The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-11
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Christmas toys at Wolfe's.
DR.. Christensen, Osteopath, Y. M.
G. A.
ing at the police station last night.
Every evening one or two of those
unfortunate fellows who have no
roof under which TO shelter them
selves, seek the seclusion OF the sta
ton for few hours sleep and meal
Buy that Christmas piano at
Loewenstein's Music Store.
Alec Dixon was arrested yester-
day afternoon at 1880 by Officer Bald
win for stealing coat from Charles
Williams of Hamilton at the Com
mercial hotel, corner First and John
son. Dixon was locked up and will
be given q hearing tomorrow morning
in the superior court
Music rolls and bags. violins, etc.
Loewenstein's Music Store.
Chief Anderson and several fire.
men did the G. B. e @. railroad a
good turn yesterday morning when
they went to the railroad yards and
filled the tanks of the passenger en-.
glnes with water 1t Yves impossible
to take water here from the railroad
pump as the intake pipe running to
the river had been left high and dry
by the receeding waters of the Mis-
sissippi. 1t took the firemen but
twelve minutes to fill the engine
tanks with water supply.
Christmas gifts that men appre-
ciate at Wards Cigar Store.
General Traffice Manager w. C,
Maxwell and General Passenger Agent
Dan Mcnamara OF the Wabash. were
in the city Saturday visiting relatives
and friends.
Big bargains in women's, misses
and children's shoes at Huiskamp's
Edgar r. Harlan. of Des Moines,
curator of the Iowa Historical
society, made an address before an
attentive and interested audience in
the assembly room Of the high school
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Harlan com
ing here at the request of the local
chapter of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution. The speakers ad.
dress was one of the most interesting
ever heard in a local auditorium and
his Pioneer Trail, will appear in
fun in Monday evenings issue of The
Gate City.
The Gate City is in receipt of a
number of communications which will
be printed some time this week
DIR T. f. Cook district president
of the Epworth League of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, will lie in the
city this evening and make an adj
dress before the Epworth League
meeting at $3.50 in the Trinity M. e.
church. Dr. Cook is said to be a
speaker whose method of delivery is
attractive and his talks instructive
and pleasant. He Is one of the state
| board OF dental examiners of Iowa,
and holds other prominence in the
state as we'll as in this section. The
meeting this evening of the Epworth
/ League, will be the second of a series
Of three now being held.
Electric flash lights at Wolfe's
Rev. ]. w. Lambert former pas
| tor of the Trinity NJ. E. church of
this city, and now minister at the
Grace NJ. E. church of Burlington, is
the speaker at the Y. M. c. A. yespel
services in that city this afternoon.
"A Paul e. Writ or Waterman
fountain pen is always an acceptable
Xmas gift. s1.o0 UP at Westcott's.
The unavoidable shutting of
Yesterday morning of the city watel
supply for over an hour, has demon
strated again to the city officials ant
FIRE department, as we'll as citizens
and business men that one or NOR,
steamers are needed here to protec
lives and property against danger il
the time Of fire. "a disastrous fir
may never happen at the times tn
city water is shut OFF" said som
one in speaking of the matter yestel
Il av but one can never tell when
good steamer is needed. The tw
steamers owned at the present tim
by the city are old pieces Of MI
chinery, and one of them has bee
condemned.
Games all the newest at Wolfe
Holden H. Corsan closed ver
successful and instructive week I
swimming here yesterday and lie
! this morning at 2:4o for Cedar Ra
ids.
Catholic and Protestant pray,
books, Bibles and rosaries, at Yves
colts.
j. Fred Kiedaisch. Sir, one
Keokuks most highly esteemed eli
zens, who has been sick for tv
weeks, was able to be down tow
Saturday II was a pleasure to b
!: many friends to see him about agai