The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-17

to boast of is a 5000
school system and Hamilton can just
ly feel proud OF hers. For number
of years past our school has ranked /
as ons of the foremost in the county |
and it is not only keeping up to the
high standard attained, but seems to I
be gradually making advances in all
One of the things that always
seems a good advertisement for a
school is to see good big class gradu>
ating every spring and in this again
Hamilton is usually fortunate. This
coming spring we will graduate a
class of seventeen, ten of whom are
young ladies and seven young men.
1t is also matter of interest to note
that almost one half of the gradual
ing class this year are pupils from
the country surrounding Hamilton
that have chosen our school in which
to lay the foundation upon which the
remainder of their lives will be more
or less dependent.
The commencement exercises are
scheduled for May 22nd. The class
has selected as their commencement
speaker Charles Howard Plattenburg
Of Vinton, Iowa, who will take as his
theme fer this commencement ad-
dress, "Pigmies Today, Giants Tomor-
row. The class motto is Through
Difficulties to Victory The class
colors are gold and white, and thu
class flower is the white rose.
Building Activities are Beginning to
Open Up.
AS spring is nearing, those con
templating building are beginning to
SGT busy. Possibly the first move
was made by Mrs. VIM. Bolton and
| Miss Mary Jacobs. owners of an old
land mark OF residence in the north
ern part of Oakwood The present
old structure has been sold to Geo.
Groves who is tearing down and
moving this away, and as soon as this
is done ths firm of Hosford and Sons
are to replace it with modern sev-
en- room residence.
/ An Airdome to be Built.
| Among other things contemplated
| for early completion is an airdcma
for summer play house. Mr.. r. B.
Yater, the present owner and man
ager of the Gem theater is planning
its construction and will make 1t
something that the moving picture
going people will appreciate ana en-
4 JOY. He is not quite decided as to
the location yet. but full announce
ment of this as well as the building
cont amplated will be made in the
very near future.
keokuk Ladies Soon to Visit Turkey
This old world is said to be quite
large, and after travelling miles and
miles and miles to some far off for
i eign shore on,s is apt to feel and think
that surely there will few If any o.
your former acquaintances ever react
here, yet the first thing you know
some one will put in an appearance
from your former home. This vii
soon be the pleasant experience thai
our townsman Earle Pence viii EMO!
at Constantinople where he Is doins
M. c. A. work in Roberts COLLEGE, a
the Misses Younker from Keokuk arr
to leave shortly for trip abroad ant
it is their aim to visit Constantinople
These young ladies can feel assured
of one thing, that while in Constant
ncple Mr.. Pence will do his utmos
to make their visit a pleasant one al
far as 1t is in his power. His ain
!, in life has always seemed to try tt
, 20 som 5thing for some one else's en-
, joyment or welfare.
Bethel Ladies Easter Bazaar Grea
Success.
The bazaar and dinner and suppe
given by the ladies of Bethel churcl
: tlss past week was considered enc O
the greatest successes during the his
tory of the organization.
They served one hundred and thi,
ty-three dinners and one hundred an
forty-fiv, suppers. Their tables G
novelty and fancy work we're entirel
cleaned up; In fact all they have a
remembrance of what t..uy starte
in with. is a couple of aprons and tn
s. same numbsr of suntonnets, and t
start with, the tables were full.
Their gross receipts were trif
: less than $4,000 and they have est
mated their nst profit from the da
to be s101.60.
: Child Taken Suddenly III Will
; Travelling.
Mrs. w. H. Harkrader received
message from her folks at Mlsndot
q H., last Saturday, stating that he
!, father was dangerously i'll and *
It her to come home at once. She star
g ed in the evening at seven thirt
from Kgokuk, going by way of Blu