The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-15
Good Road. Day Being Observed.

Good Roads Day Being Observed.
Governor Dunno has recently is
sued q proclamation requesting that
all loyal citizens all over the state
that possibly can will observe the
day and give gratously one days
work toward the betterment of road
conditions all over the state.
In response to this, the city coun-
Gil at their meeting held Monday
evening decided to call for voluntary
work for the streets OF Hamilton for
Wednesday, tomorrow. While there
is much work going on in the COM
munity, and most everyone Is busy,
yet 1t is hoped and believed that quite
few OF the loyal citizens of the com.
munity vii! try and respond.
New Rock crusher for Road Work In
Hamilton.
The city OF Hamilton has within
the last week placed an order through
Mr.. Stanton, for an Acme rock crush
err 1t is expected that the machine
will arrive in the near future and
just as soon as possible 1t is the in
tention OF the officials to get busy
with it and see II some of the talk
through the country about Hamilton's
poor streets cannot be changed.
The city is also, through its street
commissioner and, purchasing agent,
investigating steam roller, which in
connection with the crusher, will be
the m cans of doing good and perma-
nent road improvement.
BeaWaifuI Service Last Sunday at
Bethel Church.
An unusually large audience enjoy
ed most beautiful service at the
Bethel Presbyterian church. To be-
gin with, Easter and floral decora-
tions were very much in evidence,
which added to the beauty of things.
Then most interesting part Of the
service was the baptising Of five little
children, four of whom were tiny In
fants In arms. Following this came
the reception OF members, and fifteen
young people ranging IN age from
twelve to sixteen, united upon confess
sion OF faith, and three by letter,
making total of eighteen additions.
Mr.. S. l.. Vestal was also ordained
a ruling elder of the church, after
which communion was administered.
Rev. Nelson Hall, the pastor, Is just
beginning a years work for the
church, and it is evident from the
start that there will be noticeable
results from his efforts.
At present Rev Hall and his family
are residing over at Plymouth, but 1t
is the intention to move here the
middle OF May.
Celebrate Eleventh Wedding Anniver.
sary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper cele-
bratad the passing of their eleventh
wedding anniversary the latter part
OF last week by inviting a number OF
friends to their home for the evening.
There were just five couples pres
ent who with Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper
made an even dozen and the evening
was spent in playing progressive SOM
ersst. During the evening refresh
ments consisting Of fruit salad, two
kinds of cake and coffee were served.
There is no more pleasant or con-
genial couple in Hamilton than the
Coopers, and the company visiting
them upon this occasion expressed
the feeling of us all, by hoping that
this estimable couple would spend the
remainder of their lives in our midst.
Teachers Presented with Teachers
Bible.
Miss Doud, teacher of the mems
Bible class at Bethel and Mrs. Ornls-
by, teacher Of the ladies' bible class
were each presented with nice
teachers Bible last Sunday morning
by their respective classes. Each OF
these have proven faithful and COM
petent teachers and the classes took
this means Of expressing their appre-
citation OF their splendid service to
them.
The mems Bible class at Bethel Is
an inspiration to any one interested
in the work, 1t has an enrolment or
about thirty. with an attendance OF
upwards of twenty almost every Sun
day. Last Sunday there were twenty
six present.
The enrolment Of the entire school
last Sunday was 1876, the Sunday be-
fore it was 1873. The school is live
proposition and right now the prob
lem to be solved by the Officers Is
how to get more room for the needle
growth Of the school as we'll as the
large audiences attending church.
Now Industry to Locate In Hamilton.
The Denton and Wright store build
ing out in Oakwood, batter known as
the Crum store building is being At
ted up and prepared for a laundry or
wash room Mr.. Denton Is having