The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
CITY NEWS.
Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash ciga-.
Big new line harness at Sher.

Big new line harness at Sher
woods.
Wrestling match at Grand opera
house Tuesday night.
Don't fail TO call and see Sher-
woods line of harness
The Miller brothers intend to
launch their sand feet today.
I'm the first thirteen minutes that
the Sixth ward polling place was open
this morning. twenty primary ballots
were cast.
Word has been received in Keo.
kuk that Dr. ]. NJ. Evans of Salem,
Iowa, is quite seriously i'll The doc
tor has many friends in Keokuk.
To-day is the first day OF spring
and the weather gives evidence thai,
the season is here to stay and there
rs not much chance OF cold weather
returning.
Regular meeting of Knights and
Ladies of Security. Keokuk Council
No. 1899 at A. o. q. W. hall at 8
O'Clock. Meet the first and third
Monday Of each month.
Just at midnight launch was
heard, hurrying down the river, with
the purr of the engine, on the still
night air Those who heard it had
dreams of an early boat season and
summer time within few weeks.
Great crowds of people assembled
yesterday afternoon on the Illinois
shore of the river, at the spot where
work has been begun on the Keokuk
and Hamilton water power dam. They
strolied over merely to see how far
the operations have progressed. The
work seems to be going right along.
The biggest thing in the wrestling
game that Keokuk has had for long
time will be the appearance of Frank
Gotch, worlds champion, in the city
tomorrow evening He will attempt
| to throw two Chicago wrestlers, Col
Inns and Miller both heavy and elias
1 sy men. The big wind-up will come
after a series OF good preliminaries.
The Gate City urges merchant
4 who intend to use space in the Sun
day morning issue to have copy fol
their advertisements in the office Fri
day evening and not later than Sat
urday morning. The management
cannot guarantee the appearance o
advertisements received later than
/ O'Clock Saturday forenoon.
DIR. Morse left last night for New
York city to deliver a lecture before
the Ethical Culture council OF that city
On Wednesday evening. On Friday at
ternoon she speaks before the Twenti
eth Century club of Boston; Frida,
evening at Radcliffe college, Cam
bridge. BY request of Robert Collier
she will deliver the same sermon Civ
en- last Sunday at the Unitarian churcl
in this city at the Church of the Messi
ali, New York.
"A reunion of the confirmation
classes Of the past twelve years wa,
held at st. Paul's German Evangeli
cal church Sunday evening. A shor
address was delivered by Rev. Jacoi
Nuesch, pastor, and musical program
rendered. Included in the program
We're several of the best soloists of tn.
city. They were Messrs Hufstader
Frank Konney, Edward Laubersheime
and the Misses Klein and Baldwin
Organ solos were played by the Mise
Litzrodt and Coombs.
The historic Specht house, whic
has withstood the attack of seventy
five years and was the first brio
structure erected in Warsaw, ha
changed owners Saturday Frank Pal
terson purchased it. The house is SIT
uated on the hill, but a short distanc
from TIE Adams house. ATTORNEY r
A. Dolan was speaking of the uniqu
manner of construction used In thi
house. which Is one Of the early lane
marks 1t is small, being only abou
sixteen feet in height and having Blu
one story. The building material use
in the ceiling is more interesting tina
any other part of tie little home
From wall to wall and about two fee
apart are spanned oak jotgts wit
chiselled groves in which are Stats {
oak running crosswise. These sIat
are wrapped with prairie grass an
then mud Is placed on top GOVERN
this is the plaster.
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