The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-08
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The Monday Music club will meet
this evening at the Y M. c. A. and a
good program will be enjoyed.
-Pentecostal Mission, SIS Main,
will hold special services Tuesday
night. Rev. Means will preach. All
members and others interested are
cordially invited. A fine meeting ex-
pected.
From the factory to the home
at G. lower price, con- idering merit, of
the w. w. Kimball Co. than else
where. See their instruments at Dun
can-Schells.
The Sunday Athletic association of
the Y. M. G. A. met yesterday after
noon to select further members for
the football team composed of biblical
characters. Two guards, Joshua and
Daniel, and Abraham, center, were
chosen
Rev, F. Emory Lyon of Chicago,
superintendent of the Central How
ard association gave most interest
ing address last evening at the West
minister Presbyterian church, telling
of the work of that organization in
| the interest of eX-convicts and pris-
! oners.
"A tramp went into grocery store
the other day and inquired for some
thing to eat The proprietor of this
particular store is one who meets
many such persons in the course of a
year and is somewhat reluctant about
giving anything until he knows that
| the person is a worthy one. What
did you come to Keokuk for?" in
CURED the proprietor. II came here
to work ON the water power" was the
answer he received. That was suffi-
cient and he was taken to nearby
restaurant for square meal.
-Keokuk will De well represented
at the auto show this week in Chi
cago and auto owners and others of
the city begin leaving this evening
for the big affair which has already
opened. The Gate Citv contained a
partial list Saturday evening and since
that time the numbers have increased
to the following: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Moore, S. L. Millspaugh. Latham H.
4 Aver. B. F. Smith. Milton Johnson,
i F. G. Johnson, Roy King. Frank
Knight, George w. Rutledge. D. Ecker.
/ E. Ross Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. M F.
Baker James w. Huiskamp, Carl
Huiskamp. Henry Huiskamp Jr., G. w
Cox, B. B. Hobbs. E. C. Taber. Smith
Hamill w. c. Bonney. j. B. vanPap-
. pelendam, Geo. Hartel.
! In the District court, suit has
been filed by Howard l.. Connable VS.
Caroline R. Gray and Emily l.. Gray
The petition states that on February
A r. l.. Morris contracted with the de
PENDANTS to purchase lot in block Sc
} for So, $50 and paid 500 on the con
tract which he assigned to plaintiff
: who is willing to make the balance oil
the payment, but deed is not forthcom
ing. He has therefore been damaged
: to the sum of 5000 by this breach o.
: contract. The petition asks that the
court order defendants to execute {
Geed or appoint { commissioner to de
so, or enter judgment for $4,000 if deco
is not executed within thirty days
from decree. The real estate involved
is on Concert street between Fifth ant
Sixth streets.
Pennington News: Dr. Toben O.
: Sterling lad caller Wednesday which
reminded him that Grover Hughes ant
James Brown were patients with {
striking similarity in their physica
| misfortunes. Grover Hughes 81,
weeks ago was working in saw mil
and log camp. On Friday at II
o'clock a. M, his left leg was fractur
ed. Exactly three weeks later, in tn,
same log camp, James Brown, WORKING
at the same place, on Friday mornin;
lat 10 o'clock. fractured his left lie,
within an inch of the same place a
Hughes Thus it was that two mel
working at tle same place. on TIL
same day in the week, at the sam
4 hour in the day, each doing the sam
\ work, fractured their left legs in tn
! same place.