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Gunnison news-champion., 1920-12-31
New Year Kissing
Customs
Salurins the Parish Pump

HERE has always been u close
and mystic association Of kiss.
ing with the New Year. Every
lover. II circumstances permit. thus
salutes his sweetheart at the dawn Of
the New Year-and some lovers are
not particular whose sweetheart she
is that they thus salute on this aus
picious occasion.
There Is an ancient kissing custom
associated with parish church In
Lancashire. The legend is that any
one who at the first stroke Of mid
night kisses the keyhole Of the church
door. and then runs right round the
sdiiice In time to kiss the keyhoie be-
fore the last stroke Of the hour, Ii GER
tain Of good luck during the whole Of
the year.
It requires q certain amount Of
nerve to enter this country churchyard
at the dead Of night. even for such q
purpose. but rumor hath II that no
new year ID born without someone e.
nying the race round the church. The
distance IL such that II 10 impossible
for more than one person to thus court
= years luck.
Churchyards have always been fave
rfte places for New Year osculations.
IN ne Wensleydale district, IN days
gone ~. all and sundry could kiss
.withsut scandal" 90 New Years eve
10 tise porch Of the church.
II was largely avaiied Of. too. for
Il b - record that the accommoda-
hon Ten iaInentably short sf the de-
mand. and consequently there was
eves more squeezing than kissins-k
hat wsfe possible.
a somewhat gruesome kind of
ehurchyard kissing ,ussd - obtain
amoag ths Basquss Of the Pyrenees
- New Yeas's sya. Il was the custom
for the maidsas to thea repair - the
ehurchyard, aad On tbsir fingers watt
Kisses % tAs bsur quarters of the uni-
vefse. ~
4 kin was supposed 70 brush their
dps % rsturn. and n Il WAS warm II
indicated that they would marry and
be happy ever after. On the other
hand. II the Kiss was cold and Of the
earth earthly. the inference was that
single sblessedness" would be their lot.
The only means BY which the omen
could Be broken was By repairing -
the church and kissing the church bell,
4 gravestons and piece sf CONN
wood. This remedy was very fre-
auenfiy resorted to: and % supersti-
tious were the Basque maldens that
but for tie consolation Afforded some
sf then veaId have lost their reason-
10 theee degenerate days the lot Of
the mayor - Durham b lar happier
6Aas t1at q his predecessor n A.
deof tine2 r. tra6ltioa can be relied
= II ehise nagisfrats was tAeu M
~ % ebsiutleo - kfss shs 6rst eow.
~ 1fsf 1870 and H. Arse ~
bssrt - - efst narkst = ~
Nsv Yeoe.
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Gunnison news-champion., 1920-12-31
Chri.tm.. Party .. the Gribbin Home

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Gfbbin enter
tained . number Of their friends and
relatives at q handsomely appointed
dinner party Christmas night The
table sas prettily decorated for the
occasisn, the centerpieee being being
= lovely bouquet Of rosebads. Turkey
and all the delicious things that .
with it, made the dinner . complete
success. Those who were invited to
partake of the fine. repast were: Mr..
and Mrs. II. N. DeYarman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Starls, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cfyle, ofsSslida, Misses Dorothy Delo,
Measrs.. Arthur Starks, Jay Miller and
Je6 Lehew.
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PROGRAM


The Methodist Ladies Aid will have
a ten cent tea at the home Of Mrs.Jos.
Blackstock on Wednesday January 9th
1921. Mrs. +. NJ. Russell, Mrs. N. v.
Napier and Mrs. Blackstock will serve
the tea
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-12-31

Harold Brooke has issued invitations
to eight Of his young friends for a
turkey dinner at his home tomorrow
evening.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-12-31

Miss Katherine Lashbrook went
down to Hotchsiss Monday morning
for visit with friends.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-12-31

Never mind tAs rssolutions. Let's
IN Of ~ strive To- d the best NJ eaa in|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

