The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-25

away Wednesday morning Of this
week at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Gayley.
Earnest Leroy is suffering from q
broken shoulder blade, and Ted Shaw
has a broken arm, each injury being
caused by roughness while playing at
school.
Oscar Johnson was in Bowen on
business Wednesday of this week.
Rev. Whitson, former pastor of the
Methodist church is here packing up.
preparatory to leaving for his new
charge at Brooklyn. Schuyler county.
j. A. Robinson of Bowen was clay
plant visitor Wednesday in the inter
est OF tile with which to drain 160
acre farm.
Rev. Earl Ballew of Galesburg, a
state Anti Saloon League worker
spent Saturday night and part OF
Sunday in Hamilton, speaking at FL
vaston Presbyterian church Sunday
morning and at the Methodist church
in Carthage Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Roth and family
entertained relatives from Mendon
last Sunday.
Mayor A. D. Barber has been Sc
lected as one of the judges at the
state fair at Springfield
Rev. Nelson Hall of Plymouth fill
ed the pulpit at Bethel last Sunday.
Rev. Hall was at one time pastor OF
Bethel and there is strong feeling
among almost the entire membership
that they would like to have him re-
turned to Hamilton.
Horace T. Brown OF Quincy VINO
has been here on the power work for
the last two years, has left and gone
| to Champagne to the state univer-
sity to complete a course he began
before taking up the work here. Mr..
Brown was one Of the manifest young
men that could be found and hrs
Hamilton friends are sorry to see him
| leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Marshall re-
turned the latter part OF last week
| from a two weeks trip in their auto
through Iowa. While away they WIS.,
tied at Des Moines, Osceola and FL
! don.
Clifford Baxter of the northeast
country is having extensive improve
ments made in the interior of his
home, among them being hot water
heating plant and hard wood floors.
A baby boy arrived at the home OF
] Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Vondehor the first
| of this week.
Mrs. Mary Phipps Of lakewood has
been enjoying visit from her sons
/ and their families the past week. Last
SUNDAY a family reunion took place
/ at her home, her son Frank and wife
of Chicago, Charles of Washington
and George and family as well as Joe
and family of Elvaston were all pres
ent.
4 postoffice inspector dropped IN
on Postmaster Harkrader last Friday
and checked him up. Upon leaving
he maid the postmaster and his as
sistant this compliment: ut isn't al
WAYS that | find things in as gooo
condition upon checking new man
4 the first time. There are usually
GREAT many little Irregularities thai
We expect to find, but the work here
ia even free from those"
i Albert Leroy is planning to return
To Bradleys at Peoria this winter ano
take UP the watch repairing work
that he began two years ago. His
mother Mrs. Viola Leroy will move Il
Peoria for the winter to keep house
for him
i Mr. C, r. Havey who has been In
charge of the Taber lumber yarc
since its beginning here three years
ago. has been transferred to Knox
Vile. Iowa, to take charge of a yarc
/ that the company has just purchased
i there. This will place Wilbur Leroy
Young man from our own town III
charge of the yard here, There Is nc
more deserving young man In Hamll
ton than Wilbur and the Taber PEG
i ME will find he is the right man fol
| the place. ne udS DSCi Woihih 3 "ioi
Mr.. Havey in the yard for three years
4 Oscar Voorhees, and wife of Sal
Lake City, Utah, visited the D. A
Robinson home during the past week
Mr.. Voorhees, was an orphan boy
whom Mr.. and Mrs Robinson took in
4 to their home and cared for years age
/ when he was youth, the kindness
shown him made the family near and
/ dear to him and he finds much enjoy
ment in visiting these people in tbeii
old age Oscar has responsible
position in Salt Lake as cashier anc
bookkeeper for a large paper and sta
tionery house.
Mr.. D. A. Robinson, Sr., returned
from Excelsior Springs last Saturday
morning after stay there of few
| weeks for his health He states he
feels some better, but is not any toe
we'll yet.
Miss Ruth Weyand left Sunda,
4 evening for Jacksonville to attend
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