The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., April 27, 1918, Image 7

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In the Third Liberty Loan Campaign
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Virtue of property
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TO BE RAISED
Another Week In Wfclch to Put Star
on Honor Flag ef Keokuk and
Meet Standard of Iowa
Citlea.
The third Liberty loan campaign In
Keokuk, which lasts until May 4, will
be devoted to picking up odds and
ends, but fragments of great Import
ance. City Chairman J. O. Boyd has
outlined it to the awrd chairmen.
There la $25,600 more to be sub
scribed In Keokuk to meet this city's
share of twice the quota, which Is the
Iowa standard and that of the other
citlea. It la expected to obtain this
by additional subscriptions from large
corporations, a few corporations not
yet subscribers, and a number of per
sons for lesser amounts who have not
been able to determlen yet Just what
they can do. Obtaining the above
amount will give Keokuk a star on Its
hgJJWr nag.
Amounts to Date by Wards.
The Keokuk city subscriptions to
date by wards Is as follows:
First ward $171,100
Third ward $132,700
Second ward $ 58,100
Seventh ward $ 30,700
Fifth ward $ 30,700
Sixth ward $ 29,250
Fourth ward $ 17,700
j. Non-residents $ 10.000
The non-residenta listed are those
owning property here who subscribed
through Keokuk banks.
Jackson township, outside had a
high quota due to large property hold
ings by nonresidents in the assess
ment liata which placed a heavy bur
den upon the residents for the liber
ty loan. Chairman Dunlap suggests to
his workers in Keokuk that they help
the outalde township In every way
possible.
The Baokward Olive.
New York World: This is the sea
son of opening buds and slowly
greening trees but so far as report
ed. the olive branch is not observing
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5 BIG DAYS—
MAY
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Trained Wlid AiiiriaI SHow and Circus
bined.
MOTORDROME
DOG AND MONKEY HOTEL
THE NUT SHOW
JOAN OF ARC
THE WHIP
MERRY-GO-ROUND
FERRIS WHEEL
KEOKUK WARD KEOKUK YOUTH
III SOUTH SEAS
Leroy L. Akerson, Born and Reared
Here and Graduate of Keokuk
High School, on Opposite
8lde of Globe.
WANTS QUESTIONNAIRE
Writes Exemption Board as Soon aa
He Heara About Draft Law, But
It Take* Months to Qet
Mail Through.
"I am a Keokuk young man In the
south seas, and I want a draft ques
tionnaire to All out," wrote Leroy L.
Akerson to the exemption board of
Lee county. It was sent to him to the
opposite side of the globe and in the
course of time will come back filled
out.
Akerson Is full of patriotism and
apologized for the delay in reporting,
but he is so far away that it took the
news or the draft months to reach
him, and more months for his letter
to reach here.
He is a Keokuk product now doing
a big work half way around the world.
From Keokuk to Pankal.
Mr. Akerson was born in Keokuk
and graduated from the Keokuk high
school in 1911. He graduated from
Iowa Wesleyan university in 1916, and
went at once to the south seag as a
missionary. He Is the son of Peter
Akerson, 1803 FTanklln street.
He is located now at Pankal, Pln
ang. Banka, Dutch Bast Indies, and his
family hear from him occasionally a9
there is opportunity to send a letter
back home. His home is on a small
island.
His family expect him home on a
vacation in about a year and a half.
WARSAWfOO"
NEAR KEOKUK
Some Men Carried Back Home Too
Much Alcoholic Beverage and
Found Themselves Locked
up by Keokuk Police.
They say Warsaw is too close to
Keokuk for their ability to withstand
temptation.
Benlca Wilkinson, Russell James
and Newt Hamill were arrested by
the police last night for being drunk
and making a nuisance of themselves
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Miss Mamie Bess and Lester
Mapes, purchased a marriage license
Thursday evening of County Clerk,
W. E. Miller, and left via Ferris
on the T. P. & W. for Keokuk. They
had planned to be married in Keokuk,
but as they were unable to reach tba
city before the marriage registrar's
office had closed, secured the papers
here and would be married in Hamil
ton, at the Christian church parson
age. After spending the evening in
Keokuk, they departed for Kamps
ville, the bride's home, for a short
visit, thence to near St. Louis, Mo.
to visit the bride's aunt. _____
Mrs. Mapes has been employed for
the past eight years as book-keeper
and stenographer at the Hancock
County National bank, where she has
become a valued employee. She
has been an active worker in the
Christian church and all religious
branches of the church, winning
many friends by her quiet, sweet
disposition. She has been very ambi
tious, having organized a night school
in stenography recently, securing
some thirty students, some of them
however being private students.
Lester Mapes, son of Frank Mapes
of near Ferris, is one of our Carthage
boys, who has been doing service at
Camp Dodge, la, being a member of
the 339 Field Artillery. He is a grad
uate of the Carthage high school and
also Carthage college, and has taught
successfully in the west for a number
of years, having given up his pro
fession to enter camp life. He is be
ing retained at Camp Dodge for em
ployment as an instructor and is
now enjoying a fifteen day furlough.
The many friends of both Mr. and
Mrs. Mapes wish for them many
years of happiness.
Mrs. Mapes will return to the city
after a ten days' vacation to resume
her duties at the bank. Mr. Mapes re
turning to Camp Dodge.
Miss Dorothy Jones, who attends
school in Macomb, spent the week
end with home folks.
Cleo Rhea of Chicago has been vis
iting at the home of his aunt. Mrs.
W. E. Lyon, this week. He returned
to Chicago Thursday evening and
will enter the Naval Officers' Train
ing school at Municipal Pier, Chicago.
