The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
kAHoKA, MO.
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j. E. Jesberg, of near Wayland
was adjudged insane by the count,
court Thursday and Sheriff Hardy. &C
companied by Desley Hennessy, tool
him to TIE asylum Thursday evening
NJ V. Walker, OF Williamstown, ant
Hiss Grace Kittle. of near Kahoka
were united in marriage in Kahoka
Wednesday by Rev. W. F. Laidley
The Presbyterian ladies held safe
and sane celebration in the court
house yard.
Mrs. John Kirch, B. j. Kirch and
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Townsend, of Ka-
hoka, attended the ch-Robertson
wedding in Keokuk Wednesday.
Memphis declared off the game be
tween Kahoka for Friday of this
week on the local grounds. Scared of
us.
John Caulkins and Miss Cena Ar
mold, of Alexandria, were recently
married in Kahoka
Arthur Sherwood, of Kahoka, and
Miss Bernice Russell OF Memphis,
were married at the brides home in
Memphis, Wednesday evening. John
Karle attended the wedding. The
many friends of the couple extend
congratulations They arrived in Ka-
fnka Thursday evening and will
make their home here
Harold Trump left Tuesday even
ing for visit with his sister, Mrs.
Edna Condit, at East Orange, N. j.
L. L. Duer. of Portland, Oregon, ar
rived Tuesday for a visit with old
Kahoka friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter vandolah. of
Edna, attended the funeral of James
Vandolah in Kahoka Wednesday.
Hugh Hitler left Tuesday for his
school duties at Culver, Ind.
George NJ. Callihan, ex-probate
Judge, left Monday for Kansas CITY.
where he will be assistant to National
Bank Examiner Chas. w Watson. The
examiners office is in the Scheidley
building.
Clarence Armstrong and Miss Pearl
Weller, both Of Luray, were united
in marriage at Granger Sunday.
Elmer Hull arrived home Tuesday
from trip to Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moilo Nicely. of Sey-
mour, Iowa, arrived Tuesday for a
visit with Kahoka friends.
Sunday evening while returning
from a trip to Revere, Miss Mary
Nichols, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Nichols, OF Kahoka, and Wells
Saunders, of southeast of Kahoka, met
with what might have proven a very
sad accident, and as it was was very
severe for the young lady. While
turning a corner at the Dick Bowden
farm few miles north of Kahoka,
and where high hedge fence OBJ
scures the view, they met an automo.
bile driven by Warren Druse of Ka-
hoka. The horse turned completely
around in the road, the wheels locking
with telephone pole, throwing the
occupants of the vehicle into a barb
ed wire fence. Mr.. Druse and party
jumped from the auto and caught the
horse and extricated the young man
and lady from their uncomfortable DO
sftion. They We're brought to the
young lady's home in Kahoka and a
physician summoned. An examination
was made and it was found that the
girl had fractured a leg about two
inches above the ankle besides sus
tanning numerous wire scratches. The
young man sustained only few wire
scratches and few bruises. The
clothes of each were literally torn tt
threads blythe wire. It was narrow
escape for both The driver of the
automobile is considered blameless
He was driving his machine at SLOW
pace and just before coming to th'
corner saw the heads of the ap
preaching parties through the hedge
He aDplisd the emergency brake ant
ran his machine into the hedge. Be
fore reaching the corner he blew tn.
horn repeatedly, but the party az
preaching from the other direction