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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
COOPERATIVE
WOOL SALES
Lee County Growers Have Formed
Strong Association and VIII
Sell Collectively
Hereafter.

The Lee County Fleece Wool Grow
ers' association is growing rapidly.
At the organization meeting held
January 80 at West Point, nineteen
men became members. Since then
the memberships have increased TO
fifty-hve.
The plan of marketing, which
meets with most favor, is to have
the members deliver their wool at
one or more points In the county.
The buyers at the central markets
will then be notified that certain
quantity of wool IS held for sale and
be invited to send Representatives to
bid on the wool. representative
of the Wool Growers association will
be present to see that all wool is
properly graded.
In the early part of March Mr..
Walker, president of the Ohio Wool
Growers association, will address the
growers of southeastern Iowa and
the Lee county organization will be
completed before that time. The
annual membership fee for the state
association is one dollar, but there is
no fee for the county association.
Anyone intending to ship wool
through the association is expected
to become a member of both associa.
tons. Expenses OF selling the wool
will be charged TO members In Ohio
last year the selling expense amount
ed to about one-half cent per pound
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
PICTURES AND
A GOOD PAPER
High Tension Club Will Have One OF
Its Most Important Meetings
This Evening in Its
Hail.


The regular monthly meeting OF the
High Tension club this evening In its
hall Mt Eighth and Main street Will be
a very important one for all It's mem
hers
C. w Kellogg, who HIS been Oh
great assistance to the officers Of the
club ever since he came here several
years ago to be manager Of the Miss
issippi River Power company, will
read a paper on the critical period OF
the war. This will be about the last
meeting Mr.. Ke1lOg can attend fol
some time, unless he happens to De In
Keokuls on the meeting NIGHTS after he
moves to Boston. They will see to II
that he remains 2 permanent member
of the High Tension club, its mem
bers say.
Over seven reels OF motion pictures
will be shown this evening at the clut
meeting, and they are varied enough
to please everybody. There are sever
and a half reels, to be exact, and the
rumber has been counted and checked
by some clerks of the accounting de
partment of one of the companies.
One Is animated cartoons. one is 9
drama called, 1.-THE Rule of Reason
and it Is laid IN big manufacturing
plant; one shows Fatty Arbrrckle an6
Mabel Adrift;" the others are equally
good.
Membership in the High Tension
club is limited to men on the payroll
OF one of the Stone &c Webster com
panies in this section, from curling
ton to ST. Louis, with the addition of 0
Ilelf dozen honorary and permanent
members who were prominent in it in
its earlier history or later
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
DENVER, Ill.

Our Bible schools and c. Els arc
now on the move. The collection
last Sunday at the Bible school OF
the Congregational church was s475,
and at the Christian church $6.77.
The newly elected G. E officers are
as follows: Nettie Cappris, presi-
dent; George Parrick, vice president;
Mildred Herring. secretary; Ray
Howald, ASSISTANT secretary; Ida
Clark, treasurer; Leora Akers and
Cuba Akers, librarians; Matte Scott
organist; Matte Ramser, assistant
organist.
Thet I'll in our surrounding neigh
borhood are all improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Massie and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
ORCHARDS AND
HEN HOUSES
Experts from Ames Give Demonstra
lions Which are Appreciated
by Leo County
Farmers.

There was much interest In the
orchard and poultry demonstrations
given Lee county farmers by two ex-
perts from -Ames, and the meetings
were well attended.
Prof. Herrick's arguments very
clearly proved that pruning and
spraying are necessary If good fruit
is to be produced. He recommends
a small orchard of approximately
thirty trees for family use. Prof.
Herrick is secretary.
Prof. Lapp placed special empha-
sis on poultry house construction.
He said that the poultry house should
by all means be dry and a low tenn
perature does not injure the fowls
If the air is dry. To avoid excessive
moisture thorough ventilation Is
necessary. The half roof monitor
type house was especially recon-
mended and should be built large
enough to give three or four square
feet to each hen.
st Louis has changed the German
names of five streets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
10 an Outdoor Club.

