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

Vote early.
Tomorrow election day-all day.
A vote for Taft is a vote for the
water power.
| The city council meets this evening
in regular monthly session.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Ollie Hutton and Susie
Swakert. both OF Quincy.
/ The Woman's Alliance of the Uni
tartan church met this afternoon with
Mrs 9. w. Heller at her home, No.
1112 High street.
Five accidents are reported by the
doctors on Friday, three OF them be.
ing broken arms and broken hip
and still another crushed hand.
! The Daily Gate City is giving more
news both home and foreign than ever
before. Tell your neighbor to sub
scribe for complete newspaper IL he
is not getting the Gate City.
| Several orders have been issued in
the district court in the matter of
the estate Of j. C. Hubinger, authoriz-
ing the executor to sell some tele-
phone stock and pay some of the
claims against the estate.
j. A. Milestone believes In the
police. This morning he telephoned to
the marshal about his horse being
stolen from In front. of the store, but
while he was giving a description of
the animal over the telephone. man
brought it back, having found it wan
dering around on the street.
A vote for Kennedy is a vote for
keokuk and the water power. A vote
against Kennedy is vote against the
water power.
A suit has been filed in the district
court by the trustees of the will of
the ]. Edgar Thompson estate against
j. ]. Weber, asking judgment for s165
alleged balance due for rent on Estes
hall which was rented by Weber for
business college. The petition states
that he was to pay $25 per month and
paid for December and $40 for Jan.
uary, 1907, but paid nothing more and
occupied the hall until August 1.
A vote for Kennedy is a vote for
Keokuk and the water power. A vote
against Kennedy is vote against the
water power.
Mr.. R. N. Johnson. candidate for
county attorney, and Capt. Fred C.
Chambers, for recorder, are both resi-
dents of Fort Madison, but this coun-
ty having two county seats the effect
is two sets of county officers and A.
L. Parsons, deputy for Mr.. johnson.
and e. G. Vaughn, deputy for Capt.
Chambers, are citizens of Keokuk.
and just as much entitled to the sup
port of Keokuk voters as if their
names appeared on the ticket, and are
just as much interested in the result
of the election.
A vote for Kennedy is vote for
keokuk and the water power. A vote
against Kennedy is vote against the
water power.
While Theodore A. Craig is making
canvas for complimentary votes
among the Republicans of Keokuk
and SO far as he is concerned person
ally would certainly be justified in re-
ceiving them under certain circum.
stances, yet at the present time 1t
must not be forgotten that every Re
publican vote for him is not only a
vote against r. N. Johnson of Fort
Madison, the Republican nominee, but
is also a vote against A. l.. Parsons
of Keokuk, who will be the deputy and
have charge of the Keokuk Office. and
which is probably the more important
office, Lee county having two county
seats, 1t in effect requires two county
attorneys. and so the election of Mr..
Johnson in fact. If not in theory, is
the election of Mr.. Parsons
A vote for Taft is vote for the
water power.
Under the captaincy and coaching
of Paul Bear. the Canton University
team is playing fast foot ball this
year. and Captain Bear is working out
one of the strongest teams in the his
tory of that school. The team has won
about every game played thus far or
has tied their opponents. On Friday
the team met La Grange College ut
Canton and beat the La Grange
bunch by score of to
o. On Next Saturday the
team will play the Hannibal team
at Canton. Bears team held the Han
nibal team down to an even score a
week ago Saturday, playing 5 to s.
A vote for Taft is a vote for the
water power
A vote for Kennedy is vote for
Keokuk and the water power. A vote