The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-01
CITY NEWS.

Henrietta Crosman in Sham"
at the Grand tonight.
The following answers to ads can
be had by calling at this office: x. Y.
q. az, A. ~, K. (3).
"A meeting of the directors Of Dun
can-Schell furniture company was held
early this afternoon.
There will be meeting of the
street fair directors this evening at
the Commercial Club. All members
urged to attend.
After playing an engagement here
this evening, the Opera Company
Sham" will leave for Moberly, Mo-.
for one night stand.
Constable Leindecker reports fie-
teen humane cases thus far during the
week which have engaged his atten-
ton.
Rev. c. W. Heiner, minister Of
that important pulpit-the Unitarian
church of Mica. New York, will fill
the Unitarian pulpit here Sunday, Oct.
3 in exchange with DR.. Morse Mr..
Heller is said to be wholly genial
and delightful and has been forty
years in the Unitarian ministry. Cor
nell University young men delight in
him. His gray hair seems mott to sep
arate him from them. He is known as
good mixer" Mr.. Heller was born in
Burlington, Iowa and he is as delight
ed to come to use as boy returning
to his boyhood home. All are most
cordially invited to hear him next
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock at
the Unitarian church Forth and High
street. Seats free.
-Des Moines Tribune: The IA
nous l.. Hamilton will case in which
Mrs. E. M. Randolph is seeking to set
aside his last will and testament on
the grounds that he was insane at
the time he made it, is up again for
trial in. district court. The jury is
being drawn in Judge Brennan's
division. Hamilton's estate was val
ued at about 100000, and this estate
he had divided between the state Of
Iowa and several charitable institu-
tions. To the state he gave mus
cum worth $4,000 and the residue he
had divided between the Associated
Charities, the Home for Friendless
Children and the Cottage Hospital as
sociation. All these beneficiaries I'M
der the will are fighting the effort of
Mrs. Randolph to have it set aside.
Hamilton was an eccentric old trap
per who hunted and fished through
Iowa, finally settling down in Des
Moines with great collection of
curiosities and specimens He was a
bachelor and had no near relatives,
and when he died he gave everything
he had to the state and to charity.
Mrs. Randolph is distant relative.
--Montrose Journal: Our town will
be practically deserted next week as
everyone will want to attend the big
fall celebration at Keokuk October 5
to o.. Mr. English and Miss WINS
of Keoluk, and Joseph Reed of New
Boston, assisted the choir at the
Episcopal church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sawyer and Mr.
and Mrs. r. J.. Reed attended church
in Keokuk Sunday evening, going
down in Mr. Reeds auto. Mr.. Lar
son Of Keokuk, was pleasantly enter
tanned at the Keith home Saturday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. George An
derson and son Halle of Keokuk
visited with relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Laws, daughter Bessie, and
Miss Anna Kennedy were Keokul
visitors Saturday. !. /. Mrs. S. M
Thompson, little son Melvin, and sis
ter Madeline Davis, We're Keokuk Wis
itors Monday afternoon. (. ). Mrs. AL
bert wardlow went to Keokuk Tues
Greaves-