The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-07
Several Men About the Blazing Stove
Escaped Injury. but One Of
Them Had Mustsche
Burned Off.
MRS. STEWARDS DEMISE
Died Suddenly at Her Home at EIvas
ton, Her Death Being Very
Similar to That of
Her Husband.

ELvASTON, Ill. Jan. Mrs Mar
tina Stewart on arising Tuesday morn
ing complained that she did not feel
well and laid down on her lounge and
died in a short time. She had been
feeling as well as usual the day be-
fore. and her sudden death coming so
suddenly cast a gloom OF sorrow over
our commun ty. Only q few years
ago her husband, Robert Stewart died
as suddenly as did she.
Wednesday al the sale on the
premises of the late Samuel
Lewis south OF town Dutch Sol
lars, our restaurant keeper, took
load of eatables, preparatory to run
ming lunch counter and while getting
his gasoline stove In order ne was
pouring gasoline from can which ex-
ploded, burning him pretty badly
about the face and hands. Quite a
number of men were near him at the
time and shared in the explosion and
FIRE, most of whom, escaped very luck
sir. Gus Sylvester of west of Basco was
burned quite badly about the face
losing his mustachs and eyebrows and
badly clustering his face. The Are WAS
extinguished without much trouble
but all who were in the building ron.
slider themselves lucky that they got
away without serious injury All the
dishes were broken and a roal oil
stove with pot of hot soup wa. upset
VIM Moore left for Kansas City
Tuesday evening where he will join a
prospecting party from Darlington,
South Dakota. Among them viii be
his cousin. Frank Moore They ex-
pect TO 60 to Osd Mexico
Miss Greta Runyon left Tuesday
for Oxford, Ohio. after two weeks
visit with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Caldwell o,
Quincy visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Caldwell
Miss Marguerite Martin accompan.
led by her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Dennison of Hamilton, are
visiting relatives in Gibbs. Missouri
Carl Hyndman gave q watch party
TO a number OF friends Friday even
ing.
The entertainment given at the
Presbyterian church Saturday evening
hF TIE choir assisted by Professor
WIN. Mack. Of Carthage was well at
tended and enjoyed by all those pres
ent.
George If. Thomas was In Eavaston
on business Wednesday morning.
Samuel Hyndman shipped a fine
load of hogs and one load Of cattle IL
Chicago Tuesday morning
A. ]. MCGEE is hauling shelied corr
from the elevator to his farm eigh'
miles south. for feeding purposes.
Farmers who have not hnishet
gathering their corn are badly disc
outraged with the prospect OF gettinl
in the field as the snow on Mogda,
and Tuesday has shut them out coz
plefelr. Several farmers here hav
sixty to eighty acres still in the Held,
Thos. Carney and son. John. Of thi
city and Mike Carver Of Blandinsvill,
attended the funeral Of q relative i
Gilman Saturday last.
Messrs Dana Stephenson. Lee En-
ing and Gladstone Clark left Tuesda
for Urbaaa after spending the hol
days with home folks.
James Cochran has sold his res
dence property IN the west part /
town TO Ed Martin, considerable
$4,000 Mr. Cochran and family e
pect TO locate in Hamilton IN the ne;
future
Hugh Alton Of Fl. Green visited du
ing the holidays with Mr. and Mr.
Murtland
Mrs. Ethel Long returned 10 b
home IN Mackinaw THURSDAY mornil
after 2 TWO weeks visit WITH reIatfv
here. She was accompanied home
her niece, Miss Mia Day. for Wis