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Arizona republican., 1920-08-01

class will be taken in. All visiting Rebekahs most cordially invited to be on hand and we will show you that Phoenix Rebekahs are doing degree work equal to the best in the south west.
 SECURITY BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
 Friday night, July 30, was kiddies night, Phoenix Juvenile council No. 2325 held their regular business meet ing, Phoenix adult council No. 2325 having turned over their lodge room to them. Sevkral new members were initiated and each little officer deliv cred his charge in very unique man. ner. This was the first time the par ents have had the opportunity to see the children in their work. At the close of their services they were in- vited to the banquet room where they were served with ice cream cones, and from the way the cones disappeared there must have been a number of adults that turned kid for the evening.
 Friday night. August 6, will be reg ular business meeting for Phoenix council No. 2325. at which time num- Der of new applic carions will be balloted upon as well as st number of new num- bers initiated. Tn fact it will be one of the biggest events ever recorded on the minutes of Phoenix council No. 2325, Security Benefit association. State Manager H. c. Wolfsen will have returned from his trip through Arizona and New Mexico and will have many interesting things to tell about his trip, as he reports big boom all over this part of the country
 The initiatory services of the eve ming will be exempltfied by State Man ager H. C. Wolfsen with his moving picture machine, which today are be- ing known from ocean to ocean as the most impressive services in fraternal existence. The ladies' degree team will be there in full force to assist with the work. Don't forget the date, Fri day night, August 6.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-01

The aggregate mileage travelled by automobiles over Pennsylvania roads in 1919 exceeded 4,000. .000,000 miles; the number of passengers carried was double that carried by steam railroads
Arizona republican., 1920-08-01
JOHN w. MARLIN. Fditor

Do you find your Iodue reoresented sin this column? if you do not it is your fault See that some one is ap- pointed to write information of interest your members and the happenings o' your meetings to the editor of this Sg.umn- Have copy reach the paper by ,nursoay night if possible, but not later than Friday night. Use type writer if possible and write on only one side of paper
Arizona republican., 1920-08-01

The national wealth of Japan has been doubled by the World war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
JOHNSON HAD
THEIR OWN GANG
Army Could Have Been Formed Out
of the Number That Served in
American Professionalism
Grand Old Name, Too.

In the files of the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, Washington, D. c.,
are the names and records of upwards
of 4,500,000 soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, insured under the war risk in
surance act. In the card indexes
are listed the names of $4,000 John
sons, the most numerous family name
in the bureau records. Some of
these Johnsons also spell their names
variously, as Johnston and Johnstone
The Smiths, with 51,950, are not far
behind numerically. The Browns,
with $4,000, are third, and the Will
Jams family comes to the front with
AZ, 900 names. Then in the order
named comes the Joneses, 2S,Q50
strong; the Andersons, $4,000; the
Walkers, 1S,500.
OF the $4,000 Johnsons, 2,138 were
christened John, and 2,062 William
Johnson. The favorite Christian
name in the Smith family is William,
being borne by 3,412 Smiths; while
John was the given name of 2,625
Smiths. OF the $4,000 Browns, who
were the uniform 1000, were named
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
ROAD HOG rs
REAL MENACE
obody Loves Any Kind of Hog Let
Alone This Dangerous
Species of the
Human Race.

Nobody loves a hog There has
been quite lot of sentiment spilled
hbout pigs is pigs" or rather about
he story that made the expression
famous, but nobody has any high re-
gard for hog.
Which leads to the assertion that
ho automobile driver loves road
bog. A road-hog has the intelligence
pf a human being without having his
enatomy entirely warmed through
with the milk of human kindness.
There are many kinds of road-hogs.
One kind is the fellow who gets in
fhe way and won't move over when
you blow your horn seeking the law
given right to pass He's just plain
prnery. He needs to be given taste
pf Jurisprudence
But the most dangerous road-hog is
The helluva-hurry hog, who races
forty-nine miles an hour all the way
] nto town so that he can have three
minutes longer to stand on the street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
OLD CURIOSITY SHOPS OF KE0KUK
Not Only Place These Flourish For "secone
Prosaio Counterpars Of the Lair
Of o

