The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-04
CITY NEWS
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THE Three Twins" at the Grand
Wednesday, March 10th. Seats now
selling.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday evening TO Earl Warner and
Eta lnman, both of Keokuk,
Rev. H. b. Foster pastor OF the
| United Presbyterian church, VIII pc
1 the speaker at the Y. M. c. A. sun
day afternoon meeting for men.
/ Revival services begin at the
First Christian church next SUNDAY
March 7th. Prof. Chas. e. McVay OF
Hardy, Nebraska, will have charge OF
/ the music The pastor, Rev X. W.
Lilley will do the preashing.
Winslow W. Howell has transfer
| red to w. H. Wyatt, Jr., one and
quarter acres of land in the southeast
quarter of section 10, township TO
north, of range 6 west. No consider
alton is given in the deed.
For the consideration of $4,000 /.
! e. Kerr has sold to VIM. Hawkins, the
north half of the north half of the
southeast quarter of section A, also
part of the southwest quarter of Sec
ton A. township Go north, of range 3
west
Ed Woods is locked up in jail
charged with stealing a pipe wrench
from H. r. Collins. He was up in the
Superior court this morning charged
with larceny and entered a plea of
mot guilty His bond was fixed at
500 and in default os same he was
taken back to jail.
There has been rumor current
about the city for few weeks to the
effect that the five and ten cent store
at the corner of Main and sixth street
intended to retire from business. The
< Gate City learns that the location and
t the character of the business will re-
, main the same and is pleased to state
3 th?t this business house will not re-
t tire.
e w. Kasdorrf, general foreman Of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
: pany arriver IN the city today and with
v Manager o. o. Tracey of the local w.
/ q. officers went to the bridge to look
: over the wire situation there in re-
i CARDS to making permanent repairs
g in about two weeks. A force of wire
e men from Chicago will arrive in sew
eral weeks and start work on rep1ac-
ing the wires and cables which were
e blown down with the towers several
) weeks ago.
n a 0erpr Ion ~
It rick in Burlington, thinks If Jeffries
n keeps his word and gets a match with
u johnson, that it will be easy money
Q for Jeffries, although he considers the
black very fast man and a high-class
K fighter. Root is former fighter ane
here is what he says: Il am in posi-
ton to know something about botl
Il men, as have boxed with each oil
them when they were in first-class
I condition, and they are men that know
; pretty much all there is to know
about the boxing game. | met Jeff In
: friendly bout at San Francisco at a
benefit given for the earthquake suf
!, ferers, as | was about the only man
:. anywhere near his size on the coast
:, at that time, and, considering his
!, huge build and weight he is remark
, ably lively proposition anad kept me
J, moving around pretty rapidly to avoid
! coming in contact with those wicked
! punches of his that are backed nm b1
9 an INN ense amount of steam an6
energy
. The Des Moines Register and Lead
q er says: Some local golfers will be
~ somewhat startled to learn that thev
S. canhot take part in amateur contests
IS this coming summer A rule of the
n strlctest nature has been passed b,
IS the United States Golf association AND
e 1t affects great many golfers. depriv
v ing them of their amateur standing
n Any golfer who has since last Janu
airy bowled for money, played tennis
Is for money, who has acted as a coast
II or referee, receiving money for tho
IS act, has made himself professional
N in the eyes of the United States Col
rs association This rule was made oDer
e. atlye on Jan. l last. so does not af
ID feet any one previous to that time
lie 1t is probable that there will be ;
is large amount of kicking on some O
IL the provisions of this rule. IT seem,
s. pretty hard to have bowling included
al in the list of things that golfer mus
I'll rot do. as many of the golfers whel
10 driven off the links often spend thei
spare time ON the bowling alleys.