The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-05

OF the Evangelical church on Wednes-
day was well attended. There were
number OF Keokuk ladies and Ham
ilton was represented also. AS the
hall proved to be too small for the
crowd, the parsonage was thrown open
to the attendants.
Harvest festival will be observed at
the Evangelical services Sunday, Octo-
Der 5. in connection with the quarterly
meeting. The altar is expected to be
appropriately decorated with fruits
OF the field and garden
Another play from the pen OF
Charles Klein, the author OF "The Lion
and The Mouse" will be presented at
the opera house on Monday, October
13; 1t is "The Third Degree" 1t is
an intensely thrilling play and will
draw good house.
The first public mems meeting OF the
season will be held Sunday, October 5,
at 2 p m. at the hall of the Evangeli-
cal church. The debate will be open
ed by an address by Mr.. Charles F.
Kopp, Jr., OF Hamilton, member of the
continuation committee The meeting
promises to be very interesting and In
structive In moral and religious as
well as in a social way, as the subject
is one Of the most important of the
age, 1.-THE Influence Of the Press Upon
Public Life" All are invited whether
belonging to any church or to none,
and are at liberty to take part In the
discussion.
Mrs. Edward Price and two daugh-
tiers of Hannibal. Mo-, are here visit
ing the family of David Ayres and
other relatives.
w. P. Babb of Hannibal, district
agent Of the Guest Piano company,
was business visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank LeBron, Sr, of Keokuk
was Warsaw visitor Wednesday at
the home OF her son, ]. w. Kirk
patrick
Miss Agnes Buckert left this morn
ing for st. Louis where she will visit
Mrs. G. F. Miller.
M. G. Eckbohm Is preparing to put
in the foundation and cement floor of
the beautiful and ornamental garage
he will erect on the lots recently
bought by him on Main street east of
Fifth.
/ H. N. Holmes of Augusta is here
this week assisting in invoicing the
remainder of the Cash Store stock
/ Mr.. James Jones and family have
removed to FIT. Madison, Iowa. He is
an electrical engineer in the employ
Of Stone & Webster.
/ The wreck of the clover hulling out,
fit at the Nagels bridge attracts many
sightseers, and a number of snapshots
have been taken of It. The engine
Hes bottom UP half way down the
bank of the==ereeh. lodged against a
tree, and the hIifer lies across it, bot
tom upward, one end a few feet above
the bottom OF. the creek. Mr.. Nc
Quade twas taken to his home yes
terday against the protest of his ply
Esician. sConcussion of the brain is
feared
| Walter Dross proposes to make his
garageothe finest equipped in this
lpart of4the country. Besides a Buster
MISUNDERSTANDING pump and tank, he
mill haze, machine to automatically
fill tires with air, and will have a
handsomely furnished rest room with
lavatory, for the accommodation of
his lady patrons
/ w. c. VanPappelendam has bought
of VIM. C. Marsh what is known as
the Colonel Marsh stock farm 304
acres, paying $24,50O for the same. 1t
lis located in Warsaw and Wilcox
township, and is one of the best farms
| in this section. Mr.. VanPappelendam
| is an excellent farmer and shrewd
manager, and will doubtless realize
handsomely on his investment. That
portion fronting on the road would
make nice acre lot sites for suburban
homes, If Warsaw grows according
to indications.
Warsaw badly needs comfortable
lwell appointed and furnished rest
room for the accommodation of farm
ers' wives and families, the same sup
ported by the city or by contributions
from the business men. Such room
may be found in many towns even
smaller than Warsaw and in every In.
stance it proves a blessing to visit.
ors and trade getter for the mer-
chant.
r. O. Marsh during his recent trip
Ito the east, was successful in placing
so per cent Of the bonds OF the TIL
state Traction company, and the
Trench firm of financiers, w. w. I'm
ibenhauer & Co., of Paris, have an
loption on the remaining so per cent OF
the bonds, until January I, 1914. In
view of the currency juggling that has
been conducted by the democratic re-
formers in congress, the outlook is
certainly flattering for the early
aying of the dirt on this road, and
warsaw will rejoice indeed and give
tall praise to the plucky little engl
neer who has much of the snap, en-
orgy and persistence of our Uncle