The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-23
STORM WAS GENTLE
Warsaw Hail Stones on Saturday
Evening Were Only Like
Peas and Small
Pebbles.

Conservatory of Music In Syracuse,
n. Y, arrived with his family on Sat-
urday night and will spend a portion
of his vacation visiting his mother
and brother-in-law, J. P. Schlenck.
Prof Franklin e. Cook has been
seriously i'll with erysipelas of the
face for some time past but it is now
under control and he is improving.
Miss Mabel E. Crane left Monday
afternoon for Peoria, where she will
spend couple OF weeks of her vaca-
ton visiting friends and relatives;
she will be Joined later by her sis
ter Catherine who is visiting in Mon
roe, la.
Prof Lionel Fairfax, superintendent
OF schools has returned after a long
vacation, much invigorated and has
acquired liberal coat of tan
The storm Saturday nignt was not
violent here, and did great deal of
good. Only little hail fell and 1t was
not large.
Fred S. Rattermann is home for the
balance of the year. and longer, as
abruptly closed by the continued low
water. He is experimenting the inn
provements in his opera house, is
having it shingled, and on Wednes-
day the scenic artist will arrive to
put all of the scenery in frst-class
shape. New drop curtains will be add
ed and all the scenery overhauled and
lrepainted. Some surprises are in store
for the amusement public. Sept 3rd
the season will be opened by the
Weary Willie Walker Comedy Co.
Rev. Frank Williams Of Jefferson
City, Mo-, who has been visiting his
cousin, Capt. John B. Williams, will
leave Tuesday for Wenona Lake, In
diana to attend the annual chautau-
qua. Rev. Williams is paSor of a
flourishing Baptist congregation of
500. He was much pleased with War
saw and noticed the great improve
ment over conditions of nineteen
years ago, the occasion of his last
| visit
| The friends of Geo. Bott are pleas
ed to learn of his rapid recovery and
they give him hearty welcome
home. ,s
A kitchen shower was given Miss
Bertha Troutvetter on Tuesday even
ing of last week at the Jacquot resi-.
dence, by her young lady friends.
4 Miss Troutvetter was also rendered
dance at Odd Fellows hall Saturday
night
Miss Myersick entertained the
Young Peoples Society of the Evan.
/ gelical church Tuesday evening.
The Y. M. G. A. meeting at the
Presbyterian church was q pleasing
! success; the house was crowded, it
being a union service of all the
churches. Mr.. G. F. Mcfarland ad.
dressed the audience in his usual
happy manner, and pressed home
some telling truths. The singing by
the male quartette led by Mr.. HUFF
staden was much enjoyed. The Keo-
kuk Y. M. G. A. always receives a
warm and hearty welcome Warsaw
regrets that she is not large enough
i to maintain a Y. M. c. A. of her own
i The Presbyterian church has just
completed needed improvement in
the shape of a roomy kitchen with
hydrant and sink and other conyen-
fences. 1t will assist greatly in max
ing social events a success.
Rev. James Winnard and wife OF
Tampa Fla, are visiting his brother,
DR.. w. L. Winnard.
i The Electric theatre, cooled by
electric fans, is keeping UP its popu-
larity as place of diversion and
amusement, giving three entertain
ments every week, with change of
program each night.
Ed Kuse, proprietor of the Warsaw
Steam Laundry will shortly remove it
to Kirksville, Mo-, where he has a
fine opening for business. He hopes
to retain his Warsaw patrons, re-
ceiving and sending their bundles by
express.
1t is greatly regretted that this
city could not support so complete a
laundry as this is, with a laundry
man in charge whose superior cannot
be found Warsaw will feel tie loss
OF this industry greatly
Interest in the Odd Fellows excur-
sion to Peoria grows from day to day
and the present indications are that
il will be the largest esvursion that
4 ever left Warsaw by rail.
d Mrs. Louis Berdolt and babe OF
Hamilton. are here visiting home
folks. Louis spent Sunday with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Tumelty of Keo
q kuk were Warsaw visitors Sunday.
The river showed quite rise here
today, caused by the recent rains
above. Still the bars will be lont
4 time In avidpuca