The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-19
Mrs. Bertrand McMahan, Who Visit.
ed in Warsaw and Had Many
Friends There Died on
March IS.
LATEST FROM WARSAW
Canton Ferry Boat Arrived In Port
With $50 Stands Of Bees For
Farmers in the Near
Vicinity.
Especial to The Gate City !

Bertrand McMahan, of Denver, Col,
who was an August bride last year,
and visited here for some time. died at
$3.50 p. M, March 18th, at her old
home in Mt. Morris, Pa, after several
months illness, and was buried on
Wednesday of this week. She was the
wife of Bertrand McMahan of Wythe
The stricken husband has the sincere
sympathy of his many friends. Jno.
McMahan went to Mt. Morris Satur-
day night.
The big 1000 candle power light, on
the water tower, was turned on last
night. 1t casts a pale light over an
area about four blocks square The
light is as brilliant as star, but does
not shed an intense light on the
ground AS novelty it is a success,
but as a light it is not.
Mr.. Henry B. Farren, of Gam Val
ley S. d., who died of heart failure
on the 14th inst, a. his home in that
city, was cousin of DR.. j. Eaton
Johnson of Warsaw, their mothers be.
ing sisters. They were great chums
| in Keokuk in the days of their young
manhood, but have not met for man,
years. Mr.. Farren was we'll known II
Keokuk, and also in Clark county Mo.
residing in Kahoka for a number o.
years. where with his father he was
engaged in contracting.
The ladies of the German M. e
Ioh ~
I their church parlors last evening.
Everyone was glad to welcome back
Rev. Jagdstein. pastor OF the German
Evangelical church who suffered the
loss of a leg by the train at Viele. Ia.
! last summer. He filled his pulpit last
Sabbath morning, much to the joy OF
his people by whom he is much belov
Led
A large fishing and hunting party is
/ camped at Lima Lake this week and
report good time. They have the
Elwell launch.
Miss Jessie Bell has gone to Mason
| City Ia. to visit her sister
| Hon. Truman Plantz Is in Rock Is
land this week. and will return Satur
day.
| Warsaw is preparing to sell big
lot of buggies this year, one firm hav
ing just set UP its second carload, an(
| is expecting third, next week.
! Warsaw's new band numbers twent.
young men and is getting down tc
work very rapidly.
! Geo Bait is planning to erect mod
ern up-to-date residence on the site o
the present one which will be torr
down
/ T. Frank Patterson has gone soutl
again with another party of lasd seek
ers, whose destination is the frui
belt, Thayer, Mo, being strictl. in it.
Miss Lottie Mckee has not resigned
her position as teacher in the public
school, as has been enormously stated
in a former letter, but has only gone Il
Wisconsin to remain temporarily will
an invalid relative.
Republican township convention
meets tonight at city hall to nominate
supervisor, town clerk, and other off
GERS.
The Canton ferry came up yesterda
morning in charge of Fred Condit, wit
$50 stands of bees, owned by C. +
Dadant Hamilton. They We're deliver
ed to number of farmers who haule
them from the boat Capt Condit re
newed old friendship awhile here, an
called on Capt. John r. Williams. th
veteran steamboat captain on who's
boat Capt Condit was plot in hi
younger days.
"Maloney's Wedding a screamin
, Irish Comedy will hold the boards a
tie opera house tonight, and needles
to say the house will be full. Il
one continuous laugh from start t
finish and has a German comedian
that is only second TO Frank Winnii
ger II is said the doctors will hav
plenty of cracked ribs to patch up t
morrow.