911, to the Mississippi
River Power company, for $55652;
voucher No. 1872, to r. S. Pease. for
$23.05; voucher No. 193 to |. Hosier.
for $23.05; voucher No. 1876, to the
Northern Dredge and Dock company,
/ for $3,269.22; voucher No. 1876. to h.
I H. and G.. A. McWilliams, for So.
10000, also voucher No 131, for
| $2,250.OO, and the county auditor di-
! rected to issue warrants for same.
A resolution was passed:
| Whereas, the sum of 100000 has
/ been withheld from r.. H. and G. A.
McWilliams for work which has al
ready been completed; and
| Whereas, the district is assured by
the said bond for 100000 and by
! its right to withhold 20 per cent OF
! the monthly estimate under the new
/, contract; and
! Whereas. said D. H. and G. A. Nc
! Williams have agreed to the cancel.
lation of their contract and it's re.
letting to the Northern Dredge and
Dock company,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
the said sum of 100000 SO with
held be paid over to said r. H. and
4 G. A. McWilliams, and that the audi.
/ tor issue a warrant to said r. III. and
G. A. McWilliams for 100000 as
provided in the resolution OF this
date approving voucher No. 1876.
In the matter of letting the con.
tract for house at the pumping sta
ton, which was set for this date, the
bid of Campbell & Johnson fol-
! $4,4S0.00 being the lowest and best
bid, resolution was passed accept
| ing same, and said bidders to furnish
bond as required by law.
On motion the treasurer was au
thorized to purchase OF John D.
Corsaus & Co., of Des Moines, a
filing case for automobile depart
ment, price $4,000.
| On motion the minutes Of the meet
ing were approved and the board
! adjourned to meet Thursday. October
9. 1919, at o'clock a. m.
G. e. MAXWELL,
Chairman.
Attest: r. A. GARDNER,
County Auditor.
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REVERE. MO.
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Rev. Francisco, one OF the old pas
tors of the M. Z. church, preached to
us once again Wednesday night.
again
Mrs George Curtis and three chill
dren returned home Tuesday after a
few days visit with her parents at
Sandusky.
Misses May and Helen Bates spent
Friday night and Saturday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bates,
southeast of town.
Ethel Blakely Is at home for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X.
Biakely, north Of town.
Rev. Roland of Wyaconda, is hold
ing several nights meeting at Peaks
vile, with good attendance.
The spelling school and pie sup
per given by Miss Little at the Law
renee school was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harden Scott Of Ka-
noka, returned to their home Thurs
cay after a weeks visit with the lat
sefs brother, Luther Dorsey, and
family north of town.
Misses Laura and Vera Dorothy
are at home after several days visit
WIN relatives and friends in Illinois.
MI. and Mrs. Hitch of Fort Madi-
son nave returned to their home
AFTER visit with their daughter, Mrs.
marry Brown, and husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Walker spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Ehr.
mart, west of town.
mr. and Mrs. Rex Vice spent Sun
nay at Croton.
c MISS Hattie Well entertained her
sunday u school class last Saturday.
All report good time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
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Leading citizens of Toxic have re-
s voa organized a society to boost
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Resolution No. eO1.

Resolution NO. wi.
Be 1t Resolved. BY the City Coun'
Gil OF the City of Keokuk:
That the Mayor and City Clerk be,
and they are hereby, authorized to
issue 81, 10000 in time warrants, Nos.
GAO to 9442, inclusive, payable Octo-
Der 10, 1919, with interest at the rate
Of six per cent from date, the same
being sold at par to the State Gen.
trail Savings Bank, as OF September
90, 1919, to secure funds for neres'
sary current expenses, to be placed
as a credit to the Fire Fund.
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy Hickey,
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took recess until Septem
Der 80 1919, a. IN.
ED S. LOTION.
Attest. Mayor.
@. W. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
September 80, 1919, 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 9o2.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun'
ell of the City of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls be.
and they are hereby, approved and
ordered paid:
Warrant No. 9443, General. SAL. 90
W,arrant No e444 Grading. 1872
Warrant No. 9445, Improvemt 1898
Warrant No. 9446, Sewer. l4S.U
Warrant No. 9447, Board OF
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Warrant No 9437, A. L. Stroh-
Improvement ~. 80. 1850
Warrant No. 943S, A. l.. Stroh-
meier, Eighteenth and Main.
Grading ...........,... 1000
Warrant No. 9439, Sam Berry,
burying dog, Police. 10
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
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Resolution No. 500.

