The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-17
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Mrs. Walt Clements Of Fl. Madison,
the installing officer of the Rebekah
lodge was on the staff or degree work
in this city last Thursday night. Her
work at the lesson Rebekah lodge
gave evidence to the Montrose people
to be the best known and convincing
woman on the STAFF in the middle
west. The deputy was entertained as
a guest at the home of Mrs. Albert
| Wardlow.
Services Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock at st. Barnabas Episcopal
church, the prelate, Rev. Jones of
Keokuk, conducting the services. st.
Johns choir rendered the music.
/, Thomas Sprott has a beautiful
flower garden on the east side of the
bank building. A profusion of flow
ers and medley of peoples, we
noticed two beautiful American
Beautys and Martha Washington
roses in full bloom.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John
Andrews of Galland occurred from
the M. e. church Friday at 10 o'clock,
conducted by the pastor, the Rev.
bruce. The deceased had been all
ing for some time and all that loving
hands could do to alleviate her suffer
ing was done. The body was laid to
rest in the new city cemetery. A
large concourse of people attended
the funeral.
Miss Ethel Graham was hostess to
twenty friends Thursday evening.
4 When they invaded her home to re-
mind her Of the sixteenth birthday
anniversary, leaving tokens of remind
ers of the day. Excellent refresh
ments of cream and cake were
served. Miss Ethel is a pleasing en-
tertainer and all report good time
and many returns of the day.
/ Mrs. Chas. Heath spent fort
night at this place visiting her moth
er Mrs. Eliza Rudd, who accompanied
her daughter to her home at Menlo,
Iowa, for an indefinite stay
Miss Ida Holmes will WELD the rod
at the Ambrose school this winter,
being elected teacher for 1916
Mrs. Elizabeth Thon and little
granddaughter of Keokuk were guests
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Henry Waider, and enjoyed an auto
mobile drive in their fine Overland
| car to West Point Sunday afternoon.
| The announcement Of the marriage
of Mr.. Louis Fifer and Miss Ester
| Tackenburry will occur on July %,
1916, at the Methodist church at Medi-
apolis, Iowa.
Mrs. Virgie WEIGH, nee Robson, Of
| Des Moines, is a guest at the parental
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Robson.
Elder McKernan of Pennington will
fill the pulpit of the Latter Day Saints
chapel July 80.
The event of the season will be the
chautauqua at beautiful Bluff Park
I ne cfa ~ cts hau
ming July 10 to IA exclusive. Any
attraction that the eminent producers
| ST. Clair Sisters is identified with is
| a sufficient guarantee in itself to be
a superior article.
| The Rev. E. A. Clark, the evange-
list, and Rev. Williams who is hold
ing meetings at Keokuk it is fondly
hoped will come here and hold tent
meeting in our beautiful Billion park
which can be nicely seated and made
comfortable for our townspeople and
strangers.
| DR.. Buck and family autoed to st.
| Patrick, Mo-, last week, being called
there by the illness of his father.
| ]. R. Beggs shipped a fine bunch
Of cattle to Illinois Monday that net
ted him a neat him.
Cottage prayer meeting of the Holt
| ness COuSItSdtlOh WliA NO hclu at tlO
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Weir
heme on Tuesday evening. A cordial
invitation to all.
| William Spain, a veteran of the
civil war, Company A, Nineteenth in
fantry, is quite sick at his home here.
Harold Worster who has been run
ming a jitney bus from Mt. Morris to
Denver now manipulates telegraph
key at Blackwell, Colo. He is an
other Montrose boy that has mlGe
good.
| A recent attraction, stunt by OTIS
Whitaker, son of the former mana
ager and owner of the beautiful Bluff
Park summer resort, who swan
the river on Lake Keokuk
from the stone house at Maui
VOC to the foot of Bluff Park
| in forty-five minutes, a distance OF
two miles. A boat trailed along. This
is the best swimming on record in
this vicinity or elsewhere.
| Mesdames Allen and Brown were
transacting business at Fl. Madison
Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Robson chaperoned her
| Sunday school class at Bluff Park
Wednesday with well filled baskets
of good things. At high noon dinner
was spread and all enjoyed their
teachers hospitality.
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