The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
Viii be Held Tuesday. But There Is
= Great pearth OF
Candidates In
Sight.
AGED RESIDENT DEAD
Mrs. Gertrude Hercld Died At the
Age Of Seventy Years-pe-
structive Fire a the
Adams House.

schools enjoyed half holiday Thurs.
day afternoon. washington's birthday.
Joseph Klingel is reported as I'M
/ proving. He has been very Ill with
typhoid pneumonia.
/ The Concor6ia society. composed OF
/ the young people OF the Lutheran
church. have named the assembly hall
lot the new school building after the
society The hall is nightly social
gathering place for the young people
i of the church. Of both sexes and Is
doing much good This church viii
hold Isenten services every wednes-
day evening.
j Chas. Climer OF Peoria is here, hav-
Ing come to the funeral Of his brother,
James, at Elderville.
Mr.. Albert kessler and Miss Mildred
Schafer impersonated George ana
Martha Washington in very accepta-
bic manner at the Washington social
st the Presbyterian church Thursday
evening. The social was web attended
and was pronounced a success,
A goodly crowd attended the bazaar
at tho NJ E church given by the
ladies' society. A nest sum was realiz
ed from the sale of useful articles
made by the ladies. This church is
flourishing under the pastorate OF Its
Young minister, Rev. Popping.
The mercury was II degrees above
Thursday morning: Sc Friday after
noon. Spring Is long time comins
:. but she Is ION her way."-Shs mus
have got side-tracked.
Spring election will be here IN five
: weeks. when three aldermen and
police magistrate are to he elected. Nc
/, candidates are in sight yet. The PR
: maries will be held next Tuesday.
J. z. Shoemaker. editor and publish
> er Of the New Era. has gone Il
Dubuque. Iowa. on business trip.
e improvements are being made in TIL
y office building of j. A. White. Jr
Il The country roads are reported a
a getting into better shape.
u District Deputy Neave of the Eagles
;. of Davenport, Iowa, installed the re
Il Gently elected officers of Warsay
$ Aerie at Sanger hall Thursday eve
u ming. About seventy members wer
e initiated into the secret work. whic
A. was exemplified on one yoluntee
), candidate; Keokuk Aerle's degTe
% team had charge of the initiation
There We're about thirty-five Eagle
from Keokuk. including the team. 4
the close of the session a luncheon WI
served.
rd Mrs. Mary F1ngen has sold nil
er acros OF land south of and adjcinir
X the home place of Mr.. James Shipe,
IS the east part OF town for s1.loo,
he Mrs. Gertrude Herold died Frid
morning at $50 o'clock. She was pa
,le 70 years Of age and had long been
or resident OF Warsaw She leaves II
ms daughters. Mrs Rupp and Mrs. L
in Schmidt. and one son. Harry. of kf
ale sas. Burial took place Sunday.
on. one OF warsaw-s oldest German G
Eens, Mrs. Swartz, lies very i'll.
At : p, m, Friday, February %
!. fire destroyed the contents of Z
wn rooms on the second floor OF
1t Adams House, filling the upper ST
lse lies with smoke, and water de'ugi
I'M all below the third story. The fire or
tia mated In linen closet. which open
his into the bedroom of the landlord,
the naugherty. and from causes nnsno'
IL 1t VAS discovered when the hedro
ern door was opened, the blaze pouring
the TO the hall The fire department '
quickly on hand and soon had the
under control. IL never spreading
- the third story. Mr. James naaghe
and family lost all their clothing
cent what they had on. and all
he'd and table linen In the closet '
fter destroyed Mr. Daugherty's loss
furniture Is over 5000. covered by
snrance The loss on the hotel as pE
win ably $500, insured il the H
be agency, The fire boys did noble ~
but had the fire occurred al MS
et. nothing could have saved the ho'
Mr.. Daugherty had house full
on guests who we're compelled to seek
are other place for their supper. the
occurring inst before the supper h
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