The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
CITY NEWS.

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Sherwood's.
Attend Central's muslin sale to-
morrow and Saturday.
Jacksonville VS.. X. H. S. Saturday
night Basket ball at "Yp
See Coffee Culture" an Industrial
picture at Dodges tonight.
Another shipment of Stirn's genu-
Inc mirage silk at soc. Megchelsen's.
Copy for the big Sunday Gate
City should be in the hands of the
printer as early as possible. The cir
culation of The Gate City is now on
a paid basis. 1t is not only the larg-
est, but the best that was ever offered
an advertiser.
Keokuk lodge, No. 256, A. Q. U.
W., meets every Thursday night at
1880 o'clock at hall over keokuk Saw
ings bank corner Fifth and Main
streets. Visiting brethren cordially
invited. c. w. Trott, NJ. W., Ed. w
Moore, Recorder.
James Ford and Bert Bradney, ar
rested by night officers for being
| drunk, were sentenced to FIVE days,
this morning in the superior court by
Judge Mcnamara, after entering pleas
of guilty. The sentence was RENTED
upon the payment fine of 81 and
| costs.
There was still alarm yester.
day afternoon about $3.50 o'clock
which caused the chemical engine to
make short run to the Olympia bowl
ing alley. A water pipe was being
thawed out, and smoke from the
blaze made Its way to an adjoining
| building, which caused an alarm to be
| turned in.
Gilbert Lee, of West Point, one
of the best known citizens of the coun-
| ty. was in Keokuk today visiting with
friends Mr.. Lee was candidate on
the republican ticket at a recent cleo.
ton for the Office of representative
and came within a few votes of being
elected. He is one of the most popu
lar young men in the county.
City Clerk Henry T. Moore has
received a request from the debating
team of Shelbaygan Falls high school
of Skelbygan Falls, Wis, for informa-
ton concerning the commission plan
of government. The team is to en-
gage in a debate in the near future
with the commission plan for sub
ject.
Come early and get your choice
from 26 shades of mirage silk, price
s1.S5, on sale Friday and Saturday, a,
$50. Megchelsen's.
| 1t is reported in railroad circles
that E. Bignell is to be general sup
erintendent of the B. & M. in Ne
braska and that Mr.. Troope is to be
the general manager. Both men are
longtime officials on the Burlington
road and they are very efficient and
very popular. Mr. Troope for years
held official places on the .Burling-
ton" in Illinois and Mr.. Bignell has
been with the B. & M. many years.
Their friends will be pleased to learn
of their promotions.
Fort Madison Democrat: Ex-
| Sheriff Frank Lightfoot was in Fort
Madison the other day visiting with
/ his friends here, who are always glad
to see him. He says that he is not
4 a candidate for any county Office, all
rumors to the contrary notwithstand-
ing: also, that he will ever be under
obligations to those who elected him
sheriff, thoroughly approaching their
support. Having expressed himself
seriously as to the foregoing points,
Frank remarked jocularly that If his
4 friends would elect him U. S. senator
he would accept-nothing under that
4 Office would go.
i -Stirn's mirage silk on sale at SO
cents, Friday and Saturday. Megchel.
sens.
Julius Eichorn, of Fort Madison,
whose announcement for the repub-
lican nomination of sheriff has ap-
peared in this paper from ii e to
time. was in Keokuk today in the in
terest of his candidacy for the of.
fee. He was born in this county, his
father settling here in 1897. Mr..
/. Eichhorn has been a republican all
his life and has consistently support
ed the ticket. He has never held a
public office but for a short time, and
then filing vacancy by appoint.
ment for cons+ able He has been a
farmer practically all Of his life. He
is now resident Of Fort Madison
4 where he is looking after his inter.
ests.
a Don't miss paid in Full at
Dodges tonight
"A correction should be made fol-
the error which occurred in these col
umns last evening, stating that the
4 T. p. & w. connected with the G., B
& @. train at Bluffs. The T. P. & w
meets the @ at Bushnell, where it has
been customary for number of years
T for Keokuk business men wishing te
reach Chicago early in the afternoon
to go for quickest connections