The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11

WI .. NJ. r. WOllc, tA0 AniAAuCl, cAu
her daughter Mrs. Thos A. Hartley
will leave Sunday night for Chicago
to buy goods for fall trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Muir entertain
ed about fifty guests on Monday
evening, July %, being the tenth an.
niversary Of their marriage. Acorn
Camp 455, R. N. Of A., of which or
der Mrs. Muir is member present
ed the hosts with a handsome chair.
Mrs R. G. Gochring making the pres
entation speech. Refreshments were
served and pleasant social evening
spent.
Mrs. Patrick O'Brien of Russelville,
KY, formerly Miss Gussie Burck-
hardt of Warsaw, died in that city
Thursday after short illness. Her
remains will arrive today. Burial
Sunday at p. m. Mrs. O'Brien was
married about two months ago.
Warsaw's list OF automobile owners
is growing. VIM. Hill bought a sew
en- passenger six cylinder Studebaker
and so did R. o. Marsh the second
auto for him. Mr.. ]. B. Dodge, the
banker, bought a fine Cadillac.
Thomas Hill and Ralph Edwards
left Friday morning for Beaver Dam,
Wis, the former driving his Chalmers
Detroit auto. 1t will be pleasant
trip, barring dust.
Rev. J. M. Thompson, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church has been given
the month of August for a vacation
which he will spend at Winona Lake,
Indiana.
Henry Schildman, an elderly farm
er of Rocky Run was thrown from
his buggy on the country road near
the home of A. c. Mackey, by his
horse taking fright. Two bones In
his right hand were broken and two
ribs in his left side. He was uncon
scious for a time. Late reports say
he is doing well.
T. j. Elwell and Thos. Epere have
started ferry here, stern-wheel
launch 10x45 feet, towing a barge 12s
40 the latter to accommodate two
teams. This is only temporary ar
rangement until better and perma
nent facilities are secured.
Walter G. Van Pappelendam will
shortly build an up-to-date residence
on the lots opposite the home of his
father-in-law w. P. Hammond, ST., al
| the junction of Fourth, Cedar ant
Wilcox streets.
Governor Dunno has appointed the
following as members OF the FIT. Ed
wards monument commission who
will have in charge the erection of {
suitable marker for the site Of thu
/ fort: Louis Lamet, Warsaw; Judg
chas. J. Scof.eld, Carthage: John N
Hungate, LaHarpe: Phil Dallam, War
saw: Judge w. ]. Franklin, Macomb
SO degrees in the shade at II a. m
Saturday; one of the hottest of the DRY
spell Of over six weeks
Workmen on the Battels store build
ing had to quit work Saturday a
noon because of the intense heat.
| The city council at its last meeting
adjourned without making any def
mite move to start the sewerage sys
tenn, though almost every taxpayer I:
in favor of it.
| Ebert Krachling has sold Cues
Technola piano player to Mr.. Swearin
gen of the firm of Swearingen
Game.
The new ferry finds difficulty II
securing a place for dock.
The Warsaw township Sunday
school convention that met last Sun
day evening in the German Evangeli
cal church was we'll attended and ar
interesting program was rendered
Mr.. Schlaugenhauf, lawyer from
| Quincy made forceful and interest
| ing address The question box was
opened and discussed by Rev. Kas
iski Of the German NJ. E. church and
also by Rev Jagstein, pastor OF the
Evangelical church. There was gen
uine and earnest interest in the Sun
day school cause and general feeling
prevailed that 1T was good to be
there The old officers were re-elec
ter. Geo. j. Risto being elected presi
dent; Geo. Weinhane, vice president
The streets are full of farmers who
seem to feel that they have earned L
rest after the hot and strenuous har
vest
Cement sidewalk has been ordered
on east side of Eighth from Webster
| to Crawford streets.
/ Prof. c. r. Maxwell has been ap
pointed head of the manual training
department of the state normal schoo
at Whitewater, Wis. He has gone
there to prepare house for the re
moval Of his family.
| Fort Edwards, Warsaw, was estab
lished by Major Zachary Taylor, thirt
United States infantry in September
1914. 1t was destroyed by fire the
following month and was rebuilt
date not shown ON record at Washing
ton, D. c., and was abandoned in July
1924, by order of General Winfield