The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
kAHokA, MO.


MTS. Il. ". b6chWltn lSll rIiudy loi L
visit with er daughter in ST. Paul.
Mrs. Herman P. Kirchner died at
her home three miles west of Kahoka, +
Friday morning, February 25, at Sis T
O'Clock, aged So .ears, s months and I
Ia days. Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the st. Paul's Evangelical I
church Sunday afternoon at O'Clock, /
conducted by Rev ., D. Reichle. In |
tern ent in Kahoka cemetery.
Levi Alexander has received notice
of his reappointment as postmaster |
for another four years. During his |
present term Mr.. Alexander has given
splendid satisfaction, and has been
ably assisted by an efficient and court
eous corps of assistants. His re-
appointment is received with pleasure
by his many friends, as we'll as by the
patrons of the office.
This correspondent has been asked
by so many as to the way the COM
mitteemen voted at the recent meet
ing of the democratic county central
COMMITTEE, in which the committee
took it upon themselves to decide who
should be the candidate for state SEN
ator from Clark county, that the
names of those participating and how
they voted is here given: For C. F.
Carter, G. W. Hill, NJ O. Boulware,
James Schrader, Perrin Gregory, Har-
ry Martin and Oscar Edmondson.
For Ball, LOOMS Hardy, w. r. Rob-
ertson and Thos. Daggs. Each COM
mitteeman was supposed to voice the.
sentiment of his township in the con-
test. The vote from Lincoln town
/ ship was cast for Carter, when in a
| primary Mr.. Ball would have poued
at least nine out Of every ten votes
/ cast.
John Blum has purchased the resi-
dence of Mrs. s. w Jester, just east
of the city hall. The property will be
occupied by his parents.
Al England has traded his farm of
! thirty acres near Waterloo for half
interest In the |. E. Shermerhorn
secondhand store.
Postmaster Alexander has bought
the Dawson farm of six acres in Clark
City and expects TO occupy the same
about the first of May He will drive
to and from the Office and incidentally
help Mrs. Alexander raise chickens,
etc. The Kahoka residence will be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. James John.
son.
There has been much sickness in
Kahoka and the surrounding country
t. past few weeks, and many deaths
have resulted.
Mrs. Sue Tanquary's primary pupils
gave a very delightful musical enter
rtainment Saturday afternoon. The
school teachers of the city and the
mothers of the pupils were invited t.
attend.
w. H. Beyler has bought half in
, terest in the Sage dry goods store
! and the new firm is now styled Be..-lel
, & Sage.
: Chas. Yant and Mack Turner were
in Columbia few days of last week
probably taking the short course il
agriculture.
Miss Martha Wilson of Wyaconda
formerly clerk in the Hardness {
q Sage dry goods store, was married
r on Wednesday evening of last week t.
4 o. F. D. Allen of Lewis county.
4 AT the Kahoka city election to b
> held in April two aldermen, one fron
a the east and one from the west ward
are to be elected. Aldermen Bell an
Kirchner are the retiring members @
the board.
Last Wednesday evening at tn
& home of the brides parents, south c
2 Kahoka, occurred the r-arriage {
e Miss Jessie Maude Whaley to NJ
LINDSEY Lee Hodges, Rev. Ferguson
Of Canton officiating. After the Ger
mony sumptuous wedding feast we
enjoyed by the assembled guest
Mr. and Mrs. Hodges are of the cou
tvs best families, popular, and have
:. host of friends who wish them ha
by future. They will reside on far
g in Union township.
Kahoka bugs" are anxiously ava
ing the opening of the baseball seaso
e and are particularly interested
whether or not Ralph Bell. the X
hoka pitcher, makes good with Il
New York Giants.
One of the saddest deaths it h
"a. been our lot to record occurred ST
lie urday morning at o'clock when Mi
Of Louise, eldest daughter of Burlingt
he Agent o. S. Howell and wife pass
away at the family home in Kahok
She had been i'll for some weeks, b
that her Illness would prove fatal
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