The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-14
CITY NEWS.

Smoke 8Ioeller's silver Ash cigar.
Or Colby. Dentist. over Younkers-
You can't help but get bargain
at Bode-Larson's Removal Sale.
Attend White Quilt sale this
week 81 value at $1-4S. The Central
The steamer Wenona smashed up
several Of the heavy guard rails on the
steamer Columbia on Monday evening
when landing at this port The Col
unbia had her nose in the Wenona's
regular landing place and the packet
tried to shove in close to the ware
house stage and In doing SO succeed
ed in breaking up several OF the guard
rails
Nauvoo Rustier: An interurban
line from Keokuk, via Nauyoo. Fl
Madison. Dallas city and Stronghurst
TO Monmouth. ILL.,. would pay This
would give the line connection with
the Santa Fe and O.. B. & @. railroads
and the interurban line to Galesburg.
II would pass through some excellent
country and prove financial bonan-
"a Let's try and get the Mckinley
system interested In this line.
Eli Grant, well known col0red
citizen, met with an accident last
night in which he was badly bruised
and had narrow escape from break
ing his neck. He accidentally slipped
on the top Of the steps at his home
No. 1908 Exchange street and fell,
bruising one shoulder severely and
badly wrenching his knee. He was
able to be around today with the aid
OF cane but was feeling very sore
from the bruises.
Many objections are being made
to the new child labor law requiring
the authenticated birth record, etc.
said State Labor Commissioner E. w.
Van Duyn 4 think that most Of the
complaints have arisen from not hav-
ing clear understanding of the pro-
visions. Il want the employers to be
clear on the new statute and see IT in
the most favorable light, go will prob
ably make a statement this week
which will mail to the manufacture
ing plants and other places where
children are employed. The Cedar
r apids manufacturers are making the
strongest kick on the new law"
Thomas E. Pratt. Of Palmyra, Mo /.
for the past few years special agent
for the Burlington route in Missouri
and part OF Iowa. with headquarters
at Hannibal. was yesterday promoted
to the newly crested office OF chief
Of special agents for all lines Of the
Burlington east Of the Missouri river.
The appointment was made by F. u.
Ward OF Chicago, general manager,
and becomes effective August !, 1903.
The promoti IN is file one for MT
Pratt. who will hereafter have office
rooms In the same building with the
general manager, his salary being
equal tn that of superintendent
Under him will be large force o.
special agents -s'lo il the future vii
| look to him, their chief. for their or
ders. According to report. there Were
many applicants for the posi-
! ton, some being men who had beer
many years. but the splendid RECORD
| back Of Mr.. Pratt made him easily
| the man most desired by the genera
manager and he was accordingly no
| titled yesterday of his well earned
/ promotion.
Quincy Journal: The following W
4 known Quincy folks constituted
pleasant party that thoroughly enjoyed
Quincy Jour1.as: The following we.
the popular packet, Keokuk:: Mes
danes j. w. Sinnock, and Geors
IStahl, Misses Marie Stahl. Franei
O'Bear OF st. Louis, her guest; JUL
Sinnock, Helen Lewis, Mary Whit
more and Messrs. Pom Sinnock, Fran
Montgomery, ]. B. Messick, JAG
wheatcroft, and Marcellus Kendall
Miss Helen Guinan and Chester WI
cox, who is home on his vacatio
from st. Louis, missed the boat her
yesterday, but joined the party at Ket
kuk, going to that city by train. Ate
j arriving at Keokuk friends met tn
PARTY and they were conveyed to tn
Country Club to participate in tn
dancing party last night given by
number Of the society people of tina
: town. The party returned to the boa
about midnight, where they lodged 70
| the night, and then enjoyed every mir
ute Of the pleasant ride down thi
morning. The party spoke highly Q
| the boat management. They left yes
terday afternoon at 8 o'clock.