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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-30

653 w. T. Newly, r. o., i'm
provement road at Pratte
FORD .....,J,, ........,.,...4.... iu.W
65l W. r. Newly r. o., repairs
on Terre Blue bridge ......... 10000
$50 c. H. Lahay. crushed rock on
St Louis road ....,.....,....... 1II,b5
657 Thos H. Holman, c. II. E.,
Improvement county roads 90. 100000
G5S Thos. II. Holman. c.. II. f.,
improvement county roads =. l0OO.W
go r. NJ Denton, improvement
Beard Eaton road ............ 25l.O
76S VIM Dugal, r. o., improve
ment Farmington-Ro selle
road ...".... ....,.,............ $500
sol w. l.. Matkin, r. o.. work In
Road District No. 9............ H.67
9l7 Thos. II. Holman, C. H. E.,
Improvement of county roads 100000
$50 w. r. Newly, r. o., sub
scrption and appropriation. 600
o51 c, e. Lahay, crushed rock on ,,o
French Village road ...,..,.. 36OW
1852 w. l.. Eaton. improvement
St Louis road ...,.....,....... lLbO
g65 C. f. Lahay, crushed rock on
French Village road ......... -5OO
99l Garford Motor Truck Co.,
transportation, hauling, etc. 2S'O
1893 ]. d. HUH, improvement road
in District No. ............... i6OS
9g7 Louis Bourgeois, work on Doe
Run road .,......,,,.... ,...... 40
1910 c. Il. Lahay, rock on Farm
ington-St. Louis road ........ BIZ
1915 T. II. Holman, C. IL. E., road
Improvement ...,..... ......... l,WVW
1877 w. l.. Eaton, balance due on
road work ....................,. b.Eo
II IN ~ II WaddIn balance dine
on road work ................., 5Z2
1144 b. G. Porter, balance due on
road work ...,...............,.. i'oo
lI45 f. II. Mllen. r. o., balance
due on road work ..........,... ZW
III c. Il. Lahay, partial pay
ment on rock road ........... G,L25
l42 b. G. Porter r. o., appropria
ton and subscription on road o.
work ,...,...'.., ''.'.''''''''''' 1VoVV
1i3 c. A. Albrecht, final payment
on road work ................... c>32i
2lS T. II. Holman, c. II, f.. I'M
provement county roads ...... I,~nW
32l c. f. Lahay payment for
crushed rock .......... .......... oJlO
3i5 IL. II. Best, 1890 Gu. yards
crushed rock ............ ...." .5tO
797 II. c. Meyer, crushed rock on
Burks road ..................,.. l15olZ
S67 II. G. Meyer. LAOS cubic yds.
crushed rock ON Hillsboro
road ................ ............ llIlO3
SO T. II. Holman, c. ii. e., road
improvement ........,... .,..., L"w
49, II. c. Meyer. crushed rock
dressing on Hlllsboro road l,JD@
952 G.. Il. Lahay, crushed rock
dressing on French Village
road .,,,,.... ........, ......... 7lhji
95G r. IL. Holman. c. II. f.. i'm
provement county roads ...,. $4,000
35f T. II. Holman, c. II. E., i'm
pruvement county roads 1000
Total Disbursements .........SD -ji3S
REHABILITATION
To amount returned ...........,...$ ii %
TO amount in Treasury on set
Element March /. 1918 .,.....,.... li0I.SO
To amount Receipts ............... 2',jO}. 20
&ao,1S2 Is
By amount Warrants ..............$,G 254. IS
BY amount Interest ................ i'77,@
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-30

BY amount due Treasury on set
Element March !, 1919 ............$ Gi913
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-30

INDIVIDUAL ROAD DISTRICT FUNDS
No. To amount from Current
Tax ............... ........$ 51.H
BY amount paid T. H,
Weddle, r. o. ............. 6.H
No. 2 TO amount from Current
Tax ............ .,,.........$ 1HD
BY amount paid r. C. Hor-
ton, II. -. ..,............... l4l.O
No. To amount from Current
TAX .......,. ..............$ ,82y.Sb
By amount paid ]. L. Nor
rls, II. -. ..............!g.. l,SZS.Sb
No. To amount from Current
TAX ............ ......s....x Sb.N
By amount paid C. II.
Menge, X. o. ..........,... S6.27
No. To amount Poll Tax Col
lected by w. A. Bullock.
Constable .....,... ........$ 800
To amount from Marion
Benham. r. o. refund. -. $50
To amount from Current
TAX ,.....,..... ............ 2.bS.T6
BY amount paid Marion
Benham, n. o. .......... 2,s26O6
No. To amount from Current
Tax ......... t...............S bsSl
BY amount paid John
Cash. r. o. ................ 5SSl
No. To amount from Current
Tax ............ ............$ b0.H
BY amount paid Robert
Donald. r. o. ............ 1924
No. To amount from Current
lax $3.50 ..,.....,.........s M.4a
BY amount paid J. D. Hun.
r. o. .......,...,,........ A4s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-30

