The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-26
DENMARK.

Mr.. A. T. Houston and his cousin
Mrs. Bowden returned from Keokuk
last evening where they had visited
relatives and friends.
Miss Mildred Day Of Elyria. Ohio.
is visiting the Day and Wharton
homes and other friends here.
Mrs. Lamb and children of Chat.
ham, Ohio, and the little Misses
Louis and Olive HEM were the guests
Of H. L. HEM and wife N motor
trip to Burlington yesterday.
Word has been received here of the
d cath Of Mrs. H. N. Brown of Mo-
bile, Alabama, widow of the late Chas.
K. Brown, former resident OF this
place. Death occurred May 10, 1914.
Burial at Fairhope, Ala, by the side
of her husband.
Mrs Goss and daughter Ruth are
visiting Chester and Emery Goss, stu
dents at the agricultural college at
Ames, Iowa.
Mrs. Weston entertained the teach
ers of the high school last Thursday
evening. A delightful evening was
spent.
Mr.. Hawkins oft. Madison was sell
ing Ford machines in this vicinity
last week.
Mr.. Ayres and family of Keokuk
were calling on Mr.. Chas. Wharton
and at the A. T. Houston home the
first of the week
Mr.. Harry Van Tuyle has an Over
land auto and Ira Dow Ford.
Mr.. Chas. Van Tuyle has bought
Mrs. Shifts home here and will move
thers as soon as Mrs. Sniff gets sold
out and ready to vacate.
Mrs Jane Sniff is in FIT. Madison.
Mrs. Hendrix and Mrs. Fry were
Fl. Madison shoppers on Wednesday.
All our middle sized boys who ride
bicycles took in the carnival in Ft.
Madison last Wednesday.
Word has been received here OF
the death of the infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. j. Hoyles. Mrs. Hoyles was
Miss Cora Carpenter here. and was
known as "our sweet singer"
The Christian Bible school report
for May "a is as follows: Attendance
II, Bibles AZ, collection $1.S5. ]. w.
Porter of Carthage, filled his regular
here and delivered two
fine discourses. While near this city
he was a guest at the Larkin Scott
home
Mrs. Jane Ramsey has been very
i'll the past week. DR.. H. J. Eisea Is
the attending physician.
Valley Farm was played to q
crowded house on the eve of May %.
over. $500 was cleared.
Mr.. H. l.. O'Brien is the newly
elected trustee Of the Christian church
and VIM. Vance the newly elected
deacon. Report Of the amount raised
for home missions will be given next
week.
A large number from here visited
the oil fields of Plymouth Sunday. and
report 500 automobiles on the ground.
Mrs. Chas. Grove has returned from
Augusta, where she has been assist
ing in taking care OF her mother,
Mrs. Moliie Bacon, who was very i'll
and IL was deemed advisable to re-
move her to hospital and SO ac-
by her daughter, Mrs. Jean
and physician, she was
taken to the Kirksville, Mo-, hospital
and an operation was decided upon,
but the incision revealed the fac.
that she had cancer OF the stomach
and liver, aud as matter Of course
was fncurable. The latest report is
chat she was resting comfortably.
The ice cream festival which was
given by the Kings Daughters of the
Congregational church was well at
tended. The receipts were over S22.
Children's day exercises will be
observed at both churches. First
Christian church, afternoon;
second Sunday, afternoon, Congrega-
tional.
Will Erwin who has been in declin-
ing health for some time and unable
to attend to his farm duties, was
given a boost one day recently by
ten teams entering his field and plow-H