The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
CITY NEWS.
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CITY NEWS.
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"A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Charles G. Buckler and
Myrtle A. Smith OF Fort Madison.
The Lincoln club, which was to
have celebrated Emancipation Day on
January /. has found it necessary to
postpone the observance to February
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"A. G. Manuel, who is to be the /,
foreign secretary to be sent to South
America by the Y. NJ. c. AS. of Keo-
kuk, Marshalltown and Des Moines,
will be the speaker at the mems
meeting here on next Sunday.
-Keokuk's poor people were we'll
taken care OF on Christmas by Fred
Korschgen, superintendent OF the
poor, who received number OF do
nations from charitable organizations
and persons.
Ezra Starkweather, who is en-
ployed by the water power company
on this side of the river, had his
foot quite badly mashed while at
work several days ago. The injured
member has improved and he is now
able 10 be out and around again.
About thirty boys took advantage
of open house at the Y. NJ. c. A. last
evening. They enjoyed regular drill
work in the gym, swim In the pool
and then finished the evening in
games.
The clerks at the post office are
maddening rush and gruelling they
have been going through during the
week past. Some belated packages OF
course must be attended to and not
until after New Year, will conditions
in the governments mail department,
assume their normal condition.
Several Christmas entertainments
were held last evening and the mem
bers of the Sunday schools enjoyed
! trees and treats. New Year parties
are now the functions in p.anning and
keokuk's social calendar promises to
be replete with social life OF many
natures ON next Saturday and Monday.
1t will not be year, until week
from Sunday since the announcement
stating that Keokuk's big dam was
going to be built, was made. During
the less than a year which has
passed, activities on the gigantic pro
iect have increased to such stage
that 1t Is impossible to state. There
is bright future to look forward to
to imagine how much farther the un
dertaking will have advanced by this
/ time next year.
Shortly before IL o'clock Satur
day night flames broke forth from tbs
large ice house belonging to the
Holmes Ice company, and located JUS
north o. Macomb. H., and before the,
could be gotten under control the
large house and two smaller ones
were burned to the ground. II is re
ported that more than 400 tons of ice
were in the houses. The origin of the
fire is unknown. but there are strong
suspicious that it was the work of ar
incendiary. A gasoline can which
did not belong around the houses was
found after the fire.
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Leocade Cobelena we're held at the
residence of Chas. H Hennemann, Sr
Monday afternoon at O'Clock Rev
Geo. c. Williams, pastor of the First
Congregational church. was in charge
and many of the. friends of Mrs
| Cobelena and the family were present
TO pay respects to the memory of the
/ deceased Those gentlemen who as
i sisted as body bearers were: Victor
Gallett, William Metzinger, Chas. H
Hennemann, Sr., Chas. Hennemann
: Jr.. Edward Bowden and Edmond
Madelaine.
Through the kind-hearted gener
osity of Miss Ida Hinman, the little
children of the Third Street Mission
were presented, each with testament
at the conclusion of the Christmas
: eve program at the First Congrega
, tional church on last Friday evening
. The tots from the mission enjoyed
, greatly the treat provided for them
/, and the hearts of these little onel
that might otherwise have been for
/ gotten in the glad rush of the holiday!
I were made light and faces bright il
many portions OF the city by kint
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