Mrs. J. F. Willis, who has been vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Cal
iff, in Denver, Col., returned home
last evening.
Mrs. Lowell Kline, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen Bab
bington, returned to her home in
Quincy Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Ferris entertained the
following ladies at luncheon Wednes
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Under the Auspices
Keokuk Commercial Club
CARTHAGE, ILL- APTIL 27
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of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. W. R.
Vawter, of Richmond, Va. Mrs. F. C.
Gates, Mrs. D. E. Mack, Mrs. E. C.
Mack, Mrs. J. L. Shultz, Mrs. Laura
Noyes, Miss Julia Noyes and Mrs.
Jessie Shultz Weems, of Newark, N.
J.
Mrs. Henry Webber, who has been
I visiting her daughter, Mrs. Claude
Thomas in Bushnell and Frank
Thornbur, in Monmouth, has returned
to her home in this city.
Mrs. Clyde Ervin is visiting her
cousin, Squire Reed, at Indianola,
I Iowa.
Miss Eva Robertson of Quincy.
spent Monday with Mrs. Robert Com
iton. Miss Robinson is acting as sten
ographer at the Hancock County Nat
lonal bank, during Mrs. Mapes* va
cation.
The C. H. S., at its annual meeting
of the Alumni association, Monday
evenlng, decided to hold no banquet
for the senior class this year, on ac
count of present conditions of the
country and the great demand for
money for more pressing needs. All
money paid in for dues will be used
in the purchase of Thrift stamps.
Otis Wood, is the treasurer.
Real Estate Transfers—Hancock,
County, III.
Fred Doyle to H. C. Hoener, deed,
$285. L. 5, 6, B. 8, Tioga.
Ora V. Davis to Marv E. Fisher,
deed, $1, L. 10, B. 9, Bartlett & Gor
don's add. to Hamilton.
Master in Chancery to National
bank of Mlllon, Iowa, deed. $4,000.
se 32-4-9.
City of Carthage to Scott Duffy,
deed $175, Cemetery lot.
Gertrude Neville to Chas. D. Ford
yce, deed. $1. L. 4, B. 1, Cochenour's
add. to LaHarpe, Pt. sw 21-7-5.
O. M. Hull to M. J. Bray, deed,
$2,000. L. 5. 6, 7, 8.B.3, Burnside.
F. S. Sparks to Belle Miller, deed,
Heal Skin Diseases
6imilar skin troubles. A little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, or
$1.00 for extra large bottle, and promptly
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
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TO COME
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applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. It cleanses and Marriage
effectively most skin diseases. Herbert N Mesroplan, of Rockford.
Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating, dis-! 111., Muriel C. McClure, of LaHai pe.
appearing liquid and is soothing to the R- H. Custer of Augusta, Lovenia
most delicate skin. It is not greasy, is Kidd, of Quincy.
easily applied and costs little. Get it
today and save all further distress.
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9x12 Royal Wilton $65.00
7 2 Cock's add,
$1,500,
3wcn
Emma J. Cochran to Henry K. Den
ton, deed. $1. L. 11. all of L. 12,
IB. 29, Bartlett & Gordon's add. Ham
ilton.
It is unnecessary for you to suffer with pipe Line Co. to the Central Trust
eczema, blotches, ringworm, rashes and
A mortgage from Sinclair Cudahy
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n. Y.. in the sum of $2,000,000.
jjeen jied for record with Clr-
clerk and Recorder, John F.
ott COVering
all of its property,
Licenses.
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Great Britain now has 123,500 war
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GIGANTIC ZOO AND MENAGERIE
KENIPF'S SWISS VILLAGE
MYSTERY SHOW
THE BUG HOUSE
FAIRLEY'S MUSEUM
BAND OF 25 MUSICIANS
Will give concert afternoon and evening.
BIG STREET PARADE
With wild animals, tableau, wagons etc.
DUNCAN-SCHELL FURNITUE CO.
WALLPAPER DRAPERIES
LET YOUR RUGS BE TASTY AND
DISTINCTIVE
These Beautiful Rugs $35.00. Full 9x12 Feet
Of course the rug must harmonize with the rest of the room to be right.
These excellent Axminster rugs are offered in unusual variety of color
and design.
These rugs have a remarkable texture,
unexcelled in durability and elegance.
Wide variety.
We guarantee Chambers Fireless Cooking Gas Range to save one-half your fuel gas
bill, saves two-thirds of your time, cooks the food better, does not heat up the kitch
en or no sale. We refer to many satisfied customers to substantiate these claims.
L. 7, B. Z, cocks a, jerg jj0use jn Peaksvllle and is te
Bowen. __ REVERE, MO ing it down and preparing to erect
a new house.
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$44.00 9x12 Velvet Rugs
Attractive patterns in good quality
seamless velvet. Big values at these
most unusual prices.
Ed
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Riley have re
turned to their home in Revere, after Sunday at the Lewis Kautz home.
a short visit in Kansas. I Misses Helen Stevens and Netti
Dr. Geeslin announces the arrival^
of a son at the home of Chas. Gudka. l^hool J-
Mrs. Padeng of Peaksville is quite
poorly with rheumatism, her sister
Galland has bought the old SI
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EuJa are visiting at the bome
Frank Lucas mas purchased a new j,er parents Mr. John O'neil,
Ford. Belfast Iowa.
Chas. Wallace and family spear
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Tuesdav with Mrs. Dors
north of
Peaksville.
Mrs. Richey of Fort Madison is with
her at the present writing. Blind Infatuation.
Francis Blakely and family are pre- Duluth News-Tribune: Germany
paring to move to Kansas. Francis fast becoming a nation of widows
has been carrier on Route 1 for the orphans, thanks to the infatuati
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