The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-05
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- ~-w CARTHAGE, ILL.,, MAY s.
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The city council has re-organized It.
self for the coming years work, the
bonds OF the various officers were ap-
proved. viz: Mayor, $4,000; clerk,
5000; treasurer. $4,000; attorney.
$500; street commissioner, $4,000;
city collector, S 5000.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Finance and auditing-Van-
lave, Rand, Booth; streets and alleys.
McGuilvery. johnson, Pennock; side
walks and buildings, Rand, Booth.
Johnson: fire and water, Booth, Rand,
Pennock: electric light and telephone,
Johnson, Vanhove, McGuilvery; ceme-
terry permits and sewers, Pennock, Nc
well, VIM. McGuilvery and Ed. Hoch
were appointed members of the lib
rary board to serve three years.
The matter of employing a compet-
cnt engineer to look over the city
water and sewer plant with a view of
rebuilding same, was discussed at
some length, but no definite action
was taken.
In Mayor H~artzell's message, he
calls attention to the fact that the city
sewer system demands immediate at
tention.
He also calls attention to the mat
ter of a community nurse which is
low being talked by our city, and ad-
'ises that IL in the judgment of the
physicians of the city, this would be
for the improvement of the health of
our citizens. that an appropriation be
made to.meet this expense. Also rec
1-n ~ 49, @L.& a. H. s%~r~r ~ thu
young folks of the city and surround
ing community, that our young men
be encouraged in all clean sports and
that our motion picture entertain
Eients be encouraged to the fullest ex-
tent consistent with a high degree OF
morals, and that motion picture en-
tertainments be permitted in the city
on Sunday (provided there be no in
reference as to hours with the church
Services) and that we encourage our
hoys to have well regulated Sunday
hall games to the end that our young
people NAV see Just cause to stay at
home Sundays rather b al be suD1ect
to temptations in towns much more
open than is Carthage.
AT the annual business meeting OF
tie Hancock County Red Cross chap
ter. Chairman o. F. Berry presiding,
the following executive committee was
elected: Mrs. II. G.. Williams, Hamil-
ten: Mrs. w. G.. Barnard, OF West
FONT: Mrs. ]. A. Robinson, OF Bowen;
w. F. Bradfeld. LaHarpe; j. A. Doty'
DALLAS City: Rev. J. NJ. Thompson
Warsaw. Jos. Nelson, Nauvoo; MRS
Arrelia Poland, Evanston; Mrs. G. =.
sohowaIter, Burnside: Ed. Hancock
Adrain: Mrs. Alice Tuck. Plymouth
u. n. Casburn. Ferris; Mrs. Emery'
SiJlwell: Mrs. w. H. Damron. basco'
4. T. Graham, Denver: Mrs. P. n. NC
Carthv. Niota; Jas. McCarty. Cartn-
age. S. D. Faris, Carthage; DR.. I. NJ
Robbins. Carthage; Miss Mary Davia'
con Carthage: o. F. Berry. Carthage
Mrs Laurie Bruce. Carthage; MIS-
pessie Frederick, Mallard.
Linus Cruise made a very interest
ing report of the home service depart
ment.
Probate Court. Hancock County.
An inventory Of the estate OF Louise
Marie DNnouge. deceased, was nieo'
showing e. 1-3 S 1k 2-5-s, and cash on
hand Of rs533.33, together with notes
and accounts ~aggregating $3.50.
In the conservatorship Of Harriet
L Ramsey, Samuel H. Ramsey, con
s%ervator.
Report OF said c~onservator fled COW
ewing the period for the past year,
shows, total amount received ~,
ocS49. total amoun paid out, Sl5,-
o2o.TS. leaving a balance due ward OF
S1,0SS.71.
Order fixing time for hearing on
final account in the estate of ELIZA
ID. Reimbold, deceased, as Of May 49,
1919, Adelaide Reimtold, e~xecutrlx.
Order fixing hearing on probate OF
will in the estate of Edward koll, de-