The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06


wherever you may go.
Thomas Ganley, foreman Of the Rock
island yards III Keokuk, came out &c
i Vincennes last Sunday and spent q
! quiet day in our little burg. He came
out on his car, and says he don't want
to come again, as the wind, when il
blows makes it too hard to work.
Albert Jackson, who has been work
ing on the Sand Prairie section of tie
Rock Island, off and on Tor number
/ Of years. under Section Foreman Dan
McCarty, has been given the position
/ of foreman on that road at Sugar
4 Creek, and we understand is making
good. That is hard section to keep
UP and it makes anyone hustle to do
/ the work and keep everything in the
4 proper shape. Mr. Jackson Is an hon
est, Woodworking man aid We wish
! for him success in his new undertake
/ ing.
! Miss Mary Ganley spent Sunday
with the family of her brother, James
Ganley.
Werd Newberry, who is the day op-
orator OF TIE Santa Fe at Argyle. has
become quite al expert in the repair
ing of watches and jewelry OF all
kind. While he is on his trick he is
busily engaged in the repair work and
on the side makes q good deal OF
money outside of his railroad work.
The writer had 4 very pleasant visit
at the little city OF Argyle one day last
week, and he could not help noticing
what a great railroad system the Santa
Fe is, practically double track from
Chicago to Kansas City. The block
system. with electric signals almost
the entire way. TIE operator can sit
in his office and work the signals up
and down the line By me mere adjust
ment Of 2 lever.
Christ Nelson Of Argyle has rebuilt
his residence about one and one-half
miles northwest OF that place. and By
rais improvement his farm has been
greatly ENLARGED thereby
Mrs james Nexberry is painting
ner residence about onehalf mile west
OF Argyls and the aeE cozt of PAINT
makes II look dae.
We nave not had the pleasure of
seeing Haliey's comet pet. No. not
rs This idea Of getting up atsa m
n tie morning Just 10 see something
IA looEs like sun dog. does not
apEeal % CIR astronomical magma
ton
Oar Astronomical bump Is Tot dereI-
og'sss e1oaga 70 MAKE Us bose am
s4@e9 Or g. - carly these mornings
11sE . see . c0ze-- and then II scans
fIs'aisy s5at Il tlis comet car only cone
. ZEE - oaee II seTeaty-ave years
feat be could oone bark and make his
sS'5'@aranee ~ : mo-s convenient time
j. ne z1crn5rg
Sore peop.e ~ aa- this furry
rnoastex IS causing III .ais dsgagreea-
1ia cold weather II he is hot whv
dou'i ~ hare hot weather instead OF
eoIde
Sand Prairie q vincennes has
greaa reputation as watermelon and
sEeet potato market and q good many
acres vii be put out this year. but
the cold weather rag put them back
I good deal
Ar- Aegcheisen OF Keokuk who is
teaching the vincenneg school is bav.
ng very successful term. He taught
he school last winter and the direc-
-ors thought enough of his services SO
.hat they hired him to teach the spring
erm.
Join Lapsley, who formerly lived at
earmington, was in this vicinity buy
ng cattle last week. Mr.. Lapslev has
'een in the business for a good many
fearg and Is a success at it.
Roy Bartholomew, who lived last
ear on the o. G. Sargent farm at
5onnables. but has moved onto farm /
bout three and one-half miles south
vest Of Hamilton, H., was in this
'icinity last week
he came over and bought a horse
rom Jake Lind A good many sales
Il horses are taking place almost
very day and good horses bring good
'rlces' too-from $50 to 5000 and 1925
piece.
One Of The Gate City's representa-
ives was going over tie Vincennes
ural route last Wednesday and Thurs,
.ay and your correspondent hao
cry pleasant conversation with him.
Nothing is finer than every Day to
. out to your mail box and take out
ne good old Gate City, and get the
Iews from all over the world. The
.enerai makeup of the paper is fine,
nut we especially like the editorials of
)r Moorhead.
What wonderful stir-up one man
an make all over the world and that
IN American Teddy makes the kings
md queens Of the old world sit IN and