The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
OLD SOLDIER
DROPPED DEAD.
Jacob Rempe, Aged slxty-nine, Died
Suddenly In Guthers Grocery
Store This Morn
Ing.
OTHER DEATHS OF DAY
Mrs. Charlotte Anderson Died Earsy
Today-Joseph Weber Passed
Away Last Ev-
enIng.
OTHER DEATHS OF DAY

Jacob Rempe, aged sixty-seven, an
old soldier, dropped dead in Guthrez'
grocery store, 1910 Fulton street,
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. |
Death was the result of heart failure.
Mr.. Rempe came into the store
about o'clock and was Joking and
laughing. Five minutes lates he was
seen to grasp the counter to main
tain his feet, but fell to the floor
and died almost instantly Yesterday
he called at the clerks Office in the
district court to collect his pension
money as war veteran. DR.. C. r.
Armentrout was called after Mr..
Rempe had died.
Mr.. Rempe lived with his daughter,
Miss Bessie Rempe, at No. 9Os Nor
gan street. The body was removed
to the undertaking parlors of Grim.
minis and Chase and Coroner Fred
Korschgen conducted an investiga-
ton.
Living in Keokuk for only two years,
Mr.. Rempe is best known in Montrose
where he spent the greater part of his
life He was born in Germany, March
4, 1847. His wife died eleven years
ago. Besides his daughter, one sis
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hahn and broth
er, Louis, of Galesburg, survive.
Mrs. Anderson Succumbs.
| This morning at 1926 Mrs. Charlotte
! Anderson, a resident of Keokuk for
nearly quarter of a century, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Bailey, SIT North Thirteenth
street. Death followed an illness OF
almost two years, Mrs. Anderson hav.
| ing been confined to her bed for the
past ten months with inflammatory
rheumatism and year previous to
that time, had been indisposed.
Charlotte Newman was born Octo
Der "a, 1916, at Westegotland, Sweden
and at the time of her death was six
ty-two years old. In 1888 with hel
daughters, she came to this country
with her husband and children ane
moved directly to Keokuk. Mrs. An
derson was twice married and hel
second husband, John Anderson, dice
four years ago this coming thirteenth
day of August
Mrs. Anderson was a faithful mem
Der of the Swedish Evangelical Luth
eran church since coming to this city
Those who survive are the daugh
ter. Mrs. Chas. Bailey, grandchild
Helen Hildegard Oleson, a brother
Carl Carlson of this city, and broth
err and sister In Sweden.
Funeral services which will probah
| lv be held tomorrow, will be announc
ed later.
Joseph Weber's Death.
Joseph Weber, lifelong residen
or Keokuk died at his home, III Soutl
| Fourteenth street, Tuesday evening a
7.45 o'clock. Death was due primo
| pally to a complication of diseases
rheumatism having made its appear
| ance in the system and Mr.. Weber ha
| been unable to walk for the past tw
I wears. He had been ailing ten year
previous to that time and though h
: had taken innumerable cures at va
,ous places, no benefit was derive
. from them.
The marriage of Lillian Gautche t
Joseph Weber, occurred at Colcheste
III on December 9Th, 1898. TIL
/. wife survives Mr. Weber was men
her of st. Mary's Catholic church. II
was at one time proprietor of saloo
near Ninth and Main Sts., here an
had large number of friends.
: Those who survived are the mot
ar of the deceased, Mrs. Elizahet
Schneider. the wife, brother, Willia
q Weber. Lawrence and John Schenide
brothers and sisters, Miss Bertha We
err and Miss Elizabeth Schneider
this city. Funeral services have NJ
vet been announced Mr. Weber wi
member Of Aerie of Eagles No. 81
4 of this city.
Former Warsaw Citizen.
Mrs VIM. Wells, formerly of Wa
saw. died at her home in Home, kal
Monday evening. While Mrs Wei
:. has been in poor health for eie
: months, her death comes as sho'
y 10 her many friends, both here al
p warsaw. Mrs. Susan Kilker, moth
d Of Mrs. Wells, left for Home. kansa
:. to be present at the funeral, Will
!. took place from the Sacred Hea