The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
"Balsam." Midweek prayer service
Thursday, 1880 p. m.

AAuASAeJs s'SS r. -
Miss Fay Cuerden will leave Mon
day for Columbia, Mo-, where she has
accepted position as secretary ior
one Of the professors OF the univer-
sity. Every once in q while we hear
OF some OF our young men and women
leaving Hamilton to accept positions
with large business concerns; and
the best of all is they all make good.
Miss Cuerden is one OF our esteemed
young ladies and we are glad to know
she is going to such fine place to
start in the world.
We are sorry to learn OF Rev. Nell
son Hall leaving Hamilton, for Mr..
Hall was good citizen and every
body was Mr.. Halls friend. He was
one of Hamilton's boosters, always
ready to help any good thing that
came to Hamilton, and we wish MT.
Hall success In his new field.
The home Of Mr.. and MIS-. W. }.
Adams was the scene OF pleasant
occasion Wednesday when Mrs.
Adams entertained the Auxiliary OF
the B. Of L. E. from Springfield.
About twenty-five lady delegates were
present. The hostess proved royal
entertainer and refreshed her raternal
SQ0SIS WIN uOil5hSAuA ASoA SS.-SS
turkey dinner of which all partook
heartily. After dinner a business ses-
sion was called and on adjournment
an informal social followed. The
delegation returned to Springfield on
the evening train highly delighted
with the days entertainment. Mr.
and Mrs. Adams have lived in Hamil-
ton a year or so, Mr.. Adams being en-
gineer on the Wabash. We hope MI.
Adams may have this run for many
years and continue to live in Hamfi-
ton.
Some thieves tried to break into
the depot Thursday night, but did not
succeed In getting anything. The city
marshal can't be in all parts of the
town at the same time and 1t looks
as if we needed more men to guard
the town nights.
There is big force at work on the
new theatre building aid are now
putting in the floor. 1t has been
big job as new heating plant mad
to be put in the bank building which
will heat the theatre building. II
nothing happens to the work now go
ing on the building will be ready FOR
business by Christmas.
E. E. Hubbard and Everett Paytou
of Ferris were hamilton visitors Fri
day.
l.. w, Cooper of Indianapolis was a
business caller Friday,
e. Bowff of Chicago was business
caller Friday.
O., C. johnson of Aurora was look
ing over our city Friday.
B. C. Ellis of Peoria was business
caller Friday.
w. J. Marsh of Peoria was a bust
ness caller Friday.
The Christmas time has brought
Karl Louis home to spend the holt
days. He has been in cleveland for
the past year. We are all glad to
see Karl home again.
D. Oppenheimer Of Chicago was
business caller Friday.
The Hamilton, Ferris and Burnside
Lumber Co. held their annual meeting
at the Hotel Granite Wednesday.
There was in attendance: Burns
Anderson, manager OF the Hamilton
yards; Clarence Showalter, manager
of the Burnside yards, and George
Angel Of Keokuk, C. D. Streeter, keo-
kuk; Harvey Beach, Keokuk; G. B..
Marshall, Hamilton; J. II. kendig.
Muscatine; Everett Payton, Ferris.
Mr.. G. D. Streeter is one of the larg-
est lumber dealers in this section of
the country and has been successful
in building up large business in this
town.
It is worth anyone's time tosvisit
the industrial section of Keokuk and
see the smelter works and the Stand
ard Four Tire Co.'s buildings. They
are great and if you are not satisfied
that this means the Industrial boom
has struck our section, l don't be-
lieve you could be convinced without
someone would come here and build
plant next door to you. We think
that these ir<1Aries will bring 9TH
ers; in fact we know they will, but
don't forget it will take some Of your
energy to do this. We need the COM