The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-12
CITY NEWS.


Sl.35. Star Shoe Store.
The saloons of the city are closed
today on account of holiday.
The keokuk public library was
closed today on account of Lincoln's
birthday celebration.
This evening the roller skate vet
Grams will be out in force at the Old
timers party at the Roll-a-way.
-k-iine train No. II arrived this
morning at 10 o'clock, delaying mail
from Chicago over an hour and a half
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday evening to John 0. Leighton
and Mrs. Lutte Glidewell, both of this
city,
Main street was bright today with
hags, there being fine display of
the national colors in honor of the
day.
Merchants who deal in oranges
should advertise in tomorrow's Gate
CITY A large special advertisement
about oranges will appear.
The Sunday meeting at the Y. w.
G. A. has been postponed on account
of the dedication exercises at the Bap-
tist church on Sunday afternoon.
Carpenters started work today on
a new shed to be erected by VIM. Sin
ton on his lot at Sixth and Blondeau,
back of the Hubinger Office building.
A meeting of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians will be held this even
ing proceeding the social dance for
which invitations have been extended.
The Lincoln club members will
meet at their hall at Thirteenth and
Main streets this evening and march
down to the Masonic hall on Fifth
street, led by the colored band.
The hotels of the city did fine
business last evening and from one
of the houses several men had to be
turned away on account of there being
no rooms left to accommodate them.
Next week will be orange week
in Keokuk Tomorrow The Gate City
will publish large advertisement tell
ing you about oranges. Be sure and
read the advertisement and then buy
oranges.
"A new gymnasium class at the Y
NJ. c. A. which is becoming quite pop
ular is that organized by Physical Di
rector Chamberlain for the ministers
of the city. Many of them are quite
enthusiastic over IT,
A meeting of the independent
base ball players of the city will be
held this evening at the county court
house. A team name will be selected
and other arrangements for the com
ing season made.
e. Brunat can tell a most inter
esting story of the re 2ivinr of the
news in Keokuk of the assassination
of Lincoln He was printer in The
Gate City Office at that time and was
the first man to receive the news from
the telegraph office.
Excellent music will be part o
the program at the mems meeting
the Y. NJ C. A. Sunday afternoon
i Mrs. Louis Sterne will be the SOLOS
/ md Mr.. John W. Marsh will be thu
/ cellist accompanist Rev. Nels Pear
! son will address the meeting.
i The county court house famil,
had an agreeable surprise yesterda.
afternoon when Mrs. Arthur G. Has
LANCER. nee Miss Ella Menu, calle'
upon them with refreshments, con
sisting of ice cream and cake, giyln'
her friends a most agreeable surprise
! There were more books drawn
from the Keokuk public library during
the month of January than for an.
month since the library was opened
the total number of books taken beint
/ 6.30f for the month The trustees
/ held a meeting last evening and at
tended to routine business, at which
| the librarians report was received
/ showing these figures, which marx
,.aonrd tho library
Henry Sturgeon of this city is !
possession of New York Herald e.
ira printed at SIS on the morning c
April Is. 1865. just after the assa'
sination of Lincoln at Ford's theate
on the evening before. The paper
a curious one and no large blac
heads We're used in the articles ahot
the assassination and war as are use
in present day articles. Mr.. Sturse
prizes the old paper very highly an
it is kept in the best of preservation
Charles Off and Jacob Schoute
returned this morning from Waterloo
where they were in attendance at tn
bakers convention held in that cit
on Wednesday and Thursday. IN
meeting was quite an important on
and the Waterloo papers contain larg
accounts of the proceedings at Tn
meeting of the pie and bread maker
Ia Keokuk baker, Jacob Schonten, Wa
highly honored by receiving the ONO
of vice president. Bakers from a
over the state were present and tn
Keokuk gentlemen present stated tn;
they were royalty entertained VIM
in Waterloo - :.
steel for the construction Of tn
clear water tank arrived yesterda
from quincy with force Of me
from the Michaelman steel works
that city in charge. Work of erectir
inc tank has begun in earnest ana nc.
is thought that it will be complete
within month II bad weather 90,
not return again. The large initial
and outlet pipes have arrived al
wore being removed this morning iro
the freight cars at the waterwork !,
Men we're digging trenches Tor q
placing of the large pipes and IN
mart az the work will be compiet'