The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

turned out and husked his corn crop
Mr. Patterson was severely injured in
runaway accident several months
ago, caused by an automobile, and is
only able to get about in an invalid s
chair.
The large barn on the farm of Mrs.
8. Gullickson, two and one-half miles
northeast of Northwood. burned to the
ground, together with an adjacent
granary, the two buildings containing
400 or 500 bushels of oats. several tons
of hay, harness. implements. and two
/ calves.
The Washington Poultry and Pet
Stock association. which has closed a
( successful exhibition. has voted to hold
show next year. Officers have heen
! elected as follows: F. F. Parrish
president: Nate Jones Vice president:
j. E. Lennon, secretary: John Will
son. treasurer: Geo. G.. Reister. man
ager.
Charles R!nker Of Rippey landed a
solar plexus on large wolf last week
that has been killing his sheep. It
killed sheep one night and ate about
half of II, and returned the next night
for the balance. but Charley had sug-
ared the carcass with strychnine and
1t only got few feet away till 1t fell
dead.
Two Of the most prominent and
most wealthy families In northwest
Iowa were brought into closer union
by the marriage at Ida Grove Wed
nesday evening OF Miss Mary Reed.
the sdughter of Mr. and Mrs. ]. w
Reed, and Mr.. Noah Williams. Jr. the
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Noah Williams.
The ceremony was at the Reed home
at 1880, the Rev. Mr.. Townsend of
the Sioux City Unitarian church con.
Quoting the service. The bride and
groom go to Europe little later in
the winter for their wedding tour.
George Karcher, hostler in the Hi
nois Central railroad yards at Fort
Dodge, suffered painful injuries from
being knocked down by an engine,
and as result will be confined to the
hospital for several weeks. Karcher
is man of about 40 years of age. and
Is employed as hostler in the Hi
nois Central yards
David Lynch of Newcastle. Neb..
sued the Sioux City Tribune for sl0,-
600 for alleged libel in an article which
was printed some time ago, and which
stated that Nebraska health officers
were pursuing Lynch because he had
violated the quarantine law The jury
IN the case returned verdict in favor
of the newspaper.
Frank Starnes OF Laurel believes he
is the champion corn husker of at
least Marshall county, if not the en- !
tire state. Starnes husked as high as
80 bushels of corn in a single day OF
nine hours. and for twenty-four and
one-half days, husked and cribbed on
an average of 107k bushels a day.
never working more than nine hours.
The Corning corn show was great .
success financially and educationallv. +
Ihere We're lis entries. The farmer
who has the honor of exhibiting his
samples at the national show is Walter
Jones. Other prive winners were John
Bixler, c. c. Norton C. H. Lind La
verne Smith and William Peruvian.
The school children had many ex.
hibits.
Sylvan lodge No. 507. A. F. and A.
NJ. HE'D an election of officers at Ma
sonic hall at Denison. at which time
mere was goodly attendance of the
members. The following officers
we're elected: Master. Chas. Bollen.
senior warden, Carl F. Kuehnel. Jun
or warden, James Armstrong: treas
irer, A. B. Lorentzen; secretary. A. J.
Randall.
The largest deed in the history of