The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
ELvAsToN, ILL

! Fall blowing is being delayed by
the continued drought.
| George Fisher has been quite poor
tly for several weeks.
| Miss Verena Puntenney of Wash
Eington, arrived here last week and
will teach in. our high: school
! Mr.. Fish who is to run one of our
school vans for the consolidated dis
tricts, has moved into the Albert
Miller home south of town.
! Miss Esther Christner of RGckport,
Mo-, was the guest of Miss leila Cald-
well recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice Marshall of
Hamilton, have moved into what is
known as the Karr property so they
can be near their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Hanson
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Campbell write
from the southwest that they have
located for the winter at Glendale,
iAriz., A sale of their household
goods was held last Saturday at their
late home known as the Ruddeu
place.
/ On Tuesday evening of. last week,
Mrs Clark Webster entertained at
| dinner the following young ladies:
Misses leila Caldwell, Marie Dun
can, Marie Poland and Gene Lewis
in honor of her niece, Miss Golule
Kinnan. of Carthage, who was Visit
ing in the Webster home. The dining
room was decorated in pink and
white and splendid three course
dinner was enjoyed by all present,
Mrs. Edith Sloan who underwent
a serious operation at the St Joseph
hospital in Keokuk, several weeks
ago, has so far recovered as to be
able to be moved to the home of her
mother. Mrs. George Ellison, north
of town.
We are glad to report Mrs. Dan
Brenning who sustained such serious
injuries from falling from the up
stairs porch at her fathers, G. V. Wal
ilace's home, is getting along as well
as can be expected. Besides an ugly
cash in her head, both arms were
broken, also one limb below the knee.
She was removed at once by ambul-
ance to the st. Joseph hospital. Mn
IBrennings mother of Bloomington,
who is nurse, is at her bedside
assisting in caring for her.
Mrs F. G. Grauf returned Sunday
night from Matanrora where she and
her sister. Mrs. Arthur Jenes, from
near Adrian, had visited their mother
and other relatives the past week.
Mrs. A. F. Wormley and son Junior
Of Oswego. were accompanied to
Sprin gfield last week by her mother,
Mrs. Thomas Garvey, and Eileen and
Isabel LEM to attend the fair and
visit relatives. Mrs Wormley return
ed home from Springfield via Kau-
jkakee and Chicago where she visited
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Marshall and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Grauf returned
Monday evening from the state fair
and a visit the weekend at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hughes at
Petersburg.
DR.. C. A. Runyon had the misfor-
tune of losing a fine Jersey COW by
eating too much green corn. She
was sold to Mr. Fish for S125, but
was not delivered.
Our school commenced Monday,
Aug. 80. Mr.. Fish and, Floyd Stump
have been employed to operate the
school vans to pick up the children
in the consolidated district.
The eighty-seventh annual meeting
of the Salem Baptist association will
meet with the Carthage Baptist
Ichurch Sept Z, S and 8. Rev. John
II. Finnan, pastor of the Baptist
church in Elvaston, delivers the an
Inual sermon on Tuesday evening the
18th. Rev. ]. M. Jones of Carthage,