The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-28
CITY NEWS.

M. w. A. dance, Monday evening,
November %. All rights reserved.
Tomorrow is First Christian
Church day at LeBron Jewelry Co.,
and Duncan-Schell Furniture Co.
The first sign of winter was
shown this morning when thin coat
OF ice was frozen over the river near
the bridge.
The Mission at 21s Main street is
growing and a number Of converse
tions have been made. The attend
ance at the Sunday services was large.
--Doings in police circles are ex-
ceedingly quiet and the usual run OF
those who get into the realms of the
city's barred reformatory seem to be
idle just now. One drunk was locked
up last night
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. 10, A. F. and A. M,
7:3O o'clock Tuesday evening, Novem-
Der 30, 1910. Work on LIST degree.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
BY order of the w. NJ. S. H. John
ston, secretary.
John Morris, plaintiff, has brought
suit against Henry F. Sanders, de-
PENDANT, in which he asks Judgment
from the court for $3.50, which he
claims is due him for his services as
an employee of the defendant for seven
months at $50 month Interests and
costs are attached to the plea.
The local express offices expect
business to commence with greater
volume by the latter part of this
week, the usual time, December first
| when Christmas and holiday pack
ages commence their course through
the express companies. The amount
of business this season is expected TIC
surpass any previous and locally as
elsewhere, the express people are
looking for a large amount of pack
age handling.
/ The "drys" Of Ottumwa will en-
/ deavor to get BILLY Sunday, Cover
nor Stubs and G. W. Tricket to come
there and speak against the saloon
consent petition which is being cir
culated. They also threaten to pub
consent petition. S. R. Cheadle, for
the saloons, says that they have 1000
signatures already and have until
! Dec. 81 to secure the remaining 237
\ names that will make majority.
The new heating apparatus has
been entirely installed at the govern.
ment building and is giving satisfac-
ton The new plant cost the govern
ment in the neighborhood of $1,000
and plumbers and filters have been
working on it's installation for the
4 rast three months. The material OF
the old plant which was taken from
the building. will be sold on Saturday
of this week to the highest bidder
Postmaster Moorhead receiving pro
posals for the sale of the former
heating apparatus this week. There
are many good portions OF it which
can be used and the fixtures can be
From Luther, up in Boone Coun
ty, to St. Louis in a simple boat Of
his own construction is The journey
undertaken by G.. S. Hurst, who
makes the trip accompanied by q
, young son for the benefit of the boy
health. The trip was planned, but 9
a short time ago. and Mr.. Hurst al
once set about building the boat and
! as soon as it was completed they SCI
out upon. their journey. They vii
float down the Des Moines river as
far as Keokuk then down the Missis
: sippi to st. Louis. The bracing au
, tuInn air is working marvAs witt
+ the lads health, according to the las
word heard from them.
!. Burlington NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the enterprises has passed out .
, existence, which J. c. Hubinger in
tended as monuments. to his energy
! and business ability. The Mississippi
Valley Telephone Co, was sold out D
. auction at Keokuk yesterday. TIL
y bidder is supposed to be the Bel
Telephone Co. Perhaps Keokuk nigh
n have kept the enterprise afloat ant
eventually it might have become ;
J. great success. but she evidently dit
+ not see her way clear. Just what thu
effect of the sale may be in Burling
). ton is not known at this time, bu
i something definite will undoubtedl,
t develop in the near future.
While in Davenport Thanksgiving
J, evening, the writer had the pleasur
e of attending the George Evans Hone
+ Boy Minstrels. at the Grand oper
f house there, through the courtesy O
ID. L. Hughes, formerly manager o
S the Grand in this city. MI
e Hughes has 2 beautiful theatr
r and many friends here will be please
to learn that he is doing well thi
season. He is also managing the Bal
rymore in Moline. The house Their
: is much larger and finer equipped tha'
the Keokuk house. The niinstre
performance is one of the best tina
has yet been staged and holds tn
ace card on either Lew Dockstader'
: or AL. G. Fields minstrel shows.
made to serve on other plants.
The local post office department
hopes that Christmas and holiday gif
makers will send their packages early
eo +bot tho ,Sllal yearly congestion a