The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-16
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Come on boys, and be trained Tor a
soldier; you'll never regret 1t even
| it you never fire gun for 1t VIII
make men of you. give you healthy
bodies and poise and carriage that
your friends will be proud of. Don't
let anybody scare you. The athletic
training you will get will be worth
ali the time you give to it and II
Uncle Sam should call you, you VIII
be glad to go, and Warsaw Will
greatly honor you.
Rev. H. w. Rabe attended the
Lutheran meeting at Arenzyille, H.,
Tuesday and returned Thursday.
Vivian Ward, wife and son have
returned to their home in Peoria.
Mrs Ward and son visited her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Miller over
Easter.
Mrs. Louis Greber is still very i'll
at her home in Peoria. Mrs. S. P.
Spite, Mr.. Grebe's sister, has just
returned from a visit to the suffer
ing one.
The Warsaw Music club held it's
April meeting in st. Agnes. guild
hall Monday afternoon, Mrs. Geo. T..
ooLI dClluS loSlSSS. "a Ahc " u
gram was presented by the following
members: Mrs. Chas. Albers, Mrs.
S. E. Matzke, Miss Agnes Franz,
Miss Mabel Nagel and Rev. Dr. Geo.
Long.
The benefit entertainment to be
given in Dreamland theatre on Fri
day evening, April 20, by local talent
(musical and theatricaD, the pro-
ceeds to aid in the purchase of a
piano for the high school, will be
one of exceptional merit and should
not fail to attract full house.
Part first is an old time minstrel
performance with John M. Hungate
as interlocutor; DR.. Geo. Long, direc-
tor of music.
Part second will be an operetta
entitled Three Little Pigs given by
first and second grade pupils under
the direction of Miss Agnes Franz.
Part third will be an operetta
1.-THE Fortune Teller"
The high school is asking for
donations of old papers and maya
zines, the same to be sold for bene-
fit of music fund
The patriotic spirit in Warsaw is
rising. On Saturday morning a large
SKIS American flag was raised over
the Huiskamp shoe factory. The
superintendent, W. F. Mayer, had
planned for the Warsaw band to be
on hand to furnish music for the
occasion, but owing to the serious
illness of nearby resident botn
music and speaking was dispensed
with. The flag at the button factory
is expected to be here and raised
next Saturday.
The high cost of living will be
materially reduced If present plans
Of H. NJ Johnson who lives on the
Main street road materializes. He
has planted one and half acres of
onions and one acre of potatoes.
Vegetable planting in this section
will be the largest in Warsaw's
history. Nearly every available foot
OF ground is being utilized. If the
government could devise some way
whereby seed could be obtained
cheaper, a still larger crop Of every
thing would be planted.
Dr. A. S. Flanagan held quarterly
meeting at the Methodist church
Saturday morning. Plans are being
perfected for the big gospel tent
meeting to be held in Warsaw under
the direction of the Quincy sub-dis-
trict Of the M. e. church, beginning
May 2S. There will be about fifteen
preachers including the district sup
erintendent present for the meeting
which will last two weeks.
The Warsaw ferry entered the
trade between Warsaw and AleXan-
dria Monday morning. The boat has
fhOrnuoh1,, he
CINE repaired and all newly painted.
The extensive repairs required,
caused the delay in starting. The
old reliable Captain George Rede-
forth will be in charge as he has
been for long time. He is accom-
modating and efficient
W. H. Buckert, who has been in
the keokuk hospital for some months
suffering with blood poison, was
brought home last Monday. The
Improvement in the infected hand
has been slight and he will have no
use of it perhaps for months.
Saturday was a red letter day in
the history of Warsaw, it seemed as
if she took a step forward, and the
events of the day augured well for the
future Of the city and the country sur
IL. Inc Ol p6Cldl
interest was the annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Farmers Grain and
Supply Co., which was held in Odd
Fellows hall at 10 o'clock.
The session opened with full rep
resentation. President Jas. Daugherty
in the chair, and Geo. A. Wemhaner
as secretary. Routine business was
taken up and disposed Of and then
election of two directors was announc-
ed; JIG. Crawford and R. c. Kerr
were the retiring directors, and on
motion they were unanimously re elect
ed
Professor Midkiff of the high school,
favored the audience with song, &C
companied on the piano by Miss Agnes
Franz, also Of the high school faculty;
this was a pleasing innovation and was
we'll received.
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