The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-02
CITY NEWS.

Unitarian Easter sale, sup. Apr. ?.
Mrs. Harry Reeves will be the
speaker at the Sunday afternoon meet
ing at the Y. w. c. A.
The meeting at the opera house
this evening viii be free to all and
the public is invited to attend.
italian. French. Spanish languages
mastered in six months. Apply to
Signor Reggetano, 202 Blondeau street,
city.
Every citizen who is interested in
the forming of humane society in
Keokuk, should attend the meeting
this evening at the opera house.
Miss Lilly Strong who has been
in the city since last Thursday left
this morning for Fairfield to look into
the association in that city.
For the consideration of $4,000
Barbara Schwartz and Sophia Rem
wald have sold to Herman Thon, a
fifteen acre tract of land on the Plank
read near the city limits.
Masonic: Regular meeting of
Eagle Lodge No. i A. F. and A. NJ.
Tuesday. March ., 1909. Visiting
brethren invited BY order of the w.
NJ. S. H. Johnston. Secretary.
The streets are already becoming
dusty and with a slight wind today
the dust has blown about in clouds to
the annoyance of pedestrians. An
April shower right now would not
come amiss.
The members of the Pilgrims
Rest Baptist church have selected
Rev. G. D. Saunders of Bowling, Mo-,
as minister of the church. The new
pastor has been here several times
and preached before the congregation
which extended him a call which has
been accepted.
beginning on next Sunday even
ing there will be a series of revival
meetings conducted at the First Chris
tian church Rev. r. w. Lilley pastor
of the church will be the speaker dur
ing the meetings and much interest is
expected to be evinced in them. The
meetings will probably last for two
weeks. Professor Mcveagh of Nash
vile, Tenn. will sing at each service
and special music will add to the at
Effectiveness of the meetings.
Some people thought that it was
a successful miner returned from the
Klondyke yesterday when a Keokuk
citizen with big bag of gold pieces,
made several displays of his wealth
i in some of the saloons. He had about
! $4,000 in gold in a bag and was in
such a condition that he took delight
! in showing the wealth, part OF which
! was spilled on the bar room floor
4 Friends picked it up for him and saw
that it was taken care of before he
/ lost it all
4 Many of his old Keokuk friend;
viii be glad to know of the success
with which Rev. NJ. ] Nioson former
" pastor of the First Christian church
of this city is meeting in his Lew pas
torate at Memphis, Mo. On last Sun
day, the final sermon of series o
union meetings was preached by Rev
Nicoson, the church capacity beins
taxed. Nineteen persons We're con
iverted during the meeting. There arr
I 1T6 persons in the Bible school ant
his many friends here will be glad t.
known of Rev. Nicosons success in tn
Missouri town.
The funeral of Miss Cora Loci
fler was held this afternoon at 2::3
O'Clock at the family residence, III
Main street, under tle auspices o
the Daughters Of Rebekah. The mir
lister officiating was Rev. Harry E
Foster, pastor of the United Presby
terian church. The floral offering
were beautiful and the service
througout were solemn and impres
sive. The pail bearers assisting wer
the following gentlemn: Lott Semplf
Charles Langley, James Dimond, Al
thur Taris. Charles Moander an
, Harry Beach.