The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-07
CITY NEWS.

-Biograph night tonight at Dodges.
Crandalrs music store-607 Main.
When you wan, harness, buy it OF
Sherwood
The Course OF True Love" Bio
graph, at Dodge's tonight.
Mems heavy work shoes, 500 and
$500 values. Sale price $500. The
Star Shoe Store.
This morning about seven o'clock
occurred the death Of the two and
one-half year old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Luke, OF the Clyde hotel.
The cause OF death was measles.
If you need anything in the line
OF roofing, guttering, metal ceilings,
furnaces, tin and sheet metal work,
remember F. G. CHASER at No. 81 North
Sixth street. He has had many years
experience at this class of work and
is prepared to do the best work at
issue.
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
occurred the very sudden death OF
Mrs. Anna E. Vance, at the home OF
her son-in-law H. C. Whitney, near
Vincennes. Mrs. Vance was sick on
+ ~ about twenty-four hours and death
is attributed to enlargement of the
heart She was sixty eight years of
age and is survived by the following
relatives: husband, John j.; son, Will
liam Lovelace, Roodhouse, H.; daugh-
ter Mrs. H. G. Whitney, OF near
Vincennes.
One OF the large union depot
trucks was loaded high this morning
with old trunks, telescopes and other
packages, belonging to the Greeks
who are to arrive this afternoon from
/ the south, to go to work on the dam.
! The ice in the river at this place
has held since o'clock on the after
noon Of Christmas day, or about seven
| weeks. 1t is liable to hold for d week
or SO longer, should the weather re-
main about the same temperature and
no sudden rise occur in the mercury
At Quincy the ice is floating, in the
channel
II Announcement has been made
that the management Of Dodge's thea
tire are to offer a beautiful diamond
ring for the prettiest baby picture
The pictures should be left at the the
atre office any time the first of this
week and the management will have
slides made to throw the pictures on
the screen.
/. OF DR.. Potter's lecture in Cedar
Rapids the Daily Republican says:
Rev. j. w. Potter delivered most
able address. He carried his listeners
from laughter to pathos as readily as
has been done, by some of our great
est orators" Hear DR.. Potter in his
lecture, Looking Both Ways" at Trim
ity M. e. church, Tenth and Main, to-
morrow evening, February s.
Tonight is Biograph night at
lodges theatre; the picture is The
Course of True Love-"
Edward W. McManus is to take
the part of host in the B. B. minstrels
which will be given at the Grand
Opera House on February %. He
should take the part in an excellent
manner as on the stage Mr.. McManus
is perfectly at home. From the part
ial program worked out the entertain
ment should be the best of this ma
ture given in Keokuk for several
years. 1t Is for the benefit of the Keo-
kuk Base Ball Association as previ-
ously stated.
Quincy Wing: Active efforts were
inaugurated yesterday afternoon by
the local Chamber of Commerce and
various business men of the city to
have President Taft visit Quincy in
the month Of March in the furtherance
of the conservation movement. Dur
ing that month he will make a speech
in the city of Chicago and his near
proximity to the Gem City was one
of the principal inspirations of the
business men to send him letters and
kilograms of invitation yesterday
DIR. J. W. Potter's lecture will be
delivered by him as a church benefit
at the Trinity NJ. E. church, corner OF
Tenth and Main, next Tuesday even.
ing, has been most favorably com
mented on by the people of Iowa and
other states where DR. Potter has
done lyceum and chautauqua work
DR.. Potter's ability as an orator and
gifts of imagery. as well as his keer
wit show to splendid advantage il
this strong product of his lite ar,
: genius.
"A Nauvoo man returning from
1 Keokuk with a load of goods las
week had quite an experience, accord
ing to the following from the Inde
pendent: Mr.. Herbert of Nauvoc
| while returning from Keokuk with
load OF goods broke through the lie
in the creek crossing at the falls be
low the sand hill and had to hav
| help to get his team out. He cam
back next morning and got stuck a
the lower crossing and finally got GU
and went on his way
"A Burlington dispatch to the De
Moines Register and Leader says
J Keokuk as purchased a new ba
park, but will not use 1t for diamond
as the present grounds will be avail;
Bile for the present season. The ne,