The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-01
CITY NEWS

For the consideration of $500 c. r.
Van Ausdall has deed to Fred Wors-
ter lot In block 80 of Montrose.
Regular meeting oi KeoKuk lodge
No. 10, l. o. O. F.. Monday night. at s
o'clock. Visiting brethren fratern-
ally.
The fair and warmer weather
flags were hung out this morning and
the mercury stood at but 10 this
morning when the government record
was taken.
Miss Martha Hornish was the
speaker at the Y w. C. A. meeting
Sunday afternoon. Special music was
given and the hour was an interesting
one for all who attended.
acknowledgements meeting of
Eagle lodge No. ~, A. F. and A. NJ,
7:3O O'Clock Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 2, 1909. Visiting brethren fra
ternally invited. BY order of the w.
M. s. H. Johnston, secretary.
A union meeting of all the Chris
tian Endeavor societies of the city
was held on Sunday evening in the
Westminster Presbyterian church. A
large number of young people we're
present and the meeting was an In
/ teresting one.
When Carl Busch s. cps upon the
mat tomorrow evening for his go with
Jack Osborn he will tip t. e scale at
100 pounds, or possibly half pound
less. His opponent will weigh about
$50 pounds. This -epresents the best
wrestling weight for each of the con-
testants and they will be N good con-
dition.
-Keokuk followers of the sporting
game are quite excite over the match
Tuesday evening at the Grand opera
house. Carl Busch, the German
champion, and Jack osborn, the Chi
cago crack, will be opponents. Quite
a number of people will want seats on
the stage near the wrestlers ami the
house should be crowded.
j. A. NJ. Collins was appointed to
represent the Congregational church
of this city at the meeting OF the For
eign and Home Missionary society
meeting at Burlington on "Wednesday
of this week. Another member vii
be appointed by the pastor OF the
church to accompany Mr.. Collins on
Wednesday, a letter from the Burling
ton board being received and request
ling the presence of keokuk church
workers.
-Oskaloosa Herald: William t
Lee. roadmaster Of the Des Moines
Keokuk division of the Rock Island
: lis one among the longest in service
of the employees of that division, hav
} ing been continuously in the harness
| for the Rock Island for nearly thlrt.
/ wears. In that time he has worked
under only three division superintend
ents. John Given, G. A. Gilmore an
the present incumbent. w. H. Given
1t is said he is personally familia
) with every foot of the track on tn
: line and can call by his first nam
| each of the section men under his su
peryision. He is accorded eminenc
5 among the most practical construction
men on the system. Counting servic
prior to entering that of the Rock Is
J. land, Mr.. Lee has been engaged i
. railroad work for thirty-eight years.
The Columbus, Ind, Evening Re
l publican of Saturday, contained tn
: following notice of the death of tn
, father of Mrs Albert Ruddick of thi
: city: Frank Mathews, a we'll know
! citizen of this city, died Il his hom
e in Maple Grove this afternoon after
: lingering illness at the age OF sixt,
e three years. The funeral arrange
s ments will be announced later. Tn
\ late Mr.. Mathews was a member {
e the Second Ohio Volunteer Infantr
and was a past commander of Isha1
4 Keith Post No. 10, G. A. R.. of thi
/ city. having served as commander las
e year. He had lived in Columbus &c
) several years and followed the trad
e of a painter and paper hanger.
d leaves a widow and two children
/ Frank Mathews, Jr., of this city, an
& Mrs. Albert Ruddick of Keokuk. low;
s FIT. Madison Democrat: Under tn
e laws pertaining to juvenile criminal
y 1t is necessary IudI dill CieiSo "noi
$ there are juvenile offenders be pr
u vided with jails for their accommod
u ton and restraint, it not being iaWf'
to place them in Jail with men. tn
q county supervisors are therefore CO..
a templating remodeling the count
It court house to certain extent an
II adding to it at the northeast, I'll
" ground floor of the addition to
5. utilized as juvenile jail, the uppe
r soor as an office for the county S
s perintendent of schools AS til
k vault space in the county treasurer
2 office is Inadequate. the plans WI
t provide for enlargement thereof. an
n the toilet arrangements of the buildir
1. will also be changed Architect \
I. E. Bannon is now preparing plans an
II specifications to be submitted to tt
board.