The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-19
CITY NEWS.

meH- women and children. Ludw1gS.
Guy Ferree has accepted posi-
ton with the Water Power company
Mesh bags. Hornaday's
This week will be busy one for
the express men and the letter car
riers.
The finest chocolates. e5soc and
41c per pound at Schouten's
| Kings line of portahIes are far
ahead Of anything being shown in the
city.
"A number OF the Keokuk travel
ing men will take their holiday vaea-
tons this week and next. Most OF
the Keokuk statesmen report business
good.
Fine clocks at Ayres and Sons.
Merriam toy barrows, velocf
pedes.s
Peter Ciapp. rs years old and an
inmate Of the State Soldiers Home
who had been adjudged OF unsound
mind. was found dead under shock
OF corn near Quincy Death resulted
from starvation and exposure He has
been missing since October 80.
Leather goods Of all kinds Ayres'.
Louis vi and Wild Wood patterns
In Community silver at A. Weber Co.
Keokuk's two justices OF the peace
who reap their harvest during the
early winter when vags are sent to
the county Jail to keep warm, report
quiet business thus far They de-
clare the weather has been so moder-
ate thai this army of tramps, as many
call them, has been only half as large
as IN former years
Toilet sets at Ayres and Sons.
Community silver, with 25 year
/ guarantee at A. Weber Co.
At a:40 Sunday afternoon. the Ere
department ran to the home of Geo.
/ Happs, 1913 High street, where the
corner OF the porch OF the kitchen
/ had caught fire. Buckets of water
! we're used in putting out the blaze.
which IS supposed to have sprung UP
4 from a spark The second run OF
Sunday vas made at $50 last evening,
to the shop OF Miss Jennie Hill on
North Fourth street, between Main
and Blondeau A burning flue
was the cause OF turning in an alarm.
1 Every express brings new things.
Hornaday's.
Belsted pictures just received,
viii sell them at low prices, 15c TO
/ use each Philips Art Store.
Hannibal Morning Journal: A muir
der was committed at the Atlas Port
/ land Cement plant at Ilasco yesterday
morning. the murderer and the muir
dered both being Italians The muir,
murdered man was Samuel Russo
MAZDA registered for work at e:45 a.
M. yesterday and fifteen minutes af
forwards his dead body was found on
trestle In the clinker mill with three
Z bullet holes. one in the upper part OF
the breast. another through his left
forearm and the other in his abdo-
men No one heard the shots fred
or Witnessed the act and for some
time it was undecided whether it was
suicide or murder. The coroner OIL
Rails county Eas called and held an
e
learned and the jury returned yer
dict Of homicide The murderer con.
fessed.
Ideal gifts for men Hornaday's
See that line of reading lamps a,
I King Plumbing Co. before buying
Many hare been misIead BY the
I statement that the post Office would
pay no attention to Christmas and
holiday cards until after New Years.
Time and again the clerks in the
( post Office have been asked regarding
this and the same answer is given
ont each time. yfz. the card mail will
receive just as much attention as any
other mail during the holidays and
j1ist the same as In years before. win
be sent out as fast as ii can possibly
be handled Naturally letter mail OF
first class viii receive preference over
the post cards, that are gent as greet
fngs. A good plan would be to mail
greeting cards early as 1t is always
ppssible at q time of congestion such
as occurs during the holidays to not
rush the card matter through az fast
ss the flood of letter nah which is
handled by the local Office
Compleye enamel jewelry
aday's.
4 Kew mixed nuts. our own mixture.
at Schouten's.
The HoltMorris wedding last
evening attracted large crowd
Of people. Both colored and
white friends were entertained
by most beautiful wedding,
given at the home OF the groom
at I'll North Thirteenth street.
About 10 persons Witnessed the
ceremony, 10 which Miss Carrie Nee
Holt vas united to Mr.. Thomas H. G..
Morris. The groom is a coachman
for Mr. D. A. Collier, and has been a