The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
CITY NEWS

Smoked halibut at Immegart,s
do your Christmas shopping with
heokuk merchants.
Old ladies' warm lined shoes at
Sl.oo a pair Star Shoe Store.
SNOW began falling shortly before
CLOCK this afternoon, but continued
very llgnt during the afternoon.
The case of Paddleford VS.. the
Guy OF Fort Madison is still on in the
District court and will not be finished
this week.
Harold johnson returned home
from Belfast, Iowa, yesterday with an
excellent string of quail, the best
brought back this season.
! Lot 16 in block Z of Mawkeye ad.
dltlon has been sold to j. Fletch In
gersoll OF Milton, for $55 according
TO deed filed today in the recorders
office.
The Retail Grocers' association of
the city held a meeting in Secretary
J. A. Pollards office last evening, mat
ter of interest to the associa ton being
discussed.
Read the want column.
Those who delight in fire music
will surely spend a most enjoyable
evening at me Grand tonight with the
Parland-Newhall Co. ~
This afternoon at 1870 O'Clock in
the office of Justice H. C. Landes. &C.
Cured the wedding of George NJ. uoyle
and Martha Smith, both of Rushyille.
! Ill.
Miss Ina Ingersoll's subjec. for
her address at the Y. w. c. A on
Sunday afternoon will he "Compan-
ship With Clrist." All are invited to
! attend the meeting. Special music
j will be arragned for the occasion.
Visitors at Renaud's store are
greatly admiring the handsome spec
imam OF the Greater Snow goose, which
is displayed there. Mr.. Renaud shot
the bird on his place at Pleasant Lake,
North Dakota, and being the finest one
of the species he had seen, Mr.. Renaud
had it mounted. 1t is certainly de-
sirable from an ornamental standpoint
Before you start down town to
do your holiday shopping consult the
advertisements appearing in this pa.
per. The Keokuk merchants announce
what they have for the holiday trade
and your shopping will be made easier
If you acquaint yourself with the bar
gains before starting for the city.
Funeral services for the late Miss
Kate O'Neill We're held this morning at
St Peters Catholic church requiem
high mass being celebrated by Rev
Thos. O'Reilly, pastor The pallbear.
ers were the following gentlemen:
Michael Welsh, Ed Ahern, Thos. Con
roy, James Mccarthy, NJ F. Browne
and II. S. Mills.
Christmas shoppers can make a
big saving by buying mems and boys
furnishings at the B. e H. slaughter
sale. Bright new Christmas lines.
The fall society season about past
has been a busy one in society circles
and many events in Keokuks social
life have been held during the pres
ent season. After the holidays are
over the winter entertaining and ether
society will be revived AT present
Christmas and bazaars are foremost
in the minds of the community.
-Sealshipt oysters at Immegarts
The Importance of the Fidelity
Funding Co.'S failure to Nauvoo and
!, to this part of the country was sc
great that the United Press sent a
j, special staff representative to Nauvoo
!, to find out how kieran operated and
the story was given in last nights
| Gate City. If you wish to keep in
, formed on what's going on at home
City delivered at your home every
, evening for 10 cents per ,.eek.
, Choice dressed poultry at Joseph
Haubert's market
, That the Des Moines and the &c
dar rivers in Iowa will be made navi
gable is the assurance given by Iowa
: delegates to the rivers and larbors
congress now in session in Washing
ton A. C. Miller chairman of the
Iowa delegation to the rivers and har
bors congress, had an interview witt
Speaker Cannon, and that $4,000 vii
be appropriated TO the survey of the
Des Moines and Cedar rivers and they
; will be made navigable Z practicable
, Tell your neighbor about getting
) a complete newspaper for ten cents ;
week The Daily Gate City contains
all the news.
Owners of the big dam in the Mis-
souri, river near Helena, Mont. which
was swept away last spring during
the higa water, have employed Hugh
J L. Cooper to repair the dam and re
, store the water power, Mr.. Cooper i
: is understood, will give several weeks
: time to the work, The ability of this
gentleman as an hydraulic engineer
is quickly seen when he is employed