The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-25
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Ut. ana MIS-. j. II. M0ler OIL tulS
city were married sixty years Satur-
day, February 10, and on that date
celebrated their sixtieth wedding ami
versary, with reception of their chill
dren, grandchildren and great grand
children, neighbors and friends to the
number of over 200, at the Presby-
term church, from 2 until 6 o'clock p.
m. The church was decorated with
cut flowers and ferns the color scheme
being purple and white An arch was
erected in front of the pulpit. from
which was suspended floral bell.
Miss Jessie Campbell presided at the
piano, and to the strains of Mendels-
sohn's wedding march, the bridal par
ty entered the church, preceded by the
yulnger grandchildren, the married
grandchildren with the great grand
children, the bride and groom, DR.. and
Mrs. Miller and MIR. Earl Kerr and
Miss Blanche Miller at last. took their
places under the arch, where the latter
were united in marriage by the
brides's uncle, Rev. j, Albert Miller,
the grand parents acting as brides
maid and best man. The bride was
gowned in tan mousseline silk aad
carried a bouquet of lilies. The groom
wore tie conventional black, The
bridesmaid wore steel gray silk, q
present from China, by her son, j. AL
bert Miller. The bride is the second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Homer Mil
or ~ oil
spected by ali who know her. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr
t of this city. He is graduate Of the
Hamilton High school and young
man of sterling worth, and industrious
habits. Quite an extensive program
was carried out in the afternoon, con-
sisting of songs, congratulatory
speeches by the different pastors of
this city and Rev. McGaw of Keokuk.
After congratulations, two-course
luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs.
Miller received many handsome pres
ents. Those in attendance from dis
lance were: Mrs. Ida Spaulding and
Mrs. Ochletree of Omaha, Neb.; Mrs.
Nellie Maxwell of Peoria; Mrs. Nan
Williams of Villisca, Iowa; Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Jackson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gay Miller of Monroe City, Mo-; Mr..
and Mrs Ray Campbell and two chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Krotum of Kan.
sas City, Kan. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
are each past eighty-two years OF age.
They came west in 1860, and settled
in this county in 1861. He has prac.
tised medicine fifty-six years. Nine
children We're born to them, one dying
| in infancy; two others, Mrs Angie
Martin and Mrs. Maggie Walker, also
deceased. Those living are Mrs. EN-
ma Runyon, Mrs. Clara Hannah, S. H
Miller, Mrs. Roumania Ewing, Rev. j
Albert Miller Of this city and DR.. j A
! Miller of Hamilton. There are twenty
A seven grandchildren and nine great
4 grandchildren. ALI of these were pres
ent, except three OF the grandsons.
Joseph Merriman, who had the mis-
fortune to break his leg two weeks
ago, is getting along nicely
Mrs. Thompson has moved to the
/ Mrs Galbraith farm. east of town one
half mile. Walter Finley is moving OF
the farm vacated by Mrs. Thompson.
Mr.. Mendon Of southeast of Hamil
ton has moved into the Mrs. Penning
ton property
John Brant has moved into Mrs
Boleton's tenement house.
John Shumard has rented Jasper
Whites house, and will soon be living
III it.
Mr.. Harvey Stiffey was a Hamilton
visitor two days this week.
John Price attended the burial cere
monies of Mrs. M. T. Brown, nee Mat
tie Felt, whose body was brought from
Chicago Tuesday, and buried in th,
family lot at Riverside cemetery.
Rev. F. Fl. Jones of Colcheste
preached in the Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening and had bap
! tismal services, two being immerse,
at the evening services.
James Ewing shipped a carload o
nice fat steers and one carload O
hogs on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Blanche Jacks of Adrian. visit
Gu over ouHudy Will MISS ldd GOmfOy
Mrs. Emma Boswell, who was callet
here by the death of her mother, Mrs
Mary Ewing, returned to her HON,
in Ohio Tuesday.
Mrs. Jennie Metcalf returned to he
home in Blandinsville, Wednesday af
ter several weeks visit with he:
brother, J. c. Duncan, and family.
Mrs. Della Bachman and son Virgo
and Marie Henderson returned from
a weeks visit in Peoria Saturday.
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