70 balance in Treasury on settle
ment March l. 1919 ...,...........$ ll7G.95
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
ONE-ARMED MAN
ACTIVE AGAIN
Tho Soldier Who Raised Row in a
Restaurant Arrested for Steal
ing Two Suit Cases
and an Overcoat.

Recently Emmett Winters, one
armed discharged soldier, was fined
here for whipping a waiter and the
proprietor of RESTRAINT because the
waiter would not cut his meat for
him.
Saturday night, another soldier,
George Watson, reported to the
police that Winters and a third sol
der named A. l.. Mcbride, had stolen
his two suit cases and his overcoat
out Of his room.
Chief Henneman traced Winters
and Mcbride to the northbound train
and telephoned the Burlington police
to arrest them on arrival there,
which was done.
The two men had the overcoat and
one suit case and check for the
other. They telephoned Keokuk, re-
turned the loot, and Watson refused
to prosecute SO the thieves were re-
leased. They claim they took that
method to collect a debt Watson
owed them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
Negro Throws Brick Through the
Heavy Plate Glass and Takes
Out Valuable Jewelry
Saturday Night.
SUSPECT ARRESTED SOON
He Was Seen There Just Before the
Robbery and the Jeweiry Was
Found Where He Is Acous-
toned to Hang Out.

The heavy plate glass show window
OF the Renaud jewelry store at 610
Main street, was broken and some val
liable jewelry taken early Sunday
morning.
A hole was broken in the glass with
brick, and the thief reached through
the hole with his hand and took out
the jewelry in cases which was dis
played there.
The robbery occurred between 1890
and O'Clock Sunday morning, and
by / 80 o'clock the police had Robert
Lowery in Jail booked for investiga-
ton.
Lowery was seen at the window
shortly before the glass was broken,
by several people. At the place where
he is accustomed to hang out at times.
the police recovered stolen jewelry.
The colored man also had some cuts
On his wrist and blood on his hands,
which might have been made by the
edge of glass. He is forty years old
and well known in the police court.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
cubs and critics say they have been
hardened to perfection.
Seat sales have been unprecedented,
it was said.
HOME SERVICE
OFFICE CLOSED
Temporary Needs of This Important
Section Will Be Attended
to Without an
Office.

Miss Laura Alton has been driven
out of her office at Fifth and Blon-
deau streets by the imperative neces-
sity of repairing the rooms before
the return of Captain Frank Fuller
who donated his offices to the Red
Cross for the home service use.
Her office there is closed, and she
will reopen the home service office
elsewhere as soon as new location
is secured.
In the meantime, anybody needing
the services of Miss Alton as chair
man of the home service work here
may telephone No. 25, and an en-
deavor will be made to meet the I'M
perative needs.
But everybody Is requested not to
telephone, if they can possibly wait
until the office is reopened, which
will be soon,' said Miss Alton this
morning, land please tell them not
to telephone unless their needs abso-
lutely require quick action
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
MAJOR GRAY
BACK HOME
Arrives In New York This Morning,
Well and Hearty, and viii be
In keokuk as Soon
as Possible.

Major H. A. Gray landed on Ameri-
can soil this morning in New York
from the S. S. Freedom which ar
rived this forenoon.
He is in charge Of number OF
casualties from the base hospital IN
which he has been in command OF the
surgical ward for over a year In
France, and he will have to take
these men to American hospitals be-
fore he is free to come to keokuk.
This morning Mrs. Gray received
a wireless message from the ship,
signed by DR.. Gray, reading:
"All well. Should arrive New
York Monday. Camp three or four
days. Will wire on arrival"
BY the time this message, which
was filed Sunday, was received by
Mrs. Gray, The Gate City wire had
told of the arrival at New York OF
the ship with base hospital No. 81,
which is that of DR.. Gray.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
MOVING PICTURES.
Howe,s Pictures Tomorrow.

