Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-10-18
KEOkUK, IOWA.

Udy Announcing INe ociiooo i'iiSoo VI
her son, DR.. c. D. Martin, of Butte,
Montana. The message stated that
DR.. Martin was very low with pneu-
monia and at the time the message
was sent he was in state of I'M
consciousness. DR.. Martin is grad
uate of the old Keokuk Medical col
lege and before locating in Butte he
practiced medicine in Louisiana, Mo-,
and St. Paul, MINI. He and Mr..
Alonzo Drain are the only two of
our young men that were ever admit
ted to the medical college here and
we are proud to say that both of
them graduated with we'll deserved
honors. Mr.. Draine taking the phar-
maceutical course. A source of deep
regret is expressed throughout our
city by host Of friends, who are
seriously concerned regarding DR..
Martins condition, which it is anxi-
ously hoped may soon show an im-
provement.
A marriage license was issued last
Saturday to Geo. w. White and EN-
ma Waller.
Rev. J. H. Helm of Pilgrims Rest
Baptist church will conduct meetings
each evening this week at Mt. Olive
Baptist church, New Boston. The
membership of this church is COM
posed of people living in that vicinity
about fifteen miles north of our city.
They have a very nice little frame
church building and with no indebt-
| edness.
Rev. Samuel johnson of the First
African Baptist church is out of the
city on business. The congregation
are holding their regular meetings,
with songs and prayer, and working
hard for the closing Of their first raj
ly, which has been designated for the
first Sunday in November.
The Frye restaurant, that has been
conducted by Mrs. Kate Frye for the
past three years, has been sold to
Mr.. VIM. Clay. We felt loathe to see
Mrs. Frye discontinue business, be-
cause of the excellent standard she
has maintained throughout her estab-
lishment. We hope that all former
customers may continue to patronize
the new proprietor, as well as many
new ones, thus helping him to be sue
cessful in his new undertaking.
Mr.. Thomas Brown is at West
Viele, Mo-, plastering college there.
Mr.. Brown is recognized as among
our best plasterers in the city.
The death of Rev. Jordan Chavis
of Chicago is deeply mourned here
by the United Brothers of Friend
ship and Sisters of the Mysterious
Ten, Rev. Chavis being the national
grand master, the highest office that
is within the power Of this grand
body to bestow aside from being ma
tional grand master, he was also
grand master of the Illinois jurisdic-
ton.
The season of year for activity
! among the jolly Bachelors club is
now at hand, nothing of note having
been accomplished by them during
the summer season with the exception
of the enlargement Of their member
ship.
Can you guess who the young man
is that looks so very i'll. We wonder
if all hopes have been cancelled
We would like to console thee
With this one little thought,
There is as good fish in the sea
AS has ever yet been caught.
Sunday was great day at Union
Baptist church. This church is max
ing rapid success under the leadership
of their new pastor, Rev. James
Bowles, who accepted the call here
about two months ago. The services
were largely attended both morning
and evening. This being the date OF
the commemoration of the Holy Sac
| rament, one addition was added tt
the membership. Rev. Bowls anc
| wife have won for themselves many
warm friends since coming to Keo-
kuk, and we hope that their stay in
our midst may mean much to ou1
community, as we'll as to the church
The total collection for the day was
the neat sum Of SIS.
Our state missionary, Rev. M. j.
Burton, is in the city visiting his
family and will preach at the Union
Baptist church next Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Lathrop (white)
the newly appointed pastor at Trim
ity church, awaited themselves Of the
opportunity of coming into Bethel
church a few Sunday evenings ago in
order to view the interior. They
each spoke in complimentary terms
of the auditorium, saying that it very
much resembled their former charge
at Clinton, Iowa. DR.. and Mrs. Lath-
rop showed to US by their pleasant
manner a courteous recognition and
a Christian spirit that is in sympathy
with African Methodism.
Mr. Scott johnson is visiting rela-
tives near ISABELLE, Mo.
Orlando McComa of St. Louis, Mo-,
visited in the city few days last
week with his mother, Mrs. Sraith,
who resides on the Plank road.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Alden, 1907
Morgan street, very pleasantly en-
tertained Mr.. Orlando McComa at
dinner Sunday, October 6.
T. Prof. M. Bland and wife Of Sparta,
Mich, are the guests Of Mr.. BANDS
sister, Mrs. A. J. Fields, 1923 N. Thir-
teenth street.
Sunday, October 6, the Bethel A..
M. E. Sunday school was reorganized