The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-05
People Went to Montrose, Burlington,
Carthage, kahoka and the Woods
Along the Bluffs on indie
Pendenoe Day.
LESS NOISE THAN USUAL
Few Fireworks at Night, No Fire
Alarms, No Arrests by Police,
and Much Social En-
joyment

+! It was certainlyfa sane Fourth of
July in Keokuk.
/ There was not single fire alarm
on that date in 1919. and not single
arrest showed on the police depart
ment blotter since July 2.
| But Keokuk thoroughly enjoyed
the Fourth of July this year.
/ Most of those who went anywhere
attended the celebration at Mont.
rose. Many went to the one at Ka-
hoka The horse, fanciers atteu led
the races at Carthage. The automo
bile race fans went to Burlington 10
see the races there.
| But by far the larger number
got out of town without going any
where in particular. They motored
into the country, ate picnic lunches
| in the woods along the bluffs, and
thoroughly enjoyed a social day at
or near home. One prominent man
said he stayed at home all day, ex-
cept that he went out TO dinner
where the hostess had six fried
chickens.
How They Scattered.
The interurban cars were as
crowded as last week. but with an
entirely different kind OF traffic
They were filed with girls and
women, hundreds of whom went to
Cedar Glen and other places in the
Illinois bluffs to picnic and brought
home cat tails and yellow flowers
The roads were full of automo-
biles, and each had three passengers
In the rear seat and two in from;
every one being filed to capacity
Many Illinois cars were seen on this
side of the river, and many Keokua
cars passed through Hamilton Few
Missouri automobiles were seen, the
people of Clark county evidently all
going to the big celebration put on
at Kahoka.
Many Illinois people went to the
celebration at Montrose, which was
the big one in Lee csunty.
Should Delight Insurance Men.
The absence of noise during the
day and fireworks at night was very
noticeable, The high cost of the
materials for noise and fireworks
evidently discouraged the boys who
specialize in that direction.
The noise In keokuk, and In Ham
ilton, was not enough to suggest
that It was the national holiday, and
no more than Is often heard when
the small town cute youths break
loose here occasionally. Very few
fireworks were visible last evening"
partly due to the fact that it does
not get dark now until bedtime by |
clock time.
With two small fires on roofs. one |
from FIRE crackers and one from /
toy balloon, IN the twenty-four hours |
before the Fourth, and total dam |
age OF about FIVE dollars, there was |
not a single fire alarm on the Fourth |
OF July this year.
No Rows, but Much oratory.
Not an arrest WIS made by the |
police since July 2, until noon today |
and no complaints Of misdemeanors |
were reported to police headquar-
tiers. There were no fights nor rows.
and Keokuk was as peaceful as a /
convention all day.
Keokuk went over the top again.
as throughout the war. In furnishing
Fourth Of July orators to other
places.
Edward W. McManus went to
Adair county to talk TO a bunch OF
pro-Germans stiIl unwhipped. John
c. Scott welcomed the soldiers at
the Montrose celebration where
John S. SprowIs and DR.. W. Frank
Brown were the orators J. o. Boyd
made the address Of the day at
Downing. Missouri.