Howe's Pictures Tomorrow.
Although the sea-elephant is al
most extinct, Lyman II. Howes cam
era men succeeded in filming the
capture of huge one in the South
Sea islands. This unique film is an
interesting feature of Mr.. Howes
festival pictures which come to the
Grand tomorrow at 4:10 and at $40
o'clock
The sea-elephant ranges up 10
thirty feet in>length and five tons IN
weight They are numbering things
resembling the walrus, and LIVING
upon cuttlefish and seaweed In the
Howe motion pictures a whoper OF
sea-elephant is captured alive for
an American zoo. The exciting mo-
ments of the six-hour fight to rope
him are filmed in a thrilling series
OF pictures.
Other interesting parts of Howes
program present picturesque tour
of Japan; breath-taking flight IN
somersaulting warplane over the
city of Washington; a steamer Voy-
age down the Ocklawaha river IN
the Florida everglades; canoe fish
Ing and hunting trip into the Cana
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
GRAND RALLY
AT A CHURCH
First African Baptist Congregation
Make Big Advance In Rails
ing Money For Good
Cause.

Yesterday grand rally was held
at the First African Baptist church
which realized $214 for the good
cause. Mrs. Mollie Williams solic-
tied SIS of this, and Mrs. Mary
Thomas obtained $24 of it.
The spirit Of union among the
churches was manifest at the rally.
The Bethel A. NJ E. choir furnished
good music under the auspices Of
Mrs. Annie Holmes. The excellent
sermon was by Rev. j.. Sterling
Moore, Of the Pilgrims Rest church,
and remarks were made by Rev.
lC. R. Waters, Of Bethel A. M. E..
church.
The rally was under the leadership
of Rev. W. H. Clark and was sue
cessful in every way.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
BURGLAR is
PERSISTENT
Woman Is Compelled to Get Up and
Dress Before He Gives Up the
Plan Of Robbng Her
House.

He was a persistent burglar, was
the one who tried to rob the house
at Fiith and High STREETS occupied by
Mrs. Margaret Hartman and Miss
Mamie M. Smith, last night.
Just before midnight, Mrs. Hart
man heard him at the windows and
doors. She made noise to drive
him away, but he went to another
window and tried that one.
Finally Mrs. Hartman got up and
dressed and ran upstairs to. call Miss
Smith, leaving the bold burglar in
an adjoining room. He then went
away and the postoffice clock struck
midnight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28

Reid street from C. to e streets, G
street from William to Reid, and
through the alley in block IA, all in
Reds addition to the city Of Keokuk,
said sewer to connect with the storm
sewer in place at B and Bluff streets,
more particularly described below.
Notice is hereby given that at
meeting of the City Council Of the
City of Keokuk, held on the 2Sth day
OF. April, 1919, there was introduced
the resolution hereinafter set forth,
and that by resolution Of the City
Council duly passed on the said date,
the said resolution hereinafter set
forth will be considered by the City
Council for passage, at meeting to
be held in the council chamber in said
city at o'clock a. m, on the l4th
day OF May, 1919, at which time the
owners Of property subject to assess
ment for the cost Of the Improvement
contemplated by the said resolution
may appear before the said council
and make objection to the contemplat-
ed Improvement and the passage or
the said proposed resolution, If any
they have. said resolution being as
follows:
Resolution No. 1877.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City OF Keokuk, that it il
deemed advisable and necessary to
make improvements by constructing
sanitary sewer with proper connec-
tons in B street, Park street, William
street Reid street, G street, and
through alley in block Al, all in Reds
addition to the city of Keokuk, the
sewer to be constructed in accordance
with specifications to be prepared by
the city engineer, and approved by the
| city council, the location and size of
pipe to be as follows: In B street
from Bluff to William street, IL
inches; in Park street from to .
street, inches; in William street
from B to D street, s inches; in Reid
street from G to e street, s inches;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
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street, s inches; through alley II
block Al, Reid's addition, inch9s
said sewer to connect with storm seq
er in place at B and Bluff street..
The expense OF making said IL:
provement to be assessed against 4
privately owned lots and parcels |;
land abutting thereon and ad1aceE
thereto, according to area and ben.
fit, to the extent that the same is az
sessable by law, said assessments &
be made in accordance with the Lag
governing the same.
Be 1t further resolved, that the Cit
Council will meet at 9 O'Clock a. nj
on the 14th day of May, 1913, in tN
council chamber in the city of Kds
lluk, for the purpose of considering Oh
jections to the passage of the say
proposed resolution, and to the COZ
struction of the said Improvement, I
which hearing the above resolutid
may be amended and passed, or pas
ed as proposed.
Be it further resolved, that the Gig
clerk be and he is hereby instruct9
TO cause notice of the tendency of til
above resolution and the time !
which the said proposed resolutid
will be considered by this council. an
objections to the passage thered
heard. to be published as provided y
law in The Gate City, newspaps
of general circulation, published
the city of Keokuk.
Adopted April %, 1919, by the I'd
lowing vote:
Lofton-Aye.
Hemmy-Aye.
Hickey-Aye.
Ayes, 8; noes, o.
Approved and signed.
ED S. LOTION,
Mayor of the City of Keokuk.
Attest:
( o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk,
] In witness whereof, have hereuni
set my hand.
o. w. sANDBERG D
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
What Is Rheumatism?
Why Suffer from 1t!

