The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-28
CITY NEWS

The Rescue Mission reports tina:
there were two members added to the
list last evening and one conversion.
The latest issue of the Saturday
Evening Post contains a short story
by Rupert Hughes entitled The Ole
Maids Honeymoon.
The weather predictions are for rain
this evening and warmer weather to
night and tomorrow. The air this
morning felt a great deal as though
there would be snow.
Chas. Martin of West Point has re
ceived an engraved card from Hot
Springs, Va, reading as follows:
MIR. William H. Taft begs to acknowl
edge the receipt of your kind words
of congratulation and thanks YOU"
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Morris of Tic
South Fifteenth street have the sym
pathy of Keokuk friends in the death
of their baby boy, who died this morn
ing at the age of three days.
See the big show. at the Grand
Monday night.
An information has been filed in the
superior court against Robert and
Charles Lingo charging them with
breaking and entering. They are &C
cused of breaking into the building OF
the Des Moines Rapids Gun club at
HubenthaPs grove and stealing a mum
Der of shells.
Young William Mckinley and his
partner, the two colored boys who ran
away from Centerville and were put
in the police station after Office Pear.
son had caught them getting off the
K. and w. train, were shipped back
home this morning.
The Boston Bellies are playing in
Alton tonight and will arrive here to.
morrow.
Some of the poultry exhibits that
were at the poultry show this week
were sent north this morning on No
l. Among them were some prize birds
A number of fine coops were sent tc
the city from Montrose and were re
turned this morning.
w. w. Woodin Of Hannibal was in
the city looking after the shipment OF
thirteen cars of sand to Mooar where
the tracks are being laid. rs miles OF
IS pound rails have thus far been laid
and much improvement on this divis
ion is going on. Sc men are at work
on the Mount Pleasant branch.
The big show at the Grand Monday
night.
One of the watch chains stolen from
the residence Of F. A. Wedler. one
night during the street fair, has been
located, but the finding of it does not
give any definite clue to the robber
The chain was bought by railroad
section man down near Quincy, who
paid a tramp few cents for it.
In the district court, default has
been entered in the case of Edna Nc
Gruder VS.. Emery McGruder. De
PENDANTS motion for more specific
statement in the case of DR.. w. Frank
Brown vs.. Preston Hickman. has beer
sustained on the first and third
grounds and overruled on the second
ground.
Robert McAvoy, who lives near Car
thage, was locked up at the police
station this morning at o'clock as a
sleeper and was also charged with be
ing drunk. He claims to have bee.
neld up during the night by nun
Der of Keokuk men with whom he was
seeing the sights of the city, and re-
lleyed of all of his money.
The poultry show comes to close
this evening at 10 o'clock and tonight
will be the last opportunity the people
VIII have of seeing the show. Those
who have waited to attend. will miss
nothing, but will have better chance
of inspecting the exhibits than those
who went on the opening DAYS for
the premiums have all been awarded
and the ribbons are on the coops. The
visitor can see now just what chickens
are the best ones according to the
judges decisions.
Keokuk Camp, No. 622 of the Mod
ern Woodmen will entertain Deputy
Reed in the near futrue and will take
in a number of new members dur
ing his stay in the city Some time
next month free lecture entitled
Chips and Bark will be given by
w B. Townsend of Shelbyville, H., in
the lodge room the lecture to be il
Illustrated. On the evening Of the cleo
ton of officers of the camp, ban
quet will be enjoyed by the mem
bers