The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-23
That Place is Well Represented at the
keokuk Chicken Show This
Week by Number Of
Exhibitors.
OTHER WARSAW ITEMS
The Opera House is Being improved
Right Along and the Amuse-
mont Loving People are
Very Appreeiative.

WARSAW, Ill, Nov. 23.--Warsaw
poultry breeders are well represented
at the Keokuk poultry show. Yester-
day the following entries were made.
Harry Bliesner, Coop Buff Ply
mouth Rock; Chas. Parr, Coop Buff
Wyandottes; George Spite, Coops
Barred Rocks; Grebe and Erdmann, 2
Coops Silver Wyandottes. There will
be a big Warsaw delegation at the
Keokuk show next Thursday.
Mrs. J. B. Worthen and daughter
Miss Ella are visiting in Chicago
Prof. w. L. Cannon, the blind plan
list is drawing large audiences at the
rooms of the Olney Music Co. every
day and evening.
Rev. G. B. Hills the evangelist
preached in the M. 3. church Sunday
morning and opened his revival SER
vices in the evening at the Presbyter-
ian church. both congregations uniting
| in the latter service The church was
crowded to the doors, every available
inch of space being filed. Mrs. Emily
Collins sang In her usual charming
manner, assisted by chorus choir.
The meetings will be held every night
for at least two weeks. Rev. Hills
comes highly recommended from
places he has been, and has a very
forcible and convincing delivery re-
minding one somewhat of the great
Billy Sunday, with none of the lat
tiers coarseness of expression and
illustration.
Mrs. VIM. Stevens went to Chicago
with her son Fred on Friday last,
where he returned to his clerical dut-
les after his vacation here.
Everyone is on the quivive of ex-
peetancy in anticipation of the treat In!
store for them on Wednesday evening.
when Lowery and Morgan's twenty-five
piece colored MINISTRIES with band and
orchestra appear before Warsaw
audience for the first time. The fact
of their being billed In Keokuk at the
Grand for matinee and evening on
Thanksgiving is a sufficient guarantee
of their merit.
Manager Rattermann Of the opera
house, is continually adding some i'm
provement for the betterment OF this
| popular place of amusement. He clas
lately improved the lighting of the
stage, and has added large set OF
4 Japanese lanterns to be used in GER
tain scenes with artistic effect. The
is planning to secure an up-to-date
moving picture machine with the lat.
lest and most popular films, two exht
billions to be given each week dur
ing the winter Nothing is too good
for Warsaw, for ne Is a booster of
the boosters.
:, w. Ross Kirkbride, acceptably fill
ing the position Of T. P. & w. agent
here, for several years past and oper-
ator at this station for many years
previous, has resigned on account OF
i'll health and will take needed rest.
Ed Moore, operator is for the pre-
sent, acting agent.
4 been been added at the button factory,
making the full complement 80.
I On Saturday night the Main street
sidewalks were crowded with pedes-
TRANS, the bank as usual was open
for an hour for the convenience OF
wage earners, and all was hurry and
hustle in the stores. Truly Keokuk
even could not boast of a buster
scene; this is a great contrast to five
years ago, but a common occurrence
nowadays.
Mr.. John Heise one OF our Oldest
German citizens is lying very i'll with
no hope of recovery.
The Presbyterian ladies bazaar ani
sappers on Thursday and Friday even
Sings last Melted quite. a sum for theil
treasury, besides providing pleas
ing social diversion.
The work of laying water pipe 4
progressing more rapidly but It Il