The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-16
CITY NEWS.
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CARTS.
Double header Sunday afternoon.
Keokuk versus Burlington.
Save dollar Saturday. It's easy,
Pc you get pair Of good shoes at
Bode-Larson's removal sale.
"A meeting Of the school board will
be Geld this afternoon at the super.
intcndert's office at s o'clock.
Rev. JOIN B. Worrell, D. D., for
merly pastor OF the Westminster
Presbyterian church 1SS9-1Ss5, is in
the city visiting at the home OF w. ].
Fulton. DR.. Worrall will preach in
Westminster church next Sunday
/ morning.
Governor Carroll has appointed
DR.. I. N. McManus Of Waterloo the
fifth member Of the new Board Of Elk
aminers in Optomery E. r Renaud re-
turned from the first official board
meeting at Des Moines yesterday.
The first examination for optomerists
will start on Sept. 90, 1909.
The city OF Burlington is all stir
red up over the commission plan OF
government and may decide to hold
an election to vote on the proposition,
apmphlets, the same as those that
were issued in this city, explaining full
! ", the working of the commission
plan. are being distributed among the
citizens.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. H. A.
Schardelman was held this afternoon
at o'clock from the family residence,
No. Hip Concert street The Chris
tian Science service was observed.
The following gentlemen assisted as
pallbearers: Henry scharfenburg. A.
Tolmie, J. F. Kiedaisch, ST., Fred Hill
pert. sr.. s. G. Findlay, G. L. Becker.
The farmers in the vicinity OF the
Grant school house or, perhaps more
familiarly known as Questioning, /"
three miles east OF Camp Point, have
requested the Wabash railroad COM
pany to put in side track for their
convenience says the Camp Point
Journal. This is one OF the most
prosperous communities In the coun-
ty, and the fact that their foresight
has prompted them to ask for this
convenience indicates their progress
siveness. They agree to do the neces-
sary grading themselves. The Wa
bash has not yet given It's ultimatum
In the matter.
Quincy Journal: AS predicted,
the excursion OF the st. Joseph Young
Mems Society OF St. Boniface church
yesterday on the w. w. proved a great
success, both socially and financially.
1t was like one cont nuous picnic, or
large family gathering. from the time
the boat left Quincy at o'clock a. m.
until the return about twelve hours
later, landing here at 9:2O p. m. The
trip up took six hours, the boat reach
ing Keokuk at o'clock and returning,
left at $50 making the down trip in
four hours. The committee handled
the large crowd well and they in turn
have nothing but words of praise for
the courteous treatment of the boats
crew. The two and one-half hours at
Keokuk were spent to each ones lik-
Ing, some going to Rand park others
to see the Keokuks get bested by our
club after 1t had gone down at home
in number of successive defeats and
others viewed the city. Nine hundred
and forty paid admission tickets were
taken on board, while all children I'M
der years went free. A large crowd
met the excursionists at the landing
on their return last night.
"A. S. Chapman in "The Boyhood of
John Hay" in the July Century, says:
John nays literary beginnings date
back to the quaint old town Of War
saw. on the Illinois side of the Mis-.
sissippi. in which he lived from the
age OF three years, till he entered pub
lie life at Springfield, as assistant sec
rotary to President Lincoln. Accord.
ing to the memory OF his sister, Mrs.
Mary Voolfolk, who still lives at War.
saw, he had in in his boyhood the hab-
| it OF str.nging words together into
rhymes.' Warsaw remains today much
as 1t vas more than forty years ago,
| when the co-author of abraham Lin
coin and future secretary of state,
left it. Perhaps this is because of the
isolated position of the town at the
end Of a single branch of railroad. Halt
a century ago 1t ad hopes OF becom-
ing city. 1t is still fruitful in re-
miniscences OF John Hay. The house
built by his father, DR.. Charles Hay,
Is pointed out to the visitor as one
of the notable sights. 1t stands on the
brow of the bluff, commanding wide
view OF the Mississippi. A few miles
away rise the smoking chimneys OF
Keokuk. Iowa, the city of which War.
saw was once rival. Railroads came
/ to Keokuk, one one to Warsaw. Three
states. Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, lie
! within the prospect. From these
heights Mr.. Hay viewed the sunsets
which he afterwards declared were
j more beautiful than those OF Italy,