agination sufficient to hang de
| lightful tale to each and every an
cient article in the place, for to some
women a piece of antique furniture
without history is Of no more value
than 1920 model refrigerator or
fireless cooker of the latest design.
1t must be old and have a history to
be "everlastingly blessed"
. There are tricks to all trades, and
no one can blame the secondhand
store dealers If they cater TO the
taste of the feminine. Columbus who
is forever IN search Of something
which she thinks might be in this
store, or especially when she tells
'em she's willing to pay, oh. almost
any price to get exactly what she's
looking for. But remember, Mr..
Shopkeeper, "1 want something that
has history" They scarcely ever
specify whether it has to be some
thing which belonged to Henry VIII,
Boone, and in this locality even four
to. Joseph Smith Of Nauvoo pass the
acid test.
His Calling Lists.
Auu calling liStS-W6li, llS SctoIih'
hand store man has 'em, and he
makes use Of 1t every time a stray
bit of old-fashioned furniture gets
into his place of business; and the
results are remarkable. Women who
have been too busy or too tired for
month to get down town in the
middle Of the day flock to the old
curiosity shop early in the morning.
and if the list was long enough, in
cluding many names, they continue
throughout the day.
But the old shops aren't really old
any more, with counters piled high
and windows full of new goods
ALSO and some of the romantic charm
of the places has thus been lost; but
even at that as long as there are
even stores Of new. and second
hand goods'N on Main street there
will be a lot Of Keokuk women made
happy every time they enter one of
them and find a last bit of the stuff
they love. And so, the tale is told.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
CAN you REMEMBER
WAY BACK WHEN :
Duffy Won a Baseball Game For
keokuk by Knocking Ball
Into Fence and Losing
It in knothoIe.

Speaking of home run kings, Babe
Ruth had nothing on old Bill Duffy
who used to dish up port side slants
for the Keokuk Red Stockings in the
old Hubinger park days. Besides
being a hurler Duffy took his turn
in the field, and was some hitter.
There was never any surety as to
when he might break up the little
old ball game with a circuit clout,
lor a needed single. The way lie
stood on the lee side OF the plate and
banged away at anything the pitcher
had to offer made it certain that he
was going to hit something.
This particular day the score was
tied and was running into extra in
!nings. 1t was played on the old
Hubinger park diamonds back in the
;early days of this asset to the city,
when there was a race track around
the ball diamond, and the white
washed fence used to run around the
field outside of the foul lines in right
and left field.
Duffy comes up in the eleventh Or
some nth inning and whales away
at the first ball offered. He met it
squarely ard drove it nearly on a
line out into right field 1t sailed out
of reach. OF the fielder and plunked
somewhere near the fence.
Duff legged it around the sacks
with the center and right fielder Of
the visiting team hunting frantically
for the pill The fans. rose in one
grand chorus of glee as Duffy crossed
the plate with the winning run.
But the ball was still lost.
+. Finally somebody had an idea, AMI
he followed hunch. There in a knot
hole in the fence board was the base
ball. The drive was powerful enough
to have wedged the sphere into the
knothole and there it stuck.
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MRS. JOHN c. FRY
| IS BURIED TODAY
Death Of Sister OF w. B. Daniel Oc-
CURED in Aurora Thursday
from Stroke of Apo
piexy.
MARRIED HERE IN 1870
Mrs. Fry Came Here With Her Par
ents in 1863, and Following Her
Marriage Went to
Aurora.

