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Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

The high prices of material and Ia
Dor has run the cost Of the Columbus
new Central school building consider
ably higher than the amount Of the
estimate and for which bonds were
voted. At q meeting held Monday by
the board it was announced that $751;
600 to $25,O00 would be needed TO
complete the. work. The original es-
timats:: was 700. ;.'..r .,....
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Senator Sparks says that the Sesre-
cation bill Is not yet dead as report
"A. Il was killed in the House COM
mIttse but has not yet been taken up
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Maybe if Gov. Allen keeps II up
long enough, congress will hear him.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Ivan Chubb and Miss Gail Hamil-
ton were in Joplin Wednesday to see
Fair and Wdlmer."
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

DR.. w. r. Scott left for Ranger,
Texas, Saturday in his auto.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Baxter Springs can add another in
dustry to its list. II now has a rab-
bitry. Four footed kind we mean, not
political.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

There it goes again, someone al
ways takes the joy out of life. Just
when we were about convinced that
we should invest fifty thousand plunks
in the Texas oil game some hard
hearted editor says the odds are 1000
to 1. As we always play the small
end, we give up another dream Of be-
coming rich over night.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

There is one Baxter man that should
not be allowed to go to church. A
year ago on the day the Methodist
church burned down, Charles Jones,
Of the firm Of Jones & Marshall,
promised his wife to attend church
that night. The building burned at 3
p. m. Yesterday Mr.. Jones accom-
panied his wife to the morning ser
vice at the New Methodist church and
was only comfortably seated when the
alarm for the Abernathy fire was
sounded. If Jonesie (as he is famil-
iarly known) is at all supersticious he
will likely swear off entirely.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Isn't it about time to dig up some
new anti-bellum phrases to spring on
an innocent public?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Eighteen months old heifer, fresh
in three months, for Sale-$85.00.
Address DR.. C. M. Mutz, AZ miles
east.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Heaalinsr: 'asocialists 'Rile Hun
Politics" We suspect that would be
q bad mixture.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

There should be a law or ordinance
giving the fire chief or the city
marshal authority to impress into ser
vice any or all the men needed to as
sist in fighting fires. A great guam
tity of lumber could have been saved
had there been any one there to round
up several hundred men that stood
back and did nothing.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

For Sale or Trade-Work team. w.
E. Wyatt, 1407 East st. Phone 264.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

For Sale-Fat hogs, Plymouth Rock
roosters. Mrs. Keplinger, near Low
oil f..
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07

Liberty Bonds-Cash paid for fully
paid up or those on payments. 826
N. Military Ave. Mrs. Jeanette Doty
Watts.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07
WANT COLUMN

For Sale-Good, fire proof safes,
desks and chairs at lowest prices.
Safes opened and repaired. Bank
Fixture Co, joplin. No.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

last week. They drove here from Ell
don, where they have been visiting
with Mr.. Vass' parents.
M. ]. Munson, county treasurer. to
c. c. Hull, lots 1875 and 136. Cantril,
tax deed; $12.43.
Clyde Meredith and family Of Bur
lington, visited with Bonaparte rela-
tives the first part Of this week.
Children's day was observed at the
Baptist church here last Sunday even
ing with a program Of songs, resita.
tons, etc.
Mrs. Ralph Elliott and daughter.
Margaret, Of Des Moines, came last
week for a visit with her parents. MIR.
and Mrs. w. H. Roberts, and other
relatives here.
Keosauqua is planning the greatest
celebration and home coming for the
soldiers and sailors, that was ever
held in Van Buren, county
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
awhile, and her many friends

awhile, and her many friends were
glad to see her.
Mrs. o. R. Perkins and two chill
dren, OF Bonaparte, and Mrs. N. c.
Larson, and son, Of Chicago, visited
here with their brother. Joe Cox anu
family last week.
Mrs. s. w. Perkins visited several
Cays of last week in Keokuk with her
son, Pearly and wife.
Mrs. Riley McCracken and two
j children, of vincennes, Ia, visited
over Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Palmer.
| Mrs. ]. A. Camp and two children,
Garth and velma, spent last Wednes'
/ day at the Dea Ballegotne home here.
! Winfield Scott, our hustling mer
chant, and Mrs. Harry Palmer. and
two children, were in keokuk on Dust
ness one day last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Pollard re
/ turned to their home in Davenport
Saturday morning after a weeks visit
| here with home folks.
/ D. H. and Curg Saltzgaver were in
Bonaparte Monday OF this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Harr of Farm
irgton, visited their mother, Mrs. Jane
Camp and sister, Mrs. Dea Ballegoine
here Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Lucas entertained the
BAPTIST Ladies' Aid last Thursday
afternoon. All report a good time
and a big spread for lunch.
Andy Shepherd who has been IN
poor health for so long. Is no better
and he and his wife have gone tt
Kansas City to take treatment from
some specialist.
Mr.. Ross Raines, wife and family
Of Rome, Iowa, were here the first o.
last week to visit relatives and home
folks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
BAND CONCERT
ON THURSDAY
keokuk Concert Band Will Give ;
Free Musicale in Main Street
Early That Even
Inn