the poison turks and which is not
effected by salves and ointments;; It
;s ;mnortant that you rid yourself OF
his terrible disease before it goes too
far S. S. S. is the blood purifier
that has stood the test Of time, hav.
than tia Fifty years. 1t will do fol, you
What it has done for thousands OF
o,hers drive the rheumatic poisons
out of your blood. making it pure
and strong and enabling it to make
~nu well. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely
vegetable, it will do the work and
NOT harm the most delicate stomach.
Write the physician Of this Com
pany and let him advise with YOU
Advice Is furnished without charge;
Address Swift Specific Company. zY
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, &c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
French Woman Said to Be Greatest
Of All War Aid Orators, VIII
viii BE There Tomorrow
Evening.
INTERVIEWS PERsHING
Has Been Decorated by French Gov.
eminent for Her Work for tho
Children Of France and
Has Wide Fame.

speaker for the big mass meeting for
the Victory loan Tuesday evening.
Madame Eugene Guerin will be the
speaker She has been called by
many the greatest of all war speak
ers She has just returned from the
front where she had a private inter
view with Pershing, and Is the off,
cial speaker for the Fraternal
League for the Children OF France.
She has been twice decorated for
services to her country, and Is now
giving her time in the interests OF
the Victory loan.
Miss Valentine Dadant. chairman
of the woman's Liberty loan commit
tee, has charge Of the arrangements
for the meeting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
ANTIQUE SHOP
CATCHES FIRE
"A Cigarette Stub Failing Through a
Grating lsnites Trash In tho
Cellar in Main
Street.

Somebody allowed cigarette stub
to fall through a grating in the side
walk on the north side of Main street
above Fourth street.
Beneath on the cellar under the
sidewalk was a pile of trash including
paper.
On the street floor Is the Antique
shop filed with highly inflammable
goods.
The trash, in the cellar caught fire.
but luckily somebody saw the smoke
and turned in a fire alarm at
O'Clock Saturday evening. The ire
men pvt out the blaze before 1t be-
came really dangerous.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28

sidewalk Of the same block as the
Engelhardt home at 1908 Exchange
street, and they rushed toward the
screaming young woman In the door
way of her home
They scattered around the block
and searched the neighborhood thor
oughly as well as the inside of the
house, but found no trace OF the negro.
Edward Marley, also returning from
church, ahead of the others, was
around the corner and did not know
of the crime. He saw negro running
down an alley, but saw no reason to
chase him then.
Police There Quickly.
Officers Conn and Tigue were at the
Engelhardt house within eight min
u!es and ahead of the physician who
vas hastily summoned. The police
beaded the search for the man. and
the doctor examined Miss Engelhardt
and discovered that her only injuries
were the bruises on her neck and the
nervous shock to which she was sub
jected.
She recovered from the shock i'm
mediately, still full of the courage she
had displayed during her encounter
with the big negro, and this morning
came down to police Headquarters
none the worse from her experience
of last evening.
Chief Henneman and Detective WI
son arrived soon after Conn and Tigue,
and Officer Griffey was also there at
once. The police found where the
man had tried two different cellar win.
dows before gaining entrance by ths
second story window.
Arrested Man Not the One.
At 1920 o'clock last night, soon
after the crime at the Engclharot
home, the police arrested Andy Jones,
ir Main street, above Twelfth street,
and locked him up.
He had in his pockets $500 and
loaded revolver of one OF the pest
makes. a wicked automatic gun. He
strenuously denied knowing anything
about any assault on woman, or any
burglary.
This morning Miss Engelhardt came
down and said Jones is certainly not
her assailant He Is dark negro.
while the assailant was light colored
man whoMiss Englehardt believes she
can identify when he is caught. Jones
wac charged with carrying concealed
weapons, in the superior court TINS
r1orning. and will be kept safe on gen
eral principals. He has been here
about a wear and is waiter He tried
I, bribe the policeman to let him go
after his arrest.
Chief Henneman is working strenu-
ouslv TO get the right man, and sooner
~ later expects to lock him up.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
Sufferers Should Realize That II
Is q Blood Infection and Can
Be Permanently Relieved.

