The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-05
kahoka Young Man Died In Capital
City Monday and Remains
Brought to kahoka
For Burial.
YANT IS CITY ATTORNEY
chas. w. Yant Appointed City Attor-
ney Upon Resignation Of w.
T. Rutheford-EIect
Teachers.

win Callahan has accepted a position
on the Novinger Record, and assumed
his duties last week.
Rayburn Daggs died in Des Moines,
Iowa, Monday, May 3. aged 20 years,
IL months and IL days. The body
was brought to Kahoka and funeral
services were conducted from the
residence Of the deceased's grand
mothr, Mrs. David Martin, Wedues-
day afternoon at $3.50 by Rev. w. F.
Laidley Interment in Kahoka Gem
etery. The deceased has been n suf-
ferer from complication of diseases
for several years. A few years ago,
in company with his father and
brothers and sister, he went to Cal
ifornia in the hopes that change of
climate would be beneficial to his
health This was not to be had and
few months ago he returned here.
He was with his half brother, Ed
Stutz, in Des Moines, when the final
summons came.
Hon. e. P. Spangler came up from
Nashville ILL.,, and spent Sunday
with his family in Kahoka.
The synod committee to locate the
college will be in Kahoka Friday. Our
citizens should do all in their power
to make them feel at home, and II
you have not put your name down on
the subscription list, now Is good
time to do so.
At meeting of the school board
Saturday night, teachers for the en-
suing year were elected. All the old
teachers were reelected with the ex-
ception Of Miss Ida Zimmerman, who
was replaced with Miss Alberta Cal
lison. The corps of teachers for the
new year are: Roth, superintendent;
high school, Misses Coleman, Evans
and Edelen; grades. Mrs. Giles. Arm
old. and Misses Callison, Watson,
Lynn, CHASER, Hess and Lehew.
The fire department was called to
the home of John Nichols Saturday
morning where blaze had caught in
summer kitchen from vessel con-
tanning hot ashes. The blaze was ex-
tinguished before a great amount OF
damage was done.
Henry Lang Is making some i'm.
provements to his residence property
just east Of the square.
Miss Katherine Green, OF ST. Louis,
| is the guest of Kahoka friends.
Kahoka's outstanding bonded in
debtedness is now only $4,000. This
debt is being gradually wiped out and
! in a short time our little city will be
free from debt and will have one o.
the best electric light and water
works plants in this part Of the state
The inc1ement weather Saturday
4 prevented the Kahoka high schoo
team from crossing bats with thu
Pennington nine.
The city has been having trouble
with their deep we'll the past few
weeks. The trouble Is not scarcit.
of water as some people have beer
led to believe, but to the caving in o
the we'll Those in charge expect II
have the difficulty adjusted in shor
time.
The Pennington high school min
will cross bats with the Kahoka higl
school nine Friday afternoon.
At the regular meeting OF the cit,
council Monday night, w. T. Ruther
ford rendered his resignation as cit
attorney. and Chas. w. Yant was az
pointed. Carl G. Lang was appointe'
by the mayor as city. treasurer. TIL
Kahoka Savings bank was selected a
the city depository.
Probate court will convene in reg
ular session next Monday.
Quite number of fans" from Ka
hoka attended the opening of the Ger
trail Association at Keokuk Tuesday
Frank Kelly and H. H. Wells vii
soon open up racket store in tn
room just west of the Clark Count
Savings bank.
C. G. Lang is attending the bank
ers' association in st. Joseph thi
week.