The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-22
CITY NEWS.


cents per week.
high grade pianos at the ris-l
price. Loewenstein music store, 626
Main street.
Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors dance, Tuesday evening,
FEBRUARY 90. Rights of admission re-
served.
The meeting of the Mems society
OF st. Paul's German Episcopal church
Tor this week has been postponed in
definitely.
"A marriage license was issued
mere Saturday afternoon late, to Dan
lei II. Johnston and Laura Tolle, both
of Quincy.
The regular meeting of the Mon
day Music club will be held this even
Ing. The program will be in COM
memoration of the day.
"A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Peterson, of No. 311 Blondeau
street has the diphtheria and the
house has been quarantinef
Washington programs were given
in many of the school rooms today, in
honor Of the birthday anniversary of
the immortal first president of the
United States.
The next attraction at the Grand
opera house will be the Y. M. c. A. en-
tertainment on Friday evening when
~. Cayeny & Co., will present their
pleasing program.
"A very attractive attraction will
be the entertainment on Friday even
ing at the Grand opera house when J..
Caveny & Co. appear under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Some of the Sunday school chill
dren of the city are circulating petit
tons to be sent to Des Moines urging
the passing of the bill to prohibit
Sunday base ball in Iowa.
March 81 is the first day of
spring. Therefore spring is due just
one month from yesterday. The i'm
preston prevails that it will arrive
somewhat ahead of scheduled time
this year.
A large star spangled banner is
floating from the draw house on the
bridge this morning in honor of Wash.
lington's birthday. A number of bust
ness houses on Main and Johnson are
decorated with flags this morning in
honor of the day.
George Kautenberger, q Burling
ton route baggageman, who has been
running into Burlington from Chicago
for years, was arrested in Chicago on
the charge of stealing trunks and suit
cases which were intrusted to his care
When his room was searched in Chi
cago, jewelry as we'll as ladies' and
gentlemen's apparel to the value o.
over $500 was found, so it is said.
The fifth annual banquet of Keo
4 kuk aerie of the Fraternal Order oil
Eagles is to be held tomorrow even
ing in the lodge room of the order al
Eighth and Main streets. Prepare
lions have been made for a grand time
and the banquet and social session tc
/ follow. promises to be the most ell
joyable affair ever given by this
ledge.
4 The Pfaffee fence case which wa
1 up in the courts some time ago ant
caused much interest by its unique
ness comes to light again today mad
known by Otto Pfaffee, the vel
known and honorable German butche
! who claims to have nothing to do witt
tle building of the fence and wishe
\ to be exonerated, his brother Car
Pfaffee having built the fence
The bankers met in Keokuk fou
years ago and up to that time tn
meetings had been merely CONVEX
tions Keokuk set the mark for sc
cial good time and since then the al
tendance has increased right alons
The biggest delegation ever enrolled
was present this morning, all of tn
4 bankers in the neighborhood bein
anxius to come to Keokuk.
To-day is the last of the many hol
days and special days of Februar
which is the busiest month of tn
year. Wednesday will be Ash Wednes
day and the month contains the TO
lowing: Four Sundays, Ground Ho
day, Valentines day, Lincolns birth
day. Washington's birthday, AS
| Wednesday. Anyone who will observ
/ all of these as holiday, finds Febrl
J airy to be very short month.