The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-12
CITY NEWS

Miss Madaline Ferguson is sick in
bed and unable to go to school.
Read Ayres & Sons announcement
of gigantic auction sale of jewelry
and diamonds, watches, etc.
The many young friends of Harold
TIoyt will be glad to know that he is
able to be outagain after having sue
cessfully passed an operation at the
hospital.
Attend Ayres G. Sons great auction
sale of fine jewelry, watches and all
other goods, commencing Saturday
November IA at 2 p. m. and contlnu-
ing daily at 2 and p. m.
If you wish to sell property use
Gate City want ad. 1t talks to sew
eral thousand people every evening.
There is no better or cheaper way
to present your proposition imam
through a want ad in this paper.
Ayres & Sons bought too many
goods this fall and must unload
watches, jewelry, silverware, etc.. at
auction at your own price.
Through an error, last evenings
Gate City was dated October IL, one
month behind time, but the news was
fresh and up-to-date Very few read
ers of daily paper notice the date
of it and few saw the mistake made.
The sprin- between Water and
! Johnson streets froze up during the
night and the water on the sidewalk
at that place was frozen hard as it is
in January, early this morning, but
the warm sun set it running again.
Remember that Ayres & Sons 81
gantic auction sale will begin Satur-
day, November IA, at p. m.
Keokuk merchants will soon begin
4 day merchandise. They have the
kind that attracts. Make resolu-
ton now-and keep it-that this year
you will buy your holiday goods OF
the Keokuk merchant.
The first meeting of those who are
going to take part in the minstrel
show for the benefit of the base ball
club is to be held this evening. Any
amateurs who desire to help out by
taking part are invited to attend the
meeting which will be held in The
Gate City building at o'clock
William Johnson of Carthage. bet
ter known as "Blue-Eyed Johnson,
who makes it a practice of coming tc
Keokuk and getting drunk, was UP il
the Superior court this morning anG
was given a five day sentence He
came to town last Friday and says
that he spent $40 during his stay here
blowing in every cent he had while
on his spree.
The ladies are especially invited tt
attend Ayres & Sons great jewelr!
auction sale. Chairs will be resery
ed for them.
The state of Missouri began sui
against the c. B. & @. at Lancaster
Mo-, to recover eighteen thousand dol
lars because the company removed it,
station building from Quinn station tt
another place. The trial was begur
last Tuesday at Lancaster and finish
ed Wednesday with verdict for the
company. Higbee & Mills and Pal
mer Trimble were attorneys for thu
company.
The Burlington road or it's mai1
line in Iowa is having considerabl.
trouble with thieves. The depots a
Rome. Glendale and Middletown, were
4 entered on the night of Novembe
9Th, supposedly by pair of tramps
who had stolen number of article.
including an express package, a sho
run, revolver and a quantity of cloth
in. The local police were asked tt
keep lookout for tramps who may BIZ
suspected of having committed the
robberies.
Skin and clothes require different
soaps for cleansing. Jap Rose Soar
is made for the bath and toilet. Years
were required to perfect 1t. kirl
makes it. All dealers sell It,
If Manager Ayres gets the new en-
zine installed about the middle of De
cember and is able to resume the in
terurban service it will surely be ap
/ preciated by the illinois patrons ant
the keokuk business men as it will
ne at time when shopping will b.
heavy. Manager Ayres will delive
the goods if there is any possible wa.
of doing so.
The steamer. North Star, the raj
boat went down the river yesterda
on her way to ST. Louis where she Sc
cures barges Tor the new coal barg
company that is to be formed and rul
en- the Hennepin canal. The Elois
arrived yesterday on her regular tri
and left at three o'clock for the north
j. l.. Stewart is the newly appoint
ed Rock Island inspector in the loca
offices taking the place of Inspecto
G. NJ. Crane for the present who ]
i'll at his home with appendie It's
A series of evangelistic talks wi
be given in this city in the Unite
Presbyterian church from Novembe
IS to December and will be address!
; ed by the great southern evangelis
/, Rev. w. w. Orr, d. d., of Charlott,
n. D. The meetings commence o
next Wednesday evening and wi
: prove to be one of the most impor