AtkI-J ENS<S LAB A-t~D-P- c< yoo@
letter of Feb. Sth tn which you
SO kindly gave me the meaning
OF the work. "Keokuk," wish to
thank you In the name of our
club for y.our most complete
answer TO Lay inquiry.
You ask to be advised why we
choose @KeokHk' as the name of
our club and If any of our mem
bers are acquainted or have
friends in your city and what
kind OF a cllsh 1t tE2
There are no members OF the
club who have any acquaintance
any OF them ever been out there.
We are a club of young men
organized for outdoor sports,
fishing. hunting. etc. and have
two bungalows nine miles back
in the mountains, it Is situated
on the banks Of the Passaic
river we spend our vacations
and week ends at this place.
Now the reason why we choose
@Keokuk" as the name OF our
club.
To begin the. story in the right
manner, a number OF our mem
bers are employees of the Orange,
New Jersey, postomce, including
myself We were u number of
weeks trying TO select suitable
name for our club and none
could seem 10 suggest one that
would meet with the approval OF
the members although quite a
number we've suggested. The
name was adopted in this way:
One Of our patrons had mailed
q letter which never reached its
destination and while making In
auir1es concerning It did not for
get nc say v51af she thought OF
the postal service Fl general ami
the pogIoface CARTS in particular
for the Ioss of her letter. On the
day OF our meeting this lost let
ter was returned from the dead
letter Office, and instead of ad-
dressing f. To East Orange, N. j.,
where IL should nave gone, she
Addressed II 10 Keok1k. Iowa.
Ar the meeting that night I
mentioned this incident to the
members and AZ once someone
suggested that our club be
known as the ~Keokuk Club" and
II al once met with the approval
Of all.
Are Glad of t.
Since receiyfag your letter and
learning Of the meaning Of "Keo-
kuk' our club name, the mem
bers are convinced that IT just
fits right" TO club OF this
kind.
am going 10 keep you In
mind in the near future and will
send you pictures Of our camp.
Again thanking you for your
kindness in giving me this fnfor-
nation, am,
Very truly yours,
JOHN J. GIBSON,
Secretary.
Keokuk Club, Orange, New Jer-
Eey.
P. S.-Can you supply me with
the name of a dealer in your city
who could supply me with a pic
ture Of Chief Keokuk and also a
history of his life?
Clerk Sandberg will send the Ne
Jersey club all the information al
pictures It desires.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
40 WINTERS
40 SUMMERS SINCE THEN
HAVE ROLLED AWAY

Forty winters and forty summers
have rolled a.ray since persons who
are living and well today first took
the prescription for Number 40 For
The Blood Number 40" is com
pounded from ingredients that are
set down In the u. s. Dispensatory
and other authoritative medical books
as follows: Employed in diseases
of the glandular system, in blood poi
son, nercurial and lead poisoning
scrofula, rheumatism. catarrh, con-
stipation, liver and stomach diseases.
Under its use. sores, ulcers, nodes,
tumorg and scrofulous swellings that
have Fithstood all other treatment
disappear as IL by magic"
No. 40 Is sold by McGrath Bros.
Drug Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
big INCREASE
IN BUSINESS
Best Barometer Of Business Rises
Thirteen Per Cent in Last Year
Over Previous Twelve
Months
PosToFFIcE RECEIPTS
Trey Show Increase Of Over Twelve
thousand Dollars for the Year
Over the One Be-
PosToFFIcE RECEIPTS

Heokuk did thirteen per cent more
business in 1918, than In 1917, accord
ing TO the readings of what Is consid-
cred the best barometer OF business.
The postotfice receipts for 1918
we're 1865 and for the year 1877,
they we're s93.510 which shows an In
crease for 1915. or s12,146.
This is an increase OF sboat thir-
teen per cent over the previous year.
In 1913, the Keofcuk postoffice receipts
passed the hundred thousand dollar
line for the first time in its long histo-
ny.
The very best Barometer Of business
conditions in any place is the postof-
flee receipts, according to all statisu-
clans and economists dealing with or
gtudying mercantile and manufactur-
ing conditions.
By this same token, KeoAr4 did thir.
teen per cent more business In 1918,
than 1t did IN 1917.
The number of pieces OF mail regis
tered and insured during 1918, was
larger than the year before, but In this
cese, the fact that things wero being
sent to many soldiers with home rel
atfves here has something to do with
the increase in those figures.
In 1913 there were 1927 pieces OF
mail registered, and in 1917, the mum,
Der was S.773, showing an increase fo1
1918. Of 1854 pieces OF registered mail
There were 16,897 packages OF mail
Insured In 1913, and in the previous
year the number was $50. the In
crease for 1918, being 5.047
Education of the public is causing ar
increase in registered and insured mai
over the country. slowly. but gradually
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

