The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-28
CITY NEWS

Articles OF incorporation OF the
Leary-Weismann Comp ny, were filed
this afternoon, the business OF the
company to be a general grocer. and
marketing business. with capital
stock of $4,000. Thos. Leary is presi-
dent and E. C. Weismann is secretary
and treasurer of the corporation.
A decree was issued today in the
district court in the case of j. A. NJ.
Collins. trustee ct al VS.. ]. Frederick
Howell. ordering that the trust OF
sS,0S2.S6 be dissolved and the trustee
discharged as prayed for in the petit
ton. The decree provides that
10-27ths of the trust be given to Dan
lei Lane Howell. the same amount to
]. Frederick Howell and 7-27ths, be d.
vided equally between Adelove How
ell and Mary Howell.
Robert R. Grimes has been appoint
ed permanent guardian of William Col
vim in the district court.
Alfred Valentine, the convict who es-
capped from the penitentiary at Fort
Madison several days ago and was re-
captured, has been transferred to the
insane department at Anamosa.
George Sherwood has fine new
line of blankets, for the holiday trade.
See him for repair work.
Gale Hewitt was arrested this after
noon and locked up. He is supposed to
know something about the smuggling
and robbing of Robert McAvoy last
night. McAvoy was knocked down
and relieved of about SIS which he had
and Hewitt was seen near him short
ly before the smuggling. McAvoy has
a cut on the side of his face, received
last night down on the levee where
he was seeing the sights.
An information has been filed in the
superior court against Wayne Hancock
charging him with assault and battery.
He is charged with striking Edna
Johnson in the face with rock.
An information has been filed in the
Superior court against Harold Lansing
of Fort Madison charging him with
mayhem, in that he hit Charles Leas-
UNI in the nose with a rock on Thanks
giving afternoon. Lansing and his ia
ther were in court this afternoon
and gave $40 bond to appear Mon
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Lansing
admits having thrown rock into
crowd of boys after the football game
and the rock struck young Leasum.
badly cutting his nose.
Robert and Charles Lingo were up
in the superior court this afternoon,
both bawling Justify and explaining
about stealing loaded shells frof the
gun club house at Hubenthals grove.
They implicated a young colored lad
named Charles Wilson and an officer
was dispatched for him.
E. R. Camp has been called to Kan
sas City by the news of the serious
illness of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Terry.
A squad of young ward school foot
ball players had tchoose-up" game
with the pig skin on the vacant lot
across from the Y NJ C. A. this after
noon, attracting bunch of high school
players who had nothing else to do.
Reverend Geo. C. Williams will talk
at the meeting at the Y. W. c. A. to-
morrow afternoon. All are invited to
attend. The meeting commences at
$50 and Rev. Williams will give an
interesting and helpful talk.
E. j. Weynacht, travelling passeng-
er agent for the Illinois Central with
headquarters in st. Louis, was in the
city on railroad business today.
TIE Missionary Reading Circle of
Westminster church will meet Mon
day afternoon at the parsonage 712
Blcndeau street Mrs. E. B. Newcomb
being the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J..
n. Irwin. Mrs. w J. Fulton, Mrs. T.
r. Board. Mrs. J. P. Hornish, Mrs H.
R. Collissin, Mrs B E Sutlive, Miss
McCraw and Miss Herbert The mis-
sion study will be followed by So
cial hour.