Elmer G. Fisher, Of the Nauvoo
State bank, was a recent business
! visitor in Chicago.
Mrs. George E. Layton and child
of Galesburg, are guests Of the lady
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Milo. Fulton,
| in Nauvoo.
G. V. Hagans and family, Of Fort
Madison, have come to Nauvoo to
reside. They are living in rooms in
| the old Windsor hotel building, oppo-
site the city park, and the head OF
the family will preside over Joseph
Ochsner's service station repair shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joey Ochsner de-
lightfully entertained bunch OF
friends one evening last week IN
their Nauvoo home at progressive
sbunco.' Delicious refreshments
were served and all present enjoyed
themselves hugely.
The Fred Bechtel old home on
south Twelfth street has been pur-
chased by j. F. Ochsner. The prop
erty joins one of Mr.. Ochsner's resi-
dences on the south Mrs. Robert
Kuhn sold it to Mr. Ochsner for $foo'
which is considered a bargain.
Jacob Hummel lost a bull one even
ing last week. The animal was struck
by lightning in a pasture on his prem
ises about six miles northeast or
Nauvoo. Jake paid SIS for the anil
NAL short time ago.
burlington is going to have Dig
time July Q, 8, 4 and 5. The Power
Boat association is going TO nave
boat races, fireworks, water vaude.
Vile IAN everything There Will
be bushels of Nauvoo people who VIII
90 M on the steamer Keokuk to see
the big doings. 1t is hoped that Cap
tain Blair and his popular steamer
will make daily trips during the
show in Burlington.
Thursday is known in Illinois as
Arbor day. There may be some trees
planted in Nauvoo of the fruit va
riety. Few shade trees are planted
in this productive soil these days.
Miss Clara Bauer is still occupying
a cot in a Keokuk hospital but her
MANY Nauvoo friends are glad to
hear that she is improving splendldiy
and may be able to return to her
Nauvoo home soon.
Kenneth Simpson, who is doing
motor transfer business in Nauvoo,
intends to engage III the sHipnieH'
of butter, eggs and poultry, soon.
Quite number of Nauvoo fans in
tend to go to Fort Madison next Sun
day to see the game OF baseball be-
tween Keokuk and the Fort Madison
aggregation. The industrial baSeball
league opens the season there. The
other teams Of the league are Bur
lington and Muscatine.
The Nauvoo Royal Neighbors lodge
members, at their last meeting, Sc
lected Mrs. Louise Schmidt as vice |
oracle and Mrs. Eliza Reimbold as !
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
SCHOOL PUPILS
BOOSTING CITY
Buffalo, N. ", Has Unique Plan OF
Giving Institutions Of Thar
City Plenty OF
Publicity.
School children as city boosters.

School children as city boosters.
This is the plan that is being fol
lowed out in Buffalo, New York, and
in furtherance of this plan each
school is sending out over the coun-
try letters boosting Buffalo and the
Buffalo schools
A junior in the Masten Park high
school has written the letter to the
Keokuk school board, and in addition
10 a general sketch OF advantages
Buffalo offers, writes this about the
schools:
But | know that you are most
interested in the educational rea-
lures. We have sixty-slx public
schools, FIVE high schools and three
colleges, all well-equipped with sup
plies. We have night schools fol
workers, four vocational schools, ana
technical high school. the finest of
its kind in the country. Domestic
science and manual training are
taught in the grammar schools. Fol
pupils physically deficient we have
special schools. Girls may come to
our normal school for two years ana
then, while teaching, continue their
course and receive college degree
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
Committee Which Has Been Solicit
ing Funds Wants to Have Big
Meeting Of contribu0s
and Others.
PROPOSITION TO MAKE
1t is Desired That Every One Who
4 Gave to the Project be Present
to Tell His Views About
Park.

