The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-15
CITY NEWS.
use a Gate City want.


City letter carrier George Ander-
son will begin two weeks vacation
tomorrow.
Remember the big carpet and rug
sale, corner of Fourth and Johnson.
Fred A. Wedler.
The baseball banner was hung
across the street at Fifth and Main
this morning for the first time since
last September.
j. B. Hanks, OF Chambersburg, Pa.
is in the city looking up the record of
his half.brother, Edward Hanks, whose
actions in Keokuk during the past few
years have been so interesting.
Regular meeting OF Puckechetuck
encampment No. Z, I. o. o. F., at Odd
Fellows hall at o'cloc,. tonight. Wis
iti1g brethren fraternally invited to
attend. Work in Royal Purple de-
gree this evening.
VIM H. Perrigo has decided to
Jesse D. Perrige, lot in block 70 of
Mason's Lower addition, the property
being on the corner of F and Oak
tsreets. The consideration is not
stated in the deed filed today
Last evening the building commit
tee of Keokuk lodge No. 106 of the
Elks, held meeting and talked over
the proposition of the erection of an
Elk's home in the city. Much enthu-
siasm was shown by those present
and some steps will likely be taken
soon toward the building of home.
Chester F. Arnold has brought suit
for divorce against his wife, Leona B.
Arnold, charging adultery The petit
ton on file in the District court stat
that the couple were married in Keo.
kuk on Christmas in 1907 and lived to-
gether until March of this wear.
There will be meeting tomorrow
evening of the Humane society at 7:4o
O'Clock at the rooms of the CONNER
cial club over the Keokuk National
bank, to which all members are ex-
pected to attend The incorporation
papers have been drawn up and will
be read before the meeting. The by
laws will also be presented and adj
opted and other matters will come UT
of interest to the membership.
Mrs. E. B. Newcomb will be the
speaker at the Y. w. c. A. meeting or
next Sunday afternoon. There will be
only two more meetings this year
next Sunday and the Sunday follow
ing, until next fall At a recent meet
ing of the devotional committee of thu
association 1t was decided to close the
meetings on that date. On a weel
from this Sunday the Trinity Epwortf
league will have charge Of the meet
ing.
Warren Fletcher. a former resi-
dent of Keokuk, is dead at his lone
In Minneapolis and the remains are Il
burial. H. w. Upham received wore
be brought to Keokuk on Saturday 70
of his death this morning by tele
graph the deceased being brothe
to Mrs Upham and 20 Miss Rachae
Fletcher. The deceased left Keoku
about twenty years ago ano has man
friends in this city who will be paine
to hear of his death. He is survive
by a wife and son.
The track team OF the Keoku
high school was ont at Joy park las
, evening cavorting around. No uniforr
practice was engaged in but the teal
will get down to business in fe'
days and Captain Van Hayden an
his team will get busy to compete fo
honors in the track event to be he'll
on May 8. Manager Pechstein of tn
: track team is expecting replies frol
: the blanks recently sent out to neigl
boring high schools and on which the
will signify whether or not their r
!, spective schools will be represented {
;. the meet in this city.
|, I'm the district court A. D. Christ
has brought suit against David Alb,
q asking $500 damages on horse sal
q The petition states that on March
he bought team Of horses from d.
;. fendent for $3.50 and asked IL one {
them was a cryptorclud or original {
: rigling and was told that it was
= gelding The horses were shipped I
q St Louis and when the car arrive
+. there it was found that this one hors
4 had bitten, kicked, chewed, bruise
knocked down and walked over nun
Der of others in the car damaging thel
: to the extent of $500 for which SUI
), the defendent is asked to pay for mi
representing the character of the an
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