The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-04
CITY NEWS.


Extra. 2 new Biographs tonight.
Colonial Theatre Beautiful.
See the large stock of harness
going at low prices at Sherwood's.
A weeks mission will open next
Sunday at st. Peters Catholic church.
The Quincy baseball team defeat
ed st. Paul Saturday by the score OF
8 to 2.
Ills last Dollar Biograph. The
Smoker Biograph. Colonial Theatre
Beautiful tonight.
The first show at Dodges tonight
will start at seven o'clock sharp, doors
will open at Gas, Via Wireless, Try
to get in.
Via Wireless at Dodges tonight.
Try to get in.
Regular meeting of Knights and
Ladies of Security, Keokuk Council
No. 1889 at A, O. q. w. hall at 5
o'clock. Meet the first and third
Monday of each month.
Try to get in at Dodges tonight.
Via Wireless.
A banquet is to be given at the
Trinity NJ. E. church week from
next Thursday and the guests will be
the Methodist indoor baseball team
which won the indoor pennant during
the season brought to close on last
Friday.
Three complete shows at Dodges
tonight.
Among those from out of the city
present at the dedicatory services of
the First Protestant Methodist church
yesterday were the following: Rev.
Charles Dark of LaHarpe and Rev.
A. j. Green of Bluffs, ILL.,, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. E. Peterson of New London
and J. Ward of Argyle
% voting coupons tonight, Colonial
Theatre Beautiful
| rubbish burning behind the bill
boards on Fourth between Main and
Blondeau streets, yesterday afternoon
/ at $3.50 o'clock, occasioned a still
/ alarm, which brought out the chemical
engine. The fire was put out without
any trouble and damage was avert.
ed
"A great program at the Colonial
/ Theatre Beautiful tonight.
Officer Countryman of Burlington,
the one who was shot by negro some
time ago and almost died from the
effects of the wound, was in Keokuk
today and visited the county jail to
look over Kidrich Carter. He declar-
ed. howeve-, that Kid was not the
man he wanted
Rev. George c. Williams was
called to Chicago Thursday to officiate
at the funeral of the first minister In
the chruch of which Mr.. Williams was
formerly pastor. DR.. Hebron, who
served Bethany Union church for q
number of years, died at the age oil
ninety-four This is so unusual an
age that 1t is deemed worthy of men
ton.
-Biograph night, Colonial Theatre
Beautiful tonight.
The Federation of Men, together
with the pastors of the various
churches, are formulating plar
whereby the town can be more thor
oughly cared for religiously. The plar
is to district the city, making about
eighty districts. central committee
has been formed from the various
churches. and visitor will be here
to take charge of the work 1t l;
hoped that when notifications reach
the members of this church announc
ing that they have been placed upor
s -, hot mill n
to serve. The work will not be heavy
and there is no doubt that it will prove
effective In bringing into close associ
alton with the churches many who are
mot at present interested.
Via Wireless at Dodges tonight.
Don't miss the feature program al
the Colonial Theatre Beautiful to
night
-Ottumwa Courier: The reduction
in the force Of the Burlington which
was brought about by the meeting
held recently in Ottumwa at the of
fee of Superintendent w. F. Thiehoff
have become effective and number o
, switching crews will be taken tenn
porarily out of the service on the di
. vision. The mechanical department a
the local yards will be affected to thu
extent of dozen men. The cut il
forces is brought about by the mining
situation, which has the effect of re
ducing the company's business consid
2 erably. The effect felt on the division
means the cutting off of night switch
: engine and crew In the local yards
Also the switch engine at Charlton
the coal run between Abba and Char
iton and that between Abba ant
Avery night and day engine vii
be taken out of service at Burlington
tend Avres, allcfinn gale fnninht