The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
CITY NEWS.

Don't buy harness until you get
Sherwood's prices
Alton Robertson. Colonial, thea
ire beautiful tonight.
-"Y' boys minstrel show Thurs
day; seat sale Wednesday.
Bucks starch made in keokuk,
two pennies in each 10c pix.
"A Biograph and Alton Robertson,
Colonial. theatre beautiful, tonight.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Schneider are
parents of baby girl, born yesterday
morning.
Hear Alton Robertson, Keokuk's
favorite singer. Colonial, theatre
beautiful, tonight.
-Ladies-You save two cents on
each 1oc pix of Bucks starch. PEN
MES in each PIX. ASK for it.
Homemade chicken pie supper
VII be served at ST Paul's hall
Thursday. March 81, beginning at .
y. m.
Extra tonight. Hear "Alton Rob
ertson," Keokuk's favorite golden
voiced singer: Colonial, theatre beau
tiful
Car load Model TO- Buick autos
Just in. Price s1,05o Tri-State Auto
and Machine Co., Ninth and Johnson
streets.
A meeting of the Keokuk Motor
Boat club will be held on Thursday
evening at 7:3o o'clock in the Com
mercial club rooms.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 8. Knights of Pythias to-
night at 7:30 O'Clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting Knights
invited.
Ladies', you can derive many valu-
able ideas in identifying your home
by visiting the art exhibition at G.
c. Bogg's, 607 Main street, this week.
Do not miss it.
The Meeker, the little Warsaw
ferry, came out of her winter quarters
yesterday and went to the down river
town. On account of the dock not
being in repair at Warsaw. the ferry
will probably wait Cay or two before
starting the spring business.
-Tri-State Auto and Machine Co
have just received car load OF Mod
ell 10, surrey type Bucks A four.
passenger car. price $1,000. which in
cludes lamp and generator equipment.
Call for demonstration; pleased to
show you. Ninth and Johnson
streets.
Fort Madison Democrat: At
o'clock Sunday morning fire started
in the building known as I'll Front
street, the west half of the Troy laun-
dry, damaging the floor, ceiling, walls
and machinery and consuming belt
! ing. benches and almost everything
/ infiammable in the room The loss is
estimated at $1,000. No laundry
burned Work of repairs have al
ready been started.
i Reserve your seats tomorrow for
'Y'' boys minstrel show.
james Harrington entered a plea
of not guilty to the charge of assault
ing w. J. Roberts and his trial in the
Justice court of James S. Burrows.
has been set for Thursday morning,
at 10 o'clock. The warrant was serv-
ed by Constable Warner this morn
ing and Harrington appeared in court
about o'clock to enter his plea. His
bond was fixed at 5000. which was
signed by his mother and sister.
General Manager Melcher of the
Rock Island system, who visited Ce-
dar Rapids following the disaster in
which so many people lost their lives
at Green Mountain, was told some
] plain truths by the railroad men
whom he called into conference.
Manager Melcher asked the trainmen
to be frank with him, and they were.
The men. who are old and experience
/ ed employees of the Rock Island sys-
! tenn, told him that the company
/ tracks are in bad condition and that
| the motive power is in even worse
condition. While the Green Mountain
wreck was not on Rock Islam, tracks,
| the trainmen made it a point
to tell him some very plain
facts in regard to the con-
! dition of the equipment. They al
so told him what they thought Of run
ming engines backward. Tie train
men suggested to Manager Melcher
the need of more attention to the pro-
per maintenance of right-of-way and
equipment and less to attempting to
make financial showing to please
1 q few stockholders.
Ottumwa Courier: Weeden AL
bertson, aged twenty, son of Martin
| Albertson. is dead and his slayer,
Bruce Grimsley Of he same age, is
still at large. This is the status of
a brutal murder. perpetrated Saturday
evening about 6:45 o'clock near the
4 J. B. Curran Ice house on West Me-
chanic street. Grimsley fred three
shots at Albertson, one lodging in the
right leg, another causing slight
skin abrasion on the chest, while the
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