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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. sos.

An ordinance amending Special Or
dinance No. 434 by striking out of Sec
ton II thereof the words or figures,
1920" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words or figures, 1922"
Whereas: On February Is. 1914 the
City Council Of the City OF Keokuk
passed Special Ordinance No. 434, pro
viding for the construction Of an in
dustrial railroad or switch track, ana
by the provisions of Section IL there
Of a certain part Of the work referred
to in said special ordinance was to be
constructed or built prior to January
y, 1920. and
Where's: 1t is now made to appear
that 1t is impractical to begin said
work prior to January /, 1920. and that
it Is to the mutual advantage Of the
City, as well as the grantee in said
special ordinance, that the time be ex-
tended to January 1, 1922, within
which to begin the construction re-
CURED by said ordinance. Now, There
fore,
Be II ordained by h city council
OF the city of keokuk iowa:
Section THAT Section il of Spec
ial Ordinance No. 4S4, passed and
adopted on February %, 1914. be and
tlS St-Ilt rs HtIeDy hfucHueU ny SLIlh-
ing out of said Section II where the
same appears therein the words or fig
ures, 1920" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words or figurey, "1922.r
and that in all other respects, sold or
dinance be and remain the same.
Section 2-This ordinance shall
take effect ten (1o) days after it's pas
sage, and upon It's publication in The
Daily Gate City. a newspaper having
a general circulation in the City OF
Keokuk.
Passed and adopted this 3tst day
Of December A. D. 1918.
Roll Call:
Aye: Lotion. Hickey, Kenny.
Total number voting aye: 8; Total
voting nay: 0.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. Sandberg. City CLERK
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13
PROSPERITY rs ASSURED.

The beginning Of the new year viii see the
snd OF many OF the arrangements whereby the
,eople OF the United States sought to bring
heir activities TO bear upon the single object
If winning the war. While industry and bust
less are not 10 De considered as returned TO a
formal condition-for IN several directions re-
strictions still eonstran Individual enterprise
ong steps toward read5ustmsut 70 q peace basis
nave been made. This Is the view expressed by
Ulcers Of the Guaranty Trust Company OF New
I ork in their review Of financial and business
conditions In the United States All p~riorites
rave been abolished and price firing L. az an
end. The war industries board ended It's ca
eer with the passing Of 1918, although the
price fixing committee viii eoaI1Gs 50 long q
he prices already fixed renail In effect. In
10 instance viii this PERIOD b. srsendd
Whatever activities Of the board i may seem
advisable 10 continue vii be undertaken BIZ
,ther boards. Practically unlimited export Of
commodities to the United Kingdom France,
italy, and Japan, their colonies, possessions. o.
,rotectorates, is now permitted and the open
ng up of shipments 70 NORWAY, Sweden, Hol-
and, Switzerland, Spain, South Ausrica, Cl-
raj America, the West Indies, and TIE Far East
within a short time is predicted
There appears TO be a general feeling That
Americas prosperity will continue unorokgn
md on the increase for at least three gene-a-
ions. We have suffered no loss Of nan power
beyond what we would have had in peace. Our
leaths were no more numerous than would hare
,een the case had our boys remained in the Isgs
ianitary surroundings of civil life. On the
,ther hand, the entrance of women into indus
rial life has added vastly to our labor re.
ources, and our factories have been DEVELOPED
md expanded to an enormou degree.
Apostles of pessimism point with alarm tn
he nations war debt, the interest ON. which
viii exceed a billion dollars q year. This 10
rue, but the billions collected annually of tho
people for this and every other purpose will
De paid back to them without delay. No money
Will leave the country. No wealth will leave
t for which equal value will not return. vs.
AVE already produced and used every article
+ metal, food, apparel, fuel with which we
ought tins war. The government taxed and
borrowed to pay the producers of them. But
very dollar thus raised went back into an
american pocket, and every future dollar to be
aased by taxes will go back to its source The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13
IOWA PRESS

