The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-26
CITY NEWS.

-Ewer's Grand Leader. best &c cigar.
Harness and harness supplies at
Sherwood's.
Hear that wild Cherry Rag" at
Dodge's tonight.
If you have something to sell use
a Gate City want.
Tonight is Biograph night at
Dodge's and the Majestic.
Let John Karle repair your shoes
at his shoe hospital, S14 Main.
Entire change of pictures and
songs at Dodge's and the Majestic to-
night.
Hear Helen Hardness, reader,
with the Troubadour company tonight,
at NJ. w. A. hall.
The Commercial club can boost
better if every business man were
member of the organization. There
will be important work for the club
this year.
The Gingerbread Man" troupe
: arrived this morning from the south
at 1885 in their private car One car
of special scenery is carried by the
!. company.
Citizens are finding time to take
their minds off the water power long
J enough to give few minutes thought
to suitable material for commission
r thought of every public-spirited citi-
: zen.
q There appears to be temporary
! luil in the real estate market. but it
s will revive again as soon as the blue
k birds put in an appearance. Keokuk
h real estate is going to advance, not
J. by leaps and bounds, but by steady
r and permanent methods. There can
i. be no other result since the announce
# nlent OF the water power.
The joint school of instruction OF
Il the live Masonic blue lodges of the
. city commenced last night. An inter
It esting session was held. This school
e will continue tonight and Thursday
J. night at the conclusion of which a ban
y quet will be served. The school is be
e ing held under the supervision of dis
Y, trict lecturer Jesse NJ. Marsh OF this
q city
g The increased use of the advertis
:. Ing columns of this paper by the mer
le chants of Keokuk is explained by ths
reason that aggressive merchant
y want their announcements in an az
= gressive paper. The ability of THU
20 publication to take advertising an
~ nouncements into more homes thar
= any other local paper is also big fac
70 tor In the enlarged business.
a. Quincy Journal: Joe Esler Il
= home from trip to Fort Madison
e and other cities in that vicinity. hav
III Ing gone on magazine business. Fl.
IN wanted to get into Nauvoo and Their,
= was no way to make the crossing ex
= cept to breast the rolling Mississippi
After some bargaining Joe found
- man who agreed to take him In sic,
on the ice as far as the same lasted
They were then to launch themselve
on the open water in frail craft an,
90 paddle across to the shore ice on tn
other side, where another sled was il
waiting. Joe made the trip safely, bu
he vowed many sacrifices to his house
n, hold gods If he ever got out of tn
OF job alive. But there was business Il
ed Nauyoo and Joe was bound to get il
er- "A new explanation is being o
ch fered for the present car shortage /
or Iowa This is the season of the yea
when the county assessors are begir
ce ming to make their assessments Of tn
nix rolling stock OF railroad companie!
all These companies are required to pa
ne an annual tax Of AZ mills on the al
ct, sessed value Of their rolling stock |
We Iowa 1t is now being argued that
nd order to reduce this tax as much a
at possible. the railroads are getting q
much of their rolling stock out Of tn
In state as possible and still have enoug
on in Iowa to make an attempt to hand
adj their business. Each county assesst
ter fixes the valuation on the stoc
nd which he finds in his county. Hen'
us there is every reason to believe, Sc
ar those who have investigated TIE shol
cy, age that Just now the companies a.
nd getting their cars beyond the ccnfin'
of the state in order to escape the q
on sessment There is no way which til
md can be prevented, as far as has be-
EN- discovered. While the officials do n
gan charge that this is the cause Of t
49," shortage, they say it is significant Il,
to a shortage should occur just befo
ca the assessor begins to make
rounds When the returns reach t
lew state treasurer 1t will be possible
hey tell just how far the present shorta
nan may have been caused by this keepi
of cars ont az tha state