The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-13
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fASdG j Lie OdksF NrHte CITY.
Fresh halibuf and fresh herring
at Haubert's. both phones.
The Indian-A western story by
Selig. at the Majestic tonight.
The Drexel and LIE Bron teams
bowl this evening on the Drexel al
leys.
The Gate City has a few copies OF
The extra edition announcing the
water power.
Tonight at Dodge's viii be Wa
ter Power night-everyone viii re-
ceive souvenir free.
DIR. E. C. Brownlee is selling lots
in TIE new Kings addition and his
office viii be open OF evenings.
Send your friends copy Of the
extra" announcing the water power.
They can be obtained at The Gate
City Office.
City Engineer Ross Robertson
and assistants and ~ E. Banncn. city
engineer OF Fort Madison. are laying
out Tanning Heights"
-A hump in the road, similar to
that at Fourteenth and Johnson raised
up about noon time at Seventeenth
and Johnson Both these curiosities
are attracting much attention.
Kings new addition is being gath
cred in by investors especially along
Main street, the lots being for bust
ness purposes on the south side of the
street They seem to look good to
investors.
The first ice cutting last winter,
did not start until year ago tn.
morrow The ice was ten inches
thick and the temperature thirty-fve
above. This year the cut mas ali Deeu
finished with the exception of a few
cars.
Masonic Special meeting of
Eagle lodge. No. IL. A. F. & A. NJ,
7:3o o'clock Thursday evening, Janu-
airy IS, 1910 Installation of officers.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited.
BY order of w. NJ. S. H Johnston,
secretary.
-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.
Clyde Alton has taken a position
in the der'9ty recorders Office to assist
Ed. G. Vaughan during the present
rush OF business. Water power his
served to cause a number Of trans
fers to be made, together with the
many options fled by the water pow
er company.
Water power souvenirs at Dodge's
tonight Get one
-Dollie Henderson has petitioned
the city council for SLID, damages for
an alleged overflow of her property
ON Palean street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth. She states that when
the grade un PaIean street was raised
1t was done so to obstruct the natural
| flow of water, causing IL to flow over
lot 9, in block 2o6. She declares that
the water has remained on said lot
making the premises unhealthy.
Yesterday morning at one o'clock
at the county home, occurred the
death of Carl Sterz. German by
birth after an ailment of several
years, caused from ear trouble. The
| { { deceased had been inmate Of the
home for the past twelve years. He
will be buried tomorrow at Charles
ton by his friends, who win take
charge of the body. He has a son
living in the state OF Washington Not
much is known about the deceased.
The policy holders OF the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company will
read the Christmas announcement
just issued by that famous organiza
ton with a lively feeling of self-con
/ graduation; and even those who have
no personal connection with the Com
pany will examine the announcement
with deep interest and appreciation
/ OF the spirit in which it is made
When one realizes what constant ef
| fort and self-sacrifcing economy arc
/ involved in the eternal Saving up
for the next insurance payment among
millions of moderately insured per
sons, and what loads are removed In
many cases even by the crediting OF
small sums to lessen future payments.
1t Is easy to understand the strong
hold that the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company has secured, by its
more than liberal methods, upon the
confidence and gratitude of hundreds
OF thousands of hdmaI beings to
whom 1t is in very truth "A light that
never fails"
Modern Woodmen in Kenkuk will
be interested in statistics which haze
recently been issued and are contain
ed in the annual report The b>ne.
fetal membership in good standir g
on December 81, 1909, footed 1,045,SG9
carrying s1,66G,487 900 In ,urance. In
gain for membership during the year
Keokuk stand fourth. The erst seven
are as follows: Illinois 2300, Missouri
1878, New York 1897. Iowa 1853,
Oklahoma 1,011, Texas $50, Kansas
I'll. The temporary suspensions num-
bering 1851, and tile reinstatements
numbered 1880. The gain In insur-