The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
CITY NEWS.

-Furs at big reductions. Central
Everybody is enjoying the Roll-a-
Way.
Laugh and cry with Herbert Leon
Cope tomorrow night at the Grand.
Mrs. j. w. Frank is still confined
to her home with inflammatory rheu-
matism.
Hear Mrs. Helen X. We'll tonight
at Congregational church, in The Ser
want in the House.
Regular meeting of Keokuk lodge
No. 10, l. o. o. F., Monday night. at s
o'clock. Visiting brethren fratern-
ally.
One of the holiday events you
should not miss, the reading of Mrs.
We'll tonight at the congregational
CHURCH, THE Servant in the House"
"A number of belated Christmas
tree entertainments are to be held this
evening for the enjoyment of good
children who attend Sabbath school.
The lecture reading of Mrs, Helen
K. We'll at the Congregational church
tonight will be literary event that
none should fail to enjoy. Hear THE
Servant in the House"
There was no great excitement in
police circles during Saturday night
and Sunday. Quite number of sleep
ers We're given Accommodations over
the night and bounced out of town the
next morning.
There will be called meeting OF
the j. G. Parrott circle, ladies of the
G. A. r. to be held at Schouten's hall
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
The meeting is at the request OF the
president. Mrs. Mary Callahan.
You nave often heard of The
smile that won't come off. If you will
go to the Grand Tuesday evening you
will learn just what it is and the
proper way to wear it.
-Furs at special prices. Central
Alpha chapter, o. E. S. will install
the following officers at the regular
meeting at Union hall Tuesday even
! ing: Mrs. E. Teabeau, w l., T. Bland
w. P, Mrs. NJ. E Dixon asst NJ, Miss
z Coins cond, Mrs. B. Searcy asst
cond., j. W. Bland, treasurer, Mrs
Mary Bland, sect.
Hear Mrs. We'll in her famous lee.
ture-reading tonight at the Congrega
tional church. Musical setting by Mr
Graham
+ Without question the greatest hui
morist of the day will entertain at Tie
/ Grand tomorrow night, under auspices
of Y. NJ. c. A. Do not miss this oppor
tunitv of hearing the great Cope.
Typographical union, No. 6S held
its regular election of officers Sunday
Dec. 81 The following -.-ere chosen
for the ensuing year: A. X. Stewart
| president; Harry Bertsinger, vice pres
ident; G. w Eaton, financial secre
tary; Alfred Windler, recording sec
rotary; E. w. Scott, sargenat at arms;
All. Kiefer, All Hemenway, Frank Var
Doren. executive committee
Mr. Graham will render appropri
ate music on the Grand organ tonight
in an accompaniment to the readins
of Mrs. Well at the Congregations
church.
Fire Chief John Anderson Wen
down to Quincy this morning to BIZ
present at the trial of the new automo
bile fire engine recently purchased BY
that city and which was to be given {
test today. The fire chiefs of Hanni
bal, Springfield and other nearby plac
es were invited last evening by tele
phone to be present and Keokuk'.
chief went down to be precent.
At the Christian church on Sunda,
morning the following officers wer,
elected for the ensuing year to presid,
in the Sabbath school department
H. H. Vanausdall, superintendent, Rev
R. w. Lilley, assistant superintend
ent, Ella Vermillion, secretary, Lot
tie Mosely, assistant secretary, Ros
coe Lowe, librarian, Ralph V. Bear
treasurer, Nina Moseley, pianist
During Christmas entertainment
of the Powellton school in the Powell
ton hall Wednesday night the clothe
of Lee Pitt, who was dressed as SAINT;
Claus, caught fire and there was mucl
excitement for while and a panic wa
narrowly averted. Many of the peopl
rushed for the doors and made thei
exit but luckily nobody was injured
. Lee succeeded in pulling the burnin
cotton and whiskers from his person
. without receiving any burns himseli
!. In the excitement the Christmas ire
; also ignited and half burned up, in
. Guiding some of the presents. Blu
! for some good work in extinguishin
. the flames they might have had a ser
: ious conflagration to report