The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-15
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, April Is

, family washings. They are expecting
to equip this SO as to be able to run
It on an extens1ve scale, and no doubt
will get an abundance OF work. 1hey,
are planning to do no ironing. just
family washings.
Hamilton Couple Married in keokuk.
Fulton Henderson and Miss Glen
Letter, ons OF our most popular young
couples gave their friends here the
slip In a novel sort OF manner Mon
day evening and were married in Keo-
kuk the same evening at ten thirty
at the home of DIR. and Mrs. Il. NJ.
Hanson
The wedding had been planned for
this afternoon, but when the license
announcement appeared in the Kso-
kuk papers last evening. 1t let the
matter out to their friends, all OF
whom Joined in saying that they
| woulG stay with then and see that
, neither one was to leave town today
without their associates being along
Mr.. Henderson sang at the moving
picture show last evening as usual;
his bride sat In the audience among
her friends. BY some pretext little
! sister that accompanied the bride was
made to cry, giving the older sister
an excuse to leave with her. which
she did and DR.. Hanson was in wait
ing to take her to keokuk. After the
performance the young man Joined
the bunch in the audience and after
getting to the outside and starting
home, he remarked, wait minute
till go back and get my change
With that he went in and as hastily
out the back way and beat 1t for Keo-
kuk. His associates had stolen his
wedding clothes. but that seemed to
! matter but little, as he succeeded in.
finding a minister that was willing to
officiate and marry him to the miss,
even II he did not have on his we'd
ding garments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson are both
we'll known here, the bride having
spent her entire life here. She is
one Of the fairest and swsetest dfspo
sitioned Of our young ladies' Mr.. Hen
derson is Industrious, has good habits
and has proven himself worthy and
honorable young man. They will re-
turn the latter part of the week when
they will doubtless receive an enthus-
iastic welcome by their friends and
associates. They left Keokuk Tues
day morning for visit with the
groom's relatives at Biggsville, Ill.
Other Items Of Local Interest.
VIM. Harkrader and wife spent
Sunday at Alexis, H., at the home
of Mr. Harkrader.s parents. The oc-
casion for their visit at this time was
the golden wedding Of his aged faith
er and mother and as this comes but
once in a life time and then to only
a few of us, most parents as well as
children are anxious to celebrate the
happy event together.
MR. C. B. Marshall was in Chicago
the latter part of the week with stock.
While away eating at some of the
Chicago restaurants he was unfortun-
ate to eat som ething that was tainted
in some way and sickened him to
such an extent that he was scarcely
able to get home. He is even yet
fe cling the effects, but hopes to be
all right again soon.
Miss Ruth Weyand came up from
Jacksonville and spent Easter with
relatives and friends
Rev. Ed. Swaney Of West Point, ILL.,,
was in Hamilton for brief visit Mon
day of this week
Thursday Of this week is the an
nual or semi-annual meeting OF the
lumbermen OF this part Of the state
at Galesburg. Captain Angel Is presi-
dent of the organization and is plan
ming to be thers. as is also Wilbur
Leroy Of this city
Grandma Fulton Of Keokuk Is cele.
brating her eighty second birthday at
her home today. Her daughter Mrs.
D. w. Reed and family of Wythe, as
well as h sr son P. A. Fulton Of Wythe
were seen to go through Hamilton
this forenoon to be present at the
gathering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Mason took
horse back ride Sunday evening to
Nauvoo, where they took supper at
the hotel and returned in the evening.
Mr.. Mason is in charge Of the work
OF repairing the boulevard on the llli- |.