w. B. Kellogg of this city is in
Aurora today, attending the funeral
bervices of his great aunt, mrs. John
e. Fry whose death occurred there al
he home of her daughter Thursday
norning, from a stroke of apoplexy
6he had been i'll four weeks. Fun.
Pral services were held from the resi-
lence OF Mrs. Charles Borkman this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and inter
blent occurred in the cemetery there.
Mrs. Fry is the sister of w. B. Dan
el of this city and is well known in
keokuk where she formerly lived for
number of years. She came here
rth her parents in 1863, and in 1870
he was married to John c. Fry, also
i Keokuk, who preceded her in
eath ten years ago.
Mr.. Fry was, for several years, cir
ulator of The Daily Gate City. Dur
pg their residence here both Mr.. and
drs. Fry We're prominent in the affairs
ii Keokuk. They left here for Mr..
Fry to assume some government du-
les at Washington, d. c., where they
lived for sometime, afterwards going
10 Aurora, where both Mr. and Mrs.
Fry died. Mrs. Fry was member of
|he Trinity Methodist church of this
Eity She visited here four years ago
vith her brother, Mr.. Daniel.
For the past few years Mrs. Fry
las been dividing her time between
Ter three daughters, and she was Wis
ting Mrs. Charles Borkman at Aurora
Fhen her death occurred. All three
II her daughters were with her at that
ime. She was buried there beside
Ter husband.
The survivors are the three daught-
rs, Mrs. William, Patrick, Indianapo-
s. Mrs. H. A. Brennecke, Aurora, and
FRS. Charles Borkman, Aurora; two
listers, Miss Emma Daniels, of Los
ngeles, and Miss Florence Daniels,
hicago; three brothers, w. B. Daniel,
eokuk, Charles, Columbus, Ohio,
EDWARD Daniels, in the west, and FIVE
rand dchildren.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
As Partner of President.

Iunited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MARION, 81 o., July 10.-Senator
Harding announced today that If he
is elected president, the vice presl
dent will be invited to participate as
an ex-officio member at all cabinet
meetings. The republican nominee
believes that such course would
elevate the office of the vice presi'
dent and would ecease+to make him
virtual figurehead in the nations ar
fairs. The president by calling IN
the vice president would also have
the advantage of additional counsel
from his "chief partner Harding
said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
The hluiskamp Party.
fNfHA S1zte

One of the most delightful parties
OF the season was given last evening
at the Country club by the Messrs.
Henry, Gerard and Woodson Huis-
kamp, at which over $50 guests were
present. Dancing was enjoyed on the
pavilion from 8 to 1 o'clock, with
Stones five.piece orchestra, of Bur.
lington, playing the dance program
Ices and cakes and punch were
served during the evening. In the
receiving line were Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Huiskamp, Mr.. Woodson Huis-
kamp, Miss Margaret Butler, Miss
Lucretia Reiner and Mr.. Leonard
Matless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
June IT, 1920, 8 a. IN.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Craig
presiding. Minutes Of meetings of
June IA and Is, 1920, were read and
approved. There being no further
business, Council took a recess until
June IS, 1920.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
June IS, 1920, 9 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Craig
presiding.
Resolution No. Ga.
Be 1t Resolved, By the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Keokuk:
That the City Clerk be, and he is
hereby, authorized to draw Warrant
No. 1O737, for the sum Of $1,000, in
favor of Peter and Emma l.. Ayres,
for Oakland cemetery lot 1876, block N.
Roll call:
Aye-CTdlS, 11elullly, oFeltoh-
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
June q, 1920 9 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Craig
pres iding. Minutes of meetings Of
June II and IS, 1920, were read and
approved.
Resolution No. 65.
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, approved
apH orIoraH nod
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
The Charm Of Antiquity.

plain John Brown. OF the Williams
family, 28O signed up as Willie Will
liams.' There were 900 John An
derson," 800 were christened Carl, "
and 900 Charles"
John j. O'Brien, soldier, wrote to
the bureau of war risk insurance
about his insurance; he gave no serial
or certificate numbers, but said he
could be identified by the fact that
the beneficiary, his wife, was named
Mary A. The research workers at
the bureau found in the files the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

corner and chew the rag with a curb
stone wiseacre.
He is the kind of a man who starts
to pass a machine in front OF him
without taking look to see what's
coming. He. crowds. the man he is
passing and crowds the man he is
meeting, scares women half to death,
and risks killing people by crushing
them to death.
The road-hog who does that kind OF
hogging is the most dangerous animal
who infests the highways.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

