The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-30
CITY NEWS.
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warsaw Bulletin: Yesterday !
morning, as A. T. Hughes was coming /
70 lne city he saw two large gray
wolves cross the road at r n CHI. |
hams place, three miles south Of Var.
saw, SUNG rom the bluff towards the
so'.unns. inns seems to be crossing T
.of inc animals, for in several seasons
one or more have been seen in the
road at this point.
Hamilton Press Mr.. D. F. Swan
ss was over from Keokuk Saturday, |
Wearing very pleased expression |
ne accounts for it by telling us that
nne oaby girl had arrived at the
nome OF Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Lawson,
January 2lst, and that mother, baby
anu grandpa were all doing we'll. Mr..
oWaney expects to move back to Ham
liton about February 10th.
Burlington Gazette: DIR. Harold
Jacobson of Chicago. who has been
visiting his son, III. l.. jacobson and
wife, suicided today In this city by
swallowing dose of morphine. No
cause can be assigned for thi. act
He swallowed the drug in the presence
OF MS daughter-in-law, after bidding
her goodbye. He Immediately re-
iapsed into unconsciousness and al
though physician was summoned
VINO tried every means in his power
70 relleve the man he passed away in
about thirty minutes. DR.. Jacobson is
about % years of age Just enc week
ago ne returned from visit in Ger
many and two days ago come to Bur
linston to visit his son who is a clerk
at the Delano hotel Why he should
have ended his life in this manner is
beyond the comprehension of his rel
atiyes. who are Frustrated over the
act. DR.. Jacobson was advanced in
| his profession and is well known in
the world of medicine.
Read The Daily Gate City.
Wapello Tribune Hon. c. A. Ken.
neay, congressman from the First
Iowa district has introduced a bill
Tor a special act granting pay to Nata-
an Crutchfleld of this city for servic.
es rendered as a pilot on steamboat
that was captured by Major General
Heron and his forces during the civil
war On the Rio Grande river Mr.
Crutchfield had been river pilot be-
fore entering the service and was
valuable man, hence he was detailed
for extra duty and was never paid for
MS services, which was most eXacting
and responsible. Mr. Crutchfield at
tempted to collect MS pay years ago,
but failed, and recently Attorney G..
NJ. Wright took up the matter and has
secured ample testimony to verify
the claim beyond peradventure, and
has had Mr.. Kennedy and other con-
gressmen and senators interested in
the tardy Justice. and no doubt but
that he will soon receive the five
thousand dollars for the extra pay to
which Mr.. Crutchfield is surely en-.
titled
Window glass at Wilkinson & Co.
In reporting the Quincy baseball
banquet the Herald SAYS: President
M. E. Justice was the next speaker.
Mr.. Justice stated that he had tend
ed previous functions of this kind CIV
en- by the Quincy Baseball Ass 1c.a-
ton and was always glad to come
here to mingle with the men who aad
the game at heart. He complimentn.t
Mr.. Holcomb upon the excellent man
ner in which he discharged his duties
as secretary and upon the accuracy
regretted that the city and above all
league ball in Quincy would lose nm.
He said he was surprised to hear that
Mr.. Holcomb did not claim any
credit for his efficiency. giving all
the honor to Mr.. VAIL and said ilat
If Mr.. Holcomb was an example of
Mr. Wahl's skill as an instructor, he
would consider it money well spent
TO send Mr. VAIL over the circuit to
give every secretary special course
of instructions. Mr.. Justices .i1b-
ject was I'm Here Because m
Here He thought that just abou.
expressed it and closed his remarks
by congratulating the local asso:ia-
ton on the manner in which it does
everything.
Window glass at Wilkinson & Co.
-Nauyoo Independent: Lorin Farr,
the Mormon patriach who attended Tie
conference of the Utah Mormon cid sfs
in this city in October 1905, and wLo
made an address of "reminiscences az
the city hall at the time, was fond
dead at Hot Springs. few miles north
of ogden. Utah. where ne had gone
to take a bath. on the 18th inst. Far
Was d Tt5tueLt VI ANduNOO out iio .'i'&-
mon days and resided in the lie
house just north of Mrs. Margaret
Hamilton's residence. He was an in
innate friend of Joseph Smith. FAR
was a polygamist, having had n In
Der of wives and he left numerous
Dosterity. the number of his childr IN,
grandchildren and great grandchild ~en
reaching into the hundreds. He was
for % years mayor of ogden, was
member OF the Utah legislator at
one time, president of the Weber
stake, established the first grist mill
and saw mill in northern Utah, and
built 900 miles grade OF the Southern
Pacific railroad. He was familiar
figure in both Ogden and Salt Lake
City His first marriage was to Nancy
B. Chase in Nauvooj in 1S45, Brigham
Young performing the ceremony. He
/ was So years old and had been Nor
mon for II years.