Webster City Freeman-Journal:
P-russianism is a state of mind. not
j conglomera1ion OF guns. swords,
flying machines, drilled soldiers, etc.
NO matter how large an army the
United States might have, it would
never be Prussianized.
Perry Chief. Some Of the members
OF the national women's party are
still making fools of themselves In
Washington. IL begins 10 look as
though the leaders wanted publicity
more than they do the ballot
Manson Journal: The federal trade
commission certainly has some
peculiar ideas. II grants the paper
makers of the country a profit OF
sI9.45 a ton, but ant the packing
houses TO operate at a profit of 25
cents a ton, the same as is granted
the coal operators. 1t looks to a
newspaper as if it were time to in
|vesdgate the investigators.
Eldora Ledger: The Ledger hopes
they put the judges back into poll
tics. Our brief experience is that
the judges know. how to play the
game about as well as the next one
and there is nothing so sacred about
the bench but that they can scramble
for that, he same al they can for
United States senator and the lesser
Offices on down the line.
Washington Democrat: The good
roads question will be up in the Iowa
Legislature again this winter. There
u-t1l he a n ytyo ro. -
ever that is There will be the hard
roads crowd and the mud roads
crowd. But We stick to our old
ers want good roads we are for
them. and not till then
Eldora Ledger: While it is true
that many things may happen be-
tween now and primary time, it is
also true that Mr.. Rawson will be a
formidable candidate.
Anamosa Eureka: The million-dol- |
lar war fund appropriation made by /
the last legislature has only been /
about q third spent. The howl which
Claude Porter made for election pur- |
poses about this fund were entirely |
groundless.
Hampton Chronicle: The Des
Capital calls it the govern
ment ownership insanity" That Is
about as near the truth as could
state the case, and still some con-
gressmen are trying to play petty
politics by trying to put it across
with a hurry that win attact atten-
ton to the fact that they need votes
at the next election.
Emmetsburg Reporter: The cry
from everybody Is for good
roads. After the roads dry up and
get good for a couple OF weeks some
Of the fellows that are yelling for
good roads will cuss the legislature
If it passes a bill for good roads pro
1t costs the taxpayers a cent.
Good roads are missed until
they are bad and then some people
think that they should be made good
without costing the taxpayers any
money.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13
net result of it is that under the stimulus of

net result of it is that under the stimulus OF
the war we immensely increased our industrial
activities and our production OF wealth. AS a
nation we worked more desperately and earn
ed more money; and as a nation We are richer
and have bigger plans and facilities for earn
ing than ever before. Given prudent leglsla-
ton, therefore. we may reasonably look for a
period of prosperity unexampled in the history
of the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

County, Iowa. is hereby dissolved.
Witness our hands this twenty
first day OF December, 1918, at Keo-
kuk, Lee County, Iowa
GARMO COMPANY.
B. c. TABTR,
B. C. TABER,
JOHN A. DUNLAP,
AS Trustees for Clyde Dollery,
Stockholders.
B. c.. TABER,
AS President.
J. A. HENNEMANN,
AS Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13
DEMONSTRATION FARMING.

The 'show me" method of teaching better
farming Is proving very successful. In the
south last year more than three hundred thou
sand farmers conducted demonstrations on one
or more lines of farm practice, under the super
vision OF the county agricultural agents. In
Guided In these demonstrations were 799,476
acres OF corn, 5O1,729 acres of cotton, 54O,44S
acres of velvet beans, 100,5O5 acres of peanuts,
and 1920 acres of other crops. Building
plans were furnished for 3,O2S farm buildings,
1,153 home water systems were installed, and
there were held 2S,812 thing demonstrations.
Above are enumerated only a part of the
practical demonstrations given in the southern
as reports from the rest Of the country
are Rot yet available; but they show something
Of the extent OF this method of teaching farm
srs better methods OF practical farming.
Inns work Is going TO show splendid results
N larger crops, more live stock, better farm
buildings, q general Improvement In all lines of
farming, and q more uplifting and satisfactory
rural community life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

henry Ford did not get the boys cut Of the
tfenches with his peace ship, bat by eoinci-
oehce ne got out of politics just about the timo
the boys did get out Of the trenches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

10" war changes values, But four YEAR,
ago n teorge BERNARD 5aaw's word was
quooeo around the world Or e7ey question
uhuer the sun. Today there IL not z paper or
magazine to give his views On peaoe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

