The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
CITY NEWS.

- - Il IN 11vV9s
Choice catfish at JOS. Haubert's,
7os Main
Friday and Saturdays Removal
Sale prices will keep EN- busy at Bode-
Larson's.
Miss Garent B. Allen expresses her
appreciation of the promptness of the
Royal Arcanum in paying insurance
on the life of her father, San'l Allen.
Several bad water main leaks are
being repaired by the waterworks
company, several being on Main street.
Six leaks, caused from electrolosis
have occurred on Franklin street in
the past several months.
William Tuite was arrested this
morning by Constable Warner for as
sault yesterday afternoon upon Mrs.
Christina Ckacknine. He was taken
into custody at his home on the boule-
ward and his hearing will be set later.
Sam Wilson, alias Joseph O'Brien
the negro arrested last evening on low
er Main street for vagrancy, was hand
ed fifteen days this morning by Judge
Mcnamara in the superior court. War
rem King, who is charged with strik-
Ing and beating his wife appeared at
10 o'clock and his bond was fixed at
$3.50. the trial to be held later. Max
Walch who has been out Of Jail since
last Saturday, having been given a
thirty day sentence was UP before
Judge Mcnamara again this morning.
on charge of breaking and entering
the home of Fred Hanson on the night
of July g. His bond was fixed at $3.50.
"A Des Moines paper says: Jerry
B. Sullivan of Des Moines is being
talked of by Iowa democrats as com.
petent man to fill the vacancy in the
state pardon board made by the death
of the late DR.. Joseph NJ. Emmert of
Atlantic. 1t is extremity doubtful II
Sullivan's law practice will permit
him to accept the position should it be
rendered by the governor, as the work
has increased to an extent that it now
requires two weeks out of every three
months to transact the business of the
board It is rumored that Governor
Carroll favors a doctor for the va.
cancy as many of the applications for
pardon or parole claim physical break
downs.
-Des Moines Tribune: Tobacco
dealers have been advised by Attorney
General H. w. Byers to throw away
the cigarette papers that are enclosed
for free distribution with five pound
packages of certain brands of tobacco.
No cigarette papers can be given away
in Iowa without violating the law, says
Mr.. Byers. On the large boxes which
contain cigarette papers manufactur
ers have printed directions to the
dealer in which he is advised that the
papers may be given away in states
where the sale of cigarettes is pro-
hibited. II he lives in state where
1t is illegal to have papers in ones
possession or to give them away he is
directed to destroy them. Dealers who
lad purchased such packages from
their wholesalers asked the dpart-
ment Of justice for an opinion and the
reply OF Mr.. Byers is that the law
clearly prohibits the giving away of
papers.
Sinnock, the Quincy golfer, won
the cup at Decatur for the third sue
cessive time for that city, which Is
now the possession of Quincy. Re-
garding the tournament, a Decatur dis
patch has the following to say: Team
play, the opening event Of the golf
tournament Of the central Illinois
Country Club Association which con-
vened at the Country club of Decatur
yesterday, was won by Quincy. with
Springfield second Quincy made a
score of "a down, with Springfield 80
down. The feature of the day was
the playing Of Sinnock of Quincy and
Calender of Peoria. The eight clubs
of the association were represented
with teams of six men. Contesting
with DOGGY for SO holes, Is of which
were played in the morning and IS in
made The team cup which is pre-. emit
ed by the association, will now be in
the possession of Quincy, as they have
VOL it for the third time. the first
time being at Decatur in 1914 and the
second at Quincy in 1902.
"A good one from Mount Pleasant
telling in an interesting manner the
story of lathered dog, is told in to.
days exchange fro that S-ty:
Two strangers alighting from a
train were injured yesterd ~ in pan
ic which ensued when large brindle
dog ran through the streets with
fecks of foam flying from his mouth.
The canine made its appearance in a
residence section of town and, pursu-
ed by bowling mob, hurting stones
and clubs ran clear through the bust
ness section AS 1t passed the ST. ion.
where train was pulling In. two men
stepping from car were caught in
the mad whirl and hurled to the
ground and trampled. As soon as they
could escape the men again boarded
the train. The dog was pursued by
the mob two miles, when 1t took
refuge under porch George Eagle
son secured a long pole and went after
it. and was not long until he discover