The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-03
CITY NEWS
-Caulifiower at Immegart's.
Fresh Halibut at Haubert's.

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Fresh Halibut at Haubert's. !
The Elks hold a regular meeting
this evening.
Buy gym shoes, Sips, at ]. Kar.
les, S14 Main.
THE Court Jester. Colonial, the
atre beautiful, tonight.
Isabel Garghill Beecher at the
Grand opera house next Monday night.
Complete change of program to-
night and every night. Colonial, thea
ire beautiful.
Crooks & Cox OF Quincy are to
open a millinery store at 62l Main
street, about March Is.
Buy harness where you have
large assortment to select from. Sher-
woods is tie place, 703 Main.
Sam Jones said: Il regard Isabel
Garghill Beecher as the best reader
ever heard on the Chautauqua plat
form"
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
Lodge No. LOG B. P. o. E., tonight at
Elks hall, Sixth and Main street
Visiting Elks invited,
The little five-mont1s child of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hedrick passed
away at the family home on South
Fifth street, at 1920 last evening.
The resignation of Dr. A. B.
Storms as president of the Iowa Agri-
cultural college at Ames has been ac-
cepted, the same to take effect August
81.
Regular meeting of Puckechetuck
encampment No. z, l. o. O. f.. at Odd
Fellows hail at s o'clock tonight. Wis
ng brethren fraternally invited to
attend
Isabel Garghil Beecher is the most
popular reader know. In richness OF
voice, charm OF womanly manner and
personal magnetism, she is without
peer in her profession. Her readings
not only captivate, but are public bene-
dictions. Col George w. Balm.
Parties receiving The Gate City
by mail should notice the label on
their paper and see to- it that the
subscription Is paid in advance. The
ruling OF the postoffice department
makes it necessary to have subscrip-
tions to daily newspapers paid before
mailed
A large gain in postoffice figures
of the sale of stamps and stamped pa
per during the month of February this
year and the same month In 1909 is
shown. For February, 1910, the re-
ceipts were $5,S15.70, and for Febru.
airy, 1909. $5,33S.69, q gain Of s477.01.
During her stay in Iowa, her ma
tive state. Lillian Russell will present
to the Iowa Historical society an oil
painting of herself. The presentation
will be made at the request Of the
members of the society. The picture
will be hung In the state hall Of fame,
in the capitol building, in Des Moines.
DR.. John B. Denote says: lisa
bel Garghill Beecher's readings are
far and away superior to any others
THAT have ever heard. She has posi-
Tive genius in thought expression. Her
Inaturalness Is superb, Ter interpreta-
| tions new and full of interest, her per-
sonal appearance commanding and at
ltractive."
Mrs. Beec5er has done more to
| give life and heart to the art of public
reading than any of our present day
Ielocutionists. Her art has charm
and fascination beyond the genius
of either the platform or the stage Of
| today. She gave that great assembly
| = new sensation the sensation that
makes one wandering among pictures
fear to go on lest the lofty impression
tof the masterpiece be lost Hon. j
p. Dolliver
burlington Hawk-Eye: Mr.. u. ".
Murphy, editor and publisher Of the
saturday Evening Post. received tile
sad news last evening that his father,
MI. Joseph F. Murphy. had passed
laway at his home in Kahoka, Mo. De.
ceased was a native Of Kentucky, a
lawyer b3 profession and reached tie
rare age Of eighty-two years, OF which
] S venty-six were spent in Clark coun
jty, Mo. Consequently, he was widely
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