The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-05

here.
Mrs. E Ross Baker and son, Kirk,
OF Keokuk, have been visiting here
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
MRS. Kirk Meek, fUr the past week.
Inc funeral services over the re-
mains OF Mrs. Parish. aged eighty.
nine years and twenty days, who died
! at the home of her daughter. Mrs. D.
| wednesday night. were held Friday
with burial at Bethlehem church
cemetery, over the line in Missouri.
u. G. Page, Bonaparte undertaken,
had charge of the funeral.
Mrs. Mary Blackburn, who has
been visiting in Ottumwa with her
| sister, Mrs. j. H. Middleton and fam
| lily, for the past month, returned 10
her home here Thursday.
| w. S. Blackboard. w. C. Page, Frank
Dawson and J. s. Hooper attended
the automobile show In Chicago sew.
eral days last week.
Miss Lois Campbell entertained the
kens1ngton club at the home of Mrs.
Mary holmes last Monday evening.
George w. Friend died at his home
in Ottumwa Wednesday morning az
! 8 o'clock, following long illness.
His wife and son, Rovell, of Ottumwa,
with his mother, Mrs. Susan Friend,
two brothers, Ed and Will, and three
sisters. Misses Laura, Audrey AMI
zula, all of Eldon, survive. Mr..
Friend was very well known in south
| ern Iowa, having for many years been
publisher of the Eldon Forum. but
for more than nine years had resided
In Ottumwa. He was employed az
solicitor for the Ottumwa Courier and
made many friends here while travel
ing for that paper The funeral sew
ices were held at his late home in
Ottumwa last Friday.
In November, Harden Brewster.
, who resides southwest OF here, In
Vernon township, purchased few
more than one hundred head of hogs
OF ex-Supervisor Horn OF near Kill
bourne, for $1,000 in round numbers,
and last week Mr.. Brewster sald the
hogs for little over $500, which
isn't half bad for less than three
months of feeding.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Moore returned
last week from a two weeks visit in
st. Louis and several eastern points
Mrs. w. C. Page visited in Keo
sauqua Thursday at the Rinabarger
home.
Jesse Hornbaker has purchased the
Jesse Meredith farm now occupied
by Otto Meredith, and will move to
the same SOON
The past week in the district court
at Keosouqua was occupied largely
with the case Of F. F. Silver vs.. the
American Express company. Silver
shipped Hampshire hog. valued at
$3.50 or 5000 from Cantril to ]. G.
Silver at Stockport. The hog laid on
the depot platform in Fort Madison
over night. It seems to have gotten
out OF It's crate and was driven out
OF the express car at. Stockport, with
a rope around one of its legs. I.
died a short time thereafter, seeming
ly having been killed by bad usage. The
Jury found 70: - plaintiff IN the
sum OF $3.50. A motion by defendant
for q new trial was overruled, and II
is supposed an appeal to the supreme
court will be taken. The Jurors in
the case were Ernest Herring. Robert
Cummings. Dave Lancaster. L. w
Stearns. Joe Dixon, Frank Spurlock,
Orville Morrow, Jake Kutcher, A. r.
Stump, VIM. Blackburn, A. A. Bonner
and Bertram Beidman.
The damage case of John Baldwin
OF Selma vs. H. ]. Jacobs, was called
to order last Thursday Jacobs
rented a farm near Selma to one
Archer, who left the farm before his
lease expired. selling his feed and pas
'turage to Baldwin. Jacobs secured a
temporary Injunction against Bald
wins awaiting himself of the feed,
claiming Archer had no right to sub
let the place. Before the injunction
could be heard. Archer's lease ex-
pired and Jacobs took possession of
the farm, Baldwin being shut out.
Baldwin claims $525 damages. The
jurors hearing this case are B. Beid-
man, 2. s. McChord, Ernest Herring,
n. N. Wise, ]. j. Beggs, ]. B. Stewart.
E. W. Mortiand. Dave Lancaster, Joe
Dixon, William Blackburn, Joe Hutch
er and Frank Spurlock. The grand
s;ury reconvened Monday and ad-
iourned Monday or Tuesday The
case OF j. T. Teal vs.. j. A. McCarty,
on account, was settled and dis
missed. In the case of J. F. Har-
bridge VS.. Roy Marsh ct al, on note,
Judgment was rendered against Marsh
for SGT and costs. Judgement for
S1s9.24, interest and costs was en-
tered against defendant in the case Of
the Thomas Coal Co. VS.. L. G. 1sen-
hover on account. Motion to dissolve
landlords attachment in the case OF
r. J. Montgomery, ct al. vs.. A. j.
Reddeck. ct al. was sustained. The
landlords attachment case Of Levina
Warner VS.. John Kurka was settled
and dismissed. Order was signed In
probate Of will OF J. w. Cheney, de-
ceased The will Of James A. Miller.
deceased, was admitted to probate and
J. A. Johnson was appointed executor
on furnishing bond of $1,400. A wild
ow's pension was granted to the chill
dren OF MIS-. Carrie Hammonds. The
will of Hamilton Cone Sr., was ad-
mitted to probate. Josephine Cone be
ing appointed Administrative. bond
$4,000.