The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-07
CITY NEWS.

er members of the building commit.
tee of the local lodge of Elks who will
visit that city for inspection purpos-
! es.
Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash Sc cigar
-Keokuk physicians are busy just
now doctoring severe colds and a
number of cases of tonsilitis. The
right time of the year has arrived for
\ these throat and head ailments and
til the malady has been allayed by
the use of the proper medicines.
Tomorrow is st. Peters church
day at Ayres & Sons.
Christmas shopping is on with
a rush and shopping early seems to
have become matter Of fact habit
j with the greater portion of the SEN
sible populace. Keokuk merchants
are offering bargains in the matter of
everything for Christmas and holiday
presents and the average person is
not slow in noticing the fact.
-Studebaker Junior wagons and
boys sadles make a suitable Christ
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Sherwood's, 7O3 Main street
acknowledgement meeting OF
Eagle Lodge No. -, A. F. & A. NJ,
1850 o'clock, Thursday evening De
cember sth. 1910. Work on first de-
gree. Visiting brethren fraternally
invited. BY order of the NJ. w. S..
H. Johnston, secretary.
Regular meeting OF Hermann
lodge, No. 116. I. o. o. F.. tonight at
1880 o'clock Visiting brethren cordial.
ly invited.
James Cameron. Thos. Joyce, B..
B. Hobbs and c. e. Skirvin, mem
bers of the Elks Building Association,
expect to go to Iowa City tomorrow
evening to inspect the lodge building
owned by the Iowa City Elks. 1t is
said to be model building and in a
large way suitable for the Keokuk
Elks, who will start to build their
home early next spring.
-Ewer's Grand Leader, best sc cigar
-Keokuk Camp NJ. w. A. No. 6e2
will hold its regular meeting ~tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to .e present.
Paul w. Block, No. sos Johnson
street, Iowa City, is preparing
history of the lynchings
in Iowa under the direction
of the Department of Politica
Economy and Sociology of the State
university. He asks that old settlers
and others who may know OF lynch
ings or attempted lynchings in Iowa
write him, giving particulars and
dates.
The usual precautions must be
taken this year by decorators of win
dows who illunine the stores of the
retail merchants to make the displays
more brilliant and in keeping will
the season. All of the tinsels and in
f1ammable excelsior and the like
should not be kept near lighted ia
pers and other forms of fire which
would endanger property
MIR. w. G. Marley has received
letter from an Omaha friend WHIT
mentions that the death of Mr. VIM
F. Rush, who recently died in Oma
ha, was very sudden. The lette
states that Mr.. Rush complained t,
number of friends that he was no
feeling well and insisted that doc
tor be sent for. On the arrival o
the doctor Mr.. Rush was ordere,
firm his hotel to the hospital MI
Rush walked from his room to tn
elevator, unassisted to the waiting
cab, went to his room at the hospita
and in fifteen minutes he was dead.
This morning at about 9:3
O'Clock the fire department was cali
ed to the rear of the Simpson blocl
a. Sixth and Johnson streets, wher
tar kettle had caught on fire an
was sending up dense volumes c
black smoke which gave the appear
ance of the whole building being OF
l fire. 1t took short work to quencl
the flames.
II Dry weather in recent months hs
/ complicated the usual cold weathe
( troubles OF the railroads in parts G
4 the west and northwest. During sc
we're weather it is hard enough t
keep engines from going cold" sa
railroad officials, but now there ar
I difficulties in the way of getting su
| ficient wafer. The supply is yer
low in the drought country. A
| though chemical composition i
used to prevent evil effects on tn
boilers. the dangers of the use of to
much or two little of this digestive
tonic complicates the problem. Ell
gines often become leaky in joint
from these causes. and an engine nc
in the best of trim in zero weather.
doubly susceptible. AS he result {
the prolonged dry weather, a goo
many railroad reservoirs are dry an
in numeous cases water is haule
long distances by rail- or the engine
treated to the expensive luxury
city water.