/ had rather have a fool to make me merry
than experience 70 make me sad.-Shakes-
peare-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

a surgical tourniquet has been
patented that is made of rubber tub
ing that can be inflated by an air
pump to tighten it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

People generally would not pick hog cholera
II one d our principal losses of wealth, in par
aclI n food wealth, but the figures given in
& report IRON the department of agriculture
NIKE II seem probable. During the four years
frosn 1913 ~ 1915 losses from hog cholera to-
tAl@d sls,ASsG3, and this was the war period
@ls1 1ogs Tare Al q premium. But the great
D1lz q Dss w@ n the earlier years Of the
peHoc5 t1e esNEn&ssd loss for 1913 is greatly
rsdE>@d- although the money value viii be-
large due ~ TIE high price Of pork products.
Inc sat1sx@@S0- asp@ct Of the matter is that
the government battle against this disease is
bnngnog ra@alss and that control Of it Is in
sight. iowa reported the JOSS OF 100000 hogs
II 1914: OF Iees thar zG1,DCO In 1917, and these
hgures are representative III conditions in tbs
states where vigorous measures have been tax
en- to stamp cat The plague.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

Americas foreign trade is unpr
cedented. During November export
passed the half-billion mark and In
ports a quarter Of a billion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

the classified column.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

Perry Chief Some OF the members
OF the national women's party are
still making fools of themselves In
Washington. IL begins 10 look as
though the leaders wanted publicity
more than they do the ballot
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

Don't be denied the society of your
iriends-cooped up in a hot. stufy
house-all because you are ashamed
of a skin that is blotchy and disfg-
ured by ugly red spots. This discol-
Grafton and pimply appearance may
be speedily relieved by R esinol Oint-
ment. Its gentle soothing medica-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-13

Webster City Freeman-Journal:
Prussianism is a state of mind. not
a conglomera1ion OF guns swords.
flying machines, drilled soldiers, etc.
NO matter how large an army the
United States might have, il would
never be P~russianized.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21

China exports about $4,000, 900 fans
annually, mostly from Canton and
Hangchow the greatest nurnber being
palmleaf fans
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
Communications
TO Local Boards
Are Privileged

Communications to the selective
draft boards, answers to questionaires,
etc, are privileged communications
and not be testife dto nor brought into
court, no matter on whose application
the request to do so is made. This in
substance was the holding of Judge w.
Bruce Turner, of the circuit court, in
the case of the state against John
Bumpass. Jr charged with the killing
of John Cothran.
The state had summoned Lawrence
Parker, clerk of the local board, to ap-
pear and testify concerning certain
facts about the defendants question
naire. William j. Webster, the attor-
ney for the local board, excepted on
the ground that communications made
to the local board were privileged and
no one connected with the board
could be required to testify about
same. The exception was sustained
by the court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21

of the Nashville G. Decatur, now H. &
N. Railroad commenced and Culleoka
was founded. This put the school off
the main highways Of travel, but it
survived until the war. After the close
of hostilities it was again
opened for few years, the last prin-
cipal being the late Charles S. Will
hanson, a gallant Confederate soldier,
and a victim of the cyclone of March
10, 1913.
For several years a public school
was taught, but for the past forty
years the ohuse has been tenantless.
Many of the prominent citizens of the
county in that day received their edu-
cation within the classic walls of this
institution Probably the most dis
tinguished man to be educated there
was the late John S. Wilkes, for many
years judge of the supreme court of
Tennessee, and who lived at Wilkes
Place, nearby. Others to be educated
there were Capt. Merritt B. Tomlinson,
whose farm adjoins the property and
who for many years was a trustee, the
late Major John r. Williamson, of Co
lunbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21

