The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-25
CITY NEWS.

tEH SILK.
Montana should play to large
audience.
-Georgia Ferguson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George S. Ferguson, is sick
with the scarlet fever.
The work of repainting the steeple
of the Westminster Presbyterian
church was resumed this morning.
Woodmen and Royal Ne. ghbors'
dance Monday evening, January %.
Rlsnts of admission reserved.
Passenger traffic on the different
trains running out of the city today
was somewhat improved over last
weeks record. The several hotels of
the city had good run yesterday and
the hotel men have nothing TO COM
plain Of.
AT 1880 o'clock Sunday at the Gra-
ham hospital, occurred the death of
Mrs. J. n. Willsey of Niota, ILL., She
had been at the hospital here for about
two weeks. Death followed an opera
ton. She is survived by her husband
and four children. The deceased was
Glirty-eight years Of age.
This time last year the ice men
were just commencing to get their
plows ground to commence the ice har-
vest of the season 1907 and 1908. The
harvest of last year did not commence
until the 30th of January but the har-
vesters are all through for this sea-
son and the ice houses are full to over
flow
Hon. S. Joe Brown of Des Moines,
will deliver the Lincoln day Grafton at
the celebration by the colored people
of the city at the Seventh street Bap-
fist church on the evening of February
12tl. A splendid program will be CIV
en- with Orange Fields presiding. The
evening will be under the auspices of
the Brilliant Star club of which Mrs.
Matilda cambridge is the president.
Rev. A. F. Sanderson, former pas
tor of the First Christian church of
this city, was in the city yesterday and
preached the morning sermon at that
church. Rev. Sanderson's old par
ishioners were glad to welcome him
to the church on yesterday morning
and his sermon was an interesting one.
He is still located at Huston, Texas,
where he took charge of church in
that city several years ago.
The Fort Madison Democrat said
of the Keokuk victorious basket ball
team: The last game played was be
tween the Keokuk and Fort Madison
High schools. Keokuk has one of the
fastest teams ever seen here, and took
the long end of so to % score. Cap
tain King of the Keokuk team was the
star of the evening, directing the plays
almost at will. Laird pushed him hard
at times, but Kings men never over
looked a possible slip.
More Lincoln voters: NJ. C. Fan
min, soldier OF the Seventh Iowa In
fantry voted for Lincoln in 1864, and
has voted the straight republican tick
ct ever since T. C. Robinson who
served three years in the Second NJ. S.
NJ Cavalry. voted for Lincoln in 1864
at Cape Girardeau, Mo. E. R. Oiler of
Co. A, First Iowa Cavalry. was too
young in 1860 but voted for Lincoln in
1864. at Little Rock. Ark. He was
mustered ont at Austin, Texas, in Feb
ruary, 1866.
A. j. Borland of Arbela, Mo-.
writes to The Gate City as follows:
wish to enroll as voter for Abraham
Lincoln in 1864. voted at Canon
City, then Wasco county. Oregon, now
Grant. In 1860 lived where we could
not vote for president but shouted
old Abe" all the same. Also was a
member of the legislature that elected
George T. Williams United States
senator same year. Mr.. Williams was
once Judge of the district court of
county. he being the first judge We
ever saw on the bench. He got my
vote for senator"
The tenth annual picnic of the
Iowa Association Of Southern Califor-
MIA will be held at East Lake pal <,
Los Angeles, on Monday, February %.
C. H. Parsons of Artesia, Cal. secre-
Ldi VI Ll4a dSSOCldliOll. ldS lcSQCN Iut
following notice of the p-cnic: The
great annual reunion of Iowans and
their friends for 1909 will be held as
usual. 1t is not necessary to assure
the tens of thousands who always at
tend of the delights of these occasions.
Everything possible will be done to
make it pleasant and convenient for the
immense numbers who will attend
Bring generous lunches and invite
those without any to eat with you. The
business session will be held at head
quarters at . p. m. for the election OF
officers. ANY program that may be
provided will follow. No advertising
of any kind will be allowed and no
rnuvenirs or badges sold except the of
fetal badges, the sale OF which pays
all the expenses of our picnics. Coun-
ty headquarters will be established in
the most convenient locations.