The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-19
Workmen Are 6usily Engaged at Pres
cnt in Completing the Large
Water Tank at That
Place.
THE CITY IS ACTIVE
Machine Shop and Foundry Are Seek
ing Location in the IIl-
nois City and May Lo-
cate There.

WARSAW, Ill.,, Jan. 19.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. B. Dodge left today for Chs |
cago where they will spend few days, I
and then will go to Los Angeles, Cal,
and other points to spend the balance
of the winter.
A machine shop and foundry is seek |
ing location here, doubtless coming
early to avoid the rush on account Of
the big dam.
The revival services in the M. E.
church conducted by Rev. Powers, are
largely attended both afternoon and
evening, and some interest is manifest
ed. The mems meetin- Sunday af
ternoon was we'll attended, the church
being nearly filled, many Of those pres
ent seldom attending church. The pas
| tor spoke on live topic, full of
warnings, and greatly interested his
! hearers. Music by vocalist and large
choir enters largely into these SER
vices. Though there was no electric
light last night, either IN house or
street, yet the church was crowded.
Mrs Carrie Marsh and two little
!, daughters left today for Wichita, Kan.
where her two brothers reside. From
there she will go to California to
make it her future home.
Rabbits are plentiful now, and it is
no trouble to bag a few dozen in an
hour if fellow has gun. After the
snow many were killed by clubs.
Warsaw camp, $40, M. w. A. will
on Thursday evening next, admit about
a dozen members by card from neigh
boring camp. This camp is flourishing
greatly and will soon have 200 men,
bers.
Tle Girls club will give dance in
Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening,
January 10th.
! Under the Harvest Moon" COM
edy drama will be presented on We'd
nesday evening January 20 by the
Primrose Dramatic Co.
Mr.. G. j. Roland, representing the
Woodmen Accident Association o. Lin
coin, Neb., is in the city in the interest
of his company and will make War
saw his headquarters for a few days.
Workmen on the water works stand
pipe are putting on the fifth section of
steel today Each section comes in
halves and when put in place must be
riveted together and riveted also to
the section below it. There aretwelve
sections in all. The pipe or tower
! is twelve feet in diameter and will
be so feet high and surmounted by
handsome galvanized cornice and en-
closed by an iron railing. An iron lad
der will extend from the ground to
the top of the tower Or pipe. When
completed the tower will be hand
somely painted
The few inches of snow that fell the
other night have furnished unbounded
pleasure to the young folks, coasting
and sleigh riding.
Mrs Fannie Green is visiting in Esn-
yer and Boulder, Colo, where her son
William is engaged OH a newspaper.
Hon Truman Plantz is travelling in
Arizona and New Meyico, Grating for
the Modern Woodmen of America, of
which leading fraternal order he is
attorney. This is new territory late
ly opened to the order and the citizens
are tairsty to know something about
it "Our Trucy" can tell them better
than any one living,
On Monday next, January 25th Skov-
gard, the great Danish violinist APP
pears at the opera house, being the
fourth great attraction in the Star En-
3 tertanment course of Messrs. Johnson
5 and Coc1 He will be ably assisted
t by Miss Bertha NJ. Grinnell soprano,
r and Miss Alice McClung, pianist. They
: viii present a grand progrA IN and will
. no doubt have a crowded house This
l entertainment course is not misnamed
. for truly every one of the six attrac-
3 tions are stars worthy of presentation
3 in the largest cities and Warsaw
1 should feel fortunate at having secur
ed such IA course and strain every
nerve to make it at least POSSIBLE that
the promoters may pay out at close
/ of season without loss.