The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-15
CITY NEWS


Farm" opens at o'clock this evening.
Don't forget the Republican meeting
this evening at the county court house.
The city Jail was empty this morn
ing, not a single boarder being locked
up.
Justice H. G. Landes is still unable
to come down to his office. suffering
from severe attack of rheumatism
and unable to walk.
Regular meeting of Keokuk lodge,
No. 106, B. p. O. Elks tonight at
p. m. Visiting brothers cordially IN
vited to attend. VIM. H. Reimbold'
secretary.
The newspapers of this vicinity, all
spoke favorably OF the Kcokuk free
fall celebration, not one Of them re-
ceived so far having made any com
ment otherwise about the week.
Tie Pauline Bible class of the First
Christian church and its friends VIII
meet In the class room this evening
and be entertained with select read
ings by Miss Ruth Castor.
Queen Titianas Enchanted Wood"
which was presented at the Grand
opera house by two hundred school
children and young ladies last spring
was given by Miss Raymond, the writ
er, at the Kewanee (Ill.) oIera house
last night.
An information was filed this morn
ing in the Superior court by Mrs. F.
Lapsley against Mrs. Lou Alberts
charging her with threatening to COM
NIT public offense, in threatening to
burn down the house of Mrs. Lapsley.
There will be a rousing meeting
this atening of the Abraham Lincoln
club at the nall, corner of Thirteenth
and Main streets A number of speak
ers will be present and a smoker will
be enjoyed. Refreshments are to be
served and there is expected to be
a large attendance of the colored men
who are members of this organiza-
ton.
DR.. E. B. Newcomb will go On Mon
day to Sioux City to attend the semi
annual meeting of the Iowa Board OF
Presbyterian Home Missions of which
he is president, and which convenes
Tuesday at 9 o'clock a. m. He Is also
delegate from Iowa Presbytery to
the Synod of Iowa, which meets Tues
day evening and continues in session
until Friday. Mrs. o. e. King will at
tend the meetings Of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary soci
cites which hold their sessions through
Wednesday and Thursday.
Tie low stage of the river all sum.
mer. has caused a number Of Illinois
sloughs and ponds to go completely
dry and as result, hundreds of fish
have persisted. Round pond, which
has long been a favorite fishing spot
is almost completely dried up and
many of the sloughs across the river
are empty of water All spring the
river was at high stage, but when II
began to fall this summer, it kept
| dropping until it reached very low
stage and has been low for severa
weeks.
Keosauqua Democrat: The Hote
Keokuk was the headquarters OF the
guests of the city during the Fall Gel
ebration. The hotel was crowded
throughout the week. The Keokuk is
better now than it has ever been be
fore in its history. Mr.. Stattuck, thu
manager, was formerly of the old Kim
ball of Davenport, at one time perhaps
the best hotel in the state. Mr.. Bate
man, late of the Manning, is one o
/. the clerks and Mr.. James, an old-tim'
writer, is the other The service 0
the Keokuk, both as to rooms and il
! the cafe, Is the best to be found any
where, and every guest is treated witt
the utmost courtesy, the policy of thu
management being to make this splen
did hosiery pleasant and popula
stopping place for everybody and tina
policy is successfully carried out.