The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26
CITY NEWS.
New fall hats-at Gonzales.

Anu WlCuOuI JIG WdlST ltOWtT hSO'
kuk keeps going forward.
See the Hat Juggler a comedy
picture tonight at Dodges.
Geo. Sherwood, the harness man,
is now located at 7O3 Main.
Silk petticoats black and colors,
1928 to $500 each. Central Store.
Mrs. o. d. McMains who recently
underwent an operation at st. Joseph
hospital was removed to her home
yesterday, much improved. This will
be glad news to her many friends.
MIR. Clark, who conducted board
ing house at No. $40 South Fifth
street, reported to the police Saturday
that Henry Wilson and julius Van
King had jumped their board bill.
Their place Of work was given as the
button factory.
-Auxetophone concert, given by
the Ladies Society Of the First Bap-
list church by Mr.. Jesse Baker
Tuesday, Sept IS, admission % cents.
The only chance of hearing concert
like this one This side of Chicago.
Water power rumors have been
af1oat for several days. One is to the
effect that Mr.. Cooper had been sue
cessful in raising the required capital
to build the dam. In letter receiv-
ed this week he reports making salts
factory progress and still working
hard on the Keokuk project.
Samuel Boston, we'll known col
ored citizen died Friday evening at
5 o'clock at the home of ais sister,
Mrs. Sarah South, No. 1910 Ridge
street at the age Of about fifty years.
He was born in Hannibal and was a
citizen of Keokuk for about % years
and was employed at the S. P. Pond
Co. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. South
and Mrs. Rosetta Bowman.
Gale Hewett and his wife engaged
in a slight alteration last evening at
the Hewitt residence on the levee, the
result being that Mrs. Hewett appear
ed a few moments later at the police
station and filed complaint, stating
that her husband had struck her quite
forcefully. Hewitt was arrested, but
later released, Henry Walton putting
up an appearance bond of SIS.
A memorial mass will be celebrat
ed this morning at ST. Francis De
Sales Catholic church for the late
James Ward, who passed away shor'
time ago in Oakland, Calf, Mr.. Ware
was a member of De La Sale Coun
Gil. Knights of Columbus. and that or
ganization will approach holy com
malnion in body. The celeDrant O.
the mass will be Rev. James Dunnion
The semi-annual praise meeting
of the Women's Missionary society O
Westminster church will be held or
the evening of October 8. The com
mittee in charge Lave been fortunate
in securing as the speaker of the
evening Miss Julia Frazer, secretar.
of the Momen's Board of Missions
of New York, recently called to Thu
position from work on the Pacifi
coast.
The Gospel Regular Arm is still
holding as usual. 10 o clock meetin'
at city jail, II o'clock holiness meet
ing. 1880 open air at corner of Fiftl
and Main, s o'clock in hall. Sunda.
night Brother Willsie will speak TO
us. We have added to our mission
the working girls home. We have
number of girls that are willing t.
live good christian life and get ;
job and go to work. Anyone havin'
any old clothing or shoes please sen,
card to Main street and We will
come and get them. Lieutenant Haze
Meredith and Lieutenant Margare
Golden. Major Ida Godefroid in full
charge.
I'm accordance with the new optic
metry law which went into effec
July 4, 1909, the state board of optic
metry examiners will hold the frs
examination of candidates Sept.
and 90 at the capital at Des Nome
in the Office of the secretar
of the board of health A
those successfully passing tn
examination will receive Gel
tifcates allowing them to practic
optometry after they have duly re
corded said certificate at county cour
house in which county they wish to fl
glasses. The following are the men
bcrs of the newly created board:
G. McMaster, Cedar Rapids, pres
dent; DR.. Louis A. Thomas, secretar,
Des Moines; E. F. Renaud, Keokuk
DIR. T. N. McManus, Waterloo, G.
Dunlap, Sioux City.