The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-16
CITY NEWS


last Sunday evening will be held at
the church this coming Sunday even
Ing. Mrs. Paul Whiting McClintock
will be the speaker.
The fire department made a brisk
run through the snow this morning at
10 minutes before o'clock, to the
new Winkleman home at Eleventh and
Franklin streets, where flue was
burning out. There was no damage
done.
A large number of Keokuk attor-
neys went to Fort Madison this morn
ing, about dozen of the barristers
from this city leaving on the 1855 this
morning. The Haeffner case in Sort
Madison is the reason of the lawyers
going to that city.
Miss Ruth Phillips, the popular
pianist at Dodges' theater, had the
misfortune to get one of her fingers
caught in door which closed on it
and broke the member. The young
lady will be incapaciated for several
days on account of thu painful injury.
Unless the people got out in front
early last evening and picked up their
Gate City when it was delivered. the
paper was soon showed under. Many
a subscriber who neglected to get the
paper early could not find it later on
and will have to wait until the snow
melts before enjoying the pleasure of
reading last evenings issue.
The following notices have been
sent out to the members of the West
minister Brotherhood THE Westmin-
ster Brotherhood will meet at the
chapel on Thursday evening, February
is. Supper at GAS o'clock, after
which the subject, The Preacher and
the Layman: What Should They Elk.
pect of Each Other?" will be dis
cussed by Revs. Potter and Foster, Mr..
J. o. Boyd and others. Come and
bring friend"
In the account of the Baptist
church dedication in last evenings
issue of The Gate City. an error ap-
peared stating that s26s was yet re-
quired to cover the necessary amount
on the erection of the new church
More than the required amount wns
raised by the congregation on Sunday,
over $4,000 being raised by the large
congregation on Sunday. This Won
derful giving on the part OF the par
ishioners shows the spirit of Keoku'l
citizens in always being ready to
give toward the erection and compile
ton of fine buildings.
"A large number of Greek section
men were employed in the local rail-
road yards this morning in cleaning
the snow from the switches and rails.
Snow around the depot and On the
sidewalks was thrown in big mounds
b. the shovelers and then taken away
in wagon and thrown in another big
heap resembling Pixies Peak to some
extent The workmen were made glad
by round of good home made cof-
fee, steaming hot, by Superintendent
T. R. Board of the Union depot. The
Greeks when asked how they liked
the cold weather, replied to the in
quirer, Like it fine
Fort Madison Democrat: Glen
Peel of near Viewer, aged twenty
years, is at ST. Elizabeth hospital in
this city in very precarious condi
ton, the result of an accidental pistol
shot. Young Peel and friend, Rob
ert Campbell. were at E. NJ. Flynn S
store in Viewer Sunday about II
o'clock, when Mr. Campbell attempt
ed to hand the former a 22-caliber re
volver. The revolver was in some man
lner discharged, the ball entering
PeeFs abdomen He was brought tt
st. Elizabeth hospital in this city as
quickly as possible and physician
was called On examination it was
found that the bullet had passed
through the body and lodged just un
der the skin on the back, and that the
intestines had been perforated in sis
different places. The young man was
given every care possible, but his con
dition is very critical, though If in
fiammation does not set in he may re
cover.
Quincy Herald Somebody played
a mean trick on a gentleman from
Arizona or California-he was not
positive where he had come from
1 this noon. He wanted to go to Bush
nell and was informed that the train
/ left from the c., B. &, @. depot al
Sixth and York streets at 12:45 p. m
1 He arrived at the depot in time and
/ then learned that he was mile from
! the place where the train for Bush
! nell was just leaving. When ne
/ learned the true location of the Bur
I lington depot, his rage knew no bounds
and for about ten minutes the air was
lurid with a collection of western
blasphemies, the like Of which tina
corner has never before heard. Wher
he finally reached the end of his pro
family vocabulary he expressed his
regret that there was no word In th'
English grammar with which NJ
could do justice to his outraged feel
ings. If haIs the maledictions hurled
at the head of the unknown who di
rected him to the Wabash, come
true. the poor fellow will never hav'
.lo tn MI trick