The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-03
CRY NEWS.
Umbrellas recovered at Jingst.
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The Woman Halter at Dodoee I


lures, mouldings and frames.
Monumental work, we do the
pest. Cameron, Joyce & Schneider.
The high school football team will
not play Carthage as announced, but
VIII battle with Quincy in the opening
game.
Rowland for harness, 1909 Main.
Cut stone, floor tile and mantels.
see Cameron, Joyce & Schneider.
There was a fair sized attendance
at the Country Club Saturday after
noon, quite a number playing golf and
croquet and remaining for luncheon.
Quincy will be on hand to play the
local high school boys regardless of
reports that were spread to the effect
that they had cancelled the game
Coach Belknap has his lineup picked
already but will not yet announce it.
Hear Because You're You from
the Red Mill at Dodges tonight
An information has been filed in
the superior court by Lem Daugherty
against John Cook, charging him with
assault and battery by striking plain.
tiff with his fists.
An extra strong program at
Dodges tonight.
The first vesper service of the
year will be held this afternoon at the
Y. w. G. A. to which all women are
invited to attend. Rev j. w. Potter
OF Trinity NJ. E. church will speak and
there will be special music. The meet
Ing will be held at four o'clock and
VIII no doubt be one of the largest
ever held at the association
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ewers are
the parents of baby girl, born Sept.
30th.
Read all OF the advertisements
There are plenty of them in this is
sue.
The Diamond 10 line is offering
unusual inducements to people who
enjoy river trip about tiis time dur
Ing the season. A rate of $500 from
KeolSuk to st. Louis and return is
being offered on every Monday and
Friday during October, with limit Of
ticket ten days from date of sale.
Nearly every lawyer of the city
will assist in the work of revising the
city ordinances, the large undertaking
to begin the week following street
fair. This work is relative to the
commission form of government. The
lawyers will be appointed on the var
ious committees such as a committee
on general taxation, one on special
taxation. one on the organization or
commissioners and the organization of
departments.
The Gate City invites the many
who visit the city this week to call
and inspect a modern newspaper
plant. The Gate City has an equip
ment that is sufficient for a city of
fifty thousand people. 1t is recogniz-
ed among all newspaper men as one
of the most complete plants in the
state of Iowa. The management in
vites strangers to call and make us h
visit during the street fair or at any
convenient TIM.
AT four o'clock Saturday morning
occurred the death of Mrs. William
Huff of LaHarpe. Mrs. Huff had been
i'll for several weeks and was brought
here short time ago from Warsaw
with the hopes that her health might
be benefited. She was Al years of
age. Her husband survives to mourn
her loss. The body of the deceased
was taken to Basco where interment
will be made.
j. w. H. Schoo, Master Mason OF
the Landau, Wyo., lodge is in the city
to attend the funeral of the late James
Vidal whose body he accompanied TO
this city. The gentleman from the
west who is coroner of the. county in
which Landar is located is well pleas
ed with Keokuk and is much surprised
at the hustling appearance of the wa
ter power city. Mr.. Schoo will leave
shortly for st. Louis where he will
attend the Centennial celebration and
visit with relatives.
The first annual meeting of the
Iowa Investment company was held
at the Hotel Keokuk Friday evening
Only routing business was transacted
The company was organized short
time ago and articles of Incorporation
filed. The officers elected at the meet
ing were the following: G. M. Rich,
president; Jacob Schouten. vice pres
ident; w. Fl. Shattuck, secretary and
treasurer. The board of directors is
composed of tle following gentlemen.
J. e. Peterson, New London, Iowa; |.
w. Meyers, Kahoha, Mo-; G. D. Street
err w. H. Shattuck, C. M. Rich, j. H.
Ellsworth, Jacob Schouten, Keokuk.
The Diamond 10 line is offering a
special rate of $500 for the round trip
between Keokuk and ST. Louis during
the month of October, the tickets be-
ing good tor ten days from date of
sale Quite a number of local people
will doubtless take advantage of this
especially low rate and enjoy pleas
ant trip on the Mississippi river. This
is the best time of the year to travel.
Constable Leindecker looked after
another humane case Saturday. An