The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-28
CITY NEWS

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The Gate City but to subscribe for it.
Only ten cents per week.
Become famous Join the Lantern
Club and subscribe for The Gate City.
G. c. Van Werden of the Keokuk
post Office is enjoying few days va
cation.
Next Saturday will be your last OPP
portunity to register. Don't forget 1t.
If you vote In Keokuk of Fort Madison
you must register.
The Gate City has few extra cop
les of last evenings water power edi-
ton for sale at cents each or six for
a quarter. They are just the thing. to
send to your friends.
Elsie Morgan, against whom an in
formation has been filed charging him
with breaking and entering, has en-
tered plea of not guilty in the SUI
perior court.
The Lincoln club has received an
invitation to attend big republican
rally at Fort Madison tomorrow even
ing and great many of the members
expect to go up and attend.
For the consideration of $50, T. J.
Foster has quit claimed to w. H. Blod-
gett, the northeasterly 10 feet of lot
5 in block ~, Kilbourne's addition, the
property being on Eighteenth street
between Bank and Timea streets.
Mrs. Harry E. Dill, one of the char
ter members of the Keokuk Lantern
Club has reported to the clubs detec-
tive department that her lantern was
stolen from in front of her home on
North Fourth street night before last.
The Ottumwa Belle went into winter
quarters In the canal here this noon
and will remain there until spring.
The little steamer Grace did not re-
turn down the river with the Coal
Bluff built will remain here for the
winter also.
Sherman I. Rutledge has received
word from the manager of the Iowa
Telephone Company at Burlington to
the effect that the Keokuk Office will
receive the election returns on Novem-
Der 8, the returns being relayed here.
The business boys basket ball
league was organized last evening at
the Y. M. G. A. by Elmer Leake, assist
ant physical director. The captains
selected are the following: William
Bruggeman, Arthur Lumberg, Lester
Hummer, Richard Evans. The teams
will be selected at the Saturday class.
The dredge Hecla Of Captain j. R.
Carpenters feet is at the lower locks
after being towed up the river from
Hamburg, Ill, yesterday by the Coal
Bluff, which boat returned down
stream today to Hamburg. The
Hecla will remain in these waters for
some time doing dredge work around
the lower lock with the genial Captain
Carpenter in charge
A dispatch from New York states
that the Fidelity Funding Company of
lis Broadway has gone into the hands
OF a receiver and that the liabilities
have been set at s3,941,0 OPT and the
assets at s3.579.315. This is the com
pany which has backed the Sisters at
Nauyoo in the erection of new build
ings on their premises recently. The
company also took quite an interest in
the interurban project.
The favorable water power news
and the progress of the Lantern Club
had such a good effect on Rice H.
Pp11 tho coorc4 n ry of Laoly,,lr,c 11+l,
free fall celebration that he is again
able to be out on the streets and was
accosted this noon when going home
with fine big lantern that he had
purchased to become one of the star
members of the club. All will be glad
to note that the Judge is able to be
out again after his illness or several
weeks.
A large bunch of rooters will go to
Burlington on Saturday to see the
foot ball game between the Burlington
H. S. and the local H. S. boys Many
of the rooters will go up on the after
noon train arriving in time for the
game. A week from this Saturday the
us estAibe VI IliS oSdoOl Will D6
off here between the Ottumwa lads
and the locals. The local boys receiv-
ed severe drubbing at the hands of
the Ottumwa bunch but hope to land
the game week from Saturday The
Ottumwans are after the state cham
pionship this year and are already 60
ing after it strong having defeated
West High at Des Moines on last
Saturday On Thanksgiving day the
K. H. s. bunch will meet the Fort
Madison team in this city and the high
school fellows are working hard for
victory on this the last game of the
season.
AT the regular Knights of Columbus
meeting last evening the chairman
of the committee on new home for
the council made report telling what
the committee had done during the
past two weeks. There was very lit
tie of Importance accomplished. how
ever the committee merely being able
to report several sites under inyesti-
cation. The matter was referred to
the board of trustees and will be given
immediate attention The matter of
lOaCtiOn in now homo Sc - ,,;t,1 l.,