The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-16

points, Thursday night.
Mrs. d. A. Collier of Keokuk, came
down Friday in her new touring car,
with a party Of Ave lady friends.
What's the matter with the excur-
Ision boats this season, that they dc
mot stop at Warsaw? Our people en-
Joy an outing as we'll as any people
under the sun, and have the money II
lpay for it.
Mrs. Amy Wempner Of Kansas City,
mo. and Mrs. Hattie Doyle of Farm
iington, Iowa, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. ]. w. Shepherd
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax are re.
|ioicing in the advent of a little daugh-
ter, who came to gladden. their hearts,
|recently.
/, Mrs. Anna Kreipke is enjoying a
visit from her daughter. Mrs. Frank
miller, of st. Louis.
Mrs. Frank LeBron, ST.. of keokuk,
and guest, Miss Elizabeth Unser, OF
Chicago, visited Sunday at the home
iof Mrs. LeBron's son, J. W. Kirkpat-
rick
Why can't Warsaw merchants es.
jtablish bargain day" once or twice
every month, or even once or twice
"a week, as some towns have? Let
leach merchant make cut on several
PARTICLES, in his store, and advertise the
fact well, and Warsaw would have to
put up extra hitching racks for the
farmers horses, and establish an auto
mobile park.
| Mrs. P. D. Gaunt is visiting her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. James Fuerst, OF
Moline; she will be accompanied Is
her mother on her return.
Keorge Knoche, former Warsaw
boy, and for some time secretary to
President E. NJ. Armstrong, of the
T. P. & W. railroad, has son, Brad
ley Knoche, who is a star vocalist, q
student of the famous de Reske broth
ers, Jean and Edward. He is an
nounced for an American concert tour
beginning in October, 1915. He has
a wonderful bass voice which ranges
from low C to G middle register. He
| is described as "of very pleasing per-
isonality, being over six feet in height,
and weighing nearly $50 pounds. He
1 is genial and manly in disposition,
ioriginal in attitude and perfect in
mimicry."
i Mothers day was beautifully OBJ
served at the evening service in the
Presbyterian church last Sunday,
which was held in the Sunday school
room; white flowers decorated the
room. Rev. Thompson, the pastor.
preached strong sermon on THE
Christian Home" Miss Grace Edwards
sang solo, "My Mothers Song" her
guest, Miss Cleanay Linn, of Canton,
Mo-, accompanying her on, the violin.
Miss Linn also played beautiful
solo on the violin. "Mard-igale," by
iSimonetti.
Prof. A. ". Wilson, Hancock county
farm expert, is planning two tours
through townships of the county, one
through the northern tier on May Is
and through the southern, May 20
About 100 autos are expected to be in
line Farmers and wives are invited,
whether members of the Hancock
County Soil Improvement association
or not: everybody is expected to bring
their lunch, SO 1t may be eaten where,
ever the PARTY happens to be at meal
time. The start will be from the ex,
pertinent station at Carthage, ami
Visits will be made to farmers inter
ested in silos, and alfalfa, ascertain
!. ing their experience; also other points
of interest will be visited 1t is ex
pected the tours will prove very inter
esting and instructive. Hancock coun
ty farmers never did wiser thing
than employing A. V. Wilson rs farm
expert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Albers were &C
lcompanied home from st. Louis by
Miss Dorothy Kishell, cousin OF
Mrs. Albers', and also by Mr.. Morse
tof st. Louis. Leo Myer was chauffeur
having gone down some weeks before
to learn the car, a White
A large barn. 40x40 feet, is beina
erected by Thomas Link, on the real
iof his Main street lot, which backs
onto Lafayette street; this is the old
Springer property. The barn will DC
constructed of Hamilton hollow tile
with a cement floor and iron roof, and
Iwi.i be practically fireproof. Mr.
Link has shown great faith in Warsaw
ever since he settled among us and is
one Of our most progressive citizens
the barn is for his teaming business.
I Mrs. C. E. Eymann and Miss Mauds
Eymann have returned from Rock
island where Mrs. Eymann submitted
to a surgical operation; she Is improv
ing rapidly.
John NJ. Hungate was best man Of
Harold E. Wolfe of Carthage, whose
marriage to Miss Idamai Dunaway, OF
Virginia, ILL.,, occurred in that city
last week.
Henry Fastoff's new residence IN
south part of city, Is completed.
Next Tuesday is "clean UP day,
and our citizens have been urged to
get busy. The city authorities agree
to haul away all refuse, trash and
rubbish free of charge from resi-
dences, If the same is placed in pile
on the street.
A unique outfit was seen on Main
street Friday morning. 1t came from
Denver, ILL.,, in one hour and thirty
five minutes, and consisted of Ford
irunabout, with the chassis and wheels
of another auto hitched behind, an
improvised light wagon bed being tit.
ted m the chassis. there were three