The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-24
Mrs. Roy Fletcher receiver wo.u
Thursday of the death OF her aepnew'
Bruce o. Erwin, at Excelsior opfinee'

Bruce o. Erwin, at Excelsior springs
Bruce had been in poor health for
some time. and about four weeks Aso
accompanied by his wife and motAet'
came to the springs, to receive Lea
ment for kidney trouble. the Douy
was shipped to his home in Denver;
Colo, where funeral services anu
burial will be held.
News of this death comes as ereal
shock to the many friends OF bru.e
at this city, who have watcneu MP
progress in the west, during the 2as'
ten years. After leaving Cartnase'
he first went to Burlington p"a,
where he was employed as CLERK ~
drug store. later going 10 Dense, -
Colo, where he purchased s.ocn -
drugs, and has been successfully con.
ductinp a drug store. He was boy
! Of Industrious habits, and loved by
/ all for his gentlemanly manner gnu
kind deeds to those around him.
Bruce O. Erwin was the son Oh
Thomas and Julia Erwin, having been
,, born on a farm just east OF Cartnase,
about thirty-two years ago, spenalhs
his childhood days in this city, wnere
he received his education. he was
married to Miss Carrie Pennington
of Burlington, whom he leaves sur
yiying. and one son, Leo, aged ten
wears: also his mother. Mrs. Julia
Erwin, and a brother, Tom, OF Denver
Colo, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Gun
ningham, OF Lovouiers, Colo:
jackson Null, an aged cltlzeh "
Fountain Green, died WEDNESDAY
about 1890 a. m. He is survived oy
three children, Isaac, or missouri,
Frank, Of near Fountain Green. anu
Mrs. Geo. H. Calhoun, of near foun-
tain Green. Funeral services were
held Thursday.
i. T. Youman, who for several
weeks conducted the skating rink in
Ryer's hall, departed Monday Tor
Hamilton, where he has opened a
rink in the new shoe factory build
ing. Carthagenians who enjoy the
piddy whirl the skates afford, VIII
not be deprived Of the pastime, as
Fred Reyer will open the rink, Win
Leslie Salmons in charge.
The st. Patrick's program Whlch
was to be given Friday last by the
high school students, was presented
last afternoon. The students, under
the direction of Miss Lucille Rand and
Miss June Simpson, have been CIV
| ing Jealous interest to the preparation
of the following:
Program.
Sophomore class song.
Piano duet-Mary Weiser and Mary
Shankle. ;,
Essay-'Literature in Ireland"
Erma Strader.
Glass chorus-"Those Endearing
Young Charms" 1.-THE Wearing of the
Green"
Play-"The Land of Hearts De-
sire" by William Butler Yeats.
Maurteen Bruin -. Wilfred Culkin
Bridget, his wife ....... Betty scott
Shawn, their son :. Timothy Scof1eld
Marie. his wife Phoebe Ferris
Father Hart, priest -. Fred Ferris
A Fairy Child 80. Virginia Cherrill
Plano solo .......... Mabel Wiley
Chorus-"Come Back to Erin
"My Father and Mother Were Irish
Essay-'T>egends of Ireland" Dill
lard Bray.
Solo = THE Little Red Lark"
Kathleen Mauvorneen," THE Last
Rose of Summer Emily Crum.
Play-"The Pot OF Broth" by Will
liam Butler Yeats.
The Tramp .....-.. Doira humphrey
John, Farmer -. Raymond Strader
Libby, his wife 49,. Grace Lambert
Probate Court News-Haneock Co.
In the matter of the estate OF
Jane Piggott, deceased, J. D. Piggott,
executor.
C. A. James, having been appointed
as special administrator to act in
the hearing as to release and dis
charge of a certain real estate mort
gage, the same having been con-
veyance of the life estate OF said
Jane Piggott in the NV. 9-4-s. to be
paid annually by the mortgagors until
her death.
Hearing was had upon said cause
in the county court on March II, and
the special administrator was order
ed to make. execute and deliver to
Joseph D. and Amelia Piggott, re-