The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-04
CITY NEWS.

Bahia and the forty Thieves tonight
at Dodge's theater.
A water pipe is being laid from
the main at the foot of Bank street
to the Standard Oil house.
There will be initiation or candi-
dates this evening at the regular meet
ing of Keokuk Lodge No. 106 of the
Elks.
DO not think of missing ala
Bahia and the Forty Thieves" tonight
at Dodge's theater. One of the great
est pictures of the day.
Joe Dixon was arrested last even
ing at $3.50 o'clock by Officer Fields
and locked up on a charge of assault
upon complaint of Fife Click.
A. j. Matthias sent four boxes of
cigars to the fleremen yesterday, one
to each station, in appreciation of the
work done during the blaze at his resi-
dence.
There will be meeting of the
Benevolent Union tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock at which there will be
business of Importance. A good at.
tendance is requested.
Congressman Kennedy has ap.
pointed R. B. Junk of Burlington as
surveyor of customs at Burlington to
succeed the late George H. Ludde. Mr..
Junk was for years connected with the
is. P. Pond company.
H. w. Hughes of Burlington ar
rived in the city this morning to con-
duct the Masonic school of instruction
which will be held for three days in
Masonic hall for the benefit of the
members of the fraternity
The Memphis Democrat saws that
Mrs. Bence could not come to Keokuk
on Sunday on account of the delayed
trains and the storm. it being the first
time she had missed coming here for
the six years she has been singing In
keokuk churches.
Notice was served yesterday on
Congressman-Elect Jameson of the
Eighth district that Hepburn would
contest the election and that the con
test would begin today at Centerville
and would include the vote in three
counties-Appanoose, Union and Page
To-day John Caille of 1910 Ex-
change street celebrated his sixty.
ninth birthday. Mr.. Caille was one of
keokuks former band masters, being
musician of great renown. He is
also an artists of no mean ability: his
home being decorated with many beau
tiful paintings ard sketches of his own
production
"A number of young people of this
city attended the dances given in
Warsaw and Hamilton last evening.
The Hamilton dance was given by the
" oodmen and the Warsaw dance was
given by the Woodmen of the World,
the dancers being masked. Agnes or
chestra of this city furnished music
for the dance in Warsaw.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Kate
Whalen was taken from her home at
Fifth and Ridge streets to st. Joseph's
hospital for the winter, at least. She
is very aged woman who had been
living alone and depending upon the
neighbors to look after her They
finally persuaded her to go to the
hospital and are paying part of the ex-
pense.
The Independents have changed
their name in the Keokuk Bowling as
ISOLATION and will be known In the
future as the Recalls The team MEM
bers have long believed that the name
"Indep endent' was hoodoo, for with
that name connected with team Of
any kind during the past few years
there has been little success gained.
This change in name has been decided
and is announced by the manager.
The following officers have been
elected by the Y. w. c. A. for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. C. d.
Streeter; First Vice President, Mrs.
w. C. Howell; Second Vice President,
Mrs. H. c. Brown; Third Vice presi
dent, Mrs. R. NJ Lapsley; Fourth Vice
President, Mrs. H. w. Huiskamp;
Treasurer, Mrs. T. R. Board; Record
ing Secretary. Mrs. James G. Robin
son: Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. H
r. Miller.
Burlington Gazette: When "Dia-
the value of his securities which he
had entrusted to the keeping Of Mr..
Sidney c. Love, late of Keokuk. it is
alleged they were found to be $4,000
600 shy of the amount which Mr.
Moore should have had. Mr.. Love has
from time to time been pointed to as
an Iowa boy who made good by leav-
ing Iowa and seeking wider" fields
! for his talents. Stick to the farm and
home counter. and by Iowa, boys, it's
the best state in the Union and the
opportunities it offers to young men of
4 honesty and thrift are not to DE
sneezed at by even the most ambi.
! tious of youths.
The ownership of Kirk. the Iowa
4 City catcher, is still under fire. and is
of considerable interest throughout
the circuit. The Quincy Wing comes
forward with the following: The Kirk
controversy between Waterloo and
Davenport might have been three
cornered affair if Harry Hofer had felt
+ it worth his while to jump into the tur-
,,,oI Kirk nra ut ina11, holop1c ~