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II. and Mr.. T. II. seyb and son.
Fort Madison, former residents OF
town, have moved to Mt. Hamtll.
be Theo has charge OF the lumber
a.
[rs. Dora E Wiegner returned to
mington Saturday for q stay OF
eral days at the M. Harnagel
be.
Il. and Mrs. George Bruner and
ghters. Of Centerville. visited rela-
% here several days the past
*
tiss Ada BENJAMIN, Of Trenton.
is spending her vacation here.
n. B. Kemp and son are visiting
The Mrs. Mary Trump home near
j Boston.
llev. A. w. Fruechte, OF Pana, ILL.,,
I'd the pulpit at the Evangelical
Fch here Sunday morning.
The following delegates attended
= Joint convention of the Sunday
pols and Evangelical league at st.
les church in Burlington on July
and 10: Mrs. l.. e. Haffner, Mrs.
~. Brooks. Mrs. S. w. Ingersoll,
P. Benthin and Clemens Anton.
ord has been received here that
les Wilson and Ralph Bergthold,
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SWEEPING UP
LOOSE MINES
U. s. Navy Planted Great earra0e
and 10 Now Engaged In
Digging Them Out
Of Ocean.
IBy United Press.l

LONDON. (By mail. Eighty U.
Is. navy mine sweepers are busy TO-
day in the North sea at Job almost
as dangerous and, from the view
point Of shipping, quite as important
as hunting submarines.
They are clearing away the largest
mine barrage in the world rms
barrage, nearly 80 percent American
made and American-laid mines, is
about 200 miles long and 45 miles
wide. It closes the North sea from
Scotland to Norway.
The task has already resulted IN
casualty toll of four vessels dam
aged. one officer killed and others
wounded. The U. s. S. Bobolink, the
first victim, had her stern blown in
by an exploding mine. Lieutenant
Bruce was killed. Several other OIL
GERS and men, knocked overheard,
were rescued. The q. 8. S. Patuxent
was badly damaged about the stern
and the u. g. s. Rail slightly dam
aged. All were of about l,ooo TONS
The fourth was a smaller boat.
Captain Sexton, U. S. naval chler
of staff in England. said the Amerl-
cans are getting hep" to the under
taking and overcoming many OF It's
difficulties.
Thus far the fleet has covered an
area containing 1000 mines. or
these. forty-fve percent have been
accounted for. Where the remaining
sixty-flve percent are, nobody knows
Cantain Sexton estimated the mine
hunt would keep the sweepers busy
until October or November 1t In
volves a personnel of about 2.500.
When the word was first mouthed
around through the ranks that amer
ican gobs were going to pick up the
mines they helped to lay a short time
before. the general opinion was that
n would be one Of the most thrill
ing Jobs yet. And no one has been
disappointed. Equipped with maps
showing approximately where every
mine was dropped, the f1otilla start
ed out in twos, each pair dragging a
cable between them.
The mines, the map said, were
aown in strings. All the sweepers
had to do was to straddle inc Ine,
mass from one end to the other, and
the cable, between them, would 40
the rest.
OF course, the particular mine IN
question wouldn't be the only one
to 90 off. The conclusion would al
ways set off others Immediately 40
ioinine. and probably still others ad-
iojning these. These two ex1gencles
were provided for on the map under !,
tho titles zone of extreme danger,
zone of possible danger and beyond
that zone of safety" In addition,
tbere would be a few other mines
free-lancing around in all three
zones.
The first few days were rather
disastrous. Captain Sexton ana ms
staff in London began to dread open
ing the mornings dispatches. Gradu-
aIly. with Yankee resourcefuiness'
the Americans seemed to be getting
on top. of the job, until now captain
sexton is confident they are going
to clean up the assignment Win
minimum losses.
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two Of our boys who have seen over
seas service, have arrived in the
United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. X. Ware and sons,
of Pennington, visited at the w. o.
Butler home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Lowenberg and son
left for Burlington Saturday evening
to meet her husband. who has re-
turned from overseas service, and
came home Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Wiegner and
son, Of Pennington, spent Sunday at
the F. c. Tabor home.
The Fourth passed very quietly
here. Some of our people went out
picnicing. while others went to Bur.
lington and Bluff Park.
IL. A. Trump took the camp fire
girls to Bluff Park Tuesday morning
to camp several days.
Miss Kathleen Wise left for Illinois
Monday morning for several weeks
stay.
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COUNTY
COUPLE MARRIED
Arc Well Known in Adjoining Mis-
souri,, and Bride Once Lived in
keokuk, Before Going
to Kansas City.

