The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
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Hillsboro last week.
The L. D. S. are holding their an
'nual reunion or camp meeting IN the
school house park this week. There
are about three dozen large tents
used by families and about dozen
small tents used by Co. No. D, BOY
Scouts, of FIT. Madison, who are al
tending the services as unit Eiaer
ID. ]. Williams, of Burlington, oas
charge of the reunion. The morning
lis given to devotional exercises me
afternoon to recreation and games,
then preaching again at p. M Coca
music and good speakers are making
the meetings interesting.
The Denmire canning factory is
now running full blast
Floyd Jemison is now working Win
! the Singer force of carpenters at New
Boston.
Professor Held, principal Of our
school, hasSarriyed and will begin 10
work out his plans to open school
september second.
The button factory is raising and
enlarging their building. Oscar NC
Clintock is here making arrangements
for having the work done.
i A fine new barn is being built on
the farm occupied by Fred Thon. The
Silvers crew are doing the work.
The Iowa Legion held picnic
lon Bluff park yesterday. We were
advised that our local people were
not greatly in evidence owing to the
| one dollar admission fee charged by
1.-The management. However, good
music and a general jolly time was
enjoyed by those attending.
An announcement party was given
at the home of Mrs. Frank Sawyer, 10
announce the engagement OF her niece
Miss Charlotte Reed to MI Erwin
! Meon, of Inwoud, Iowa The import
ant ceremony will be performed Sep
TENDER first.
Mrs. Ed Moore is visiting relatives
in Burlington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Adams, son
Herbert and Howard Reed ATTENDED
jchautauqua ait Pennington Sunday.
Herbert Kennedy and Mr.. Lee OF
FIT. Madison, were guests OF MI. ano
Il Mrs. ]. A. Morgan Monday.
j Miss Ploughman has purchased the
Frank Dams property, which is locat
ed in the south part of the city, OF
better known as "Goslin Green.
4 Mrs. Frank Carroll, nee Addie
Scranton, of Pittsfield, Ill, came VI
to visit with her cousin, James Cole
before his return to California.
The following pupils Of our high
:. school are preparing to enroll IN heo
kuk high this year: Irene Wilcox
, RUBY Brown, Rex Wilcox and Elmer
IThon.
While enroute to the L. D. 8. bap
Itising Thursday afternoon, Mrs. ihos
, Sanford of Fort Madison suffered ar
/ unpleasant accident. The front axle
of her auto broke which caused Mrs
Sanford to be thrown against the
} Windshield of the car, breaking the
: glass which cut an ugly cash in hel
arm. DR.. Buck was called and seWec
the wound. AS Mrs. Sanford was
holding her baby she was lucky ina
l the accident was no worse.
Holmes Brothers are building the
foundation for the new opera house.
The melon raisers report that the
bulk of the nutmeg crop is now mar
keted; that the crop was fairly gooe
and the melons were Of fairly goot
, quality. The watermelon crop is ser
iousiy damaged owing to the Jul!
: drought.
!. Miss Marie Adams, the genial little
clerk in the county treasurer's office
; and VIM. Harrington were Montrose
callers Thursday evening.
Mrs. Emma MilIhouse and daughter
: Louise, of Kewanee, ILL.,, are visiting
, relatives and friends in and neal
! MontroSe. e. ....... ....
MI. and Mrs. E. B. Teacher, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Dryer and SON of St. Louis arr
guests at the Timothy Kennedy home
! Mrs. Teacher was formerly miss
IGrace MoneyIuaker.
= Mrs Lucy Welch of Des Moines
, who made an extended visit in Mont
) rose this summer, returned to hel
home Thursday. Mrs. Weloh Is a ma
tive Mont1osian and enjoyed great!
1.-The scenes where her, childhood wer'
spent.
, Mrs. Elizabeth Ballinger was
guest ait the H. A. Wagner home, nea
iViele, Wednesday afternoon.
+, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Holmes ans