The second of the series OF free
concerts by the big Keokuk Concert
band will be given Thursday evening
at T:30 o'clock.
This one will be in upper Main
street between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets. The banu stand will be
placed on the north side of the street
at the curb. On that same side. to
right and left Of the platform. automo-
biles may be parked. but none may
stop on the opposite side of the street
where the pedestrians will stand.
AS it becomes known that the best
band in Iowa is giving these concerts.
many people from the surrounding
country are expected to come in to
hear them, and this is one reason for
the hour being made early enough
to allow them to get back home early
after the concert. The parking regu-
lations also enable them to sit in
their cars to enjoy the music.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
cRoToN.

The weather OF the past week has
been the finest ever. A little shower
every evening and everything In the
gardens is growing 80 fast that 1t Is
fighting for more room.
Last Sunday afternoon the Odd Eel
lows held there memorial services
here in the M. E church. Friends hao
the church pettily decorated and 9
fsirly large crowd attended. Rev
Munster of Pennington, preached the
sermon.
Mrs. Eliza Watts, Mrs. Harry Bedel
and Miss Flossie Kick were In Farm
irgton on business between trains last
Monday
Mr.. Charles Ruble of Valley juno
ton. visited day or two here re
Gently with his sister, Mrs. Dpcia
Davis, and nieces, Mrs. Harry Bedel
and Mrs. Charles Kecls.
Mrs. L. NJ. Grant and granddaughter
Miss Wylma Saltzgaver and the two
Miss Luekle Of Pennington, spent par
of last week in Montrose with rela
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McCarty, o.
Farmington, visited last Sunday at the
Robert Deer home.
Harry Saltzgaver of Bonaparte, wh(
is in very poor health, was with hi:
brothers, Curg and Otto, and sister
Mrs. J. H. Johnson, few days of las
| week
Mrs. Nina Young of Belfast, was il
| Croton between trains Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. Lucy Wyrick, Of Keokuk, spen
one whole day here recently. Mrs
tWyrick was station agent here TO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Arrested Sunday Afternoon for Selling
Booze, Taken to Carthage, and
on Monday Pleads Guilty
In County Court.
SHERIFF BENNETT BUSY
Raids Some Joints at Niota Also
Where TWO Men In a Tent Were
at the East End Of Santa
Fe Bridge.

Sheriff J. N Bennett, once mar
shall of Warsaw where he made his
reputation, got busy Sunday among
Hancock county violators of the
liquor laws.
He arrested John C. Reppl.nger,
garage man of Nauvoo, who later
pleaded guilty in the county court at
Carthage and was fined $1,000 and
costs.
He also went to Niota, across i've
river from Fort Madison, whore in
a tent he found F. e. Murray and e.
Keran, citizens of Fort Madison. He
arrested them both and took Il en-
to Carthage. Their tent was ncs
the east end of the bridge.
All the arrests were made late Sun
day afternoon, and the prisoners were
corralled in Carthage about 3 O'clock
that evening. Bennett was accom-
panied by City Marshal James Nor-
tis, of Carthage.
A determined effort will be made,
Sheriff Bennett says, to stop all
Joints established on the east eide of
the Mississippi for the sale Of booze.
They are generally in Ten )nrary
buildings or tents, and someti mes
without any stores at all except the
woods on the bluff.
The heavy fine given aepplinEer
was assessed by Judge Wolfe of
Quincy, who is sitting on the r.,uaty
court bench in Hancock county row
while Judge Orr is holding court for
a Chicago judge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

