The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
WARSAW HAS A
|. SURPRISE WEDDING
John E. Berlin, Town Clerk, and Miss
Marie Wsch, Well Known
Young Lady Married
in Peoria.
BOTH WARSAW PEOPLE
o. c. Myers, Long Time With Quincy
journal, Goes to Boise to Take
Position With the
Capital News.
BOTH WARSAW PEOPLE

saws Main street merchants, and
Miss Sophie Marie Wisch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wisch, all of
Warsaw, quietly stole march on their
friends on Tuesday last and sped away
to Peoria, where they were united in
the holy bonds of wedlock by Rev.
Hugh Jack, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, the ceremony being
performed at the home of the pastor,
in tae presence Of few witnesses.
A wedding breakfast was afterwards
enjoyed by the bride and groom and
few friends. The bride is a most es-
Unable young lady, was born in War
saw, and has hosts of friends who
congratulate the groom upon having
secured such life help-lnate. The
groom is also native of Warsaw, pop
ular in social and fraternal circles,
and is one of the leading business men
Of the city. His right arm has grown
considerably longer since his return,
caused by the continued Misunderstanding
of his friends. The happy couple have
the best wishes of their many friends
for their future happiness.
The city has spring-like air this
week owing to candidates preparing
their primary petitions which must be
filed by Feb. Sth, the primary cleo
ton being held Feb. 23rd The street
corner orators are discussing the com
ing April election which promises to be
a warm one.
Lemuel Mussetter will leave on Mon
day for Colorado Springs, Col, where
he will be superintendent of large
farm. His family will join him in a
few months.
DR.. F. F. Worthen and wife, former
| ly of Warsaw but later of Keokuk have
4 gone to Des Moines to reside the doc
tor taking charge of the branch house
! of O'Brien Worthen and Co., dealers in
surgical instruments.
The masquerade all of Cedarcroft
camp, w. o. w. at Odd Fellows hall
! last Wednesday night was a great sue
cess in point of numbers and enjoy
mnet, many being down from keo-
/ kuk.
i o. r. Myers, for fifteen years, solic-
/ itor for the Quincy Evening Journal
! has accepted a position with the Boise
! City, Idaho. Capital News, at an ad.
vance in salary His headquarters
will be at Posatello, 200 miles east of
Boise City, where John Vogt, formerly
with the Gate City is located in like
position on the same paper.
i Fred Floto is out again, though
somewhat weak after a serious siege
with pneumonia. Scott Richardson,
ill many weeks with the same disease,
was in town yesterday, his first trip
since he was able to leave his bed.
The twelfth and last section of the
/ standpipe of the water works was put
? in place yesterday When that is fin
ished the galvanized cornice will be
ptu on. When finished it is proposed
to install large electric light on top
! of the standpipe. This can be seen
| for miles around.
! Cloverleaf Camp, No. SG4 Royal
| Neighbors of America, will give a ball
/ at Odd Fellows hall on Thursday, Feb.
! 18th. large crowd is expected from
( keokuk
The Rebekahs will give a social and
! progressive euchre part at Odd Eel
| lows hall on Tuesday evening, Feb.
/ 9Th Refreshments will be served.
/ Mr. and Mrs Al Hoppe of Rock Is
land are here visiting relatives for the
/ first time in twelve years.
Rev. Powers, pastor of the Metho-
dist church, may close his revival
meetings on Sunday next. He has
! been quite successful in interesting
/ the young people of Warsaw and
4 doubtless has done some good.
/ Strangers for the past few days have
been interesting themselves in War
saws real estate, and there have been
some inquiries as to factory locations.
Charles Miller and wife have return
ed from Peoria where they went about
six weeks on account of Mrs. Miller's
/ health. She has improved