The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-22
KAHokA, MO.
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The Kahoka chautauqua opened
last Saturday with q good crowd in
attendance, and the crowds have av-
eraged fairly large since the opening
day. Rev. G. L. Barker is the plat
form manager and is the proper man
in the proper place. Saturday after
noon BENJAMIN Chaplin was with US
and his lecture was pronounced by
has yet appeared on Kahoka plat
form. He made good. Sunday was
Lindsey day, a large crowd was pres
ent to hear him on his pet lecture.
He. as most everybody knows, is a
friend of the children and criminal
classes Of Denver, is known the world
over. Those who missed hearing
Lindsey missed very fine lecture
and some very good lessons adaptable
to the home. Monday was musical
day on the program. The Ursula
Young Concert Company furnished the
preludes and the Circillo Italian Band
made everybody happy who attended
on this day. This Is certainly great
musical organization and the best OF
the kind which has appeared on a
Kahoka platform DR.. Frederick A.
Cook is billed for Saturday and a
large crowd is expected on this day.
The program for the balance of the
week contains some excellent talent.
The chautauqua gives every indica-
ton OF being success.
Mrs. j. E. Dierstein and children
returned Saturday to their home in
Monmouth, H., after visit with her
father, j. P. Bourn.
The Wayland ball team came to
Kahoka last Friday and were defeat
ed by the score of to /. The score
was very close for the first half of
the game, when the Kahoka lads got
to Cooey, the Wayland twirler, and
/ Put the game on ice. The feature OF
the game was the clever work OF
| Ehrhart at third, Sherwood at short
and Greening in the box. "Nish'
Sherwood landed for home run and
Townsend made very clever catch in
center. Henry Zimmerman, first base
man. was out of the game, due tc
cutting his wrist on broken glass In
a show case. 1t took three stitches
to close the wound. The Kahoka team
went to Canton Sunday and were de
feated by the score of 5 to 2. Only
four hits were gathered off the Ka
y ho1y Enx NJ OF hiff
/ ed with ten or more errors, which
| lost them the game. They likewise
pulled off number of "bonehead'
| plays.
E. D. O'Brien received a car loat
of ice from Keokuk last Friday.
F. o. McWhorter, the leader of The
band, was out of town last Thursday
and the rest of the band got grape
4 vine" that he. was welded and the,
i got the boys together and went t
1 the noon train Friday to welcome hin
4 and the bride to the city. The sere
made was premature. The supposed
| to-be groom returned home during tn,
afternoon and denied that he was ;
benedict The boys are sore ant
aching for revenge. And maybe the.
{. will get it.
4 Miss Mabel Keester entertained ;
i party of friends last Friday at which
the engagement of Miss May Sloan
of Kahoka, to Mr.. w G. Twyman, o
Collinsville, Oklahoma, was announc
& ed. The wedding will occur at tn
home of the brides parents in Ia
hoka, Wednesday, August so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Gregory wer
Keokuk visitors Monday.
Ollie Snyder. of Adair, Iowa, ha
joined his family here for a visit.
Charles Spangler, of Shawnee. Oh
lahoma, is the guest of Clark count
relatives and friends.
Mrs Frank Hardness and childre
of Memphis, are the guests of Kahok
/ relatives. She was accompanied b
Mrs. Brown and children, who spen
the day at the home of DIR. and Mrs
A. c. Alexander
Mrs. Frank Kroh is in ST Louis thi
, week looking UP the latest in mi
j linery for her shop.
l Mrs. Louise Marie Smith died at tn
home of her daughter, Mrs. Catherin
Wooden, in Kahoka, Monday, aged 7
years Funeral services from tn
home Tuesday by Rev. Anderson. II
terment in Ashton cemetery.
George. five-year-old son of Mr.
5 Lyde Meletus, died at the Rutherfor
home in Madison township Saturda.
Funeral services were conducte
from the home Monday morning b
: Rev. Baker. assisted by Rev. Laidle.
s Interment In Kahoka cemetery.