The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-13
CITY NEWS

| place for the c., B. & @. railroad.
The regular monthly meeting of St
Joseph's auxiliary will be held at the
hospital Wednesday, Oct. 14th, at
2:30 y. m.
No trust or combination prices
when you get AaA1 or Grace Mills
flour. They arc superior brands OF
flour at reasonable price, and every
sack guaranteed.
James w. Lobb and Ann Web, an
elderly couple from Warsaw, came up
to Keokuk and were married this
morning at 9 o'clock by Justice James
H S. Burrows in the clerks office.
4 The pennant winner banquet al
Hamilton last evening was of suffi
cient length that the Keokuk people
missed the car and were the guests OF
c. R. JOY, who conveyed them on the
return trip in his automobile.
David Brown who has been with the
Irwin Phillips Co. wholesale store for
number of years, has resigned his
| position to go south to New Orleans,
where he will assist the cook on one
of the government fleets at that place.
At the regular meeting next Thurs
day evening of the Elks, class of
candidates are to be initiated and a
social session will be enjoyed after
tie meeting.
| Extra switch engine 1894 lost her
frog while doing some work at the
foot of Bank street, this morning and
some little time was taken in replac-
ing it.
Fair and warmer weather is pre-
dicted. The wind shifted around dur
ing the night and was blowing from
the south this morning, making today
mild and pleasant one.
Street Supervisor Farrell will clean
up Main street tomorrow morning, put
ting large force of men at work and
remove the trash and litter left from
last weeks celebration. The laborers
are to meet him at Twelfth and Main
streets at o'clock in the morning.
The Keokuk base ball directors will
have meeting this afternoon at
which financial report will be made
by Louis Sterne. The finances are in
excellent shape for the year but there
are number of old debts hanging
over the association which the direc-
tors feel should be cleared up.
One of the small detached buildings
of the cereal plant was the scene of
small fire this morning at 10 o'clock.
but before the fire department ar.
rived line of hose from the com
pany's plug lad protected the struc-
ture. The damage amounted to $50.
The fire originated from a live cleo
trio wire in one corner of the build
ing.
II. P. Jensen, a genial travelling
man, was married in Quincy late yes.
terday afternoon and came to this city
On the 1920 last evening with his pref
ty bride. stopping at one of the city's
hotels and Intending to leave today.
The other guests of the hotel got
wind of the fact that the couple had
just been married and proceeded to
have some fun with the happy pair.
On arriving at the hotel the CONNER
clal man had told the clerk not to d.
vulge the fact that he had but re-
Gently been married but the news was
evidently too good to keep and spread
like wild fire much to the expense of
the newly weds.
Marshalltown Republican: A reso-
luton, passed by the rising vote of
the congregation at the union meeting
at the Methodist church Sunday
evening, asked Billy" Sunday, the
noted revivalist to come to this city
and hold meetings during February.
The resolution asked that an immedi-
ate answer be given. A copy of the
resolution will be sent to Mr.. Sun
day. The resolution was endorsed by
the pastors association. The meet.
ing, which was well attended, was ad.
dressed by c. F. Mcfarland, bust.
ness man of Keokuk Mr. Mcfarland
addressed an audience OF about 400
men at the Odeon theater in the az
ternoon under the auspices of the
Railroad Y. M. c. A.
Frank Pfeffers, who was reported
implicated in the disappearance OF
some cash at the Grand hotel, called
on The Gate City this morning and
denied that he was in any way re-
/ sponsible for the alleged disappear.
ance of s25 in cash. Mr.. Pfeffers
says he did not take the money. that
he did not leave the city and while
there was some dispute between him.
self and the proprietor about short
age he is not in anyway responsible
for the financial deficiency reported.
/ Mr.. Pfeffers says he has been a resi-
/ dent of keokuk for a number of years
and does not wish 70 rest under such
an impression and asks for this public.
ity to his connection with the report.
ed disappearance of cash. AS stated
IN this paper last evening Mr.. Pfeffers
has always maintained a good reputa-
ton in this city and he wishes to re-.
tain 1T. Mr.. Pfeffers says other short
ages have been reported at the hotel
but SO far as his connection with any
of them ne is entirely innocent.