The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
CITY NEWS.

Vote for Sterne and Kesselrins
and the Republican ticket.
Sullivan & Auwerda are head
quarters for everything in the ready
to-wear line.
"A valuable house dog at Sixteenth
ami Carroll streets was victim of the
dog poisoner yesterday.
Tomorrow will be the last day Of
March. AS the month came in like
lamb, 1t should go out like lion and
be very olustery tomorrow. The lamb
and lion proposition was failure this
year for the month of March and has
been very lamblike all OF the way
through.
The Keokuk Country Club golf
course Is being put into shape for the
coming season, the first work being
done last week. The putting greens
have been fenced in to prevent people
from passing over them and the cups
have been removed and placed nearby
fer the benefit of golfers who are play
ir-S this early in the season.
Louis Sterne has been a resident
of Keokuk as the old timers would say,
all the time" He is public spirited
go to make UP for the best of the city.
The many voluntary offers of support
that are coming to him are evidence
that he is highly thought of and will
receive fine vote next Monday.
Henry kesselring will make the
approve. He, with the assistance of
Mr.. Sterne, will be able to give to
Keokuk a comm endable administra-
ton. Mr.. kesselring has had exper-
fence as peace officer and he is
well equipped to perform the duties
kind Of marshal that the public can
of the office.
Charles Donahue was brought to
Keokuk last evening by Jailor Tim
Crimmins from Des Moines and locked
UP in the county jail, being under
three indictments for breaking and
entering. He escaped from the city
jail year ago in February and since
that time has been at large, but was
arrested Sunday in Des Moines and
word was sent to the sheriff of his
capture.
Sheriff J. J. Crimmins brought
Richard c. Tyson to the county Jail
last evening from Tingley where the
fellow was arrested by the authorities
there. Tyson was indicted by the
grand jury this month for embeZzle-
ment, being charged with appropriate
Ing funds from the Kellogg Birge Co..
for whom he -yas travelling man for
a short time. He is the man whose
troubles at Quincy were recently aired
through the papers.
From Saturday ayopip1 +o No.
day evening the fire department made
seven runs, there being two last even
Ing at about s O'Clock to be added to
the list reported in last evenings pa
per. At about 5:45 the department
made run to the Rush home at
Nineteenth and High streets where a
small hole was burned in the kitchen
roof. At Cos before the chemical en-
CINE was back, the second alarm came
from Fifth and Exchange where a
small hole was burned in the roof of
dwelling house there.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye CON
tains the following which will be of
much interet to the many Keokuk
friends of Rev Williamson: An ia
formal call has been extended to Dr.
r. y. bilDdusDu, pdSLOT Vi Tue CulL-
ed Presbyterian church, by the Z. p.
church at Clarinda Iowa. DR.. VIII
Hanson recently occupied the pulpit
OF the Clsrinda church and made a
strong impression. He stated last
night that he was undecided in the
matter, but would announce his de-
cision within the next ten DAYS. DR..
Williamson came to Burlington five
years ago from Keokuk He had held
the pastorate Of the Keokuk church
for nineteen years. and since his COM
Ing to Burlington the local church has
made great strides forward. Through
his leadership a handsome church ed
ifice was constructed at the corner Of
Division and Gunnison streets. DR..
Williamson has wide acquaintance
outside the membership of his church
and has taken q prominent part in the
affeirs Of the Ministerial association.