The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
CITY NEWS

Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar
Good seats can be secured for "A
knight for a day"
has been filed for record in the dis
trict court and Enoch Hugili has been
named as executor OF the estate.
u. S. Bateman, travelling agent of
the freight claim department of the
Rock Island with headquarters at Des
Moines was in the city today visit
ing local Offices.
On Saturday evening marriage
license was issued to Elmer Bradley
aged % years of Mount Sterling, H..
and Myrtle Rigg, aged Is years OF
Huntsville, Ill. The couple were mar
ried by Justice James S. Burrows.
Jake Hubinger returned to the
city last evening after trip down the
river in his launch where he has been
duck hunting. He was finely success
full having been out since Saturday
noon and bringing back with him 104
ducks which he killed.
in the Y. NJ. C. A. pool tournament
Saturday evening Ferris won two
games. He defeated Eckland by a
score of 60 to A.. Eckland was ex-
pected to run strongly for the cue but
has already lost two games.
The Lincoln club will meet this
and Main streets where they will dis
cuss the city election All are in
evening in their hall at Thirteenth
vited to attend the meeting which
begins at s o'clock. President Mott
and Secretary Mckee will call the
meeting to order at that hour
An interesting meeting was held
at the Y. ". c. A. yesterday afternoon,
tie Christian Endeayor society OF the
Westminster Presbyterian church hav-
ing charge OF the meeting. Those who
took part in 1he meeting were the
following ladies': Mesdames Aldrich
and R. H. Bell, Misses olivia stricx,
Ter. Bertha Craig, Pearl Collier and
Helen Slonaker.
The Carnation class of the Chris
tan church Sunday school depart
ment which is having a membership
contest with the young ladies of the
school, had thirty-nine members pres
ent at yesterday mornings session
of the class. A photograph of the
large class was taken after the Sun
day school session.
The voters in the Second ward
will avail themselves of the splendid
opportunity to vote for a thorough
business man and excellent citizen,
Mr. John Tumelty. He is we'll and IA
vorably known, is competent to give
the ward and the city service that
/ will get the best results and irrespec
tive of political opinions he is going
! to get big vote He deserves cleo
| ton.
/ Quincy Wing: Charles Noakes
/ for a number of years resident Of
Quincy-in fact. born here-was q
visitor in the city yesterday. He has
been living in Keokuk for number Of
years past. and is connected with {
| jobbing firm in that city. The Noakes
family was one of tn best known II
the city quarter of century ago
Charles Noakes' father was for years
assistant chief of the fire department
under John A. Steinbach and others
and his heroic figure, the morning o
the Quincy house fire. in January. 1888
is still remembered by some of tbs
older residents. 1t was bitter colo
morning when the Quincy house burn
ed, and Noakes was directing the worl
of the firemen He had a long beard
wore an overcoat anG the regular he'll
met A piece of the hose burst, cover
ing him with water. He stood imper
turable and the water, which covered
him, soon became ice. 1t is said tina
he had to be taken home and that hi
clothing had to be thawed from hi.
is also said that as result OF thu
person before it could be removed. l
severe exposure he contracted Bright!
disease, from which he died in 1885.