A meeting of the contributors to
the baseball committee, the baseball
fans of the city and the stockholders
of the Keokuk Baseball Grounds as
ISOLATION will be held Friday evening
at s o'clock Gin the superior court
rooms The meeting will be for the
purpose of hearing the committees
report and to make suggestions.
1t is desired by the committee that
every contributor and every person
interested in baseball be out Friday
night, so that there can be a real
discussion of the plans and general
sentiment Of the fans can be secured
as to the improvements which will
be made.
The committee has gotten to the
place where it can make report to
the fans in general and where their
advice and suggestions are wanted.
For that reason it is urged that there
be a large attendance OF fans ana
persons interested in baseball.
"Tell every subscriber to come out
and talk" Chairman Williams OF the
committee said today. I'VE want
them to have a voice in this thing.
We have come to the place now
where we can make comprehensive
report on the status of affairs, and
we want all of the fans and the sub
scribers. particularly, to come out
and express their preferences IN
these matters"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
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manager. These offices were held
by Mrs. Louis Argast before her
death.
Joseph Jemison, an expert row
boat builder in Nauvoo, has just fin.
ished a twenty-foot skiff for man
in Montrose at cost of $95.
The sad summons of death has
again invaded Nauvoo home. This
time the grim reaper has called Mrs.
Myron McGregor, beloved wife Of
Mr.. Myron McGregor. Her sad death
occurred in the family home last
Sunday morning at the early hour of
o'clock. This splendid lady had
been i'll for only about two short
weeks, but no serious results were
apprehended until few hours before
her death. All that loving hands,
doctor and trained nurse could do to
save her life was ever present but
the patient had to succumb to the
inevitable and blood poisoning per-
formed it's deadly work. Mrs. Nc
Gregors maiden name was Valera
Ursula Varena, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bruegger, of Nauvoo,
who survive, with her husband and
a little daughter, Leola Irene, aged
I year and 6 months. Mrs. McGregOr
was "a years, months and II days
old at the time of her death. She
was married to Mr.. McGregor on Oc-
tober IS, 1907. The funeral occurred
Wednesday afternoon at the hour Of
80 o'clock. from the home and the
Presbyterian church, the Rev. Mr..
Neos officiating The remains were
inferred in the Nauvoo cemetery.
Mrs. Milo Fulton received the sad
news Of the death of her sister, Mrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

founded by George Barrere, is now
conducted by Carlos Salzedo, the
eminent harpist.
Mr.. Barrere has again taken his
old time position as first flutist with
the Damrosch orchestra and will
tour Europe with that orchestra this
spring. Mr.. Salzedo will contribute
harp soil to the program.
On March IL the program which
will be given here was given to an
absolutely packed house at Carnegie
hall, New York. Under date OF
March is, the New York Tribune
says:
There were many delightful fea
lures in the. performance given by
Adolph Bolm and his Ballet 1ntime
and the Little Symphony at Carnegie
hall last evening. Mr.. Bolm himself
danced four numbers. Chopin pre-
lude, an Assyrian and Spanish
dance, all four exhibitions OF the
highest artistry and the last three
superbly virile studies, strongly con.
trasted. Ruth Page was accomplished
and fair to look upon in various
dances, and other members of the
ballet were individually effective"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

John Weber, which occurred in her
| home in Salt Lake City, Utah, April
r. The lady was former resident
of Nauvoo's vincinity. Her age was
rs years at the time of her death
The Nauvoo city election occurred
last Tuesday and was one of The
quieteSt affairs OF its kind ever known
in the history of the city. There
were no party nominations for the
three aldermen to be elected in the
three districts and the names of the
candidates were made known and
voted for. The probable candidates
selected are Roy Jemison in the first
ward Rev. W. f. HerteI in the sec
ond ward and John Hohl in the third
ward. The newly elected council
members will meet on the first Mon
day evening in May when they will
be sworn into office.
Ernest Hatfield Of Chill township,
in this county, was a recent visitor
in Chas. Haas family home IN Nau-
WOO. The young man was in the
same company as that of Fred, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas, while in active
service in France during the war and
who mysteriOusly disappeared and
was reported as killed while in &C
ton. Mr.. Haas received some more
Or his sons personal effects, among
which was his Identification number.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R, Burton nave
returned 20 their Nauvoo home from
heir Independence, Mo-, visit.
Ed Morrill,, a Nauvoo tad, has gone
10 Rock Island where he went TO
seek employment.
Mrs. Ed. Wohlwend of Burlington
las been Nauvoo visitor, the guest
IF her sister, Mrs. Geo R Bruegger,
and family. The latter returned with
Ter for a visit In the Orchard City.
Ed Duncan, a farmer living sew
eral miles northeast of Nauvoo. sue
;eeded in catching eight young
wolves on his premises on Friday of
asst week. The day previous he saw
an old wolf and shot at it, and a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
FIT|ONAL GUARD
| BE|NG ORGANIZED
80 General Lasher Returns from
~ 70 Washington Where Re-
organization Bill is Being
Discussed.
MONUMENTS SECURED
u..,ona Guard is Placed Under
Militia Clause in the constitu-
ton Of United
States.

