The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-28
CITY NEWS.

M. w. A. dance, Monday evening,
November %. All rights reserved.
Tomorrow is First Christian
Church day at LeBron Jewelry Co,
and Duncan-Schell Furniture Co.
The first sign of winter was
shown this morning when thin coat
of ice was frozen over the river near
the bridge.
The Mission at 21e Main street is
| growing and number OF converse
| tions have been made. The attend
ance at the Sunday services was large.
-Doings in police circles are ex-
ceedingly quiet and the usual run OF
those who get into the realms OF the
citys barred reformatory seem to be
idle just now. One drunk was locked
up last night.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. IL, A. F. and A. M,
1880 o'clock Tuesday evening, Novem-
Der 20, 1910. Work on LIST degree.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
BY order of the w. NJ. S. H. John
ston, secretary.
suit against Henry F. Sanders. de-
PENDANT, in which he asks judgment
from the court for $3.50. which he
claims is due him for his services as
an employee of the defendant for seven
months at $50 month. Interests and
costs are attached to the plea.
The local express offices expect
business to commence with greater
volume by the latter part of this
week, the usual time. December first
when Christmas and holiday pack
ages commence their course through
the express companies. The amount
of business this season is expected tc
surpass any previous and locally as
elsewhere, the express people are
looking for large amount of pack
age handling.
The "drys" of Ottumwa will en-
deavor to get BILLY" Sunday, Cover
nor Stubs and G. W. 'rricket to come
there and speak against the saloon
consent petition which Is being cir
culated They also threaten to pub
| lish the names of all signers of the
consent petition. S. R. Cheadle, for
the saloons, says that they have 1000
signatures already and have until
Dec. 81 to secure the remaining 237
names that will make majority.
The new heating apparatus has
been entirely installed at the govern
ment building and is giving satisfac-
ton. The new plant cost the govern
nent in the neighborhood of $1,000
and plumbers and filters have been
working On its installation for the
/ past three months. The material of
the old plant which was taken from
the building, will be sold on Saturday
! of this week to the highest bidder.
Postmaster Moorhead receiving pro-
posals for the sale Of the former
/ heating apparatus this week. There
are many good portions OF it which
| can be used and the fixtures can be
From Luther, up in Boone Coun-
4 ty, to st. Louis in a simple boat OF
his own construction is The journey
makes the trip. accompanied by
young son for the benefit of the boys
health The trip was planned, but n
a short time ago and Mr.. Hurst at
once set about building the boat and
as soon as it was completed they set
out upon. their journey. They will
float down the Des Moines river as
far as Keokuk then down the Missis-
4 sippi to ST. Louls The bracing all-
tumn air. is working maryAs with
the lads health, according to the last
word heard from them.
Burlington Observation-Disclosures
of the enterprises has passed out Of
existence, which J. G.. Hubinger in
tended as monuments to his energy
and business ability. The Mississippi
Valley Telephone Co., was sold out OF
auction at keokuk yesterday. The
bidder is supposed to be the Bell
Telephone Co. Perhaps Keokuk might
have kept the enterprise afloat and
eventually it might have become a
great success. but she evidently did
: not see her way clear. Just what the
effect of the sale may be in Burling
ton is not known at this time, but
something definite will undoubtedly
t develop in the near future.
While in Davenport Thanksgiving
evening, the writer had the pleasure
) of attending the George Evans Hone,
Boy Minstrels, at the Grand oper;
house there, through the courtesy o
d. l.. Hughes, formerly manager o
S the Grand in this city. Mr.
e Hughes has beautiful theatre
and many friends here will be pleased
to learn that he is doing well THU
season. He is also managing the Bar
rymore in Moline. The house Their
is much larger. and finer equipped thai
the Keokuk house. The minstre
performance is one Of the best tina
has yet been staged and holds tn
ace card on either Lew Dockstader'
: or AL. G. Fields minstrel shows.
made to serve on other plants.
The local post office department
hopes that Christmas and holiday gift
makers will send their packages early