The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-26
WARSAW GATE CITY.
Continued from page 81

OF .he park (Ralston) on the site nov
occupied by the band stand, the basin
will be circular In form, thirty fee,
Fir diameter. Of concrete, surrounded
lby a concrete walk, ten feet wide, and
from this basin will radiate concrete
walks six feet wide, extending to the
flour corners OF the park. II the
fountain is erected. it is proposed to
illuminate 1t with electricity. The
major part of the expense will be met
by private subscription.
There is a novel and interesting
exhibit in the show window OF one OF
our stores of various silver appliances
for the correction Of misshapen feet,
caused by overlapping toes. broken
arch or fiat foot, bunions, and other
foot deformities. Such exhibits are
rare in small. towns, and Warsaw Is
ortunato.
These war times there is great de-
mand for Chicago and St Louis dali
les, to get .he latest from the front"
Warsaw Is represented in the block
ade before Vera Cruz by two of her
Lemuel Stevens.
navigating officer of the Raleigh. and
Frank Chapman OF the Connecticut.
who is a range-fnder.
A son OF W. H. Or.man, the paint
er, has just returned from southern
Texas, and has brought with him
fine horse, besides wonderful col
lection OF post cards. depicting bat
tie scenes In Mexico. in which the
armies of villa and Huerta took part,
besides other scenes OF bloodshed.
They are exhibited in the show win
dow Of Mr. Ortman's store on Main
street.
On Friday. Dreamland's beautiful
electric sign was hung in its place
from the new front which was finish
ed recently. Workmen were finishing
the large gallery which will seat 100.
New opera chairs to complete the
seating Of the theatre to its full ca
pacity (6O0) arrived Friday.
A new porch with handsome round
columns, adorns .he front OF Peter
Hartman's residence, Ninth and Web
ister streets.
purchased a Hudson 40 horse power.
six passenger, six cylinder "horseless
carriage"
The grading on the Marsh railroad
has progressed rapidly this month,
some 10000 cubic yards Of earth hav-
ing been removed. An extra construc-
ton force has been put on the road
south of Warsaw-which Mr.. Marsh
iexpects to quadruple in The next two
or three weeks.
| One OF our auto dealers sold four
machines in two weeks. and anothei
sold Eve In two days.
| Many strangers in town on Frida!
tby automobile from neighborine
towns.
! Keokuk ladies are enthusiastic pat
irons of one of Warsaw's modistes ant
have been for many months.
i Rt. Rev. NJ. E. Fawcett, D. D., bishol
LOT Quincy, will be .he guest OF Rev
George Long of st. Paul's Episcopa
I church. Saturday and Sunday.
i Sixty-four bags OF button blank
were shipped Wednesday by the War
saw Button Co.
! T. Jackson, fish merchant, receives
1000 pounds OF. fish daily, which Il
shipped In barrels to Chicago, ST
Louis, Quincy and Davenport.
j At a general meeting of the paris.
of st. Paups Episcopal church. he'll
on Thursday. April 16, the following
were elected as vestrymen: Geo. Nc
Ferran, senior warden; j. X. Eymann
junior warden: w. A. Dodge. treas
Iurer: NJ. T. Hunt. secretary; r. G
: Marsh. J. W. Kirkpatrick and Ben
Brinkman.
At Rocky Run a Sunday school wa
organized last Sunday. with fifty-fiv
; scholars; A. L. Kimberly is superir
tendent, and Miss Viola Kimberly
secretary and treasurer. The schoo
will meet every Sunday at 500 p. n
in Franklin school house.
: Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Leiferman wer
surprised last Wednesday evening b
about twenty relatives and friends, Il
celebration OF their twenty-nfth o
silver anniversary of their wedding.
Mrs. David Rinckel and her littl
! son OF Wray, Colorado, are visitin
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Roth
Mrs. ]. H. Finlay left on Wednes
, day for Chicago She sails April
: for Europe on the North Germa
, Lloyd steamer Prinz Frederic WI
helm. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Como
3 and their son, Ronnoc, will accompan
her.