The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-31
CITY NEWS

Smoke Moeller-s silver Ash cigar
I'm tae district court. default has
been entered In the case of Ira Jones
VS.. Lilly Jones.
March which came in like lamb,
is going out in the same mild manner
today.
Sixth ward Republicans should
give Jim Roberts their earnest and
active support. He is making fine
race for councilman and If his party is
loyal to him he will be elected.
CAROLS U. S. Carniavl Company
has made arrangements to come to
keokuk for the week beginning May
% and will pitch its tents at Tenth
and Franklin streets.
In the Y NJ. C. A. pool tournament
last evening, Roy Stricken defeated
Bob Ulrich by score of 60 to q and
Fred Maxwell won from Minor Clark
by score of so to 80.
Two cancelled checks were found
on North Third street the other day
which date back to September 20,
1857. One is for s400 and the ether
for 500 made out to James H. Baker
and signed by D. H. Kildrone.
The fourth dwelling house to be
entirely destroyed by fire in the out
skirts of the city, yTas the one burned
early this morning when the home of
colored woman named Mrs. Lucretia
Ruben at Twentyfourth and Burke
streets, in Messengeryille, was entire
ly consumed. The department re-
sponded this morning at 1870 O'Clock
h,,S 10 10 cir oil oh in
gle of the house owing to the distance.
The chemical engine was used to save
the adjoining houses and sheds but the
one story frame house which was on
fire was burned clear to the ground.
Mrs Ruben did not have time to save
anything excepting her life.
IT. w. Holman, of Rutledge, Mo-.
was in Keokuk today on his way to
st. Louis where he will make final
arrangements for the trip of the Shi-
lob battlefield survivors, leaving st.
Louis on the boat April Q. Mr.. Hol-
man is the commander of the Asso-
citation and has been for number of
years This evening a large number
of Illinois comrades and their ladies'
will meet Mr.. Holman in this city and
the annual reunion will be held. At
the present time Mr.. Holman has 95
comrades and forty-six ladies on his
list The excursionists are preparing
for big time Mr.. Holman is one of
| the most enthusiastic comrades and
tie old soldiers always like to go with
him. He is member of the 21st
Missouri Infantry.
Fourth ward Republicans named a
good man for the office of alderman
when they selected Willis Mundy. He
is young man of energy and of
character. He will be able to Civ. to
| the ward an intelligent service. Mr..
Munday has resided in the Fourth
for number of years and he will
take especial pains to give to the
ward and to the city the attention
that it deserves. Voters are giving
his candidacy careful consideration
and the reports from the ward is that
he will be elected.
] Twenty-Five members of the Youne
Mems Christian Association, who have
been assisting in the membership cam
paign during the past week met at the
association building last evening in a
membership rally. Fifty six new mem
bers have been enrolled during the past
month, but owing TO the fact that man,
of the members taking part in the
campaign have prospective members
the campaign is to be extended unit
April 10. At the close of that period
a complimentary banquet will be Civ
en-. the invitations to include thos,
taking part III the campaign and the
new members. The date has not beer
: set. The members OF the committe,
securing the largest number of new
members over fifteen will receiv,
souvenirs of the campaign