The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-08
CITY NEWS.

ne UlS Ittn BLOW at OOQSeS To-
night.
Air Dome all latest pictures and
songs.
Three loaves Of bread, 1oc The
Model.
Go to Dodges tonight if you en-
Joy baseball.
Latest motion pictures at the Air
Dome tonight
Fresh catfish at JOS Haubert's,
100 Main, both phones.
"A big program of pictures and
illustrated songs at the Air Dome to-
night.
Big new line of fur, plush and
wool lap robes and blankets just re-
ceived. Sherwood's.
Miss L. Belts wishes to announce
to her friends that she has opened a
millinery store at 724 Main.
Regular meeting of Keokuk
lodge No. 106 B. P. o. E., tonight at
Elks' hall, Sixth and Main street,
Visiting Elks invited.
-Keokuk's Main street is improv-
ing in appearance. When the prop
erty owners put in the white way
lighting system it will still show a
much larger improvement.
st. Louis be-Democrat. The
Diamond 10 Line company will begin
to operate its boats in its regular
route between st. Louis and Keokuk
and Davenport, Iowa. as soon as the
water rises sufficiently, This prob
ably will be in few days.
Real estate men report a grow
ing inquiry for Keokuk city property
Business frontage is wanted and seek
ers are willing to pay fair price for
/ the property Hamilton real estate
dealers say that there is an active
change in real estate and that bust
ness in their line is lively
/ Notice has been received from
the Burlington route officials by Sec
rotary Egan of the Burlington Com
mercial Exchange that this road. after
4 October /, will discontinue the prac-
tice of granting stopovers at Burling-
ton. Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des
Moines, Dubuque. Moline and Rock
Island on tickets purchased at points
west. Heretofore it was possible for
business men OF the west to buy a
ticket to Chicago and drop off at
Burlington. After October the stop
overs on one way tickets is called
off. but on round trip tickets the priv
ilege will be the same as formerly.
THE greatest season in the his
tory of automobile business" is what
Keokuk garage men and auto sellers
say. Doubtless they are right for the
past year in Keokuk has seen dozens
of these comfortable looking convey
ances, of every type and description
sold to Keokuk people who have got
ten the "craze" for owning gasoline
electric or steam car. Local dealers
are making preparations for a larger
business for the season of 1911 anc
there is not one who does not expec
; to double his output in next year.
machines.
Pool will start soon. Prepare
1 lions are being made by all of thu
| participants of last year. On accoun
i of not being accustomed to the rule
Il of the game and the way that /
II should have been arranged, severa
II of those that entered thought that
Il was some kind of free affair bu
II when informed that it was not, the.
u soon became dissatisfied and decide,
\ that they would no longer remain il
!, the tournament. But this seasol
II will have new rules and regulation
and any player who once signs on
II team will have to remain on tina
II team or he will not be permitted Il
II play on any other the remainder o
II the season.
1t is reported that this city /
III at present infested with a bunch o
II foreign merchandise peddlers who ar
ii going from house to house offerin
II their goods and gifts as extra induce
II ments for investment It is nertinen
II to remark in connection with thei
H efforts that they take no part in tn
II upbuilding of this city, pay no take
Il and have no commercial responsible
tiles or interest in Keokuk It Is tn
home business man who stands by tn
= city who takes part in every publ
enterprise, who day in and day out /
a part of the city and he is entitle
to the full measure of trade and SUI
port of the people of his city. 1t |
hoped that when the people of thi
city are offered something for moth
ing" they will be cautious about az
ceptance and at the same time RI
member they can get just as goo
- goods and just as cheap of the Kee
kuk merchant
Captain Thomas Baldwin, th
x former balloonist who has made nun
Id erous accents in this city years agt
has planned a most daring fight i
r. his new airship which will be held /
St Louis Saturday, September 10. TIL
name of the ship is the RED Devil
and it is regarded as high class m;
a chine. 1t has just been recently tha
he has entered the aviation field BIT
:. from the proclamation that he mad
to the st. Louis Aero club whic
was of th{a nat,rra fJ,i1 Az, m ey9ory =