The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-25
CITY NEWS.
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See Montana tomorrow night.

New pictures tonight at DOdge'S
theatre. See them.
Degree of Honor card party Tues
day eve, Jan. 26, A. o. U. w. hall.
"A marriage license was issued to-
day to Jesse Mudd and Julia Murphy,
both of Keokuk.
Montana" tomorrow night. A
strong company and stupendous
scenic production.
For the latest in sheet music go
to Sheaffer and Saunders new music
house, coz Main street
Go to- Sheaffer and Saunders new
music house for your monographs and
records. Old records taken i'll ex-
change.
Among the patents just issued at
Washington Is enc for pipe granted
to F. A. Dunn and f. G. Glazer of
this city
Patrons of Dodges theatre say
the pictures now being shown are the
finest they have ever seen anywhere.
See the new ones tonight
Mr.. Hughes had the Chase sign
taken down from in front of the Grand
this afternoon. 1t will be replaced
with handsome sign of newer style
and construction.
DO not overlook the fact that en-
tire new pictures will be shown to-
, night at Dodges theatre and you can
not fail to be pleased with them. Bring
the children.
The colored mems club of this
city are holding successful rehearsais
4 for play that will be given sometime
about the middle of Fef lary The
! title of the play is Queen Esther"
In the district court a suit has
been filed by James Davis, Bishop of
Davenport vs. P. j. Ryan, ct al, to quiz
ct the title to lots a, 5, 6 and Z
in block 1879, the property being on the
corner of Tentl and Exchange streets.
The case of Lewis Frakes the
young lad who stole the three rings
! from Miss Helwig at the Lincoln
4! from the Superior court to the juvenile
court and will come up before Judge
Bank.
1t is thought that radical changes
/ VIII be made in the existing quarantine
laws. 1t is proposed to place the ex-
pense of quarantine on the house own
err A meeting of the state board OF
health was recently held in Des Moines
and this was considered.
A suit for divorce has been filed
in the district court by Joseph Knight
VS. Hattie E. Knight on the grounds of
desertion. The petition states that
they were married in Clark county
Mo, on May 5, 1900 and lived together
until about Jan l., 1901 when the wife
deserted without cause and has absent
ed herself ever since.
A drunk who gave his name a:
Williams Harper and says that he
came from Memphis, Tenn, was ar
rested this afternoon by Officer Pear
son and when locked up at the station
tried to start rumpus. He had 81:
in his possession and has every ap
pearance of being a man who i:
wanted by the authorities some place
: appearing to be crook.
A bright light in the western sky
last evening was seen by several keo
| kuk people, appearing as though there
: was big fire out in the vicinity OF
Wayland The blaze was caused by
some grass burning on the Br,tton
: ,;,;r q INV
! f. Jones of Keokuk. The light was a
: most brilliant one and was noticed by
: MANY people both here and in Clark
county.
Little by little information is be
i, ing gotten from the old man at the pc
lice station who says that he has for
gotten his name. This afternoon hS
told Coroner Korschgen that he knew
man named Jacob Waabe, who was
Mennonite preacher near the Amisf
settlement. When Mr.. korschgen tole
him that he was the coroner, the ole
. man replied But | am not dead Yet.
He is to be sent to the county house
, tomorrow.
Cards will probably be sent gu
, today by n. A. King, secretary-treas
urer of the Commercial Baseball
), league, for meeting to be held mex
Friday evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. Thu
will be news of interest to the many
Young fans and players of the city ant
they will respond in large numbers
Amateur baseball is expected to hav'
an inning during the coming summe
and it is thought that there might b
eight teams in the league this summer
A coffee Urn in the lunch room O
the Clvde Hotel on the leyee exploded
last night at 1880, The Urn is gen
Grated with gasoline and when the
/ stove exploded the ceiling and severa
/. articles on the wall caught fire
V The paper was burned from a large
i space in tie ceiling and : clock on Tho
wall was scorched badly The blazt
was put out with cloths that were
living handy. No one was burned am
the aid of the fire department was no
needed