The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

sively. They report grand session OF
: last Thursday night They had theil
: grand installation after which they had
a grand reception in honor of the new
uoI9 sIol!s!A IueW 'sIooWo peaoals a
: severely hurt by one of the pumps at
Kahoha, Memphis, Canton, Hannibal,
Quincy and Burlington wer present. In
} the afternoon of the same day the Quin-
cy Wonders and the Keokuk All Stars
Lad game at the local diamonds. Keo-
knk winning by a score of S to 3.
Mrs. James Bennett spent Saturday
ard Sunday in Hannibal returning home
! Monday morning.
There is a vacancy in the local post
| office for four mail carriers. Civil serv-
ice examination will be held on the
Gath. 1t is hoped that some of our race
men will put in their applications for
| service
| Several of our people are having
! their homes repaired and beautitied. Mr..
Joseph Scott and Rev. C. A. White and
Mary Johnson and many others.
This city has had many visitors dur
ing the past week among them, Mr.. Will
liam Bell of Waterloo who spent last
Sunday with Mrs. E. X. Alberts. one of
the promising young ladies of Keokuk.
Also many of our people are expecting
TO leave Keokuk for thir vacations dur
ing the summer. Rev. c. r. Waters
and wife expect to leave for Chicago:
Rev. W. II. Clark for Colfax; Mrs. Z.
X. Alberts will leave Thursday for Alex !
andria, Mimi, to spend the summer.
Rev. White reports for the Bystand. |
or will visit with friends in Hannibal |
Mo. next week. !
Miss Imogene Wilson is very sick at
tits writing, also Mr.. W. w. Gross, Miss /
Martha Mitchell and Mrs. Cynthia Mat :
thews.
Mrs. w. NJ. Dixon is indsposed at
ills time. !
Mrs. Gross Porter is suffering from an
injured foot.
Many of our people of this city are
looking forward to visit the Baptist as
ISOLATION at Des Moines, Iowa in Aug
Ust
Rev. J. Sterling Moore preached two
{ bic sermons Sunday to a large con
@regation. This is a promising church
and is endeavoring to raise $4,000 for
the purpose of building a community
hufch.
Rev. w n. Clark with his small
2ock is doing great work having raised
over Sc in this last rally for the pur-
'hase of this church building which is
'ne of the most magnificent structures
# the city having pipe organ and ,
1rGe chorus choir. Rev. Clark is in
iopes to raise the amount of finance for
he church by next summer.
r. Bethel church under DR.. Waters is
ining great work having installed in !
heir building a new furnace. Dr. Wat Il
rs is an excellent man having done \
,reat work in Keokuk and it is hoped r
lat when the conference meets the O
bishop will see fit to send Rev Dr. Wat
~ back to this city, n
The Episcopal church is progressing y
apidly and great work is being done b
CT them under the leadership of the rec g
,.r of st. John S church (white). Rev. q
T. NJ. S Lamont. r
Mr.. Junior Grisbv is the prelate of
us church when Rev. Lamont is alb &
mt. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Webster are G
cunning the loss of Mrs. Webster, son
Mr.. Geo. Mckay. Mr.. Mckay had h
Zen sick for several months, but was ii
r t confined to his bed until about FIVE 81
ours before his death which occurred
~iday at noon. Mr.. Mckay was loved II
V the entire city an dis survived by a II
st of relatives and kind friends His q
neral will be held Monday afternoon
ON the family home. he
Mrs. villa Summers was called to b,
owing Green, No, to attend the fun
al of her sister in that city. II,
The reporter, Rev. G. A. White de- il
res all local news to be in his hands