The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-12
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, April IL, 1914.

Easter will be observed by the
Evangelical church at $3.50 by Sunday
school services with distribution Of
Easter tokens, sermon and admins
tration OF the Lords supper, In
which members and non-members Of
the congregation may take part. All
are made welcome. Strangers. who
wish to take part in the communion
are kindly requested to give notice
prior to the communion services.
Acorn camp 455 r. N. Of A., at its
regular meeting Thursday evening
April 9, received class of fifteen
ladies, who were initiated in the i'm.
pressive manner for which this camp
is noted. There were seventy-fve
members present, exclusive of those
Just received. Refreshments were
served after the ceremonies, and tho
balance Of the evening spent in social
Intercourse. Since the union of the
two camps. tho r. N. of A. has been
rapidly growing. The lodge meets In
Odd Fellows hall.
Truman Plantz, Jr., 10 homo from
college, to spend the Easter vacations
NJ. P. Berry OF Carthage will lecture
on the Panama canal on Tuesday
evening, April 81, Ct the Presbyterian
church.
First baseball game of the season
will be played at 2.:30 p. m, Sunday,
April II. at the fair grounds. Over
lands Of Keokuk, VI. Warsaw.
It will be possible to get artesian
water at the public we'll by pumping.
II couple OF hundred feet of iron
pipe be put in the we'll, costing about
$50. 80 experts say. This would prove
great blessing to many invalids and
should be done.
The brick addition to "Dreamland"
il ready for the roof. this work hav-
ing been quite rapid.
Robert Wallace architect with
Combs and limb Of St. Louis, is here
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 8.
p Wallace. 49,
w. T.. Johnston of Portland, oregon,
will leave for home either Sunday
evening or Monday morning, after a
delightful visit Of nearly week with
Keokuk friends and his brother. DR..
Johnston, in Warsaw. En- route home
he will spend a couple of days In
Omaha, visit with relatives in Los
Ang eles, and stop at San Francisco.
Nav it not be another twelve years,
ere we greet him again.
Albert ,Stracke has an interesting
family in his store window that form
an attractive picture for the little
ones as Easter approaches rabbit
and Ave little Dummies; there Is q nest
OF colored Easter eggs in corner OF
the window
Clinton S. Rife Of Warsaw died at
s p. m. Thursday, April 9. at Graham
hospital. Keokuk He was operated
on at the hospital three weeks ago
last Tuesday for abscess OF the biad-
der, and also for gall stones. He raj
lied from the operation for a time
and hopes were entertained OF his
ultimate recovery but his age, and
Ill health for over year past, were
against him. He was blacksmith
by trade and kept at his forge up TO
nearly two months ago. The deceas-
ed was born in Richmond, Virginia.
August 10, 1S49, and when ten years
of age came to Plymouth, Illinois,
with hig parents; there he learned tne
blacksmith trade, and worked at 1t
for number of years, also at Elder
Vile; he has been a resident OF Han
cock county for over thirty years, IN
GLIDING a twelve years residence IN
Warsaw. In 1877 he was united In
marriage to Miss Laura Chandler. oy
whom he had six children. three sons
and three daughters: Percy G., OF
Washington state; Perry D.. OF Mo-
line; Mrs. T. s. Bolstadt OF Chicago;
Misses Stella and Grace, OF Warsaw
and Eugene Of Warsaw. These with
the devoted wife remain to mourn MS
sad demise Mr.. Rife was member
of the Presbyterian church for many
Years, sincere christian. towns,
tender, self sacrificing husband anu
father, . sincere friend, good cit' |
zen, quiet, retiring. and unassumlng,
yet ready with a kindly smile, giaa
hand for every one He had hosts OF
friends who win padly miss him. HIS