The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-21
CITY NEWS.
Note ad Of wabash on Home visit

Note ad OF wabash on Home visit
ors' excursion.
John Baily was given five days in
the city Jail this morning by Judge
Mcnamara for being drunk and dis.
turbing the peace.
Quincy Journal: P. c. Hayden and
wife returned to Keokuk this after
noon after visiting here since Satur-
day with Miss May NJ. Crockett at S23
Broadway. They met many friends
who are always glad to welcome them
to their old home.
The local high school candidates
for the football team engaged in scrim-
mage practice last nigat and this kind
of work will probably be in order from
now on. 1t is thought that Coach Belk-
nap will be able to announce the line
up for the first game before long.
Next week The. Gate City will
issue its annual enlarged edition. This
has been acustom with this paper for
several years. Just the week prior to
the street fair The Gate City covers
the surrounding country and does Its
part toward creating an interest in
the Free Fall Celebration and attract
a large audience. 1t is most favor
able time for the merchants to make
their fall announcements and it is re.
quested that copy for the number be
placed in the hands of the printer this
week.
w. G. Barber, superintendent of
the AntiSaloon league, will send a
formal warning this week to all ho-
tells and cafes serving liquor. This is
the result of an agitation that was
started some time ago. Mr.. Barber In
tends to prosecute all violations OF the
law which prohibits walters from
bringing liquor into cafes. The warn.
ing will be issued and thereafter
strict watch will be kept for viola
tons. The principal objection to the
drinking of liquor in cafes is the fact
that young girls may secure 1t in tais
way This practice has been common
in Des Moines, but up until now no
definite action has been taken against
it.
Quincy Journal: George Pickett,
aged Fl and married, being the father
of 9-months-old child, met with a
terrible accident one mile this side Of
Brashear, Mo. at about o'clock yes
terday morning, when both os his feet
were ground off under the wheels of
the big 0. 4. route engine OF which he,
was the fireman The feet were al
most cut off clean, leaving the unfor.
tunate fireman cripple for life. Sam
Pyles, of Milan, which is also the
home of Pickett, was the engineer In
charge of the engine and with the aid
OF brakeman who was pressed into
service as fireman, Pyles brought his
freight train on through to Quincy.
-Des Moines Capital Only the
prompt interference OF trainmen saw,
ed l.. Hubbard, Waterman at the Rock.
ISLAND PUMPING; stauc, in vasley}
Junction, from being burned alive in
the big furnaces which he was tend
ing after he had been slugged by an
unknown man late last nigit. The
fiend had opened the door of the fur
mace and was preparing to throw the
unconscious form of the Waterman
into the glowing Goals when he was
frightened away by the coming of the
trainmen from tie yards Hubbard
was on duty at the pumping station
late last night when the unknown
man crept up behind him, struck him
over the head with some blunt instru.
ment, and followed the first blow with
others watch rendered Hubbard uncon.
scious. Then he dragged the mans
body to the furnace door, opened it,
and as trying to throw the BODY to
the flames when the cries of the hor-
rified trainment, who were rushing to
the assistance OF Hubbard frightened
him away. He made good his escape.
A posse of trainmen and citizens was
Immediately formed ed the pursuit
of the man began. The Des Moines
police were notified and are aiding in
the search. So far, he has not been
found