The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-08
Nebraskan to Deliver Grafton at Com
nencement Exercises Of Warsaw
High School on Monday
May the 18th.
BIG DEMAND FOR SEATS
Many Citizens From Surrounding
Towns Will Attend-Rryan
Makes no Charge For
Lecture to Class.

WARSAW,< Ill. May s.-Rudolph
Werner has Sold his draying outfit to
Mr.. Thomas Ling of Fountain Green,
ILL.,, who will soon remove here with
his family. Mr. Werner will still
make Warsaw his home, but will leave
for month, and take rest.
There is great demand from near
by towns and cities for reserved seats
for the w. ]. Bryan high school COM
mencement Grafton on Monday, May
IL, but it will be impossible to salts
fy these demands as the high school
and its friends and Warsaw must be
accommodated first, as Mr. Bryan
comes for their qualification primarily,
and without charge to the commit
! tee OF arrangements. His coming is
complimentary, and is highly appre-
ciated by the board of education and
our citizens, as the honor is unusual
for as small town as this. A neigh
boring city has asked for 100 reserved
seats, but the request could not be
granted. The opera house, the largest
public building Warsaw has, will be
seated, stage and auditorium for about
GOO people.
Mrs. Mary Kelly, the music teacher,
has returned from four and half
months sojourn in New York City,
visiting her sister, and taking in the
sights of the metropolis. While there
she was privileged to hear many of
/ the opera stars of the world and was
present at farewell musical ovation
| rendered Madame Sembrici,s the great
| prima donna. on the eve of her de-
parture for Europe Madame Sem
brici was presented with a monster
silver loving cup on this occasion.
The button factory people will at
once erect two large sheds, for the
reception and storage'of shells, immed-
lately north of their new buildings.
4 Each shed will be 100 feet in length
and IA feet in width. The cement
floor of the factory is nearly finished
and the walls and ceiling will then be
plastered. This factory will be the
finest on the Mississippi river 1t will
4 begin operations about June ID.
Mrs. Theo. Rose, Sr., a former resi-
dent of Warsaw. and widow of the
late Theo. Rose, who for many years
was mail carrier between Warsaw and
Alexandria, died on Wednesday III
Quincy at the home of her son, and
was buried here Friday. She was
quite aged and had been ailing foI
some time. Her son Theodore, died
in Quincy a few weeks ago.
The Brault orchestra is the latest
musical organization, composed OF
Edgar Hamburger, drums and traps;
Miss Minnie Bliesner, piano; Frank
Brault. violin, and Robt. Mckee, cor
net. They make excellent music.
There were many visitors by troll
lev from Keokuk Fridas-, taking ad.
vantage of the bright weather, and
noting Warsaw's growth and improve
ment. Strange faces are seen on tne
streets every day. which TACT may
have some significance as to Warsaw
future.
Halsey X. Sack has purchased the
old DalIam residence on Third street
fronting Ralston park, OF Mr.. II. M
Herbert and the latter will build on
the lot he recently purchased on the
corner of same block opposite the resi-
dence of Frank Marsh.
Howard Baker has gone to Butte
Montana.
DR.. Bruce L. Gilfllan has returned
to Moulton Iowa, his home, but will
remove to Warsaw about June 1.
"Dreamland, Warsaw's electric
theatre, is being successfully operat
ed by the present manager, and draws