The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-30
Catarrh
Hoods SarsaparilIa
CITY NEWS

Justice H. c. Iandes is back at
his Office today, after being laid up at
home last week with a bad attack of
rheumatism.
The Made in Keokuk" page ap-
pears today. Read it. Get familiar
with the home product and buy at
home. 1t is sure way to build up
the local industries.
The local merchants have made
ample preparations to take care Of
the holiday shopping. So when you
buy your Christmas goods buy them
of the home merchants.
The foot ball season has gaily
ushered out and attention will now be
turned to indoor sports. Wrestling,
boxing, basket ball and swimming will
attract attention all over the country.
The poultry show is over and ex-
press men were busily engaged to-
day in carrying away the exhibits to
be returned to their cut-of-town own
ers. The show was a thoroughly sue
cessful one.
What about the water power is
the frequent inquiry. The informa-
ton comes from the offices of Coop
e. & Powelson that they are working
on the Keokuk proposition almost to
the exclusion of all others.
The Montrose postoffice was
broken into and robbed again last
night. a small amount of money being
stolen. This is the third time the
building has been entered within the
past few weeks and the work is evil
IDENTIFY being done by local talent.
Congressman Charles A. Kennedy
of Montrose was. in the city this
morning for short time, going to
keosauqua to spend the day. Roy H.
Rankin accompanied him and spent
the day in the city. He will leave next
Saturday for Washington and Mr..
Kennedy will follow in few days
The Sunday Record Herald picks
the following all-western football
team: Schommer, Chicago. end;
Wham, Illinois, tackle; Messmer, Wis
consin, guard; Schulz, Michigan. CEN
ter Van Hook, Illinois. guard:
Osthoff, Wisconsin, tackle; Page, Chi
cago end Steffen capt. Chicago,
/ quarterback; Iddings of Chicago, and
Sinnock OF Illinois. half backs; Plank
ers, Minnesota, fullback. Sinnock
who is placed at halfback, is there
because of his great Interpretation Of
the new style of football. He lives
at Quincy, H., and has been quarter
| back at Illinois for the past two sea
sons.
Affairs in the Central Association
at the present time are more quiet
than ever. am the settlement of the
circuit has not advanced any appre-
ciable extent during the past week,
at least SO far as actual results have
been announced. The city which is
to take the place of Oskaloosa will
not be named for several weeks or
longer The board of directors of the
In. league will hold meeting at
| Maconb on next Thursday and at the
meeting Galesburg will ask fer per-
mission of seeking admission into the
Central Association. Hannibal, gem
orally accepted at the start has slump
ed badly. 1t appears that two of the
base ball enthusiasts of the city car
ried on baseball in financil way last
summer but their request for ffnan-
cial aid in the venture into broader
field has met with chilling recep-
ton. Manager Hough. one of the men
who put up money last year. has an
nounced that it is the Central Associ-
alton or nothing for bling Efforts
are being made to get the citizens in
terested to the extent of making
pledges of financial support.