The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
CITY NEWS.

-Cnlcken pie. Y. w. G. A. Thursday.
Special school children's matinee
OF Roosevelt in Africa at 415 tomor-
row afternoon-Do dges.
Three complete shows tomorrow
night, Roosevelt in Africa-at Dodges.
The census enumerators for the
most part have completed their work
OF getting the names of the residents
of keokuk and will make report to
Superintendent j. F. Rowley at Keo-
sauqua soon. Names for the new city
directory to be issued by the Mccoy
Directory Company have been secured
and Keokuk will no doubt come out
abreast of the fifteen thousand popu-
lation mark. 1t is urgent that those
by the census enumerators, turn them
in The books of the census takers
will be closed on Saturday of this
week.
This beautiful morning seems to
nave brought many visitors and shop
pers to keokuk as the trains this
morning were crowded with people
coming here on different errar Is
mostly shoppers No. u, the train
about which there has been so much
complaint during the last few weeks
has arrived on time nearly every
morning for the last ten days.
Albert c. Smith of Fort Madison
and James r, Roberts of this city
have mutually arranged to make the
race for auditor and treasurer res
/ pectiyely, the former to place his
/ name on the ballot for auditor and Mr.
! Roberts for treasurer Mr., Roberts
had originally intended to make the
i race for auditor but later decided to
run for treasurer as it was more con-
! venient for both parties. They will
have their names enrolled on the
republican ticket. Mr.. Smith has been
before the voters of Lee county on
previous occasions for county office
4 and he is well known and highly res
pectde. Mr.. Roberts is one Of the
best known Keokuk citizens. The
republicans of Lee county now have
their ticket practically completed.
The Keokuk High schoo' here is
installing this week system of auto
matte electric bell clocks which will
/ operate in the George Washington
school too. This system is in all up
to-date high schools. The clock be-
sides showing the time, rings the stu
/ dents to and from their recitations.
1 These will be in working order at the
| end of the week
Mrs Robert c. Kayser has re-
/ turned to her home at 500 Ridge street
after undergoing a severe operation
at the hopital several weeks ago. The
! operation was one of the quickest
and most successful Of its kind per
formed here in some time and the
many friends of Mrs. Kayser are glad
to learn of her return to health.
AT meeting of the Ft Madison
motor boat club on Monday evening
in that city, the matter of purchasing
old sheer booms from the Santa Fe
railway company was consideed. 1t
mas been proposed by the members OF
the live up-river club that a perma
nent harbor for the protection of Their
boats be formed. A. NJ. Lowrey NOV
ed that a committee be appointed te
confer with Major Meigs and secure
his advice for the construction of {
permanent harbor and plans for the
same. This motion was seconded
and carried The following committee
was appointed: Commodore J. NJ
Hobbs, Earnest Corsepirs, A. P
Meyer, NJ e. Damon and C. s. Pratt
Charles Henderson was instructed t.
go to Keokuk and interview Maio
Meigs and make arrangements for thu
meeting of the local committee will