Such sympathetic contact between you and the
Gulbransen is possible bcause of the exquisite
"pedaltouch" peculiar to the Gubransen. The
pedals are not stiff, requiring you to push hard.
And they not mushy trembly - dying away
under your feet--forcng you to pedal hurriedly.
They gently firm. yielding without effort. and
the slightest extra push is instantly transformed
into tone Thus you pedal lesurey, irregu-
1arly and completely reaxed-confidently in con-
troll Of the wonderful tone possibilities Of this
great instrument.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
BURLINGTON PeonIe Attended Dance

Burlington Hawkeye: The dancing
party which was given at the Kc,-
kuk Country club last evening by
Messrs. Henry and Gerard Huiskamp
included the following people from
burlington: Mr., and Mrs, Rollin
Cowles, Jr., Miss Dorothy Turner,
who is guest Of Miss Charlotte
Buck in Keokuk, and Miss Marjorie
Boesch who will spend the weekend
visiting at the home of Miss Lydia
Rich in Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
Trinity Home Missionary.

. The Women's Home Missionary
society of the Trinity Methodist
church will be entertained Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. B.
Dorsey, 712 Orleans avenue, with
Mrs. Lydia A. Rich, Miss Nellie Hard
esty and Miss Wertz as assisting hos
tesses. The devotionals will be IN
charge of Mrs. T. A. Wilson and Mrs.
H. T. Scott will have a paper, "The
Enigma" Miss Eugene Hepler will
make a missionary talk and piano
solo will be given by Mrs Frank
Pearson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
C. w. B. M. Meeting.

The G. w. B. M. of the Christian
church will be entertained Tuesday
afternoon in the church parlors by
the following committee: Mrs. G. Roy
Whaley. Mrs. J. w. Talley, Mrs.
Julia Cutshall, Misses Ida and Pearl
Uhler, Miss Sadie Talley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
ST. Peters AIumnae.

ST. Peters alumnae will meet Tues
day evening in st. Vincent's hall at
1880 O'Clock. This is the regular
July business session, and matters of
Importance will be discussed. Mem
bers are asked to please make an ef-
fort to attend
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
The Church Societies
Miss RayIey to Speak.

Miss Bayley, Y. W. C. A. secretary,
the First Baptist church Sunday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Every mem
ber desired to be present.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
Are on HoneYmoon.

Mr., and Mrs. Willis Whitley. of
Indianapolis, are visiting Mr.. Whit
ley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Whitley. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Whit
ley are on their wedding trip, their
marriage having occurred last Satur-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
ssy FEATURES.

or the "Capitol' are: incompatible
dancing palace and music, the only
real cafeteria on the river, 3 soda
fountains 400 lunch tables. Leaves
Keokuk Thursday, July IS at $50 a.
m Fort Madison 10:3 a. m, for Bur
lington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

struction Of cement sidewalks fiva
feet wide alongside of lots 1 and II.
block 81, and alongside of lot 12,
block 20, all in Reid's addition to the
City of Keokuk, filed with the City
Clerk in accordance with the terms
of the published notice calling for
proposals for the construction of the
said Improvement, be, and the same
is, hereby accepted, the bid of the
said Keokuk Quarry and Construc ction
Company being the lowest bid re-
ceived.
Be It Further Resolved, That the
Mayor be, and he is hereby, instruct
ed to enter into contract on behalf
of the City of Keokuk for the S2n-
struction Of the said improvement,
con ntract to be prepared by the City
Solicitor, said contract not to be
binding upon the City of Keokuk un-
til it has been duly approved by this
Council.
Adopted June q, 1920, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Aye-Craig, Hemmy, Overton.
Ayes, 3; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
T. A. CRAIG.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
June "a, 1920, 9 a. m,
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Craig
presiding. Minutes of meeting OF
June "a, 1920 were read and ap-
proved
Resolution No. 67.
Be It Resolved. BY the City Coun-
Gil Of the City Of Keokuk:
That the hitching posts situated
at the curb along the west side Of
lot 6, block 90, City of Keokuk, be,
and the same are, ordered removed
within three (3) days from the sery
ice of a copy Of this resolution on
the owner of said lot.
Roll call:
Aye-Craig, Hemmy, Overton.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council took recess until June 25,
1920.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
0. w. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

