The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-31
NAP PENINGS OF
CLOSING YEAR
/ franklin Correspondent Of The Gate
city Makes up Summary Of
Events Of the Year
1908.
ALL KIND OF EVENTS
recorded and Reported That viii
Make Interesting Reading
First Snow Of Season
Was on Nov. 18th.

FRANKLIN, lOWd, Dec. Ola nap
Dy New Year to all.
The following are the most import
ant happenings of this part of the
county during the year of 1908, as
found in the diary kept by your scribe:
Jan. /, boy born to Sam Knoll and
! wife; Jan. A. son arrives at the home
of Russell Wilson; g. r. l.. Pardall re-
3 signs as justice Of the peace and Fred
H. Dining is appointed by the super
yisors to fill vacancy; 90, VIM. Rose
mann is stricken partially blind; %.
Geo. Miller-Libby Halbasch nuptials
Feb. /, Geo. Schneider operated on
for cancer; IL, West Point bank closes
ITS doors; IS, heaviest snowfall of the
season: rs, boy brightens the home Of
Anna Bernhard
March 8, Mrs. FREEZER, mother of
Z Rev j. F. G. Trefzer, dies at her home
In Falls City. Neb.; 10, death of Mrs.
John Schmidt; IL, death of Mrs. Peter
Krebill marriage of Tom Judy and
Miss Ried; Silver wedding of Fred
Kirchner and wife; Henry Graeser and
wife murdered, robbed and burned
thirty years ago, criminal, Henry Wies
found guilty of crime and sentenced to
life Imprisonment the following year;
II, death of Ed. Day; q, cyclone
wrecks many buildings in New Bos,
ton; 20, daughter born to August Tot
top. q aa
April 1, death Of .Irs. NJ. Berghold.
4, golden wedding anniversary of Her
man D. Brandt and wife, nee Ruesche';
10, agency abolished by the railroad
company.
May "a, death of Mrs. Maria Staub
June Z, dedication of Presbyterian
memorial church east of town.
July 20, death of Mrs. Peter Lang
md Rev. Schlueter, at Tripola. Iowa.
August s, death of Mrs. Gro. Web
q, Sr.:: %, marriage of Geo. Bernhard
and Miss Ella Werthem; 80, death Of
Henry Baust.
Sept s, death of Mrs. Brigetta Schap-
pacher; birth of son to VIM. Schneid-
fr and wife; IS, boy born to l.. c. Par
Nall and wife; %, Aaron Hentzel. Miss
Ella Weber nuptials; %. first frost Of
the season; death of Mrs. Fred Hotop.
Oct. !, Emil Haederich breaks leg
:, baby boy brightens the home of
Peter Hierstein, IL, death of Mrs.
Theo. Hirschler; 16, boy arrives at
Andrew Kirchner; 10, Rev. Jagstein of
Warsaw has leg crushed by c.. B. &
\. q train at Viele; 80, son of James
Paschel breaks arm.
Nov. I, death of Mrs. F. l.. Pardall;
y, first snow of season; is, marriage
oIM r, Seyb to Miss Ethel Judy.
Dec. 26, Frank Heinrichsmeyer
waves arrangement on CHARGE filed by
Herman Rebel and is bound over to
district court; Russell Anton appoint
g agent for station, station made
student office; 80, wedding of Martin
TRADER and Miss Theresa Seyb.
fnlllp Armknecht and daughter
Ineresa and son John, of Cook, Neb,,
are spending the holiday season IN this
iocaiity. their former home. He in
9med your scribe who is well ac-
qaalnted at his present home of the
many different changes during our last
WISH. Among other things he an.
nounced the sudden death of Henry
Haufuss, who was born and raised
aere, short time ago. The deceased
was about As years old and single. He
was member of the M. w. A.. the
Woo insurance was willed to his
nspheW, son of his oldest sister, while
ny 10y acre farm is to be disposed OF
". One sister, Mary, resides in West
Point this county.
Nv dnesday, Dec. 80, at 3 O'Clock D.
~ occurred the wedding of Walter
sraeDer to Miss Theresa seyb at the
nome Of the bride, two miles southwest
olhere. Rev. j. F. G. Trefzer officiat-
me new couple will reside in
Marleston township.
cold rainshower visited this com.
nunity Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred H. Ginning will spend
view Years in Donnellson with friends