The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-07
. DENMARK. :


The trees are all wearing diamonds
since the sun came out.
Sleighing is certainly fine and many
are enjoying it.
The students at Ames are getting
started back today. Their vacation
was shorter than usual this year, II
seemed.
The Misses Dewey Of Sawyer en-
tertained on New Years eve, nearly
all the Denmark young people being
among the guests.
The New Year was welcomed by
the ringing of church and school bells.
Mr. McCracken entertained the Bap-
tdst Sunday school on New Years eve.
Mrs. Woodroffe and daughters Min
ME ard Blanch and son Arthur, ac-
companied by John and Louise Hem
and Charlie Ivans were shopping IN
TT. Madison Thursday.
After two weeks vacation, schools
opened again Monday.
Robert Riddle, son of Mark Riddle,
came pretty near taking the happy
out OF happy New Year for Denmark
and vicinity. His brother Lee who Is
in the navy sent him new rife for
Christmas. New Years morning Rob-
ert took his rife out around the wood
pile, in the YARD with him, laid the
rifle down and on going to pick 1t up
again it was discharged. the bullet
passing through the right lung and
out underneath the right shoulder
blade. He got into the house, told his
mother he was shot. and tainted. II
was at first thought he was dead, but
he rallied and now has pretty good
show of being all right again after
time.
VIII Cloud who lives northwest OF
here, shot himself last Wednesday
night at the home of j. M jackson
who lives FIVE miles south of New
London, Ia. He died New Years
morning. He was temporarily de-
anged The family has the sympathy
of all.
Mrs. H. NJ. van Tuyl.e and daugh-
tiers Marie and Madaline, are home
from Keokuk where they had spent
happy yuletide with relatives and
friends.
Edwin Sloat is at Graham hospital,
Keokuk. where he underwent an oper.
alton for appendicitis. He is doing
we'll.
The entertainment given here last
Saturday evening by the home talent
from West Point, was a good play
and well put up.
The next number on the lecture
course comes January 80, and will be
given by o. D. McKeeyer. Make your
plans not to miss this.
A nurse is here from Nauvoo, H.,
to care for Robert Riddle.
Mrs. Weston and sister Miss Carna
Hall spent last Thursday and Friday
as guests of Mrs. Jas. Frew OF TT.
Madison, and his daughter Mrs. Hen
dirk OF Keithsburg, H.. who was also
visiting him, and helping him cele-
brate his 18th birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Murphy spent
New Years at New London. Ia.
Rev. Barnet conducted services at
the Congregational church here Sun
day morning and evening ana VIII
conduct the services this evening as
the opening service of the week OF
prayer, which the church will OBJ
serve. Rev. Barnet is making appli-
cation for position as pastor OF the
Congregational church here.
Prof. Lippit AND wife Of Jackson,
Mimi, left last Friday for home after
spending the christmas vacation with
his mother and grandfather here.
Miss Weber OF TT. Madison visited
in Denmark Sunday.
Leo Wantznaur OF Summitville,
Ia. visited in Denmark last week.
Little Ruth is not four years old.
yet by almost half year, but she
stands her dolls up in a row and has
them say it this way: Needles and
pms. needles and pins: when you
marry a-man your trouble begins"