The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16
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Tbreshing and hay baling are It =
standstill Long, hard rains with Dut
few hours between all week have rum
ed hundreds OF bushels Of grain n
shocks. sprouted damp grain made =
impossible to thresh hurry Moofes
Grain and 40 the machine was obHged
Ia leave the farm, and others are 81
pecting to share the same fate.
cy Caldwell purchased the Overland
automobile that Osee Wallace mas
been showing here. and Cy loaded mp
|hts family and with Fred Phipps ana
Mrs Phipps - chauffeur and guest.
they left. for Wyaconda. Mo-. later 20
"a 10 Clarfnda, Iowa. A report on the
streets is that the good old Missouri
mud had caused them TO slide into
The ditch once or twice. but 1t last
reports they were still plcdding along
west
Mrs Robert Martin returned 70 our
village Wednesday and Bob and she
viii occupy the house recently vacated
by the Humans
While Sam Urton was unhitchin9
his team from load OF bundles Of
wheat Tuesday, the team became
frightened and lunged forward. push
ing Sam down and landing on his leg.
DR., Runyon reports no bones broken.
but his limb IL swelled badly. very
painful, and VIII cause him much
trouble before he is through with It.
Lee Ewing responded to Mrs Urton's
cali for help and they carried him 20
the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Ruddel left for
their annual outing. Tuesday morning.
at the state fair. They will stop at
Meredos:a for few days before going
to Springfield.
Miss Laura Campbell and her sis
ter Mrs. Bertschi, were shopping In
Keokuk. Iowa.
n. w. Agnew blew in from Lisbon.
N. D.. the other day. He spent some
time looking over the country mp
there.
Geo. Brant marketed 500 bushels Of
rye here recently.
Jas. Elder Of Eldervilles changed his
mind about storing his grain and 30
took 400 bushels Of rye and 500 hush
els OF wheat from his bins and delfv-
cred them to Gabels last week. .
Mrs. Bragg Of LaPlata. Mo-. Is Wis
ting w. E. Gabel and family.
Orr Campbell was IN Keokuk be-
tween trains Saturday.
Sam Hyndman sent two cara OF hoED
to Chicago via the Wabash Tuesday.
and Frank Walker sent one car via
the r., p. & W.
There is one farmer who IS busy re-
rardIess OF the wet weather. He fs
Mimka Haben. Mud Is SO deem and
the ditch 50 full OF water At the Haben
corner that Mr. Haben keeps team
harnessed day and night to pull autos
out. SUNDAY he said the road at the
corner caught autos like Ny paper does
flies. Probably eighteen autos were In
that mud hole Sunday c. b. Garard
was one OF the unlncky fellows who
got in and had TO be nu1led out. This
Is bad mud hole and has caught at
least 100 cars this summer.
W. e. Gabel and wife and Mrs. Yves
Roseberry and Mrs. Bragg autoed to
West Point and stillwell Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.. Haldon enter
tanned at dinner Wednesday IN honor
Of Mrs. Emma Boswell OF Chagrfn
Falls. Ohio. Mrs. Raldon's sister Dr..
and Mrs. !. A. Miller Of Hamilton,
Mrs. lawrence White Of Hamilton. Mr..
and Mrs. C. b. Garard. Mrs. Fred
Hammat Of Quincy and Mrs. Boswell
were guests.
A new automobile arm opened for
business here recently. It WIN be
known as the Elvaston Ford Co. o.
%. Wallace AMI G. B. Garard are the
members OF the frm and they expect
their demonstrating car soon.
o. o. Wallace and Henry Bricker
are driving new Ovefiands. both being
purchased through the local dealers.
H Agnew was one OF the many who
went to Raaco to AXE In the field
meet. All Agnew got. he saws. was q
shower bath and promise to do bet
ter next time from the management,
who expect to have the field meet the
oath and 25th and take chances on
another food.
o. o. Wallace attended the Over.
land exposition at Quincy Monday. He
reports an extraordinary GOOD time.
E. G. Allison Tuesdayed IN Keokuk
on business trip.
Mrs. Frank Hammat IL spending q
few days here as the guest Of Mrs. c.
B. Garard
Water was 50 high on Crooked
Creek last Friday night that the even
ing T., P. & W west bound train was
held up for four hours We were re-
turning from trip OF the city of our
youth and were somewhat alarmed as
we saw the water running over the
second step on the coach In which We
were riding. After backing up to La
Harpe and getting section crew and
roadmaster and telegraphing for q
crew from Burnside to come and meet
us. we went on our way again and
after driving through the young Hood
we got in at midnight, to find the
stars shining and the whip-poor-wills
singing. Since getting soaked in rain
at Kewanee. again at Galesburg and
again at Bushnell. then ferrying
Crooked Crek at midnight on train,
we we're singing Home, Sweet
Home from our hearts at Ell.
vaston. but We were called
to Aopanoose Sunday to assume
Rev. Morgan's ministerial obligations
and got into another rain. so we have
decided to stay home where 1t don't
rain. But what downpour TUESDAY,
night: rasned all night and az we mali