The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-08
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Miss Luella Barnes and brother
Dudley returned to their home near
Mt. Zion. Saturday after a several
weeks stay in our vicinity.
Miss Mary Wilson has SO far recov-
cred from her recent operation to re-
turn home Saturday.
Quite few of our people went to
Burlington Saturday and Sunday to at
tend the regatta.
Mrs. Walter Robertson and son
Ollie returned to their home near
Earltom, Kansas Thursday. after a
four weeks visit in this vicinity.
DR.. and Mrs Neff. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
H. Wiegner and son Edward of Farm
ington, visited at the Mrs. d. E. Wieg.
ner home Sunday afternoon.
Corporal Clarence Jackson who has
seen overseas service the past few
years was home Tuesday to visit his
mother. He returned to Jefferson
barracks Wednesday and will soon
leave for Germany.
Miss Madeline Grant was an over
Sunday visitor in Pennington.
Mrs. G. w. Mattern, Mrs. A. B. Ep-
person and son and Mrs. Sarah Schock
left Monday evening for Klamath Falls,
Oregon. Mrs. Mattern will remain for
a several months visit at the Epperson
home with Mr.. Mattern, he having
started for there last week with Mr..
Epperson Miss Sarah Schock will
make an indefinite stay.
Mrs F. c. Tabor, Mrs. D. p. Wieg-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Ingersoll
were Pennington visitors Monday.
Mrs. I. H. Hentzel and children of
Keokuk, are visiting home folks.
Miss Anna Hohl has returned home
after a weeks visit in Centerville.
The school board held it's annual
meeting Friday and elected Raymond
Schmitt secretary for the ensuing
year. The financial report shows the
district to be in good shape. Over
$1,7OO has been collected for tuition
during the past school year and the
bonded indebtedness reduced to
$4,000 The teaching force for next
year is as follows: Superintendent of
high school. principal J. r. Mounce;
high school teachers Eva Sheppard,
Olive Stoffegren; grades / and 2,
Lorena Davis; grades 3 and 4, Mrs.
J. R. Mounce: grades 5 and 6, Mary
Haskins; grades and s, Hazel Ship
per.
Herbert EyIer of Camp Lewis,
Washington, came home Wednesday
morning for a six weeks visit with
home folks.
On Tuesday evening, June 20, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs F. Dahms, occurred the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Elda and Mr..
Casper Felt.
The house was beautifully decorated
with ferns and roses the bride was at
tired in cream colored satin and geor-
gette: the wedding march was played
at o'clock by Mrs. Elmer Roth, and
Rev. Benthin pronounced the words
that linked together the lives of these
two young people.
Obituary.
Wilhelnaine Bank nee Wendt was
born March IS, 1855 near Hillsboro,
Iowa, being the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Wendt. In her early in.
fancy she received the rites of holy
baptism and at the age of fifteen, in
the year 1870 was confirmed at the
Evangelical church at Franklin, Iowa.
On February 20, 1879 the deceased was
united in marriage to August Bank of
Primrose with whom she shared faith
fully the joys and trials OF welded
life for forty-one years until death dis
solved this matrimonial union. If one
thing can be said of her without 9aas-
eeration it is that not many could
| have eXcelled her in the fulfillment OK
her duties as wife and mother. The
bereaved husband and children can
easily testify of that. Though in the
last years she was beginning to feel
| the frailties Of life and during the last
months had to endure many pains,
vet she always retained cheerful dis
position and an undaunted faith in
! Him who bore all our pains for us.
/ Her illness began about Christmas
and of course no one thought at that
time that it would develop into any.
! thing serious. All that medical skill
and loving hands could do was tried
| to- relieve her and save her life, but
lit seemed as though God had ordained
| it otherwise She passed away quiet
ly Saturday, July 3 a 9:15 p. m, at
the University hospital at Iowa City,
where she had been for three months,
attaining an age of IS years, 3 months
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1 She is survived by her deeply be-
reaved husband, August Bank, eight
children, Edward Bank of Enid, Ok
ilahoma; Mrs. Emma Krebill Of Don.
nelson; August Bank, Jr., of st. Louis,
Mo-; Frederick Bank of Denver, Colo. !;
| Captain Carl Bank of the U. S. army
and at present at home on furlough !;
Alma, Hulda and Luther. Bank, the
three latter at home at the present
Two children preceded the mother in
| death in early infancy. Seven grand
children, three brothers, Henry
Wendt, Sedan, Kansas; Chris Wendt
Pennington, Iowa; VIM. Wendt, Pasa
dena, California;; two sisters, Mrs
Sophia Podeyn Of Fl. Madison, beside
many other relatives and dear friends
who will miss her very much. Mrs
Bank was a true christian, a good
friend and neighbor and devoted
wife and mother. Her influence will
he felt for years with those whom she
came in contact. For many years
she with her husband was member
! ,f the church at Primrose and when