il here from Des Moines and the
building of the canal, Mrs. Stowe
said. Everybody just went crazy
and thought that keokuk would be-
come a great city, and they wanted to
get hold of all the. property they
could. Lots sold for more then than
they have ever sold for since. MY
husband sold out his drug store to
Mr. Wilkinsin and put all the money he
could get into real estate. He paid
81 500 for this house and when the
boom struck he mortgaged it for
1880.
Some Old Families.
Rents were awfully high. The
house next door was a four room
house, and it rented for $50 month.
1t had been built for $500. During the
years that it has stood there many
people who have been well known in
keokuk have lived in it. There have
been such families as B. F. Moody
and Sam Bridges and the Hambletons
and George and James Hill.
Many and many a night have had
as many as thirty people TO stay over
night in our little four room house
il those days"
Anent the signs of the times as
shown in the girls she made some in
teresting observations. Perhaps there
are some men who will agree that
there were some superior qualities
about the old fashioned girl-but few
indeed will be the girls who will adj
nit it.
II remember when l came to keo-
kuk in 1852, that l wore dress that
had made myself. We had to spin
end weave the cloth in those days and
then make the dress. And l think
that the girls looked just as much
dressed up In those days as they dc
now.
"A girl wasn't expected to know
much then about books. IL she could
read and write little, that was
enough. But she was expected to
know how to do Homework and COOK
and sew and even weave. We useo
to have county fairs and the girl that
could win the most prizes for things
that she had made was the queen Of
the county.
Mrs. Stowe also recalled some inter
exiting events of the civil war days IN
Keokuk.
II can remember very distinctly the
times here during the war;" she said
"We didn't do 1t then like they do now
though. We had our, celebrations
when the men went away instead OF
when they came home.
During those years they used the
Estes House down there for hospi
tai Those who did not go to the wal
did tust about as much as the ones
who did. We had several cows and
furnished milk for the hospital"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
Girls! Make beauty lotion ror
few cents-Try 1t!

Squeeze the Jnice OF two lemons
into bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white, shake we'll, and you
have quarter pint Of the best
frcckle and tan lotion. and complex.
ion beautifier. at very, very small
cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces Of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet.
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands each day and see
how freckles and blemishes disap.
pear and how clear. soft and rosy.
white the skin becomes. Yes! It Is
harmless and never irritatcs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
SAME HOUSE FOR
S|XTY-THREE YEARS
nm, stowe Has Had That Elk.
o.rienee in Keokuk. With One
Preside for Two-Th'rds OF
a Century.
CELEBRATES IT TO-DAY
p.ca,,s in Conversation Many OF
N. Historical Names and Fams'
lies Of Keokuk and Inter
esting Events.

-. have spent two-thirds OF CEN
T., one house is indeed rare eH-
w.; and yet that has been the
par;snce of Mrs. Julia Stowe, VINO
lives at 416 Concert street. louay sno
= holding an open house 10 ceaeoraeu
tho sixty.fourth anniversary VI
moving into that house. -.
II was on June II, 1885 that sue
noved into the little cottage. Oh tnal
: a.to siytv-four years later she Is
..a,coming again friends that during
those wears have known the hospltai'
ity of that home. -.
The setting down Of some or ner
,,omories as they were recOunted Wy
that Young old lady is almost Dreacii
os confidence. for she insists tnat she
remembered nothing, if 1t was for pup.
rcation But her hospitality of all
tho Years in which she has lived under
that roof came to the rescue OF her IN
oyirine visitors, and she could nor
refuse to inst sit down and visit. Ana
u the conversation was finally
directed back to those days by visl-
tor, it can be put down as not preach
OF confidence.
House Built in 1852.
Eyes: this house was Dullt IN loo@
b, Mr.. Gamble, and Or. Knowles
was the first one to live in it. Later
It was occupied by Samuel q. Carey
and his family until 1856 when was
married and we moved here. 1t mas
been my home ever since that time.
AT tnat time, it had only four
rooms. The three rooms in the BACK
were built later. 1t was built right
after the time that they had such low
ceilings. Then they went to the
other extreme and they couldn't get
the ceilings high enough. This was
about the first one of that kind that
IVES built. You will notice that they
are about thirteen feet high.
AT the time / moved here there
we're five hundred barrels OF salt
Piled out there in our front yard that
was put there for the slaughter house.
The children used to come and play
ir the salt pile just like 1t was sand.
For years nothing would grow here be-
cause of 1t and even yet / can sweep
my cellar floor as clean and white as
that piece Of paper and as soon as 1t
gets little damp the salt will come
through and look like cob-webs on the
floor We had to go away for our
water too because that water in our
ostern was so salty. can remem.
Der the little tow headed girl, who
now is Mrs. Jim Wilson, coming to
play there as well as if 1t were yes.
terday."
Then the conversation drffted
ound to the days when Keokuk ex-
trienced what is known as the boom.
1T started by the railroad coming
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Fourteen good reasons
.uhy you should oton a
Chambers Fiyeiess
Gas Range.

