The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-11
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The weather in the past week has
been so dark, gloomy and rainy that
a week Of sunshine would be thank
| fully received by everybody.
| Everyone Is shucking corn as fast
as they can, to get done before the
hard winter gets here.
| Mrs. Perry Mcpherson from east
of town, spent the day last Thursday
with Mrs. s. w. Wells here.
/ Mrs Vina Simmons of Pennington,
moved her household goods to Gro
ton last week, and will stay with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. McOmber, and
help care for her mother who Is in
poor health this winter.
! Mrs Harry Bedell of Athens, Mo-,
was visiting and shopping in Croton
one day last week.
| Mrs. Gladys Saltzgaver McCarty of
Pennington, came Saturday for q
visit with home folks.
| Mrs. Chas. Keck spent last Friday
Mrs. Docia Davis. and sister. Mrs.
! Florence Bedell.
| Miss Hazel Palmer spent Monday
and Tuesday of last week with Sylvia
and Dave Johnson, few miles south
of Coton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Painter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Andrews Of Ka-
hoka, Mo-, spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Bryan here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Johnson and
daughter, Garnett: Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Deer and little son Jack, were
guests of Mrs. Eliza Watts last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. w. L. Anderson, Mrs. Curg
Saltzgaver and daughter Ellen, and
Mrs. o. Fl. SaltZgaver were shop
ping In Pennington last Saturday
forenoon.
Mrs. Leona Carter and Miss Hills
Carter of Pennington, visited here
with their cousin. Mrs. 8. w. Wells,
from last Friday evening until Satur-
day evening"
Mrs. Rosa Withrow Harlan, wife Of
Frank Harlan of Revere, Mo-, was
buried at two o'clock Sunday after
noon, November 8, IN Athens, Mo-,
cemetery beside her little daughter
who was buried there some time in
1854 or 1875. Mrs. Harlan was ono
of large family and her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riz Withrow owned a
farm east of Croton, where she grew
TO womanhood and was married to
Frank Harlan, when they moved to
Sweet Home, Mo-, and then to Can
ton, Mo-, for several years. From Can
ton they moved to Bonaparte, Iowa,
where they lived for ten years. then
moved to Revere, Mo-, where they
lived until hyr death. Mrs. Harlan
had many friends here who will be
saddened to hear of her death.
Miss Meta Kelley of near Warren.
was an over Sunday visitor with rela-
tives and friends here.
Mrs. Roy Mitchell is entertaining
her mother. Mrs. Barnes of Keokuk.
Mrs. Dora Raines of Pennington
was in Croton last Sunday
Quite a good many about here are
suffering from bad colds. Thankful
that it isn't the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bryan enter
tanned at a Halloween party Friday
evening, Oct 81. The house was pref
tily decorated in keeping with the oc-
casion. Witches, black cats, jack O.
lanterns, hob-goblins were numerous.
All came masked, representing hard
times and hard times was sure there
when the crowd gathered. The eve
ming was spent in fortune telling, grab
bling an apple from string and div
ing for apples and many other games.
Those present were Harry Krib, Mil
dred Daughtery, Edna, Eula, jamie and
Selby and Paul Sprouse. Earl and
Willie Pollard, James Anthony, Ed
Reitz, Ella and Wilma Saltzgaver,
Lesley Horsey, F1ossie Keck, Laura
and Otto Junior Satzgayer, Frank,
Nellie, Otis, Jim, Presh and Paul
Batten Earnest, Hazel and Irene
Palmer. Howard Raines, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. SherTick,
Mrs. S. w. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Nc
Cracker and children. All had an en-
joyable time.