The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-02
COMMISSIONERS
Of LEvEE meet
Better Drainage System Is Needed Be-
low Warsaw, Also New
Pumps and New
bitches.
CANDIDATE PAID VISIT
Good Houses Are In Great Demand
and There Is Call for
Some More to Be
Built.
CANDIDATE PAID VISIT

WARSAW, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-The levee
commissioners of the lower and up
per drainage district met the land
owners of the district in the city hall |.
Wednesday, January 31st, to confer
with regard to a better drainage sys-
TEN, with new pumps, bitches, etc. |
A NUMBER of truck farmers from the
vicinity of Havana, ILL.,, and Pontiac, I
Ill, who own lands in the bottoms
We're present and several of them
made interesting addresses, and all /;
were anxious for the work to begin !
at once if possible.
The lower district wanted the up
per district to pay 62 per cent of the !
improvements or about $4,000. The
matter was discussed at some length
and finally it was agreed to employ
an engineer to survey the route and
report at an early day. Most of the
landowners signed at once and the
utmost good feeling prevailed, the SEES
sion lasting all day. The non-resi-
dent landowners were very enthusi-
astic over the project and believe
there is a great future for the levee
lands, they having had large exper-
fence with lands of like location.
The Adams House entertained
about As people at dinner Wednesday.
j most Of them attending the levee
meeting.
The Epworth league of the NJ. p.
church, gave Penny" social in the
basement of the church Thursday eve
ming, with an interesting program.
The attendance was good
r. O.. Marsh of the water power
returned Thursday to his work on the
dam after two weeks vacation
which was well earned. Warsaw
banks on Dick and regards him as
: one of ner best friends Keep your
eye on him; he's coming man. !"
q Acorn camp No. 455, R.. N. of a.
will give dance tonight at Odd Eel
lows hall, the first of a series OF
entertainments.
State Senator McGill of Rock Is
land, candidate for the toga of Con.
gresham Mckinney, was in Warsaw
Wednesday getting acquainted with
his possible constituents.
John Krebs an aged German citizen
who has been for long time bed
fast, died on Wednesday night. He
3 was the father of Mrs. T Frank Pat
terson. Notice of funeral later.
Good houses are in great demand;
somebody will have to start the build
: Il ing fever soon, for rumor has it thai
there will be an increase in our pop
ulation this year Two fine houses
will be begun this spring, and lead
ing Keokuk family is planning TO 10
cate here Warsaw is on the eve o.
better things and everyone SHOULD
: boost and smile and lend helping
hand and word. No room for knock
ers. No reason why these cities can
not prove themselves another Rocl
:, Island, Moline and Davenport, as ;
: Keokuk citizen lately remarked. Ism
= it we'll to keep this thought we'll il
mind?
John Giller was a recent purchase
of 154 acres of the Lamont estat
. below Hamilton.
!. John G. McMahan returned Thurs
!. day from a visit to his farms nea
a st Charles, Mo.
+ Miss Julia Edwards has gone t
. Massachusetts where she will spen
: several weeks visiting relatives
n Warsaw is to have an exclusiv
r fruit store by the time spring fairl
b opens.
r Regular monthly meeting of tn
IS city council was held Tuesday nigh
IT and important business tranacted