The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-09
CITY NEWS.

Soy tool chests at WeberS'.
Westmins ster supper tonight
Skates and sleds at Webers'.
Ewer's Grand Leader, best &c cigar
Storm fronts for buggies a Sher
woods.
ROll-a-way for pleasure. Skating
afternoon and evenings.
Tomorrow is United Presbyterian
church day at LIE Brons'.
The Lucky Husband" at the Boz
Ton tonight. A great comedy.
Don't miss the basket ball game
tonight Burlington VS.. Keokuk.
M w. A. dance at Woodman hal
tonight. Agnes six piece orchestra
Burke Bros for fancy box candy
and other Christmas goods, Eo4 Main
Better hadn't miss that turkey
supper Saturday eve. at Y. w. G. A
See the great Biograph picture
Through the Breakers" at the Boz
Ton tonight.
Get the habit, of dropping in at the
daily matinee of the Bon Ton. Com
plete program every day.
The remains of the late Allen 7
Paul are not to be brought to keokul
for burial, the funeral having taker
place from his home in Chicago, with
burial in that city.
Capt. A. j. Whitney, one of the
| oldest contractors on the Upper Miss
| issippi and owner of the A. ]. Whitney
and number of barges. has retired
from active service on the river,
The paymaster of the Burlington
will arrive in the city on the morning
of December 10th at 2:40 from Hanni
bal to gladden. the hearts OF the local
employees of the Burlington system.
The soutt bound K line train was
over an hour late this morning and
| the north bound morning train was
about an hour and half late, delay
ing the business and city mails great
ly.
Young Americans who were fired
with enthuiasm last summer when the
discovery of the north pole was noted
to set forth and find the south pole
have given up the idea this week and
are content to sit inside the house
close up to the base burner and read
stories of African hunting trips and
other tropical tales.
Order your holiday decorations
new, from VIM C. Laisle, the leading
florist, before the rush of orders
we have fine line C holly, holly
wreaths, Christmas wreathing, and
mistletoe, and a full line Of cut
flowers and ported plants. VIM. G.
Laisle, 427 Main street. Both phones
at store and residence.
Quail hunters have but few
more days to visit the woods in the
quest Of game The season closes
next Wednesday, The conditions have
been ideal for rabbits during the pas.
few days and there is no law regard
| ing them which restrict the hunters
Contrary to the quail law rabbits car
be hunted the year round
"A boy who drives Main street
grocery store wagon had quite a fright
this morning, when, after mounting
his wagon and taking up the lines to
start off on a tour of delivery, he dis
covered that the horse could not move
He reported to the store keeper the
suspicion that the horse was frozen
stiff. Investigation proved that the
lad had forgotten to unhitch the ami
NAL. After being united the animal
shambled off in quite a spirited man
ner.
The per capita cost of conducting
the business of the city of Des
Moines under the new government
was 1882 less for the year than last
year under the old system Of govern
ment according to figures compiled il
the city auditors department. The
statement shows that for the fisca
year which closed April 1, 1909, the
first twelve months under the Des
Moines plan. the expenditures were
S9s5.546.6i Based on population Of
100000 the per capita tax was 1886
but it is pointed out that $175,61607
OF the expenditure was on debts con
tracted by former councils, SO with
that deducted, the actual per capita
cost was $3.50.
-Nauvoo Independent: JOS ,pt
Chant, of Powellton, died at DR.. Fog
ers' hospital in this city Monday nigh
at II O'Clock. He died in spasms while
suffering from lockjaw. Symptoms Of
lockjaw began to appear Saturday, and
in spite of the administration of anti
/ tetanic serum that evening and or
Sunday and on Monday. lockjaw de
veloped, and death was an inevitable
result On Thanksgiving night in this
city while Mr.. Chant was on his way
to his buggy, he stumbled AID fell
His thumb struck the curbing and il
was so badly smashed that the zones
protruded from the flesh. He was TAX
en- to DR.. Fegers, who was obliged te
amputate the bone back of the first
joint. Later gangrene set in, and or
the following Monday part of the hant
had to be amputated. Up to Saturday
he seemed to be improving nj ,ely
| Fort Madison Democrat: Jesse
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