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


The new floor in the hall at the
country court house has been complet.
cd anu the hall looks like ii skating
rink now
w. II. Blodgett, of 1907 Timea
street voted for Lincoln in 1864. at
Mexico, Mo. At the time that he vot-
cd Mr.. Blodgett belonged to Co. / OF
the S9th Mo. infantry.
Don't fail to hear Augusta Colt.
low at the Unitarian church tonight.
The Berlin Vossischc Zeitung says:
She completely captivated her hear.
ers through her singing and soulful
touch.
with the beginning of Lent ep-
preaching nearer each day a number
OF dancing parties are being arranged
and the next month will show a re-
newed activity. AlreadT several
dancing parties have been arranged
and they will be final before l. ut.
There will be bowling match on
almost every night this week. This
evening at the Drexel the Independents
and Drexel will clash. Wednesda., the
st. Peters and Keokuk Club are on
Tor postponed match, tt ursday the
keokuk Club and cal Skins. and Sat
urday the Grand Leaders and Keok,.k
Club. This last contest IS a scheduled
game OF next week, but will be played
Saturday evening by special request.
The senior class training club was
organized at the Y. NJ. C. A. last night
and officers elected as follows: Chas.
Allen. president; Marc Parsons. vice
president; Charles King. secretary
treasurer. An executive committee
composed of the above officers and
Physical Director Chamberlin will
draft constitution and bylaws. The
class will take up the study of gym.
nastic athletics, first aid to the in
Jured and extention work The class
membership is as follows; Harry
Duncan, Clarence Weismann, Marc
Parsons, Elmer Leake, Ralph Leake.
Van HAYDEN, Charles Allen. Paul
King, Charles King and Claude Erd.
man
Hannibal Journal: The four al
legged robbers of the Ilasco postoffice,
John Bell, John Corners. Leon Fitz-
gerald and Bert Wiseman. were ar.
ratgned before United States Com
missioner George c. Moore yesterday
afternoon. On account of Judge
Moore's enfeebled condition the pris-
oners were taken to his residence on
North Sixth street for arraignment
They entered pleas of not guilty. The
preliminary was set for the 18th in
slant. The bonds of Corners, Fitz
gerald and Wiseman were fixed at
$4,000 each, and in default they were
remanded TO the custody of United
States Deputy Marshal O'Hern. Bells
bond was fixed at 1000. Bell was
placed in the city prison and the 9th
ers taken to the Palmyra jail.
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On February u, 1909, the nation
will celebrate the one hundredth ami
versarv of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin. The day will be widely cele
probably in every city. towr
and hamlet. and in every school house
in the rural districts. It will be al
occasion of widespread interest-a
dav for the telling of Lincoln reminis
cences and Lincoln stories keokul
expects to appropriately celebrate the
event. and in connection herewith
The Gate City will devote consider
able of its space on that day. Specia
prominence will be given to the rem
iniscences any reader OF this papel
may have of the great emancipator
Did YOU know Lincoln? Did you eve
see him and under what circumstanc
es? Did you ever live near the Lin
coins in Illinois? If in any persona
way you came TO know OF the Lin
coins. write your story out briefly ane
send it to The Gate City.
The Fort Madison Democrat says
Of Saturdays basket ball game here
/ The girls's basket ball team OF ul'
Fort Madison high school played tn'
return game with Keokuk higi
school saturday last In spite OF I'M
weather conditions goodly numoeI
accompanied the team and ENJOYED
most interesting game COZ
seemed TO put life into the Fort Mad
ta GTGanI4fOr,