The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-03
TRYING OUT OIL ROADS
Council Bluffs is Trying to Keep Down
the Dust and Improve the
Roads With Gratifying
Success.

On Tuesday, October 6, Roland will
celebrate it's first annual harvest festi-
val, under the auspices of the Roland
Carnival club
Joe Cation, the 16-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cation, living
northeast of Iowa Falls, died as the
result of injuries sustained by kick
in the stomach by vicious horse.
Quite number from Iowa Falls and
vicinity are contemplating trying their
lu tx in the opening up of the 100000
acres of land in the Rosebud reserva-
ton of South Dakota by the govern
ment.
Miss Dora Holmer, daughter of a
burg, was shot and killed at Lagrange,
ILL.,, by a young man whose love she
scorned After killing the young lady
he shot himself
Upon the request of Administrator
Simon Casady, Mrs. Phineas NJ Cas-
ady of Des Monies was allowed 81
500 for support the coming year, pend
ing the settlement of the estate of the
late Judge Casady.
w. B. SPOTS of Battle Creek, one of
the youngest and best known grain
and live stock buyers of northwest
| Iowa, died as a result of being thrown
from broncho which he waa riding
from the Wall Lake stock yards
There was a $4,000 fire at the
Northwestern States cement plant at
Mason City The fire caught in the
roof of the big clay DRYER building
from overheated shale The buildings
roof and the big conveyor were de-
stroyed
The greatest revival that Dallas
ever saw has closed. People came
from ten miles way, packing the M.
3. church to it's utmost capacity A
thousand or more of people witnessed
the baptismal service Sunday after
noon.
w. F. Conklin. former attorney of
Iowa City, was found dead in bed.
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cause of death. No evidence of foul
play has been found. Heart failure is
the probable cause. He was So years
of age.
Miles Privett. for many years
blacksmith of Moulton, attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat with
pocket knife. Privett has been sick in
bed for month, with little chance of
recovery, having complications of
heart trouble.
George Marx and Charles Delahoyde,
bartenders of the Des Moines Malt
/ company's saloons at Marshalltown,
have been indicted for nuisance This
will result in test case of whether
/ or not corporations are permitted to
operate saloons in Iowa.
Scores of witnesses are being
brought to the stand in the fight be-
tween Hugh Sullivan and Mrs. Kate
Kenney, brother and sister, for the
100000 estate of the late John Sulli-
/ van of Prairie City. The trial of the
case may end this week.
The deaths of two prominent women
Of Rhodes occurred within short
time of one another. Mrs. d. p. Cham.
berlain passed away at the home of
her son. George Chamberlain, and Mrs.
S. A. Jaroleman died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Norma Neff.
The contract for the erection of a
building for the Eldora telephone ex-
change was let to F. X. White of Ell
dora. The price bid by Mr.. White was
$4,760. The erection of the building is
to be begun Immediately, and it is to
be ready for occupancy by January l.
BY action commenced in the district
court. John KEGS, one of the Oldest
pioneer citizens of Creston, will make
a legal fight to recover his homestead
located in the west part of the city
and the drug store which has been
conducted by him for many years.
Head Banker Korns of the Modern
Woodmen of the World has opened
headquarters for the lodge in Des
Moines with rooms in the Fleming
building. 1t is estimated that $4,000,
600 passes through the head Office o
which Des Moines will receive abou
100000.
Charles +. Pickett, republican candi
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