The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-02
The Daily Gate City
CITY NEWS

See the big anniversary bill at
Dodge's theatre tonight.
Electric pocket flash light and bat
teries for same at Wolfe's.
Read the advertisements on the
Made in Keokuk'' page appearing in
this issue
Justice Landes married Ollie Hutton
and Susie Swakeirt, both of Quincy,
this morning at his office.
The Daily Gate City will keep open
house tomorrow night. Public invited
to make this Office headquarters and
receive election returns
Special sale on lineoleum and oil
cloth at the new carpet and rug store,
corner Fourth and Johnson. f. A..
Wedler.
Mrs. H. c. Cordes of SIS South First
street, has returned from her farm
near Palmyra, Mo-, and has five pota-
toes weighing in all six pounds.
This morning about fifteen pupils
from the sixth room of the Wells
school were transferred to the same
grade in the Garfield school On ac-
count of the overcrowded condition
of the former school,
Are you interested in things made
in Keokuk?" If not, get interested.
Good way to boost your city. Read
the made in Keokuk" page in this
issue.
Daily Gate City bulletins will be
displayed at Dodge's Theatre tomor-
row night.
Special sale this week on Administer
rugs. 8 feet by feet, worth SIS at
$S.65; q inches by feet, 1925; Brus-
sell rugs, 9X12, at Sill; 30-cent window
shades, % cents. F. A. Wedler, cor
ner Fourth and Johnson
The final meeting of the Lincoln
republican club before election day,
will be held this evening at which the
members will practice voting. There
will be speaking also and the meet
ing promises to be very useful and
enjoyable one.
A telegram received today from
William H. Taft states that he would
accept the presidency of the Keokuk
Lantern Club if elected. Bryan was
also asked if he would accept, but re-
piled "How much is there in it?"
Thomas Garlick, night driver of the
mail wagon. met with very severe in
jury shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday
when he fell in stepping from the mail
wagon to the rear door of the post
office, distance of about six feet.
His hip was broken, it being an in
tercapsular fracture which is both a
serious and painful one. Mr.. Garlicll
was removed to his home, 80 South
! Tenth street, and medical attention
summoned. He is quite advanced in
years and will be belfast for at least
six weeks.
Henry Owens, aged 16 years and
| Grace Cocker, also aged sweet sixteen
both of Macomb, came to Keokuk this
morning and were married by Justice
! H. G. Landes at his Office The chill.
dren were armed with the consent OF
their mothers and left Keokuk as man
and wife.
The city cisterns are being filled
for the winter, about half of them be-
1 ing filled today by the fire department
/ The cisterns are located as follows
Second Fourth, Sixth. Eighth and
Tenth on Main; Third and Johnson
Ninth and Blondeau Seventh and Nor
gam Fifteenth and High, Thirteenth
! and Johnson, Thirteenth and Des
Moines, Ninth and Bank, and Seventh
and Timea. 1t has been long time
! since any of them were :sed, but they
are always kept in readiness to be
/ used in case of fire and the failure of
/ the water works to be available.
! A party of men who were out duck
! hunting in launch yesterday, had a
/ spill which caused a rumor this morn
/ ing that two men had been drowned
/ One of the men reported drowned was
not with the party at all and denies
/ being dead. The others are still
! alive, but one member of the party has
/ not shown up yet and is thought to be
in Jail at Warsaw.