The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21
VIM. CAMPBELL
FOUND DEAD
Memphis Citizen Dies Suddenly Dur
ing the Night at His Home
Other Memphis News.

MEMPHIS, Mo-, Sept. 21.--Wm
Campbell, an old resident of Memphis
was found dead in bed by members
of his family this Thursday morn
ing.
The Memphis Highs are in fine
fettle for the football game with the
Keokuk Highs on Friday. Coacn
Moore is confident OF bringing home
the bacon"
A few days ago deal was consum.
ated whereby A. B. Hirsh purchased
the two story brick business house
OF J. NJ. Klotzer, across the street
from the Reveille office-poss sslon
to be given January /, next, MI
Hfrsh has not definitely decided as
to what he will do with the building
but extensive changes are TO De
made-due announcement of which
will appear in these columns soon.
Mr.. Kloetzer will close out his stock
of harness. etc, and in the future de-
vote all his time to the repair busi-
ness.
w. T. Combs has decided to engage
in the produce business here. He is
now negotiating for building suit
able for the purpose. Mr.. Combs was
for number of years associated with
his father In the produce business
in Memphis and has host of friends
in this locality who will be pleased
to know that he has decided again
to cast his lot among us.
Several mornings the past week
have presented frosts and some ice.
On the lowlands the frost has had
much effect on the late corn, pickles
tomatoes, etc.
A ferocious dog belonging to Joe
Stoneking of this city, made vicious
attack on Harold. son of DR.. u. r.
Parrish, on last Wednesday afternoon.
BY order of Mayor Bence the canine
was shot by Deputy Marshal Beard.
Last Monday j. e. Luther, admins
traitor, sold the d. C. Rollins farm OF
100 acres near Hit to VIM. Mustoe;
consideration $4,000.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Hughes of Covington, Kentucky. on
Sunday September II, daughter.
Mrs. Hughes (nee Abbie GUY is a
former Memphis girl.
The Memphis Electric Light COM
pany is tearing down their line OF
wire to the city pumping station
and will use the material elsewhere.
The city is pumping it's own water
now-hence the action OF the light
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Myers, ST.,
J. M. Meyers and Mrs. Ollie Baker
left last Tuesday for Humboldt. Ne
braska. to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Elmer Myers who passed away
on Monday at her home in Burlington.
Wyoming.
The members OF chapter C. P. e. o.
on. Tuesday gave Miss Nellie Mulch,
bride to be- miscellaneous shower.
Many gifts of various kinds were CIV
en- and delicious refreshments served,
after which all the company attended
the movies" at the New Theatre.
Miss Heloise PEBBLES of Alexandria.
Mo-, arrived in Memphis on Tuesday
to accept position as bookkeeper in
the John @. Adams poultry house.
Miss PEBBLES is a niece OF Mrs.
Adams.
There will be silver medal con-
test at the Presbyterian church in
Granger Friday evening. September
%, 1880 o'clock.
Herman Roberts and Alvin Ritter
OF near Granger, who were sentenced
to the penitentiary for two years last
spring on charge Of burglary in Scot
land county circuit court. were parol-
ed last week. Young Ritter is in a
critical condition with little hopes OF
his recovery.
Today Thursday at 4:30 p. m.
will take place the marriage of Ira
Morton and Miss Nellie Mulch. highly
respected young people of our city.
Rev. G.. E. Pooler, who has been
pastor of Memphis circuit NJ. E.
church the past year, left on Tues