The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-15
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storm hit Carthage Thursday
evening, and continued until Sunday
evening, reaching it's climax however.
on Friday night, when the wind ragged
and snow fell in a fine mist, drifting
into every corner and crevice, making
! the drifts several feet deep in the
roads and on the sidewalks, until get
| ting around the city was out of the
question. A few braves We're on the
streets Saturday, being mostly deliv-
cry boys and coal haulers, who were
much in demand
Thermometers around the public
square registered twenty-three degrees
below zero on Friday evening at no
i late hour, and the city marshal reports
temperature of twenty-six below at
| two O'Clock a. m. Saturday. Many
people have suffered as consequence
of this severe storm, houses heretofore
thought to be comfortable were found
to be shivering cold.
Carthage was literally cut off the
map by the storm Trains were not
running, and all day Saturday not
train passed through Carthage, daily
papers being delayed and the mali IN
general.
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Recorders office, was a day off, as not
single official act was performed by
Clerk John F.. Scott, who waseat his
desk and ready for business; not
single instrument was filed. not one
cent taken in for fees, or one cent paid
out during the day Men who have
been acquainted with the business or
the county for many years, claim that
this is the first time in the history OF
the county, when the clerks and re-
corder's Office was open for business,
that no official act was performed.
| Friday at three o'clock p. M, at the
brides home, 304 Wabash avenue. oc-
Cured the marriage of Miss Locene
Davis Booth to Dorah Eldridge. Rem
shaw Preceding the service, Miss
Lola Fletcher sang, "Entreat Me Not
Ito Leave Thee" from the Song OF
Ruth; Miss Josephine Wolfe sang, u
Love You Truly" Miss Erma Rowe
also giving a vocal selection.
AS Miss Anna Sebree played Men.
|delssohn's wedding march, the bridal
Iparty assembled the stairs, led by the
little ring-bearers, Master Edward Mil
bourne and Alice Marie Corbin, each
carrying a ring in a large Gala lily.
They were followed by Miss Lola
Fletcher, as maid of honor and Mr..
Waldo Lee Balloon, as best man, then
(by the bride and groom. The bridal
lparty marched to beautiful arched
jaltar, made of ferns, smilax, pink and
white roses, hyacinths and daisies,
where they were met by Rev. ]. w.
Ferris, who united these two young
|people in holy matrimony, the double
lring ceremony being used.
The bride wore a beautiful white
georgette crepe dress trimmed in irri.
descent beads over white satin, with
white satin pumps. She carried a
shower boauet of brides roses. The
imaid of honor, Miss Fletcher, was
tgowned in white georgette crepe
tdress, over pink satin, with pink satin
Pumps. She carried boquet Of pink
Killarney roses. After the ceremony,
1.-THE fifty guests present We're served
Ito wedding luncheon, by Misses
Julia Ferris and Elizabeth Smith,
lMessrs. Virgil Gibson and Lloyd Ship
ton. Misses Lenore Wolfe and Emily
Lyon receiving the guests.
The bride and groom left on the
levening train for Burlington, via Keo-
Ikuk. and on account of the severe
storm, were forced to spend the night
lin Keokuk
Mrs. Renshaw is the daughter of Mr..
land Mrs. Chas. Booth and is widely
known in the social circles of this city,
having graduated from Carthage high
lschool in 1915 She attended Carthage
lcollege, being prominent in the mus
lical department because of an excep-
ltionally beautiful voice. Mr.. Rensh" W
lis the son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Rer
shaw, of Peoria, formerly of Hami]'
ton, a graduate of Hamilton high
school in 1915, and of the Keokuk
Business college. He is the cashie-
for the National Biscuit company OF
Burlington, where they will make their
home. He is an enterprising young
men. we'll worthy of the lovely bride
he has won.
These young people We're the recip-
tients of many lovely gifts.
The out of town guests were: Mr..
land Mrs. E. E. Renshaw of Peoria:
Mrs. Harry Corbin and daughters Miss
Leah and Alice Marie, of Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Dorsey Of Camp Point.
! and Mr.. Waldo Lee Balloon, Of Elvas-
ton.
| The remains of Mrs. Emma Frances
McDaniels, who died at the st. Mary's
hospital in Quincy, was brought to this
city Thursday, thence by the Hearne
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