The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-06
CITY NEWS.

frlenQS DeleVe they VIII elect MIN.
u. R. Roberts, candidate for treas
urer, is one Of !. the best known Keo-
kuk citizens. He Is we'll qualified for
the place and he is one OF those men
who will be pleased to oblisc. Vote
for Roberts next Tuesday.
20. v. Davis has Instituted suit in
the district court against Riley Shell
ton and Sylvia Shelton asking judg-
ment for 1912 on promissory note
and the foreclosure on lots / and 2,
block 81, Kilbourne's addition.
DR.. H. c. Neeper of Bombay, In
dia, formerly we'll known Keokuk
dentist, in spending Sunday with his
friend, B. B. Hobbs. DR.. Neeper is
in America on visit of some dura-
ton. He left Keokuk in 1906.
The following was taken from the
Waterways Journal Mrs. c. H.
Deere's steamer Haitian and pleasure
boat Markatana arrived here from
Rock Island last Tuesday with a party
of friends of Mrs. Deere. Capt. r. H..
Trunley is master of the Haitian. The
party brought two automobiles with
them to use while in the city. Mrs.
Deere is the widow of the millionaire
pillow and implement manufacturer of
Moline, Ill.
Captain William Kelly, secretary
of the. Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
Pilots association, has just complet-
ed history of the steamboat wrecks
on the upper Mississippi river on
which he has been working for two
months.
"A party composed of the follow
ing nimrods, Chas. Yeager, Guy Sing
Teton, James Vermazon and Nelson
Warner, returned yesterday from a
hunt near Charleston with a nice
bunch of quail and rabbits They re-
port that hunting has only been fair,
owing to the extreme dryness of the
woods. but they intend to go back to-
day and try their luck since the re-
cent rain will make hunting more
! lively
Julius Eichhorn candidate for
sheriff, in company with Henry Kess-
elring, who in case of Mr.. Eichhorn's
election will be deputy, visited large
number of voters last week and were
warmly received and were given
hearty assurances of support next
Tuesday at the election. Mr.. Kessel-
ring has served as an officer on many
occasions, has filled the office of
| deputy sheriff on previous years and
4 he made competent and obliging Of
! fetal. A vote for Mr.. Eichhorn will
| be vote for Henry Kesselring.
The railroad companies are bring
/ ing large quantities of coal to this
city ever since the frigid atmosphere
has struck town. The Cereal Works
alone consumes four and one-half cars
day and forty-five tons to the car
which is as much as twenty families
could consume throughout the entire
/ winter From present indications
this mammoth plant is On rapid in
crease in the commercial line.
In an unknown manner, fire start
ed in the old Bogue restaurant stand
at 622 Main street, Friday night al
half past ten and burned some of the
furnishings in the place quite badly
The place has been unoccupied fol
| the past three weeks or more and the
origin of the blaze is mystery. The
chemical was used in extinguishins
! the blaze
-Keokuk lodge of the Elks has
made arrangements to secure election
bulletins on Tuesday evening from the
4 county, state and nation. The mem
bers will be able to hear all the news
in the club rooms as fast as it comes
in over the wires.
Ray Trump, candidate for coro
ner. has been making very dignifiet
and earnest campaign for the Office
to which he aspires. Mr.. Trump i!
one of the Youngest men on the tickle
but he is among the best qualified
ones and will surely give to the Office
its proper attention. Mr.. Trump il
from one of the old and highest es
teemed Lee county families and hi
friends are enthusiastic over hi
candidacy. He will come under thu
wire next Tuesday evening with ;
handsome majority.
4 Officer William Shepherd returned
home last night after several day
hunting trip. The big police office
was well weighted down with thu
game he had secured during his out
ing.
Might Captain Harry Malone lef
this morning at break or day for
weeks hunting trip and not unit
next Sunday night will he return
Fired with the hunting fever from tn
enthusiastic reports of Officer SheT
herd, who says he shot three grizzlies
two angora goats, a spotted leopar
: with green TAIL Captain Malone say
he will return with job lot that vii
make 7. R. look like the proverbia
thirty with hole in it,