H. j.. O'Connell of Kahoka, and Miss
lola A. Davis Of Wayland, were mar
ried last evening by Rev. S. c. Ben
ringer. Of the Methodist Protestant
church, at the parsonage.
The bride was the stenographer in
the Offices of w. J. Roberts and J..
Riley McManus for some time and
has many friends among the younger
set In Keokuk. Lately, she has
been In the Offices of big shoe house
In Kansas City. She is also popular
at Wayland and other parts of Clark
county.
Mr.. O'Connell was a student at the
state normal school at Kirksville be-
fore he entered the army where he
was corporal in the 18th service
company Of the signal corps.
The young married couple will re.
side on the O'Connell farm near Ka.
hoka.
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wide between curbs, by grading be-
tween sub-grade and established
grade and constructing five-foot
concrete combination curb and gutter
on both sides of said street, in the
manner provided in said contract;
and
Whereas. The said Keol1uk Quarry
and Construction Company, contrac-
tor, has fully completed the said
work, in accordance with the terms
Of it's contract, and the said work has
been duly accepted by this council as
fully complying with the terms, con-
ditions and requirements of the said
contract, and the plans and specifi-
cations thereto attached; and
Whereas, Under the terms of the
said contract SO much of the cost Of
the said improvement as is by law
assessable against each privately
owned lot or parcel Of ground abut'
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Keokuk, Iowa, June 20. 1919.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
ED s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
June 23. 1919, 9 a. IN.
Council met in regular session with
all members present. Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes Of meetings OF
June 10 and 81, 1919, were read and
approved
Resolution No. 1877.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls and
bill be, and they are hereby, ap-
proved and ordered paid:
Warrant No. 1894, Street. i. -. .$343.60
Warrant No. 1886, General. 90. 1926
Warrant No. 1896, County Rd.. 1880
Warrant No 1887, Sidewalk. 300
Warrant No. 1898, Sewer. 49,. l3C
Warrant. No 1899. Park. 49,, 172 OF
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j. F. WINTERS City Engineer.
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...,v Women In keokuk Qualify
~. certificates Of the Red
Cross for Work During
War.
bqHr HUNDRED HOURS
..... ~ ksokuk Chapter Of Red
nros. Formally Award DIstine-
lions on Report Of Mics
MeIos.

