The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-22
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,. April %


cement to I'LL In these drilled holes
after the iron bar had been put In.
but In couple or three instances,
they kept forcing cement down into
this small opening, until almost fifteen
hundred sacks OF cement were forced
into one hole. There was absolutely
no knowledge Of what sort Of an open
Ing 1t went into. or what was the
cause of same, but that 1t was there
was dead certainty, for the cement
kept going sc-newhere. The forcing
of this cement was kept up till the
entire cavity was filed.
completed. It was expected that the
work OF putting in aprons at the foot
Of the spill ways would be taken up
at once, but the power company has
decided to let that matter stand in
definitely to see what condition the
river bed at the foot OF the spill
ways finally gets into.
Election Of School Directors,
The lakewood school held their
election for directors last Saturday
afternoon. Tom Holtsclaw was the
outgoing director and he was succeed
led by Captain George Angel. This
makes the new board comprised OF the
Messrs. Sylvan Creete. George Hos
ford and Captain Angel
The principal issue at the election
, was the voting of the issuing OF
bonds to build a much needed addi-
ton to the Oakwood building. This
was carried with but little opposition
and 1t Is expected that something like
fifteen hundred to two thousand dol
lars will be expended this summer in
the addition Of one or two more
rooms.
The election at the Hamilton school
was also held last Saturday afternoon.
the outgoing members being re-
elected without opposition.
| Robert Russell Of Downing, Mo-, is
visiting friends In Hamilton, ILL.,.
High School Chorus Give cantata
Tuesday Evening.
A chorus Of high school pupils from
the Hamilton high school gave can
tata at the city hall yesterday even
ing. They rendering the beautiful
story OF Ruth" with a biblical set
ting.
this has been under the direction of
Miss Joy walker, who has had charge
Of teaching music the past year in
the school.
Miss Walker feels that there Is
some splendid talent in a musical
way in the school, and was delighted
with the way the participants in the
cantata did their parts.
| The entertainment was a decided
success every way except financially.
In this respect it was not what 1t
only about thirty-fve dollars. After
the expenses have been paid out Of
this, the remainder Is to go towards
helping improve the school library,
which IL sadly in need OF improve
ment.
Two Bodies Brought to Hamilton for
! Burial.
Two bodies were shipped here for
interment the latter part Of last
week, the first was that OF q Mrs.
Nancy Webster, who was shipped here
from Fort Madison, her husband hav-
| ing been buried out in the lakewood
cemetery quite good many years
ago.
The second was that of Mr.. VIM.
L. Potter, whose body was brought
here last Sunday noon from LaHarpe.
He was man Of sfxty-eight years.
We understand that he had a daugh-
ter buried here.
Social Gathering 1t o. z. Pence
Home.
! A company Of about twenty-five
ladies were entertained at a social
gathering at the o. e. Pence home by
Mrs. o. e. Pence and her sister, Mrs
Matte Stafford, Of Galesburg, Tues
day afternoon OF this week.
| The afternoon was spent in social
chat and games; refreshments also
being a part of the afternoons pro-
gram.
! Local Items.
Ex-Mayor Neal Daugherty Is i'm
proving his residence by removing
interior partitions and doing some re-
modelling as well as building a large
porch along one end as well as the
side OF the house.
/! Attorney II. B. Stafford OF Monmouth
was in the city few hours one even
ing the latter part Of last week
Mrs. F.. II. Elder returned to her
home from a Des Moines hospital
Mr.. Frank Elder spent the latter
part Of last week as well as the fore
part Of this, down near Louisiana,
Missouri, disposing Of some horses
that he had an interest In down there