The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-11
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Phone Jos. Haubert for fine fresh
cat fish.
More Precious than Cold is
another one of the big pictures at
Dodge's tonight.
MIR. and Mrs. Leo Springer are
the proud parents of twelve pound
baby boy, born last Sunday.
The river has been very rough
during the past two days and no small
boats have ventured out on It,.
The government dredge boat
Etna is laid up for the season. 1t
has been working in the canal during
the past summer.
The lunch car on north Sixth
street is now conducted by John
Bregenzer. F. L. Gay, chef. Best of
lunches and best of service assured.
For Sale-Two cottages. Thir-
teenth and Orleans. Will sell at
price to net 8 per cent if sold within
ten days. Answer IL" care this
office.
The third annual poultry show at
Quincy Will be held November 20 to
December 4. F. T. Reynolds is the
secretary and w. S. Russell will act
as Judge.
Frank K. Grotjam and Edward
Jensen. both sons of prominent Rock
Island families, passed down the
river the other day in large house
boat. in which they are lazily floating
to New Orleans and greatly enjoying
time for their arrival in the south
and the boat is without motive power,
being carried along by the current.
The management of the high
school football team has announced
that the high school-alumni game
Saturday, November 90, is an assured
thing. Yesterday 1t was thought that
Quincy might be brought here for a
third game to play off the tie, but
this plan has been abandoned. 1t is
present and that considerable rivalry
will be displayed on the side lines.
"A big graft on a small scale was
being worked yesterday on the north
side of the city by young man who
called at several houses and told a
heart rending story about being broke
and away from home. All that he
asked for was postage stamp SO as
to let his people know of his predica-
ment and they would send him some
money. At one house the lady gave
him two stamps and at another house
the lady gave him nickle to buy
postage. With energy and hustle,
the young man would be able to gath
er up considerable small change dur
ing day by this scheme.
"A curious yet laughable coincident
that causes smile to fit across the
faces of the office people of one OF
the undertaking establishments of this
city every now and then, happened
late yesterday afternoon and though
the happening caused little fright
/ with 1t to the timid ones present. IT
/ all seems like a big joke today. The
body of John Waller, a colored man
4 was sent to this city for burial yes
terday afternoon from Des Moines
4 where he died on Tuesday. In the rear
of his barber SHOP there. There were
four or five persons, including the
young lady stenographer present. in
the front office. Suddenly there was
a noise as If some one was proving
4 around in the rear of the darkened
4 establishment. That's that colored
man out of his coffin and walking
around" exclaimed the undertaken
/ but he wasn't prepared for the shock
that greeted his suddenly unstrune
nerves, when the door leading from
the display room into the front office
creaked open and colored man, re
sembling almost to "Tn the man in
the coffin, walked in and announced
that he had shipment at the back
door for the undertaking firm. There
was a good laugh after It was seen
that the man who was walking from,
the casket to the front of the office
was none other than big smilina
driver for one of the local transfer
companies, and wearing a grin that
stretched from ear to ear