The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-26
Victim Of Astooao6Fic Accident is
Buried a. Warsaw ard Services
Are Attended ~ Large
Number
DIPLOMAS ARE GIVEN
HTsh sehoof COMMENCEMENT Eser
cfses Were Held ia ire Opera
Eouse fee Class Of
Twelve.

WARSAW, III, Mar ss--The funer
a OF Mrs. Ida Crawford. wife Of Jas
F. Crawford, late postmaster Of War
saw VINO vas killed in an automobile
collision IN Quincy on Monday last
occurred Il p. N Thursday. from the
residence OF her brotheF-fn-iaE, C. C
crawford corner It'll and Crawford
streets, ReT- Dempster Davidson. pas
tor OF St PagI's Episcopal church
Officiating burial Eas in Oakland
cemetery The order Of the Eastern
Star, OF which order the deceased was
member. and former officer, was
present and bore z part In the obse-
quies- There was large attendance
OF relatives and friends, for Mrs. Crav-
lord was much beloved, which latte,
fact was attested By the wealth Of
beautiful floral offerings which almost
MD the cssket Earl and jamie Craw.
ford. OF FORSYTH, Montana. and RAY
Crawford Of Oklahoma City, Okla, the
three sons of the deceased. arrived
Wednesday night in response TO teie-
grams, and we're present at the funer-
al; her daughter, Miss LUCY, came
Tuesday, from Quincy. and Thursday
her brother. VIM. Tapp and his wife
and Mrs Lucy Pringle. her sister. all
Of Quincy. also arrived.
John McMahan OF Wythe has been
seriously Ill for ten days past, and was
Just able 70 come 10 town last even
ing; ne il slowly improving.
FRANK Crane OF Peoria, was vssit.
or in the family of his uncle. Chas
Crane this week He 10 looking fine
The Warsaw Improvement Associa-
ton will hold meeting at city hall on
Friday evening, when vital questions
concerning the growth Of the city viii
be considered, and plans for boosting
WARSAW VIII be determined on
Mrs. Florence Tippltts of Peoria ar
rived last evening for visit with the
family Of her uncle, Captain John r
Williams.
The rock crusher purchased by the
city. Of Hugh L. Cooper. is doing good
work and saving the city money every
I day. thanks to the wise head of Mayor
I Eckbohm. Forty six wagon loads were
3 crrshed yesterday morning, and not {
full mornings work either.
i The junior class of the high school
entertained the seniors, or gradnatinf
( class, Wednesday evening at ban
auet In the dining room OF Odd Eel
lows hall and at its close a gocia
function was held In the hall Bott
halls were decorated with the class
colors OF both classes, green and whit.
for the seniors, and orange and blue
Tor the Juniors The class colori
foated from the hall flag staff, sen
Tors above the juniors; vocal and in
strumental music enlivened the even
Ing.
This class banquet Is an annual al
fair, each succeeding class bearing It,
! part. Lat night the commencement
exercises we're held in the oper;
house, and every opera chair was sols
at thirty-fye cents each. Presiden
Alfred Bayiiss OF the Western Hi
nois Normal, delivered the address
his subject being THE Meaning o
Education" The class OF 1911 mum
bers eight girls and four boys.
On Monday evening the seventh an,
eighth grades Of the grammar schoo
gave surprise on Miss Villa Baird
at the home Of Superintendent Fair
fax. when they presented her with
souvenir silver spoon, with a pictur.