The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-29
CITY NEWS

Republicans are cautioned to ask lor
the senatorial ballot when they vote
next Tuesday.
/ Try a sack of Jersey Cream flour
and be convinced. You will become >
regular customer.
Now is the time to become famous
-ioin the Lantern Club and subscribe
for The Gate City.
There was good attendance at the
meeting last evening of the Monday
Music club chorus at the Y. NJ. 1. A.
building.
The board of education is to meet
this evening and will let the contract
for the heating and ventilating plant
in the new school building.
The foundation of the new Metho-
dist Protestant church is progressing
nicely and is about half completed IN
this part of this new church.
Mrs. David O'Brien has gone to st.
Louis and after short medical treat
ment will undergo an operation. Her
many friends in this city wish her a
speedy recovery.
Big bargains in diamonds. 1Act. to
cAct. diamonds Friday and Saturday.
Bring the cash and get the best bar
gains ever offered in Keokuk. H. s.
Mills. 16 N. 9th st.
Major NJ Meigs made business
trip to Fort Madison today to look
after business connected with the
Santa Fe bridge at Fort Madison.
II you are member of the Lantern
club and have not sent your name to
The Gate City be sure and do so. The
names of all the members will be
published in Saturday evenings Gate
City.
Out of eight books that Bryan has
had printed six came from offices that
did not carry the union label. Yet he
is going about the country making
great professions of being a friend of
the workingmen and especially soiici-
tious about the union printers.
Messrs. Powelson and Hunter of the
new water power company have left
the city after being here for several
days during the reorganization of the
company and making Investigations
Mr.. Powelson returns to his home in
New York and Mr.. Hunter went to
his home in ST. Louis
Jersey Cream is Of the very highest
quality-we make no sner kind
Wells Flour Milling Co.. Wells. MINI.
A large basket of the most luscious
pears were brought to this Office this
morning, the gift of William Warner
Tiff, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. DR.
Tiff of Hamilton, best wishes from
| the young man accompanying the fine
| fruit, which was much appreciated by
i the force
R. R. Wallace of Hamilton, who has
been prominent in the water power
| for a number of years, and G. P. Da
dant, of the same city, and also form
er director, were in the city yesterda.
attending a meeting at the State-Cen
| trail Savings bank These men have
| given much of their time and effor
! toward the project which now seem!
/ assured.
The American Rice and Cereal plan
/ which has been closed for the pas
/ several weeks opened it's doors thi!
morning and force of men were
busy shipping several large orders
which have been laid up for som,
time while the large plant has beer
/ closed Superintendent A. H. Hulsol
stated this morning that no word hal
been received at the local Office as t.
when the plant at this place would b.
| opened definitely.
1 The driver of the U. S. mail wagol
and the driver of a coal wagon ha
little alteration this afternoon i
the alley by the side. of Thu Gate Cit
office which threatened to call out tn
state militia for awhile. The coz
wagon blocked the alley and the ma
wagon could not get through. TIL
nail wagon won the argument ar
passed by.
Pedestrians had difficulty yesterda
and today on South Seventh street b.
tween Palean and Carroll. Excavatio
is being made for sewer through tn
alley between those streets and tn
work of digging has extended acros
the street. There are but two mario
planks across the alley for people
walk on and as no one has hung
lantern out near there 1t is very car
Should several of the residents in tn;
vicinity hang out a lantern or two
- ALL
would be greatly mitigated.
At meeting of the bowlers to
held tomorrow evening at the Keok,
club. officers will be elected for Il
! bowling league which has alreat
been organized. The officers will
president and q secretary-treasure
!. The meeting is one open to all bow
ers of the city and the league is
ways for new men. The schedule W