The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-02
CITY MEMS

Webers.
The city council meets on Thurs
day evening of this week. at which
time the appropriations for tle com
ing year will be made and the salaries
OF the city officials will be set for the
coming year
United Presbyterian church
Thursday night at o'clock, organ
recital by Prof. Frederick w. Mueller,
of Tarkio College, Tarkio, No. Al
mission 25c.
For the consideration OF $3.50 Ros-
coe f. Lowe has sold 10 George l. Di-
mond lot in block $50. the prop
erty being on the corner OF Thir-
teenth and Palean streets.
The meet in The interest OF the
layman missionary movement which
was scheduled for this evening at the
Y. NJ. c. a. has been postponed and
win be held some time next week
A big time has been planned by
the Eagles for this evening. The fifth
annual banquet will be held and in adj
dition to the local lodge several out OF
town lodges are expected to be repre-
sented
Word has been received in this
city that John Hall, and his force OF
men, are now engaged in cutting ice
at Lacrosse. Wis, and that the pro-
duct is twenty-six inches in thickness,
and OF splendid quality
The New York Clipper tells of an
accident which befell the Black
~ ok Jr., outfit which was at the opera
house here this winter The COM
pany was in railroad wreck Febru-
airy 10 near Carbonate, L.. put none
OF the troupe was injured.
Black Hawk the private car
owned by tie late C. E. Perkins. has
become the private car of Darius Mil
Ter, first vice president Of the Burling
Ton, and VIII be for his private use. 1t
has undergone repairs and changes at
the Aurora shops and is one of the
most deliberately furnished cars in
the country today.
John w. Grant, proprietor of the
Hotel Grant in Warsaw, was in the
city today and purchased a ticket for
Pecos, Texas. Mr.. Grant stated that
his trip is a business one and that ne
will be away for some time. He in
tends stopping at Hereford on his way
there.
Gilbert Lee, of West Point, was
in the city today arranging with the
merchants for advertising in the eWst
Point fair directory. Mr.. Lee is one
of the hustling citizens of West Point
was candidate for representative
on the Republican ticket last year and
came within a few votes of winning
4 He is a fine citizen.
Superintendent ]. J Russell, who
I resigned from the Burlington as SUI
4 perintendent of the Aurora division
has been appointed general manager
i Of the Spokane Portland & Seattle
railroad. Mr.. Russell was formerly
superintendent at Brookfield and
Went from there to Aurora, where he
remained until last December.
After a hard fought game the Des
Moines Y NJ. C. A. basket ball team
defeated the Sioux City Giants and
gain the distinction of being the state
champions. The victory was some
what surprise as the big men from
Sioux City were expected to win. Tho
i score was % TO % and Des Moines
won on free throws, Swisher secur
ing eight out of sixteen chances.
The Commercial base bali League
is making an effort to secure thu
/ keokuk base ball diamond on the Sat
urdays during the summer that thu
league team will not be here. Z. F
McManus and Ed Woolley, director
of the local association, announces
, this morning that the matter woul
: be left to the decision of Belt. who i
: 10 have complete control of the die
mond.
"A petition has been filed in tn
l federal court here ny the Burt 5saise
/ Co. the Schramm & Schmieg DR.
i Goods Co, and the Lagomarcint
t Grupe Co. all Of Burlington askin
e that William C. Barton of Salem h
e adjudged to be bankrupt. The thre
/. firms are creditors to the amount
n over 500 and the petition states tn;
8 on Nov 4, 1902 MIR. Barton committe
y an act of bankruptcy when he so
r, out his store and paid the $500 recei
e ed for it, over to the banks upon the
II demand.
Burlington Gazette: The sunda
amusement law which has been intr
duced in the Iowa legislature, ar
Q whose passage would close UP Ii
q theatres and base bali parks on Il
N sabbath day, is being bitterly assailt
{. by liberal minded people, who belize
k that the adoption of such la
would be a direct curtailment Of o
boosted" liberties. In the first pla
and last place the incentive OF the Ia
is bigoted and its spirit is unjust.
the Boosters club meeting held
Keokuk Saturday evening Senator |
McManus touched upon this measul
and his remarks are worthy
rauatition