The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-17


day TO Freeman Leroy Kelley and Miss
Gathering SAMSON. both of Keokub
This morning the water power
surveyors started carrying their levels
across the river in preparation for get
ting the height on the other side
Regular meeting of ruckecnetuck
encampment No. Z. |. o. o. F., at Odd
Fellows hail at o'clock tonight. Wis
ng brethren fraternally invited to
attend
Regular meeting of knights and
Ladies OF Security, Keokuk Council
No. 1889 at A. o. q. W. hall at s
o'clock. Meet the first and third
Monday OF each month.
Volunteers of America, % South
Third street. meeting every night ex-
cept Monday. Friday night Rev. ].
G. Mccain will preach All donations
thankfully received. Phone 2420.
Captain Emma Carpenter in charge.
The business men on the south
side OF Main, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, banded together and
hired good strong man to clean up
Main street from the street car track
to the curbing in front of their stores.
The LeGeres have been requested
to do their acrobatic work at the mas
querade at the Hippodrome rink to-
night. Many were pleased with the
performance at the grand opening
Best of order. Rights OF admission re-
served.
Look, Coming soon at the Colon
ial, theatre beautiful, THE Wizard of
Or"
-Masonic-special meeting of Ea-
gle lodge, No. u, A. F. & A. NJ, 7:3O
o'clock Friday evening, March IS.
1910. Work on Sd degree. Visiting
brethren fraternally invited. BY order
of the ". NJ. S. H. Johnston, secre-
tary.
The Lee county board of super
visors and the Henry county board of
supervisors held a meeting in Fort
Madison this afternoon to place
contract for county line bridge be-
tween. Henry and Lee counties in
Cedar township.
After twenty-five years in the
feed business at Twelfth and Main
streets, F. T. F. Smith has decided
to forsake it. He has disposed of the
stock. and being candidate for com
missioner will give all of his time in
the present fight.
Complete change of program to-
night and every night, COLONEL, thea
tire beautiful The House of Quality"
The Commercial club is having
good success in securing subscriptions
to The World Today. several canvass
es having been made and all called
upon being willing to subscribe and
thus help out the city, which Is to re.
ceive free advertising in the magazine
to one-half the amount secured for
new subscribers.
B B. Hobbs, for the past yeal
the efficient and pleasant secretary
and treasurer OF the Keokuk Motor
Boat club, rendered his resignation at
last nights meeting Mr.. Hobbs is
an enthusiastic motor boat man, but
feels that his press of business is
too much to continue in office, hence
the rendering and acceptance OF his
resignation.
-Extral Coming soon-"The Wiz
ard of o." a stupendous, gorgeous,
spectacular production. Colonial, the
atre beautiful.
On Saturday Capt. A. c. Decker
will take party of friends down the
river on fishing trip. The party will
go about sixteen miles down stream,
where they intend to catch all the
early fish in the sea. This will be the
first pleasure party of the season out
of the local port and the season will
likely be filed up with them from
now on
The residence between Twelfth
and Thirteenth on Blondeau street, oc.
cupied by Jesse Webb, was slightly
damaged by fire at 9:15 o'clock this
morning. A large hole was burned In
the roof near one of the chimneys
and the loss is estimated at $50. The
fire caught from a fue and was ex.
tinguished by the chemical engine.
The fire department received quite a
bit of praise for its work, as the house
was not damaged in the least from
water. DR.. Frank NJ Fuller is the
owner of the property.
Tom Haley OF Detroit, on the clos.
ing day of the tenth tournament OF
the American Bowling congress, rolled
the remarkable score of 705 in individ
uals, winning that event and setting a
new tournament record. He also won
the prize for the best total for nine
games, with 1851, another record.
Haleys great series came after every
one was certain that William Richter
Of Chicago would win with 6o2. Ha-
ley opened with 236 and the crowd
went Wild when he lung up 268 for his
second He needed 189 to win and
made 1t doubly sure with 201. The
former record in singles was 500, made
by Archie Wengier Of Chicago. at Gin.
cinnati, in 1903. The former mark for
nine games was 1924. made nv p