The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
CITY NEWS.

megart's.
y. w. G. A. market, Benner's Tea
Store, Saturday, 2 p. NJ
-Shaeffer & Saunders have COM
plete stock Of pianos from SITS up, at
their warerooms, GOT Main
-Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
p. s. Cushman, N. c.; George w. I'm
megart, per sec. Business of import
ance.
Regular meeting of Puckechetuck
encampment No. Z, l. O. o. F., at Odd
Fellows hall at o'clock tonight. Wis
iting brethren fraternally invited to
attend.
A number of fishermen were out
on the river this morning in skiffs,
fishing. The channel and almost the
entire river is clear of floating ice and
fishing seems to be good.
The citizens of Nauvoo are try
ing to raise a fund Of $500 with
which to purchase a ferry boat to ply
tho river between that point and Mon
trose. So far nearly the entire amount
has been subscribed.
day anniversary, appropriate pro-
grams will be given in some of the
public schools on that day. The day
is national holiday and the banks of
the city will close all day and the
posto 1sce observe the usual holiday
hours.
-Dollie Skinner a Montrose girl,
had a narrow escape last week from
death. She tried to push door open
by placing her hands upon the glass
part, which broke. Her tongue was
nearly severed and her face and hands
were also cut by the jagged edges OF
the glass.
There is a good chance for benev-
olent Keokuk people who wish to do
nate for worthy cause, in two cases
! which are undnr the observation of
the superintendent OF the poor, where
money is needed and for which he can
do nothing under the rules Of the
county aid fund Two families are in
actual distress which he cannot relieve
in financial way.
The Montrose Journal claims that
Montrose had one of the first three
papers published. west of the Missis-
sippi river, being the Western Adven
! turer, printed in 1886. The first three
papers published west o. the river and
north of Missouri We're the Iowa Ter
ritorial Gazette at Burlington, and tbs
Miners Express at Dubuque and the
Montrose paper.
Masonic: Special meeting O.
Eagle Lodge, No IL, A. F. & A. NJ
at 3 o'clock sharp Saturday Afternoon
| February Goth, to attend the funera
Of Brother Henry Henstein, tyler o
Eagle lodge, No. IL and Hardin lodg'
No. 90 Visiting brethren fraternali.
invited. Street cars will carry thu
brethren to tle cemetery. By orde
of the W. NJ. S. H. Johnson, Secre
tary.
Last evening was a bad one to b.
out. The rain was falling and tn
walks were slushy. 1t was impossible
to keep the feet dry, even with rub
bers on and anyone who was out, hat
to take chances in walking through
the puddles. During the night, tn
mercury dropped and this mornin!
everything was frozen up, making
slick surface which was dangerous t
walk on. Many citizen fell dow
today.
The funeral of Mrs Margare
Reed was held this afternoon at 2:3
O'Clock from the Methodist church
the Rev. Sinclair officiating. The de
ceased was born in Beaver county
Pennsylvania, in the year of 1914, an,
came to Montrose with her parents il
1855. She was united in marriage t
Myrick Reed March "a, 1864, and the
resided on Mr.. Reeds farm in Jeffel
son township. To them were Dor
six children all of whom are Twin
and were at her bedside when deaf
came. They are: Mrs. Rosa Coone.
John NJ, Samuel j., Chas. NJ, Henri
D., all of Montrose, and Mrs. Sadi
!, Carter of Fort Madison.
A dispatch from Muscatine says
, On account of the high stage of WI
' ter and the two ice bridges, one aboy
the other below this city, it is feare
V that great damage will be done whe
the ice goes out for the tlird tin
f this winter The gorges caused tt
e river to reach an exceptionally hig
e stage and the sudden cold wave froi
r the river over. When the ice go'
d out, the great volume of water Whie
: will be let loose will carry tae II
r mense cakes down stream at tie
t. rible rate, and will take everythir
It along the shore line. All levees
r the vicinity are being strengthen
and extra precautions are bling take