No man ever becomes SO philo
sophie that he thinks as well of those
who disagree with him as of those
who agree. but wise one pretends
to.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
p. N. G. Club Wednesdav av

The P. N. g. club will have it's
annual picnic Wednesday, July IA, at
Bluff Park, as guests Of Mrs. John
G. Scott The members will leave
Keokuk on the Q. o'clock train for
Montrose and will be met there with
automobiles and taken to the park.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
SUGAR Creek Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Sugar Creek Christian church will
meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Charles J. Johnson, 1920 Timea street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

names of ITS men listed as John
| O'Brien, the wives of fifty of whom
bore the name of Mary A. O'Brien.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
Married Last Evening.

At 6 o'clock last evening, at, the
pars onage Of /, the First Congrega-
tional church, the Rev. Dr. Frederick
w. Long, officiating, occurred the
marriage of Miss Juanita Ford, of
Mount Pleasant, and Mr.. Bruse l..
Halferty, of Fairfield. .-.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

There are curiosity shops outside
Of old England, and characters to fit
them, too, and among the many other
places where they are found is Keo'
kuk. Not the one people most often
think Of, with little Nell and Mr..
Quilp and Mrs. Nubbles as the chief
characters, but curiosity shops never
theless. -., >.'a
secondhand stores" is prosaic
term, but it spells mystery and en-
chantment to many a Keokukian who
haunts such places regularly and
religiously to watch for stray bits Of
antiquity which happen in just now
and then Or seek out of some dusty
corner bit of finery which savors
of golden days gone by.
And they all do it. The feminine
Mr. Garland, Richard Swiveller, Mr.
Short and Thomas Goblin and Miss
Monflathers, children Of Charles Dick
ems Of many score years ago, have
not died, but were only sleeping, and
have awakened now and are return
ing to the secondhand shops in Keo-
kuk And what heavenly time they
have exploring the stores and smell-
ing around, as it were, to see If they
detect any signs of treasures" or
"preety creeturs" hidden away by
some storekeeper whose sense for
ancient things and love for the beau
tiful (?) has not been properly
trained, and thus perhaps allowed
him to cast aside something worth
while, that only one of these curiosity
crusaders and explorers is capable of
unearthing.
The Charm Of Antiquity.
But if the women Of today who
frequent the secondhand shops i'm
agine they are the only persons who
enjoy this form of dissipation, they
are mistaken. For the shopkeeper,
if he is possessed of sense Of hu.
mor-and most men have a little
the visits to his store and the patron
age of these Dickensonian customers
is a treat and more or less profitable.
Providing that he can manage to
keep a supply Of supposedly old
things in stock and has a fertile i'm
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
Cleaners Class.

The Cleaners class of the First
I'M. P. church will meet at Rand park
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

However boastful she may be in
general, a woman doesn't crow over
crows feet ...
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
Seminary Club.

The Seminary club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Karl Klann Tues
day afternoon sse 40
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

Resolution No. 66.
Be 1t Resolved, By the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Keokuk:
That the bid of Keokuk Quarry and
Construction Company for the con-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
woman's Alliance Monday.

The Woman's Alliance of the Uni
tartan church will meet with Mrs.
Claud Cook, 402 Belknap place, Mon
day afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10
READING Circle viii Not Meet.

The Reading Circle of the West
minister Presbyterian church will not
meet during the month of July.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

You would enjoy GuTbransen. You could play it
we'll Just try at store.
NATIONALLY PRICED
Three models all playable by hand by roll, sold
at the same prices to everybody. everywhere in
the u. s.. freight and tax paid Price branded
in the back OF each instrument at the factory
White House Model s725
Country Seat Model 625
Suburban Model $50
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

If your favorite pastime is knock
ing" others, you may be certain that
others favorite pastime is knocking
you
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-10

There is only one test of friendship
whether it stands by the down-and-
outer.