The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-05
CITY NEWS
Ewer's Grand Leader. &C cigar.
Matinee every day al Dodge's thea

Matinee every day at Dodge's thea
ire.
The many friends of Mrs. Wells N.
Irwin will be glad TO learn that she
continues 10 improve.
One or two csaes of scarlet fever
are reported in the city. One OF the
cases being of an especially bad ma
ture.
Mrs. John T. Perkins IS removing
from her residence, 62s Franklin TO
II North Seventh street, where she
will reside for the winter
The water power has been prom
ised Keokuk if Taft was elected. TAFT
has been elected Enough said.
Regular meeting of Keokuk lodge,
No. 106, B. P. o. Elks tonight at
p. m. Visiting brothers cordially IN
vited to attend. VIM. H. Reimbold.
secretary.
The suit fled the other day in the
superior court by the Keokuk Savings
bank VS.. Meek Brothers of Bonaparte
for $4,000 on a note, has been settled
and dismissed.
The T. P. & ". was an hour late
in arriving today on account OF having
to handle the private show car OF the
company which arrived in the city
over that road.
Funeral services for the late Charles
Woodson were held this afternoon at
the residence. 81 North Third street,
at O'Clock, and were conducted by
Rev. Venerable, pastor of the Seventh
Street Baptist church. Burial was
made in Oakland cemetery.
The government snag boat, David
Upton, arrived at the local port this
morning at about 10 o'clock and went
into the canal. The boat has Just
returned from a trip to St Louis, and
will probably lay up in a short time
for the winter.
See Under Southern Skies at the
Grand tonight.
An information has been filed in the
superior court by Kid Carter against
Ruth Moore, charging her with har-
boring vicious dog. Ruth was up
this morning and denied thaht her pet
dog was savage. She says that Cart
er has offered to withdraw the infor-
nation if she will pay him So
Funeral services for the late Morris
Inman were conducted this morning at
9 o'clock at st. Francis de Sales Cath
i olic church by Rev. Father Dunnion'
and many friends were present. the
nall bearers were the following: James
Finnegan, VIM. Buey. John Nodler
Charles Laubershimer, n. Mckenzie
and Thos. Reidy. Interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery.
/ Congressman Kennedy came out
/ with fying colors in Lee county and
the eleventh hour attempt OF his op
ronents to make an effort to show
that the labor vote was for Tracy die
not work. The labor vote as well a
a large number OF other votes
was for Kennedy. Lee county ane
Keokuk laboring men voted for Mr.
Kennedy. What do you know abou
the Sixth ward?
4 Every one is pleased with the an
nive-ga-v bill at Dodge's theatre.
Belle Smith has filed damage sui
against the street railway company il
the District court, asking for s1,5O
for injuries alleged to have been re
ceived July 4 at Fifth and Paleal
street. Her petition states that tn
car was given a jerk just before sh
had alighted and she was thrown Z
: the ground, bruising her hip, arm an
head She charges the company wit
negligence and asks for $500 for actua
injuries. $500 for nursing, medicine
mental worry, etc and $500 exemplar
damages, total of $1,000.
Guy C. Hummel at present in the {
S. navy of the U. S. S. Montana wa
in the city this morning enroute t
his home in Kahoka where he wi
: spend a fourteen days furlough. Nj
Hummel is one of The Gate City's a.
I dent admirers and has been sui
scriber for some time. He will retur
. to his ship in about two weeks. II
reports two Keokuk boys being on tn
Montana and doing well, Geo. Travi
and Geo. Schneider.
Mrs. George s. Merriam goes
Montrose this evening to make he
report from the Rebekah grand a
. sembly recently held at Marshalltowl
Mrs. S. Elizabeth Matheny, Mrs. Nc
? lie Rutledge and Mrs. Ella Burgt
4 will also attend the meeting of IL
Montrose lodge this evening At IL
! Marshalltown grand assembly. Nil
Matheney was installed as grand Sc
rotary for the eighteenth time. TT
members of Colfax lodge of Keok,
sent up bunch of chrysanthemun
as an expression of their pleasure
the continued honor being conferr'
! upon their i-ember
The revival meetings at the Chr
B tian church, corner Fifteenth a
q Bank streets continue to grow in
y teres. Last night the church W
- well-flled md those present heard
able sermon by Rev. E. Rhodes. T
y large chorus choir under the lead