The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
WORKMEN IN CITY
OF HAMILTON
Many keokuk Workmen are Finding
all The Work They Want in the
City Across the
River.
INCREASE IN HOMES
More Work Than Working Men Be-
for Lons-Events Of Inter
est Of the Past
Week.
INCREASE IN HOMES

The extent of the growth of Hamil-
ton is probably not half known by
the people of Keokukk and possibly
not by the Hamilton people, although
the residents of that hustling little
city at the other end of the dam are
wide awake for anything that is going
on that will be help to the town
Probably the biggest growth is in
the large number of new residences
that have been built this season or are
under construction at present Com
pared to the building operations in
Keokuk, Hamilton is far in the lead
This fact is clearly shown by the
large number of Keokul mechanics
who make the trip across the bridge
every morning to work on some of
Hamilton's improvements and return
home in the evening. 1t was found i'm
possible for contractors to secure
anywhere near enough help in Ham
work on the Odd Fellows home. the
brick yards and the new residences.
Many new homes are under con-
struction and others are being i'm
proved and occupied. Keokuk work
ing men and their families are look
ing toward Hamilton as future place
of residence and quite number have
already moved across to better and
cheaper homes and are still able to
hold their positions in Keokuk.
Their families have the chance to
| grow UP in the free open air and they
can secure their education in the Ham
! ilton schools, which are on the accred-
| tied lists of the University of Illinois.
The interurban makes 1t possible to
/ come to Keokuk and return at almost
any hour of the day and thus give
4 them the same advantage to secure
the bargains offered by the Keokuk
merchants as are offered to the Keo
kuk people.
The Hamilton Clay Manufacturing
company will soon begin operations
i with force of sixty men when in full
operation and many of these men will
have to come from the surrounding
territory and will move with theil
families to Hamilton, thus adding ma
terially to that city's population ant
4 prosperity. The clay works will rur
the year around and will not lay idle
a part of the year as is the case will
many plants. Workmen are .usy OF
the switch to the plant and will sooI
have that in operation. This will en-
~ oh; 49, oil Of Il
surrounding territory. The Table
Lumber company also hare switch
at the point of which the clay com
pany's switch is located and togethe
give this part of town distinctly
commercial appearance.
A large force of men are busy OF
the brick work of the Odd Fellows
building. Carpenters are placing tn
floors and everything is being don
to hurry this work to completion
News Notes.
Several of Hamilton's citizens mad
J the trip to Bowen last week to atten
/ the convention of Sunday school
y /
| Friday. They returned home Frida
) night.
The Golden Point Christian churc
is holding revival meetings, which ar
to be carried on for several weeks
The services are in charge of Rev. ,
w Williams of Macomb vrno is a:
sisted by Elder Dabney of Barry, II
The first services were held las
Tuesday and will be continued TO
two or three weeks more.
Montebello lodge of Odd Fellow
, is in training for the degree wor
that is to be exemplif1ed at Carthag
September first, when there will b
big gathering of the lodges of th1
vicinity. Grand Master of Illinois,
R. Sayllor who was in Hamilton
the laying of the corner stone of MOI
; tebello's new home end paid the lode
II ,o,,, Al manic for their mr.