The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-29
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Carrie and son Alexander Is visiting
with He'll G.; Stevenson and family for
several days. Uncle Perry Penning-
! ton is sick and confined to the house.
Enough geese were picked In Elvas-
/ ton Wednesday to make feather bed.
fifteen were served on our Thanksgiv.
| ing tables besides those. taken To the
church dinner Turkey was SO scarce
| that geese were used instead.
Mrs Albert Duncan of LaHarpe and
children Maxine and Gayles are visit
ing with Mrs. Huston and family. Miss
Elma Williams of Basco a'so visited
on Thanksgiving with June Huston.
Quite good many OF our souag
minrods went hunting ard brought in
loads of rabbits and by the way the
poor little quails are calling this
morning some OF their mates must be
missing.
John G. Duncan caug.t fine large
mink in Ills trap the other morning
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Duddell and son
Ralph were Carthage visitors Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Martin, wife and
children spent Thanksgiving with the
/ lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John s..
| Shipton of Carthage.
Mr.. Clarence Ruddell and family OF
| Jacksonville, Ills, are visiting this
week with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
4 James Cochrane and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas j. Rudell.
4 rrho Hf;ecoe Alt,inc of Cuba Cnart
1 Thanksgiving with Miss Carrie Wet
eel, returning home today.
Mrs. Tillie Dundee and children
Helen and Lucille, spent Thanksgiving
4 with Mrs. Gibson of Hamilton.
Wilson Campbell and wife and sons,
Russell and Herold, and baby daugh-
tiers, wese with Mr.. Campbelfs father
i for dinner on Thanksgiving day.
/ Lee 81 idin is putting in an Abner
i acetylin light plar; Ill lis new house
DR.. C. A. Runyon is repairing his
house, every room being done.
John Shudnard is at home visiting
his wife and baby.
Thomas Rudell and family, Mrs.
Nettie McGaw and daughters and the
!. Venerable S. P. McGaw attended re.
union of the McGaw family in Keokuk
at the residence of Mrs. Robert Her.
!. shey. Clarence Ruddell and family
also attended.
Miss Mo]lie Rolf is visiting with the
family of James Campbell north OF
! Elvaston.
The returns from the Thanksgiving
dinner and supper shows net Of
nearly $50.
!, Quite number Of our citizens at
tended the funeral of Samuel Lewis.
Mr.. w. H. Knott was on our street,
hustling for The Gate City.
Some of our citizens are getting
quite easy when it comes to going t
!. the pasture to milk the cows perchet
up in an automobile, but this ~ onl.
prospect of what is coming in TIT
:, near future. Next they will be hyini
i out to milk with an aeroplane.
A telegram was received on Frlda.
i evening of last week bringing tn
news of the death of Samuel H. Miller
of East Liverpool, Ohio. Mr.. Mile
I had been resident of Elvaston nearl
u 40 years, he moved from here In 1Ss
to East Liverpool. where he lived VII
y his daughter, Mrs. Nancy lngersol
y Mr.. Miller was congenial good-hear
ed man. he was justice of the peac
IS also city police magistrate for severs
y years and held the Office OF count
coroner for years. The venerabl
DR. j. B. Miller, of this city being
brother. he leaves to mourn his los
. to them, 8 daughters, Mrs. Nancy II
? gersoll Mrs. Eta Snmma, of Eas
= Liverpool, Ohio and Mrs. Nora Bra
y of Kansas, and grand children.
= An electric storm visited this Sc
If. ton Monday night, bearing down Q
til us electric thunder enough for
July tornado Since which time "
is- have been shiverlng with cold; tn
is continuous rains are making the flelS
muddy especially SO in fat grount
n, and binders corn gathering.
y's Mr.. Henry Young's sale was we
attended and property sold very well
cy The Baptist ladies realized abol
$12 from the. lunch counter.
mt DR.. Rnuyon and wife OF Carthas
IS, visited with parents Sunday
Mr.. LATE Deandee and family Wis
on ed last Sunday with Mrs. Deandee
he mother Of Hamilton. Mrs. Deand'
remaining for the week.
ne T. j. Kirb Of Carthage was bu'
tie ness visitor here on Monday.
M Mrs. Jessie Sinde visiter her siste
a. Mrs. r. P. Slump Saturday and Su
day.
IA The Modern Woodmen of Ameri
IN. gave an oyster supper in their h;
Saturday evening.
nh Mrs Mary Boldon who has be-
visiting her daughters in .Mackin
Of and Peoria and friends in Macomb.
eek nome.
Lee Boldon was in Elderville
Law Thursday buying hay.
ton Mr. Will Kinkade is pressing |
hay and putting it in store for beti
Ugh prices.
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