The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-12
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Henry Herstein was a voter for
Abraham Lincoln in 1854
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Fallon are the
proud parents of baby born last
evening.
oh, Girls. shaeffer & Saunders
at GOT Main street, IL sell any sheet
music in their show window Friday
and Saturday only for 10 cents.
The exercises at the opera house
this evening will be entirely free and
the public is invited to attend. No
charge whatever is to be made for the
celebration is public one
j. j. Lynch, foreman of construc-
,tion of the Postal Telegraph company
arrived in the city yesterday from Kan
sas City and is engaged at the local
offices in putting UP new wire be
tween this city and Quincy.
A large American flag is suspend
ed from a rope stretched between the
Stricken building and the Huiskamp
Bros building at Second and John
son streets. The flag is an immense
one and can easily be seen from the
foot of Johnson street hill.
Dan OConnell of Eldon, formerly
| a Rock Island yard engineer in this
city yesterday meeting old acquaint-
ances. Mr.. O'Connen is at present a
land agent in Eldon and is agent for
Texas and other lands, in the south
ern states.
I'm the public schools this after
noon the little folks gave Lincoln pro.
grams for the benefit of fathers and
mothers WHO called and listened to the
songs and pieces given by the children
Washington birthday celebration
Il falls on next Monday and the little
ones will be busy for the next few
days in learning more patriotic songs
and pieces about the Father of His
Country.
Word was received in this city
this morning of the death of DR.. G. O.
Morgridge. a former wel-known keo
kuk physician. He was located in this
city along about 1889 and 1890, and is
we'll known by large number OF keo
kuk physicians and friends who will
learn with sorrow of his demise. He
was at one time connected with the
college in this city and was very prom
inent as a physician.
AT the present time there are
about two inches of clear smooth ice
in the canal During the last freeze
there was not enough wind to roughen
the ice and 1t is smooth as marble as
far up the canal as one can see.
Charles Schultz, Waterman at the
second lock. had the misfortune to cut
his foot badly while at work at the
locks yesterday morning. He was re
moved to his home near Prices Creel
/ and a city physician called who
dressed the wound. He is gettins
along as we'll as can be expected
| the present time.
The Pennington News OF recen
date says of a case which will be O
interest to several Lee county people
/ The case of Becker VS.. Snyder prom
ised some excitement. but just on thu
eve of trial. the defendant confesse'
his fault by offering to pay the plain
tiff the sum of 500 and the plaintiff
accepted it as a complete restoration
of his feelings The case was a dam
age suit. plaintiff alleging that defend
ant maliciously spoke certain Sian
derous words concerning him ant
that said words we're false and untrue
and his reputation and feelings hat
been injured thereby. The case wa
settled by the attorneys interested
signing written agreement for Judg
ment for the sum of 500.
4 Mrs. Paul w. McClintock vii
I speak at Westminster Presbyterian
4 church Sunday evening in connection
i with the Praise Meeting of the Won
j ems Missionary Society Those wh
have had the opportunity of becomin
) acquainted with Mrs McClintock dun
, ing her former or present, visit Wit
friends in the city, will be glad
this public appearance, in which sn
. will give some of the experiences L
mission work in the island OF Hair
an. China. Since her visit here las
, summer, she has been much in dc
mand as a speaker in the leadln
. churches of the west, and the ladle
j of Westminster church are fortunat
. in securing her for this service.
cordial invitation is given 10 the put
lie There will be special music,
! which Mrs. Bence will have part.
-Ft. Madison Democrat: The bod
!. of Henry Mansheim who mysteriousl
!. disappeared from Fort Madison a fe'
days ago, will arrive Friday afternoo
: on Santa Fe train No. s, accompanie
by the brother William Mansheim. l
: telegram from Springfield, Mr.. MAJ
sheim states that the body was foun
in a Frisco box car and that it is ev
| dent that death was caused from e,
posture. He also states that the bod
is in good condition It IS expecte
that the funeral will take place Sa
urday morning from Sacred Hear
church. of which he was a membe
| The deceased is survived by the mott
er, Mrs. Catherine Mansheim, and tn
| following brothers and sisters: ST
! ter Miltrandis of the Order of Notr
Dame, Baltimore. Md, Mrs Geore
Ohnemus of Quincy. III, Mrs. Ere
Grobmeier, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mr
Dio4An L Ic,Er