The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-28

Wednesday, July 26, aged twenty-five
years.
Raymond had been a sufferer from
| typhoid fever since June i, having
been taken seriously i'll, suffering
with hemorrhage number OF times,
until he became SO weak That ne
was unable to longer endure the ex-
cruciating pain.
Raymond was the son of Eugene
and Emma (Riley) Taylor. and was
born near Bayliss, Pike county. Hi
nois, where he spent the greater por-
ton of his childhood. In 1913 he
was married to Miss Leota Golden,
of Nauvoo to which union were born
two sons, one three years of age,
and the other just a wee babe OF two
weeks He leaves besides his wife
and babes, his father and mother, two
sisters and one brother, his sisters
being Miss Alice, at home, Mrs.
Thomas Pilkington, of near Evaston,
and his brother, Lloyd, at home. he
was a member of the Modern Wood
man lodge at Elvaston, and also OF
the Hancock County Mutual lodge, OF
this city. He was member OF the
Methodist church at Elvaston.
In 1915, Raymond and his family
went to Minnesota to make their
two years, returned to this county,
where he was engaged in farming
near Elvaston, having come to this
4 city in the early spring. He was a
Young man of rare traits Of character,
and could always be depended upon,
when his word was given, even
though it be in the face of difficulties.
He was ambitious, and anxious TO
make his way in the world, looking
forward to the interests of his tam
ily. He had been acting as assistant
to Sexton White, and although ne
had lived in this city short time,
yet he had made friends OF all &C
quaintances, and his early death is
deeply mourned, by all his neighpors
and friends, who extend hearuel.
sympathy to the young wife anu
mother, and the other members OF
the family.
Funeral services were held Thurs.
day afternoon at o'clock, at the
residence, Rev. j. M. Jones OF the
Baptist church, officiating. The re-
mains were shipped Friday morning
to the old home at Bayliss, where
funeral services were. held Friday
afternoon at the Woodlawn church,
with burial at the Woodlawn Gene
terry.
The regular July meeting OF the
Civic league will be held in the
. Methodist church Saturday. 1t will
be a plate luncheon, which every
: woman in Carthage is invited to at
! tend. Let little groups be formed fof
the arrangement of delectable menus
Each guest should arrange her plate,
supply herself with silver, napkin
land drinking glass and mark her
plate with her name.
Mrs. NJ Edward Fawcett, of Quin-
cy, will speak on "The Parent Teach,
ers' Association" and Mrs. w. Fl.
Davidson of Burlington, will speak
on "The Value of Organized Won,
terest will be made, and it is planned
to be one Of the most interesting
meetings of the association.
The Red Cross chapter is planning
an exceptionally good time for those
, who attend the benefit, to be given
Tuesday, July 81. 1t opens at z: Sc
in the afternoon with bazaar in the
Wood building There will be var
, ious booths, providing sandwiches
candy and popcorn, flowers, and
there will also be booths where
, white elephants can be obtained, a
fish pond, and fortune teller. who
will tell you all the good things you
have not known heretofore about
yourself There will be a melting
, pot for the old gold. old silver, old
, brass and old aluminium.
I At $50 Col. Fred Johnson will hold
I a sale of all livestock which has
: been contributed to the chapter, and
:, the number is increasing daily, there
I being one registered pig in the pen
At 900 o'clock dance will be
l held in Reyer's hall.
The following committees are ir
charge of the work: Miss Pulis
Tate Moves, general committee;
f Emily Lyon, music and entertain
ment; Adelaide Merrill. tickets; May
: Harris, general soliciting; Louise
4 Kunkel, soliciting merchants; Mrs
Frazier, decorating; Miriam Owsley
: white elephant booth: Gladys OHar
Y ra, flowers; Alma Horney, posters
Myrtle Rams, advertising; Erms
Rowe, floor; Ted Wilcox, livestock.
J Real Estate Transfers.
: 7. Downing Roush to Sylvanious F
1 Furrcw, deed, 81. Sc 1866.
John ]. Folkerts, ct al, to Exc
Folkerts, deed, 81, L. II, and VIZ
L. IL, B. 8, Basco, s3.s3acl E. Sc
SW. and VIZ Sc. 1916.
Jacob Zeh to Miss. River Power
Co. deed, 81, PIT SW. 1918.
q Chas. Lutz, to Miss. River Power
:. Co., deed, 81, PIT. 10, 10 and Is, Sc
1878
Robert L. Wright to G. A. Kim
brough, deed $4,000, L. /, B. ~, Car
thage.
4 Lucinda snowden to Charles w
> Snowden, deed. 81, L. 5, B. IL, Bell
: Rock and Johnson's add. to Plymouth
: Jane Palmer to Charles w Snow
Iden deed 81 400 same Dissertation