The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Ancient Order of Hibernians, arrived
in the city last night from Iowa City,
and will attend the meeting to be
held tonight. 1t is his intentions to
remain in the city for few days In
the interest of the order
Several Keokuk Elks contemplate
visit to Iowa City soon for the pur-
pose of inspecting the Elks lodge
building. Iowa City has fine new
| home, and it is believed to be about
what the Keokuk Elks could afford.
1t may be that the trip will be made
by auto.
-Keokuk people who visit Burling-
ton report the fine new hotel assum-
ing immense proportions. 1t is a fine
seven story building and will cost
about $250,000. 1t will be one Of the
finest new hotel in the state and a
credit to the city.
Strangers who were in the city
this week doing some fall trading
commented frequently and favorably
on the improved conditions of many
of the retail stores. The Keokuk re-
tail merchants are adopting the city
methods and styles and within another
year the change will be much more
noticeable than it is today, as many
merchants have planned to make
changes that will be of decided i'm
provement to their stores.
Prank Boyle is out with his annual
bluff that he is going to leave Water
loo. AS in other years he has offers
from all over creation and the only
thing he has not yet sprung is that
some major league club wants his
services. He is like number of 9th
er managers. They get out these bear
stories to bull the market and the
next spring finds them back at the
same old stand, tickled to death at
being able to draw whole lot more
money from the same people, the
same old league and the same old
: game than they could in any other
business
Burlington Gazette: Another big
land deal, the direct outcome of the
installation of the new drainage dis
trict in the bottom lands north of the
: city, is being negotiated. Articles of
, agreement have been filed in the Of
fee of County Recorder James Hawk
ms by which Weinrich agrees to trans
fer go acres of land to C. x. Ream
for the consideration of $4,000. This
land for the most part lies in the
new drainage district now being in
!, stalled north of the city and most of
= it lies in the lowlands. About 300
acres, it is said, is under water and
: some of it is on the hillside When
the big pumps are placed and in oper'
alton the submerged tract will, OF
course, be drained and be the best
agricultural proposition in the state
The Commercial Club, the Retail
Merchants Association and other or
CARNATIONS are preparing to make 6
determined and persistent fight t.
get the railroads running into kcokul
to adopt schedule that will give PEG
pie wishing to come to this city tt
transact business sufficient time
and opportunity to do So Other cities
lave received recognition in this re
spect and Keokuk is one Of the larges
shipping points in the state ant
should receive equal consideration
The Rock Islard and the T. p & w
~ service is abomniable in the respec
complained o: and the %" north roa
III is just half as good. Most of tn
It. 20" service, however, is satisfactory
At least it Is the best and 1t Is up t
the other lines to meet the reasonabl
requests of the merchants.
An even thousand dogs have ha
3 their licenses paid for since the frs
u of June this year, the largest numbe
OF such animals ever having tax Ia
y attached to their collars in all tn
u history of the city or the police de
partment, and to the vigilance o
ie Chief Henry NJ. Schevers and the Of
fcers of the force, and to press nc
- tees. Is the large number of license
dogs obtained due. Several month
! ago, the chief boldly ventured eigh
y hundred as the number of dogs tina
would have their free-running paid 70
II by fall. but the extra two hundred i
II surely gratifying and record to b
II proud Of Altogether. about 200 dog
have been killed by the police for nor
nayment of license, There are still
about 144 dogs all told that have NO
yet been paid for but it is know,
where they are and the department i
II keeping a watch on them to see tina
they do not run the streets. Wha
seems an almost unbelievable state
II ment. is the fact that the police hav
known where every dog in towI
from a puppy to an old family pel
was and the owners of each. TIL
city is richer off by couple of thoui
and dollars nearly due to the di
L igent searching for dogs and d.
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