The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-24
CITY NEWS.

~ Ill at her home, No. GIG Exchange
street, with tonsilitis.
Harry Myers has accepted a po-
sition at the Drexel Pool iall, start
ing his work this morning.
oh, you pool player, If you love
your nice quiet game, meet me at the
Booster Pool Parlor 3OS Main street.
Franklin, Iowa, defeated the Dom
nelson Selects at baseball Sunday, 8
to 1. The game was played at Frank
lin
Judge Henry Bank opens court in
Centerville today holding court. Judge
Anderson of Abba convened court in
Ft. Madison today.
Harness, big new line. Sher-
woods.
Local golf players are taking ad-
vantage of the ideal weather condi-
tions. The course is in good shape
and there has been much playing dur
ing the past few days.
The first number of the Y. M. c..
A. entertainment course will be hell
on Friday evening, November 4th.
The attraction will be the Ernest
Gamble Concert Company, composed
of three stars.
-Adela NJ. Tucker has conveyed to
G. Burdette Hinkley, two lots, being
the front one hundred feet situated
on the north side Of Grand Avenue Id
the northeast IA of section "a, town
ship 65, range g. City of Keokuk.
The district court clerk is COM
piling his report to the Sc cretary of
the state complete list CT marriage
licenses, births and divorces for the
year ending June 80, 1919. this is for
statistical purposes.
Misses Julia and Helen Wappich
have returned from their European
trip, which occupied several months
time and during which they visited
all OF the points Of interest on the
other side.
The funeral of Mrs. S. T. Worley
was held yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock. conducted by Rev. ]. w. Pot
ter. The pallbearers were John Bake,
I. A. Wilson, Louis Pelz, H. F. Kreu-
ger, F. W. Bertsch and ]. w. Har3
mon.
The traffic to and from this city
for the past few days has been ex-
ceedingly light. While the freight
business is still Increasing, from a
recent report, the c.. B. and @. rail-
road is placing additional help at
Burlington, Quincy and Hannibal.
The educational rally of the Y. NJ.
c. A. will be held in the association
auditorium this evening at 730
o'clock. Every man and boy interest
ed In educational work that the asso-
citation offers has been invited. Class
es in education work opens this week
THE Twelve apostles was the
subject OF Edwin A. Schell, president
of Iowa Wesleyan university, who
spoke at the Y M. G. A. mems meet
ing Sunday afternoon. The attend
ance was only fair, but the address
was forceful one. Next Sunday Rev.
j. W. Potter will speak. His subject
will be Modern Miracles"
Mrs. William B. Woolley was re-
moved to st. Joseph's hospital last
night and this morning was operated
on successfully for cancer of the
breast, and is now resting as well as
can be expected under the circum-
stances. The many friends of Mrs.
Woolley and the family will cast every
hope for her immediate recovery. The
news Of her illness comes as great
surprise to all.
The funeral of Morris A. Johnson,
who died at Mt. Pleasant, was held
Sunday afternoon at 100 o'clock,
from the home OF the deceased S faith
err, W. H. Johnson, 1914 Des Moines
street. Services were conducted by
Rev. j. w. Potter The pallbearers
were Alvin. Victor and Arthur Patter-
son, Edwin c. Loeffler, Thomas Cook
and Geo. Dumenil. Burial was in the
Kings Daughters lot in Oakland
cemetery.
The International Trisnnial con-
vention of the Y. M. C. A. will be
held in Toronto, Canada, Friday, Sat
urday Sunday and Monday Those
representing the local association
will be c. R. JOY H. c. Brown and II
F. Burns. Mr.. Joy left this morning
as he has several days association
work in Buffalo The other two gen.
tlemen leave Wednesday morning.
The convention will carry with IL
added interest as twenty-five dele
gates from England will attend.
Mr.. Fred A. Forsha, of Hutchin-
son, Kansas, who has been in this
city for few days, the guest of his
friend, Judge William A. Logan, left
this afternoon for his home. Mr..
Forsha was former resident Of
Glenwood, Mo, and his father and
Judge Logan were business partners
for twenty-three years. Mr.. Forsha
is engaged in the milling business and
is large ranch owner. He intends
to come to Keokuk to make his home
and will certainly be valuable
acquisition.
The following Is taken from the
Waterways Journal of ST. Louis:
Capt Ben Taber Of Keokuk, Iowa, a
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