The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-13
finest RESIDENCE
in HANCOCK CO.
New Rott Home Nearly Completed a,
Warsaw is Twenty-Five
Room Palace, Credit
to the Place.
PROHIBITION QUESTION
Petition Was Filed by Citizens to Sub
nit Matter to Voters But the
Petition Was Faulty
and Thrown Out.
PROHIBITION QUESTION

WARSAW, ILL.,, Feb. l2.-sIhe spe-
cial train sent out by the University
of Illinois, with a corps Of professors
to deliver lectures on how to get best
results in farming, arrived at 7:45 Fri
day a. M, and left at $40 a. m. as adj
vertised. The lectures or talks were
delivered in the cars and were attend
ed by quite a body of farmers, though
the crowd would have been larger and
the hour been later in the day; this
was unfortunate. If the train had
stayed here all night instead of at
Hamilton, and the lectures given in
the opera house, with proper advertis-
ing the house could have been filled.
Last night there was Lincoln So
cial at G. A. R hall with program and
refreshments. 1t was the result of
the joint efforts of the G.. A. R. and
w. r. c., which is held every year,
and is always one of the red letter
events of the year.
Mrs. Evaline Huckins is here on
account of the serious Illness of her
father Ernest Longenecker. DR.. and
Mrs Huckins are much pleased with
Colusa, their new home.
The engineer corps of the T. P. &
w. Ry. are surveying southeast from
the brewery, the object of which move
has not been discovered. Perhaps
something good for Warsaw
The petition filed with the town
clerk and signed by 125 voters. more
than the number required by law,
asking that the question: Shall War
saw be Anti-Saloon territory" be sub
mitted to the people at the spring
election, has failed utterly of its pur-
pose because in signing said petition
the full description of the addresses
of some of the petitioners was not
given. as the blank required. The
whole petition will be thrown out in
consequence. The majority of War
saws law abiding citizens regret that
the question was sprung this boom
year of all years, as it it desirable
that nothing shall disturb the peace
and harmony of the city when every
effort is being made to secure new
citizens, and new industries.
Warsaw can doubtless boast of thu
finest private residence in Hancocl
county, that of Mr.. George Bot, OF
southeast corner of Eleventh ant
Main streets, which is nearing com
pletion. 1t is built of Milwaukee
brick trimmed with Bedford stone, ant
has % rooms, including cellar ant
attic 1t is heated with hot water ans
lighted with electricity, complete IL
every detail and up-to-date. 1t vii
probably be two months before it i:
ready for occupancy. The attic cover:
the whole house and is handsomel.
finished in antique oak and will BIZ
the billiard room.
An electric piano has been installed
in the bowling alley west of city hall
This makes two in Warsaw.
A firm of Greek fruit merchants ant
candy makers is waiting for con
venient store building on Main streN
An electric theatre is planning tt
locate permanently in Warsaw short
| ly.
Thos. Battles is slowly improvin!
though he is now suffering some will
sciatica.
There is fine opening here for tn
manufacture of all kinds of clay. War
saw has the goods.
Two lots on side street. bought TO
| $4,000 a few years ago. were sold tn
other day for sS50.0o. Can any tow
in Hancock county beat that?
Warsaw is to have another lumbe
yard this spring.
The sales of the Warsaw COMPOUND
Incubator recently, exceed that of an.
previous season. Several large one
have been sent to state universities
and others have been shipped in lots
to points north, south. east and west
Henry L.eiferman of Peoria. form
| erly of Warsaw is with the surveying
party working here this morning
Miss Flora Parker of Peoria is her
| visiting her cousins, Misses Caddi
and Mabelle Crane