The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-26
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Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar
st. Peters High school opened
his morning.
-Woodman dance at Woodman hall,
Monday evening, April &c. Rights of
reserved.
One drunk and a suspicious char /
acter were in the police station this
j. M. Wright received his patent
papers today from England for his air
ship controller. He also has patents
pending in France and Germany.
Prof. G. A. Schotte of Summitville
was UP in the Supreme court last
night and was given thirty days in the
county Jail.
The Misses Emma and Mary L.
Seibert, Jessie NJ Ford and Leonore
Dickey attended Ben Hur' in Quincy
Saturday afternoon and speak very
highly of the production.
The high school opened for bust
ness today. but the other schools of
the city will remain closed until fur
IHST IOSSlDiy flhCS VII "
opened next Monday morning.
Yesterday was very pleasant day
and many people were out enjoying the
fine weather. The lower lock was WIS.,
tied by hundreds of people during the
afternoon, the high water attracting
attention.
The last Sunday afternoon meet
| ing of the season was held at the Y.
NJ. c. A. yesterday. 1t was in charge
of William Aldrich and talks We're
made by number of the men. A good
musical program was rendered
The police were unable to catch
any saloon open on Sunday, but tae
| lid was not screwed down any too
tight, for a number of drunken men
were seen upon the streets and some
one must have been handing out the
fiery stuff during the day.
The supervisor of the poor has a
worthy, hard working citizen on his
list, for whom he is raising funds to
send to another climate. The man has
been sick for year and is without
the means to go elsewhere to benefit
his health. Mr.. Korschgen is trying
to raise enough money by means Of
donations, to send the man away.
On next Friday evening there viii
be meeting of the Baptist Brother
hood at which time the commission
plan of government will be discussed
Attorney R. B. Smith has been invited
, by the Brotherhood to speak on thai
evening concerning the plan. which is
being agitated not little at the pres
ent time.
The two men picked up Saturda!
afternoon upon word from Cantor
were bounced out of town yesterday
being sent across Ahe bridge The.
aid two revolvers under pile of rail
road ties at Canton and the two gun
were found after the men had got on
of town. There was nothing to hol
: them for here and they We're sen
away
:, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesda
of this week are scheduled for game
between two teams of the Keoku
squad, as Keokuk has no game
scheduled with any of the out-of-tow
teams. The game will be called ever
; afternoon at o'clock Monmouth wi
il be here Thursday, Hannibal Frida
v and Keokuk will go to Ottumwa Sa
urday and Sunday. The season wi
10 open Tuesday and the team will TAX
&c light workout Monday.
10 Quincy had bad fire early SUI
If day morning. The Blank Manufa
turing plant at Front and Mali
+ streets, and the building it occupie
s. We're completely destroyed by fir
f. which was first discovered by
ID switclman on %" engine at l.:
O'Clock. The total loss is variously e
Mt timated at between $4,000 and so
an 600 The value of the Blank col
If pany's stock was placed by d.
IL Thielman, member of the fir
be about $4,000
al The following wet views from
.e Fort Madison paper will interest
ut number of Keokuk people Mart
M Moehn, president of the Moehn Bre
NC ing Co, of Burlington, was in the CT
on today and disposed OF all saloon
Ills terests here. Mr. Moehn was seen
90 ia representative of the Democrat,
ge whom he stated these facts, and al
We that the brewerys product would
Ter main on draught here in the future
en- heretofore. The new state law to t
,ge effect that brewing companies cam
ere own saloons, passed the late legis
,rt ture, brings about this action on t
ms part of Mr. iIoehn's popular brewe
ace and he is Fastening to obey its m;
" dates and has complied with its p
led visions as far as Fort Madison is C.
vet cerned
OF "A probably fatal accident to
Hannibal woman IS told as follows
Of the Journal: Mrs. Neal Evans.
on flS North Fourth street. met with
ing horrible accident at the noon he
life yesterday and one which is liable
en- terminate in her death. She wa
an gagged in ironing the irons being he