The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
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| Miss Esther Roth, student at the
Gem City business college, Quincy,
| is spending the Thanksgiving yaca-
! ton season with her parents and
friends.
A Thanksgiving family dinner with
many relatives in attendance, was
greatly enjoyed at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Humphrey.
Mrs. Louis Zimmerman of Pitts
burgh, Pa, was the guest Of Mrs.
Charles Hunter, Thursday.
| Mrs John Raab and daughter Inez,
of Dallas City, enjoyed Thanksgiving
with their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. D. Chenoweth of
Keokuk visited Saturday with the
| lady's friend, Mrs. Effie Emery.
Miss Anna Hanson Of the Gem City
business college, Quincy is spending
Thanksgiving and the latter part OF
the week with her sister, Mrs. George
| Riggs and family.
| Argyle Buckert Of Rock Island ar
rived Wednesday evening for an ex-
tended visit with his uncle, Mr.. Daniel
Buckert and family. Argyle has
passed through q very serious illness
tives to rest and recuperate in health.
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
/ Buckert formerly of this vicinity, the
mother, before her marriage was Miss
/ Pittenger who conducted a millinery
store in this city.
! Hollis Harter who was so badly In
jured by his fathers milk truck sew
eral weeks ago, was removed from
| the st. Joseph's hospital in keokuk,
where he has been since the accident,
to llis home where he arrived in time
| to eat Thanksgiving dinner with his
parents and relatives. While Hollis
| is getting along nicely, his host OF
friends will rejoice when he is able
to mingle with them again.
| Miss Coda Leach and sister Mrs.
Julia Walker the advanced and pri-
mary teachers at the lakewood school
are enjoying the THANKSGIVING festi-
vities and the latter part of the week
with their relatives and friends at
Camp Point, Ill.
/ Mr.. Daniel Buckert has been unable
| to attend to the work on his farm for
! a couple of weeks on account of the
forefinger of his right hand being
badly infected. Mr.. Buckert has been
taking treatment from physician for
!! the infection.
| The Misses Vera, Delta and Helen
sullivan had molasses candy pull
ling at their home Tuesday evening
| for their girl friends of the advanced
room of the lakewood school. An en-
joyable evening was reported by those
j, in attendance.
Mrs. D. M. Hardy is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Rena Robertson at
Bushnell, Ill.
Choral and Ray Champeau OF Dav-
export are enjoying Thanksgiving
| visit with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Chanpeau.
Misses Meta and Pearl Denton OF
Quincy are spending the week with
their parents, Mr.. and. Mrs. Edward
Centon.
Thomas Summers who lives north
east Of the city, met with very pain
full accident while working on his
farm Tuesday. Mr.. Summers was
using a manure spreader and as the
implement was not working right
and while he was examining the ma
chine he was unfortunate to get his
left mitten that he was wearing,
caught on one Of the cogs. The horses
started and his entire hand was
drawn in between the cogs. Not only
did the cogs badly 1acerate the hand
but in extricating his hand from the
machinery the flesh was badly torn.
The accident occurred about 1880 a.
nj Mr.. Summers received medical as
sistance as soon as possible after the
accident, but he has suffered great
rain from the injury and serum was
injected to prevent lockjaw. He is
reported resting easier.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lindsey are
moving the latter part Of this week
from the Miller property in lakewood
to the home they recently purchased
north of Wild Cat Springs.
Mrs. Julia Walker who teaches the
PRIMARY room at the Oakwood school,
gave another fine program Wednesday
afternoon. The small pupils and
their teacher are certainly worthy of
great credit for the program was ex-
ceptionally fine. The patrons of the
room and several friends with the
teachers and pupils from the advanced
and intermediate rooms enjoyed the
program.
Mr.. George White of Basco died
from consumption November %, after
a long and painful illness Of several
years duration. The funeral services
were held Monday at Basco, several
relatives of this city being in attend.