The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
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at Port Royal, South Carolina.
The genlemen's quartet at the
Presbyterian church was pleasing
feature of the evenings exercises
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Elsie Leach Sproat was en-
route to Jacksonville, Fla, Thurs
day, to join her husband, Thomas
Sproat.
e. ]. Lamb is shipping two car
loads of wheat to st. Louis markets,
paying So per bushel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Trimble, OF
Sandusky, entertained at a 6 o'clock
dinner Saturday evening the follow
ing guests: Misses Grace and Marie
Bowen, Vera Wahrer and Floid Jemi-
son, who enjoyed the delightful at
fair. The beautiful centerpiece on
the table held a cluster of sweet
peas. The menu consisted of fried
chicken. creamed potatoes, cabbage
salad, beets, jelly, bread and butter,
strawberry shortcake, assorted cakes,
bananas, coffee and ice tea
P. l.. Bowen and wife were Bur
lington sho~oers Tuesday.
Mrs. Mildred Garfield and baby,
OF Bettendorf, Iowa, will spend a
fortnight at the John Sprott home
Mayor il M. Buck and r. E. Wors-
ter OF the Montrose Savings bank are
quite metropolitan, having new signs
painted on the windows of their
places of business.
Eleven Montrose boys who are
honor boys will leave Keokuk Mon
day for Camp Pike, Ark. Success to
you, boys, is the wish of all.
The Rev. Mr.. Shook, district su-
perlntendent will give the sermon
at the NJ. e church Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Bennett. OF
Good Hope. Ill. autoed over for a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. s. G. Younkin
last week.
Sunday win be homecoming day OF
the Methodist church. There will be
services at the city park and at noon
dinner will be served to the church
and visiting members.
John East blacksmith who con-
Quoted a shop here forty-seven years
ago, is a guest at the Matilda Lam
bert home, being relative
Spring fries are retailing on the
local market at 35 cents per pound.
Mrs Alice Sheetz, OF Alexandria,
attended the funeral of little William
Emerson Cameron, son Of William
Cameron, who was buried in our
DR.. S. M. Castor and ]. o. Boyd
and wife, Of Keokuk, spent the Sab
bath day at beautiful Bluff Park
Friends here are always glad of a
handshake with the doctor.
The demonstrator, Mrs vettle, was
at the city hall Monday forenoon
demonstrating on various culinary
points, or better cooking.
st Johns church choir, Keokuk,
very beautifully sang at the service
here Sunday morning. One very
pretty anthem was mentonable and
well given by the boys.
Sunday was evidently automobile
day. judging from the numerous
cars seen on our thoroughfares.
William Emerson Cameron, twenty
months old, was laid to rest in our
city cemetery Tuesday morning. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy
of their friends in this place
We recently learned that William
Crane is in France, hopeful and hap
by, and hopes to get a snapshot at
Kaiser Bill.
The Holiness Tri-County associa-
ton will hod their annua camp at
Kbourne park, August 10 to 10. Rev.
Mrs. Kiel. of Des Moines, will be the
leader; M. j. and J. M. Harris, cho-
rus choir. |
Charles Curtis, Jr.. was en- route by
auto, Wednesday, to Williamsburg,
Iowa, to visit his daughter and her
husband, Rev. and Mrs. G.. w. Schil- |
istron.
Mrs Sarah Mitchell was recently
granted a pension of $25 per month
One by one our best young men
are being called to the different |
camps. Elmer Trimble will be mo
balizing" at Camp Pike, Ark
Don't forget the date of the Mont |
rose chautauqua, one of the best that |
has appeared here, July 24-2S, at city
park
Mrs. P. w. Bowen and daughters
visited at Quincy with the Reeves
and Johnson families recently.
Mrs. Ellen Mayors, of Riverton,
iowa, is guest at the Emil Wahrer
home.