The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-13
CITY NEWS

SSAiso Pei week.
Inc Chicago mail was an hour
late In arriving this morning, causing
mucn delay for the business man.
MRS. Fred Hillyer was brought
nome today from the Graham hospital
aI.er undergoing successful oper
The funeral of the late A. J. Ma
tnlas is TO take place tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from the First Con-
gregational church.
There will be no meeting at the
y. w Q. A. tomorrow afternoon on ac-
count of the Baptist church dedication
at 10 tomorrow afternoon.
The large telegraph pole which
mas stood in front of the Western
Union offices for number of years,
was taken down this morning.
Jas. j. Corbett with the Facing
the Music" company. arrived in the
city this morning from New York and
TOOK rooms at the Hotel Keokuk
The colder and storm weather
flags We're hung out this morning.
promising drop in temperature and
some snow for Sunday offering for
keokuk.
For the consideration of $3.50 P. ].
Murphy has decided to j. A. Dunlap,
the rear 60 feet of lot u in block 12S,
the property being at Eighth and High
streets.
Stove room special for Monday
from Z a. M, till p M, regular $3.50
and S1.75 No. s and No. 8 tin, copper
bottomed, wash boilers at 79c each.
Limit of one to customer Duncan
Schell Furn. Co.
AT O'Clock this afternoon in ST.
Peters gymnasium quite an interest
ing basket ball game is being played
between the Keokull high school girls
and the Memphis high school girls.
keokuk is expected to win the game.
Monday evening is the only date
when the general public will have an
opportunity of hearing Miss Wycoff.
1t is an erroneous idea that she will
sing at the dedication of the Baptist
church or that the public will be adj
mitted to the school concerts given
by Prof. Hayden.
Tomorrow afternoon the new Bap-
fist church, on the corner of Eighth
and Blondeau streets. is to be dedicat-
ed. The service will start at 2:15
o'clock and the public is invited.
There will be morning service for
the congregation and also an evening
service for the public
The children of grades three and
four of the Lincoln school were de-
lightfully entertained after their pro-
gram yesterday with a most interest
ing talk by DR.. A. B. Hughes. AT the
close. DR.. Hughes presented each of
the seventy-three children with a beau
tiful silk flag as souvenir of the
occasion.
Three new trucks arrived on fiat
cars this morning for Keokuk street
cars. The trucks were made by the
Taylor Electric Truck Company of
Troy, N. Y, and are of the best ma
terial. The trucks are so arranged
that there will be no rocking of the
car while in motion and will run
smoothly. The new trucks will be
placed on three Of the summer open
cars.
Motions for a change Of venue
have been filed in the Superior court
in the case against Grace Wilson,
charging her with assault with intent
to murder William Outright and the
case against Grace Wilson, William
Outright and Frank Burton charged
with ARRAY. The last one was over
ruled. but the first one was granted
and the case will probably go to the
court of Justice Burrows.
At noon today the fire depart
ment was called out to the residence
of S. A. Miller at Seventh and Or
leans avenue where a flue was burn
ing out. In going to the fire the Tenth
street hose reel met with an accident
at Seventh and High when the rear
axel snapped off flush with the wheel
which bounced off Ore spoke of the
wheel was split and the back step
was bent when it crashed to the
ground. At the time, the reel was go
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ing rather slow on account OF the
grade and the horses were brought
to stop before any further damage
was done. The reserve hose cart was
put into service until the repairs can
be made.
Articles of incorporation of the
National Hydraulic Tire Setter COM
pany were filed for record this morn
ing by H T. Henderson. II. M. Lourie
and J. w. Devero. The company's
business is to be the manufacture and
sale of tire setting machines, black
smith machinery, hydraulic presses
and pumps. etc. and the principal
place of business is to be in Keokuk.
The capital stock is to be $4,000 in
shares of 500 each. $1,000 preferred
stock and $500 common stock. This
is subscribed for as follows: H. NJ.
Lourie twenty-five shares of preferred
stock and H T. Henderson and ]. w.
Deyero twenty-five shares each of the
common stock The directors are to
be the three incorporators and the Of
ficers are to be H. NJ Lourie, presi-
dent and treasurer; H. T. Henderson,
vice president: NJ. c. Keppel. secre-
tary, and j. W. Devero, superintend-
ent.