The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-29
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, April 20

ing told that the coal sold for $50
per ton on the track in Hamilton.
Baeealaureate Service Being Ar
ranged For.
The commencement class from the
Hamilton high school has about
completed their program for their
course Of exercises. The baccalauer-
ate service is to be held Sunday
evening, May l, at the Christian
church, Rev. Nelson Hall to speak.
This will be the fourth time IN the
past Eve years that Rev. Hall has de-
livered such an address to the COM
mencement class.
Motor Power for Farm Machinery.
Mr.. C. NJ. Brant OF this city is one
Of the first farmers Of this commun-
ity to install motor power to do farm
work Mr.. Brant unloaded q gasoline
fed steam engine here last week en-
route to his farm, with which he is
intending to do his spring blowing as
well as other farm work for which 1t
~
| The first thing he expected to hook
/ to was three fourteen-inch plows and
/! if It would successfully take these
down the line. he felt 1t would prove
valuable addition to his farm ma
chinery.
Gum Slot Machines Turned Down by
Council.
! A gentleman from La Harpe has
been in the city a couple Of times at
! tempting to get license for operat-
ing several gum slot machines as he
called them. He offered the city $40
license fee per month for the privil-
eye OF operating three, but after m
vestigating the nature of the ma
chimes, the council decided 1t was
! nothing more or less than gambling
and turned the proposition down.
] Child Breaks Bone in Left Arm.
Eldon Hosford, the four year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hosford
met with an accident while engaged
in innocent play one evening the lat
ter part of last week.
i The little fellows papa is carpen
ter and in going to house under way
of construction. the lad attempted to
walk up plank leading into the
house, but slipped and fell a distance
of three or four feet. In falling he
CHANGED to light in such manner
that the bone below the elbow in his
. left arm was broken. The injury Is
/ eli
, he is said to be getting along nicely.
j Items Of Local Interest.
J, Mr.. ]. e. Crouch Of Rock Island. Wis
/ tied few days last week with Mrs
+ e. D. Crouch and family as well as
Miss Kate Crouch OF this city.
: Mr.. Rodger of Springfield, H., was
in the city last Friday in the inter
9 est of the Central Union Telephone
Co.
Relatives in Hamilton received
: message last Saturday noon announc
ing the death of Mrs. Henry Ruins Of
Q Ottobin, Iowa. That same evening
J. the following brothers and sisters o.
8 Mrs. Henry Rush left to attend the
2 funeral. Mrs. Mary Vestal and VIM
e Ruhs Of Hamilton and Mrs. Victor
; La Bonte and Ben Rush OF Wytht
|. township.
= The Misses Mamie and Marie
;. Yeast and Dulcie Crowder visited
|. from Saturday afternoon till Monda!
n morning with relatives and friend'
e. at Good Hope, Ill.
{. Ira L. Guy has sold his residence
!. PROPERTY to A. l. Macarthur and VII
r give possession some time late IN thu
n summer. Mr.. Guy is planning gofnl
=, into business elsewhere and leavini
l. Hamilton.
a Word was received in Hamilton
Monday morning that Mr.. William
+ Mueege, the veteran undertaken o
II Tioca, had suffered a slight stroke o
1. paralysis.
The Messrs. P. A. Fulton, Wilbu
: Jackson and n NJ. Cochran OF WITH
!, shipped ave cars Of cattle to Ch1caE'
Tuesday morning Of this week.
s Attorney Warren H. Orr was l,
N Quincy Monday of this week on lega
If business.
I. Hamilton's last year crack baseball
N team does not seem to have gottel
% themselves into the pink OF cond1
F. ton as yet this year. They went t
o. Nauyoo last Sunday and suffered