Rheumatism means that the Diooo
has become saturated with uric ae'u
poison.
II does not require medical aa-
vice to know that good health is az
solutely dependent upon pure Olooo'
When the muscles and joints be-
come sore and drawn with rneuma-
tisrn. il is not a wise thing to take
a little salve and by rubbing, Il On inc
sore spot, expect 10 get rid Of your s J,
rheumatics. You must 60 deeper la y
that. down deep into the blood wneie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28

dian wilds; training Italian SKI run
ners for army service in the Alps;
now and surprising achievements CT
caterpillar tractors; an animated eH-
position of military insignia, and an
excursion through Yellowstone PARK.
LYMAN H. Howe's travel festlVai
has always been famous for its AMI
mated comedy cartoons. This years
products are said to be the funniest
films vet created.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
Finish Wrestling Match.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Fighting for
the right to meet Sergt. Earl Caddock,
worlds champion wrestler, Earl,
Stranger, Lewis and Wladelk Zebysko
will met in finish contest at the
Coliseum here tonight.
Realizing the Importance of the con.
test. both men have completed several
days Of hard training at local athletic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
LIEUTENANT
BROWN HERE
He Spent a Few Days With His
Mother and Returned to His
Post Until He Is Nus
tered Out.

First Lieutenant Fred Brown left
last night to rejoin his command at
Toledo, Ohio, after visit over Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Charles H.
Brown, Of 212 South Eighth street.
He will go to Camp Dodge soon for
muster out, and then can return
home to stay. He has been in France
for the last six months with the
fourth army.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
Miss Georgia NJ. Engelhardt Bravely and Sue
cessfully Beats Him OFF Until Help
Arrives and Rescues Her.
DRAGNET IS OUT FOR HER ASSA|LANI
She Heard the Man in the House and Courage
ously Called to Him Before He
Attack ed Her.

Screaming despite his threats to kill
her unless she remained quiet, Miss
Georgia M. EngeIhardt fought off a
bio negro burglar last evening until
The return Of her sisters from church,
rescued her from the brutal attack.
She finally escaped unframed, ex-
cept some bruises on the neck. Tho
police have a dragnet out for her as
saiIant. A negro arrested soon after
the crime turned out to be the wrong
one.
Miss Dora E. Englehardt and Miss
Katherine Engelhardt went to st.
Faults church last evening, and Miss
Georgia M. Engelhardt stayed at home.
During the evening she heard noise
IL the kitchen and turned on the lights
In that room, calling out:
A PIucky keokuk Girl.
~Who's in this house?" Receiving
no reply, she called the same words
second time, and the third time
said:
who's in this house? 1 want to
know
BY that time she had entered the
kitchen which appeared to be vacant.
But negro suddenly leaped out from
under the table and attacked her.
III you holler, I'll kill you'll" gTowled
the big negro beast that Miss Engel-
i.ardt says made her think of a giant
monkey or orang-outang.
Il don't care; I'll scream" pluckily
replied Miss Engelhardt. and she pro-
oeeded to scream as loud as she could.
The two fought through the house
to the door leading from a front room
to the front hall and in the mean
time, the negro grasped the girl by
the throat so tightly that there is a
rlark of his fingers on her throat and
Geek today
=. n.
He 10 Frightened. Away.
Her two sisters returned from
church and rang for admission at the
front door. They saw dimly through
the door into the unlighted hall.
shapes moving on the floor inside, but
could distinguish nothing and were
puzzled to account for what they saw.
They continued to ring the door bell.
The negro finally dropped his attack
on Miss Engelhardt and ran up stars.
she opened the door to her sisters
screaming loudly.
The negro escaped from the house
r. the same way he entered it
through an upstairs window, opening
upon shed roof outside.
Hue and Cry Is Raised.
BY the time the assailant had got
ten clear of the house, men were com
ing running from outside. The people
leaving st. PauPs church at Eleventh
cnd Exchange streets, were on the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
Ten Round Bout.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 2S.-Jach
Britton, the welterweight champion,
and Johnny Grifiths, the Akron flash.
have been matched for q ten round
bout here next Monday night. This
will be Britton's first appearance in
New York state since he knocked
out Ted Lewis, winning back the
welterweight title.