The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
The Warsaw Gate CITY
Warsaw, Ill. Dec. S. 1915.

( Richard Simpson and wife Of Crys-
| tai Lake near Chicago, are here, call
ed by the illness Of Mr.. Simpsons
grandmother
Chas. e. Wallace will leave Monday
for Arkansas, stopping at Hamburg.
Monticello and Little Rock. He will
be absent several weeks.
Edward Barlow. director Of state
water survey, reports under date Of
Dec Bird, as to Warsaw's filtered river
water 1.-THE analysis indicates very
satisfactory treatment. The water Is
safe for use for drinking purposes"
The Mississippi Valley Telephone
Co. has issued a new directory which
gives much useful information. T. c..
McGrew has been appointed superin-
tendent and for several weeks he has
also been filling his old position as
local manager, which he mas held for
number of years. Mr.. McGrew Is
faithful employee ana has well
earned promotion.
The recent supper given by the
ladies of the Evangelical church was
we'll attended and neat sum for the
treasury was the result.
Warsaw wants the trolley up town
and wants it bad, and so do our keo-
kuk cousins who visit us. The change
would result in greatly increased
earnings for tneN Keokuk Electric Co.,
besides it being great accommoda-
ton to those of our people who work
in Keokuk, only they would like to
have a train or car early enough to
get them to Keokuk in time to
begin work at a. m. Warsaw
expects to receive quite an acquisi-
ton to her population in 1916, when
those two big plants are in operation
the Rivers Lead company and the
Electric SIN eIter-for doubtIess many
Eof the employees would prefer 10 live
| in a small town, If they have all the
conveniences OF city as they will
have here.
Rev. Jagdstein received = very
warm welcome in Quincy Tuesday
and had a large audience when he
addressed the united mems meeting
on the juvenile court.
THE Orangeman." book written
by the late Captain Jno. II. F1nlay,
| is on sale at one of our druggists. 1t
| is a handsome volume bound in dark
blue cloth and is beautifully illus
trated It Is published by Montfort
& Co., Cincinnati, and should have
ready sale as Capt. Finlay was long
a resident OF Warsaw and had many
| friends here. ...
Free mail delivery in Warsaw will
be instituted on Thursday. Dec. Is.
after many delays. hanks are due
to Postmaster Hunt, Hor. truman
Plantz and Hon. e. H. 'Tavenner.
congressman from this district, for
their efforts in relieving Warsaw of
the cloud of doubt which hung SO
long Everybody should have their
mail box ready rs they have had
plenty Of time in which to get them.
Frank A. McBain and family win re-
move from Memphis, Mo-, in about
two weeks and will occupy their
house on Clay street between Fifth
and Sixth, just vacated by A. j.
Buckert and family who have rented
the Patterson house on southwest
corner of Second and Clay street
Guy Fairfax has been appointed city
mail carrier. He will make two de-
/ Iiveries per day, one on Main street
and one to the residences.
| 1t is noted with interest by our
| people that Keokuk as well as War
saw is trying to interest congress in
Governor DUNES suggestion in re-
cent speech, as to establishing gov
eminent munition plants on the Mis-
sissippi river at several points. Keo-
k,ik Industrial association n to Be