spent the entire day instructing the
youth committed to his care, in the
higher mathematics, the glories Of
Greek and Latin and other classics,
maintaining rigid discipline after the
manner Of the times and then at even
tide retraced his steps to his abiding
place.
In order to encourage the attend
ance of pupils from a distance the
farmers allowed them board and lodg.
ing at SIS a month, The school had
eminent instructors for the twenty
five years following its establishment
and grew in influence and prestige but
like all other institutions in the South
it suffered from INSTRUMENTATION OF
the Civil War.
At the time this school was estab
lished there was no Culeloka on the
| map. The main stage line or public
highway between Columbia and Pulas
XII and points south ran near this
school, The road left what is now the
Culleoka pike at the Fitzpatrick place
now owned by Prof. John p Graham
crossed in front of Wilkes Place, the
home of j. B. Farmer and ran thence
to Cedar Hill, the home of Joe Ingram
where the famous Joe Brown, preach
er, surveyor, pioneer and Indian fight
er, kept the inn or stopping place
where horses were changed and tray.
elers had meat and drink. From that
place the road ran south to what is
now the Pulaski pike
With the building of the Pulaski
and Columbia pike, this road was
abandoned. Later in 1856 the erection
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
PLEASANT GROVE
ACADEMY WILL Be
SOLD At AUCTION
FAMOUS OLD INSTITUTION OF
LEARNING TO GO UNDER
THE HAMMER.
FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOL HOUSE
In Its Day Students Came From Near.
ly Dozen States to Study the Cas-
sics-Judee John S. Wilkes, of the
Supreme Court, a Student.

Pleasant Grove Academy, in it's day
one of the foremost schools for men
and boys in this section, will be sold
to the highest bidder, pursuant to an
act of the legislature, on Saturday,
March Is, at l o'clock, on the premis-
es near Culleoka.
For the past forty years this prop
erty has been unoccupied the one
time splendid brick building situat-
ed upon it has been deteriorating all
the time until now it is said to be in
danger of collapse which would do
great damage to the inside timbers.
of the finest yellow poplar.
That the school children of that sec
ton might have the benefit of the
property an act was passed by the
last legislature authorizing it's sale.
The proceeds viii be deposited with
the county trustee and held by him
until such time as the county board
of education may erect public school
building at Culleoka. The act provides
that the funds derived from the sale of
the property shall not be expended in
any building to which Maury county
does not hold fee simple title.
The sale of the property recalls one
of the earliest and in its time most
noted schools Of Middle Tennessee.
Pleasant Grove Academy was estab-
lished in 1885 more than four score
years ago. Two acres Of land at cost
of $40 was purchased from the Book
er estate which owned large holdings
in that section. A two story double
brick house was erected and TIE term
began. In its prime, before the war
between the states, this school had as
many as 100 boarding students. They
came from dozen of the Southern
states.
The first principal of the school was
Prof. Newton Bills, one of the learn.
ed men of his day. Students from a
| distance boarded with the farmers
about for radius of five miles and
walked to and from school, In those
days the country Whereabouts was
much more sparsely settled than it is
today. Prof Bills himself walked five
miles every morning to the school,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
GUNNER'S MATE ERWIN
CHASED HUN SUBMARINE

Gunner's Mate Henry Erwin, Column
bia boy who has served four years in
the navy with 16 months foreign SER
vice, has returned to Nashville after
a brief business trip here He is sta
toned on the Gunboat Paducah and
participated in some of the lively
U-boat chases that occurred during
the war. He told many thrilling sto-
ries of fights with submarines and
explained in a measure how it was i'm
possible for the Germans to sink
American transports.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
Good Roads To
Be Discussed Blu
Rural Carriers

Good roads and more good roads
will be the theme Of discussion Satur-
day morning when the rural mail car
riers Of Maury county assemble at II
O'Clock at the courthouse in regular
on national holidays, because they
have to keep oil the job all other days.
There are 80 carriers in the county
and it is hoped that every one of them
will be present at this meeting, Chas.
Mahon Of Spring Hill is president Of
the association, W.. S. Crawford of Co
lumbia is secretary and d. l.. Fry Of
Columbia is the official handler Of
funds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
CLARENCE WATSON ALSO
INJURED IN BAD WRECK

Corp. NJ. E. Blocker, Battery F,
Hath Field Artillery, was another
Maury county soldier in the wreck
that occurred on January 81, in which
% men were killed and 40 or more
wounded In letter to his father, A,
L. Blocker, he describes the wreck
and how Sim Watson pf Spring Hill
was killed He also said that Clar'
ence Watson of Columbia suffered a
mashed hand, but the injury was not
serious.
Gen. Pershing reviewed the 30th di'
vision on February and it was
thought that it would not be long be,
fore they would ,sail for home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
HOG CHOLERA ALMOST
ELIMINATED WITHIN
BOUNDS Of COUNTY
GOOD RESULTS OF GREAT CLEAN
UP CAMPAIGN ARE BEING
FELT NOW.
COST RETURNED MANY TIMES
Savings in One Year Will More Than
Pay All of the Expenses of the Year
In Which Work Was Done Here.
People Reaping Benefits.

