The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton Ill. Nov. 2

rs one evening this week by the city
marshal of Hamilton upon a couple
~ prominent Hamilton citizens. A
large delegation OF Hamilton citizens
who had spent the day at Carthage
rs witnesses, we're at Ferris. waiting
for the home coming train, which be-
INK an hour late. and the weather be
ing chilly and disagreeable, seemed to
sdd to the conditions that made the
Joke work out to the best advantage.
The entire company was chilly and
hungry as well, and some 1t seems.
were even thirsty. The city marshal
selected his two victims, then he
goes to the first one and said: tits
mighty chilly and disagreeable walt
ing around here. Don't you feel that
q swallow OF whiskey would sort of
help warm you up and keep you from
taking cold?" The fellow replied
Well, do not know but what just
swallow would do a fellow good
Alright" said the marshal, ask Mr.
- to go around the corner Of the
depot with you, he has got bottle.
The city marshal then managed to
Bet to the other fellow whom he had
said had the bottle, and he made the
same sort OF statement to him,
only changing the thing around and
saying that victim number one had
bottle. Just ask him to go around
the corner Of the depot with you
Very soon these two fellows were seen
getting together, each one to invite
the other around the corner Of the
depot. 1t is said that after they got
there, one of them threw away his
cigar and sort Of wiped his lips, get
ting ready for the swallow to sort of
warm him up. The other threw away
MS chew of tobacco, cleared his throat
a few times, he too, getting ready for
what was to serve as bracer against
the damp and chilly weather. After
both were good and ready, there was
an instant OF pause, when one said,
well, where is the bottle; the other
one replied, oh, h., haven't you got it,
and they soon discovered that they
had been the victims of good joke.
While they were around the corner
of the depot, the marshal was telling
the joke to the crowd OF Hamilton
fellows, SO on their return they were
gwen a warm reception as well as
ljoked about the matter the remainder
OF the way home, and the end is not
yet.
Hamilton Locals.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Dennis are
spending Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodrich OF Carthage, who were for
ner residents Of Hamilton, and neigh.
hors of the Dennis family.
i Mr.. and Mrs Thad Thomas return.
cd from two weeks trip Friday
. evening, having been as far west as
1 Oklahoma City. They visited quite a
number of prosperous and growing
cities, but they feel that Oklahoma
City is by far the best town they
were in during the entire trip.
4 MI. and Mrs. Lawrence Kiser are
the happy parents of bouncing baby
boy, born Wednesday evening.
4 Mr.. ]. l. Heisler OF lakewood is
building five room bungalow right b,
his present residence at the corner Of
Madison and Laurel streets.
(, After an extended visit with rela
tives here and other parts of this sec
ton OF the country. Mr.. and Mrs. vii
j bur returned to their home at Alpaugh
California, Thursday OF last week.
4 Miss Margaret Russell and Mis-,
J Gemence Dadant of this CITY were
guests from Hamilton at a o'clocl
dinner given at Keokuk Halloween
i eve by Mrs. Alvana Giesen Johnson.
!, Mr.. l. T. Russell returned Saturda,
, from an extended stay with his son
James, Of the far west.
4 Miss Letta Symmonds of Nevada
! Iowa, is the guest of her friend an,
; former classmate at college. Mrs
, Maud Matfhfc