The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-16

The funeral services Of Fred e.
Mildly who passed away at 2:45 a.
~, Saturday morning, were held
from the Christian church Monday
afternoon at 2:30 D. M. Rev. =. M
smith officiating. Burial Moss
Ridge cemetery.
Monroe Higgins died at his home
in the Oak Grove vicinity. ten miles
east of Carthage. early Saturday
morning. after a weeks illness OF
pneumonia, aged SO years. Mr.: Rig
gins was in his usual health during
the winter. having been in the city
about two weeks ago, calling on his
numerous friends here. He is one OF
Hancock county's native sons, having
been born in the Oak Grove neigh
torhood, where he has ever made his
home, being the son of Jesse and
Sally Ann higgins. After his mar
rage he located on a farm where he
has resided for the past fifty years,
the farm originally being In tim Der
and Mr.. higgins has cleared 1t on
and built an elegant home there. He
leaves surviving, his widow and three
sons: Homer, who lives near the old
home, Cleveland at home. and John
OF Macomb. The funeral services
were held from the Oak Grove
church Sunday afternoon at 200
O'Clock, Rev. E. NJ. Smith officiating.
Burial at the Oak Grove cemetery
The body of Mrs. Mary j. Moore,
who died at Jacksonville on FRIDAY,
was brought to this city Saturday
evening, being taken to the J. w.
Williams undertaking parlors, and on
Sunday to the home OF her daugn.
ter Mrs. A. H. Wright, where funeral
I'll QffaF-
noon at 2:3O p. M, Judge c. j. SEQ
fold officiating. Burial at Moss
Ridge.
Mrs. Moore was the widow OF the
late Marshall Moore and has spent
the greater portion OF her lie In
this county, being at the time OF ner
death aged II years. She leaves sur
yiying, one son and two daughters,
Mrs. Wright of this city and Mrs.
Fisher of Elvaston.
Frank Johnson, Joe Bolts and Sam
r. Talbot, ST., Of St. Mary's, were
visiting relatives and friends In tnls
| city the latter part of the week.,
The willing Workers are making
! all ARRANGEMENTS for the holding OF
| their annual Martha Washington din
ner on February %. At the last
meeting of the society, committees
were appointed to take charge OF
the different departments of the
work. and the dinner will be another
success for the society as everyone
| looks forward to the event from year
J to year.
! Miss Alma Horney. district secre-
| tary. and Mrs. J. w. Porter, state
president of the C. w. b. NJ, return
ed Thursday from attending the state
; board meeting of the missionary So
cieties, held in Springfield and re-
port the meeting as one of the best
| they have had the privilege OF at
tending. Bertha Lacock, missionary
tc Porto Rico for the past seven
years, who has been doing field work
the past several months, and is now
! in the southern part of Illinois,
where she has been attending raj
lies and schools of instruction, gave
a very interesting talk Dr. NC
| Dougall gave a talk on India. he
has been missionary to India, and
is now home on his furlough. and Is
now taking special work in the Chi
cago university. The most important
move of the board was the adoption
Of the two cent a day league. Plans
were also made to work up the home
departments of the missionary socie-
ties.
/ Miss Ethel Elsberry spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Buriin9'