The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-07
CITY NEWS

Last opportunity to see the big an
niversary bill at Dodge's Theatre
tonight.
/ G. M. Crane of the Rock Island has
been Ill at his home, Seventeenth
and Bank streets for the past several
days and has been unable to attend
to his duties.
One of the largest crowds of in and
outgoing passengers were at the de.
pot this afternoon between 1:3O and
$50. Interurban business was good
To-Day, each trip of the big red car
which has been put into commission
again, being full to the limit.
The new school building at Ninth
and Concert Is beginning to show
shape. Some of the basement stone
has been set and the work is now go
ing On above the ground line.
Rev. Eleanor E. Gordon. former
secretary of the Iowa Unitarian state
conference, will occupy the pulpit of
the Unitarian church next Sunday
morning. The theme of Miss Gordon
will be Persons Religion" The pub
lie is cordially invited.
Most of the dental students have
left the city for Des Moines. A mum
Der of them went to ST. Louis college
to continue their studies. Several OF
the dents and medics are still unde-
cided as to what to do and are still
IN the city.
The steamer Eloise will be down
this evening on her old time at about
10 O'Clock and will leave for Fort
Madison tomorrow afternoon. The
boat left at $3.50 yesterday afternoon
for the north. Another week and
the boats in this neighborhood will
have stopped running.
Some one has been asleep at the
switch. Morning following the cleo
ton Manager Shattuck gave express
sion to his pleasure over the election
of Taft by floating to the breeze from
the top of the Hotel Keokuk the Amer
lean flag. Manager Shattuck feels
so jubiant over the result that he has
decided to let the flag remain there
until it wears outs its usefulness and
enthusiasm.
The Westminster church will prob
ably be ready for occupancy next
Sunday. The lighting of the church
has not been completed as the fix
lures which have been ordered from
a Chicago firm have not arrived and
If the lights are installed by next
Sunday the special services for the
re-entering of the church will be held
anyway.
Mrs. Wells NJ. Irwin was removed
from the Graham hospital late this
morning and taken to the Irwin home,
gig Orleans street. Mrs. Irwin has
improved wonderfully during the past
week and her many friends hope that
a continuation of this Improvement
Will again be shown in the near future.
Although she will be unable to be up
and around for some time she is rest
ing very quietly.
An old Keokuk resident who las
been away from the city for about six
years remarked this morning that he
could notice decided improvement in
the city since he last was here that
those who live here are unable to note
on account of being accustomed to
seeing much improvement going on all
the time.
Quincy Wing: John ]. Tracy, who.
twenty years ago. was roadmaster on
the st. L. X. & N w, railroad. died
yesterday afternoon at 1915 O'Clock
at the st. Vincent's home where he
had been an inmate for the past
couple of weeks. coming from Hanni-
bal, where he had been making his
home during the past several years.
Mr.. Tracey. who was born in New
York, was 65 years of age. He leaves
one daughter surviving, living in
Cheyenne, Wyo. He was well-known
in Quincy among the railroad men,
who have always held him in high re-
spect. The funeral will probably take
place tomorrow
w. c. Collins. assistant superintend-
ent of the American Rice and Cereal
has rendered his resignation
and will leave in few days for ST.
Louis, having accepted the position of
manager OF the ST. Louis branch of
the Egyptian Manufacturing company
of Louisville, KY. The first of the
week Mr.. Collins went to Indianap-
oils and other cities in connection
with the present position. which he
has been considering for some time. |
The st. Louis branch will have forty
to fifty statesmen, directly under the
manager. For the past two years Mr..
Collins has been with the American
Rice and Cereal company and has be-
come SO we'll known among the bust
ness houses in that connection that
they regret to see him severing his
connection, but wish him unbounded
in his new position.
Keokuk base ball fans should not
forget the annual meeting of the
keoknk Base Ball association on next
Tuesday evening at the superior court
room This is the only meeting of
the association of the year, and it is
at this meeting that the fans of the
city elect the directors who are to as