The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-15
CITY NEWS.
Fine skating at Roll.a-way.

lie ShdtlHS at hOil-a-Wdy.
The B. & H. store open evenings
all next week to accommodate buyers
at big discount sale.
William Hummer and T. H. R.
Rollins are spending the day in the
country enjoying hunting trip be-
fore the expiration of the game law
this evening.
BY a deed filed today with the
deputy recorder Rudolph Dollery, ct
al. have transferred to D. w. Hag-
gerty, lot s, block So. Kilbourne addi-
ton. The consideration was 5000 and
the property is near the cemetery.
commencing Saturday, the B. &
H. Clothing store will be open even
ings until Christmas to accommodate
buyers at big discount sale.
Joe Harris, colored, entered a
plea Of not guilty to assaulting H. G.
Ruby, a foreman at Ponds, when ar
raigned in the superior court today.
He will be given trial.
There is to be bowling match
Thursday evening on the Drexel al
leys between the Runts and Giants,
two young teams of the city which
have been recently organized. The
former team is composed of Larson.
J. Banghart. H. We'll. ]. Smitherman,
and H. Breitenstein, while the latter
is composed of A. Larson, A. Aikon,
P. Kavanaugh, A. Mccoy and G. Reed.
Ed Moander, local nimrod,
killed thirty-five rabbits and one of
the finest specimens of red fox ever
seen in this vicinity in hunt yes
terday near Connable's farm.
Miss Florence Brinkman who is
attending the Chicago Conservatory
OF music is expected home tomorrow
to spend the holidays with her pa
rents.
John Hunter of ST. Louis, super
intendent of power for the Public
Utilities Co., was in the city yesterday
comforting with Engineer Hugh L.
Cooper about the Keokuk water pow
e..
Judge Logan was able to be at
his office today and was warmly greet
ed by many friends.
A special meeting of Lee county
/ Division No. 1, Ancient Order OIL
Hiberians, will be held tomorrow even
ing in st. Peters hall State Presi
dent Malloney and Rev. P. N. McDer
mott, former county president, will be
present
The second of the series of baske'
/ ball games between the class baske
ball teams of the high school are be
ing played this afternoon at the Y
4 M. C. A. gymnasium.
Some of the pupils of the hlgi
school will give an entertainment thu
i Thursday before Christmas which ha;
to do with DIR. Cook and Commando
| Perry the rival polar explorers. Chas
King and Edward Hawkes. will be II
the title roles. The affair will b.
simply for the pupils of the school.
Miss Laura Alton departed thi
afternoon for New York city, wher
she will be the holiday guest of Mis-
M. Mcclure. a college friends of hers
Albert Zoellner returned froI
Quincy this afternoon, where he ha
been teaching at the musical consel
4 vatory.
AZ There will be a special meetin
Eof the humans society tomorrow ever
ing. at which an election of officer
will be held.
Several of the officials of the Roc
Island railroad were in the city toda
coming in special car. The part
included superintendent A. w. Kels.
Division freight agent A. w. Eberhal
and trainmaster V. II. Hagelbarge
their business was not learned.
Mrs. F. w. Roberts and daughter
Jessie of Denver who have been visi
ing in the city with relatives departe
today for Burlington for short sta
A negro by the name of Best
the charge of sheriff Clarke of App
moose county came in on the K. & Y
this afternoon from Centerville ar
after taking lunch at a restaurant pr
'. ceeded on to FIT Madison, where
will be lodged in the penitentiary
, serve a term varying from one
twenty years for assault with atteml
to commit rape. He was sentence
last Saturday at Centerville. The pri
t oner was handcuffed when he wei
:, through here.
;, &C. J. Smith went to Ft. Madise
t this afternoon on legal business
J. H. Schere, chief of police at +
Madison was nthe city this mornir
= returning again at two o'clock.
e Mrs. Ackerson, Mrs. M. c. Beav'
n and Mrs. Bottle will entertain the
friends Friday afternoon in the Tri
S ity church parlors.
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