The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-06

The new steel barge line is operat-
ing between st. Louis and New
Orleans, and some OF the oarges VIII
be here next month and Warsaw has
no terminal ready fog them. 1t
would not cost much comparatively
to build up the levee between Main
street and the packet depot. putting
It above ordinary high water, and
laying a switch on il; OF course 1t
should have a sea wall. then Warsaw
could ship anything to any port In
the world and doubtless get
through bill of lading. Thirty-fiye
barges will eventually compose the
line, and over half of them have been
built and are in operation; their mo
tor power is fuel oil.
Prof Frank Nagel of Des Moines,
is a visitor here for day or two.
Mrs. John H. Ffnlay is home from
Chicago. where she has been visit
ing relatives.
r. II. Bowen was business visitor
in Warsaw Thursday.
Six hundred and seyenty-five bar
rels OF Burgom the new non
alcoholic drink, were shipped to new
territory this week; they filled five
cars, four of them going TO North
Dakota, Grand Forks, Valley City,
Devils Lake and Bismark, and one
car to LaJunta, Col.
Rev. ]. Forbes Mitchell of Chicago
CKenwood), arrived here Thursday
for short visit.
Warsaw's chautauqua talent Is on
exhibition in a Main street window;
eleven attractions, mostly musical
and hard to beat. Opens July IS, and
closes July %.
Mrs. gladden.. a sister OF VIM Koch
and Mrs Wallace Bride Of this city.
died Thursday at her home on
farm, several miles south Of Alex
andria, Mo. after short illness,
aged fifty-three years; she leaves her
them married Relatives from War
saw will attend the funeral Saturday
morning.
Mr.. Turner of the Mississippi River
Power Co, was a business visitor
Thursday.
River registered Is feet 6, Friday
morning and rising.
Earl Anderson, prominent in base
ball here for years, Is organizing
team here that will give something
"hot Oft the bat" when it gets into
trim.
The Mississippi River Power Co.
have purchased of Chas Young a
strip of land 2Ox40 just south OF and
adjoining their station on Sixth street
near Main street.
Many of our people favor the ath-
letic grounds back Of the high school
as an IDEAL site for the big chau-
tauqua tent.
The next meeting Of the Warsaw
Rotary club will be Thursday, May
rs, at Masonic hall The last Thurs
day in the month will be thefregular
meeting night until further notice
The chautauqua tickets will soon
is needed to relieve the guarantors
OF a possible burden. 1t is hoped
that friends of the cause far and near
will rally to our help.
A third pool hall has been granted
license by the new city council;
however minors should keep out; no
place for school boys II they would
make high grade in their studies;
this is Just a warning; our pool halls
are well kept and regulated, and
school boys not tolerated.
Haven't heard anything OF that
military company Warsaw was going
to organize; summer days are fine
for drilling out Of doors, and mill
tary tactics are fine for making
strong, manly and graceful young
men out OF our boys and youths. The
girls are organizing elsewhere.
Capt. Geo. Redeforth of the ferry,
brought a large crowd from Missouri
10 see the opening of Warsaw's white
way, running HIS boat until after 10
O'Clock. This favor was appreciated
by both visitors and guests. What
about helping the boat to get trade?
The Athletic club boys are ont
meeting with success, selling tickets
for their benefit performance at
Dreemland tonight, the proceeds to
be applied 20 the erection Of bath
house a. their beach below town.
Nay g, has been designated as
Good Roads Day" by Governor