The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-22


in Kahoka, Monday, September is,
aged 70 years. Funeral services were
conducted from the M. E. church Wed.
nesday morning by Rev. j. W. Ander-
son.
Prof. 8. l.. Mapes, the new superin-
tendent Of the Kahoka schools, enter
tanned the teachers, members of the
school hoard and their wives at the j.
r. Hume residence Monday evening.
1t was in the nature Of get acquaint-
ed gathering and fine time Is report
ed. Dainty refreshments we're served.
Joseph Hauter has purchased the
saw mill in the north part OF town
owned by Mrs. Nathan Holmes.
Kahoka public schools opened Mon
day with large attendance and ev-
erything is moving along smoothly
and nice Prof. l.. G. Stuart, Misses
Anna Donnelly, Of Kahoka, Clara Ha-
bermeyer and Fern Allison are the
new teachers not already chosen and |
announced. The former and the two
latter were students at Kirksville.
H. p. Spencer and Hamilton Pate
have been chosen as janitors of the
Kahoka school buildings.
Thos. Sisson, of Lajunta, Colo. is
the guest OF his father, Dr.. w. B. Sis
son.
Mrs. L. G. Mccormick, Of st. Louis,
ID the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. B.
Christy.
e. j. Shsffer died at his home in
Kahoka, Thursday. Sept. IA. aged 36
years. Funeral services at Ashton,
Saturday by Rev. T. A. Allison. The
wife and two children and the aged
parents survive.
g. p Painter has traded his stock
OF goods in Kahoka to Thomas Stage
for farm In south Missouri.
F. w. Hagerman, Of Hannibal, q
former Woodman deputy for this dis
trict, ia seriously i'll with no hopes OF
recovery at his home. His many
friends deeply sympathize with him
and family.
Clerk j. M. Hays "sot 'em up" to
the members of the lodge at Tues
day nights meeting.
A meeting Of the Clark county fair
directors will be held next Saturday
to wind up the business Of the year.
The association cleared enough this
year They had nice balance In the
! treasury so the association ID In 4 hne
financial condition.
j Forester McWhorter aud Miss May
Hageman were united in marriage
4 Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
at the home OF Rev. Guy Ferguson
the officiating minister. They will re-
side in Kahoka. The groom Is the lead
er Of me Kahoka band They have
the best wishes of many friends.
!. Word was received in Kahoka
Thursday that Ambrose Johnson, OF
Felker township, was injured and in
an Iowa hospital, the result Of rain.
road accident. He was not seriously
J injured. He was travelling on q freight
with his pacing horse Sam" Whether
or not the horse was killed or badly
hurt IL not known.
T. L. Montgomery and b. H. Con
nable returned Wednesday from a
"trip to Colorado.
Wednesday, October II, IL the day
set for the Clark County Old Settlers
meet in Kahoka. The program has moi
been prepared as yet but will be an in
teresting one. Get ready for the Ole
Settlers October IL.
The total enrolment In the Kahoks
schools numbers BAT.
We are advised that the assessor
has been advised to put down both tn.
: man and the wife when ~aking tn,
| real estate list In Kahoka. This II
done at the instance Of dry Taxpayers
OF the town so that they may b.
! counted on petition against saloon
should the matter again come up II
the town. The names OF some 20'
. have been furnished by the assessor
! so we have been informed, and the as
! SCISSOR has the matter under advise
. ment The tax books Of town ant
county are already loaded with g raj
OF people who have never been intro
duced to the collectors in taxpayinl
|. capacity. At the last session OF tn
!. board of equalization the court remov
ed some one hundred or more from
the city list, and could very easil,
have removed many more. We are EN-
u phatically against putting lot o
names on the tax books who have nj
l. business to be there to satisfy tn
whim OF a few cranks, we care no
whether the cranks be wet or dry
]. There Is too much uncollectahle stuff
u nm the books now. besides II woul
= = cost the county about SIS In assessor
= fees.
2 VIM. Ballard expects to soon leav
:. for California to spend the winter.
a
Q TAFT and the People.