The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-01
CITY NEWS

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George Loewensteip is i'll at his
home, 1902 Johnson street.
The regular monthly meeting of
the city council is to be held this even
ing.
Howard Gall, agent for the Three
Twins" company, arrived in the city
this morning.
The Keokuk club and st. Peters
bowling clubs will clash this evening
at the Drexel alleys.
Mrs. Roy Whaley was removed
from her home to ST. Josephs hospital
yesterday on account of Illness.
joan Walsmith of the Union sta
ton is i'll and will leave soon for a
visit in Eldon and Davenport where he
hopes to recover his health.
The date for the Iowa invitation
track meet to which athletes of the
Keokuk higa school are invited e:<,h
year has been set for May Is.
Unusual activity is being shown
| among the manager of the Commercial
league and quite number of players
received their contracts today.
The meeting for the purpose of
organizing a humane society in Keo-
kuk, will be held tomorrow evening in
the Grand opera house. The public
is invited
No. IL south bound Kline carried
an Arm Palace horse car this morn
ing which was being shipped through
from Burlington to Louisville, KY,
where the horse show is now on.
The pipe organ recital at the Uni
ted Presbyterian church on Thursday
evening by Prof. F. W. Mueller, of
Tarkio College, Tarkio, Mo. will be of
high order. Prof. Mueller occupies
the whole evening.
National President NrkHatriokl
| of the knights and Ladies of Security,
will be present this evening at the
meeting of the local lodge and mum.
Der Of new members will be taken in.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick is from Topeka, Kan,
and will probably make a few remarks
this evening.
-Centerville Citizen: Centerville
Elks will dedicate their new $4,000
building on March &c. At 800 O'Clock
| in the afternoon dedicatory service
and reception Of a public nature will
/ be held for which about five hundred
| invitations are to be issued. The OF
tumwa harp orchestra will furnish mu-
sic. In the evening the members will
enjoy their new home to themselves
with their wives and sweethearts only
as guests. Dancing and cards will be
| the chief diversions. A number of
out of town guests are expected for
the dedication when c. R.. Wooden
{, will make an address.
Funeral services for the late Mar
tin " Riley were. conducted at 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon at the Trinity
NJ. E. church, Rev. A. V. Hendricks as
sisted by Rev. Gardner officiating The
attendance at the funeral was large
one there being many relatives
J friends, and members of the G.. A. R
present. Both Belknap and Torrence
; posts attended in body and conduct
ed G. A. R. services at the church at
ter the ministers had completed theil
rites. The casket was enveloped ir
} the American flag and was almos
completely hidden from view by tae
> many beautiful floral offerings. The
services throughout were very impress
: sive at the church and at the grave
, The gentlemen assisting as pail bear
ers were the following: Capt. A. II
Evans, Samuel Anderson, L. D. Sher
, pard, Col. H. B. Blood, D. w Nee
t roy and e. E. OvertoI
The owners of gasoline launche
| and motor boats in Keokuk as we'll a
those at other points along the Mis-
O sissippi river and in other parts c
!. the country were saved from the al
!. noyance and expense of providing lif
!. preservers and muffling the engines
a through the vigilance and activity {
n few members of the house at Wasl
ington in killing the bills which ha
"a those references. Mr.. Green, chat
= man of tae merchant marine commi
tee, brought before the house a bill
;, which had already passed the senat
9 requiring every motor boat to carr
= at least one life preserver for ever
person on board. The bill provided
!. fine of $40 for each life preserver lac
: ing or improperly slowed. Anotht
= bill followed this requiring every m
;. tor boat to be provided with an unde
water exhaust or with suitable mu
. flers, with penalty of s25 for vi
- lation. Both of these bills were vote
!, down.