The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-15
ELvAsToN, ILL.
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Farmers in our vicinity are trying
every measure possible to run their
harvesters in the muddy fields. Some
have used beer kegs, others have
made rollers similar to beer kegs, 9TH
ers are using broad planks as sheds.
but none are proving success. The
old fashioned grain cradle seems to
be the best yet tried, but very few
men know how to use them, only the
old men who are past working days.
1t looks rather bad to see such nice
wheat as we have standing in the
field dead ripe and beginning to fall
down and no chance to save 1t. Many
teams are mired down in the attempt
to get 1t cut, but to no avail. Much
Of the corn has been abandoned as
loss, while probably two thirds will
make some corn. Now our hay har-
vest is staring US in the face and If
the rains continue they will be lost
for want of sunshine.
Work on our new school house has
progressed amazingly, considering the
bad weather. The contractor Mr.. Cop
son. is full of energy and pushes the
work every minute between showers.
The brick work now Is about COM
pleted and the upper joist is being
placed, so the building begins to show
up nicely.
Elvaston streets are in very bad
condition. The heavy loads of ma
teria1 which was hauled from the cars
to the school building cut the roads
so badly in all low places and the
continued heavy rains have made them
almost impossible, and it is a com
mon sight to see an automobile being
lifted out Of the mud. Then they
wish they were on the rock Of ages.
Miss Meta Wedelring visited the
weeks end at Mrs. Nita Lenze's home
north of town.
Miss Marie Duncan is visiting in
Dallas City the past two weeks and
is expected home on Friday.
Hiram Ingersoll is suffering from q
severe attack of lumbago.
B. F. Horny who has been so long
indoors with inflammatory rheuma-
tism. is convalescent His father j.
II. Horny, is carrying the mail for
him.
The Ladies Cemetery Guild will hold
a social at the NJ. w. A. hall next
Saturday evening. Ice cream and
cake and sandwiches and coffee viii
be served.
Miss Crystal Garvey is now mon
arch Of all she surveys at the post
Office, Uncle Sam having recently
appointed her and she having taken
her position July /. The postoffice
has been greatly improved by the In
stallation Of new set of fixtures and
the room cleaned up in good shape
and wooden lattice work being put
in to keep all curious customers" in
their place outside the postmistress'
sanctum.
People were greatly aggravated by
bunch of men who were carousing.
drinking and swearing in the vicinity
of the Methodist church recently late
at night. They were more aggravated
when they found that one or the party
was young married man who's, fam
lily is in need of his money for their
daily needs. 1t is bad enough when
the unmarried fellows spend their sub
stance in riotous living, but we think
worse when little ones ar, robbed OF
the necessities OF life that their faith
er may have his booze.
The program for the Lorraine chau.
tauqua which begins Saturday. July
III, shows that Evangelist EnsIow Of
oOi to"h lhO SPCuhS5i AT DOSI tLIC
morning and evening sessions Sun.
day, July 10.
Rev Henry preached a splendid SER
mon Sunday morning on the story OF
Jacobs vision. his chief thought being
that our business, home, pleasures,
etc. either sacred or SECULAR accord.
ing as to what we make them and God
expects them to be sacred as He said,
Whatsoever YOU say or do, do all to
the glory of God"
Our village is contemplating a two
day fall celebration. The weather
prediction, according to the Blue Rib
bon store bulletin Friday, was con-
tinued showers interspersed with rain.
Rev. Todd and Glenn Miller are at
tending the c. E. convention in Chi
cago. Scott Rhodes is approximate
ing hither" the correspondence Of the
village from depot to postofflce this
week, owing to C1em's absence. Rum
Or has 1t that rice and old shoes will
be in order upon C1em's return.
Mrs. Bert Cochran returned Friday
from another visit with her mother.
c. B. Garard and family, Sam Rea-
gin, Walker Thompson, Russell Dun
can Harold Campbell, Earl Sollars
and w. r. Gable celebrated the glori-
Gus Fourth in Keokuk and Nauyoo.
Mr.. Lewis Lively is sick and in a
very feeble condition. Mrs Mary
Balloon and Mrs. Ponroy are no bet
ter.
Mrs. Mary MCGEE and Miss Nettie
Brunston were Ksokuk and Hamilton
visitors Tuesday and Wednesday
Theda Wallace and Earl Henderson
celebrated the Fourth in Quincy, but
their real celebration did not take
place until the automobile they were
driving had a spell of locomotor