The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-21
CITY NEWS.

s GNtEE 70 SETe[G SGtSSA OF ttLs0aitiS.
lha funeral of the late Gerard
Mayer OF Wszaw. was attended By q
large n1mher of Keokus people today.
ReT. George Gigisnger viii preach
his next lentea sermon tomorTo~ ere
Ming IL T.sso TIE public Is cordially
invited 10 attend
Il beautiful line OF pattern hats
VIII be on display during the Easter
opening or TnErsdaE. March 2srd. at
Mrs VI. e. VOTES. Wars1w, H.
See the dandy line Of bnggies and
harness AZ Sherwood's
Mrs Guy Singleton. who passed
q successful surgical operation two
weeks ago vas removed TO her resi-
cence. SIS High street, Sunday
See Jennings new he wall paper.
ssf Main Bel phone ITO Red.
The Congregational Interbrother.
hood wees of prayer will be observed
by the brothe-hoods OF that denomina-
ton during Holy Week, from April 2
TO Is.
Fresh hanbus, shitet fish and
Spanish msckerei at Jos Haubert's.
7Gs Main street
Miss Emma Ewers has resigned
her position as cashier of the keokuk
Water Works Co, and has accepted a
position as bookkeeper al the Sulii-
van & Auverda DRY Goods Co.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge. No. 5. Knights of Pythias to-
night at 500 O'Clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting Knights
invited. C. C. Koepf. C. C.
Harness repaired while yon wait
at Sherwood's.
Morning. afternoon and night the
crowds OF travellers about the union
station are increasing Trains both
In and ont OF the city carry visi-
tors. That the depot building will have
80 be increased in size within the
year If the present rate of increase
continues, is certain.
Miss S. Elizabeth Matheny left
this morning for Des Moines. where
she will attend a special grand lodge
session Of the Odd Fellows which is
to be held there tomorrow. The meet
ing viii be held to secure an allow
ance Of $4,000 for the purpose of
completing the old folks home at
Mason City.
Compliant has been heard from
a number Of sources because of dry
sweeping Main street 1t has been
suggested that before the little sweep
er which makes as much dust as a
team of horses in brick yard. cleans
up the paving, the streets be wetted
down.
A business man asked a reporter
. this question today: WHO will be
the enterprising man to install a
twenty or thirty passenger Seeing
/ the-Damt car, running TO Rand park
! and across to the Illinois side?' The
question is a suggestion to some hus-
tier and will likely be taken up.
"A real estate dealer who patron
lied The Gate City advertising col
umns in limited way in a single
issue made a sale of the particular
piece OF property advertised within a
very short time after the advertise
ment appeared It's only another eyi-
/ dence that this paper reaches the
people who buy.
Tonight special rehearsal will be
held by The CONGREGATIONAL church
choir to prepare for 2 series OF Sc
lec.ions from Mendelssohn's "st.
Paul. which will be sung each Sun
day evening during the topical ser
mons Of Rev. Williams. Last Sunday
night the church was filed with 800
evening service attendants and the
works that are being prepared by the
choir to be presented in conjunction
with the sermon series. is expected t.
prove further attractive.
No light has been thrown on the
identity Of Fred Morrison or J
Reed, the stranger who fred bullet
into his brain at the Hotel Burlington
Saturday. Coroner Prugh of Burling
ton has charge OF the body and vii
hold it. awaiting developments Chiei
of Police Hinman of Galesburg, states
that the man might be a harnessmakel
from that city. Morrison is OF medium
height, face rather thin, slightly
bald. and has closely cropped mus
tache He appears to be about fit,
gears old Descriptions OF the MAJ
have been asked by authorities in sew
eral cities
Keokuk teachers will be joyed IL
reading the following resolution
which was adopted by the state edu
] cational board at meeting held il
Des Moines last week. Resolved, tina
the holder of any indefinitely renewet
second grade uniform county certifi
: cate. WHO is graduate OF an accred
tied High school, may receive a frs
grade uniform county certificate OIL
passing satisfactory examination ii
the four additional branches, one o
!, more subjects at a time Resolved
, that five years successful experienc,
as teacher may be considered a.
the equivalent in this ~.pect OF th'
|. High school graduation. Where spec
, ial training in normal work OF no
less than one year has been obtain
ed, the same conditions Of renewa