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

Read the Made in Keokuk" page.
vote for Taft is a vote for the
water power.
Hotel proprietors note that all of
the Chicago men especially, have gone
home to vote.
Ever ready pocket flash light and
batteries at Wolfe's.
Go to Dodge's Theatre tomorrow
night and find out about election.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk Lodge
No. 10, l. o. o. F., --donday night, at
o'clock. Visiting brethren fratern-
ally invited.
The Keokuk public library, banks
and other institutions will observe
the legal holiday tomorrow and will
be closed for the day.
In the Superior court this afternoon
the case of the City of Keokuk against
A. w. Miller for disturbing the peace
near Third and Main streets. was dis
missed at the request Of the city mar
shall and the bond exonerated
Property owners on Johnson street
between Eighth and Ninth have pc
titioned the council to have the brick
paving there extended clear to the
property line and doing away with
guttering.
A suit for $4,000 has been filed in the
Superior court by the Keol1uk Savings
bank VS.. Meek Brothers of Bonaparte,
on q note issued July Is for sixty days
! which is alleged to be due and I'M
paid.
If you have not been buying made
! in Keokuk" goods begin now.
| Do not miss the big anniversary bill
at Dodge's theatre tonight.
The trial of A. w. Miller for dis
turbing the peace was set for o'clock
/ this afternoon in tle Superior court
and the trial Of Nels Warner was set
/ for o'clock. The hearings of Wheat
J ley and Harrington have not as yet
| been set.
Sam Raper, who spends his time in
I Jail, was released just the other day
and proceeded to get drunk. This
I morning he was up in the Superior
court and was given thirty days in
/ the county Jail J. Wilkerson was Civ
en- five days in the city Jail for being
/ drunk
All star acts in vaudeville at Dodge's
theatre tonight.
/ Election returns at Dodge's Theatre.
4 Vaudeville tonight at Dodge's
Theatre
There was special meeting of the
/ city council on Saturday evening. at
which the time was extended the con
4 tractors for some cement gutter work
/ being done in the city. The council
meets tonight in regular session and
there is to be a committee of the
Whole meeting at o'clock
e. w. McManus made a political
/ speech tle other evening at Fort Madi-
son and got most favorable mention
4 from the Democrat which predicts that
i he will become a great orator some
! day That paper said of him: The
! third and last speech of the evening
was made by E. w. McManus, son of
State Senator +. w. McManus, of Keo-
kuk. His speech was most enjoyable
and effective one, embellished with an
ecdotes pertinent to the points he
made. He is one of the most promis-
ing young orators in tle state, fluent
of speech, strong in thought, splendid
of voice. Should he continue to give
4 attention to affairs in public speech
We predict that it will be but few
years until he will be numbered among
the great orators of the west.
The following item from the Center
vile Citizen will be of iterest to the
many friends here of a former Keokuk
railroad man: By an order issued yes
terday by Division Superintendent H.
w. Hamm Walter S. Alexander, dis
patcher at the local offices, is made
Chief dispatcher of the Centerville div
ision with headquarters in this city.
The appointment came simultaneously
with the adjustment of the position
of trainmaster and chief dispatcher
and the appointment of NJ. Z. Burson
as train master. The duties of the two
officials will be practically the same
as heretofore, but the appointment OF
Mr.. Alexander is an honor that comes
in recognition of his ability and his
efficiency of service.