The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-21
CITY NEWS.

I'll / N LWS.
If YOU want blanks in missing let
ter contest, call at Ayres' store
Don't miss "the Girl in Red to-
morrow. Watch for her. She's worth
seeing
Spend the evening at the Roll-a
way tonight. Biggest masquerade
party of the season
The opening chapters of The
Redfields," short serial story by Lii
liam W. Hale. will be started in this
paper next Saturday.
There is a rather startling ticket
over at the police station, made out
for a man locked up last night at
1915 o'clock by officer Corners, read
ing as follows: mo name, age 100.
He don't know his name nor where he
is going or where he came from
John Harris was arrested last
night at 1870 O'Clock by Officers Mon.
ogue and Park and locked up on sus-
picion. He is suspected of owing a
board bill at the Grand Hotel Two
DRINKS and half dozen sleepers
were also inmates of the Jail over
night.
Grand masquerade party tonight
splendid music-a grand good time
for all at the Roll-a-way.
The case against Sam Bowers was
heard yesterday afternoon in the court
of Justice Burrows and lasted for
some time. 1t was not completed. be-
ing postponed until this afternoon at
2 o'clock when the arguments were to
be taken up and presented before the
court.
"A handsome pair of roller skates
to the lady and gentleman having
the best costumes at the big masquer-
ade party at the Roll-a-way tonight.
The will of Sullivan Hanson of Ham
ilton, who died a few days since in a
keokuk hospital. left large estate
consisting of both real and personal
property. The former is valued at
$4,000. and the latter at over SIS, 600
consisting of moneys, notes, bonds and
stocks, the larger portion being
shares in the Hamilton State bank, OF
which he was president. His widow
Arvilla Hanson, and two sons, Harry
and Erastus, are named as joint exc.
cutrix and executors. Besides the
widow there are four heirs, two sons
and two daughters. The property is
specifically divided among them.
That mysterious Girl in Red
will keep YOU all guessing tomorrow.
Watch for her. She's worth while.
If you want blanks in missing let
ter contest, call at Ayres' store.
New association films presented al
Dodge's theater tonight. Something
exceptionally fine Bring the children
Fort Madison Democrat: Lewis
Barton, sixteen-year-old lad of Du-
buque, came TO Fort Madison Tuesday
night and was helped on his way by
the authorities. He was picked UP
by the police in keokuk and told them
that he ran away from home about a
year ago and had not heard from his
parents since that time and does not
know whether they are alive or not
He said he had been working in shoe
/ factory in Mexico, Mo. He Is appar
entity bright boy and quite small fol
his age He seemed to be getting
more eager as he got near his home
town, but while at the police station
kept up his courage ty whistling most
of the time, but his favorite tune
seemed to be Home. Sweet Home"
Quincy Journal: Quincy is t.
have branch of the S. P. Pond com
pany of heokuk H. E. Dill, distric
representative of the Pond company
is in the city today for the purpos'
OF making final arrangements TO
opening branch house here at From
and Maine streets, in the former head
quarters OF the Anheuser-Busch Brew
/ ing company depot. and more recent.
occupied by the Geiger Hide and Woo
company Mr.. Dill informed jour
nal representative that his compan.
appreciates the fact that Quincy is
good point for it's kind of business
and states that the property rente'
by his company will be improved AM
made a good place for its business
The company is the largest of tn
kind in the central west, and deal
extensively in butter, eggs and poul
try. 1t will be open and ready TO
1 business the first of next week Tn
present manager of the business. MI
Charles Pond, is son of the Pom
who was in partnership with Col. "
Z. Digtin, of this city, some twenty
4 five years ago, under the name o
Pond, Distin & Co. They did wei
here. Their ground location. wa
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