The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-05
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| Mrs. Pearl Roseberry, who has been
/ suffering from various causes. became
SO afflicted that she was hurried to st.
Joseph's hospital Monday evening by
DR.. Runyon. She was operated on
Tuesday and is reported as doing as
well as could be expected. owing to
the seriousness of her condition.
Invitations are out for birthday
party for Onlin Walker Saturday aft
ernoon.
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! Colonel Price felt like he was 81
years old Wednesday. His youthful
feeling was caused by his daughter.
Mrs. Minnie Barber of St Louis, with
her two children. his son Win with
his two boys, and Jno Morris, wife
and daughter all dropping in to see
MIN and Miss Helen. They brought
Wei filled baskets and after the col
onel had got back to normal condi-
tons again. they informed him that
1t was his birthday and so they put
| IN the rest of the day helping him
celebrate. As to how old he was, we
were unable to learn, but Colonel
| Price is pretty young yet, anyway.
Earl Lehman who lives north of FL
| vaston, has been suffering some time
with consumption He grew worse
wednesday and passed away Wednes-
day afternoon at 4:3O. surrounded by
the family. He was 90 years old. Fun.
eral was announced for Friday at 2
p. M, at Golden Point Christian
church.
The Misses Florence Dodge Hazel
Letter, Pearl White, Alice Scanned.
lTva Peters. Leila Monberg, Clara
HeDpen, Clara and Agnes Worster
and Inez Harter. with George Kinkade
and Walter Monberg of Hamilton,
came to the high school box supper
last Saturday night. The girls brought
well filled baskets. Your attendance
and help Was appreciated, girls; come
again.
The most sociable church social we
ever attended in this old town took
place at the Baptist church Tuesday
night when the Ladies'. Aid held their
experience meeting About two
months ago the pastor Rev. Henry.
| gave each member five cents and told
them to plant ii and later they could
/ tell the world about the crop the
| nickel produced. so Monday night a
social was held and church full OF
| people paid 10c each to hear the
| news. Everyone was anxious because
| a man needs to know in these good
old democratic times how to make
nickel grow. After half hour of So
ciability the audience was seated and
Mrs. Garvey announced song. After
! singing. she read d scripture lesson
and led in prayer Then the ladies
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cially built platform sang Count
Your Nickels'' to the tune Of "Count
Your blessings" Then Mrs Henry
explained how each lady had received
her nickel and now the twenty-five OF
them were to report as to how to
make ntckels grow. Mrs. Brenning
reported having bought popcorn and
/ popped it and sold same and by other
| means had $4.71 to report. Mrs Dun
can made s5.75 by the doughnut
route: Miss Marie Duncan sprung
some poetry as to her method and
reported s1.T5: Mrs. Ederer reported
| s2.05: Miss Fisher talked about bread
making, etc, via the poetry plan AND
handed over s5.o5: Mrs Garvey made
$3.50 by fancy work; Mrs. Grauff re
| ported $500; Miss May Grauff, s100:
Mrs. Henry was HANDY with candy"
and made $685.. Mrs. Lively made
81 so: Mrs. Munden, $3.50, and Mrs
Munroe brought forth cheers as she
announced $500: Miss Newman had
s2.23; Mrs. Geo. Newman, s4.55; Mrs.
VIII Poland in carefully prepared
and well rendered poem. reported
$40; Miss Pennington made $3.50:
Mrs Wallace. 1870, and then Mrs.
Clark Webster kept the house In an
uproar as she read her report. bring
! ing in several local people. She an
nounced having sold cake at fancy
price to certain popular young lady
| (name cut out by censors). who
wished to give It to her betrothed to
make a hit as a cake baker. AS the
young lady was there. the crowd had
much pleasure from the story. Others
| were handed equally funny packages
and Mrs. Webster reported only $500,
amid loud applause. Mrs. Chas. Web
ster reported s4.30: Mrs Wedding
$4.65. and Miss Nita Wedding report
ed having ibid her nickel in nap
kim and SO she had only the original
nickel. The Judges. Mesdames Han
sen, Ruddel and Ed. Martin, were
asked to announce their decision as
to the best story. They gave the de-
cision to Mrs. POLAND who received
fancy plate as prize from the pas
tor. He also presented a creamer and
sugar to Mrs. Munsroe as prize for
the largest amount and a candy "all-
day sucker" to Miss Nita as the BOBBY
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