The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-08
CITY NEWS

New embroideries at the Central.
"A business meeting of the Trinity
Brotherhood will be held tomorrow
evening.
-Woodman-R Royal Neighbor dance
Monday evening, February s. Rights
of admission reserved.
H. T. Powers. boys secretary of
the Y. M. c. A., leaves tomorrow for
Des Moines to attend the state con-
vention of the association.
The following gentlemen assisted
at the funeral of the late Mrs. Mary
Feeney: Martin Hynes, Michael Crit
fin, Thomas Riley, Andrew Raftery,
John Crimmins and Patrick Tigue.
The Womans Alliance of the Uni
tartan church met this afternoon in
the church parloTs. A feature of the
meeting was the paper read by Mrs.
G. W. Heller on Judge Lindsey and
the Work Of the Juvenile Court"
State Secretary of Iowa and Mich
igan, Miss Lilly Strong will arrive in
this city about the 23rd of this month
and will spend a week at the local as
splendid work that is being done in
this city.
According to the weather reports,
Keokuk can expect something tonight
and tomorrow The indications are
for rain this evening which is to turn
into snow and accompanied by a high
wind. If the weather can beat that of
! a week ago Friday, it will have to go
some.
Miss Maude Immegart was the
speaker at the Y W. c. A. on Sun
day afternoon. Miss Doll being i'll and
unable to conduct yesterdays meeting.
The meeting was intensely interesting
and large number were present.
| Special music was given and helpful
hour ensued.
Special prices on laces and en-
broideries II the Central.
! The banks of Keokuk will close
I4incoln's birthday. This will be the
first observance of the day by closing
of the banks but Lincoln day is Decom-
| ing very popular. Those who have
business with Keokuk banks, and
| there are many. should remember this
| and transact their business according
/ ~.
A gang of section men are clean
/ ing up the yards at the station today
and fixing such sections of track that
require repair. Railroad business for
/ this time of year is unusually quiet
though there is plenty to keep all
hands busy and with warmer weather
! heavy night and day work will COM
mence.
-Nauvoo Independent: We are au
thoratively informed that the fer
nv boat. City of Nauvoo, will be over
hauled and will be back in the Nauyoo
Montrose trade in early spring. 1t is
not likely that new boat will be put
in the trade. In the first place there is
I no new boat to be purchased anywhere
and in the next place new one coulo
4 not be built for this years trade.
james Robinson. negro. aget
about forty-five years. died Sunda!
morning at the home of T. B. Steven
son. No 1923 Palean street, where NJ
had been for about a month. He hal
the pneumonia and Stevenson tool
him in and cared for him with the as
sistance of Poormaster Korschgen. HI
was laboring man and had been II
the city for about a year He was mar
ried but spoke as though he had beer
separated from his wife. The count,
will bury him.
Fort Madison Gem City: Justic
IJ. A. Num-. acting as deputy in tn
absence of Coroner Fred Korschger
held an inquest over the remains
Mary Upton at the undertaking room
of F. E. Sternberg. Charles Haessie
w. F. Maize and Albert Passer wer
| selected as jury to examine into tn
circumstances surrounding the girl
| death. From the evidence given
was brought out that her death wa
due to hemmorrhage following chill
birth. The jury was unable to arriv
| at a verdict and tie case was hel
open for the hearing of further ev
J dence in the matter.