The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
CITY NEWS.

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DIR. Colby, Dentist. over Younker's.
Tonight-.A knight for day at
the Grand.
See the present program Of the
Cameraphone at Dodge's theater.
~ ". c. A. field opens soon. It's
only s1.oo per year to members.
Every day the popularity of the
Cameraphone continues to grow.
See the present program.
A number of Greeks arrived in the
city during the night and will start
soon on the laying of the new rails
between this city and Burlington.
Iron ratings have been placed on
the corners OF the post office lawn IN
order to keep the people from making
cuts over the grass and spelling the
sod
The baggage car OF the Knight
For Day. company arrived in the
city this morning on No. Z. The troupe
arrived this afternoon at 2:o5 from
Quincy on No. 8. The company is a
large and strong one.
Jim" Roberts, who is making the
race for alderman in the Sixth ward,
has been resident OF Keokuk for so
many years that introduction is un-
necessary. He is well informed on the
necessities of the ward and the city,
he is a big-hearted and big-brained
man and he viii give to the Sixth ard
his very best efforts His many
friends are WORKING hard to return a
majority of votes in his favor.
Seymour Leader: S. P. Pond &
Co., of Keokuk, wholesale dealers in
poultry, butter. eggs, cream and hides.
has purchased the VIM Armintrout
poultry business in this city and will
conduct the same on the lines on
which all their branch houses in this
state and Missouri are conducted
Seymour makes the 21st branch of this
company in these states. n ]. Bever
will be the local manager OF the firm
at this place.
Lawrence Mundy is one Of the best
known citizens in the Fourth ward. His
candidacy for the office OF alderman
is meeting with favor and his friends
predict his election by a handsome
majority. Mr.. Mundy is well known
in his ward and is highly respected
citizen. He Is thoroughly competent
to act in an aldermanic capacity and
the ward will get loyal and consistent
service from him.
A Fifth ward voter who is of a
different political complexion than the
| republican nominee for alderman said
/ that Emil Lindstrand was one of the
most conscientious and hardest work
! ing members on the council. This Is
worthy compliment. Mr.. Lindstrand
las served for two years on the coun-
i Gil and he has striven hard to give
the ward and the city in general his
best efforts. His endeavors should
meet with liberal endorsement by the
voters OF the ward.
The Keokuk Bowling association
held meeting Saturday evening in
the parlors of the Keokuk Club to
close the season. A report was re.
ceiyed from the secretary-treasurer
and 1t was found that therr is on hand
in thu treasury about s19. This will
enable the association to defray al
expenses thus far incurred and to give
large pennant to the Keokuk Clut
team and prize to Walter Mas
This pennant and the prize for bes;
score and average were awarded ant
will be ordered Immediately. Ali ths
representative present expressed
themselves as favorable to another
year of the league and spoke of thu
success of the past season.
j. W. Huiskamp and H. c. Brown
a committee which called upon til.
, wholesale houses of the city interested
in Commercial league bail Saturda!
afternoon, are able to report quite fav
orably already 1t will be Impossible.
to have the league have schedul,
, games during the entire month of May
but Mr. Brown stated this morning
!; that the league would be ALE to oper
on May %. This would give tn.
league two more games than las
: year and the date above would be {
, good one on which to begin the sched
: ule. With two games in May, twent!
games might be arranged by having
, double headers on the holidays. Thi!
t would give each team four swing!
. around the circuit and would make /;
!; very good schedule. President Norri
) A. King requests that the various
: managers send in their contracts o
: tn players as soon as possible il
| order that the executive COMMITTEES
can award the players.