The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-11
AT
THE
Friends of kahoka Couple Did Not
Know That Ceremony was
Scheduled to Take
Place.

kAHCkA, MO-, April 1l;--At tne
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. james NJ.
Hays, in this city, Saturday evening,
'tg~il Z, at $50 o'clock, occurred
IT," marriage of their daughter Miss
-CoYdonna E., to Mr.. Otto E. Graham
of kirksville, Mo. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. C. e. New
ton, pastor of the Baptist church, in
the presence of only the imIn ediate
relatives of the contracting parties.
Following the ceremony, the young
coupe departed for. Kirksville. where
they will be at home after June l
to their man friends. The bride is
the youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hays, and is a young lady of
many accomplishments, being a
; musician of unusual ability and for
| the past two years d teacher in the
Wyaconda schools. The groom is
from a highly respected family OF
Indian river, Florida, and is a stu
~dent-teacher at the Kirksville Nor
NAL school. Both will continue teach
ing. The wedding came as a com
plete surprise to the many friends of
the contracting parties. All join in
hearty congratulations and best
wishes.
Following the announcement of the
| foregoing wedding, came another on
| Sunday. of almost as surprising ma
ture. The principals OF this happy
union were Miss Myrtle Ruth Stop
fper to Mr.. Frank W. Whitehead. both
Of this city. The ceremony was per
/ formed by Rev. C. +. Newton at 10
i o'clock Sunday morning at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J Chris Stopper, at their home on
| West Commercial street. The bride
is the young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stopper, and is a very pretty
and accomplished young lady. The
groom is a young Kahoka business
man engaged in the ice business.
Following a short honeymoon trip
they will be at home to their friends
in this city. They have the best
wishes of numerous friends and rela-
tives.
Clyde Blum, young son Of Marshal
and Mrs. Theo. Blum, fell Sunday
evening while. engaged in a game Of
hide-and-seek, and sustained a frac-
ture of both bones of the left arm
Just above the wrist. He was given
prompt medical attention and is get
ting along nicely, but will be de-
tanned from school for two or three
weeks.
The board of education OF the
school district of Kahoka met last
Friday evening and organized by re-
electing S. w. Pile, president of the
board and T. J.. Daggs, vice presi.
dent.
!, F. Rothschild. district of
the Homestead order, was in Kahoka
) Monday. From here he went tic
Il p-zI III b. ono.n,pnpinl ~, af--
, John Wickham of this city, where a
lodge will be organized. While here
/ Mr.. Rothschild made arrangements
2 for the drill team of the Kahoka
, Homestead to go to Kirksville OF
] Thursday of next week when a class
y of sixty-fve will be adopted by the
!, lodge of hat city.
The board of equalization met in
Kahoka last week. A raise of forty
percent increase on all real estate
!, was ordered. A similar order was
!. made by the board two years ago
. This would appear to be rubbing il
, NJ on the and owners of the county
. Members of the Woodmen order
, should keep in mind the great Wood
a men reels to be shown at the Kozy
theatre in this city Monday evening
| April Is. The reels show the bic
3 sanitarium at Woodmen, Colo, one
, of the biggest of the many big
things accomplished by this great
order. 1t is feature every man
woman and child il Clark county
should see. AT present the county
has one member of the order taking
treatment at this institution. He ex.
poets to return home this month
' greatly benefited in health.
-Suhscriha mr. The Qata NaAr