The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-16
CITY NEWS.

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isfied with any item bought at Bode-
Larson's annual shoe sale. '
Jesse NJ. Taylor has accepted
position with the new Schaefer and
saunders music house as salesman
No. II K line was about an hour
and half late in arriving this morn
ing, due partly to the heavy snow of
last night
An extra arrived from the north
this morning at 9:25 with a string of
empty box cars for ice loading. Extras
are becoming a common occurrence
again.
Mrs. Eleanor keefe lao was in
Jured by fall at iler home on North
twelfth street recently was not in so
favorable a condition this morning as
she was last night.
A persual of the newspapers of
the state finds in number annual re-
ports from the Commercial Clubs
Isn't 1t about time the -Keokuk Com
mercial Club was making a report?
Stove room special for Monday
from a. m. till p. m Regular s1.5o
Wagner high grade waffle irons for
cook or gas stoves at 92c each. Limit
of one to customer. Duncan-Schen
Furniture Co.
One keokuk ice company cut 72
cars of ice for shipment alone yester-
day. More than this would have been
cut as there was a delay of over an
hour and half during the early part
of the day.
The funeral of the late Robert
Singleton will be held tomorrow after
noon at the A. NJ E. church, funeral
party leaving the house at 4 o'clock.
Rev. Searcy will have charge of the
funeral services.
On Monday evening the members
of the keokuk lodge of Odd Fellows
and their families will enjoy sup
per and social evening in their hall on
Seventh street. These affairs are an
nual and are much enjoyed by the
members and families.
A number of boys were sliding
down Johnson street this morning on
sleds. starting at the top of the hill
and going to Water street. This is a
dangerous place for the youngsters to
slide especially when long trains are
switching in the yards at the foot of
the hill all day long.
The anniversary of Keokuk lodge
No. 10, I. o. o. F., will be observed on
Monday evening when the members
and their families will gather in the
hall for an enjoyable evening. There
will be program of music, ETC., follow
ed by supper served in the dining
room and a good time generally for
all who are there.
The bible lesson for Friday was
the completion of the life of Jacob.
Miss Blodgett showed the result of
Jacobs lack of faith and obedience
and what God did for Jacob after he
Yielded to Him. The lesson for Sun
day will be given in the Congregation
al church at $3.50 The subject being
The Life of jacob
A number of sleighs were out this
morning getting rusty runners worn
bright. The sound of sleigh bells is an
unusual one as the last snow was sew
eral months ago and but one or two
sleighs We're out at that time If ne
present snow stays for several days.
there will probably be a number of
sleighing parties among the younger
people of the city.
-Roadmaster W. W. Woodin of Han
nibal was in the city today and was
busy man looking after business in
terests in his department. A dozen
big strong brooms were bought in the
Made in Keokuk" brooms. and were
taken TO the lower yards where force
of men with shovels and brooms were
busy all morning in cleaning off the
snow from the railroad crossings.
Coroner Korschgen found s149.60
on the person of Dick Upton. the man
who was found dead at Fort Madison
yesterday and turned ire money over
TO the clerk of the district court there
There was also found saloon license
issued TO Thomas Burns and TO be used
by Upton VIII intended to open uT a
saloon today. Tie relatives of Lydia
Reece. the dead girl, had not been To-
Gated last evening although an effort
was being made to find her folks.
State Senator E. p McManus has
been appointed upon nine committees
of the state legislature as shown in
the complete list published elsewhere.
including the following: Chairman of
the engrossed bills committee and
member of the WAYS and means. cities
and towns. banks, labor, schools. cleo
ton. highways and constitutional
amendments and suffrage committees.
Tlis is the list of about all of the prin-
cipal Committees and shows thu keo-
kuk's senator is well thought OF in
Des Moines.
The following Carmichael rumor
has been sent out from Carthage. A
rumor was started in Carthage today
that a brother OF J. n Carmichael had
been in this vicinity this last summer
and had worked as farm hand for
Jack Ruddle, near Elvaston. A Car