The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-10

kuk, autoed to this place Sunday and
took time to shake hands with the
reporter.
Mrs. Martha Potter OF Omaha, has
been a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Whorton in jefferson town.
ship.
Mr. and Mrs. Slingerland and Mrs,
Margaret Brayton were transacting
business at Fort Madison Monday.
A heavy electric storm reached
here Sunday night about 9 o'clock,
doing some damage north OF this
place.
The Ladies' EAid society OF the
Methodist church are planning on an
entertainment at the city hall, May
81. This Is for worthy cause and
should be well patronized.
Geo. Vaurnsdoll's family are housed
from an attack of measles.
Curtis and Willie Younkin shipped
fine bunch of Durock porkers last
week to northern markets.
Quite a few Montrose boys came
down from Battendorf for visit with
home folks They will return in
few days to their employment at that
place.
Mrs. F. P. Barber, who underwent
surgical treatment for gall stones al
ST. Joseph's hospital, Keokuk, is do
ing as well as could be expected un'
der the circumstances.
Mrs. David Houghton was called to
West Point. Ill, last week by the
sickness of her niece, Mrs. Eva CLARK
Apple trees are in full bloom in this
vicinity. The growers say there VIII
be fair crop.
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kuk was recently called to the farm
of c. B. Conger, where he found
sick horse.
VIM. Knobs and Malcolm Binde'
void arrived from Battendorf Satur
day, where they were employed in
foundry.
In a communication from Mr.. ana
Mrs. Chas. Young. of Leola, South
Dakota, they say the weather here IS
ideal, we are through corn planting,
as we use the gang plow here alto
gether
Mrs. Geo. Kennedy and Miss Lille
Kennedy have returned from Roch.
ester. Mimi, Mrs. Kennedy going
there for treatment for goitre.
The A II. T. A. was planning fof
picnic at the Avis grove SUNDAY
afternoon, by the rural neighbors
1t is remarkable the wild flowers
there are this season. Sweet VII
liams, Boys Brooches, Johnny Jump
ups. Blue Bells and now that tne
May apples are in bloom, natures
woods show the handiwork of the
creator in profusion.
Montrose looked quite metropol.
! tan Friday evening, as numerous
cars from Keokuk and Fort Madison
lined up on Main street. We learneu
the occasion was degree work at lne
blue lodge of A. F. and A. NJ, where
candidate was initiated, the kep
kuk lodge comforting the degree worA'
after which banquet followed. !,
Chas. Patten, former resident 2,
this place, now of Fort Madison, dle
at the Sacred Heart hospital in ina.
| wife and four daughters, by his fifs,
city, Thursday. Deceased leaves .
wife, who reside in Salt Lake. utaaa'
two brothers, w. B. Patten OF Caiu,
well, Idaho, and F. ID. Patten, "
Oregon. Many remember Mr.. Pauen
! mere as plying the waters OF wv
mississippi river, now Lake Coop.,,,
as steamboat engineer, in the cary
fifties.
The rural neighbors are tearing up
the ground in this vicinity, gettipe
ready for corn planting
Editor Duty and wife and Mrs. "A
| w. Bowen, Mrs. s. L. Curtis au'o ".
to Keokuk Monday afternoon TO o.,
tend the Sunday school convenl,un
held at the United Presbyterssss
church. under the leadership OF a.
Rev. Beecham Of the PresoyteiN
church Of this city.