The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-03

property owners to keep their trees !
trimmed at least ten feet above the !,
sidewalk.
Word has ben received here that
Mrs. Jessie Griffitts, nee Wolfenbar-
ger, Of Burlington, Iowa, had given
birth to 8 pound boy on Tuesday,
July 10Th. Mrs. Griffitts is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Wolfenbarger.
Chas. G. Crane and son Wilbur of
Peoria, visited day or two with tho
family Of Chas. Crane.
DR.. w. L. Winnard returned home
this morning and reported the hot
weather had done great damage to
the crops In Colorado and Kansas.
Fred Rhodes, well known in Keo-
kuk, is seriously ill with appendicitis
at the home of his father-in-law, Louis
J. Jacquot.
Miss Cora Crawford of Warsaw and
Mrs. Leon w. Berry of Carthage now
In Europe are expected to arrive in
New York August 18th, but will visit
| in washington, D. G., before return
| ing to their homes.
T. w
Ia, has returned home after pleas.
/! ant visit with her grandmother, Mrs,
C. B. Hill. Miss Emily Hill accompan-
led her on her northern trip.
Hon. Clyde H. Tavenner of Washing.
ton, D. c., our congressman an
nounces by card the birth of daugh-
ter, July 10th. His wife was Miss
Isabel e. Martin, of Washington, D. G.
The sewer proposition was amicably
discussed at the last council meeting
and reports from the several wards
were favorable to it, though many
| favored putting in water first before
making sewer connections.
The body of John Webster, the old
man reported having committed sun
eide by drowning has not been recov-
cred, though strong efforts were
made to raise the body yesterday by
! dynamite.
Already 81 500 has oeen promised
| by the state towards the erection of a
monument marker for the site of Fort
Edwards and in addition, former c1ti.
! zens have promised contributions to
assist and swell the appropriation, and
now comes Senator Sherman who on
July 2sth introduced bill into the
United States senate providing for ar
appropriation of $500 as a contribu
ton in part payment Of said monu
ment. Should this bill go through it is
possible that $500 in all will be
raised for the monument which it IL
intended shall be unveiled at the pro
/ posed 'Home-C Coming" of Warsaw
people one year from now.
4 Mrs. Henry F. Koch and childre,
arrived Thursday from st. Louis her,
to make their home. Mr.. Koch will
come in about two weeks.
There will be communion service
next Sunday morning in the Luthera,
church. Evening services will be y
! English.
Warsaw did not get any of the raj
which threatened Friday afternoo
though Mallard and Tloga did. Su
ter had small shower, driving farm
ers indoors for about Is minute
, Mercury was 6S at 500 o'clock Satu
day morning.
Prof. Erdmann is home from til
teachers conference which was hel
Y near LaPorte, Ind. He is loaded wit
r new ideas and enthusiasm.
I. Howard Baker and wife have sol
!; their home to Mr.. Arthur Landes {
Z Rocky Run township. They hay
J. made no plans for the future. TT
sale was made through the Egbel
!. and Wallace agency.
> Miss Julia Edwards, Miss Stel
70 Johnson and Miss villa Davis ente
d tanned the primary department Of tt
~ Presbyterian Sunday school on We
!, nesday afternoon at the home
N Miss Edwards.
\. Miss Villa Davis gavo a Kensingte
s party to about twenty of her your
1T lady friends on Thursday afternoc
Il, at her home. Miss Laura Fry daug
= ter of Joseph Fry assisted in ente
! tanning by song which she rendert
livery sweetly.