The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-03
CITY NEWS

DO not fail to ask for Keolp,.
mace goods when you do your shop.
ping. op
Zen Russians registered at one
VI the city's hotels during the night
ana lett this morning at 4 O'Clock. The
ELBOWS mad no trouble in registering
M English, although some of the
name, We're poorly spelled The "vich'
ana OFF We're prominent on the ends
OF most of names.
-lnformations have been fled in
the Superior court against Harry
. -huitz and Samuel G. Bower, charg.
ing Them with continuing as Junk
uedie 5 contrary to the ordinances of
inc city. motion has also been
iiiea 10 set aside the default in the
case OF Rees & Simons VS.. the City
of Keokuk.
w. b. Collins has filed protest
Win the city council that there is no
BOOK on file in which are kent rec.
ora OF contracts as privided by the or
FINANCES. His petition states that he
mas often wanted to look UP some GER
TAIN contract but that he cannot find
it.
station No. ! of the Keokuk post
Office shows marked gain in receipts
Tor the month of November over that
OF same month in 1907. During No
Vember, 1908, the receipts were
SS2o.74, while for 1907 the receipts
were $716.34-showing a gain of
$1044O.
burlington papers are announcing
the appearance on Saturday, Deem
Der 3, at the Grand opera mouse. of
Henry w. Savage's version of Mol
mars allegorical comedy, The Devil
with the eastern company intact. The
cast includes the we'll known players.
w. l.. Abingdon, Jane Oaker, Edmund
Elton, Marguerite Snow, F. P.
Stephens, Marion Shirley, w. T. Gross,
etc.
All but two of the twenty large
boat houses have been pulled up on
the beach at the river front. One of
the last two was being pulled UP this
morning and the other will be hauled
out on shore before the ice begins to
hoat so that it will not be damaged by
the large cakes of floating ice in the
spring. All of the boat houses being
on shore and in a row gives the APP
pearance of miniature cabin city.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Eliza Hinson were conducted this
morning at the Second Presbyterian
CHURCH by Rev. McGaw. There was a
large attendance at the funeral and
music was furnished by the church
choir. The pail bearers We're the fol-
lowing: DR.. Moorhead, w. B. Collins,
T. ]. McGrath, Capt. Evans, John Har-
mon and Edward Laubersheimer.
Our overcoats and suits are all
new. Ewers Mccarthy Co.
-Rehearsals for the Messiah are
progressing in such fine shape that
Mr.. Bentley has decided to omit next
Wednesdays practice and will put the
extra rehearsal in at the end of the
term if necessary The attendance
last night was large. and the work
done very interesting. Mr.. Bentley S
enthusiasm and masterful conducting
carried the big chorus over all musical
difficulties with an ease beyond eXpec-
tation. The next rehearsal will be in
the Y NJ C. A. auditorium on We'd
nesday evening, December 10th. The
oratorio will, be given December 81.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
Sam Bower will make ais debut as a
lawyer for he announces that he will
act as his own attorney in the case
brought agaips. aim for engaging in
the junk business without paying Ii
cense Informations were filed against
him and Harry Schultz and they We're
both up in court this afternoon. The
casewas set for tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock at which time Bower will ex-
plain to the court that the new city
ordinance providing that junk dealers
must pay a license is discriminating,
unconstitutional and no good.