The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
CITY NEWS

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-Maskuerade ball 5Oth Iowa Band.
Woodman hall, Monday, Feb. =.
Mrs. F. A. McGaw, accomplished
pianist, will furnish the piano accom-
paniments for Miss Wycoffs vocal
numbers
An invitation is extended to the
public to be present at the dedication
exercises to no held at the Baptist
church tomorrow afternoon at 2:15.
Tomorrow will be valentine day
The post Office expects to have some
extra work on account of the send
ing of tender messages on that day,
when all true lovers are expected to
exchange greetings.
Mrs. M. Corse. dancing school
opens Feb 18th. Dan-ing every
Thursday evening, to " O'Clock,
Hawkes. hall, gentlemen 35c, ladies
1Oc. Music furnished by Mrs. Marder.
The announcement yesterday nat
Carl Busch, the German wrestler. will
try to get match with Farmer Burns,
caused considerable comment in sport
i ing circles. 1t is hoped that the match
may be pulled off in Keokuk.
The children will be making their
rounds this evening with valentines,
comic and ugly. some pretty greetings
The patron Saints day coming on Sun
day this year. today has been chosen
for the exchange of valentine greet
ings among the youngsters.
Rev. NJ E. Cor pastor OF the
Christian church. remarked this morn
ing that he knew the late A. ]. Ma
thias forty years ago in Fayettn coun-
ty. Iowa. when he was a young mill
lister and Mr. Matthias was school
boy. AT that time. Mr. Matthias was
considered one of the best boys in the
community
The Gate City is too busy engag-
ed in making the best newspaper ever
published in this city to pay any at
tention to the filings from source
that is prompted by envy. Gate City
constituents are deserving of the very
best that can be given in the way of
news and that is what this paper
proposes to give Comparisons can
only result in advantage to this paper.
They are welcomed
The ladies' double trio of the Mon
day Music club will furnish several
numbers at the concert Monday even
ing. Misses Martha and Carrie Bald
win. Lorene Townsend. Harriet kast-
ner and Mesdames W. c. Howell and
C. r.. JOY compose the trio. The sing
ing of these ladies is spoken OF in
Highest terms of praise and Keokuk is
sratified to have this group of singers
on the program.
The Hamilton Press announces a
new postmaster for that place as foi-
lows: Yesterday Mr..F. E. Herold was
pleased to receive the following tele-
gram: Your nomination as postmas-
ter at Hamilton has been confirmed by
the senate Please accept by hearty
CONGRATULATIONS. James Mckinney.
Mr.. Herolds appointment as postmas-
ter is a very popular one, as ne mas
been a faithful ennploye OF the once
for long time. being deputy unoer
Postmaster Denton. who has held the
office for ten years Mr.. Herold Will
take charge of the Office about April
and we wish him much success, as
he deserves it.
The death of DR.. Morgridge at
Muscatine, announced last evening"
was the subject of two-column aIt,-
Gle in the Muscatine Journal, IN whlch
the following mention is made o. lhe
former Keokuk citizen: George W
born Morgridge was born IN Marion
county. Ohio, January 26, lsAo. IN
1856 his parents made the trip over
land to Cedar county. Iowa. while MT.
Morgridga who was then sixteen years
of age. attended school in indiana; ne,
however. came to Iowa in the follo",
ing year. and settled on the parenta,
farm. which was ONLY short distance
north of Wilton. He was uniteu ~
marriage to Miss Ruth Casebeer on
November IA, 1886. and in the ran OF
18eS went to Keokuk where ne ,oon
mn the study of medicine, gradua.lns
with high bonors two years later. ros
time he practiced at Montrose, anu .
then removed to West Liberty. Ai'sl
residence of six years there, % -,
June 1878. he came to Muscatine; anu M
with the exception of short resiaeh me-
in kansas and New Mexico, ne n mas
lived in this CITY ever since. o AZ Is
child DR.. Henry w. Morgridge, diea IN IN
1897, Besides Mrs. Morgridge. on
daughter Mrs. W. S. Norton; survives wi; ! IS
though Mrs. May Dolsen Morgrid ".
daughter 10 LII.