The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-13
Fifth Annual Exhibition Will Open
Wednesday in the Schmidt
Building on Main Street
Opposite Grants Hotel.
THE REVIVAL MEETING
Melvin Furtney is Singing the Illus
trated Songs at the Moving
Picture Shows in the
Opera House.

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annual exhibition of the Warsaw
Poultry Association will open Wednes-
day. Dec. Is, in the Conrad Schmidt
building on Main street below 9th,
opposite Grants hotel
One of the best poultry judges in
the country, Frank L. Shaw, of Pales-
tine, Texas, has been secured. A big
list of prizes has been offered, includ-
ing several silver cups, and many
cash prizes. There Will be large
number of entries.
A beautiful electric light has been
installed at the crossing Of 4th and
Main streets, composed of 40-candle
power Tungsten lights in a cluster.
The "Everybody's Revival in
charge of Rev. Hills, closed last even
ing in the Presbyterian church, after
running three. weeks. over 40 con-
verts are the result of these meetings.
There was large audience at this
farewell meeting and many were the
regrets expressed at parting with Rev.
Hills and his estimable wife. and
also Mrs. Emily Collins, who SO ably
assisted in making the meetings
success with her music. The evange-
lists go to Keokuk this week to open
a series of meetings. and the best
wishes and hearty concentrations of
this community go with them.
The beautiful residence Of Mr..
Bott, the cooper, is nearing complet-
ion, so that he is preparing to occupy
portion of it shortly.
Frank Ernest, who operates a ma
chine at the button factory. found a
handsome pearl on Saturday. He has
not learned its value yet.
Mrs. John H. Finlay has gone to
Chicago to remain with her. sister,
Mrs. Conner, until after the holidays.
| There was a fair crowd out Saturday
evening at the moving picture show
in the opera house, considering the
! icy condition of the streets. The
pictures were good, as also were the
| illustrated songs. Melvin Furtney is
i the soloist He has wonderfully
fine voice for ballads, for one sc
young. and his pronunciation is clear
Mr.. VIM. Hyman of Aviston, Ill.
has been installed as dnager of the
Warsaw Milling Co.'S mills, Messrs
Chas. and Ed. Albers, proposing to
take a rest, which they have we'll earn
ed. Mr.. Hyman is miller of III
years experience, and Messrs. Albers
are fortunate in securing him. His
wife, son and daughter, accompanied
him here and they will soon be com
fortably domiciled. Warsaw bids
them warm welcome.
4 The Girls club will give an apron
and neclstie dance at Odd Fellows hal
on wednesday evening, Dec. 10
Music by Agnes orchestra.
i Notice is being sent to every mem
Der of Warsaw camp $40 M. w. A. t
be sure and not forget the free M
w. A. entertainment to be given a
opera house Friday evening of thi
week. Hon. E. E. Murphy of Leay
!, enworth, Kas.. one of the directors Q
. the order, will deliver an address
! and there will be orchestra music
besides readings and vocal and If
2 strumental numbers. Director Mul
!, phy was one of the organizers of tn
: ROYAL Neighbors, an auxiliary of tn
M. w. A., and is also treasurer of tn
Sanatorium Fund. Colorado Spring:
Colo. All Woodmen and Royal Neigf
bors will be welcome at this meeting
also their friends
! Albert L. Colson, an experience
) baker and restaurant man, has bougf
! out the Campbell restaurant, tW
doors above 4th, on Main street, ha
!. renovated it, and made some change
;. and proposes to keep first class. u
9 to date, ladies' restaurant, lunch rool
Z and confectionery, and will soon il
s stall an oven where he will bake
u good bread as ever was baked in Wa
I saw. These quarters he expects
E occupy temporarily. as he has til
t promise of large building with fin
9 front farther up the street, which b
I can get in month or so. Mr.. Colso
: is a hustler and will make himse
d felt in the business world of Warsay
n Thomas Battles, the grocer. he
!, bought the Gipps building on Mai
a street, between 4th and 9Th street
0 and will get possession about Jan
t He will either rent it or occupy
:. himself with his grocery stock but /
i is undecided. Another hustler f,
d Warsaw