The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
CITY NEWS.
Storm buggy fronts. Sherwood.
Fine crowds at the Ro,'-a-way b

| Storm buggy fronts. Sherwood.
| Fine crowds at the Ro''-a-way, be
there tonight.
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Ladies' souvenir matinee tomor-
row at the Bon Ton.
Basket Ball, Burlington VS.. Keo.
kuk, at Y. M. G. A. Fast game, do not
miss it.
The stage of the Mississippi
reached ten feet this morning, another
rise of a half foot.
/ Burke Bros is headquarters for
fancy box candy. candy of all kinds
fruits and nuts. 504 Main.
The regular monthly meeting Of
st. Joseph's Auxiliary will be held al
the hospital Wednesday afternoon, De
! cember 9Th, at 2:30 o'clock.
Only sixteen more days before
Christmas, not much over two weeks
The wise ones are shopping early and
i will reap the benefit of their thought
fulness and avoid the usual holiday
rush which is not an empty dream but
a crowded reality.
-Keokuk merchants who wish to
use the Sunday morning Gate City
will confer great favor on this Of
fec by having the copy for their adj
vertisements for that issue in the
hands Of tie printer not later than
Thursday noon.
Although the big SNOW of lasl
night did not effect the railroad traf
fc to any extent it is hard on the
switchmen and others who have tt
work around the yards. A large
squad of men were at work this morn
ing shoveling snow from in front O.
the depot
"A letter received from David j
Ayres states that h. is much better
a marked Improvement having been
shown in the past few days. The let
ter was lengthy one and the news Is
very encouraging to relatives and
friends.
The first sleighs of the season
have made their appearance with tn
first good snow. Several cutters wer
noticed out this morning. Hunter
have come into their own and tn
sportsmen are filing the woods wit
their shooting sticks and returning
with game aplenty. The small bo
with his hand sled is enjoying the hill
sides sickness today and with an
other good snow, bob parties will en-
ter in with a rush.
i The chairman of the various CON
/ mittees and the officers of the Y. M.
/ A. were entertained at dinner toda
noon by c. r. Joy, president OF tn
i Young Mems Christian association.
conference was held and work for tn
1 coming year was planned by thes
/ gentlemen following the repast. Thi
/ evening there will be the regula
| monthly meeting of the board of d
/ rectors of the association and dir
4 ner will be enjoyed. General associs
Il ton work will be spoken of and plar
H ned for in a definite way by thes
II gentlemen present.
II North bound K line train No.
I was over an hour late in arriving fror
II the south this morning, getting Int
II the union station at about a quarter
II nine. 1t is presumed that the trai
Il which is usually on time was sno'
II bound or experienced trouble in ge
II ting out of the st. Louis yards thi
II morning shortly past two o'cloc
II which is usually the trouble after
II heavy fall of snow. Train No. 10 wa
II fifteen minutes late in arriving froI
II the north and the mail was delaye
II only few minutes. The snow di
II not tie up the road north Of this city.
n "A dispatch from Keosauqua ha
n the following to say concerning tn
II case of Robert Norris. brother of VA
H Norris of this city whose remain
II were found on a railroad track nea
II Lovilla: The remains of Robert MOI
II ris, whose body was found on the raj
" road tracks at Lovilla late Saturda
Z afternoon, were brought here at moo
: today and taken to the home of hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Norris
y from where the funeral services wi
II be held Tuesday afternoon at
II o'clock. Mr.. Norris was about thirt
II years of age and left here about on
II week ago. None of the particulars c
II the accident are known.
II Rev. Archibald Graham was ye
II terday installed as pastor of the Unite
II Presbyterian church in Burlington
Rev. H. B. Foster. of this city, wa
| present and in the evening delivere
| the sermon. The following pastor
II took part in the gathering: Reys. Y
II R. sawhill, of Washington: w.
u Fisher, of Washington; j. c. Kurri
OF Charlottesville; D. L. Mcbride,
Washington; W. NJ Mathews,
Il Washington; W. G. Graham, of We
Chester; A. G. Bailty, OF Ainswort
]. c. Marshall, of Columbus Cit
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