The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-23
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R. o. Marsh of Point Barre. La, is
here for a few days. He reports the
timber business fiourishing, there
being great demand for hard wood.
He is in fine health and spirits.
Mrs. Geo. w. Eymann has returned
from a visit of several weeks among
relatives in Pueblo and Denver, Colo.
Rev. Phillip Naumann of Quincy is
here visiting his daughter Mrs. H.
]. M. Luedde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Davis of
Washington, ID. c., and Mrs. Frank
H. Conner and son Ronnoc of Chi
cago are visiting Mrs. John III. Fin
lay.
Stone and Webster are building a
government training station near San
Antonio, Texas. A number of their
Keokuk employees have good posi-
lions on the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, Albert are in
Shoshone, Idaho, where Mr.. Albers
has landed interests. They will be
absent the remainder of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brinkmann are
making a tour of the eastern cities,
taking in Washington, New York,
Boston, Philadelphia. Niagara Falls,
etc. They will be absent about two
weeks.
No change in size of crowd attend
ing band concert Saturday night.
Same old song every week. If any
thing, the number of autos grow,
some visitors coming a distance of
twenty miles Warsaw never had
anything that made it more popular
and better known than do these Sat
urday night concerts by Warsaw's
unexcelled concert band.
At most of the towns of 5000 and
less between Aurora and Burlington,
a traveller has recently noted that
there is band stand for public con-
certs. but not one of them compares
in beauty with the Bell stand, and
besides, the latter is portable.
Warsaw's Commercial club will
hold its July meeting on Thursday
afternoon, July &c. in the bottoms
below town a few miles. A fish fry
WI be enjoyed as diversion, while
the solid business part of the meet
ing will not be neglected. The COM
mittee has provided plenty of autos
and the start will be made at 1870
p. m.
There is no improvement in the
condition of Mrs. A. e. Edwards.
Her conscious spells are longer, how
ever.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. Eaton Johnston and
Mrs. Johnston's sister Mrs. Flora
Howard, returned from an eight days
absence in Chicago where they Wis
tied the doctors sisters, Misses Jen-
ME and Anna Johnston. They report
most delightful trip, with weather
made to order"
The sanitary sewer bonds totaling
s24,215, have been placed, the con-
tractor agreeing to take them subject
to the opinion Of Wood and Oakley,
which Is favorable. However, all
may not be issued as the property
owners have the privilege of paying
the entire amount of their assess
ment in one payment, thus saving D
percent interest per annum. Inc
contractor will be here this week to
begin work; the ditching will be done
by steam ditcher.
Mrs. Sarah o. Bell and daughter
Miss Emma Bell Of Chivington. Colo,
who have been demonstrating there,
have proved up their claims, are
here for an indefinite stay. Miss
Bell will resume her duties as teach
er in Carthage college, after heI
summer vacation, anu Mrs. Bell VIII
keep house for her son Guy e. Bell
Earl Wallace Of ST. Paul Is spend
ing two weeks vacation here with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Wallace
Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire of Plymouth
division general for the thirty-seventf
division of corps adams, Schuyler
and Hancock countless. of the Hi
nois Emergency league, was here
Wednesday last and organized
branch of the league, after explaining
it's purpose, and appointed Mrs. G
C. Crawford, captain for this town
ship, with authority to appoint lieu
tenants for the several churches. The
purpose of the league is to provide
a large group Of public spirited
women who can be relied upon tt
aid their country in any emergency
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Underwood are
erecting a four room cottage 24x3(
on the site Of the old building erected
early in the sos. on the corner Of
Seventh and Webster. The new
house has cement foundation and viii
have a fine porch across the front
It will be great improvement tc
that corner.
The Bulletin of last Friday con
tains an interesting letter from Rob