The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
CITY NEWS

-EWor GranQ Leader, pest DC Cigar.
See Sherwood's blankets and lap
robes.
See "a Dry Town at the Grand
tonight.
The Cub-Sox game was postponed
yesterday because of the continued
cold spell.
The Marble Heart, favorite pic
ture, Dcdges' theatre.
A fine entertainment for all who
attend the Katherine Ridgeway read
ings tomorrow evening at the Grand.
Coffee, Baptist church parlors,
Thursday afternoon. Everybody in
vited.
You should not miss the first
number of the Star course entertain
ment to be given; at the opera house
tomorrow evening.
I'm spite of the bad weather last
night the football candidates were at
practice, the temperature being just
about right for speedy work, although
the wind was troublesome.
Secure tickets and reserved seats
now for the entertainment at the
Grand tomorrow evening First and
one of the finest numbers of Star
course entertainment in years.
Yesterday and today there were
not many full loads of coal sent out
as the dealers tried to cater to all
their customers and in consequence
could only send out small consign-
ments
-Mountebank's son, another fine
picture, Dodges' theatre.
There is considerable interest In
local sporting circles over the coming
championship battle between Jack
Johnson, the heavyweight champion
and Stanley Ketchel. San Francisco
will be the scene of battle.
The ducks are beginning to fly
in local waters and yesterday several
were bagged, by some wide awake
nimrods. Although the birds are not
very plentiful as yet around here
there will no doubt, be large numbers
in few days.
Bert Shores, alias Warner, mid
dleweight wrestler, and lWinn S. Har
ris, of Spokane, who were indicted il
Iowa in connection with the Maybral
alleged wrestling swindle, have beer
ordered to be taken back to Thu
state.
The regular monthly meeting o
the Humane society will be held to
morrow evening at TAO at the Com
merclal club rooms. All members ar
requested to be present. Business Q
importance to come before the meet
| ing.
IS. J. Bennett, mayor Of For
Dodge, president of the Iowa Leagu
of Municipalities, has appointed tn
committees for the ensuing year. TIL
only Keokuk man on the list is Mayo
| Charles Off, who Is chairman Of tn
Membership committee for the firs
district Alderman A. E. Johns of Fol-
Madison is chairman Of the commi
| tees on street paving.
Advertising in The Gate City
of the greatest value 1t is ind.
spensible to the merchant. 1t is ne,
essary for the buyer to know whe-
to buy and how to buy is told by tn
merchants most successfully throug
1 the newspaper. The circulation {
The Gate City is of high STANDARD
both in quantity and quality. In you
business dealings. Mr.. Merchan
don't overlook the Importance of az
vertising.
/ The delayed mail from the mort
is giving Keokuk business men a
kinds of trouble. There is no in
provement in the service. In fact
| appears to be growing wo-se. If III
der present weather conditions it
| impossible to deliver the Rock islam
! train to the 90 at Burlington 0
time, it can reasonably be expecte
that the south bound mail during tn
winter will at least reach Keoku
merchants not more than day lat,
4 The present service can truthfully b
! described as rotten.
The high school girls have alread
made arrangements for the comm
basket ball season, the class tear
managers together with the varsit
manager having already been named
They are as follows: Senior class
Miss Eva Huston; junior class, Mis-
Meinhardt; sophomore class, Mis-
Edith Banks; freshman class, Mis-
Mabel Anderson. Miss Elizabet
t Foelker was elected general manage
of basket ball for the girls. Coac
Belknap and Miss Kiedaisch, men