The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-12
kAHoKA, MO.
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The general store of Miss Mary
Prickett, at Neeper, small place
about ten miles southwest of Kahoka,
was broken into Sunday night. An
entrance was effected through rear
window. AS soon as the proprietress
was notified and he Immediately wired
to H. G. Strumpfer, of Springfield, H.,
to come and bring his blood hounds.
He and two of his intelligent CANNES
arrived at Alexandria on the early
morning train and were met by the
sheriff and conveyed by auto to the
scene of the robbery. Nothing had
been disturbed in the building and the
dogs easily found the scent and were
| soon on their way. Their first stop
was at hitching rack some few
miles from Neeper where the culprit
/ had appropriated team and buggy
belonging to Mr. Weller. Here the
dogs were given the scent of one
I horse and were soon on their way
/ again. At some distance from this
stop the horses and buggy We're turn
4 ed loose and the burglar took across
! the fields. The dogs We're on the
trail, however and tracked him to the
I home of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Franks.
son. Bird Franks, aged about IL years,
was made to throw his shoe out and
/ the dogs Immediately became wild
and almost unmanageable, thus indi-
| eating they had found the right party
! Young Franks was Immediately ar
rested by the sheriff and brought to
Kahoka where he now languishes in
! Jail. He will probably be able tc
give bond for his appearance at the
/ August term of circuit court. The
youthful burglar is son of highly re
spected parents and his act comes as
1 a severe blow to them and his many
/ friends in the neighborhood. Miss
Prickett is unable to say just how
much money was taken, but believes
4 the amount to have been very small
4 Some twenty odd dollars concealed II
the store was overlooked. This money
! was put under ledger at the desk
Sheriff Howell is to be commended
for the promptness with which he
handled the case.
/ The Modern Woodmen, knights o
! Pythias and Odd Fellow lodges of Ka
hoka observed Sunday as their join
memorial day. Promptly at 2:30 thu
three orders met at their respective
halls and marched to the big tabeI
nacle used by Evangelist Hamilton AM
the Stewards in their evangelism
meetings. The Stewards entertainer
: the large number present with music
: Chairman E. c. Bloom then introduce
! Rev Hamilton, who had kindly cor
J afternoon. His was a powerful effor
4! and greatly appreciated by his hear
!! ers. His discourse was replete wit
. beautiful thought along the lines @
: brotherhood. with passage from tn
l bible as his text. The services at tn
tent closed with the rendition of
solo by Mr.. Stewart. The line c
march was again formed and tn
] lodges marched to the cemeter
: where each order held their 'memoris
I services.
Miss H. Jess Watson. of Kahok
f; and Miss Mildred Evans, of Grange
i the latter teacher in the Lancaste
n schools, will depart this week fo
etColumbia where they will take speci;
e courses at the university
d The Kahoka base ball team ha
l. been organized and with little pra
e tice will be able to take our ancie1
n enemy, Memphis, into camp.
The Lamont Bros. dog and por
. show gave exhibitions in Kahoka. FL
g small concern, they gave vel
r. creditable performance.
ID Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson, of o
ltt den, Utah, arrived Saturday for
stvisit with the latter's parents, M
IS and Mrs. Silas Fairbrother, and tn