The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
CITY NEWS.

New auto robes and blankets al
Sherwood's.
Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash SO cigar
"A marriage license was issued
late Saturday to Max Downing of
Keokuk and Miss Maisie l. Middle
ton, OF Abba, La
New line harness and buggy
whips at Sherwood's
Ray Faler and Miss Daphne Ster-I
rett, both aged 10 years. from Bowen,
Ill.,, came to Keokuk and secured a.
marriage license Monday.
Unitarian church, CORNER Fourth
and High streets, no services Sunday
school at $3.50. There will be no meet
ing of the Woman's Alliance.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Guy Stanbary of Media,
Ill, and Laura NJ. Daugherty of Fort
Madison.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge, No. 5, Knights of Pythias to-
night at 800 O'Clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau visiting Knights
invited. Special business. Make ex-
ira effort to be present. c. Bruce
Lake, c. G.
Philip German, a well known
| Quincy molder. died Sunday afternoon
from pneumonia. Among the surviv-
| ing relatives is sister living in this
| city.
Services were held for the little
I'VE day old son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Hornung yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, by the Rev. j. w. Potter OF
/ the Trinity NJ. e. church.
| Open house will be observed by
! the Y. NJ C. A. on next Monday. At
ton for Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Manuel.
/ Mr.. Manuel is to be foreign secre-
! tary to South America.
The post Office corridor was the
1 scene of hundreds of jostling, push
ing citizens awaiting and receiving
their mail yesterday and Sunday The
office was open yesterday morning for
several hours to allow the route
1 patrons to get their mail.
/ Rev Geo. C. williams was taken
suddenly i'll on Sunday evening and
was unable to preach his Christmas
night sermon. Mr. Williams contract
ed a very severe cold, though he is
now recovering nicely, which will be
good news.
Turkey wasn't the rare bird on
every Keokuk table Christmas day.
The price of this kind of meat was
twenty-five cents pound the same as
; at Thanksgiving time. With New
Years day only short time OF, there
are no prospects of drop in the
turkey market.
Skating is still good at the canal
and yesterday and Christmas day
: quite a number disported themselves
about on the frozen surface there
and new skates that Santa Claus had
I left at a number OF Keokuk homes
= were initiated on the smooth surface
: yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
funeral services were conducted a
9 the late residence for John Talbot
deceased The Knights Of Pythia!
, lodge members, assisted by Rev. r. W
Lilley. were in charge. Those Wit
acted as pallbearers were Messrs. g
7 C. Koepf, G.. Bruce Lake. A. G. Lar
: son, J. A. Burgess. Jno. p Johnson
and A. C. Wustrow.
Now that Christmas is over, ev
cry one is awaiting the arrival OF 1911
g Observance of the first OF the nev
g year will be generally on the secont
y of January. next Monday. Almost al
J of the business houses of the cit.
g were closed yesterday and the barbe
s shops and only those places that can
not well be gotten along without TO
e a few hours anyway, on holiday
e were about the only places open herr
9 in Keokuk.
As usual, a number of holida.
packages were delayed or missent II
s the mails, by freight and express
causing disappointment wherever the.
). happened to have gone wrong Witt
G the great influx of packages, thu
!, three facilities for handling Christ
!. mas shipments. were showed for ;
It time even with extra help that wa!
e employed to assist In keeping holida!
J. matter on the move.