nc MONIES, Iowa, April 21.--Ad.
~ ~ General Louis G. Lasher has re-
I'D from trip to Washington
tSsre he attended meeting OF adju-
u general from the several states,
MA FOR the purpose OF considering
4 house bill to reorganize the army,
KIN has passed that body and the
Ellsworth bill, which was amended
i passed by the senate last week.
M measures are now in conference.
EThe sdiutants general secured
[,ondments to the Wadsworth senate
4, which places the L..tional guard
rder the militia clause Of the consti-
Zion instead of the army clause, in
I'M The house and original Wads-
Irh bill. This means that in the
lima the national guard will not be
hder direct control OF the war Dc,
Irtment, but under control of the
byernors OF states to a definite de,
Zee.
They also povided an amendment
which boys aged over 16 and under
can. with their parents or guard
IA consent, join the national guard.
|The adjutants general attended the
lssion of the senate in body when
koyision of the Wadsworth bill, fer
kiyersal, compulsory training was
|lled and voluntary training substi-
|ted. General Lasher feels that
|ere is bright prospect for the re
|gsnization of the national guard, il
\ house agrees to the amendments
the Wadsworth bill, mentioned
loye, particularly as the bill provides
II the pay of guardsmen monthly.
Etead Of quarterly as in the house
ii, or semiannually as at present
Regular army inspectors have ac-
|pted an infantry company of three
beers and So men at Red Oak, infan-
company Of two officers and 100
len at Harlan. and a cavalry troop of
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Continued ON Page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
Russian Ballet.

A telegram received from Miss
Catherine Bamman. manager of
"Bolms Ballet Intime" and Little
Symphony orchestra" which will ap-
pear at the Grand Friday night. says
that this attraction has just played in
Indianapolis to $4,000 gross. 1t was
an immense success and a return en-
gagement has been booked for May.
The Little Symphony orchestra,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

In all Hudson's unmatched records this inn
portant fact is clear: No ability is sacrificed IN
one direction to gain supremacy In another.
Hudson is the fleetest It's stock car speed
records have never been equa1ed. On the
speedway it's racing cars won more points than
any other team ever gained. # %
But its speed means no forfeit of other quail
tiles. For in official tests, the Super-Slx has
also out-performed all other types, In endur-
ance, hill. climbing and acceleration. In every
motor performance it has established leader
ship by unanswerable proofs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

three officers and men at Oskaloosa.
They will soon be recognized by the
war department.
Citizens and the American Legion
at Mt. Ayr have Informed the adjutant
general that they have a building for
a suitable armory and enough men to
organize an infantry company 1t is
expected the company will be organ
lied in the immediate future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

SAT AGn SLOODC NOAGo q
AFTER DEsPoNDENcY COMES JoY.) d
AFTER SICKNESS COMES HEALTH.
AFTER WEAKNESS COMES STRENGTH.
In the spring when you're "all
in" tagged out blood thin, if
you will turn to Natures remedy.
q tonic made from wild roots and
barks, which has stood fifty years
as the best spring tonic-you will
find strength regained. No need
to tell you it's DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, put up in tablet
or liquid form, and sold by every
druggist in the land. After a hard
winter shut up indoors, your blood
needs temperance tonic, a tissue
builder and blood maker such as this
Medical Discovery''o of DR.. Pierce's.
Carroll, Iowa-ssAt one time I tool
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for a raw, sore feeling in my lungs fol-
lowing the measles, also for torpid liver
and poor appetite. The medicine helped
me wonderfully. My nerves became
quiet and I could sleep well at night.
"My mother took this remedy twenty
years ago and she was greatly bene-
flied. MRS. G. s. KNIGHT, 1920 N.
Crawford st.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

Ten per cent. of the women in fac-
tories and 8 per cent. of women IN
department stores in New York City
earn less than Sc per week while IS
per cent. of women in factories and
the same per cent. in mercantile
establishments earn less than $l4
per week. ~ a A
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
Tests That Proved Hudson
Also Speak for Essex
Both Hold Performance Records
That Haze Never Been Equalled

Built by the same makers, Huuson's un
equalled records also speak for Essex. They
foretold performance never expected of light
car.
The prophecies now are facts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
Hudson Records Prone
its AH-Round Mastery