.v.three women belonging to
ysokuk Red Cross chapter have
.,,aed for wearing the Red Cross
dca badge and have received GER
49, for q minimum Of eight hum
No Red Cross executive committee
.,srday upon the recommendation
Miss Cornelia Meigs voted to pre-
i these badges to those who had
med them.
r 4s rantertstically miss Meigs, who
a maximum of time, left her own
~ III the list OF eligibles but 1t
n,aced there later BY order of the
)cers. ~
Who is now living in South
.,,ca and who gave much time to
Pad Gross was credited with 1900
,rs and awarded a badge. The list
|ludes:
|gss inertia Mitchell, 1852 i.ours.
rs G. b. Mcfarland, $500 hours.
In s. ]. Hancock, $500 hours.
trs I. A. Hamill. $500 hours.
0ss Laura Alton, $500 hours.
fn ]. l. 8. Scadding. 800 hours.
M Joseph J. O'Brien, $500 hours.
IRA. Fred Reeve, 1900 hours.
frs Paul Pechstein, 800 hours.
rs. ]. q D. Chenoweth, 1000 hours.
81, Lucy Elder Dimlow, 1900 hours.
lrs. W. n. Guiss, 1,011 hours.
6rs. O. e. King, 1905 hours.
lrs. R Sunbeys, 900 hours.
rs. Charles J. Smith, 1.035 hours.
[rs e B. McKenny, 800 hours.
tss Dena Schaad, 800 hours.
[rs. Karl Wiegner. 800 hours.
LIS. A. ]. Mullar1ky, GAO hours.
[rs. G. J. Landman, 2,132 hours.
Irs. Scherer, 1,064 hours.
Irs. Fletcher, 814 hours.
he last two arc from the Donnell-
branch,
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Aye-Lofton, fIemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION
Attest: Mayor
o. w. sANDBDRG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 841.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun.
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls and
bills be, and they are hereby, APP
proved and ordered paid:
Warrant No. 1858, General. .s1S3.17
Warrant No 1853, Street. -. 294.35
Warrant No $500, Motor We
hicle .....,.......... ...... 1909
Warrant No 1861, Sewer 49,. us
Warrant No. 1862, Bridge. -. 7.0S
Warrant No 1868, Park. ...... 1896
Warrant No. 1864, T. H. Kohl
myer. taxi service, Police. 1900
Warrant No. 1866, Sam Berry,
burying dogs and cats, Police $50
Warrant No. 1906, John Ander-
son, expense trip to Kansas
City, National Fire Chiefs
convention, Fire -. 49,. $500
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Kenny, Hickey.
ED s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took a recess until July /,
1919, a. m.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG. City Clerk
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Be 1t Resolved, By the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Keokuk, That pur-
suant to resolution of necessit pro-
posed at meeting of this Council on
the fifth day of June, 1919, and duly
passed by this Council at meeting
held on the fifth day Of June, 1919.
it is hereby ordered, upon motion Of
this Council, without petition of
property owners, that the following
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Warrant No. S940, Sam Berry,
burying dogs and cats, Police o.oo
Roll call:
Aye--Lofton, Kenny. Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor,
O. w. SANDBERG. City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
June %. 1919, q. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes, of meeting of
June 2S, 1919, were read and ap'
proved. There being no further bust
ness, Council upon motion adjourned,
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
June 81. 1919. 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No $50, having been on
file and posted in the office of the
City Clerk for a period of one week
for public inspection, as required oy
law, ia now before the City Council
and same is adopted by the following
vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor,
Q. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. $40 having been on
file in the office of the City Clerk for
n period of one week, as required by
law, is now before the City Council
and same is adopted by the following
vote:
Aye-Lofton, Kenny, Hickey
ED S. LOTION,
Attest; Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. S3s.
Be II Resolved, BY the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
That the following officers be, ana
they are hereby. granted an increase
in pay in the following amounts:
City Marshal, per month. ....$ 800
Detective Wilson, per month. 1900
Sergeant Parks, per month. 1900
feBuldF patfoihiah' POI Ato
,Jailer, per month ....,....... ,oo
Light inspector, per month. 100
Said increase in pay effective July
i, 1919.
Adopted June q, 1919, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
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privately owned property abut on
said street or not, but in no case
shall privately owned property stu
ated more than three hundred (300)
feet from the street so improved be
so assessed. which said plat and
schedule. when completed. shall be
filed in the office of the City Clerk.
Adopted June 81, 1919, by the fol-
lowing vote.
Aye--Lofton. Hemmy, Hickey.
Ayes, 3; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED S. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City Of Keokuk.
Attest: O. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
Resolution No. $50.
Whereas, In accordance with the
instructions of this Council there
have been prepared and placed on
file in the office of the City Clerk
plat and schedule showing assess
ments proposed to be made for
the cost of the construction Of i'm
provement on Bank street from
the west curb line of Water on the
northerly side to east curb line OF
Second street, 90 feet wide between
curbs, by grading between sub-grade
and established grade and recon
structing with macadam, against the
priavtely owned property abutting
thereon and adjacent thereto, accord
ing to area, and including one-half
of the privately owned property be-
tween the street so improved and
the next street, whether such pri-
vately owned property abut on said
street or not, but in no case includ'
ing any privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
600 feet from the street SO i'm.
proved, which plat and schedule have
been prepared in accordance with
the provisions of law; and
Whereas, The assessments shown
on said schedule seem to be proper
assessments to be made for and on
account of the cost of the construc-
ton of the said improvement, there
fore
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Coun.
Gil of the City of Keokuk, That the
City Clerk be, and he is hereby, In.
structed to give not less than twenty
days notice by two publications in
The Gate City, a newspaper pub
lished in this city, and by handbills
posted in conspicuous places along
the line of the said Improvement,
that said plat and schedule are on
file in his office, and that within
twenty days after the first publica-
ton of such notice all objections
thereto, or to the prior proceedings,
on account of errors, irregularities o
inequalities, must be made in writing
and filed with the said clerk.
Adopted June 81, 1919, by the fol.
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
Ayes, 8; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED S. LOTION,
Mayor of the City Of Keokuk.
Attest: o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
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Resolution No. $50.

