The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

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regular monthly meeting. The usual
! social time was had, reports Of COM
mittees heard, and new rowrk taken
| up: the club is very much alive, ana
membership growing.
We hear whisperings of the pro-
posed new hotel again; hope it will
result in something tangible; suppose
it must be joint stock affair; per-
haps it may take a year to get 1T on
Its feet, but under the first class
manager we know it can get, it would
not be a failure.
r. H. Bowen of Hamilton, was
Warsaw business caller Thursday:
| he says we ought to get busy and
! fall in our laps if we would only sit
| up and take notice." or in other
words, show an interest.
| Rev. j. Forbes Mitchell. formerly OF
| ST. Pauls church, Warsaw and Chi
cago, left this morning for his new
! charge in Middleton, Conn.
/ The Household Science club has
F. postponed its regular meeting from
May 81 to Jupe.T. Canning of fruits
/ and vegetables will be discussed,
with two demonstrations.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dedman OF
Alexandria, Mo-, are rejoicing in the
advent Of son, born May 1S
ExICongressman James, Mckinney
was here little while this week and
met a few friends. The demand all
over the fourteenth congressional
district is that he come out on the
republican ticket for congress this
! fall. The district never had better
representative, few as good, and he
would doubtless poll a large vote re-
CARELESS of party lines and give great
I pleasure and satisfaction to his con-
| constituents.
/ j. C. Bell, a we'll known and form
er resident of Warsaw, died on Tues
day morning, May %, at his home
in Chivington, Colorado, in the sew
enty-eighth year of his age. With his
wife and daughter, Miss Jessie, he
! went to Colorado two years ago, 10
eating in or near Chivington. He
/ joyed good health for one of his age
until about two fonths ago. when his
health began to fail On hearing of
| the condition of her father, Miss
Emma Bell closed her years college
work in Carthage, and went to Chiv-
ington, reaching there Friday last.
! Miss Ellen, who is a deaconess OF
the Methodist church., has been i'll
in a hospital in Cincinnati for some
time, and neither Miss Eugenia of
| Dollar Bay, Mich, nor Guy E., of this
! city, could be with their father or
attend the funeral, which occurred
/ Wednesday, May "a, burial being at
Chivington Mr. Bell came here at an
! early day from Ohio, and no man
knew the history of Warsaw better
than he did. He was actively en-
gagged in business for many years,
! o.. oif off nio al
many friends here who will be pain
| ed to hear of his demise.
The deceased leaves his wife, two
sons, and four daughters, namely.
Guy E. of Warsaw, Carol M. Of Chiv-
ington, Jessie Of ,Chivington, Ellen of
! Cincinnati, Emma of Carthage, and
Eugenia of Dollar Bay, Mich
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Crawford en-
tertained the 900" club Tuesday
evening. II
]. L. Schramm has been purchasing
shells for his factory here along the
! Kankakee river and at Meredosia
and Hardin
C. j. Davis Of Perry, Mo-, who will
be pleasantly remembered during his
short residence here, removed his
| family this week to his new location.
| Miss Eva Mckee is in ST. Louis,
visiting Mrs. Robt wallace.
Mrs. Ed Meyers and her little
daughter, Bernice, of st. Louis, came
Tuesday to spend the summer.
Frank MaIthaner has been appoint
ed local agent of the Standard Oil
Co.
Our friend, E. NJ Allen, of st.
Marys, Mo-, is sporting an Overland
autom obile.
German school will be held at the
Evangelical hall Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday in the forenoon. The
curriculum will include reading.
translating, conversation, writing,
singing, and studies in literature.
Pupils, beginners and advanced will
| be gladly received.
| Mrs. Anna Johnston and daughter,
Mrs. Frank Roth. and the latter's
little daughter, are in St. Louis, visit
! ing Mrs. Johnston's sister, Mrs. Frank
| Miller.
Mrs. Margaret Perry of Keokuk,
and her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Korn-
feldt, of New York City, visited
friends. in Warsaw the past week.
The fifteenth district encampment
of the !. o. o. F. will be held in War
saw August 16. This meeting prom
ises to be largely attended, and
many prominent officials of the order
will be here. There will be meet
ing of the Rebekahs about the same
time or perhaps in the fall
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jones will cele-
brate their golden wedding annivers-
airy Tuesday, May 80, at their home
in this city, known as the Bedell
place, in the house in which they
were married May 80, 1866. They will
be at home informally to all of their
friends from 2 to 9 p. m.
Miss Bess Baird, a trained nurse
of Peoria, is here visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Baird.