The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-22

school went to Roasa's timber. the
grammar grades to Wallaces woods
and the primary room picnicked at
the school house. The rain failed to
interrupt or detract from the good
time s.
Friday night was a memorable
night for on that night Elvaston had
it's first commencement exercises.
The honored graduates wee the
Misses Emma Grauff, Leota McGaw.
Alma Martin and Nellie Horney. and
Harold Garvey. Emma, nellie and
Harold will enter Carthage high
school next fall; Alma will ac.end the
Hamilton high school, and I.eota will
continue her studies in the Keokuk
high school. Five more splendid young
folks never graduated from any school
anywhere.
The High School Literary society
have made over 10000 this year and
all has been spent for fixtures, ccoks,
maps, etc. for the school. PROF. Line
baugh was presented with an olive
fork by the high school.
The sophomores presented the
high school with picturs of the
Coliseum at Rome and the freshmen,
not to be outdone, presented pic
ture Of "A Reading frJin Homer"
Miss Margaret Trone. the popular
teacher of the grammar room left
Saturday evening for her new home
at Meredosia, Ill.,, her parents having
recently moved there from Burling-
ton. Miss Trone has given her pupils
the best service possible, never spar
ing herself in the least, helping them
in school and out and as result
Marie Duncan, Willard Runyon, Wal
ter Miller, Grace McGaw, Ivan Roasa,
Hazel Martin, Lois Ewing, Elsie
Stump and Robert Martin will occupy
above passing grades under the faith
full teaching Of Miss Trone.
At 10 o'clock Friday night car
load OF Illinois Agricultural college
boys passed through our burg enroute
to Keokuk hotels. They returned to
us on the T.; P. & W. morning train
of our most up-to-date, scientifically
managed farms. Seventy-nine Of them
visited the Sam Smith farm, then all
went to the s. S. Chapman farm. From
there they called on II. c. Stevenson
and after various Investigations and
inspections, came to town where the
Women's Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church had big hot
dinner awaiting them in the basement
Of the church. After having tucked
a bountiful supply of good things I'M
der their belts, they called at the l..
B. Clark home, Harvey Moore's farm
and the experiment station at Garth
age, then after visit to the farm of
Sam Baird they boarded the RATHER
for Urbana, Prof. Hanchon staying
to address the Community club in
the evening at the Baptist church.
We were all glad to see our old
friend Jerry Andrews with the Urbana
boys. Jerry has a host of friends
here.
Professor Limbaugh caught the
Wabash freight Saturday morning and
went to Carthage and after securing
the necessary wherewithal at the
court house, strolled to the home of
DR.. and Mrs. S. N. Parr and at 10 a.
m. Howard Munroe Limbaugh and
Marian Ruth Parr became man and
wife by order Of the officiating clergy
man. They will visit at the Parr
home and then at Mr.. Linebangh's
home in Dallas City, leaving about
June 1 to enter normal at Normal, Ill.
Professor Limbaugh will teach the
Elvaston high school again this COM
ing year and Mrs. Limbaugh will
teach the primary room. Elvaston is
honored in having this splendid man
and wife in her midst. The professor
has made for the high school an ex-
ceedingly good record. He is a work
er, is genial, knows how to do things
and does them. We are not acQuaint-
&c with Mrs. Limbaugh, but we are
expecting next year to be the best
year in the history OF Elvaston's
school work. Congratulations, profess
FOL. but never let it happen again.
E. s. Martin is putting the finishing