The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-07
CITY NEWS.

Hear Rev. Tralle,s lecture Friday
night At Baptist church.
The semi annual meeting of the
Trinity Young Mems club viii be held
tomorrov evening al the home Of Rev.
J. n. Potter. Officers will be elected
a horse attached to the Ewers' de-
livery wagon ran away at Sixth and
Exchange stree. this noon and succeed
ed II breaking up the wagon shafts.
Tie driver who was IN the wagon at
the time was not injured. A part of
the harness broke. soaring tie ami
nal which dashed off down the street
At q great rate of speed.
The March lion. which vas not
present during March, seems TO have
come out of his lair, for he was howl
ing around last night in great shape.
There was quite a blow during th-
night, but Il had a good effect on the
sky for it blew the clouds away and
when this morning came, it was bright
and fair.
Lawrence Dec, native Philippine,
was arrested last evening by Officer
Holiday for assault and battery. He
struck Mrs. Kid Carter in the mout-,
with a bottle at her home. He came
to America seven years ago from the
4 Island of Luzon and claims to have
s served in the Twenty-second e. S. in
fanuy during the Philippine resurrec
E ton, being discharged after five years
OF service. He has been in keokul
about seven months.
The missionary. Father Pregen
ger, C. S. R. r, will lecture tonigh
at ST. Mary's clurch He will ais
answer all the questions that hav,
been dropped into the Question 30,
since the last Lenten lecture by tn
Rev. DR.. G. Giglinger. Father Merke
C. S. R R., wao has been sick at 81
Joseph's hospital is improving NIGEL
and will leave the hospital today 0
tomorrow. With the exception of III
lecture next Sunday at the 10 o'cloc
mass on the Resurrection of Christ
tie lecture of this evening Will be III
last lecture OF the Lenten season.
The river light will be lighted o
April Is. according TO the following M
tice from the inspector of the 18th di
trict Notice is hereby given that ii
government pest lights on the Missi
sippi river from Nauvoo to Buriingto
will be lighted for the first time thi
season on the night OF April Is. TIL
| government post lights on the rive
from No 20 below Letter Landing
down to and including No. 2es faboy
| Turner Island viii be lighted for tn
| first time this season on the night {
| April To-
"A petition was filed this mornin
with the city clerk by W B. Collin
| stating that the law provides that a
/ accounts of the city be kept separat
and distinct and requests that albeit
officials receiving money. separate
and so deposit it His petition warn
: the council that it shall not appropr
ate any money in excess Of the legal
authorized revenue. He states that h
has notified the city treasurer not /
honor any warrant in excess OF fund
and has also notified the State Centr'
: Savings bank not to loan money to u
city in excess Of its revenue for II
fiscal year.
!. Many stories are always circula
I ed after a very close election. sue
as Keokuk had Monday. A resident
s the Second ward claims the honor
e electing Charles Off mayor of ii
city II happened this way: About
s minute before O'Clock. the hol
which the polls close, this secor
' ward voter and his two sons arriv.
at the Second ward poll TO cast the
{ votes for the democratic tiaset. +
T estimates that himself and three sol
o we're tie last 10 vote. and that previoi
d to the time they had dropped the
s ballots into the box the votes cast
Off and Sterne were even in number