The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-25

terrain church, although having peen
delayed in presenting 20 the public
the numbers of its annual lyceum
course, on account of the epidemic
which closed all public gatherings
for so many weeks, presented It's
first number Friday evening. being
the Midland Concert company, COM
posed of three young ladies', MISS
Stidham, reader, Lucille Schroeder,
violinist, and Corinne Schroeder as
pianist and soloist. The program was
varied and interesting throughout
and each member of the company
proved herself to be an artist. Miss
Stidham appeared in Indian costume
for number of readings and was
heartily received The second num-
Der of the course will be lecture
by Dr. A. H. Harnly, his subject being
"Recons truction After the War"
which will be on March 9Th.
The ladies of the Christian church
gave their annual Washington
chicken pie dinner at the church par
lors Friday evening, and the attend
ance was up to the standard. The
menu was in keeping with the high
class dinners heretofore given by the
ladies and will, it is thought, net
them the neat sum of 500 after all
expenses are met. An orchestra fur
nished music for the evening, and
many remained at the church for a
social hour after the dinner.
Special mission service will be held
at the Church of the Immaculate
lConceution March 2-10, there being
three services daily-masses, $50 a.
M and $3.50 a. M, and sermon, bene'
fdiction at 1880 p. m. Rev. Father J.
L. O'Regan, C. M. professor. DePaul
university, Chicago, will conduct this
special mission services assisted by
lneighboring clergy. Every parishion
er should avail himself of this special
mission The public is invited to
| hear Rev. ORegan, G. NJ, deliver
these Lenten services A mission is
course of lectures on the eternal
truth, and instructions for christians
The mission begins Sunday, March
II, at 10 a. m. high mass.
| DR.. E. M. Robbins, president of the
Hancock County Fair association, has
been asked to lead the discussion or
formula for Building up County
Fairs" at meeting of the Illinois
Association of Agricultural Fairs to
be held in Springfield February &c
/ and 27. The program begins at / p
IN. Wednesday and banquet is to
be served at st. Nicholas hotel at
p. m.
| Mrs. J. W. Everhart is visiting he1
daughter, Mrs. Lee Bolts, and famil,
in Quincy.
R. L. Carlton has purchased tht
building on the north side Of the pub
llic square belonging to the J. c. vii
Iliams estate, now occupied by j. e
alPennock's restaurant. Mr.. Carlton
will remodel the lower floor some
time during the summer and vii
move his restaurant from the /. 0
O. F. building to these quarters.
Miss Helen Miller of Fl. Green
spent the week end with Miss Mary
Weiser and Misses Martha and Twils
Moore
Henry Bolles went to Jacksonville
last evening to visit his sister, Mrs
Gambel, who is quite ill in the hos
Il his daughter, Mrs. J. w. Everetts
and family.
Hon. and Mrs. NJ. p. Berry attend
ed the funeral of Col. George Rankir
at Monmouth last week. Col Rankin
was past grand master of the l. o
o. F., Mr.. Berry attending the fun
eral as representative of the grand
lodge, he being grand treasurer.
\ Probate Court News.
/ In the matter of the conservator
ship of Mary e. Booth-Arthur J
! Booth, conservator. Conservator'.
i inventory filed shows part lot 8. blocl
III, Carthage. and part lot /, block l
| Hawley's addition to Carthage.
| In the matter of the conservator
ship of Christian Kuse-Henry ]. M
Luedde, conservator Report Of tn.
account of said conservator covering
the period from March 10. 1917, t.