The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-06
CITY NEWS


Toys on display. Everything at CUT
prices. 1t will pay you to buy now at
Richards Variety.
Several wagon loads of ice going up
Main street this morning made 1t look
as though the ice cutting season was |
on for the winter.
A gang OF twenty Greek laborers are
replacing the old rails on the hrst
union track at the depot today ana
otherwise repairing the tracks at this
place.
Seven weeks from today will De
Christmas. There is no time to lose.
Have your pictures made at once and
avoid the rush. Anschutz has all the
late and up to date styles.
Wheatley and Harrington entered
pleas of guilty to disturbing the peace,
when up in the Superior court yester-
day afternoon and each was fined $40
and costs
e. F. Renaud has secured a patent
on land holding in South Dakota and
has come into full possession of the
land from the government. He return
ed this morning after business visit
to that state, his wife and baby re-
naming there.
The steamer Eloise arrived from
tho north this morning at 1880 on
ner every other day trip. A number
o. neoT are inconvenienced because
of lie change in time and because the
Sunday morning trips out of this place
for the north have been abandoned,
Frank Evans, stranger who claims
/ Quincy as his home, got drunk yester-
! day and was given ten days in the city
| Jail this morning when he appeared in
the Superior court. He ate lunch in
a restaurant on Johnson street and not
only refused to pay for it, but broke
UP the dishes.
The voluntary subscriptions con-
tinue to come into The Gate City of
fee. The city list has been especial
ly active the. past few weeks and the
increase is very gratifying. This pa
per will earnestly endeavor to de-
serve the largest measure of support
from the people of Keokuk.
Howard l.. Connable nas filed suit
in the District court against Louise B.
Field asking judgment on $4,000 note
issued July 1, 1902 and secured by a
mortgage on lot and part of lot 2
in block So Plaintiff is now owner OF
the note which is alleged to be- past
due and unpaid and judgment is asked
for $2,679.S5 and costs.
| st. Mary's and st. Peters clubs
will bowl this evening at the Drexel
alleys, the match being the first of
the season between the two teams.
According to the men signed by the
managers of the two clubs the match
will be a close one and may be de
cided by but few pins.
Hon. Phil j. Mackey of Muscatine
president of the Iowa State Associa
ton of Elks has accepted the invita-
ton to make the address here on the
first Sunday in December at the me
mortal exercises of Keokuk lodge No
106 of the Elks. The service will be
held in tae opera house and will be
public. This was reported at the Elks
meeting last evening and the mem
bers of the order will be glad to hear
that Brother Mackey will be here. lie
made the address last year at For
Madison.
During tne election excitement OF
Wedne sdar, some one lasted upon tn.
Gate City's bulletin bard, tie follow
ing supposed returns for TOWNSHIP,
trustee: Tom Paul, 10, John Sheehau
%; JACK Harden, 24 AL Eaton, 8
VIM. Si1ton, l These figures wer,
taken seriously by a great many PEG
pie and it has been reported quite gen
orally that Sheehan and Hardin hav,
been elected township trustees. TIL,
bulletin was fixed up as a joke b,
someone.
keokuk base ball fans should re
member the base ball meeting on mex
Tuesday evening at the superior cour
room and every one interested in bas,
ball should be present. Much of tn,
success of last season depends upon ;
large attendance at this annual meet
ing of the association. A board o
directors will be elected and at tn,
present time it appears that the fan
are we'll pleased with present boar,
and many are in favor of reelection
The great interest taken in base bal
during the past year by the presen
directors has done much to make tn
season a success and 1t is probabl
that the directors would serve if re
elected. A change in directors doe
not seem advisable at the presen
time and money would probably b
saved should the same men be elected