The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
CITY NEWS.
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Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar.
Get our prices on winter potatoes.
onions and cabbage. De longs.
Home killed meats, the best.
Hoffman's, 916 Main Both phones.
Split Wood and chunks delivered
promptly. NJ. F. Eaton, Bell phone, 3;
HUB. phone. 1894.
Two pennies in each package OF
Bucks starch. All grocers sell 1t, 1Oc
package. Made in Keokuk.
"A marriage license was granted
today to Mr.. Robert g. Meister and
Miss Clara L. HOFFMAN both of Keo-
kuk.
Charles s. Marley, who has been
bookkeeper for Ayres and Sons and
previous to that time was employed
at Duncan-Schell. has accepted a po-
sition with the bank at Wayland.
Rev. ]. w. Potter of the Trinity
NJ. q. church is attending the NJ. E..
convention and session In Burlington,
being held at Grace M. e. church.
Rev. A. " Kendrick, formerly
of Keokuk, is also attending the
convention.
The King Plumbing Company,
which secured the contract for ex-
tending the mains Of Warsaw, has
commenced the work Thomas Bre-
heny is in charge Of portion Of the
work.
The government boat, David Tip
| ton, passed up the river yesterday af-
ternoon bound for st. Paul, where it
will set out on trip down stream
with a deep waterway commission,
headed by Senator Burton, chairman
of the waterway committee. The boat
is due to pass through here about the
ninth of this month
w. j. Noelkemper, who has been
in failing health for several months
past, was taken with weakness Of the
heart last evening between the hours
Of 10 and II o'clock while taking a
restful walk in the night air on Third
street. His condition was critical for
a time after being removed to his
rooms by friends, but today the fam
lily reported him to be resting quietly.
The Diamond 10 steamer Dubuque
] the last one of the boats to stay in
the trade, arrived at the local port
this morning from tie south on her
way to winter quarters in the canal
just above the nrst lock. Local
agents express themselves as well
/ pleased with the business Of the past
season
FIT. Madison Democrat: The
rivermen regret the showing made by
the Diamond 10 line boats and declare
that the persons making out the SEIZED
ule are to blame. The speed of the
| fastest boats and the slowest were
secured and an average taken. This
average was beyond that of the slow
! boats and how they expected them
to keep up is more than the local mer
can understand
"A cry for help is heard from ev
cry cornfield in the state Of Iowa
Farmers cannot secure enough men
! to help them harvest their crops
They are paying the huskers 4 and
cents bushel, but even at this rate
they are very scarce, which has caused
appeals to be sent out in every direc
ton asking for more men. Scores OF
letters have been received by the Des
Moines employment offices asking
them to furnish the farmers all the
4 laborers they can secure. but the de
mand cannot be fulfilled, for the city
itself has enough work on hand te
keep 500 extra men at work constant
| ly for the next year. This condition
has existed for the past six months
and continues to grow worse instaaI
of better. Many Iowa farmers are
advertising for help in local ant
eastern papers, but this has even fail
ed to bring them the necessary help
indicating that there must be de
mand for labor in every part Of thu
country, and big one at that.
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