The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
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Anyone WHO has neglected to reg
lister, can do SO on Saturday.
Charles Stelzle, the noted lecturer
and author will speak on The Work
ingman's Problems" at the High
school next Tuesday evening.
A large number of new residences
are now in course of construction.
From all indications this is going to
be busy year in the building line.
The last chance to register comes
on Saturday when the board will be in
session in each ward from o'clock in
the morning until 8 O'Clock in the
evening.
-Workmen began breaking the
ground on the corner of Eighth and
Concert streets this morning for the
modern residence to be erected there
by John Cameron.
-keokuk will need within the next
two years the kind of an administration
that Louis Sterne, Henry kssselring
and Republican council can give it.
the entire ticket should be elected. 1t
will mean a great Keokuk.
To-day is ..All Fools Day" and the
young folks are making the best of it.
Many people have been fooled by pick
ing up bundles on the sidewalk which
contain nothing of value or looking for
flocks of ducks w.lich are missing.
During the week in hancock coun-
ty, Ill, the following marriage licens-
es We're issued: Willis R. McCrory to
Mrs. Hattie E. Martin; G. Conn James
to Eva Naper; John Bottoms to Grace
E. Currans; Clark Huddleston to Ethel
A. Douglas.
If the Second ward people want a
business man on the city council they
have an opportunity to place one
there. John Tumelty was named by
! the republicans for this place He
| has been resident of the ward for a
! long time and he is familiar with its
! needs. He is progressive citizen.
I interested in all that goes to make up
a greater Keokuk and it is confident
! ly believed the voters of his ward will
elect him to the council.
John DeYong as First ward coun-
! Gilman will give to his constituents
! the same careful and successful at
i tention that he gives to his own bust
( ness. 1t is pleasure to again see
/ that business men are accepting the
position on the council 1t will mean
a better Keokuk in every respect. Mr.
DeYong is so well known and so high
ly esteemed that his First ward
friends do not need to introduce him.
vote.
Emil Lindstrand in the Fifth ward
deserves reelection. 1t is an open
Acknowledgement that he has been one
of the hardest workers for his ward
and the city that ever served on the
council Not only has he been active
but he has been conscientious in his
duties. Fifth warders should not neg
lect his candidacy and on election day
should go TO the polls and see that he
gets the handsome majority that he
deserves.
Auditor Bleakley of Iowa. has is
ued the following circular against
twisting which has been specially
noticeable on farm policies. MY at
tention has frequently been called TO
the fact that agents OF one company
have taken up policies of another COM
pany for the purpose of cancellation,
and, inasmuch as it is clear to nv
llIliiI Iildt, uIuSI ordinary cITcunStdnc-
es. such proceeding operates unjustly
TO the policy-holder, and that he would
not agree to it except as a result of
misconception created by misrepre-
sentation, therefore. in order that
there may be no imposition on policy
holders in this regard. / desire to say
that, If upon investigation by this
department, | am satisfied that the
/ representative of one company has
been guilty of taking up from pol
icy-holder a policy contract of another
company for the purpose of cancelIa-
ton as above stated. if deemed expe-
dent l shall revoke the license of the
aforesaid company, provided. however.
/ any company whose agent is found
guilty of the practice, before revoca-
ton of license. may have opportunity
to dismiss the offending agent. and such
agent shall not thereafter receive a
certificate from this department"