The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-13
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, Feb. IS

AA0AAlAlSOAIS
Fire at Hawkes. Nest Summer Resort
Z Last Night.
The beautiful summer resort just
north OF Hamilton, known as the
Hawkes. Nest, and the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Tweston, as well as old
Mr.. Hawkes., the, aged father of Mrs.
Tweston, came near being consumed
by fire at about 1880 this morning.
The origin of the fire was from an
oat sprouter which has very recently
been installed In the basement OF the
home, to get batch OF about
five bushels Of oats sprouted so that
at the earliest possible moment they
could be sown and would make early
feed for Mrs. Tweston's large flock OF
chickens. This seed sproutrr Is gen.
Grated with a coal oil lamp and 1t Is
supposed that caused an explosion or
in some way started the fire.
The entire house was filled with
smoke, which awakened Mr.. and Mrs.
Tweston, and they Immediately made
Investigation as we'll as to phone to
Hamilton to friends for help, and right
here 1t might be said that through
the prompt work Of Albert Lemon at
the switch board, the fire chief as
well as number of intimate friends
Of the Tweston family were soon no
titled and force of men as we'll as
the chemical engine were soon at the
fire.
In the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Twes-
ton removed everything from the
house that they could carry or drag
out, and feeling that it was useless
for them to attempt to save the
house with their limited ability to
fight fire they had taken the old gen
tleman over to negihbor's, fully ex.
lpecting the home to be entirely con
sumed. The Hamilton fire chief as
well as some SIX or eight strong men
were soon there and through the eff
forts of these men and the chemical
engine they soon got the fire under
control and were able to save what
otherwise would have been a sure
loss.
The interior of the kitchen base
ment as well as the room just above
| 1t were badly damaged. other parts
of the house were also damaged in one
way and another until the loss will
doubtless be upwards of Thousand
! dollars. The Hawkes. Nest was con
sumed by fire some ten years ago
and realizing what an awful disaster
they have escaped, the family ar,
exceedingly happy and thankful tina
they escaped another similar occur
renee.
Gem City Business College Chose
An Hamilton Girl az Instructor.
4 Miss Bernice Elder of this city
who has been attending Gem Cit
4 Business college at Quincy, has mad
splendid progress in her work an,
study of shorthand and stenography
1 She began early in the fall, goinl
into class of hundred or NOR
that had been in school since June
In short time she had advanced ur
til she was at the head of her elias
and upon the first examinations, sh
twas one of only few that made tn
desired grades. She has very recen,
lily completed the course of study an
immediately upon her completion, tn
faculty gave her position as one Q
the instructors.
Miss Bernice is one of our mos
popular young ladies and the youn
people of Hamilton will be extremel
sorry to hear that she is going t
temporarily locate in Quincy in plac
of returning to her home here, neve
the less we are all glad to see he
make good as she has In this he
chosen work and receive the honor
that have come to her at the con
pletion Of her school work.
lakewood Improvement Club Plannin
for Summers Work.
!, The Oakwood Improvement clu
which is the organization which di
such splendid work in the way OF In
proving the condition Of the Oakwoc
, cemetery last summer, are agai
: planning for another summers wor
Their plan seems to be to secure
comnefent man and give him sever
i. months steady work not only puttir
q the cemetery in good condition
start with in the spring but to kee