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KEOKUK, IOWA.
Mr. and ^rs* Coker
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'ta of twin boys, Louis and Luttie.
Friends of Warreht Toomes will be
dad to know he is getting along nicely.
jjrs. Ruth Johnson died at her home
Saturday morning from influenza.
Mrs. Colomon Williams and little son
Gilbert are down with the influenza.
Blind Boone, the famous pianist, was
jn tho city last week.
The "Race Revi&w" given at the B.
P. U. is a great benefit to the Negro.
Mr. French Bland was home on fur
lough last week. He is attending col
lege at Iowa City.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller are muorn
jng the death of their little daughter
Jeanette.
ffith
Mrs. Holten and family are down
the influenza.
The friends of Private Edwin Miller
are glad to see him home after being
mustered out of the service.
Rev. Jopplin, one of the pioneer min­
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known for his pietist life, departed this
life 4ast Tuesday. We can truthfully
say his was a beautiful life.
Miss Stella Wetdon and little niece,
Katherine Kenney, are improving after
a recent illness.
I Mrs.Galbert's family is better.
The district board meeting of the
Iowa Baptists was held at'the First Af
'rican Baptist Church last week. Many
prominent ministers were in attend
ance.
The Phyllis Wheatley Reserve Club
are busy getting ready for the Christ
mas baskets for the deserving poor of
our race.
Mrs. Shely Johnson has returned home
after attending the opening of the Poro
College.
All Keokuk congratulates St. Louis
on having such a great and grand in
stitution as the Poro College, wishing
them much success in future years.
Printers thougkt tke typesetting machine
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The Horse breeder said the automobile
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The wire manufacturer said "tireless"
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E^en congressmen said "heavier-than
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CENTERVILXiE NEWS.
The social given by the Sunday
school Saturday proved to be quite a
success.
Bro. Joe Saunders was moved to the
hotne of his daughter and is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Lizzie Taylor and son Harry
and Mrs. Lillie May field left Sunday
morning for Des Moines to attend the
funeral of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ida
Houston.
Mr. Estell Woodley arrived in the
-ity Saturday to spend a few days
with his aunt, Mrs. B. B. Baker.
Mrs. Lizzie D. Price entertained sev
eral friends at her home to dinner in
honor of Mrs. C. Ward of Topeka, Kans.
Miss Grace Hicks entertained Mr.
Estell Woodley to dinner Sunday after
noon.
Miss Viola Noah entertained several
girls and boys at her home Sunday
afternoon and a general good time was
reported.
Mrs. Lizzie Jeter has purchased a
new graphophone.
Mrs. G. Johnson returned to Camp
Dodge after a five days furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Johnson.
Those on the sick list at this writing
are Mr. Willie Clark, Mr. Johnson,
Miss Lillian Mills and Mrs. Sarah Wil
liams.
The Mission Circle-will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. S. H. Jones Tues
day night on East Wilson street. Mrs.
Clara G. Jones, Mrs. A. L. Crittenden
and Mrs. S. H. Jones.
FORT DODGE, IOWA.
At a regular meeting of Jeptlia Chap
ter No. 21, O. E. S., Dec. 2, the follow
ing officers were elected: Sister Levena
Walson, W. M. Sister Mary Franklin,
A. M. Brother Rev. Biggs^ W. P. Sis
ter Nancy Jane Raglin, Sec. Sister
Sarah Biggs, Treas. Sister Myrtle
Stepp, C. Sister Willie Hudson, A. C.
W. L. Perkins died Dec. 5 at Chero
kee and was brought here for burial,
having a sister and brother residing
here, Mrs. Fred Coleman and Mr. Frank
Perkins. On account of the quarantine
the funeral could not be held at the
church, but from Young's undertaking
parlor. Only the ehoir, pall bearers,
minister and family were allowed to be
present. Many beautiful flowers were
sent.
Miss Bessie Coleman of St. Louis,
Mo., was here last w-eek to attend the
funeral of W. L. Perkins.
The box social given by Fort Dodge
Improvement Club Nov- 30, was a suc
cess. One box wemt at $1.70, Mr.
Chambers being the highest bidder.
Mrs. Marshall entertained eleven
guests Monday at 6 o'clock dinner, the
Perkins family, Mr. and Mrs. Coffman
and Miss Coleman of St. Louis.
Mrs. Stepp entertained at 6 o'clock
dinner Wednesday, Miss Coleman, Mr.
R. PeTkins, Sergt. G. Pei^kins, Mr. ajid
Mrs. Frank PeTkins.
Mrs. Franklin entertamedat 6 o'clock
dinner Thursday Mrs. A. Perkins, Mrs.
Hall Short, Mrs. Fred Coleman and
guest of honor, Miss Bessie 'Coleman.
Baby Turner was mueli surprised
Wednesday night with a baby shower.
She reeeived many useful presents.
The Fort Dodge Band have made an
other start now that the war is over.
We hope they will all get together
again.
OBITUARY.
Ft. Dodge, la., Dec. 9, 1.918.
William Lewis Perkins was born in
Fluvana eounty, Virginia, on May f),
1877, and entered into rest on Dec.
1918, at the age of 41 years and 7
months.
The parents, Mr. Wm. Anderson Per
kins and wife, came to the state of
Iowa in October, 1880, bringing the lit
tle boy Lewis, who was then 3 years
old. Consequently all of the latter's
schooling was obtained in the Iowa
sehools.
These early years were spent in
Muchakinock during the days when
that section was on the boom. The
father made a deal of money as the
muost up-to-date hotel keeper in the
town.
When Lewis was 16 years of age the
father invested a part of his money in
a private coal mine, which was known
as Perkins & Son, the deceased being
the son. This venture Was a success, as
were all the father's undertakings. He
never knew the word "fail."
When Buxton opened up in 1900, Per
kins & Son built the first hotel and
added materially to their possessions al
ready acquired through former invest
ments. Eleven years later the hotel
mysteriously burned to the ground.
Other hotels having sprung up in Bux
ton, and the father having died two
years previously, Lewis made no at
tempt to rebuild. The next year, 1912,
Lewis went to California to take
charge of a homestead which his father
had secured there in the year 1909.
While there Jiis health failed. He was
brought back to Iowa and sent to
Rochester, Minn., for treatment, but to
no avail. He has since been in the
hospital at Cherokee for two years,
where" he auietlypassed beyond the P^asc notify Mrs. Mable Robinson,
shadow on Dec. 5. Hocking, Iowa.
He was converted while yet in his] The Willing Workers Club is planning
early teens and joined the Union Bap- to have a Christmas entertainment at
tist Church in Muchakinock. On his re- the Second Union Bapt.st Cl.urch
moval to Buxton he placed his letter in Christmas eve. Everyone is invited to
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, which church attend for there will be a present or
bears unquestionable record of his y°u*
faithfulness unto the end.
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Those left to mourn his demise are CHHiLICOTHE, MO.
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Perkins three Mr. and Mrs. Houston of Des Moines,
sisters. Mesdames J. W. Starks of Min- Iowa, visited at the home of her mother
neapolis. F. E. Coleman of Ft. Dodge, and brother, Mrs. Emily and Mr. W. W.
and Hal Short of Iowa City and four Rowland and wife.
brothers, Thomas H. of Omaha, Robert Mr. Clyde Banks of St. Louis is home
A. of Topeka, Frank S. of Ft. Dodge, visiting relatives and friends.
and Sergt. George E. of Iowa City, all Mrs. Gertie Smith of Brookfield, Mo.,
of whom were present. visited Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Of him a host of friends would write Maggie Botts.
this silent tribute:
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me
Oh, may there be no moaning of bar
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you run it
things over.
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound or foam,
When that whieh drew from out the
!1 boundless deep
Turns again home.
Sunset and evening bell,
And after that the dark,
And may there be no sadness of fare
well
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"When I embark. ...
Fajr though from out, our borne of time
'y, and place,
*the
tide may bear
me
far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crosscd the bar.
HOCKING, IOWA.
{Special to Bystander.)
The Second Union Baptist Church,
that was built by the Willing Workers
Club, was opened Sunday, Dec.
8.
pastor, Rev. Brooks, of Buxton,
preached an excellent sermon. He was
assisted by Rev. Garriet.
Miss Bernice Jones of Albia was a
Sunday visitor at the home of Miss Al
bertha Robinson.
Hours of services at the Second
Union Baptist Church are as follows:
Sunday school, 9 a. m. morning service,
1] a. in. evening service, 5:30 p. m.
The Willing Workers Club wish to
thank each and every one who contrib
uted to help make the Second Union
Baptist Church a success.
Those who attended service from Al
bia Sunday were Rev. Dowden, Mr. and
Mrs. Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Moss
Johnson, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hattie Wil
liams, Mrs. Davis, Misses Bernice Jones,
Elzada and Juanita Johnson, Mrs. B:rt
Allen and daughter Viola, and Mr.
Harris.
Mr. J. L. Robinson, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is much bet
ter at this writing.
The Willing Workers Club met at the
home of Mrs. Thos. Lowrey and elected
the following officers: President, Mrs.
Mable Robinson vice president, Miss
Ruth Singleton secretary, Miss Anna
Edmonds treasurer, Miss Albcrtha Rob
inson. The club meets every other week
on Monday evenings at the church.
Mr. Oscar Roper was a Des Moines
visitor last Saturday.
Those on the sick list are Miss Ruth
Singleton and Mr. John Wright.
Mr. Thos. Lowrey is able to be out
and around again.
Mrs. Mable Robinson entertained
Rev. Garriett and Mrs. Virgia Burns
and Mrs. Emma March to dinner Sun
day.
All the clubs of the I. F. C. W. C.
failing to receive their health outlines
Messrs, George Parker, Lawrence
Lewis, iBobert Greene and Matthew
Kiles are home from the training school
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under existing war-time conditions.
You would want to charge enough for service to pay your em
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Sergt. Francis Greene has received
his discharge and is at home from Camp
Funston. His many friends are glad
to welcome him home.
Mr. Myrtle Beach is on the sick list.
We hope for her a speedy recovory.
Little Marjorie and Dorothy Parker
are able to be at school again after
having the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Curry received
word late Sunday evening of the death
of their daughter Essie in Council
Bluffs, Iowa. We extend sympathy to
the family.
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