The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-09
CITY NE;WS.
Skate at the Roll-a-way.
Carpet sweepers at Webers'

Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar
Visit the Roll-a-way afternoon and
evenings.
DIR. Coffey has returned from a.
bus iness trip.
Blankets for your horse, lap robe
for yourself. buy them of Sherwood.
Burlington VS.. Keokuk tonight at
the "Y." Come and see fast game.
M. w. A. dance tonight at Wood
man hall. Agnes six piece orchestra.
He Played Truant.' Come to the
Bon Ton tonight and see how he did
It.
Buy door covering at Weber's and
make a storm door with your screen
door.
Unitarian Ladies' bazaar and oys-
ter supper Friday, Dec. 10. Rugs,
aprons, comforts, fanny articles, sale
at 8 supper at ..
1T will be cold tonight but you will
forget all about it, as you laugh at
The Wonderful Remedy at the Bon
Ton.
The group of rabbit hunters from
here who went on hunt yesterday
bagged twenty-seven Dummies, quail,
and two squirrels, pretty good bag
for few hours work
The two colored fellows, who
pleaded not guilty to the charge
against them of stealing coal. changed
their pleas this morning to guilty. The
sentence was thirty days each.
Joseph Alberts. with no visible
means of support, was arrested by
officers last night and today was given
berth by Judge Mcnamara which
will be good for thirty days. He doubt
lessly needs it.
There will be services in Melrose
church next Sunday at IL a. M. and
1880 p. m. Subject for morning SER
mon, "The Fools Statement There is
no Cod This Is sermon for think
ing people. Come and hear!
William Moore. Of Montrose. took
occasion to come to Keokuk and get
drunk. 1t was not long before he land
ed in the city jail and this morning
was given the choice of serving five
days or returning home. He chose the
latter.
Keokuk lodge No. 256, A. o. U.
w meets every Thursday night at
1880 o'clock at hall over Keokuk Saw
ings bank, corner Fifth and Main
streets. Visiting brethren cordially
invited. G. w. Trott. NJ. W.; Ed. W..
Moore, recorder.
The cold weather played havoc
with the attendance at the moving
picture shows last evening. For some
time they have been playing to full
houses, but their audiences last even
ing were very small in comparison to
those Of few days ago.
The river is filled with floating
ice today of substantial thickness
while the canal also has a thick COW
ering. 1t was necessary to saw a
treat deal in the canal before the
ferry boat Cantonia could get in The
little ferry boat would stand poor
show of getting up the river today.
John Edward Thon, the eighteen
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. w. c..
Thon of No. 1923 Exchange street is
critically Ill with brain fever and its
life is despaired Of. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thon have the sympathy of all in their
sorrow. They lost one child from this
same ailment and another little one
was burned to death.
The first of the series OF inter-
class basket ball games among the
boys of the high school was held yes
terday, the Juniors and sophomores
coming out victorious, the former by
the score of II to II and the latter by
80 to count. There was a large
crowd witnessed the two games which
were played in the Y. M. G. A. Gym
nasium.
Fort Madison Gem City: George
S. Tucker, paving contractor of Keo-
kuk, was in the city today Like
nearly all other Keokukians Mr.. Tuck
er is very enthusiastic over the pros
poets of the big water power project.
In fact, he is dead sure" about it, and
he appears to have inside information
and knows what he is talking about,
but he didn't know there was re-
porter for the Daily Gem City within
hearing distance.