1. Saves three-nfths your gas
bill.
2. Saves three-fifths your time
in the kitchen.
8. Saves money in preventing
burning of food.
4. Saves juices and flavors-
makes food more delicious.
s. Saves steps in running back
and forth from stove.
s. Saves Inconvenience OF con-
stantly watching food.
I. Saves cooking utensils. be-
cause 1t prevents their burn
ing out or boiling dry.
8. Prevents odors from escaping
into rest OF house.
9. Absolutely safe.
10. Gives heat to food instead or
taking heat from 1t.
II. Cooks at full speed, even with
gas turned off.
~. Cooks all foods evenly.
Is. Allows cooking OF many foods
ordinarily requiring so much
gas and time to be avoided.
IA. Does not heat the kitchen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

The doctor would rather
keep you we'll than write pre-
scriptions to make you well.
Good doctors pretty well
agree that after all there 8
nothing in bottles, pills or pow
ders that quite comes up to sun
shine, fresh air, rest and plenty
of sleep.
Take Baby's case for ex-
ample. Fresh air is one thing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
keep Cool and Keep Well'
says The Doctor !

he has to have. There ought
to be an electric fan right in
the nursery window to keep
him cool and to help keep, him
well in spite of summer heat.
Children are ali more sensitive
to heat than we grown-ups and
they must have a cool, we'll
aired room or they can't get
the rest they need to resist hot.
weather illness. x
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

other country in the world. This is
exclusive of crude nitrate of soda,
which comes first direct from Chile
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17
Duncan-Schell Furniture co.
p1rns nRApERIEs WALL

We want to interest you in Chambers Flreless
Cooking Gas Range.
range built to gas and not one built to con-
sumo it.
For example, if your gas bill is $3.50 month for
cooking gas, this range will you $l3O month";,
$500 year, $4,000 in ten years.
For this you cannot afford to cook with
out Fireess Cooking Gas Range.
We will take your stove in payment Make your
own terms.
7 We positively guarantee saving of y yoursfueIY
gas bill sale.
No charge for work of connecting onlys for{ ma
teral used.
Can YOU afford to use wasteful inefficient gascon8
sumers! No investment you make will pay you as
large dividend financially in better cooking sand com-
fort.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

1t is estimated that 407 airplanes
took part in the German raids On
England.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-17

The United States exports more
chemicals and dyes to Japan than any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23
AMERICAN HIT
BY HUN SHELL
Bolsheviki Using Tanks in
Petrograd Battle

LONDON. Oct. e6.--United Press
DIR. orbison. administrative head
Of the American relief mission In
Riga. was wounded by German
shell which struck that organiza.
TONS headquarters In Riga. a
Copenhagen dispatch reported to
day.
The shell was fired during heavy
hombardment OF the city by German
artillery attached to Col. Bermondts
army, Tho Iottish defenders replied
vigorously TO the homhardment.
A wireless dispatch from Moscow
reported tho first tanks manu-
featured by the Bolsheviki In action
against General Yudenitch's army
outside retrograd. Yudenltch's diffi
ouitics. Stockholm report Haid
have been Increased by the refusal
OF Finland TO cooperate in the at
tack on Petrograd. Tho Agrsrians In
the Finnish diet have blocked any
attempt at assistance. II was said
fearing the heavy cost
The Russian Soviet government
has notified Germany. In a wireless
from Moscow. that compliance with
tho allies request 20 join In q
blockade OF Bolsheviki would be re
garded as an act OF hostility.
Serious damage to property ir
Riga has resulted from tho German
oombartimcnt. reports declare. The
death toll among civilians Is xrow
ing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23
CLAIMS FRAUD
IN WAR MONEY
CHARGES U. S. Bunked on
Gun Contracts


CHICAGO. Oct. ss.--The govern
mcnt was defrauded out Of at least
SIS 1000. 900 in tia war contracts with
the Standard steel Car company OF
Hammond. Congressman William J
Graham. chairman OF the eongres
sionai subcommittee. which invcsti
gated the transactions. stated today
lie announced tho committee In
It's report 20 congress would recon-
mend criminal prosecutions against
~ army officers and civilians.
According 20 Graham. the govern
ment spent ss7.isT.e2s and received
500 gun carriages. which were e
have cost ss.o0o.ooo. Not ono of this
gun carriages was finished before the
armisticc was signed. Graham stated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23
Auto Hits Woman,
Fractures Her Rib

