The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-30
CITY NEWS.

at Sherwood's, 70S Main.
New ties are being placed under
the street car rails on the depot
track, several men being engaged in
the work.
The Gate City is printing an Ell.
larged paper this week. 1t Is giving
splendid satisfaction and elicitins
much praise.
Spencer. the Burlington pitcher.
will go on the vaudeville stage this
winter. He was in the city Tuesday,
being on his way to join his partner.
The two of them do singing and
dancing turn.
Blankets, lap rones. Sherwood.
Few cities in Iowa have made bet
ter progress during the year than Keo-
kuk. There has been general ad
vance in building and in the matter Of
street improvement,
The steamer Adeline was down
yesterday afternoon on Its way to
Warsaw towing two barges. At War
saw It got another one and proceed
ed to the Illinois river where she will
get clans for the button factory.
III, 7. Powers is assisting Coach
Belknap of the local high school. in
instructing the line candidates for the
football team. Powers was formerly
guard on the Wabash college team
and is well versed on the fine points
OF the game.
"A couple came to the city yester-
day from Quincy. for the purpose OF
getting married, but owing to the fact
that the girl had been married before
and had been divorced less than
year ago, the knot could rot be tied,
this being new state law.
When the Wabash train pulled
out this morning it presented fine
appearance. all of its coaches together
with the engine being newly painted.
the former dark green. and the lat
ter black. They have been in the
shops for over a month receiving the
decorations.
Many days will not elapse before
the opening for the winter of the gym
nasium classes of the Y. NJ. CA. No
announcement has yet been made con-
corning the opening of the physical
department but R. E. Chamberlain,
physical director hopes to announce
definitely the opening in few days.
Justified is another great picture
at Dodges tonight.
The coming term OF the federal
court will give the city more litiga-
ton and keep up court interest for a
time at least. During the present
term of the district court there has
been large audience each day when
case of interest was up, and the
same will likely result in the federal
court.
Buy feed and -four of Gutherz &
Mullikin, 1101 Main. Store opens
Monday. Both phones
AT a special meeting of the city
council held last evening the Mayor
was instructed and given power to ap.
| point three delegates to the conven.
ton of the Upper Mississippi River
improvement Association at Wenona
and that the city pay expense of SAID
delegates. Also that the sum of $3.50
be paid to the association for weary
| dues. 81 900 was given to Clerk Moore
for an emergency fund.
For the information of fans who
wonder where Doe Run, Missouri. the
home of Rube Burch, is located, it
may be truthfully stated that it is
about 80 miles south OF st. Louis. 1t
| is not known whether or not Lyman
holds an official position in the city,
such as heath officer or fire marshall.
If he does, he is very modest and has
not told any of his local friends
about it.
-Gutherz & Mullikin, 1101 Main
opens -four and feed store Monday.
To-day is the last day OF the
month, which has been unusual in the
way of weather for the month of Sep.
/ TENDER. some really cold weather com.
! ing toward the latter part of the
month just passing today and some
good warm weather making the mer.
curry climb higher during the fore part
OF the month Some good rains came
" licSHSi up tlC lECli, IiOu6h dito-
gether September this year has been
fair and pleasant month
Memphis Democrat: There will
be a temperance mass meeting held
at the Kinney opera house next Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock. The
meeting has been announced from the
various pulpits of the city, and peo-
pie from the country are cordially
invited TO be present. The principal
speaker of the day will be Rev. r. w.
Lilly, Of Keokuk, Iowa. Mr.. Lilly is
said to be very fine speaker and his
address will doubtless be an enter
tanning event
See Comato, the Sioux, a great
Indian picture at Dodges tonight.
Since the passing into the bust
ness world of several high school men
who made a name in college athletes
Keokuk has not had strong athlete
away at some distant college. and this
has been fact for several years
past. Word has been received. how
ever, that Malcolm Mcfarland, who is