The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17
Subscription Books are Opened at
Warsaw for the Purpose Of organ.
izins Company to Carry Out
the Proposed Plans.
OTHER WARSAW NEWS
Remains Of Joseph N. Grover who
Died at the Soldiers Home Were
Laid to Rest in the Cemetery
On Monday.

WARSAW, Ill.,, Aug. IL samue,
>. !. Hunt of st. Louis. former War
saw boy came on Saturday night te
make short visit to his mother and
sister. His family proceeded him
several weeks. ''''
Mrs. George sproules and son
George. of Claysville, Pa, who we're
visiting Keokuk friends last weel,
paid short visit to the family o,
Robert Hoffman,. the son being .
former college friend of Miss Hi,da
Hoffman,. i''1'
Word was received on Saturday Of
the death, in Chicago, of John Durkee
a former resident of Warsaw who has
many friends and relatives here
keokuk handed the Warsaw base.
pail club beautiful lemon on SIM,
day afternoon. to the tune of II to O
A good time for lemonade (lemon aid)
warsaw was not represented as she
should have been, at the Hamilton
chautauqua. on Sunday last. the in.
tensely hot weather being the mi.
mary cause. However, those who
Went felt amply repaid in spite of the
weather Ernest Wray O'Neal deliy-
cred delightful and patriotic lee
ture, proving himself a matchless
orator, and the Cleveland Ladies
orchestra gave concert seldom
equaled even in Keokuk. AT both
events the huge tent was crowded
Much pleasure was evinced by many
OF the visitors, at the decision reach
ed by the managers, that next year
they hoped to hold the chautauuua
on their own grounds somewhere
along the trolley, between Warsaw
and acknowledgements grounds
thus in a measure carrying out the
suggestion made by Warsaw writer
in The Gate City, early in the month.
A new organization is contemplated
and subscription books are open,
shares selling at $500 each. the
money to be applied to the purchase
of the necessary land. Quite num-
Der OF shares have already been sold,
several Warsaw citizens being among
the purchasers. Warsaw expects to
have larger interest in the chautauqua
in the future than ever before. 1t is
proposed to lay off portion of the
grounds in lots for the erection of
tents and permanent summer cot
tages-and, thought there were over
so tents on the grounds this summer,
1t would not be surprising If there
were $50 cottages and tents next
year, provided that the grounds are
beautifully and advantageously To-
Gated. This new location is univer-
sally liked by all Warsaw people who
have learned of the contemplated
change, and also by most of the Ham
ilton people. because Of that disagree
able night ride over the hill to the
Springs. and in addition to that, War
saw visitors will not be compelled to
change cars. Ten people will visit
the new grounds, where one visited
the old, because of greater conven-
fence.
Professor Franklin E. Cook, the
music teacher, is training the choirs
of several of the churches, that will
furnish the music for the annual meet
ing of the Hancock County Sunday
School association. which will be held
in the Presbyterian church on Thurs
day and Friday Aug. 26 and ~.
Joseph M. Grover, veteran soldier
Of the End Mo. Cavalry in the civil
war. died at Marsha'ltown, Iowa, last
Friday. and was buried here on Mon
iay of this week, the funeral SER
vices being conducted by Rev. A. G.
Martyn of the Presbyterian church.
The deceased had long resided here
and at Keokuk. and was an older
brother of Captain VIM. Grover OF
The veteran ranks are be-
ing rapidly decimated.