The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21

I1SiU St 70 lCluthCu kocIul o0y
from Kahoka, Mo-, whittier she went
early in the past week to attend the
funeral of the late Judge Kennedy .oi
THAT city. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mus
setter returned few days earlier.
Judge G. w. Kennedy was born in
Jackson township, Clark county, Mo.
Jan. 16, 1846, and lacked but four
days of being seyenty-two years old
when he passed away Saturday, Jan
IL. after two days illness from heart
trouble. The deceased resided In
Warsaw for short time many years
ago, and married Miss Ernestene
Herberts of Warsaw, eldest daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Herberts,
Jan. 7. 1869.
-Four children were born to this
union, two of whom died in infancy,
the surviving children being Geo.
Kennedy and Mrs. Emma Shuman,
both of whom reside in Clark county.
He is also survived by his wife, two
sisters and one brother. sixteen
grandchildren and two great-grand.
children.
He served one term as a member
of the county court, and was prest-
dent of the Farmers Mutual 1nsur-
ance company of Clark county, Mo.
He was one of Clark county's most
worthy and highly esteemed citizens
of exemplary habits and high ideals
and whose aim in life was to so live
as to shed JOY and happiness and
sunshine all about him. His life was
benediction to mankind and his
memory will long be cherished
Figuratively speaking he made two
blaoes of grass grow where one grew
before"
His funeral occurred from his late
residence Monday afternoon, Jan. IA
Rev. S. o. Borland officiating. Inter
ment In Kahoka cemetery.
Mayor w. l.. Hill is still In the
Presbyterian hospital Chicago, nc
operation having been yet perform
ed. He may pull through without it
A still alarm Thursday morning
brought out the chemical engine to
fiue fire at the home of Geo. Bonnefor
on Seventh street. The damage was
slight, just small square of root
being burned.
Miss Stella Lewis is in Washington
where she has clerkship in the wal
department.
Warsaw fire department has elect
ed the following officers for 1913:
Chief-Guy E. Bell.
Assistant chief-A. P. Buckert.
Department foreman - Conradt
Schmidt.
Treasurer Raich.
Secretary-W. G. Fenor.
Board Of trustees-W. S. Nelson
Henry Satory and Edwin Klump.
Earl Anderson has returned from
the hotel keepers convention In Chi
cago at the LaSalle hotel. He also
attended the big complimentary ban
uuet to the hotel men at the Hotel
Blackstone.
Miss Olivia Giller is visiting hel
sister Mrs. Henry Hermann OF
Miles. Mich.
The High School Athletic associa
ton will have a benefit at Dream
land theatre Thursday. jan. "a.
The Red Cross will have a benefit
at Dreamland. "The Long Trail
being the movie picture, Tuesday
Jan. %.
Mrs. John Kearney of Hannibal is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Schaefer.
The box social Wednesday night
last at l. o. o. F. hall for the Rec
Cross netted $500.
The Presbyterian congregation is
temporarily holding services in the
basement of the new edifice. Sunday
school is also being held there. The
church will not be dedicated until
spring.
Clippert Bros have packed hoo
tons OF ice averaging ten inches in
thickness; fine crystal ice. AL Pied
rit is filing his ice house with a
first class article of pure ice that is
from twelve to sixteen inches in
thickness.
Many of our citizens are exempt
from the rules of tag-your-shovel day,
Jan 80, having saved coal since
early in December by burning chunk
wood in their furnaces.
Some of Warsaw's soldiers have
taken out $4,000 worth of insurance