The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-21
CITY NEWS

Vii i NEWS
&C. j. Carr, the grocer, for Christ
mas poultry. 619 Main, both phones.
-Keckuk Camp NJ. w. A. No. 622
will hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to &c present.
Xmas leather goods marked spec
tally for the holidays. Westcott's.
Regular meeting of Hermann
lodge, No. lie. l. o. O. F., tonight at
7:30 o'clock. Visiting brethren cordial.
ly invited
Regular meeting of Xeokuk Aerie,
No. 6S3. +. o. e. tonight at Eagles
Hall, 9Th. and Main at O'Clock, visit
Ing brothers always welcome. Chas.
A. Noakes, Secretary
The day in the district court was
taken up with the Grimsley case and
minor court matters. The introduc-
ton of testimony in the Grimsley case
was concluded and the attorneys
plunged into their arguments.
-Cloisonne enamel jewelry. Ayres
A new full line of convent cut
hair switches at Mrs. E. A. Parkers S,
20 North Fourth street.
Herman Span has conveyed to
Walter A. Rayburn and HI. Conklin,
about six acres adjoining the old
brick yard.
"A baby girl was born this morn
| ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fader
of No. 1902 Exchange street.
The United States Express COM
pany lost money on it's Iowa division
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1910, according to the report filed, by
i the company with the state railway
/ commission yesterday The loss is
$1,162.65. On the entire system, how.
ever, a gain of s195,S90.16 is shown
In Iowa, according to the report, the
gross receipts were s257, 27412. Fol
the express privileges the company
paid out 141,1S9.24. This left rev
enue of $116,0S4.Ss. The operating ex
penses were s117.247.53 or $1,162.6i
in excess of the revenues
4 Prices are low and quality thu
best at Huiskamps.
"A marriage license was ISSUED
yesterday afternoon to- Oscar A. Wicl
of Canova, South Dakota, and Pear
Gagner Griffin, of Keokuk.
The store of the Christmas spiri
: -Ewers, Mccarthy Co.
We can save you money on golf
filled watches. j. F. Kiedaisch {
Son.
For absolute satisfaction and pos
} tive economy, do your Christina
shopping at Ewers, Mccarthy Co.
See Huiskamp & Son for foo'
wear in holiday line.
"A Des Moines dispatch says o
: the death of former Keokuk cit
zen: w. F. Lee, roadmaster of tn
: Rock Island for the Des Moines-Kee
I kuk division, position he had file
for thirty-two years, died at his res
dence, 1176 Ninth street yesterda
at 1915 D. m. Deceased entered tn
service of the Rock Island in 1871
; having previously been employed o
the Burlington between Burlingto
and st. Louis on the Long Line,
and later on the old Keokuk & West
ern, now part of the Burlington
He is survived by widow and seve
children, three daughters, Caroline
Anna and Edna, and four sons Cha'
Lacy, Francis and Claxton
j. V. Scott, postmaster at Denve
H., was in Keokuk today and ha
his usual boosting clothes on. He d
clares the little Illinois town is boon
; ing and that it is not quantity Blu
. quality that is counting there.
At ILLS this morning sti
alarm sent the fire department
$40 North Seventh street where
small blaze in the kitchen was a
tended to. No great amount {
damage was done. The house is o
7 cupied by VIM. Mckenzie.
Large line of holiday footwear
). Huiskamp's.
Mrs. Minnie Whiteside We
granted divorce in the district cou
today from John Whiteside, I'll
gounds OF the petition being cru
!. and inhuman treatment.
i F. A. Welder has conveyed
paul r. Pechstein the rear forty-s
! feet of lots 7, and g. in block /
: I.eighton's addition. The property
q on the corner of Eleventh and Leig
4 ton streets.
Don't use harsh physics. The r.
action weakens the bowels leads
chronic constipation. Get Doan's Re-