The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-15

Charles ]. Kircb, of Keoknk, Iowa:
BENJAMIN ]. Kirch and Mrs. w. B.
Townsend, of Kahoka. and Mrs. w. E.
Eastwood, OF Moberly, Mo. He is
also survived by three grandchildren
and one great-grandchild., Two chill
dren, Mrs. Katherine Earl and Henry
Kirch, preceded him In !, death. Mr..
Kirch had been a resident of Kahoka
for many years. He was consistent
member of the German church. He
was veteran Of the civil war. For
many years he had been afflicted
with blindness.
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
w. Meyer, on West CommeCGial street.
in Kahoka, on Wednesday evening,
October IA, occurred the marriage of
their youngest daughter, Miss Myrtle
Louise, to Mr.. Isom Martin, of Lam
caster. Mo. The marriage ceremony
was said by Rev. w. Bechtold Of the
St. Pauls Evangelical church In the
presence Of immediate relatives Of the
and few invited guests. The
bride was attended by Miss Gertrude
Martin and Ray Meyers, a brother of
the bride, attended the groom. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Adelaide Meyer. sister OF the bride.
Immediately following the ceremony
a FIVE course luncheon was served. The
young couple departed on the evening
train for honeymoon, after which
they will be at home to their many
friends at Lancaster. The bride is an
accomplished and winsome young lady.
She is a graduate OF the University OF
Missouri and a member Of the Delta
Gamma sorority. The groom Is a son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Martin, OF
Lancaster, and is young man Of
sterling worth and comes highly rec
commended Both are OF the best and
most prominent families of Clark
and Schuyler counties and start their
married life under the most favorable
auspices. They have the best wishes
of many friends.
Rev. Edward Moron, of Paris, NJ,
has been called as pastor of the M. p. |
churches Of Kahoka and ST. Francis. |
Vile.
Ernest E. Dorsey and Miss Beulah
Shaffer stole march on their friends
on last Saturday. They journeyed to |
LAGRANGE, Mo-, where they were unit.
ed in marriage by Rev. Bush The
groom is son Of Mrs. H. Dorsey, Of
Kahoka, and the bride daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shaffer, residing
q few miles west Of this city. They
are popular young couple and have
the hearty good wishes OF their many
Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Maggart, of near
Clark City, are mourning the loss of
their two year old son. Ward c. Mag
CART. Death occurred at the home,
Friday, October 3, Of typhoid fever,
after a short illness. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted from the home
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, by
Rev. w. o. Medley. Interment in Re-
we're cemetery.
MRS. = braham Burkhead died at the
home OF her daughter near Kahoka,
Monday, October IL, 1914, aged fifty
two years and ten months. The hus-
band and six children, Harry, Joshua
and Lawrence, of Warrenton, Oregon;
Mrs. D. r. DurH, OF Kahoka; Mrs. G.
C. Christy, of Revere, and Chloe, at
home. Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the NJ. P. church in Ka-
hoka by Rev. Ed. Moren. IntermentI
in Kahoka cemetery. a9
Word was received in Kshoka on
announcing the death at Col
linsville, Louisiana, on September 29,
OF Orr J. Jordan. The cause of death
is unknown, but is thought to have
been accidental. Orr ]. Jordan was