The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-21

recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Mitchell in lakewood: MT. and Mrs.
Bert Mitchell Of Queen City, Mo-: Mrs.
Emma Johnson of Kirksvi1le, Mo-;
Miss Emma Andrews of Centerville,
Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mitchell, who have been visiting at
various points. Mr.. Mitchell, who has
been seriously III is greatly improved.
but is not gaining In strength as fast
as his relatives and friends had hoped
for.
Geo. Peterson Of Bowen, m, was a
visitor with his aged parents and other
relatives in the city Sunday.
John Geisen Of Macomb and a couple
of his friends, Ralph Butterfield OF
Bushnell and Harlfn Pittenger OF Ma
comb, were guests over Sunday OF
Johns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Casper
Geisen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Maire OF Sonora
reports that the Carthage boy scouts
were fine workers and made good mon
ey picking their large strawberry crop
this year. The Mares also state that
Gerber White of this city picked one
hundred and nfnety-efght boxes Of
strawberries tn about eight hours
Gerber is some berry picker and we
wonder If there are many who can
beat his record.
Mrs. James Kinkade and daughter,
Mrs A. B. Harter, left yesterday for
Battle Creek, Michigan to see their son
and brother, Geo. B. K1nkade of Camp
Custer, who is again quite sick. All
our citizens sympathize with the Kin
kade family in their terrible suspense
over their son and brothers continued
illness and George has many true
friends here who lament that nearly
his entire time since he has been in
training has been spent in the hos
pital. We shall still hope and wish
him return to health.
Miss Wfnnifred Emmons, who has
been teaching school In Decatur, Ill,
arrived home Tuesday evening to
spend her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Addie Emmons, who lives north
east Of Hamilton. Miss Emmons likes
her school work at Decatur fine and
has been employed for the ensuing
term at greatly increased salary.
Wednesday evening about sixty
Shrlners of Keokuk came over on a
special street car and enjoyed a ban
quet at the Hotel Granite. They were
surely a jolly bunch of men and WON
en- and during the band concert quite
number of them who were unsteady
inclined, were stepping to the light
fantastic in front Of the band stand.
Several times the large crowd of pee
pie who were attending our band con-
cert thought that the Germans had at
tackled our quiet little city, Judging
from the noise. Automobiles got
frightened and people scampered to
the Easements, but the noise proved to
be some fireworks that the merry
Shriners had brought with them.
Warren H. Orr made the announce
ment that free dance would be held
in the Daugherty hall and we under
stand that the dance was given as
complimentary for. the Keokuk Shrin-
ers.
Mrs. Henry BraIle and daughter
Ruth Of Champaign, Ill, are making
an extended visit with their daughter
and sister, Mrs. August Disselhorst
and family who live south of the city.
Horace Horton, an electrical engineer,
who has position with the Westing-
house company at Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania, is also guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Disselhorst
Miss Jeanette Marshal has gone to
Bowen, ILL.,, where she will spend the
summer months with sister.
Miss Esther Ruhs left yesterday
for Audubon, Iowa, where she will visit
her brothers Edward and Harry
Ruhs, this summer.
Miss Alice Carroll of Keokuk, form
erly OF this city, was among the
Shriners who spent Wednesday even
ing in Hamilton.
Henry Weber has opened up a gar
age and automobile repair shop on the
north side of Broadway.
Harvey Marshall and daughter, Miss
Mabel, have returned home from a Wis
it with relatives at different points in
Missouri. Miss Marshall, who has
been teaching school at Fairbau1t.
Mimi, Joined her father in Missouri
and after completing their visit with
relatives there, they returned home.
where the daughter will spend her va
cation.
Henry Weber and Miss Hazel Letter
of this city, in company with Mr. Rob
ertson and Miss Robertson, and Mrs.
James of Bowen, met with an accident
in the vicinity of that town Monday
at about ten a. m Miss Robertson
was driving a new Oldsmobile, the car
up a hill, Miss Robertson used the
shift gears when the car started back
down the hill The lady applied the
emergency brake but it failed to work
and the car and occupants went over
a seven foot embankment Miss LET
Ter received injuries about the head
and hands and is still suffering from
her injuries. Mrs. James was injured
about the head and two stitches were
taken to close wound. Miss Robert
son received injuries to her spine.
The people were going to Quincy, but
ON account Of the accident the trip
was not made. We understand the
car was badly damaged. 1t is. not
thought that the ladies were seriously
injured. Miss Letter was brought to
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Letter, soon after the accident.
What's the Answer
A medical journal vouches for this
.4o,,. iStjnslIiShed surgeon