The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-26
THEY'RE HOME FROM
| OTHER SCENES
And See Many Changes for Future
Prosperity in Their Old
Home Of Other
| Days.
ALL ARE WELL PLEASED
Former Keokuk Newspaper. Van Here
/ and Appears to be Much
Gratifed With the
/ Outlook.
ALL ARE WELL PLEASED

The company of home corners con-
tilues to grow larger and all who are
met by this scribe wear genial,
pleasant smile upon their counter.
ances and some of them show plainly I
a surprised look at the wonderful
growth and progress shown in all |
parts OF the city, and the giant PRO-
portions of the great Keokuk dam of
which they had not heretofore the
slightest conception of its stupendou,
proportions.
They seem to have enjoyed every
thing they have Witnessed. THE old
town doesn't look like it did when l
was boy" is common expression
among those who we're born and rear
ed here and left at an early day seek
ing homes in other places, "but I
though it was a mighty good cid town
then; and it was
Many of them linger about the big
dam or stroll upon the bluffs where
they can leisurely cast their eyes
over a broad sweep of territory, In
Guiding the dam, the power house and
the attractive lake above the dam.
This view takes in the entire works
y of the dam and reached away across
the river into the little neighboring
city of Hamilton, ILL.,, whose energetic
people SO pluckily and theoretically,
cooperating with the citizens of Keo-
kuk, made it possible for the gigantic
water power dream of half century
or more to become an actual reality.
These we'll pleased home Corners
/. neighbors all that has been said in
the newspapers about the greatness
and magnificence of the stupendous
!. enterprise OF incalculable value to the
| industrial and commercial value to
the entire great Mississippi valley,
one of the most important sections In
/ the United States. 1t is we'll they
have satisfied with their own eyes
the splendor of the achievement that
1 they may exclaim with satisfaction
"Mine eyes have seen the glory" anc
they feel in their convictions that the
sight is far beyond their expectations
from the stories they had heard.
/; Besides they have met old friends
and former associates, many of whom
4 they had not seen before for years.
This is a sentimental satisfaction
which they will carry home in their
hearts from their homecoming IN
\ Keokuk.
/ Greeting Friends.
| The scribe, early this morning, on
upper Main street, very unexpectedly
met face to face, Thomas Rees, an
| old Keokuk boy, who still carries a
place for Keokuk in his heart Mt.
Rees was number of years connect.
ed with the Keokuk press and his
father before him was pioneer Keo-
kuk newspaper man.
A number of years ago he and two
partners disposed of their newspaper
interests here and purchased The H.
linois State Register at Springfield.
the capital of Illinois, paper, then
struggling in the throes of dissolu.
ton. It was recuperated from the
start and became a factor In Illinois
Journalism ard so stands today.
Besides his newspaper success Mr..
Rees has served in the senate Of his
adopted state very acceptably to his
constituents. He looks older now, OF
coarse than when he left Keokuk SO
many years ago, but he is the same
old Tom Rees although he is now as
an ex-senator is entitled to have hrs
name written this way Hon. Thomas
i Rees, but We still from habit call him
/ Tom and he does not protest.
Here from Montrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Curtis, ST., O!
i Montrose are in the city today to en-
Joy the Keokuk home coming. They
are old and respected residents OF
their home town and Mr.. Curtis :,
vice president of the bank at Mon
rose He taught Sunday schoo,
class here number of years ago III
the Presbyterian church of which 8
4 B. Diver and others now grown tc
mature manhood were scholars. Ke
and his good wife are enjoying Their
! ome-coming.
Enjoying Her Visit.
Miss Mamie I. Cox of Evanston, III.
a suburb of Chicago, daughter of G.. Z