The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-30
CITY NEWS.

Fair visitors, for shoes. Ludwig's.
Wholesale houses report an In
creasing business
k line train No. 12 was few
minutes late this morning for the first
time this week. 1t has come in on
the dot for the last few days.
ALI the merchants of the city are
getting their stock in shape for the
rush which should result next week.
Many have started to decorate their
windows.
Mrs. Frank Way, formerly Miss
Rose Johnson, of Donnellson. left this
place yesterday for her new home
after visit with her parents in
Kahoka.
-Keokuk is going forward. 1t is 8
time for every citizen to help in the
advancement There is no better way
than to give your membership to the
Commercial Club.
"A. L. Schroeder expects to re-
move his family to Quincy in short
time. that being the place where they
will make their future home. He ex-
poets to leave In about a week
Mrs. William Mcmillan took her
Little two year old daughter Beulah
to Keokuk Friday where she was
operated on for ulcers on the face
and head The little one underwent
the operation successfully and Mrs.
Mcmillan hopes to return with her
this week-The Humeston New Era.
For the first time in many years.
there are two teams working every
night at high school football practice.
1t has been some years since there has
been good scrub team on the ground
at each practice but it is true never
the-less at the present time, with
Coach Belknap on the job.
-Seibert's Opera. Keokuk's best
cigar
A fellow down at the river Is
building two story boat house. He
intends to live in the upper part
through the winter. When the wate
is filled with ice during the cold
months. he can imagine he is at the
north pole for sure In fact, most
people would not care to have their
home in such a realistic locality.
Rock screenings have been placed
over the cinders which were placed in
when the new tracks were laid at
Sixth and Johnson streets. BY the
building of the additional tracks, a
bad bump has been caused by the diff
ference in the grade between the old
and the new tracks just laid and un-
less attended to will cause an accident
some day that may be costly.
Tom Thumb tomorrow night at
Dodges. Children's night.
During his stay in the city Judge
Withrow has made himself extremely
we'll liked and his work as judge in
the district court has met with APP
proval of the local bar association
Although the term had not yet ended
yet many cases have been disposed
of and he has not been given to drag
ging them in the least. His decisions
have also been fair and have displayed
considerable study in matters pertain
ing to law in the various cases.
Three Reasons for Haste Is new
picture at Dodges tonight.
Senator Edward P. McManus is
good natured enough to stand for al
most anything, but whether he will
put up with being called German
is not known However, here is what
the Washington Democrat has to say
of brief visit of his: Senator Ed.
McManus visited Jack McKeone here
a. day last week and we acknowledge
a call We were glad to see Eds
German countenance once more. Mrs.
McKeone used to go to school to him,
which is the first time we ever knew
that democrat could teach school.
Miss Slattery, sister of Mrs. Nc
keone, called with Ed. She was also
a pupil of his. Ed says he has no
more notion of running for congress
than he has OF flying to the moon.
But sometimes men change their
minds.
Sherwood for blankets and lap
robes.
-Nauvoo Independent: The River
side mansion. which has been purchas-
ed by the L. D. S. church recently,
will, we understand be repaired and
put in good condition. All the Smith
properties, which are located In a
group. are now In the hands of the
Smiths and Reorganized church The
old Joseph Smith homestead is owned
by Joseph Smith, son of the prophet,
and head of the l.. d. S. church. The
old Joseph Smith mansion house is
owned by the Alexander Smith heirs,
and the Riverside mansion by the
church. About year ago the church
decided to build monument to JOS
eph Smith on the old Smith homestead
property where the graves of Emma
and Joseph and Hirman Smith are sup
posed to be. We have heard nothing
about the matter for some time, but
the monument no doubt will be erect
ed sooner or later.