The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
CITY NEWS

Engage Rabe'S orchestra tor dances.
Miss Madaline Ferguson is sick in
bed and unable to go to school.
Read Ayres & Sons announcement
of gigantic auction sale of jewelry
and diamonds, watches, etc.
The many young friends of Harold
Hoyt will be glad to know that he is
able to be outagain after having sue
cessfully passed an operation at the
hospital
Attend Ayres & Sons great auction
sale of fine jewelry, watches and all
other goods, commencing Saturday,
November IA at 2 p. M. and contlnu-
ing daily at and p. m.
If you wish to sell property use
Gate City want ad. 1t talks to sew
eral thousand people every evening.
There is no better or cheaper way
to present your proposition than
through a want ad in this paper.
Ayres & Sons bought too many
goods this fall and must unload
watches. jewelry. silverware, etc., at
auction at your own price.
Through an error, last evenings
Gate City was dated October IL, one
month behind time, but the news was
fresh and up-to-date. Very few read
srs of daily paper notice the date
of it and few saw the mistake made
The sprin- between Water and
Johnson streets froze up during the
night and the water on the sidewalk
at that place was frozen hard as it is
in January, early this morning, but
the warm sun set it running again.
Remember that Ayres & Sons gi-
gantic auction sale will begin Satur-
day, November IA, at 2 p. m.
Keokuk merchants will soon begin
to decorate their windows with holt
day merchandise. They have the
kind that attracts. Make a resolu-
ton now-and keep it-that this year
you will buy your holiday goods of
the Keokuk merchant
The first meeting of those who are
going to take part in the minstrel
show for the benefit of the base ball
club is to be held this evening. Any
amateurs who desire to help out by
taking part are invited to attend the
meeting which will be held in The
Gate City building at 8 o'clock.
William Johnson of Carthage, bet
ter known as "Blue-Eyed Johnson, "
who makes it practice of coming to
Keokuk and getting drunk, was UP in
the Superior court this morning and
was given five day sentence. He
came to town last Friday and says
that he spent $40 during his stay here,
blowing in every cent he had while
on his spree.
The ladies are especially invited to
attend Ayres & Sons great jewelry
auction sale. Chairs will be reserv-
ed for them.
rhe state of Missouri began suit
against the c. B. & @. at Lancaster,
Mo-, to recover eighteen thousand dol
lars because the company removed its
station building from Quinn station to
another place. The trial was begun
last Tuesday at Lancaster and finish
ed Wednesday with verdict Cor the
company. Higbee & Mills and Pal
ner Trimble were attorneys for the
company.
The Burlington road OF its main
line in Iowa is having considerable
trouble with thieves. rhe depots at
Rome, Glendale and Middletown, were
entered on the night Of November
9Th, supposedly by a pair of tramps,
who had stolen number of articles
including an express package, a shot
( run, revolver and a quantity of cloth
1 IN The local police were asked to
keep a lookout for tramps who may be
suspected of having committed the
robberies.
Skin and clothes require different
soaps for cleansing. Jap Rose Soap
is made for the bath and toilet Years
were required to perfect It, Kirk
makes it. All dealers sell It.
If Manager Ayres gets the new en-
zine installed about the middle of De-
{ cember and is able to resume the in
terurban service it will surely be APP
preciated by the Illinois patrons and
{ the keokuk business men as it will
I l}e DIT time Wlieu SUOpplHS VIII De
/ heavy. Manager Ayres will deliver
the goods if there is any possible way
/ OF doing so.
! The steamer, North Star, the raft
boat went down the river yesterday
on her way to st. Louis where she Sc
cures barges for the new coal barge
company that is to be formed and run
on the Hennepin canal. The Eloise
arrived yesterday on her regular trip
and left at three o'clock for the north
]. l.. Stewart is the newly appoint
ed Rock Island inspector in the local
offices taking the place of Inspector
G. NJ. Crane for the present who is
Ill at his home with appendie tbs.
A series of evangelistic talks vii
be given in this city in the United
Presbyterian church from November
Is TO December 2 and will be address
ed by the great southern evangelist
Rev w. W. Orr. D. D., of Charlotte
y. D. The meetings commence OF
next Wednesday evening and viii