The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-08
The Carthage Gate City
Carthage. ILL.,. July 8, 1916

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season at the home Of Miss Louise
Kunkel Friday afternoon last. at
which time officers were elected as
follows: Miss Emily Lyon. president.
and Miss Lucille Harper. secretary
and treasurer. These meetings are
to be held every Thursday afternoon.
the last meeting having been at the
home Of Miss Emily Lyon on Wabash
avenue.
Mrs. Mary Akers spent the Fourth
with her cousins Mr.. and Mrs. Harvo
SiEhts In this city.
Mrs. Emma Ehman Slagel and
little son have moved into tho Grand
ma Fletcher residence. % Head
street.
Architect Geo. w. Payne and son.
d. A. Payne, are busily engaged with
plans for q number Of school build
tngs. ono being located just above
Hamilton. called the Riverside school.
THIS building Is somewhat out OF the
ordinary, in that 1t viii be built OF
clay blocks and Is to have, the st0cco
finish with basement.
A school building h also to be
erected ct Valley Dale, the plans
having been completed for the same.
Also Z school building in Adams
county, tust west OF Lorraine, being
district No. SO.
70. "A. Payne was In Afontesuma,
Iowa, the past week, where no was
awarded the contract, as the archi-
tect in charge of $4,000 church
building to be erected by the Presby-
terrain congregation, the building to
be of brick and stone, and is of the
classic design, with q seating ca
pacity Of one thousand.
Ed Rowe has purchased the prop
erty formerly owned by Alvora Payne,
located on the corner of Fayette and
Hansford street, being lot 6 in ]. w.
Williams addition to Carthage and
also the property located on Wabash
avenue, being lot 8, block Q, OF Hlrs
addition to Carthage.
At the regular meeting OF the
Maple Grove Rebekah lodge, No. 2S3,
held in their hall on Thursday even
ing, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Mrs. Ella
L. Johnson. Noble Grand; Miss Mel
lie Roath. Vice Grand; Mrs. Mary
Bailey, chaplain; Mrs. Augusta john
son, warden; Mrs. Mamie Corson,
conductor; Miss Lulu Ayers, r. 8.
N. O.; Mrs. Lillian Barnes. L. S. N.
G.; Mrs. Mae ODelle, r. 8. v. g.;
Miss Anna Sebree, L. s. v. G.; Car
RE Reed. inside guardian; Mrs. Josie
Horney, outside guardian; LaVefa
Ship ton, P. N. G.
Three candidates were balloted up
on, and there will be degree work at
the next regular meeting, when these
candidates will be initiated into the
mystArieS OF the lodge.
Frank Thornber. ex-county clerk OF
Hancock county, who Is now living IN
Monmouth, was calling on his many
friends in this city the first of the
week.
Ernest o. Reaugh, present circuit
clerk and recorder OF this county,
has announced himself as demo
cratic candidate for representative OF
the thdrty-second senatorial district.
Mrs. Clara Burner accompanied
her daughter. Mrs. Chas. Hewitt. and
children, to their homo In Meredocia,
for a six weeks visit.
Mrs. Maurice Tucker and two chill
dren went to Citation Monday morn
ing for visit with the lady's mother,
Mrs. E. j. Ehmen.
Mrs. F. A. Kimbrolgh is visiting
her son, C. T., in Hammond, Ind.
MISS AlIild III 10 NASASAAo $1,000
Merle Cossart, at Bowen; little Max
inc and Dorothy Erwin are spending
the week with their sister, Mrs.
Ernest Akers, Of Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Walker expect to
60 Friday to Colorado to make their
home. Friends regret very much to
see them 20. but wish for them sue
cess in their new home
Mrs. Sarah Moore and daughter,
Miss Helen, have returned from Ann
Arbor. Mich, where Miss Helen has
tust graduated from the medical de-
part1nent Of the state university. Or.
Helen will go to Kansas City where
she win be an inferno in hospital
for some time.
Drs. Jenkins. Parr and Blender at
tended Hancock County Medical as
sociation in Augusta the past week,
: Harry Bell Is confined at nome
with sciatic rheumatism.
Miss Margaret Proctor, OF Lincoln,
Neb., is a guest of Miss Ida Helfrich
and other friends.
Mrs. C. @. Osawalt and daughters.
OF wyoming, FL, are guests OF her
sister. Mrs. Granville Canon.
Mrs.. J. q. Helfrich has returned
fronn a visit with her daughter. Mrs.
l. &c. Clark, in Dufanla, Okla
Mrs. e. A. Simpson OF Douglas,
Kan. has been visiting her aunt.
Mrs. Dennis Daley.
Dr.. and Mrs. w. g. O'Harra Of
Chicago, are visiting relatives here.
Miss Aldce Crabill. who has been
teaching domestic science in the Will
lard dormitory In Evanston. Ill, Is
home Tor the summer vacation.
Attorney w. II. Hartxell was ono
~ the speakers at the Fourth Of July
given by Modern Wood
men OF Fort Madison.
A company. OF relatives assembled
at the home OF Mrs. "a s. Cochran
July 4th, bringing cakes, ice cream
and fireworks and celeorated In fine
STYLE. A very enjoyable evening was
snent by all. Those present were
Judge Symonds and family, Prof.
and Mrs. r. G. Crum and children,
Mr.. and MIS-. r. II Symcnds and chill