Whereas, In accordance with the
instructions Of this Council there
have been prepared and placed on
file in the office Of the City Clerk, a
plat and schedule showing assess
ments proposed to be made for the
cost of the construction of improve
ment through alleys in blocks 40 and
60, City Of Keokuk, by grading and
paving with concrete, against the pri-
vately owned property abutting
thereon and adjacent thereto, accord
ing to area, and including the pri.
yately owned property between the
alleys SO improved and the next
streets, whether such privately owned
property abut on said street or not,
but in no case including any privately
owned property situated more than
one hundred fifty G50) feet from the
alleys so improved, which plat and
schedule have been prepared in &C.
cordance with the provisions of law;
and
Whereas, The assessments shown
on said schedule seem to be proper
assessments to be made for and on
account Of the cost of the construc-
ton of the said improvement, there
fore
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun'
ely of the City of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he is
hereby, instructed to give not less
than twenty days notice by two pub
locations in The Gate City, news
paper published in this city, and by
handbills posted in conspicuous
places along the line of the said inn
prpvement, that said plat and SEIZED
ule are on file in his office, and that
within twenty days after the first
publication of such notice all objec-
lions thereto, or to the prior proceed
ings, on account of errors, irregulari-
ties or inequalities, must be made In
writing and filed with the said clerk
Adopted September 26, 1919, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy. Hickey.
Ayes, g.; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED s. LOTION,
Mayor of the City of Keokuk.
Attest: o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
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Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor
o. w SANDBBRG, City Clerk.
On this day General Ordinance
No. 507, "An ordinance regulating the
business Of plumbing making rules
and regulations for the installation
of same; creating a board of exam
iners of plumbers; providing for the
issuance of certificates. or licenses,
to persons. firms or corporations de-
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Arthur Leeper same, farm.

Arthur Leeper same, farm
hand .................. 60. 90
Albert Swanders same, ..... SO. 90
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co., Cont, on machine, -. 20. 80
North Western Tel. Co.. toll, 3 .4o
G. B. Marsh. operation Of
. Skunk r. Ferry, ..,..... %. so
Aug. Soechtig, Sold. Ref.
Com. ................. s5. rs
Alice Finerty. same, ....... 1890
j. ii. Slingerland, same, 49,. 81 90
Joe Rebel, grading roads, ;. 70 90
Chas. Rebel same, ........ Al. so
Geo. Smith same, ....... 80. 80
W. w Laughlin, OIL tractor, 3 SO
Standard Oil Co.. same and
gasoline 45.07
Ida Schultz, good poor, X. :. 10. 90
Smith Bros, same, ........ 67 90
Edward C. Renard, same, =. 80 90
A. J. Hickey, same, ,....... 400
L. +. Albers, same, TT. M. :. IL. 81
r. ]. Rundt, same, .......... 500
Fred Soechtig, same ........ 500
Christian Smith, Enron. As
sess so
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Keokuk, Iowa, September %. 1919.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
September 20, 1919, a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding Minutes of meetings OF
September rs and &c, 1919, were read
and approved.
Resolution No. 900.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun,
Gil Of the City of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls and
bills be, and they are hereby, ap'
proved and ordered paid:
Warrant No. 942S, Improve
ment .............,.s Z4.OO
Warrant No. 9429, Sewer 49,. S5.6S
Warrant No. 9430, Park. -. $500
Warrant No 9431. Motor We
hicle 27S.05
Warrant No. 9432, Grading. -. 1S1.40
Warrant No. 9433, Street,. $685.
Warrant No. 9434, Sanitary. 900
Warrant No. 9435. General. -. 4.25
Warrant No. 9436. Bridge. 10
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the to be
Keokuk. Iowa.
PAVING ASSESSMENT
keokuk quarry
struction
o
at $3.50 So yd SesSa
Notices and Advertising Sz4o
Iron County register., 1919-04-10

