The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-30

is<AIiohA. MO-. Jan. 3O.-GeOrge
Arnold has sold his 100 acre farm
near Luray to VIM. Carter. Consid-
Grafton $500.
AT the office of Squire Murphy. Jan.
q, he united in marriage William
Pletke and Miss Annie Bolick, both
OF Burlington, Iowa.
Fred P. Lang recently passed
successful examination before the
missouri state law board. He will
leave next week for Beaumont. Texas.
where he will enter prominent law
firm.
Andrew McDermott and sister. who
recently moved to Kahoka from near
st. Patrick, have purchased property
In the west part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Rodman will
leave Kahoka next week for Burling-
ton, Iowa, to reside. The many
friends regret to see them leave our
city, but wish them success and happi-
ness in their new home.
Al the Woodmen hall Tuesday night
the members chose up and now have
begun crusade for new members.
One side is designated as the Green"
/ side and the other the White" side.
Z
Will doubtless be given an opportunity
of becoming one. The contest closes
February %.
S. K Farr of the Honey Creek neigh.
borhood in this county, and Miss Eva
Epsy, of Center Junction. Iowa, were
married at the Presbyterian parson-
age Wednesday, Rev. w. F. Wander
lippe officiating.
Rev. C. D. Reichle, of Kahoka, will
conduct services for Rev. Zaydstein at
Warsaw Sunday.
T. F. Patterson and Attorney La
met, of Warsaw. were business Wis.
itors in Kahoka Thursday.
Miss Nettie Greer and Frank Arnold
are behind the bars in Kahoka,
charged with stealing a purse from a
lady at the depot in Wvaconda. They
are under sentence of thirty days in
jail
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wormhoudt are
in Chicago this week.
A luncheon and smoker will be given
at the Woodmen hall next Tuesday
night All members are requested to
be present.
| Oliver Carr and Miss Daisy Markley,
i of Hancock county. Illinois, were
united in marriage at the recorders
Office in Kahoka. Wednesday evening
/ at 1920 o'clock Probate Judge G. NJ.
+ Callihan performing the ceremony.
/ Ed. Stamper and Miss Emma Brink.
man of south of Kahoka, were united
+ in marriage Wednesday by Judge G..
j N. Callihan.
A further fact that the affairs oil
county and state government are get
ting more and more into the hands OF
I the Younger generation was again
demonstrated Wednesday. A couple
came to Kahoka Wednesday night on
+ the $50 train for the purpose of get
! ting married Naturally the first fell
/ low they sought was the recorder,
who proved to be a young and smooth
shaver fellow. The next was some
one TO tie the knot. Probate Judge
G. NJ. Callihan was recommended. He
bears similar description. The next
thing was witnesses to the ceremony
C. w. Yant was handy and was intro
duced to the matrimonial inclined
couple as Clark County's prosecuting
attorney He is also a beardle-s'
youth By this time a number of 9TH
er beardless Youths had arrived to
witness the ceremony. The groom.
who was man of about 40. and his
intended, several years younger, by
this time noticed the absence of the
gray boards and was inclined 10 be
a little suspicious that all was not
well. Being treasured on this point.
however the ceremony proceeded. The
groom. the next morning candloly
confessed that he was suspicious OF
that young crowd and thought they
might be playing joke on him. With
one or two exceptions. all of the Clark
county officials are young or middle
aged men,
John Puder. of. the butcher firm of
Crear and Puder. met with severe
accident Friday morning, while coming
down to work He was passing along
the vacant lots on north side of square
on which large bill boards had been
erected close up to the CURLING, me
strong wind blew the bill boards down
knocking Mr.. Puder into the strsef,