The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
CRY NEWS.


wood.
Skating is nealshful Try it at
the Roll-a-way.
Fine dressed rabbits at Haubert's.
70a Main street.
Home merchants contest closes at
6 O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Don't wait too long, but pick our
your Xmas toys now at wolfe's.
See The Tramp at the Mas
querade. tonight at the Bon Ton.
The Junior club of the Y W c.
A. viii meet tomorrow afternoon at
4.15 at the association rooms.
The linemen in the city gladly
welcomed the sun this morning as it
is the only thing which viii do away
with the medium which causes wires
to break
"A great hiograph picture and
three comedy hits at the Bon Ton to-
night.
Regular meeting orning Star
lodge No. Knights of Pythias tonight
at $50 o'clock at Castle hall. Fifth
and Blondeau. Nomination of officers.
Visiting Knights invited.
j. R. Cook, who has been man
ager OF the Olympia RnIl-a-way skat-
ing rink. has resigned. the proprietors,
Messrs. Lamprakis and Loomis hay-
ing decided to continue the house I'M
der the management of the former
gentleman Mr.. Cook has been a
very pleasant and capable manager of
the rink and it is with regret that
| patrons see him leave.
Mr. and Mrs. John Heasch have
returned to their home In Coin, Iowa,
after very pleasant visit in and near
this city, John is another Keokuk
boy who has done well where Re lives.
| At present he owns one Of the largest
,attle ranches in western Iowa, and
| in connection with this he and his
sons possess extensive ranches in
South Dakota on which are thousands
of cattle.
These are days when public util-
| ity companies have their troubles
| Telegraph, telephone, electric light
!, and gas companies suffer from the
!, cold and sleet and snow The electric
light and gas companies have had
their troubles but have met the con-
ditions most admirably by putting on
an extra force to keep their wires up
and give a service that under condi
tons is very satisfactory. The company
requests complaints about the gas ser
vice be sent in promptly so that at
tention can be given So far the cleo
trio service has been ample to meet
the demands and but very little com
plant is being made about the gas
supply. Manager Avres and his as
sistants are alert TO the situation anf
doing all in their power to overcome
! what little trouble arises.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: JOSEPH
Wilkes. the former Waterloo short
stop, viii again don Waterloo uni
form next season and viii be one o
| the permanent fixtures in Manage
! Boyle's machine Manager Boyle ha
| been negotiating for the former Water
loo star for some time and has bu
recently sent the money 10 complet
/ the transaction, and there is littl
i likelihood OF the deal falling through
Il Wilkes was with the Chattanoog
4 club in the South Atlantic league til
II past season and assisted that team
4 winning the psnnant, but owing to tn
Il fact that Chattanooga has recent
purchased the Little Rock franchise
HI ~ cn-,-+ey-, 1--<e1s,-i,- !. -.
essary TO dispose of some of the pla.
ers. Wilkes was member of Waite
y zoos hrst pennant winning team az
I was drafted AT the close Of the ye-
/ by Atlanta bat was afterward turne
Il over to Chattanooga.
4. Burlington Gazette, What W.
i evidently 2 well planned attempt 1
II arson was nipped at the residence
Il Mrs Carrie Beck. at I7o5 Ripple
Ii street, at 400 O'Clock Sunday NOR
Il ing. The house is owned BY Joh
II Beck. shoemaker at No. TO Jefe
Y son street, but IT is said Mr. and Mr.
Beck do not live together. At an
rate Mrs. Beck was occupying II
house alone Saturday night. az
/ knew nothing Of the IRE until arou
ed by The nsighbors Mrs Beck :
ported the matter 10 the police q
| partmsnt this morning and Chi.
Hil1z is working on the case II
serious crime, IN fact one Of tt
most diabolical that has come to Il
notice Of the police for some tim
Had the fire not been observed /
Mrs c. ". Craig, who lives next dos
south, tragedy might have resulte
Beck went out yesterday TO survey IL
damage done to the residence and
is said he and his wife had a storm