The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-28
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Another change of pictures tonight
at Dodge's Theatre. See the new
| ones.
Some work is being done on the
new school house at Ninth and Con-
cert streets these fine days.
The school board will hold a meet
1 ing this evening in the superintend-
ent's office at the High school building.
The Trinity Young Men club will
/ nave meeting this evening after the
regular revival meeting has been clos
] ed.
A number OF Warsaw and Ham
ilton people were in the city last ever
ing to attend the attraction at the
opera house.
We have Chickering piano, TAX,
en- i'll exchange on Kurtzmann. Will
sell cheap. Sheaffer & Saunders, Ger
Main street.
We extend an invitation to you
and your friends to attend the Reck
grocery opening Monday. February l.
319 Main street. Both phones 153.
The bankruptcy case of Meek
Bros. of Bonaparte, which was set for
hearing at Keokuk last Saturday. has
been continued to the April term of
the federal court.
Rev. F. A. McGaw rector of the
Second Presbyterian church will be the
speaker at the mems meeting at the
Young Mems Christian Association
next Sunday afternoon.
The Warsaw schools were closed
a couple of weeks on account of scar
let fever, but have resumed work now.
The churches and all public gatherings
have resumed as the scare is about
over now.
Masonic: Special meeting of
Eagle Lodge No. II, A. F. & A. NJ,
1870 Friday evening. January 80, 1909.
Work on third degree. Visiting broth
ers fraternally invited. By order of
the w. NJ. S. H. Johnston, secretary.
The Independents and Seal Skins
will clash tslis evening at the Drexel
alleys. and tomorrow evening the Ke-
okuk club and ST. Peters will engage
in a contest. The game Friday even.
ing will be bowled at the Keokuk club
alleys.
Miss Martha Hornish will be the
speaker at the Y. w. C. A. on Sunday
afternoon. Special music will be ar
ranged for the occasion. All women
are invited to attend these Sunday
afternoon meetings which are both in
teresting and helpful.
-keosauqua Republican: C. d.
Sreeter. formerly of Keosauqua. now
of Keokuk, has bought the lumber yard
at Pulaski and will take possession
about Ground Hog day. Mr.. Streeter
is interested in several lumber yards
IN this section of the state
One of the best wrestling matches
ever seen in Keokuk will be pulled off
at the Grand opera house next Tues
day evening, between two opponents
OF the game. who are known for their
! cieverness and agility Carl Busch has
been wrestling in America for two
years and has met many of the best
men OF the country with success His
opponent. Jack Osburn. has been doing
considerable mat work in Chicago and
is also good The match, Which will
be catch-as-catch-can, will be an event
well worth seeing.
The fire department answered two
still alarms early this morning. both
of which We're occasioned by burning
fues in the business district of the
! city, but neither of which resulted in
any damage. At 3:45 O'Clock chin
iney in the T. R. j. Ayres & Sons
building was blazing and the firemen
were called out to watch the same and
see that no damage resulted At 6
O'Clock this morning fue at Stack s
restaurant on South Third street
burned out and still alarm brought
a number of firemen to the scene.
Hannibal Post: William Harper, a
negro hailing from Burlington. Iowa.
arrived in Hannibal at 1880 O'Clock
last night to spend the evening. but
was prevented from doing so by Po-
liceman John Little and Special Of.
fcer Thomas Cave. who met him at
+ the train and ordered him to move on.
Harper was arrested at Keokuk yes
lterday for disturbing the peace and
was given time" to leave the city
He boarded passenger train No. II OF
the Kline at Quincy last night and
gave Conductor Morse a ticket to La
! Grange When he reached La Grange
he decided to go on to ST. Louis, but
only came as far as Hannibal, as the
train stops here. He remained at the
depot until the arrival OF No. 8 al
pm and then proceeded on his
journey.
c. D. Streeter, n. A. King, Paul by
sart and others of Keokuk will at
tend the thirty-fourth convention o
the state convention of the Y NJ. C
A. to be held in Des Moines Februar,
II, II, 10 and IA The convention In
cludes the city, county, student, indus
trial and railroad associations of thu
state. Among the prominent men pres
ent will be the following: Dean Ed