bidder, at the FRONT Of the court
house in Keokuk. Lee county, Iowa,
on the seventeenth day of March,
A. d. 1918, between the hours Of 9
O'Clock q. m. and 4 o'clock p. m.
commencing at 2 O'Clock p. m of said
day, the following property, towit.
The easterly twenty-five and one
half feet GEM of the westerly
thirty ta0) feet Of lot four (4) IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

block one hundred and thirty eight
(13S). in the city of Keokuk, In the
county OF Lee and State Of Iowa,
and to be sold by order OF court to
satisfy said writ OF execution
JOHN G. SCOTT,
Sheriff Of Lee County.
BY W. s. MONTGOMERY,
Deputy.
Keokuk. February II, 1910.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
sNERiFF,s SALE.

State of Iowa, Lee County, So.
BY virtue of special execution to
me directed, issued by the Clerk of
the District Court Of said county in
favor of William Meister. executor
OF the estate of Susan Meister, and
against Roy G. Burner, James Trip
lett and A. l.. Schuhardt, l, John c.
Scott, Sheriff, will sell to the highest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

Mr.. and Mr.. o. c. Creare were Quin-
ey visitors recently.
Rev. Mr.. Parrfck. Of Column bus, ar
rived here Saturday evening 10 make
a brief stay with home folks While
here he filled his regular appoint
ment at Bentley Christian church
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
f at People
Get Thin

Best safe home method. CAT n z,,ati
box of OIL of korein at the Srnzgf.tss
Follow plain directions of Korein eystes:
nIucr sieo guarantee. Obtain slender
pessonaity- New book tells an about
EeoScng weight quiclely, plea ga r,tiv Ia. :
Ees NE 90. Station 3. Nsw York, n. z.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

or the worlds magic and only gen.
uine corn-peeler. 'Gsts-It. Then,
and then only, YIN you ns SIRE 't "a.
20 that you can peel 1t right on
rloriously easy with your Singers
Take no chanceg OF continued pain
and eoreness-why use greasy. it'll
fafing calves. pfasters that shift
and press into the Quick" razor5
and ddiggers" that make Germs bleed
md also grow faster7 Use painless.
easy. always sure "C4ets-IE~ There's
only one Ike Il in the worid-thass
sGets-It" Millions have tried and
o. KID IL for years. II never fatis
"setS-It.~ the guaranteed. money
back coYn-remoyer. the only sure
way costs bzit a crfffe Ct auy drug store.
MID by E. Lawrence q Co.. chicago. IL
Sold tn Keokufr and recommends
ss the worlds best corn remedy oI
& Co. and WILKINSON q
Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
After Being Famous for Score Of Diff
ferent Things from Rupert
Hughes to Gin Hickey
and Great Bar.
WHY CLUB IS SO NAMED
a .sNlsdIreeted Letter and conse9uen:
seoidtns BY New Jersey Woman
Caused a CLUB 70 be
Named keoEsuk.

Keokuk has won fame In many
ways: by its great men. cabinet OFF,
GERS. supreme court justices and the
like; by It's musicians, authors and
scientists; by its civil war record
and IFS famous army hospitals, not
to mention the fact OF the greatest
power plant IN the world e. its door.
aud the fact that the inventor OF the
gin Ticzey was born and lived here.
The latest laurels of fame comes
through misdirected letter.
A week ago, City Clerk o. W. Sand
burg received letter from Orange,
n. j., asking for the meaning of the
word Keokuk, SAYING that club In
that city had been given the name
Keokuk and Eaey we're anxious 10
know something of the origin OF the
name OF this city.
Clerk SandIurg replied, giving
them the information and asked why
they chose thax particular name for
the club.
This is the answer which came
yesterday:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

II Son suffer go badly you can't wait
for The free trial get . SO cent box
Of Pyramid gtse Treatment at the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
For Piles

eena Today for Free rriai OF Aya-
nd Pile Treafns1t aaA Find
Real Happiness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

READ The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18

st Louis has changed the German
names of five streets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
Be a Joy-M'alkeF,
'esis-h' far corns
aDrops, 2 81 conds-co,s 1sDoomsdl

When yov almost die With your
shoes on and corns make i on almost
the pain. take a vacation n "a min
ute or two and apply . or drops
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23

Bring watches IN. Hodges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
T.R. STORY FINDS RELATIVE.
Uncle Of Lawrence Mcdonald Found
by Appeal From Kansas.

