The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-09
CITY NEWS.

ceAes per week.
seats are selling for Corbett in
racing the Music" Saturday matinee
and evening.
James Cameron, ST., has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
VIM. Garthoff, deceased.
James j. Corbett in Facing the
Music viii be seen at the Grand next
Saturday afternoon and evening.
robert G. Boyd has transferred to
Hortense B. Williamson for S10O and
other consideration, tract of land at
Sandusky, according to the deed filed
for record here.
A marriage license was issued
this morning to James D. Beckett and
f1eetie >. Rlchey, both of Argyle, who
We're married by Re- Sanders of the
FIRST Baptist church at his home.
Carl Busch and Henry Voss will
be the principals in the wrestling
match at the Grand opera house next
Thursday evening. The match will be
catch-as-catch-can, strangle hold bar
red.
Manager c. E. Vestal has written
70 number of high schools for base
pail dates but as yet has not made
any contracts. With the reinstate-
ment OF Craig McManus the local
squad should turn out a good team.
Carl Busch and Henry Voss will
meet at the Grand opera house Thurs
day evening in match which every
follower of the game in Keokuk
should attend. Catch as catch can
VIII be the style and Busch looks to
another victory.
The Insurance adjustors of the
Heaslip fire insurance company arriv-
ed in the city yesterday to estimate
the loss and damage on the Matthias
property at Seventh and Orleans street
| which was damaged by fire a week
age.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mel
VIVA Croker was held this afternoon
at the family residence, 1926 Timea
street, Rev. j. Wesley Potter, pastor OF
the Trinity M. E. church officiating
The body was placed to rest in Oak
land cemetery.
Mr.. j. H. Morrison of near Way
land, Mo-, has exchanged his 5 acre
farm near that place to H Crum of
Hamilton, he transferring his home
property in lakewood to the above
named gentleman. The deal was made
through the F. Marie real estate agen-
cy.
James j. Corbett on his way east
after most successful war western
engagement will make but few stops
in this part of the country He is
playing Des Moines tonight and to-
morrow, Cedar Rapids Thursday, Iowa
City Friday, and Keokuk Saturday
From here he jumps to Springfield
H.. for Monday and from there east
ward
j. Frank Gotch, the worlds champion
heavyweight wrestler, has signed ar
ticles to meet Raoul De Rouen in q
! match for the worlds title and purse
+ of $4,000. at Kansas CITY, March Is
Rouen failed to throw Jess Wester
, gard Of Des Moines last night in 6
wrestling match of one hour. The
twice in an hour.
Captain Kirk of last years low;
/ City baseball team who is to play witt
, Waterloo in the Central Association
during the coming season, is coachin:
the Iowa City squad. The universit.
schedule as arranged is as follows
April II to II. Davenport Three-I team
. at Iowa City; April "a, Coe at low;
; City; April %, Normal at Cedar Falls
April 80, Minnesota at Minneapolis
May 1, Minnesota at Minneapolis
r May 8. Upper Iowa at Fayette; Ma
o Is, Ames at Ames; May IS, Cornell a
= Iowa City; May 81, Ames at low
. City; May %. Cornell at Mt We
y non; May 81, Drake at Iowa City; Ma
81. Grinnell at Iowa City; June
q Grinnell at Grinnell; June 8, Drake q
h Des Moines, Coe at Cedar Rapids, dat
y to be arranged.
:, Quincy Wing: A letter was r
Il ,ived at BASEBALL headquarters yeste
e day from President Justice, In whic
:, he stated that he had received cor
munication from the Typographical III
;, ion, requesting that he use the unic
;. label on his printed matter and hea
Il quarters stationery. Mr.. Justice sta
i ed to the various directors about tt
r. circuit that he would comply with tt
l. request of the union officials, and al:
g recommended that the directors abo,
s the circuit follow the same plan in r
gard to their local printed matter ar
1t Office stationery. The Central associ
y ton has always been well supportt
IL by the union men around the circu
g and will continue to be as long as Il
r league and its various clubs respe
o. the unions wishes in every mann
n possible. which has always been Il
n case, both in the old Iowa league al
K, the present Central association.
n The local post office has receive
y supply of 10000 of the Lincol
IS stamps, of which congress authorize
~ the printing of hundred millions
n the 2-cent denomination. They wi