The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-24
CITY NEWS.

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Big muslin underwear sale now
at Central store. See window.
Think what fun it will be to be
the Roll-a-way on Friday evening.
Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
To-day being Ash Wednesday.
marks the opening of Lent which will
continue for forty days.
Iowa phone, 937. leads to the Good
year Repairing Shoe Co., IDOL Main
street. Call when you have work.
Well answer.
Remember the boosters meeting
at the superior court room next Fri
day evening. 1t is open to every can
in the city.
Don't forget the black face party
that will be given at the Roll-a- Way
on Friday evening.
Managers Wilmering and King
couldn't have thought of anything
more fun provoking than black face
party, to be given on Friday evening
at the Roll-a-way.
The case against William Aims
worth in the superior court, charged
with being drunk, was dismissed yes
terday afternoon upon payment of the
costs amounting to $2.s5.
Word from the hospital this morn
ing was to the effect that Mrs. Ben
Gordon, who attempted suicide by TAX
Ing carbolic acid. was in no worse con-
dition that the day before.
The body of William M. Morgan
has been taken to the home of his
brother. Frank Morgan, corner Sew
enth and Morgan streets, where it
VIII lie in state until the funeral.
The rain of yesterday turned into
snow during the night, but it was
very slight and barely enough to
make a showing. There was drop
in temperature during the nigat and
this morning the weather was rather
crimpy.
Hannibal Is one of the few large
cities in the west which has no lodge
of the Elks. n formerly had one but
the lodge disbanded many years ago.
The old members are now going to .e-
organize and are taking steps to again
have lodge OF the order in tie city.
Word has been received by Huis-
kamp Bros. of the death of w. G. Lem
en-, who had been a salesman for the
firm for number of years. His death
occurred in Lynchburg, Virginia,
while he was off on a trip and came
after weeks sickness with pneu-
monia. He has a wife and family at
Springfield, Ill,
An information has been filed in
the superior court against Mat Hogan,
charging him with disturbing the
peace of Henry Terry by loud and in
sulting language and threatening to
assault. Hogan is in the city jail.
Don't be afraid to go to the Roll
away BACKED up on Friday evening.
Go to the drug stores and they will
sell you some black paint that will rub
off easily and not spoil the complex
ion.
There is an expectation in this
city that water power developments
the next few months. The people of
Keokuk confidently expect Mr.. Cooper
to make a success of his three years
effort and build the dam.
There is no reason why Keokuk
should not have live, wide awake
boosters club. The good of an Tor.
ganization of this kind has been dem
onstrated wherever tried and it is uI
to Keokuk fans to get busy. Be pres
ent at the meeting next Friday even
ing and boost tae thing along.
-Keokuk base ball fans are espec
tally invited to the boosters meeting
to be held in the Superior court room
next Friday evening. The affair is
open to all fans of the city and the ur
gent request is made that all be there
A complete organization will be car
ried out and the boosting of base bal
started Immediately
The Afro" American council
organized by Hon S. Joe Brown the
! 18th of February, will hold an import
! ant meeting Thursday night. the
25th of February at the Seventh Street
Baptist church. All "self respecting
negroes" are urged to attend this
meeting, as matters of grave concern
/ to the colored people will come up fol
discussion. B. L. Anderson will read
paper. Come early
-Keokuk friends of the famil,
I will regret to learn of the death al
/ Denver. Colo, of Mrs. Thomas Usticf
mother OF F. II. Ustick, superintend
ent of the Missouri district of the G
B. and O. railroad. Mr.. Ustick wen
/ to Denver Saturday morning to go t
his mothers bedside, but arrived tot
late. The funeral was held Monday
Mrs. Ustick formerly lived at Hanni
i bal
The defeat in the Iowa house yes
terday Of the commission pan of gov
eminent as reported in last night!
Gate City special service, was regret
ted by large number Of Keokuk PEG
PIE wi1o hoped that the measure woult