The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-26
CITY NEWS

N.
James Chandler and Susie Slusa-
er were arrested last night at eleven
o'clock by Officer Corners and locked
UP for being drunk.
Justice H. G. Landes is much inn
proved. He is able to sit up in bed
ana smoke ten cent cigars, which is
a very favorable sign.
The tree butcher is abroad these
mild days, hacking off great branches
from the shade trees under the pre-
tense OF trimming them.
Jesse Mud and Miss Julia Murphy
VINO went to Fort Madison yesterday to
be married, were married by Justice
D. F. Alley in his office at $3.50
o'clock.
Coal dealers report that business
in their line at the present time is
very quiet, the warm heather being
the immediate cause of not much do
ing in the coal business.
Reports from Quincy are that the
Wabash business is picking up to such
an extent that the yards are made
quate. and additional tracks are being
laid to take care of the business.
There was another fog early this
morning hanging over the city and
making 1t impossible to tell how big
the city was. 1t was impossible to
see for any great distance through
the thick mist.
Marshal Kenney picked up stray
bicycle last evening leaning against
the billboards at Sixth and Blondeau
streets and took it to the station. This
morning the wheel was claimed by
Van Hayden.
-Des Moines has been chosen as
the place of the Missouri Valley con-
ference track and field meet, June s.
A rule has also been drawn that no
student in the conference schools be
permitted to pay summer baseball
&C. B. Wolfenbarger of Charleston
writes The Gate City as follows. 81
voted for Abraham Lincoln at Rome,
Ga, in 1864, being a member of Co.
E.. Seventh Iowa Infantry. / feel
lonely now as I am the only private
who marched with Sherman to the sea,
as all the rest claim to be officers
-Hy Celeyham, formerly depot mas.
ter of the Keokuk union station was a
visitor in the city this morning. He
is at present located at Minneapolis
and was in the city today shaking
hands with old acquaintances before
going south to old Mexico He was at
one time a passenger conductor on
the old X. & w. road.
AT i1er home in Montrose last
evening at o'clock occurred the death
of Mrs Harry Wilson aged 1 years,
! death resulting from paralysis. She
was the wife of Harry Wilson, vet
eran Of the civil war. who survives
her. There are no children. The flu.
neral will be held tomorrow afternoon
from the NJ. E. church.
A correspondent writes The Gate
City that Miss Maymie Hardy is
dangerously i'll at her home in Sum
mitville. DR.. j. H. Coulter and Keo.
i kuk physician will hold 2 consulta
/ ton to decide as to moving her to the
hospital DR.. Coulter announced that
| Miss Hardy can not live without an
] operation, which will be dangerous
one. The young LAZY has the sym
pathy of all, IS this will make hei
! second operation
! A meeting of the membership
committee of the Y. w. C. A. was hello
in the association rooms last evening
/ Tonight the annual meeting of the as
sociation will be held and the secre
tary, Miss Clara Doll requests all who
are interested in the association ant
its work to be present at this even
ings meeting An entertaining pro
gram aside from the regular business
gram aside from the regular business
will be pleasant one.
The Herald of Quincy contains tn,
following concerning people we know
Jack Ellsworth of Keokuk was II
the city Saturday to see his oil
friend, William Crooks Smith. Mis-
Trula Evers is home from Keokul
where she visited for nearly twt
weeks as a guest of her friend, Mis-
Lillian Miller. II. E. Dill of keo
kuk, manager of the creamery depart
ment at the S. P. Pend company
plant, was business visitor in tn
city Saturday.
Fort Madison Democrat: A dee
has been recorded transferring tn
Chris Trump building on the south
east corner OF Front and Locust street
! to S. Atlee, for the consideration 0
$4,000. This is the property that will
be given by the city to the Bonicam
Mfg. Co., when they complete thei
contract with the city. The city stand
back of the purchase and has ten year
in which to pay Mr.. Atlee for the prop
erty and turn it over to the compan,
providing the company fulfils their col
tract. the latter giving bond of 81
900 as a guarantee that they will flu
fill their contract The company
now preparing plans for remodelin
the building and putting 1t in shape TO
husfnocc and tho work will commence