The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-21
CITY NEWS


No. Is. /. O. O. F.. Monday night at
5 O'clock
w. A. Martin was arrested by
Deputy Marshall Harrington the
charge being drunk and disorderly.
The Nineteenth Annual Old Sol.
diers and Old settlers reunion of Van
Buren,, Davis. Jefferson and Wapello
counties will be held at the Eldon fair
grounds on September 1917.
The chemical engine responded to
still alarm from the cooper shops on
the North Road yesterday afternoon
about o'clock, the weeds on the hill
above the plant being aiire.
The mother, Mrs Andrew Hemen.
over and relatives OF the late John
Earl 4Iemenover wish to thank all
neighbors and friends who 30 kindly
assisted them in their recent bereave-
ment and death OF her SON.
DIR. Shaffer recsived message
this morning announcing the death OF
his nephew, Rev. G. 8. McElhinny OF
Fairfield His death occurred at
Stockport, where he had gcue to PEE
form marriage ceremony End where
he was taken sick.
Quincy Journal: Miss Florence
Russ. colored. domestic of this city
In a well known family on East Yer
mont street. left yesterday morning
for Keokuk to attend the funeral OF
her sister Mrs. Euralee Roberts. the
woman who was killed In an alley in
Brookheld. Mo. at midnight Monday
by an unknown man.
Fred Miller brewing Co. versus
John F. Salzer' is the title Of q suit
fled in the district court late yester.
day afternoon in which the Keokuk
man is made defendant and a brewery
company OF Milwaukee Wis. the
plaintiff. The suit Is brought to make
the defendant vacate or be removed
from his place of business on South
Fourth street because OF the alleged
violation Of the FIVE year lease, violat-
ed by selling beer manufactured by
another company.
George Jones an employee OF the
Cereal Works who is on duty during
the night was overcome by the heat
early this morning on the way to his
home 1417 Carroll street. He fell in
stupor at the corner Of Eleventh and
Cedar and the fact was reported to
the police. The patrol and of'lcer
Fuqua arrived and conveyed the
young fellow. who is only about eigh.
teen years Of age. to his home where
1t is thought he will have no trouble in
recovering from the effects. He had
been working during the night and
mad probably become overheated
while at work.
"A telegram received In Hamilton
this week was construed to mean that
Mrs. John Simmons, a former we'll
known resident of that place, had
died in Nebraska where the family
moved last spring. Postal cards re-
ceived yesterday from the family show
that 1t was Miss Martha Simmons
who died, the girl passing away Tues
day morning from spinal meningitis.
She was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Simmons and was a gradu-
ate of the Hamilton high school and a
bright attractive girl who had many
friends in Hamilton.
Carl Boyd has resigend his posi-
ton with the Iowa State Insurance and
accepted the position of local mapa-
ger of the office of the Spoon River
Coal Co. This coal company has its
chief offices at Galesburg and owns
the celebrated Ellisville coal mines
in Fulton county. Illinois. The coal
produced from these mines Is said by
those who have used 1t to be the best
coal produced in Illinois, as it leaves
practically no clinkers and very little
ash and has great heat producing quail
tiles. Mr.. Boyd will soon have an Of
flee fitted up and will be pleased to
meet his friends and those interested
in securing the best OF soft coal fuel
Chicago newspapers yesterday dis
covered that David E. Mack, nominal
ed at Macomb Wednesday for the gu
PiSIAS Soui - luoy HOt dSCSpI uOllluEs
ton The Chicago papers offer no ex-
p'anation for their statements. Mack
Sholl, a neighbor and relative Of
Judge Mack at Carthage, said last
night: 4 do not know why he should
not accept although cannot say that
he will. He did not seek the nominal
ton and when approached before the
convention said he was not a candi.
date. He is OF that disposition that
he might refuse. but If he will or not
we of Carthage cannot say. He 10
away at present on trip through the
Yellowstone park and the northwest.
and doubt whether he is even aware
of his nomination. I think he will be
in Spokane Sunday. A postal card re-
cieved by friends from his wife sew
eral days ago was mailed from the
northwest
Quincy Herald: The deal for
keyes has been underway for some
time. Keyes was not bought on the
strength of HE record made this sea
son alone. Manager Griffith has a
strong staff of right fanderx ,n5 e.