In response to the appeal printed In
the Times Republican Tuesday even
ing from Earl Mcdonald. SIS Colorado
avenue, Kansas City, Kans., to help
him in his search for his brother.
Lawrence Calvin Mcdonald, aged p,
the city news office received tele-
phone call early this morning from c.
Mcdonald Of this city. an uncle Of the
young man, concerning the young
mans whereabouts.
The uncle said that his nephew.
Lawrence c. Mcdonald was employed
about five years ago on a farm near
State Center but that was the last he
had heard of him. However he had
'phoned the young mans employer
who was Of the opinion that young
Mcdonald IS working in or around
State Center now. The employer was
TO make further inquiries today TO get
definite information Of the young
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
MELBOURNE FEARS EPIDEMIC IN
OUT. BREAK OF DISEASE
AT PREsToNs.
CHILD BEING TAKEN TO
HOSPITAL DIES ON WAY
Two Other Children In Charles Pres-
ton Family Taken Sick Following
Death Of paushter-Oissass Then
Diagnosed As Diphtheria-Many Be.
ing vaeeinated TO Prevent Out Break

Many have been exposed and an
outbreak .: d.phtheria Is feared IN
the neighborhood a mile east Of Mel-
bourne as result Of diphtheria IN
the family OF Nj. and Mrs. Charles
Preston whose daughter. Mildred
Irene. aged IS. died OF the disease
Monday forenoon. The daughter died
while being brought in an automobile
removal OF her tonsils when death
overlook the car in which the parents
were accompanying the child. The
girl was thought to be suffering with
tonsilitis.
Tuesday forenoon. after the body of
the dead had been taken home, two
other children Of the family were
taken sick. Before noon both had
gone into commissions. Diagnosis
then developed that both had diph-
iberia and that undoubtedly the
daughter Mildred, who had been sick
since Wednesday Of last week, died OF
the same dread disease.
Neighbors Visit Home.
noon that during the period Of the
sickness Of the daughter Mildred a
number Of the neighbors and their
children had been at the Preston home
to learn how the sick girl was and to
give whatever assistance they could
The exposure Of these persons TO the
disease has caused what is feared may
result in wide scattering Of the disease.
The two Preston children taken sick
Tuesday were said to be improved this
forenoon. They and all the members
OF the family have been given anti
diphtheria serum and all those who
were exposed are being vaccinated.
Plans for a public funeral that was
to hare been held q. the Christian
church in Melbourne at $50 this
afternoon were given up when the
true nature of the disease was dis
covered. Private service was held to-
day and burial was in Logan ceme-
terry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
vaneievD ItOma

Miss Ruth shaw. Of Gfinnsd, came
Saturday to visit with her aunt, MrA
J. e. Dwarf.
Miss Mary Shaw. Of STATE Center,
has come to care for Grandma" Pot
hast who has been quite sick.
Miss Lillian Glidewell went Tuesday
to Melbourne to spend few days vita
her cousin. Mrs. Charles Badgiey. Mr..
Badgley leaves soon for Wisconsin to
spend a few days on business.
Henry Ritter, who has been quite
sick is now able to be up and about
again. ~
Mrs. Mary Shearer entertained the
ladies' aid society Wednesday after
noon, The time was spent with piec-
ing quilt blocks for the society.
Many Of the farmers have begun to
cut their oats, as some Of it IL going
down badly.
Mrs. D. NJ. Galentine and daughters,
Goldie and Dorothy, and Miss Clara
Quick spent Thursday in Marshall
town.
Special church services held at $50
every Sunday evening at the church.
Mrs. Goecke. OF State Center, Is Wis
AtlAs hcI udusHltE, MIS-. Il. w. TOlHdSl.
Little Stella Mace fell down stairs
Thursday. cutting her tongue almost
IN two. The lower lip was badly cut
Mrs. Mary Wilson and children, Lei
ia, Ruth and Laura, OF Marshalltown,
spent Sunday with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Quick.
Park Grier is confined to his home
by sickness. Altho very weak it is
thought he is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Lively and family. Of Lamoille
and Mr.. and Mrs. Pritcher and family
Of Collins, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gallentine.
Lester Kilker, who has been 4 pa
tient in a hospital at Marshalltown,
returned home Sunday.
Word from Mrs. Edward Amendt,
who is in hospital at Marshalltown,
is that she IS doing well and expects
to be home soon.
Miss Vera Basch fell at home Sun
day afternoon. While her injury is not
serious, it is quite painful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
Gilman News.

