The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-14
CITY NEWS

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F. hall. Thursday, October 29, Is cts
The seat sale for MEADOW BROCK
Farm" will open tomorrow CThursday)
evening at o'clock.
Regular meeting af hermal Lodge
No. Il6, l. o. O. F., this evening at
S o-clocA. visiting brothers cordially
invited. &
Justice H. C. andes VINO was sick
yesterday and unable to come down
to his office, was reported some worse
today.
Agnes orchestra goes to Warsaw
this evening to play for dance given
by the Girls club of that place tonight
in the l. o. o. hall.
1t is really astonishing how few
people there are in Keokuk who can
name a majority of the concerns who
make things here in the city.
All republicans should be sure and
register. They will be unable to vote
this fall unless they register. This
is the year that everybody who votes
must register.
The Y. M. C. A. athletic field will be
open Saturday afternoon between the
hours of to to give members an
opportunity of getting clothes from
their lockers.
The fire department was called to
the corner of Fifth and Blondesu last
evening at 4.45 where a tank filled
with tar had boiled over and caused
some passers by to think there
was a fire.
Tomorrow evening, Keokuk lodge
No. 106 of the Elks will have an in
teresting meeting. A class of new
candidates is to be initiated and fish
supper will be served afterwards.
There Is to be a democratic rally
this evening at Leiderkranz hall, cor
ner of Twelfth and Johnson streets.
George S. Tracy of Burlington, the
party's candidate for congress from
this district will be here to make an
address.
Main street was cleaned up this
morning by Street Supervisor Farrell
and force of men. The sweeper
was run down the street and the
workmen shoveled UP the trash into
wagons. Main street looks nice this
afternoon.
A number of the hotels of the city
are returning beds which were rent
ed from the different furniture stores
during the street fair week. These
extra sleepers were needed on &C
count of the overcrowded condition
of the hotels during last week where
in many cases visitors doubled up in
the rooms.
The numerous fire alarms Of tbs
past few days and the many alarms Of
the past summer, have caused consid
cradle inconvenience % the water
works company. Whenever there is {
fire alarm, the water pressure is in
creased and this causes strain upor
tie pipes. In many instances, the
mains and supply pipes have sprung
leaks on this account. Yesterday
there were number of men busy al
day making repairs of this kind.
The decision of Mr.. Chris Trump, in
case of his election to the office o
] sheriff of Lee county, to make Mr.
4 w. NJ. Wilson OF Keokuk his deputy
! is meeting with popular favor. AS the
information spreads that Mr.. TrumI
has made such choice the endorse
ment of he voters grows more en-
thusiastic for Mr.. Trump. Mr.. Wilson
is one of the best officers on the loca
police force, is man in every way
qualified for the position of deputy
and he is making friends rapidly 70
the ticket.
Burlington Gazette: Dr. Roscoe
Yant, who played left field for The
Burlington base ball team last season
has not only signed reserve contrac
with Manager Egan of the local team
but he has reserved himself to prac
tice his profession in this city and ha
opened up a coy Office over Witte'
drug store. 1t is quite probable tn
ball field will see him no more in
professional capacity, unless it be Il
the role of a rooter. DR.. Yant sal
that he made base ball pay for hi
dental education. Now he intends t
have dentistry pay his way to a gam
once in a while.
Nauvoo Rusler: Keokuk's big stree
fair last week was largely attende
, larger than usual. The big day W;
on Thursday The other days the a
tendance was also large. The bus
ness men complained of not havir
, as good business as in former year
! which can be explained, probably, {
account of there being so many cel
: brations in this section this fall. Ho
ever, Keokuk always has a good fl
carnival, the attractions being of t
? best. Nauvoo sent down a big croy
on Thursday. the Ottumwa Belle al
barge taking about eighty from he
\ Others going down on train and ma