The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
CITY NEWS.

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Mrs. j. w. Frank is still confined
to her home with slight improve
4 ment.
i Several cases of measles are re-
ported in the city at t. present ti;ae.
Chicken pox has been making its
!, rounds this winter also.
-Sleighs were out in large number
yesterday and parties of boys were
! having a good time sliding down tho
different hills over the city.
A dispatch from Detroit says that
| an autopsy held on Rev. Carmichael
! shows that there were unmistakable
/ signs of insanity in his brain.
"A new generator was placed in at
the electric light plant yesterday
which will be connected with the large
Hamilton incandescent machine.
Mrs. Ed. Vinson is dangerously Ill
at her home and her mother Mrs. M.
H. Parkhurst of Omaha arrived in the
| city this morning being called here by
Mrs. Wilson's illness.
| The Monday Music club will hold
a meeting this evening at the Y. M. G.
| A. building. The meeting is post
poned from last Monday which was
the regular meeting night
VIM. f. Tappich of Omaha has
sent some marked copies of Omaha
4! papers to the Keokuk police station
giving an account of i noted criminal
who Is under arrest there for having
killed policeman.
This evening at the Odd Fellows
hall, Keokuk Lodge No. 13 will cele-
brate the anniversary of the organic
ing of the lodge here, the members and
their families gathering for a gooo
time.
"A number OF youngsters enjoyed
themselves skating on the canal yes
terday afternoon. The ice is not very
good for this sport at present though,
as the snow has made it rough and the
up.
Perry Fuller was found guilty of
larceny Saturday evening after his
hearing in the Superior court and was
sentenced !, fifteen days in the county
Jail. He was charged with having stol
en- horse collar from the Vermazen
stables.
The funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Mar
tin was held this afternoon ct 2:30
o'clock, at tho family residence, SOC
North Fifth street. with Rev. r. C. Nc
Twain officiating. Thu pallbearers
were tie following: w. S. Sample,
Hugh Copeland, Nicholas Mckenzie,
William Sintcn, w. B. Collins and
John Hull.
Tomorrow afternoon Ward Fergu.
son of Rolfe, grand chancellor of the
knights of Pythias of Iowa will arrive
to attend big K. of P. meeting at Gin.
cinnati, Iowa He will visit Morning
Star Lodge No. during the evening
and the members are looking forward
to an enjoyable time.
lin a special to the Bnriingto
Hawk-Eye from Mt. Pleasant Saturday
evening regarding the BASKET hall
game between the Keokuk nigh school
and Mt. Pleasant it stated that Mt
Pleasant showed superior form and
team work. If this is the case it is
hard to account for their defeat, for
form and team work are the leading
elements in basket ball victory.
4 The subject of Evangelist John
Wesley Potter's sermon for tonight a:
j Trinity church, corner Tenth and Main
streets, will be, why Some Peopie
Do Not Believe" There was a splen-
did attendance out last evening, the
largest vest since the opening of the
revival campaign. The interest is in
creasing with each succeeding meet
ing. During yesterdays service there
was taken into the church thirty. eisnt
!, new members.
j The state convention Of the Y. NJ
c. A. will be held in Des Moines begin
ming February / and Keokuk will be
represented on the program. II. T.
Powers, boys secretary. and R. T.
Chamberlin, physical director, will at
tend the convention from this city and
thu latter will read paper on physical
work. E. w. PIERCE was asked to read
paper but was forced TO decline as
he will be unable to attend the conren-
ton.
The body of Mrs. Mary l.. Sutlive
Keokuk woman whose death oc
Cured at the home of her daughter in
Wayland, was brought to this city at
1874 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
taken to the Westminster Presbyterian
church. where funeral services were
held. Rev. f. B. Newcomb officiated in
the presence of large gathering OF
friends. The pail bearers assisting
were the following gentlemen: Frank
Jones, Latham Ayres Jr., Harry De
vine, Harry Yates, Lawrence White
/. and Al Berger. The body was placed
, in Oakland cemetery vault. The fora
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