Mrs. 3. w Burtch, who had been
visiting her daughter Mrs. r. H.
Sutherland and family and other rel
atives for three months left Thursday
for her home in Colorado Springs.
Mrs. H. Sutherland returned Satur-
day from a three days visit at New
Sharon with Mrs. J. NJ. brennan.
G. N Stanley and family returned
home Saturday from their vacation
trip to Minneapolis, Mimi, and Elk
celsior Springs, Mo.
J. s. Hunter was home from Clad
brook over Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Sutherland, Of Cedar
Rapids, came Tuesday for two days
visit with her mother Mrs. H. 4Suarer-
land and brother Ray Sutherland and
family after which she will go to, Kali
ispell, Mont, for months vacation.
MISS Gladys Parmenter went last
week to Edgington, Ill, to visit her
grandmother, Mrs. w. E. Parmenter
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Parmenter and
daughter Ruth went Tuesday to Iowa
City where Ruth will undergo treat
ment and perhaps an operation for her
eyes.
Florence and Stephen Dunkle were
10 years old Sunday and in honor Of
the event forty-fve children enjoyed
party at the Dunkle home Saturday
evening. They had a hilarious time
playing games on the lawn and Mrs.
! 1,,nss,s sc.-ea see cream and cake.
Florence and stephen were the re-
cipitents Of quite a number Of nice
presents.
J.. H. Smith, of Grinnell, visited Sat
urday at the @. H. Bennett family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Jones. Of Sac
City, and Miss Helen Kinney, Of Fort
Collins, Colo, arrived here Sunday by
auto from Sac City and visited until
Tuesday with Mrs Jones' sister, Mrs
J. G. Graham, and family. Miss Kin
ney. who is a niece of Mrs. Graham
will stay. the remainder of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Burkholder have
| received word from their son. Kenneth
iwllo is student in naval academy al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
1bss WksGe I'D
Nm 0sss y Htty
bsaIeIs % IT, Acre

Other Yields of wheat grown in the
Gilman nAighborhood continue TO indi-
cate that the average for the county
may DO above the estimate Of the
threshermen who said the average
would run from eight to thirteen bush
els TO the acre.
A piece OF wheat on the ]. Harry
Scurr farm. At the western edge Of
Gilman. threshed out Monday at the
rate OF twenty-five bushels to the
acre. Tuesday field Of wheat on the
Robert Paul farm gave q crop Of slight
ly moro than thirty bushels to the acre.
The first threshipg report Of oats
comes from the Gilman neighborhood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
BUYS WALDO HOME.
J. E.>laee, Of GIadbrook, Purchases
East Main Street Home.

Mrs. Dele Waldo, 80 East Main
street, Tuesday sold her home to ]. H.
Lage, a retired farmer Of Gladbrook
who will take possession the latter
part of September. The consideration
for the property was so.511. the Lage
family comprises Mr.. and Mrs. Lagc
and one son. Orlando, who is in the
army, now stationed at Camp Dodge.
The young man expects to be dis
charged about the time his parents
come here to live. Mr.. and Mrs. Lage
have married son, Arthur Lage, who
lives at 4o1 East Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23

city, vas admitted to probate this fore
noon. II Is said the provisions OF the
viii were carried out by Mrs. Jentzen
before her death. 1t provided that Mrs.
Elizabeth Kendall was to be given fee
simple title to the home and real es-
tate OF Mrs. Jentzen, providing she
paid into the estate 5000. A beauest or
$500 was made to the Ladies' Aid So
oicty of the First United Evangelical
Charles Kendall was appoint
ed executor under bond OF 800.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23

Tee Seek DIVINE.
Mrs.. Lillian ". Briggs has filed suit
Or divorce from J. c. BriGgs. The
couple was married here Sept Is. 1917.
The pstition says the father has agreed
that Mrs. Briggs II 10 have the custody
Of the three minor children.
Mrs. Aimee Belle Asher has petition
"a the court for divorce from Wilbur
Asher. The couple was married at
Darwin, Nov. "a, 1904.
Mrs. Jentzen's Will Probated.
The will of Mrs. Mary Jentzen OF this