The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-22
CITY NEWS.


trade. The circulation of this paper
exceeds that of any other local pub
lication It is the one paper that
goes into the homes of buyers. Ad-
vertisements placed in this paper
give the merchant the big circulation
with the quality back of it.
For sale-at cost, if sold at once,
new 4-room cottage, 42S South Ninth.
More than twenty thousand peo-
pie will read this issue of The Gate
City. More than twenty thousand
people read every issue of The Gate
City. 1t is the safest, the best and
the cheapest way for a merchant to
tell the public of merchandise barg
aims. The circulation of this paper is
larger in the city of Keokuk and larg-
er outside of the city of Keokuk than
any other local publication. 1t is a
paidfor publication and accessible to
the homes where it is read No BUSH
ness man can afford to try to do bust
ness without representation in the
advertising columns of this paper
1t may save you S if you read
Sherwood's ad in this issue.
Many Keokuk people remember
Conradt Eimbeck, formerly city engi-
neer here and the man who laid out
and plated Rand park. Mr.. Eimbeck
lis now resident of the Society Island,
French possession, in the Pacific
ocean, making his home at Papeetee,
Tahiti. He recently received some
water power literature from a friend
in this city and in returning thanks
for the same, states the fact that he
lis seventy years and three months old
but wishes ne was here to grow with
the new Keokuk Mr. Eimbeck says
his friends in the Pacific Islands
give him thirty years to live still.
and he wishes those years could be
spent here in seeing the wonders that
will be wrought with the completion
of the big river wall
Read Sherwood's ad, 1t may save
you money.
Citizens of Keokuk who are ac-
iquainted with those mentioned il
THE following item from Hamilton, will
read with interest: In a personal let
ter from John Vogt, Boise, Idaho.
fwell known as newspaper man in
this section, and the husband of Miss
Lilly Tyrrell of this city, to the edi-
tor, he says: Earl Holt. of Hamil-
ton, is in the employ OF B. F. Hurst,
one of our BEST known horticulturists.
having arrived here two weeks ago.
He likes it fine out here and is look
ing we'll. Wife and are in fine
health and like our western home
very much. Mr.. Vogt is travelling
representative of the Boise, idaho,
Evening Capital News.
Order now best Springfield coal
yet selling 1925 FIVE ton lots. J. G.
McManus, both phones Office, Ninth
and Johnson
Distinction and success are at
tending the efforts of Mrs. r. G.. veith,
who resiues near Mooar, as song
writer. Already a number of her
works have been published and cor
respondence from metropolitan music
publishing companies of New York
and Washington have been received
by Mrs. Veith. keokuk people, among
the many others who have had the
pleasure Of reading the local lady's
works, are pleased with ready sales OF
her writings. Among the more re.
cent songs she has written and those
Just off the press, are Watching
Us Spoon Little Schoolmates, and
"If You Were Mine as You Are in
Dreams THE violets Are Waiting
for YOU was written short time
ago by Mrs. Veith and its sales have
been large. "Sweethearts Since First
Days OF School," is being sent broad
cast in small card form for the ap-
proval of the public by a large st.
Louis publishing house
Regular meeting OF Keokuk lodge
No. IL, I. O. o. F.. Monday night al
1880 O'Clock. Visiting brethren fra
| ternally invited
Captain Charles Farris was the
man who piloted the steamer b. F
Yoakum over the rapids last Friday
For the past forty years or more, the
we'll known steamboat man has as
sisted large and small craft over the
dangerous waters and is one of those
veteran river men who knows the biz