The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
LA HARPE, ILL.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Tarman an
aged couple living In the northwest
part of town had narrow escape
Sunday night when a lamp exploded,
settling fire to some draperies hang
ing near. 1t was about midnight then
the explosion took place and they
We're awakened from sleep by the loud
report. They succeeded in putting
out the flames all by themselves
but Mrs. Tarman was badly burned on
her hands and it will take some time
to recover from the nervous shock
both received.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Mcclure are in
Galesburg visiting their daughters and
attending the May musical festival
held tonight at the Central church.
H. E. Claycomb and C. ". Warner
with their families went to their club
house on Sourwine Island last Friday
for an outing. Have not heard today
whether they are submerged or not.
Way Down East" which was to
have been given by local talent tomor-
row night, has been postponed until
Thursday night. The inclemency of
the weather is given out as the cause
of the postpone ent.
Mr.. Harold Marder. of Galesburg
was Sunday guest of Miss Pauline
Bradshaw and drove to Dallas to take
The midnight train for home.
Tonight is the regular monthly meet
ing of our Board of Education. There
are several changes in the personnel
OF our board. The new mayor. Fred
Randall, appointed threee new men.
Charles Sperry, ]. E. Thompson and
DR.. J. S. Barker. This is the first
change in the board for number of
years and has caused a great deal of
comment since the appointments were
made
Russell A Alton was reappointed
city mashal and Harvey Collins
again goes in as sexton of our Gene
terry after rest of year.
The commencement exercises of
the La Harpe High School will be
held Friday May IS. The class is
composed of one young man and eight
young ladies They are: Virgil Rice.
Hazel Peck, Blanche Anderson. aura
Peyrow. May Roberts, Edna Butler,
Helen Martin, Edna Grunig and Jessie
Wight.
Charles Wheaton has sold his drug
business TO w B. Jericho, of Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa. who took possession
last week the firm controls five drug
stores, located at Moline. La Harpe,
Fairfield, New onden. and Mt. Pleas,
ant.
Mrs. NJ. A. Huston and daughter
Cora, who have spent the winter with
the family of K. c. ventress at Kinks,
vile, Mo. returned home the last OF
the week. This year will graduate
Mr.. and Mrs. yentress from the A.
S. o.
F. F. vedder. the druggist has pur-
chased the large brick house, known as
the Henry Hyatt, on East Main street.
1t will be remodeled and made INTO
a convenient and modern home. The
Vedder family will store their house
hold goods during the summer, for
Mrs Vedder expects to leave May "a
for trip abroad winch viii extend
into September. During her absence
Miss Virginia yedder viii spend the
time with her grandmother at Carroll,
ton, Illinois
Mrs W. B. Kaiser and son Louie
went to Princeville, H.. Friday for a
visit with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kilgore have sold
then estaurant business to Mr. and
Mrs. G. B. sperry, and expect to go
west for few months, leaving about
June first
Estis Reed. the eigh-year old son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Reed fell from a
swing Friday evening and hoke both
bones of his right arm.