The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-31
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lap robes, mex line Sherwood.
Sherman Mills presented the gre
department ~ith box OF cigars to-
day
Andrer Jacobson has sold TO John
Skater land near Sand Pria-ie, in all
SOC acres
See Mrs Ella wise for dressmak-
ling. e07 Main street
Inyoice season has arrived and
many OF the merchants are casting
up their accounts
T.. Christensen, Osteopath. 7. II.
C. A.
There viii be no issue of The
Gate City tomorrow morning, but
there VIII be paper on Monday ev-
ening.
u. L Doherty has conveyed to
/ the Atchison. Topeka and Santa FeI
railroad less than an acre .eer New
Boston
Set sherWood's prices on blan-
kets-
Many good resolutions viii be
made tonight, but the majority of
them viii be broken by Monday night
Slated almonds. assorted mint
patties. cream dip nuts and grapes at
Marchefke's
Regular meeting OF Keoknk lodge
No. f3. I. o. o. F.. Monday night at
1.3e O'Clock Visiting brethren ira
ternally fnvited. Work in the second
degree.
John E. Craig, administrator OF
the estate OF Amanda T. Hughes. has
conveyed to A. B. Grant lot /, block
ia. the property being on the corner
of Eleventh and Palean-
Monday viii be generally OBJ
Fserred in the city as New Years day.
The post office and banks viii observe
the day and the greater number OF
the business houses viii be closed
Everything IS moving along nice
" with the water power enterprise.
The Gate City made the prediction
some time ago that 1911 would be IN
eventfui year for Keokuk. It's com
ing true.
Monday win be quiet day in
this city, New Years being observed.
The banks viii be closed and business
houses win remain open but part of
the day. The postoffce announcement
appears elsewhere The Daily Gate
City win Issue paper Monday after
noon. endeayoring to go to press
in the early part of the afternoon.
At s.25 o'clock last evening the
fire department went gathering out
Main street. called By an alarm from
Twelfth street between Ridge and Ce-
dar streets where the woodshed and
kindling pile belonging to colored
man ned Dade was blazing. Owing
to the distance, the shed was entirely
consumed. A line of hose was laid and
the house was protected.
Louis Rempie, Of Gai-sburg. III,
was in the city for a short time To
Cay calling on friends and renewing
the acauaintances of many. years ago
| when he was resident OF this city
Mr.. Rem9is has been in Ottumwa at
tending meeting of the statesmen of
the John Morrell Packing Co He was
/ pleased with Keokuk and predicted a
great future for this city by reason
Of the water power
The Gate City wishes everybody a
Happy New Year and cherishes the
hope that unprecedented prosperity
viii become permanent visitor for
this city; during 1911 and many years
thereafter. 1911 is the year TO start
something for Keokils that win be
abiding and in line with the immense
enterprise the city IS receiving. II
you have never before been booster
for KeoEuk be one now
Joe Edwards was given a sixty
day sentence in the county Jail for
! begging and being drunk Edwards
was convicted a short time ago for
stealing a coat and was given a
thirty dar sentence, which expired
yesterday morning. The second ar
rest occurred last night Tom Foley
was given fifteen days for begging and
John Kelley thirty days for sleeping
on private property
Warsaw Bulletin: Keokuk got itg
jolt Thursday of last week. when the
official returns Of the census for
1910 was annou ICED. Ours will come
later Of the census Of eight Iowa
cities then announced. Keokrk was
the only one TO show falling off az
compared with the census Of 1900,
even falling lack Of that Of 1896
The official figures are: 1870, 14.10i;
1900, 1851; 1910. 1909. When the
population of Lee County was pro-
claimed few weeks ago. showing
quite a falling of, the Bulletin tried
to do the John the Baptist gtunt, but
it's contemporaries up the stream
were perverse and stiff necked and
wouldn't have the way prepared for a
fall. Doubtless KeoKuk has more
families today than she had either in
1900 or 1890. but the average number
Of members to q family is SO much
lover that the decline IS easily ex
planned.