Mrs. A. Brady. so. ssoI Fourth
ave ~. w. Ii In the Minor hospital
with n fractured rib. many bruises
and possible internal injuries. She
was struck by an automobile driven
by Bernard II. burnside Of the Burn.
side Hat shop. at Harvard and Pike.
wednesday night Burnside at
tributed tho accident to a wet pave
mont.
Mary Sherlock. <ss fsth ave. s..
slipped aud fell between Second and
Third ave. on Yeslsr way. sustaining
n fractured arm. She Is In the Minor
hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23
DEPUTIES IN RAID:
CHOP DOWN DOORS

peacefully playing cards, before the
statues and pictures OF droop-mus.
tachcd dietieA There was no money
In sight tho men having been
warned OF the deputies arrival.
The streets were deserted as the
poolroom Mt sosz Maynard ave. was
entered. News of the raid spread
rapidly. and five minutes after the
arrest, King st was lined with
jostling Cinnamon. They poured out
OF a hundred doorways In the block.
Lookouts on Job
''Therc1l be no more arrests to-
night" said connor. tho under.
ground railway has spread the news
all over the south end" And the
way they poured out OF the doors
verified his remark.
After Deputy sheriffs Fred A.
Brown and Matt Starwich carted the
arrested men away In autos. Common
and Lowell continued their tour.
Dozens Of places were visited. but
they netted nothing. On the ap-
preach of the deputies a lookout
lingering close to some doorway
would be seen TO scoot In to give the
alarm.
The Milwaukee cafe and a pool.
room in the same building were visit.
ed. Grinning. tight-faced Cinnamon
sitting about were the only hosts.
Have Many Doors
Every building seemingly has a
hundred doors. Railways wind in n
confoundlng maze. All the doors
have strings. bars and several locks.
The men arrested were: Kong
Fook. Lee Sing. Jim Sing, All Yuei.
All Chin. All Ching. Ching Teng.
Too Yu Tong. Harry See. Il. Gcrz.
man. Antonio Dinneo. N. Reyes. BE.
sile Gelicia and Jose Bias. Jim Sing
will be held for federal authorities.
as a large amount of snow" was
found in his pockets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23
PROF|TEERS IN
SUGAR SCORED
Erocers Called on Carpet by
U. S. Attorney

Four retail grocers were found
guilty by the King county fair price
committee "Wednesday OF selling
formulated sugar Mt price In ex-
ecss OF II cents pound. the price
established by tho United States
equaiiEation board and by the COM
mittee. The profiteering groccrs
were severely scored by the King
eounty committee and any contin-
uancc OF the practice win 10 sum
MARTY dealt with by U. :. District
Attorney n. c. Saunders. II was an
ncunced Thursday.
The four retail groocrs found guilty
u taking advantage OF the sugar
situation "Wednesday by the fair price
committee were; Mrs II. w. Sorer.
who. with her husband. operates n
grocery at 5.s broadway: the Yunaki
Grocery Company. 1874 f. tsth ST;
Hiram Lindsey. ASS itth ave. n. T. /.
D. II. I.ashley. els broadway.
The Gillespie grocery, tsrd avc.
and r. Madison. In answer 20 n
charge brought against them. alleged
that they had sold packages Of sugar
weighing from IL to Ia pounds
each. and presented two parcels OF
sugar 10 bear out their statement
The ii-ccnt price fixed by the COM
Uittcc win not be allowed TO be
changed by Erocers themselves. altho
eondltions IN the sugar situation
change. II was made known by the
eommittee.
With tho arrival OF the steamer
Multnomah Thursday morning with
, cAgo Of $4,000 sacks OF sugar from
Ran Francisco. immediate relief In
The sugar famine Is expected. In
addition. moro than 1900 bags arr
sue to arrive Friday or Saturday
which. with the supply brought by
The Afuitnomah. will be sufficient &c
relieve the acute situation In Sc
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23

Six sweet. succulent. corn fed hams
are wandering far afield from their
original home in Barton & Co.'S ware.
house.
M. II. Wallace. in charge of the
warehouse. reported to the police that
he believed a switch engine crew,
working near the warehouse We'd
nesday night, got away with the
hams
Motorcycle policemen responded 20
n hurry-up call. and secured the
yards, but made no arrests