The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
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Mrs. John Johnson. nee Starr. OF
Falls City, Nebr., is here visiting her
mother Mrs. Joanna Storms, having
come to take her children to their
recent Nebraska home.
| George Reeves of Quincy autoed
here last Sunday for visit with
home folks. In the afternoon, accom-
panied by his mother and Mr.. and
Mrs. p. w. Bowen, he autoed to Keo-
kuk to spend an hour with Eugene
Reeves, who is spending month at
the Graham hospital. recuperating.
Several families are planning on
moving to Bettendorf where quite a
colony of Montrose people have en-
ployment at lucrative wages.
/ Lamont Brothers show pitched it's
i tent here Tuesday, June rs. 1t was
considered an up-todate show. The
band they carried was all star artists
in the musical breezes. This was
not the old show suggesting nothing
and meaning less. The menagerie
was good and the caliope added to
the many other attractions.
We are glad to chronicle that Perry
/ Holt is some better at the present
time.
The telegraph operators Hancock
and Bowen, have planted quite
navy of beans in this vicinity and
expect to eat bean soup during the
frigid months of winter.
| Miss Hannah Crawford who has
been suffering from an abscess, is
| slowly improving, which is good news
| to a legion of friends here.
| At her home at Charleston, Iowa,
Saturday, June 80, 1917, Mrs. Eliza
beth Noonan, wife of Thomas Noonan,
deceased, passed from life into death.
At the time Of her going she had
| reached her SEVENTEEN milestone OF
| life. A good woman. held In high
esteem by a large circle of friends
| who had known her for long term
of years and who will grieve at the
unexpected death. Those who sur
vive to mourn are two daughters,
Mrs. Ida Winter Of Fairview, ILL.,. and
Miss Emma Noonan at home. The
| burial will be made beside her hus-
band in the Galland cemetery.
Miss Jessie Bonter, pleasing
young miss, fell from cherry tree,
| dislocating her ankle and is COM
PEELED to walk on crutches.
Two cars Of strawberries left this
depot to northern markets, which
netted $4,000. One car contained
four hundred and twelve crates, the
second, four hundred and twenty
crates. Twelve cars in all was the
average on account of the shortage
of berries.
Freddie Brown and wife of Colo
RADIO are guests of his mother Mrs.
John Thomas, for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Lucy Wodron of Chicago
Heights, will visit her sister Mrs. l..
A. McCann at New Boston soon.
John Bowen of Detroit, Mich, will
spend Independence day with home
folks and will return to that city in
a few days.
The Rev. Geo. Duty has accepted
! the pulpit of the Second Presby-
terrain church at Keokuk. Rev.
Duty's pleasing personality will make
the minister delight to his congre-
cation.
The electricity was turned on Sun
day, July 1, 1917, at the power house
in this city. The town is now
electrically lighted.
The Misses Jane and Winifred
Kennedy are now driving a Ford car.
DR.. and Mrs. Leak and son of Bur
lington were guests of the lady's sis
ter Mrs. P. L. Bowen, Sunday.
Miss Verna Spencer of Davenport
arrived home Sunday to spend July 4.
The gentlemanly manager of the
Denmire plant, Lee Davis, is looking
after the large acreage of tomatoes
planted for the canning factory.
Last Saturday while Rev. Morgan
was enroute to Pennington, the steer
-.
work, backing the machine down hill
and giving the minister a few minor
bruises and a bad shaking up.
Sunday was contribution day at
the Methodist Sunday school and all
over the state. One hundred thou
sand dollars is expected to be raised
and contributed to the benefit of the
Red Cross. A donation was given by
the school of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Anderson are
the proud parents of bright little
girl that recently came to gladden.
their home. Mother and daughter
doing well.
Carol Buck was enroute to Cedar
Falls Thursday where he has posi-
ton in garage in that city.
independence day there will be ten
dCCcSSlUuS " Iuo ANdLdl CuuiCu ny
baptism in Lake Keokuk at 2:30
o'clock by the Rev. Morgan, the
pastor.
Prof. Geo. Barnes Of Keokuk was
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony last Thursday to Miss Jane
Mills, the Rev. John c. Sage, rector
Of ST. Johns church officiating. Pro-
fessor Barnes is well and favorably
1yr nd
in vocal culture last winter
Mrs. Emil Wahrer was hostess to
the w. G. T. u, Friday afternoon at
a thimble party where they busted
themselves making comfort bags for
orr notriotic sp1dior horc