The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-02
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, Ill, Sept. 2, 1913.

sept. 4, 1919.
the r. o. Marsh bridge bill has been
presented before congress, by Con-
gresham Tavenner, with great
probability of a charter being granted.
Warsaw has first class artesfan
well with medicinal qualities but the
flow is slow: well needs re-casing.
At the last meeting of the city
council, by unanimous vo<e 1t was
decided to install a complete sewer
system in accordance with the plans
previously submitted by Morgan &
Co.. of Chicago. This will give War
saw everything she needs to satisfy
the most fastidious resident Of q large
city. Pure drinking water. good sew
er system--equal to the best, End up
to date cement sidewalks, and good
streets and roads; thus do we move
always on the up grade.
The public schools opened for the
fall and winter term, this morning
with a good enrolment
Warsaw's thermometers registered
yesterday from SO to 1O1 in the shade,
according to location. It was zone
of the hottest
The Hancock County Veterans As
sociation will meet in Nauvoo Sep
itember 1G and IL. 1t might be well
| for Warsaw to extend an invitation to
the veterans to meet here in 1914, on
the occasion Of the FIT. Edwards monu-
ment unwilling, and home coming; II
/ would add interest and increase the
/ crowd
Labor Day was observed in the
afternoon, many of the stores closing
there were few private picnics and
/ fishing parties.
Warsaw's peaches will stand the
/ test for quality, equal to the best
anywhere around these parts. FL
bertas are tho leaders; Warsaw has
\ few peach years, and when she doe:
strike 1t she makes the best of 1t.
Moving pictures are Warsaw's lead
ing amusement, and with such /
pheasant and cool theatre, there is nj
more enjoyable way of spending al
evening.
Warsaw Baseball club gave Car
thage her second beating Monday at
ternoon--this time on the latter
own ground--the score being 10 tt
5 In favor of "The Champions A
one time the game stood to 5. whel
Warsaw then forged ahead and CAM
cut with flying colors. What's tn
matter with Warsaw? she's all right
Who's alright? Warsaw. Abou
twenty fans went from here witt
the team, filling several autos.
Horace A. Turner of the Keokul
Electric Light & Power Co., will fin
ish the installation of the new plan
. in Warsaw; he Is an expert, havinI
had years Of experience with TIL
, Stone & Webster Co. This is a sui
ficient guarantee that the work will
Ibe done promptly and wen.
i Carol Sack Of Hammond. Ind, so
for few days, leaving Monday
September 1.
Another of Warsaw's old and re
spected German citizens has DEPARTS
! this life. Adam Lichtenberger die
on Monday, September /, 1918, at FL
Ip. m. He was horn August 4. 1886
In Germany, Grosherzogstum, Babe
Amt Eberbach. On the twentieth c
November, 1851, he came to Warsaw
He was married February Is, 1856
to Helen G1oeser, who departed thi
life July Is, 1904. Ten children wer
born to this union, FIVE dying in II
fancy, and w. A. Lichtenberger dyin
J October 8, 1909. He leaves fou
children to mourn his loss, Mrs. MAJ
Earet Oberlies, Mrs Emma Koch an
Henry Lichtenberger, of Warsaw, an
Carl Lichtenberger Of KeolSuk; ais
: one sister, Mrs Elizabeth Luft, {
Keolruk. Mr.. Licsltenberger was
genial kindly old gentleman, alway
!. smile for everyone. His CHEEKY di
Q position doubtless prolonged his III
n to such q green old age. He had bee
y sick but two weeks. but his age wit
9 complications, quickly caused hi
q demise. His funeral will be held O
9 Wednesday, September 3, at 1880
M, at the home of his daughter, Mr.
In. Oberlies, Rev. Il. H. Jagdsteil
: pastor of the Evangelical church, 0
!, floating.