Resolution No. $50.
Whereas, On the sixteenth day OF
April, 1919, the City Of Keokuk did
enter into contract with the keokuH
Quarry and Construction Company
for the Improvement Of Bank street
from west curb line Of Water to east
curb line Of Second street, So feet
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
NEAR FIRE

Tuesday evening at $50 the fire
department was called to the resi-
dence Of Mrs. T. E. Needs, on Lincoln
avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, occupied by Denny Moore, a
barber. Earlier in the evening Mr..
Moore had been burning some dry
grass in the yard and had been care
full, he thought, to see that no fire was
left after the grass had been burned.
But the fire had evidently secreted It.
self in the grass and found its way
under the weather boarding. The fire
department cut a hole in the roof Of
tkssAouse and not finding the fire, cut
through the weather boarding and l0s
Gated it. It was soon put out.
There was $500 insurance on the
house and no insurance on Mr..
MOore's goods. The damage to the
house is probably $50 and no dam
age to the goods.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
DOC THAT BIT GIRL
HAD HYDROPHOB|A
Child Taken to Oklahoma City
for Pasteur Treatment
by Specialists Yes
terday

Margaret, the five year old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Green, 1888
Garfield avenue, was taken TO Okla
homa City Mon. to be given the Pas
teur treatment for hydrophobia. On
Sunday, March 16, the little girl was
bitten by a neighbors dog; her face
being quite badly lascerated. The
child's wounds were dressed and the
parents wrote about the case to a
friend in Oklahoma City, who is a
physician. He came up forthwith to
investigate the case. During the mean
time the dog had died. The carcass
was dug up and the head was taken
back to Oklahoma City to be analyzed.
Last night the Greens received the
startling information that 1t had been
found that the dog had the rabbies,
and that the child should be brought
there for treatment without any delay.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
CLASS PARTY

Miss Rosenberger's Class Of Junior
girls of the Baptist Sunday school
were very pleasantly entertained at
a little party at the home of Juanita
Bennett Tuesday evening. The evening
was spent in music and games, after
which a delicious luncheon, consist
ing Of sandwiches, pickles, ice cream
and waters was served.
Those present were Misses May
Haley, Edna and Opal Howard, Edith
and Minnie Pennel, BERTHE Wyatt, Let
n and Idell Wilson, Lucy Mcdaniel,
Alma ElwOod, Juanita Bennett, Clare
Dorsey, Fleta ElwOOd, Minnie ROSen-
berger, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Bennett
Mrs. Sadie Hefey, Charles ( Gmere
and Leon Bennett. ~ -. -
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little Miss oEnOne Alger, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Alger,
sO2 Garfield avenue, charmingly
entertained q number of her lit
tie friends Wednesday afternoon, the
occasion being her fifth birthday.
Games were played and a fish pond
where everyone fshed and caught q
pretty gift, added to the enjoyment
of the children. At half past four
o'clock the children were invited to
the dining room where beautifully
decorated table graced with a large
birthday cake awaited them. Delicious
Refreshments were served and the fve
candles on the cake were blown out by
the five eldest children present each
one making q wish for their little
hostess. OEnone received many love
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
CONCRETE ROAD SMOKER

