The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
ELvAsToN, ILL.
, >>>>>><>>>>>

y ~ ~ " ~ " - " - - v
Feb. 2 everyone in town was able
to see the shadow of the grounding
as all that was necessary to do was
to turn their backs to the sun and
look down on the ground, and if that
will cause six weeks more shivering
we will surely have it, as the sun
never was any brighter than Feb. 2.
The Royal Neighbors held their in
stallation Saturday night with oysters
on the board.
Miss LESSEE Harrison of Basco took
the train here for Canton, Mo-, on
Thursday for visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. R. Miller visited
relatives in Peoria last week.
Dr. C. A. Runyon and wife visited
last week at the home of his mother,
in Washington, Iowa.
A reception was held Tuesday at
the NJ. w. A. hall in honor of Charles
A. Hard, who moves to Minnesota
soon.
James Ewing returned home Thurs
day morning from Kansas City, with
d illlc lOCtu vi lCCoiIt5 oISSiG.
Roads are very rough where drags
have not been used and what few
farmers are delivering hay use four
horses with light loads. Not many
autos are to be seen on the roads.
Mr.. Herman Rehnke of the north
country was in town Tuesday. When
asked how the roads were, he said
there weren't any roads at all. How
ever our mail carrier has made his
regular trips SO far.
We are glad to report that our gen.
ial butcher. w S. Mack, has rented
the meat market again and will stay
with us another year He wants
car loads OF ice to store in the ice
house for summer time.
Sydney Ingersoll of Donnellson,
Iowa, visited with Hiram Ingersoll the
fore, part Of last week, The. gentle
men are cousins and have not met
! before for about fourteen years.
Crystal Garvey, our assistant post
mistress, returned Wednesday even
ing from two weeks visit in Chicago
with her aunt, Mrs. Kate Vogleson,
and her sister, Pearl, who is engaged
/ with the Rapid Address Co. of Chi
cago.
1 Mrs. Anston Mondon is reported
I sick, threatened with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Groves and
sons. Willard and Ganet, are visiting
] friends and relatives in this vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Hollingsworth and
children. Louise and Adele, Mrs Eva
! Campbell and daughters Katie and
/ Mildred, and Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Gray
/ of Carthage, took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper White on Thursday.
Robert Martin Of near Centralia,
Mo. who visited two weeks ago with
his parents here, returned home with
the intention of selling his effects
I there and moving to Elvaston, and on
his return to Missouri he found that
his entire farming outfit had been
destroyed by fire. His barn first
caught fire and communicated TO the
house All the contents OF the barn
was a total loss, but his household
goods we're taken out by neighbors
and saved.
4 Mrs. Mary Hollsclaw and daughter
Ethel, visited last week with her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holtsclaw
Mrs. Julie Walker, teacher of Nc
Call school, visited Saturday and Sun
day with her aunt and uncle, George
White.
Mrs. Mary Osborn of Hamilton, and
Mrs. S. e. Demerest of Joliet, visited
last week with their sister, Mrs, G. n.
! Martin.
Word was received by Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Miller. Tuesday of the arrival
of nine pound baby girl that had
come to live with Mr.. and MS. julius
/ jackson of Monroe City, Mo.
An Uncertain Luxury.
IL arr nn,,ay. cav o man whn fucJst1a