The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-07
CITY NEWS.

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--Ewers' Grand Leader. best SC cigar
School books at Englehardt & Co.
New lap robes and blankets at
! Sherwood's
Reliable shoe repairing done by
J. C. Karle, S14 Main street.
Quincy and return, so cents on
Steamer Keokuk, every Thursday.
-Keokuk merchants have made
ample preparation to care for the fall
and winter trade. No excuse exists
for purchasing away from home.
Regular meeting OF Hermann
lodge, No. lis, I. o. o. F., tonight at
7:30 o'clock. Visiting brethren cordial.
| ly invited.
Principal r. L. Reid was unable
| to give out the official attendance
| figures OF the first days enrolment
at the high school, but declares that
about the same number of students
were enrolled as for the same day
last year. He was surprised, however,
at the number of nonresident students
who have entered the school, the
number being double that of last year.
The upper Mississippi is still
coming up-that is the bottom is
coming up. 1t certainly has kept the
rivermen in very nervous state OF
mind At Davenport the river is s.
of foot above low water mark II
it takes a two foot rise to make nav
igation possible for all the boats, 1t
hardly looks like that stage will be
had until late in the fall or winter,
when 1t will be too late to bring the
boats out this season.
The light house tender Lily which
formerly was governed by the United
States naval department has been
transferred to the civil engineers de-
partment while under the naval de-
partment it was in the charge Nof a
naval officer for a period OF six
months or the length of time that he
was on shore duty which never ex-
ceeded year. But since the naval
department has had charge of the
light house tenders the promotions
are given according to the man best
qualified for the position which so far
appears to be more satisfactory in
conjunction with the river improve
ments. All of the light house boats
will undergo the same change.
The six hundred block on Main
street has been undergoing an ex-
tensive lot of improving during the
past several months. The latest one
OF these handsome changes in build
ing fronts is now under construction,
the Sam Miller shoe store frontage
being reconstructed with an alcove
front and the building occupied by
Miss Alma NJ Davidson at GA Main
is being remodeled at the entrance.
A beautiful new front is almost COM
pleted in the Nathan S. Lowitz build
ing at 610 Main street and is one OF
the finest yet to be placed in. All OF
these Improvements count for much
in the general appearance of bust
ness thoroughfare and make favor
-Forty-four years ago today, John
Eisenhuth, Keokuk's veteran cigar
maker. arrived In this city to make
his home. Mr. Eisenhuth came from
ST Louis by water, taking the old
steamer Lucy Bertram. from the Mis-
souri, metropolis. at four O'Clock on
the afternoon of September 5, and
touched Keokuks port about midnight
of the sixth That was in the days
when steamboating was at its best.
For over forty years Mr.. Eisenhuth
= g., co r.,
ing the trade In st. Louis back in
1853 He has occupied the building
at 61S Main since 1878 where he has
always enjoyed good business and
is one of the "progressives" of the
city. Born in Prussia, he came to
this country when babe in arms,
but year old.
The Commercial club of Burling-
ton has been requested to become one
of the compliments in the case to be
presented before the interstate COM
merce commission protesting against
express rates. There are already 119
complainants and it is likely the whole
country will be aroused before the
case comes up, 81 tHdt lneiS VIII NC
an immense force behind it. The
petition presents one case as an ex-
ample The Great Northern Express
company with capital of 100000,
has an actual investment of $1.288.91,
and that this company has paid in
dividends in the past ten wears 49,
100000. the last dividend being $780,
/ 900. as well as having accumulated
! s14SS8S1 in addition to having paid
to the railroad companies over which
/ 1t operates from forty TO fifty-fve per
cent of It's gross earnings According
to this showing. the express com
! panies are paying over roo per cen,
/ annually on their investment, which is
considered as excessive
able Impressions on visitors who hap
pen in and out during the year ant
note the steady grind of progress
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