There will be q concrete road smOk-
er at the assembly room Of the Cham
ber of Commerce, at 1880 o'clock on
Friday evening of this week, which in
fact will be q session Of the entire
Chamber of Commerce organization
and all other citizens who are inter-
ested in the concrete road being built.
It is meeting that citizens, who have
the welfare Of Baxter at heart, cannot
afford to miss.
Present indications are that there
will be several road men present to
outline what Baxter citizens must do
to get the concrete road started at the
earliest possible moment. County En-
gineer Calvin Cooper, County Com
missioner Ira Perkins. Howard Muir
ply, head Of the mining district good
road committee, and representatives
of the Tri-State mine operators, to-
gether with several farmers of this
locality, will be present to learn Of the
concrete road.
Citizens of Chetopa on the west and
Of Galena on the east are asking an
xiously why Baxter citizens do not get
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
THE ARMY AND POLITICS

After the Civil War the returning
soldiers were a great political force
for many years, in both North and
South. They constituted the most
powerful Of any organized group in
the country, and few politicians dared
defy them. A large part Of the prom
inent statesmen were soldiers. Il was
hard to beat q man with q good war
record at the polls.
Four million soldiers are now re-
turning to Civil Life. They will come
back with soldier ideals, with q COM
mon experience, and disposed TO some
extent to act as a unit in public at
fairs. = Experienced politicians expect
them to be a great force, and are try
ing to forecast what their influence
will be. -
For one thing the soldiers are going
to be strong on efficiency and disci-.
pline. They have learned what grand
things can be accompanied by system
and organization and scientific ability.
These qualities have not counted as
high in home politics as they should. :
The best talker is usually the one who
wins at the polls. He may have no
business head or organizing ability.
But If he can make an eloquent and
plausible speech, he is pretty sure to
get by. Meanwhile the quiet man Of
achievement in business, Of capacity
for scientific organization and expert
efficiency, does not usually fare well
at the polls because he can not express
himself volubly enough.
The soldiers will feel keenly the lack
of efficiency. In some cases they suf-
fered from it very seriously and they
will be very hostile TO it in civil life
They are not going to be content.
while mere takers get into power. It
ia q safe prediction that they will con-
stitute a force for ACTION and expert
Abflity rather. than fol. talk. Let the
politicians think about this. W., -.c,.., :,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
TO BEAUTIFY LIBRARY PARK

As will be seen elsewhere, the city
council at its regular meeting Tuesday
night gave q committee Of the Library
Park, composed of Mrs. Bilharz and
Mrs. Nelson, permission to begin the
work Of identifying Library Park,
and the ladies will begin work at once
on this task.
The city will assist in this matter to
the extent Of cleaning up the dirt and
trash Occasioned by the digging Of the
sewer ditch. The ladies Of the Park
board purpose to lay chat walks and
put In beds of shrubbery and flowers
in this most inviting place IOr an in
ternal park, all at their own expense,
a proposition fulfilling the needs Of
the town. That the ladies Of the town
should take initiative in the matter Of
having some civic pride, is well worth
a study Of our general lack Of parks
inand around Baxter Springs; and the
utter failure Of the male population
to- supply Baxter with those beauty
spDts which count so much for the
elevation Of the town.
The Citizen takes of its hat to the
ladies and suggests that after this un-
slightly spot has been transformed in
to q pleasure resort by them, there
may be other fields along the same
line where their usefulness might be
employed.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-03-28
k. c. SOUTHERN
HEADEDFORBAXTER
Expected to Make Connections
With the M. o. & G., and Es-
tablish AnOthe Line from
Gulf to Kansas City

The following from the Galena
Times, serves as a timely warning
that before she really finds 1t out Bax-
ter will have another railroad:
"John Church, of Lawton, was in
Galena Monday and reports that their
town Is to have a railroad in the
very near future. The Kansas City
Southern are building from Ashbury,
Mo-, to Baxter and comes directly
through Lawton from the northeast,
through the heart of the Olson, Hur-
but and Bennett mines, it comes into
Lawton near the Coyne lumber yard
and bears to the south near the East
ern Lead & Zinc mines. The depot
will be located Just below the school
house, on the NJ. R. Lively land; two
blocks from Main street. The grade
is now built one mile west Of Waco.
@From Baxter It viii connect with
Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will make
this one of the best roads to Kansas
City and will be a big improvement
for this part of the country. With
the already developed mines to the
north, south and east Of Lawtm and
bright promising prospects west Of
town, will surely make it one Of the
coming towns, with good schools,
best of water and cheap rents, it is
one idea place to reside, business and
residence lots very reasonable"