The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-08

The grim reaper, Death, has been
busy in Warsaw recently, he having
claimed four OF our citizens this week,
the last being Mrs. Margaret G. Lohr
who departed this life Nov. I, 1914,
aged GA years and 6 months. Miss
Margaret Gerhard was born in Prizes
en-, Germany, May 5, 1850. She came
to New York in 1868, and from there
to Warsaw in 1859. In 1871 she was
married to Peter Lohr. To this union
Ave children we're born, one dying In
infancy. Those surviving are: Mrs.
Paul Shepherd. Miss Emma IIohr and
Henry Lohr of Warsaw, and Elizabeth
Lohr Of Keokuk. Funeral services ct
her late residence Friday, Nov. s. 1t
200 p. M. Rev. Krughoff Of the Ger
man NJ. E. church oficiating.
Mrs. c. S. Walker and daughter
Miss Leonore left Wednesday evening,
Nov. 4, for Cushing. OKLA, there to
make their future home where her
son Jay is engaged in handling oil well
supplies. Friends here will greatly
miss them, but wish them success in
their new nome.
Election news received here was
rather meagre, everyone depending
on private advices. The vote in War
saw was small and little interest
shown; some ladies voted. Sherman
gets a majority OF over 10000 over
Sullivan, and then some. This is as
1t should be, though republicans were
not at all confident. The republican
tidal wave that swept the country
shows that the people will discharge
1.-THE school teacher In 1916.
That was delightful linen shower
given Thursday Afternoon and evening
by Miss Wayne Hammond at her
home on South Fourth street in honor
Of Miss Margaret Baird, bride-to-be.
Sixteen young lady friends were pres
emit. The color scheme was white and
yellow, including white and yellow
chrysanthemums in great profuston.
Cards were played, and fortunes were
told at a Gypsy tent in ono corner OF
the parlor, and q number Of hearts
made happy. A six o'clock dinner was
served, an appetizing menu being
provided for the guests. There were
many useful articles OF linens brought
as gifts for the bride, which she had
to 20 In search of. index hands point.
ing the way.
The parties-youths and boys-who
tore a front gate OF its hinges, put
another front gate in the fork Of q
tree, and tied barbed wire across an,
other front gateway. all on Webster
street between Seventh and Ninth
streets, on Halloween night had let
ter make the damages good as they
were recognized ana are weif skhowf.
hts easy to have fun without damag-
ing property.
Ed. Grimpc has made some fine i'm
provements in his home on Clark
street, adding bay window on the
west side and erecting a. handsome
modern corner porch A. r. Bliesner
has also improved Ills home, "a moe
ern porch being added to the west
side. ii
The card party of the ladies OF St.
Paurs church. given IN, the; Masonic
banoue SssssSSSSj65an wednesdays evening,
though largely atten..u.,wa q So
cial sui and much enjoyed by
thtoa, j, II. '-...l=
,Dayid nickel OF tWray,. Colo, for
merIy, Earsaw in the grocery bust
ness oS Main street, has the Ford
fever a Is now riding 9 mechanical
E war; Canes son, Of six years,
lswallo "a y large tack one day this
week Sut fortunately no Injury re.
suited. FL { 3 K 81: Ii Nc e
Miss Margaret Baird was rendered
misc ellanenus shower BY her forme:
pupiis Saturday night at the home OF
one Of them, Miss Harriet Johnson.
Quite a few members of the Ladies
Aid society OF the German Evangeli.
cal church, last Thursday, visited the
Ladies' Aid society of the Keokuk
church. They were cordially receiv-
ed, and enjoyed the fellowship with
the Keokuk ladies.
Street Superintendent Gus Hertzler,
resigned at council meeting last
Monday evening. and Henry Kraus-
haar was appointed by the mayor to
fiji the vacancy, which appointment
was Immediately confirmed by the
council. Mr.. Hertzler is acknowledg-
ed one Of the best and most efficient
street superintendents Warsaw ever
had, If not the best, and his resigna-
ton is regretted. He is road build
er and railroad builder of large ex-
|rerience and will not long be idle.
football team from the Warsaw
high school played game with a
team from Huiskamps shoe factory
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at
the fair grounds.
There was a family reunion last
Sunday at the home OF DR.. and Mrs.
d. w. Loomis on the southeast cor
ner of Fifth and jackson streets.
There were present Mr., and Mrs. l..
IC. I1oomis, parents OF the doctor,
their daughter, Mrs. Humphrey, and
. 7 MI,