The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
Hamilton Gate Civ
Hamilton, Ill, Jan. %

perintendent Of the water works foa
the city OF Hamilton is to send sam
pies each month, OF the filtered wa,
tor TO the state water survey, for an
alysis.
There has been no time since the
installation Of the water works sys-
tenn that 1t has been condemned or
pronounced unsafe for drinking pur-
poses, but the last report received
from the chemists at the University
Of Illinois gives the best report that
has yet been received. It states that
bacrerioaogically the city water Is in
excellent condition. The bacterial
count being very low and gas formers
being absent In all the tests, the re-
port concluded by saying that the wa
ter Is absolutely safe for drinking as
we'll as domestic purposes. The wa
ter consumers on every hand are we'll
satisfied with the water as we'll as
the great convenience Its installation
affords them. BY spring many more
are planning to tap the mains and be-
come users Of the city water.
Mr.. r. O. Marsh Makes Good His
Promise to Pay Election Expense.
At the time that the special election
was called to vote upon granting q
franchise to the Tri-state Traction Co,
by the voters OF Hamilton, it Was
agreed by Mr. Marsh, the president Of
the road, that they would defray all
the necessary expenses Of holding
said election. The remittance came
and was distributed by the council at
It's Monday night meeting to those
having claims against the city in con
nection with the special election.
The election will cost Mr.. Marsh
something like one hundred and TWEEN
| ty-dve dollars, which he seemed to
pay both willingly and cheerfully.
Joke Told on Meat Market Proprietor
During the present high price Of
meat, the following little incident car
ries more or less Of shade Of truth
and reality with It. In addition to be
ing most amusing and laughable in
cident. It is reported that one Of thu
good customers Of the ]. G.. Buss mea
market called the proprietor b,
phone one day recently and ordered
as follows. please send US down ont
Of those choice fifty cent steaks tina
we have been getting from you. Ii
time for dinner. and in case it shoult
/ happen that there is no one at HON,
when the delivery boy calls, pleas
tell him to just drop 1t into the kitch
en- through the key hole"
4 While the friends and patrons Of tn
shop are being amused at the story
\ the proprietor who is congenia
4 man who is always wearing smil
that won't come off, is still sawin
! and cutting away. and enjoying tn
4 Joke with them.
Death Of > Fon,re Hamilton Man
The remains Of James G. Hecke
, were brought to this city Monda
evening for burial. Mr.. Hecker havin
passed away at an early hour Sunda
morning at the homeeo his son, FOL
, ert Hecker at Lemonville, Mo.
Mr.. Hecker was quite an aged maj
, being in his eighty-third year, an
: had been in failing health during th
: past year Funeral services wer
conducted at the home of his son-il
:, law, Mr.. Urban Gibson, this afte
: noon. with interment at Oakwoo
: cemetery, by the side Of his wife, VIII
.. was laid away only few years ago.
I. Ovetfies, Dean Shaw and Harr
Davidson We're arraigned in the cou
n Of JusticeiJ. H. Crawford on charg
OF fighting Monday afternoon. tt
l. fight occurred Saturday night. Davi