The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-20
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, Feb. 20.
The election IS set

proposed change. The election IS set
| for March next
] Harvey Marshall, we are pleased to
learn, Will shortly become resident
of this city Mr. Marshall is one OF
the townships most progressive and
prominent citizens and it is pleasure
to welcome him and his family to our
city Mr. Marshall has rented the
Widow MarshalPs property at the
corner Of Laurel and Fourteenth street.
The past week witnessed the passing
OF the eighty-sixth birthday by DR.. j.
&c. Barr The years that the genial
doctor has passed with US have dealt
kindly with the doctor and the wish
of his many friends Is that he and his
good wife may be spared to live with
us many more yeaI5
! The laurel chaplet Of the wrestler
adorls the brow OF Charles Cole. who
in a two round battle put Ernest
Athey to the mat Thursday evening.
Ralph Agnew OF Keokuk, refereed the
/ hcut. The first round lasted seven
minutes and the second, five minutes.
/ Our high school basketball team put
another notch in its victory stick Fri
dav night Plymouth's bunch was the
victim and the score was 40 TO 80.
! Bird and Ross shipped another car
load of horses from this place last
Thursday.
c. ]. Boozer Of Sullivan, III. was a
| business caller yesterday
Ed Wright and Earl Rayburn just
returned from Chicago, where they
had been attending the retail cloth
iers' convention
! J. W Heitz of Quincy was busi-
ness caller Thursday.
I L rxr
ing after the coffee business in HaInil-
ton Friday This is his thirtieth year
on the road in this territory
| H. A. Hakmeir Of Minneapolis was
a business caller yesterday.
Clifton O'Harra Of Carthage was
business caller Friday.
Geo. 4. Tucker Of walnut Grove,
was Hamilton visitor Friday.
Dave E. McMasters of Kansas City,
was a business caller yesterday.
Ira Brunswick of Pittsfeld was
looking up the cigar trade yesterday.
Jas. A. Norris of Washington, D. c.,
was q Hamilton visitor yesterday.
John Gordon is reported as improv-
ing. We hope to see Mr. Gordon with
us again. as he IS one of our pushing
men in our upbuilding of Hamilton.
r A Hazen IS still confined to his
home.
At the annual masquerade held by
the Royal Neighbors recently, a most
enjoyable evening was spent by those
present About thirty were in fancy
dress. others masked only. The prize
winners were: Ladies, first, one OF
six yum yum girls, Elizabeth Pumph-
rey; ladies second, one of eight jap
anese girls, Daisy HosfoTd. Gentle
mans first, the Highlander. Harlow
Hosford; gentleman's second went to
Archie Boyce who represented The
RUbe" The boobie went to Mrs.
Pearl Root. whose buTlesque Of q
bride was splendid. The judges were
r. r. Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Hazen Mrs. Hazel Spence and Mrs. J.
p. Sennett. The ladies cleared about
s1I.50, thanks TO their loyal patrons.
The ORGANIZATION Of the auxiliary OF
the Christian Woman's Board Of Mis-
sions, which was recently organized at
the home Of Mrs George Brant, was
perfected last Friday in a meeting
held at the home OF Mrs G. e. Ferree
There are thirty9ix charter members
of the Hamilton auxiliary. and their
aim is to increase the membership to
fifty within two months. From all ID
peaTances this goal VIII be reached by
the time Of their next meeting, which
will be held on March 10, at the
home of Mrs. r. F. Woods!de. The
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
was organized in 1874 and is an in
ternational association of the church
Of Christ for worldwide missionary,
evangellstic aud educational work.
There are woman's missionary So
cieties. young woman's mission cir
Giles, missionary society for girls and
boys in many countries, auxiliary to
the interna tional association which has
its headquarters in the College Of
Missions building at Indianapolis, Ind.
The eight forms of work done by the
C. W. B. NJ. are, evangelistic, in thir-