The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-03
CITY NEWS.

Spend this evening at Dodge's
theatre. The program is fire.
Tonight Mrs. Tucker sings her
Songs of Dixie with a rouslng cho-
rus. Y. M. C. A. 25 cents.
Roy Hodge and George Rollison
entertained about thirty of their
friends last Friday evening at the
Hodge home, No. 1902 Hight street.
The affair was very enjoyable one
for all who attended.
The retail grocers of the city are
fans all right. They have agreed to
close up their places of business to-
morrow afternoon from to SO
o'clock on account Of the opening of
the ball season.
Governor Deneen has issued a re-
QUESTION for the return of Edward De
James, convict in the Missouri state
who is to be released May
10. De James is wanted in Hancock
county, ILL.,. to answer to charge of
horse stealing said to have been COM
mitted in 1906.
Dbl tIuA udu a ioAiO"
escape last week with cyclone and
only missed death by twelve feet. He
was on his farm above Burlington and
saw twister coming toward him.
He ran into an orchard, lay fiat upon
the ground behind the largest tree he
could find and hung on, expecting
trouble, but the cyclone passed twelve
feet to one side of him, tearing up
trees in its patch and digging out the
earth. It was very narrow escape.
At Fort Madison on Saturday, a
man was killed by the cars, the Gem
City telling of the accident as follows:
Sim Howe, timekeeper of an extra
gang of track men, was struck by the
pilot beam of engine of Santa Fe
train No. 8 this afternoon and was in
stantly killed No. 8 was about an
hour late. The accident occurred
short distance west of the Santa Fe
depot. e. Hines was conductor of the
train, A. d. Bowman engineer and j..
Louckel fireman Neither of them
knew of the accident until after the
train had pulled out. the engineer and
fireman having proceeded east. The
unfortunate man was about 80 years
old and has brother-in-law, Camp
bell Lawson, at Bucklin, Mo-, who was
notified. The remains were taken to
Sternberg's undertaking rooms.
The Burlington woman who is
looking for lost relatives and whose
appeal was published in this paper
Saturday, has located one of them, the
following from the Davenport Times
telling Of the discovery Of one of the
parties she is seeking: Ralph Talbot,
3112 Fifth avenue, Rock Island, is the
man whom Mrs. Minnie Shepherd of
Burlington is seeking to tell her some
thing about her relatives. He saw
Mrs. Shepherds appeal which appear
ed in the Times last evening and this
morning sent word to the Times office
that he had the information for which
Mrs. Shepherd is seeking. A commun-
ication was received at the Times
Office from Mrs. Shepherd at Burling-
ton yesterday. asking for help il secur-
ing information about her relatives.
The name of Ralph Talbot, who it was
said lived in Davenport at one time was
mentioned in the letter. Mr.. Talbot
says thai he knows the woman's rela-
Itives and will tell her all re can to
help her in her search Mrs. Shepherd
is trying to prove the fact that she is
the granddaughter of her grandfather,
whose estate is being settled.
Sunday was a rare day with the
Swedish M. E. congregation. The first
service during the day was the Sunday
school service at $50 a. m. The
weather being excellent good audi
ence was in attendance. A couple OF
the ministers gave short talks. The
Sunday school service was succeeded
4 by an elegant sermon delivered by
Rev. H. A. Paterson of st. Louis
from the words that the Master spoke
to his disciples, Il call you no longel
my servants but my friends" after
which the Lords supper was admins
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superintendent. The next service was
the Epworth league at 3:15 p. M, Rev
Renius johnson OF the Swedish Mis-
sion church spoke IN the Swedish
Language on the subject. THE Young
People Societies Aim several goo6
suggestions were given. Rev. T. ]
Adrain also spoke on the subject "Op
portunities of the Young People" The
last service of the day was conducted
by Rev C. a. Anderson, who gave {
powerful sermon, using as his subject
stephens Death The meetings were
all we'll attended and the spirit was
powerful. There will be meetings
every night during the week excep'
Saturday, at eight o'cock Rev. T. J
Adrain of Des Moines will assist pas
tor Pearson with these meetings. The
sermon on Friday evening will be il
the English language. Everybod!
welcome.
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