The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, August 80, 1914.

DR.. D. w. Loomis left today for
LaHarpe. He will return some time
next week.
Thos. ]. McMahan of Oklahoma
City. Okla, arrived Thursday night
from st. Louis and will visit for a
few days with the family of his broth
er-in-law Capt. ]. R. Williams.
PoperGiller Co. are having printed
about 1000 beautiful colored litho-
graph postal cards of FIT. Edwards. as
it was a hundred years g and also
of the monument as it is today. The
fort is on the left end of the card as
an insert, the monument fills the bal
ance Of the card and shows it sur
r counting a green terrace with the
brewery. the river and its islands in
the distance. 1t will be much sought
Tor as a souvenir in September.
Fred Raich left Thursday right for
Danville, ILL.,, where he has accepted
a situation as salesman in a shoe
store.
The monument postals are going
off fast and a second edition is due.
Everybody seems to be imbued with
the spirit Of making our friends vel
come and thus aiding in making the
dedication and celebration a success.
This is as it should be. At Kahoka
where 1000 people attended the races
Thursday, our handbilis were well
distributed and there is no doubt that
our Missouri cousins will be here in
force.
Mr.. Jarvis Of Iowa is visiting Mr..
Joseph Fry.
Prof. Lightbody of the chair OF
science in the high school, Is now
located among us, and Is ready for
his duties when school opens Monday
Sept. 1. w. P. Green will assist the
high school boys in their athletic
work. ..
H. R. Miller Of Keokuk was a vel
come visitor on Wednesday,, calling
on his Warsaw friends, formerly OF
Keokuk.
The band concert Wednesday even
ing at Fifth and Main streets was the
best Of the season, so everyone seems
think, and even members OF the
band share the opinion. There was
a reason and everybody knew what 1t
was when they looked at the band
stand.
A petition is being circulated to
have the city lease of Popel-Glller
Co.. the lots on Clay street west OF
Fifth for a farmers feed lot and erect
thereon thirty-eight double stalls Tor
the convenience Of farmers teams
This move has been made necessary
because householders object to farm
ers' teams feeding in front OF parlor
windows and front doors, because OF
the odor, litter and flies n doubtless
the same farmers would object IN
like n If a city man fed his
team in front of their parlor windows
and let it stand there for hours. There
is no doubt a place for the farmers
teams should be provided by every
town and village for the trade OF the
farmer Is desirable in great measure.
He should be made welcome ana
should not be carelessly ignored.
It is ito be hoped that the petition
will be successful, and that the feed
lot wilkSbe ready before the Septem.
her celebration. A street also shouio
h, set aside for the parking of autos
for many hundreds Of them, even 1roli
a distance, will be here and their lh'
discriminate standing on the streets
for an indefinite period would serious
ly obstruct traffic.
An effort is being made by the CITY
~counci1 TO control the reckless speed
ing of autos on Main street "hich
hal is worse at night, especially
saturdays, and also to enforce the
blowing of signals at crossings, and
the carrying of proper lights. SONS
ni-bt or day there will be q fatai &C
cident and then somebody will De IN
danger Of decorating a telephone OF
electric light pole for a time. twenty
r,,,es an hour is common speed lol
come chauffeurs and they are not an
confined to Warsaw by a good deai.
Mrs John H. Giller and daughters
Misses F~lorentine and Olivia and o
walter drove to Chicago last week
IN their auto. They may be absent d
week. n,,oh
The city has Just completed a mueh
,eeded street improvement on south
Adams street south Of Wilcox. FOR a
distance of 1s5 feet the width OF
Adams street has been Increased ioul.
teen feet. there having been Tor years
ha relv con for two teams to pass. "A
retaining wall of concrete has peer
h,iIt 1s5 feet in length. so feet nlsn
:, the centre and tapering Z a !oo.
~ two at the ends. 1t is our ,eel
thick at the bottom, to one TO wv
feet at top. Against this wall a SUI
All was made. The wall is topped oy
; fence which is a protection to cams
and pedestrians. The cost OF the I'M
nroyement was s1,soo.oo and is money
vol, spent as this street is a section
~ one of the best roads leading into
the city. .n