The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-11
ELvAsToN, ILL.

Charles Sparrow lost fine horse
last Friday night. Hay that had been
soaked by the rain is thought to have
caused its death.
Mrs. Enslow and Helen are spend.
ing, couple of weeks with Mr.. En-
slows sister and family at Kewanee.
Ill. Mr.. Enslow spent few days
last week with them.
Grandpa Dowdall is up and around
after his sick spell. Jim and his crew
took care Of his hay crop Monday.
Grandpa reports good crop.
Cliff Baxter and VIII Juntney
threshed out 400 bushels of wheat
which tested out No 2. 1t brought
CSC at Cabeps elevator.
Thoda Wallace sold out his restau-
rant interests to Clark Webster, and
Joe Menyer has been installed as
main push" Thoda has built up a
good trade, but was not satisfied with
work that kept him confined inside
SO closely.
Subscriptions are being taken for
the support of free movie show
every Saturday night. We were glad
to see that all our progressive mer-
chants had signed it and placed lib
eral amounts opposite their names.
The weather man allowed a cessa-
ton of hostilities long enough last
week for the farmers to get In 1--WE
days OF harvesting and as result
work was pushed most strenuonsly
and thousands of tons of hay we're
taken care OF and the grain was rush
ed into shocks Nand some threshing
done. After all the rains, the grain
is yielding well and the yield is Of
a good quality.
Mrs. Mckinney and children came
to Elvaston Saturday. Rev. Mckinney
is expected tonight (Monday) to visit
with his friends and old parishioners
here, before going to a new pastorate.
Rev. Mckinney while pastor here,
was greatly used in his ministry. the
whole community likes him and we
were all glad to know what success.
full time he has had at Colchester.
and are glad to know that he is going
to field of larger possibilities on a
much increased salary. We doubt II
Elvaston ever had a pastor in any OF
its churches that was better liked by
everybody than Rev. Mckinney.
Rev. Todd. pastor OF the Presby-
terrain church, has returned from his
vacation. His first Sunday night ser
vice was very poorly attended as
most OF the regulars we're at Hamil-
ton attending chautauqua.
Mr.. Collins and wife returned last
week and Mr.. Collins is at his post
at the depot.
Claud Walkers oats threshed out
60 bushel to the acre. Not SO bad, eh?
Gable, hay barns and the side
tracks are busy places these days,
with Sam Hyndman delivering $50
tons Of hay. Charles Spence so tons.
and Jas. Lillis so tons. Billy will
ship about twenty-six carloads from
these three men and with wheat. oats
and rye coming in now, Mr.. Gabel is
a little buster than the rest Of the
town combined.
Mrs. Daisy Duncan's home was the
scene of reception for her former
pastor and wife and children on Mon
day night that for general good
time was seldom surpassed. Lights
were hung about the lawn and the
young folks played all the games Of
the catalogue, from p-the-handker-
chief to black-man, while the older
people enjoyed good old fashioned
visit. Then the singing was started
in the house and with Miss Elsie PEN
nington at the piano, the songs were
chosen by one and then another and
we were sorry when we had to quit.
but the sight of the ice cream being
passed told US 1t was time to change
the program. After the refreshments,
then more games and more music and
all went home. We remember as a
boy that parties, receptions and So
cials where the evenings were svent
as at this reception. were enjoyed
often. We are wondering If, in this
busy age, in dropping such affairs we
are not losing one of the best things
in life, for the sake OF staying in the
spirit of this strenuous age we are
robbing our children and ourselves OF
that sociability and general good
time that once was enjoyed at the
going out for an informal visit with
church social.
Rev. Henry held the regular SER
vices at the Baptist church. The at
tendance was some smaller atsthe
evening service owing to the chau-
tauqua. We are glad to note that
these ministers did not close up the
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vious years there has been no service
for those who were not able Or in
clined to go to the chautauqua.
P. C. Caldwell and wife or Basco
Sundayed with Mr.. Caldwells parents
here.
The school board met Monday
night. Mr.. Grauf reports that all
things in connection with the con-
struction work of the new school are
moving along smoothly and that the