Only a supreme advantage that others can
not use, could account for such all-round doml-
nance Hudson has it in the Super-Slx motor
It minimizes vibration to within 1879 OF van
ishing-nearer the ideal than any type we
know ..
In the same size motor the exclusive super
Six principle added 72ao to power ana oo3o TO
efficiency. Endurance is practically doubled.
How these onalities are valued by motorists
is rejected in FIudson's five years Of leadership
Of fine ear sales. Today the demand IS larger
than ever.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

The superstitious use of horseshoes
as emblems of good luck originated in
England about the middle of the sew
century.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

The sale of Intoxicating drinks was
in England as early as the
reign of the Saxon King Edgar, who
closed hundreds of ale houses
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18

iing's, Greensberg's, Dubois & Mar
tin-are full of the latest in mems
wear The Spring suits are nifty in
materials and design, while the hats,
shirts, ties, hosiery and other things
men wear are strictly up to the min
ute.
The Craig Shoe Store as we'll as the
stores mentioned above have great
lines of footwear. The new pumps
and oxfords for ladies are more beau
tiful than ever before, while nifty
new boots occupy a prominent place
in the stocks.
When it comes to carrying large
and well selected lines the merchants
of Liberal are second to none, and
few towns in the Southwest have
such live, up-to-date stores.
The people of Liberal and sur
rounding country should feel proud
of their stores and appreciate the
opportunity to buy such classy mer-
chandise without having to go away
from home.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18
4 FAS8lIONREHy1E NorSPpuGfnDEs:
by DCrtn4 Drart

MAN would never admit it-but
IA the woman of today will say
for herself that she is no longer the
slave of one mode. No more do the
tall, and short, the stout and slender
figure have to conform to one mode,
the deict of group of designers
This is a day Of many sided mode.
Not one but many are the silhouettes
for Spring and emphasis is laid on
variety, in silhouette, in design and
in trimming, and in all the vastly i'm
portant details, variety is the out
standing feature, and few customers
are content with single material or
even a single color. The American
woman, like the Pariseenne has come
to consult her type more and more
and admits no one mode to be the
criterion of her tastes. Her one de-
sire in planning her costume is to ex-
press her own individuality in a chic
manner. Chic, after all, is merely
being simple in an artful way, an en-
ticingly different way. The French
designers who create it quite dazzle
you by their seeming lack of COM
plexity. Does it not seem that the
mind of child is forever entering
into the smartest of the imports?
individuality is the keynote of the
season, and will go all the way from
grandmother's hoops to straight line
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18

WtHE increased importation of for
j eign hats since the war, has a
great influence in the more dashing
styling of mems hats than ever be-
fore. Not that our American hats
have not been adequate to all re-
quirements of quality and impress
siveness, but the introduction of for
eign hats seems to have whetted the
desire for richer effects and the
American designers have been quick
to respond.
The hats from France, Italy, Eng
land and other foreign makers assert
their attractions more from a stand
point of farbic elegance rather than
from any novelty note in the styling.
The hats employed are rich in color
tones, soft in textures and lustrous in
their silky finishes. However, the
novelty mixtures that are most pop
ular are Of our own domestic make
and these have contributed much to
the identifying Of mems hats.
There is not quite as much dash in
the Spring shapes as heretofore. The
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18

ness and color, one charming materi-
al stands out from the others because
of its individuality and because of the
old-time quaintness of its design, for
it is Enthusiastically reminiscent of
olden days. This English sateen is a
fabric as soft and pliable as char
meuse and its patterns are taken
from rare old prints. Closely follow
ing the English sateens in newness
and charm are lowered organdies,
dotted Swiss, checked voiles and rat
inc in new designs in a brilliant as
sortment of plain colors. The popu-
lar English prints retain their popu-
larity this Spring, and the same de-
signs %ill be displayed in new fab
ric, soft, silky muslin, called tropic-
al silk. One of the loveliest of these
has design of prim little forget-me-
nots in blues and greens, and a sus-
picion of mauve, outlined in black
and printed very closely together.
Plads have come back. In velours
and serges they are either made plain
or plated in accordion, knife or box
plaits, in the smartest of separate
sport skirts. Most of these come in
the soft dark shades of blue, brown
and green combined with the lighter
shades in gray and mauve. With q
skirt of this kind is worn short
tailored sport coat and under it the
softest sort Of blouse in pussy willow