The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-18
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, July IS, 1915.

Warsaw baseball club will go to
Memphis, Mo-, Sunday morning to
tackle our Missouri cousins, who play
"a pretty stiff game.
John Huston of Chicago is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Huston. His two little daughters are
with him.
Recently DR.. Thos. A. Hartley and
wife, and his brother, William Hartley
aud wife, of Keokuk, made delight
full trip to Des Moines and return in
Mr.. Hartley's Overland auto. Bar-
ring rain just before leaving Osha-
loosa, they found the roads fine.
Rev. G. C. Goodenough and wife OF
Pennington, Iowa, arrived early in the
week for a visit with his son, Otis
Goodenough, the artist. daughter
came with them and returned home
Thursday.
Hereafter when Wednesday even
ings are stormy and unpleasant, the
regular weekly band concert will be
given the following evening, at same
place.
Mrs. e. M. Allen has returned to her
home in st. Mary's, Mo-, after a three
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Nelson /,
The Nauvoo trip of Warsaw's bard
on Monday, July 5, Is already bearing
fruit, as Manager Hamburger reports
three inquiries from as many different
towns; it pays to advertise.
The public had the chance of it's life
| to protest as to waterworks extension
and sanitary sewer yesterday at 10
a. m. and 2 p. m. and the whole sub
lieet of city improvements was Wen
aired, with the sewer engineer and at
torneys to answer all the questions OF
1.-THE critical. Warsaw will doubtless
lget these improvements but all the
kinks must be Strengthened out before
anything positive can be given to tins
public. If all goes well, work will
begin about August II. in the mean
time we can afford to wait, and not
state positively that $4,000 Is to he
spent in public improvements until
we know. AS to the new white way
proposed, everybody wants it, but tho
Question has not yet been settled
whether all of the Main street mer-
chants are willing to pay for half of
the cost of the iron posts which viii
he $3.50 for every twenty feet.
Shorty Hamburger, manager AMI
owner Of the Warsaw Bill Posting
company, is putting up three patent
bill boards that are the latest in bill
board construction; they are ten feet
| in height and are respectively rs, ~
land "a feet in length; the framework
is of steel, and the boards of salvan-
iized iron sheets, two feet in width,
set in frames electrically welded, the
sheets interlocking when in place.
Each board will be surmounted with
! a handsome moulding. Nothing too
good for the little queen city On the
| hill.
Rev. Geo. Long has been most sue
cessful in securing recruits for the
high school orchestra for next season
the membership reaching twenty-five
|divided as follows: Two pianists, ter
giolins, one cello, one viola, one bass
four comets, one drum, two from
homes. one flute, and two clarionets
The orchestra is unique In that II
possesses string quartet, viola, eel
/ 10. violin and bass viol. Both sexes
are represented in the orchestra, all
the members are music lovers, are
ambitious and aim for efficiency and
partake of the enthusiasm of their
lntirinc and self sacrificing organizer
/ and teacher, Rev. Geo. Long.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Prosser and lit
tie daughter returned home Sunday
from atwo weeks visit in Lafayette,
Mo, Mrs. Prosser's old home.
The country roads are drying up
nicely am farmers are making good
progress with wheat oats and hay
harvest. Considering the extreme wet
weather, with frequent rains which
we have had for nearly one month,
the outlook for the average farmer is
not so very discouraging. These hot
days without rain are making the
corn pop, though all Of 1t is not pop
corn.
| Ellis Daugherty, formerly OF War
saw, but later of Nauvoo and Kinks
vile, has bought a meat market In
LaHarrs and takes possession at once.
| The Sunshine" and Faith, Hope
| and Charity classes of the German
NJ. E. Sunday school went to Cedar
Glen Tuesday afternoon. A picnic sup
per was served.
Claude G. Rise and Harry e. Rice
of LAGRANGE, Mo-, who visited few
days with their brother j. B. Rice, the
past week, have returned home.
Mrs r. P. Wallace Of st. Louis and
Miss Eva Mckee of Warsaw have re-
turned from Fountain Green where
they visited Mrs. Lottie Mckee Miller.
J. A. White, Jr.. will close his plan
ing mill this week for a short season.
George Courtois sold the first load
Of new wheat for s1.00 per bushel
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