The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-22
CITY NEWS.
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Ayres action.
Superior VS.. Keokuk at Hubinger
Park Saturday and Sunday. Games
called at 8 o'clock.
Copy for the Sunday issue of The
Gate City should be in the hands of
the printer at the earliest possible
moment
A baby boy came this morning to
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Zoellner, to brighten that home.
The police here have been asked
to keep a lookout for one, Fred Schae
fer who recently jumped his board bill
at Hamilton. Schaefer is a German,
not able to speak plainly.
The Gate City urges every citizen
to cooperate with the census emu
merators in securing the full popula-
ton of Keokuk. 1t is important that
the city get credit for every inhabi-
tant
The new Talbot elevator build
ing which was started about a month
ago in the Burlington freight yards
on the bank OF the river is fast near
ing completion and when finished will
be an addition to the appearance of
the yards.
Mechanics are busy. Keokuk is
going ahead again this year and there
is no limitation of her possibilities
The building of. the big water power
dam is gong to give this place the
largest advancement of any city in
the Mississippi valley.
Western Justice new COW boy
picture at Dodges tonight.
Water power surveyors are again
at work in the Burlington yards this
morning. Engineer Meister SAYS that
they are estimating the probable cost
of several different ways Of dealing
with the situation as regards the K.
line tracks.
The steamer Keokuk arrived here
at $50 last night and the Black Hawk
came in about the same time, both
leaving ct their usual schedule times
this morning The Dubuque arrived
down here from Burlington at about
$50 and continued on her way to st.
Louis.
The FIT Madison Commercial Club
is preparing some advertising matter
that will be sent broadcast over the
country. 1t will contain commendable
mention of the Keokuk and Hamil-
ton Water Power Co., dam TT. Madi-
son like other cities. will be greatly
benefited by the building of this en-
terprise.
Where you feel at home-That's
Dodges.
The Henderson, Lourie & Devero
Hydraulic Tire Setting company will
move their plant to Springfield H..
as they are unable to obtain the
ground which they wish for the en-
larging of their plant from the city
here. Several of their employees
state that they will accompany
them to the new place
Where the crowds go-That's
Dodges.
The item in yesterdays issue
about Mrs Kerrigan fallin down
Duncan-Schell's elevator shaft-leglect-
ed to mention the fact that the fault
was not in the least that of the COM
pany as the lady walked in the back
of the store from the alley. regard
less of the large sign forbidding the
public to do so and fell down the
shaft in the stove department
George Schaefer, was arrested at
the union station yesterday evening
by Officer Parks. was released at sup
per time and sent on his way to Ka-
hola, which he claims is his home
Schaefer who is a weak minded in
dividual in the ideas of the police
claims to have been wandering around
the country. having come here from
Monmouth but did not know how he
happened to find himself in Keokuk.
Thou Shalt Not" biograph at
Dodges tonight.
-Four new pictures at Dodges to-
night.
John Blemmet was arrested at s
LOST ndgate to an Odds runabout,
Officer Parks for begging. He was re-
leased later upon promising to discon-
tinue the practice Of asking aims.
Bucks starch for a fine gloss
and it saves your clothes from wear.
Visitors to the dam site are agree
ably surprised to note the splendid
progress that is being made The To-
connective recently received from Dav-
export is being used in handling the
dump cars. Hosting engines are per-
forming their part of the labor and
there is buzz about the place that
is satisfactory. Another locomotive
is to arrive in a short time, addition
al tracks TO be laid. and the plant will
develop from time TO time as necessi-
ty requires. The visitors to the dam
site, and there are MANY of them.
take keen interest in the work go
ing on
This morning horse was chased
several hundred feet by a freight
train which was just pulling in to the
Burlington yards at quite a good clip.
The horse happened to be standing on
the tracks when the owner noticed
the train coming. He tried to drive