That the campaign made in this
county few years ago by the federal
government cooperating with the
state department of agriculture and
the county, through the county court
and the Board Of Trade, against hog
cholera. has been fruitful of results
is amply demonstrated by the fact that
farmers and hog buyers generally tes-
tify that there is today less hog chol-
era prevalent in Maury county than
the" have ever known.
One big stock buyers of the county
stated this morning that so far as he
knew there was not single case OF
hog cholera in Maury county. He
goes over a considerable area of the
county and would probably know con
ditions and would assuredly hear of
cholera if there was any.
The people are reaping the benefits
Of the efforts that were made here
syeral years ago. They have contin-
ued the lessons of sanitation that
were taught them. They are vacinat-
ing their hogs and taking the pre-
cautions that are necessary to prevent
cholera. For it is a preyentable and
not durable disease.
Stockmen estimate that Maury
county has made every year in saving
from losses on hog cholera much more
than all the money that was eXpend-
ed during the year of clean up. That
includes the expenses of the federal
and state governments and OF the
county and its citizens. 1t does not
require a very big crop of hogs at the
prices they have commanded to
amount to $4,000 and not more than
that sum was expended in hog cholera
Eradication in Maury county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
Fifth Farm On
Same Pike Sold
In Thirty Days

During the past thirty days the Fig
uers Realty Company has sold five
small farms on the Bear Creek pike,
the latest being one of fifty acres on
Tuesday. This farm lies about ten
miles from the city and was sold by
w. f. Strong to T. O. Key, of Smith
county. There has been an unusual
ly heavy demard for small farms re-
Gently and sales have been readily
made. The consideration for this deal
was $1,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
LAND SALE
S. NJ. West, ct. al.
j. X. Blackwell, ct. al

j. *. blackwell, ct. Al
In the Chancery Court, at Columbia,
Tennessee.
By virtue of authority vested in me
as Receiver and in pursuance to a de-
cree entered in the above styled cause
at the December term, 1918, on minute
Book 46, at page 1872, ! will on Mon
day the 3rd day OF March, 1919, at II
o'clock noon at the Court House door
in Columbia, Tennessee, sell to the
highest bidder, the land described
in said decree bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
In the 1st Civil District of Maury
County, Tenn, bounded on North by
r. M. Brady, on East by George
Brady and Sam Sparkman. South by
Jno. Brady, Jr,, and West by Baker,
containing so acres, more or less.
TERMS
Said sale will be made on a credit
of 6, - and Is months, except the
sum Of $4,000 which will be required
in Cash on day of sale. Sale free
from the equity of redemption. Notes
bearing interest from date of sale
with good personal security will be re-
quired of the purchaser. and lien re-
tanned to secure the payment of the
purchase money.
This the 25th day of January, 1919.
GEO. L. McKENNON, Receiver.
Q1i1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21
MRS, P.>n. MAYNARD
DIES AT ELKTOh, KY,
MOTHER OF MRS. WARREN S. III
COMB OF THIS clTY--iLL SEW
ERAL DAYS.
(CFirday's Daily Herald)

News has been received here OF
the death Wednesday of Mrs. T. ID.
Maynard, mother of Mrs. Warren TIT
comb of this city, at her home in hlk-
ION, Ky, following a sroke of parayi-
SIS about 10 days ago. She is sur
vived by her husband. a daughter
Mrs. Warren S. Titcomb, and a SON.
Jack Maynard of Elkton. Mrs. Tit
comb had been at her mothers home
for several days and Mr.. Titcomb was
called there Wednesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-21

The German advance in March and
May last year covered a little over g.
300 square miles; the return of March
900 square miles; the retrrat of March
1917, including 1850 square miles.