The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-26
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the Keokuk Grant Club. ct
Fourth Ward Republican aesfinG.
The Union Republicans Of the Fourth
Ward will meet at Burrows Hall, on Satur-
day evening next at 4 o'clock. for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for Alder
man from said Ward. mar-26-3t
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Turk out, everybody, TO the meeting of
the Grant Club at the Court House tonight.
SEE advertisement Of City Hotel, this
morning.
/. O. 0. Especial meeting Of Pneke-
chetuek Encampment, No. /, tonight. Work
on the Second and Third Degrees. A full
attendance is desired.
We know of no place where an hour or so
can be spent more pleasantly, this evening,
than at the opening Of the new Hall, corner
Fifth and Main streets, See advertisement.
PURSUANT to notice given in Saturdays
paper, | will hold an examination at the Cen.
trail School Building to.day, at 8 o'clock, p.
m. WV. G. KENT, Co. Supt.
The Grant Club meets at the Court House
this evening. Let everybody attend.
The large stock Of piece goods, the great
variety of everything in their line, low prices,
obliging and fair dealing proprietors and as
sistants, are attractive points at the clothing
establishment of Yencill, Jones L Co, cor
ner Main and Third streets. Call and see if
that be not the case.
FoR the past weeks fresh goods have
been arriving for the clothing establishment
of Hess, Stern & Co., until their stock is now
complete, comprising a very large and unu
sually attractive stock of gents furnishing
goods, undoubtedly the largest ever brought
to this city. Call and examine the new
goods.
TAKE fresh air. take exercise, take pity on
the unfortunate, take pleasure in doing good,
take no anxious thought for tomorrow, and
above all things take a walk to the estab-
lishment of Dillon d Jones and feast your
eyes upon the new goods just received.
They keep a full stock of hats, caps, furnish
ing goods, trunks and ~salises.
RgruBldcASs, remember that The Grant
Club meets at the Court House tonight.
Your city election is near at hand. Your
opponents are in the field, headed by one of
Johnson's s'bread-aad- butter brigade
Turn out, and thoroughly organize, and show
- w, I
this mighty leader that he will have to wait
until some other harvest time for his political
bread. The Grant Club is doing and intends
to do a good work. Let those who are ac-
customed to spend their evenings at home
come out for one night, and we are sure they
will find themselves fully repaid. This is no
time for d~allying, but one Tor work.
RIVER ITEas.-The river is still declining
at the rate of four inches in twenty four hours.
The Levee presented quite a brisk appear
snoe yesterday afternoon. Three large boats
arrived at about the same
The ]. n. johnson, Ton Jasper and Hawk !
eye, arrived from st. Louis, with merchan- .
disc for this place.
The Reserve arrived from Rock Island, |
heavily laden with produce and -four, bound
for st. Louis. She departed after a short de-
t,ntion.
The Andy Johnson and Pembins also left
for st. Louis, and the Hawkeye for Rock
Island.
The Lucy Bertram is the regular Packet
for St. Louis this morning.
Tbs BEST Cir EsTERpRIsg gyER SraRrsD
IN THE WEsT-GooD FARMS OFFERED FOR 50
EAcH.-Two dollars secures a ticket in the
Great Illinois Stock Farm Association. in |
their great award of premiums in Qulncy,
Illinois, on the 4th Of May next. The prop> !
ertY offered in this scheme is without doubt.
among the finest in Western Illinois. The
leading prizes out of the 6,074. are some ff.
teen splendid farms. Our readers can de-
pend upon everything being just what is rep.
resented in the advertisements and circulars
scattered all over the country. The proprie.
tor, Mr.. John Thomas, of Hancock county.
Illinois, Is well and favorabIy known all over
the West, and we have no hesitancy in saw
ing that everything will be conducted on the
square. If you cannot find an AGENT having
tickets for sale, mail a letter to C. S. Mich
OILS, General Ticket Agent, Quincy, Illinois.
enclosing the money, and yoa will get your
tickets by return mail. Eleven tickets can
oe purchased for twenty dollars.
tickets for sale by D. B. D-rnmmond. as
MAIN street, and at Ogden's Bookstore. 1t
FIRE AT hAnssw.-As about Twelve
O'Clock on Tuesday night a fire was d;acov.
cred In The fonr-story brick warehouse .;,,,..
ted on the Levee at Warsaw. A specia, ,r.;,
was Immediately dispatched to tb;a n,.ao
with the intelligence. The Young Aue,;c.
fire Company, With the steam engine, W.
at once conveyed to the scene by the ferry
Doas heokuk, but arrived too late 10 he &c
shy service except to prevent the flames from
spreading 70 the adjoining buildings. The
nre IS said TO have originated in Inc ana;n.
room . the reax Of the building. -
who wsrs sleeping IA the second sto,v -.
from the Window when their situation -
known to them. One OF them WAS ,Iioh,,.
injured by the hil.
The building contained 1906 bale. of bar
: large amount Of oats and corn. and .om.
agricultural i~mpiements. Al ~
destroyed. we're
.oe'n van Of ihsbuildine fell out, bn,
me sou'h Wall remained staadin.- H.sn"
las1er iallen out, II would have -. c--
frame building adjoining, in which 0
. large amount Of highwines, which -s.,s
nndoubtedlH have been oou souiu
building yas owned b. Mr.. Mss,en,.r -
Warsaw, and occupied BY Messenger { Co
grain dealers.
To- building w. insured for 5000 in he
Undsrsrissrs' Inssrance Company. We could
mo- lsAra NhstAsr or not Asrs vas any in