The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, August 16, 1914.

Louis j. Jacquot is building an Of
fee, and putting in platform scales
for the weighing Of coal at the old
planning mill property on Fourth
street, recently bought by him.
Roland Kranshaar. aged eight
years, won the child's merry-go-round
at the Diamond shore store sale, he
receiving 165 votes; Helen klingel,
twelve years, was next best with 16O
votes. e,.4@
r. o. Marsh has arrived home after
a long absence in the east. The trip
seems to have done him good, and put
him in fine trim to tackle tho trunk
line once more
Chas. HoNingshead has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ortiz OF Car
thage are here visiting friends and
relatives.
Rev. w. L. Cone of Quincy was a
Wednesday caller on Rev. Geo. Long
OF st. Paul's church.
Thursday evening, thirty friends
and relatives OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. l..
Young, surprised them, 1t being the
occasion Of their twenty-nfth wedding
anniversary. Refreshments were serv-
ed during which they were presented
with several pieces Of beautiful sill
verware. A most enjoyable evening
was spent, and Of course, the young
folks gave them an old time charava-i
and played various FRANKS on the
bride and groom of twenty-five years
ago. At late hour the guests de-
parted, wishing them many more an
niversaries of the day. Out Of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. skog
and little son of Montrose, Iowa.
Hancock county is to have q farm
adviser, II having been so decided at
q meeting of farmers and others at
Carthage recently, at which G. w.
Briley presided and 8. H. Ferris act
ed as clerk The total subscriptions
to the fund were $3,s200O; this with
other funds available, will guarantee
the payment of all annual expenses.
1t is encouraging to see this spirit
manifested, which insures In short
time greater yield per acre because
Of scientific principles applied. Good
Judges, farmers who have seen scfen-
titc and practical farming combined,
say that there is no reason why in a
short time the yield per acre on ell
crops could not be doubled.
Hon. o. F. Berry of Carthage has
resigned his position with the inter
state commerce commission to accept
that OF general counsel OF the Illinois
Independent Telephone association.
Miss Madeline Fuehlin entertained
small company Of friends at cards
on Tuesday evening in honor OF DR..
VIM. Waizem and his friend, Dr.
Anderson.
War news is the chief topic Of in.
terest in Warsaw these days; all de.
plore the idiotic thirst for power and
territory which must be satisfied, no
matter how much Of the best blood
OF the contenaing powers Is shed or
how many widows and orphans are
made. Europe will retrograde fifty
years unless the slaughter is soon
stopped. War is not only hell as
the late General Sherman said, but
it is the most senseless action men OF
average common sense can engage in
! The Odd Fellows excursion on thu
steamer G. w. Hill did not arrive until
3 a. m. Friday, a tired and sleepy
crowd.
| The button factory resumed work
Wednesday and instead of closing fol
limited time, will run on short time
seven hours per day. ~.
Eleven hundredths Of an inch Of
rain for August thus far.
Miss Eaton's handsome residence Is
nearing completion.
Thos. Cummings will teach schoo
in Mason county the coming winter
Fishing parties are numerous, ant
some fine catches are reported best
in the bottoms below town, how
ever
| Mrs. VIM. Buckert, Jr-, Mrs. Nc
katz, Misses Emma and Agnes Buck
ert. and Misses Agnes and Margare
Miller were Quincy visitors Tuesday
Patterson's second pebble dashed
dwelling, Second and Clay streets
is nearly completed.
Candidates of all parties and fo1
various offices, have been thick a:
flies the past week; they have 6
smile and handshake for everybody
or rather every voter or prospective
voter, and nearly all travel in tourins
cars.
Geo. J. Risto and Will Klingel rady
a 800 mile trip in the latter's auto
the past week, visiting sixteen town:
in Illinois and nineteen in Missouri.
Several new western varieties o
wheat are being introduced anon: