The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10

tainments by the authorities, At the
close, Mr.. Boyd referred to Houston
Texas. where this problem of arrange
ment of social and moral healthy en-
tertainments has been solved, ano
where public mems meetings are held
regularly The speaker congratulate
ed the Hamilton men on the noble
work they are doing in arranging
these meetings for the promotion OF
the moral. social and religious vel
fare of the community. On sugges-
: ton K. Kopp Jr., a joint picnic OF
| the Hamilton and Warsaw men and
4 their families viii be held at which
1 the people OF Suffer. Elderville and
vicinity are invited. The next meet
/ ing will be held at Warsaw, May II
with Judge Crawford as speaker.
Mrs. Louis Mote and baby, Ruth.
of Des Moines is visiting her brother
DR.. Thos. A. Hartley.
Dr.. S. E. Matzke has bought of
/ Paul D. Shepherd the cottage former
ly occupied by him. situated on Jack
son street and the bluff: the doctor
bought the cottage for his parents.
Warsaw lodge EST. A. F. & A. ~.
of which the late Henry G. Bristow
was member. turned out today in
full regalia to receive his remains
which arrived at 1925 p. M, from
Peoria, and viii be buried with Ma
sonic rites The deceased was born
in Cumberland county, KY, Aug. 81.
1924, came to Warsaw in 1867 and
consequently was in the 90th year OF
his age He was reared in Melon
ough county. Illinois. and served with
the state troops during the Mormon
war. standing guard over the Jail
where Joe Smith was confined. He is
survived by one son Harry, and three
daughters Mrs. Ed P. Becker, Mrs.
Etna Seymour and Miss Jennie Bris-
tow. all Of Peoria.
The oil excit sment caused by the
spouter at Plymouth, IL, reminds US
that oil experts examined indications
heTeaboufs several years ago and de-
cided that il woulc pay to lore for
oil at Mallard, below here on the Bolt
farm and they also stated that the
centre Of the pool as they styled it. /
was at Robt. McMahan's corner. six
miles southeast of Warsaw. AT that
time a company was organized and |
options secured on about 1000 acres
of land, but for soma reason interest |
died In it. 1t might be well to have |
the Plymouth oil men come over and /
Warsaws claims. A num-
Der of years ago. in boring for water .
on the Robt. McMahan farm, gas was |
struck and caught fire. causing the |
death Of one man and the injury of /
several others AS soon as possible l
the well was filed up to prevent loss
on houses and outbuildings. The gas /
was supposed to have issued from a
pocket, SO called.
An appeal has been made for the
proper. patriotic and dignified obssrv
snce of Memorial day, with orator,
special music. etc. This IS well tim
ed and should be needed as the pa
riot band of 1851 is growing smaller
and smaller as the years fit by. War
saw has a fine band that would add
greatly TO thu proper observance OF
he day.
The steel hull for the new ferry
boat. with engine, arrived from Keo-
zuk today and the work of transfer
ing the boiler and other machinery
and upper works from the old hull
Till begin Monday next. Warsaw has
re n long time without ferry and
las been placed at great disadvantage
hereby. The new ferry cannot start
90 soon
empt to restore the flow of the ar
esian well on the Masonic hall cor
l.-, Fifth and Main streets. This is
proper move The business men