The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-31
CITY NEWS.
Hear THE Messiah"

Rats" tomorrow.
East Lynne" Saturday matinee
10 and 25 cents.
Most of the dry goods stores of
the city will be closed all day tomor-
row.
H. o. Whitney is quite sick at his
home. having suffered from couple
I strokes of some character.
Tonight. THE Messiah
Hear Joe Finerty this evening at
st. Peters hall. He will sing Shine
on Harvest Moon
The high school carnival at the
Keokuk high school building tomor-
row afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Keppel and family
have moved from 500 Main street to
their new residence on North Twelfth
street.
Come, and bring your friends to
the high school building tomorrow
afternoon or evening.
John u. Andrus has quit claimed
to the Mississippi Valley Telephone
company lot 10 in block So, the prop
erty being that occupied by TIE COM
pany's building on Blondeau street,
between Sixth and Seventh streets
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Mary English were conducted this af-
ternoon at 200 o'clock at the residence
in Mooar by Rev. McGaw, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of this
city. The body was inferred in Oak
land cemetery
New Years day falls on Friday
this year, but Catholics will have to
refrain from eating flesh meat. By
a special provision they were permit
j to eat meat on Friday of last week
but this condition will not prevail as
it did OH Christmas.
w. C. Maxwell, general traffic
manager of the Wabash with head
quarters in ST. Louis, arrived in the
city today and was caller at the To-
cal Wabash Office He is a former
Keokuk railroad man and has made
good in this department of work.
"A big football game will be pulled
off New Years afternoon at the Coli
scum in ST Louis, between the All
Star team of that city and Eckersall's
team of Chicago. The game has ex
cited considerable interest throughout
Missouri and the result will be await
ed with much interest
james Fox was given three days
in the city Jail this morning for being
drunk. George Donaldson was given
either fifteen days Or a fine of s. and
was undecided whether to pay the
money or stay in Jail for two weeks.
Both were up in the Superior court
this morning and plead guilty to the
charges against them.
Tomorrow evening at Woodman
hall, the Keokuk clubs masquerade
dancing party will be given, prcmis
ing to be the society event of the sea-
son. The grand march will start
promptly at $50 O'Clock and quite eX
tensive preparations for the event
have been made by those who contem
plate taking part in the enjoyment of
the evening.
Herbert Leon Cope who was
forced to postpone his engagement in
the Y NJ. c. A., entertainment course
has recovered and sent word that he
will come to Keokuk on next Tuesday
evening, arriving in time that evening
to give his lecture at S:45 O'Clock at
the Grand opera house Arrangements
have been made for giving the enter
tainment on that date.
East Lynne" Saturday matinee
end night.
There will be several bowling
matches played on New Years day.
In the morning the Drexel and indie
pendents will clash at the DreXel al
leys and the Grand Leaders and Keo-
kuk Club will play at the Club alleys,
The first game will be as per schedule,
but the second is just an exhibition.
All of the teams will present the same
line ups as in previous games.
The place to go this evening is TO
st. Peters hall to see "a Night in
Bohemia" produced by Keokuks ia
vorite singers.
A meeting of the boys social com
mittee of the Y NJ. G. A. was held
yesterday afternoon at the y NJ. C. A.
and arrangements made for a big time
during the coming year for the boys
A ping pong tournament VIII start
early in January and spelling bee
is also being planned. A raquet VIII
be the prize for the winner OF the
ping pong tournament and those wish
ing to enter can leave their names
with Merrill Majors.
1t has been impossible for a meet
ing of the directors of the keokuk
Bowling association to take place thus
far, but arrangements are being made
to meet next week and make plans Tor
the continuance of the season. wee
President Thomas Gray wished to give
a prize of some kind to the league,
and will place certain restriction, Oh
the winner If the plan is carried out
His plan is to make the conditions
such that all might have fair chance