tite for another's autobiography. She
found 1t easy to tell him Of her diff
culties. He extracted encouragement
or indirect compliment out Of all Of
them.
When they arrived at her apartment
house she said, "Sorry can't ask you
up, but have no reception room, and
I'm tired out"
"You have wasted enough Of your
time on me-" he said. "Tll see you to-
the elevator"
As Daphne stepped into the hallway
she found Clay Wimburn there, wait
ing grimly. He sprang to his feet with
a gasp of relief. He caught sight of
Duane and his joy died instantly.
Wimburn loved Daphne and wanted
her for his own. He had counted her
his own, and still had neither refunded
the engagement ring nor paid for it.
Daphne was more pleased with VIM
burns misery than with Duane's fe-
licity.
! "won't you come up. Clayr she
asked.
He murmured, "Can we be alone for
a little talk?'
"Fm afraid not. The Chivvises. you
know"
"Will you take little walk with me
in the park?"
"All right" she said as she led the
way out into the street. "I'm pretty
tired, though. / walked home from
the theater."
"With Duane!" Clay snarled. ''You
weren't too tired for that"
Daphne thought of the motor ride
and the supper she had declined. She
said, "Are you dragging me out here
for the sake of a fight?"
"There'll be no fight if you'll cut out
that man Duane"
"Am to have no friends at all2"
"You can have all you want, pro-
vided-"
"Let me give you one little hint,
Clay, for your own information. Every
time this Mr.. Duane that you're so
afraid of meets me he does his best
to help me get my chance and he tells
me only pleasant things. Every time
you've come to see me lately you've
been either a sick cat or roaring
tiger"
| She was planning to urge him to
1 helm her and make their meetings
roster. But, lover-like, he took UNI
bragg and pain and despair from her
advice, and since they were again at
the vestibule he sighed, "Good night
Mrs. Duane" and flung out into the
dark.
Daphne sighed, and the poor eleva-
tor man who saw so much of this sort
Of thing sighed with her and for her
Iron County register., 1919-04-10

ence was strangely quiet A sense Of
vaulty emptiness oppressed her. She
went on with her lines. She under
stood at last that she was getting no
laughs. She was not provoking those
punctuating roars that Sheila Kemble
brought forth. The audience had evil
IDENTIFY had a hard week.
She decided that she must be play
ing too quietly; she quickened her
tempo and threw more vivacity into
her manner. She moved briskly about
the scene, to Eldon's bewilderment.
He seemed unable to find her.
She went through to the bitter end
and spoke every line. But the audi
ence was not with her for moment.
She used all her intellect to find the
secret of its pleasure, but she could
not surprise it. She tried harder and
harder, acted with the intense devo-
ton of wrestling bout, but she could
not score a point.
The company looked worried and
tagged. The audience would not rise
to anything-humor, pathos, thrill.
When the play was over everyone
seemed to avoid her.
She rubbed off her makeup and re-
sumed her mufti. AS she walked out
Iron County register., 1919-04-10

on the darkened stage she saw Batter
son. He tried to escape, but she
checked him.
'Tell me frankly, Mr.. Patterson,
what was the matter with my perform
ance tonight"
"Come to the office Monday and
wen have little talk"
"And I'll get my notice"
II didn't say that"
"What would you honestly advise
me to do?"
II understand that you don't have
to act. Go home and get married"
Il won't"
'Then go home and don't get mar
ried."
II won't go home"
'sThere's one other place to 60
Good night"
He walked off and she was left
alone. She had the stage to herself
She stood In the big void and felt
| alien-forever alien. She shook her
head. This place was not for her.
She had been tried in the balance and
found wanting. She wondered If there
were anywhere a balance that she
could bring down.
She dreaded the forlorn journey
home to her dreary. room. AS she
stepped out of the door someone
moved forward with uplifted hat. II
was Tom Duane. He looked very
spick and span. His smile illumined
the dull street and his hand clasped
hers with saving strength. 1t lifted
her from the depths like rope lei
down from the sky.
| Daphne would have been more con
| tent If Duane had been Clay Wimburn
It was Clay's duty to be there at sucf
time, of all times.
OF course he did not know that this
night was to be crucial for her, but
| he should have known. MIR. Duane
knew. 1t never occurred to Daphne
that Reben had warned Duane of the
debut Of his protegee and had invited
HMM fact, had dared him--to watcl
the test of her abilities.
ALI she knew was that Duane wa.
/ proffering homage and smiles and the
prefaces of courtship. Daphne nigh
have failed to gain the hearts of bel
audience, for all her toll, but here wa:
heart that was hers without effort.
| Perhaps Duane was her career. HI
was at least an audience that she eoult
sway. And she was miserably In neet
of sezHe one that would pay her tn,
tribute of submission.
So now when he said, wont yot
let me take you home In my carp sh,
could hardly snub q heaven-sent mes
senger.
i She said, "Thank you-you're yer!
kind-but-" Oh, all rightw Ant
she bounded in.
! When Duane said: "You must b,
hungry after all that hard work
Aren't your she said, Eyes, / guess
; ana little"
When he said, "Where shall we eat7
she answered, Anywhere"
"Claremonti" he suggested.
This startled her, gave her pause
Yet there was something piquant abou
J the proposal.