The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-17
CITY NEWS.


Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Jenkinson of
Chicago are the proud parents OF a
son, born Monday. Mrs. Jenkinson
was formerly Miss M. Louise Zarr,
formerly Of Keokuk
j. w. Cyr, superintendent OF mo-
tive power of the Burlington railroad
was in the city last night on bust
ness and left this morning at 12:45
for Hannibal.
The Keokuk police were notified
by telephone today of three skif.s be-
ing stolen from the wharf az 1Burling-
ton. The first Of the boats discovered
to be gone Is three-oared decked
skiff, painted lead color with a
two horse power Detroit engine, IN
the hull. The other two skiffs are the
common 1ohn-boats, one old and the
other almost new One has a locker
in the end and both are painted a
lead color.
The San Antonio Express tells Of
an automobile accident occurring sew
eral days ago in which Dick Dodge Of
Corpus Christi, formerly Of Hamilton,
ILL.,, was the driver OF the car. The
paper says: While being driven along
the south loop about twenty-five miles
an hour at 9 o'clock last night. the
casing OF Chalmers Forty seven-pas-
senger touring car blew out and the
car swerved to the side of the road
crashed through a wire fence and went
over an embankment into 9-avel
pit, where it caught fire, due to a
break In the gasoline tank, and was
burned to cinders in few minutes
The car was owned by w. L. Scott,
formerly of Houston, who was in it
at the time, and was driven by Dick
Dodge of Corpus Christi. The car had
been In the shop for several days and
was taken for a tryout in anticipation
OF busy day for it today carrying
passengers to the Leon Springs res
ervation. The accident happened
near the San Jose Mission.
The biggest booster in Fort Madi-
son right now Is Rev. P. Hoffman.
who has been urging people there to
do something for the last six months
Or more. Yesterday he announced
that he was ready to give 500 if each
business man and each professional
man will pledge himself to contribute
$50. within one year from date. to be
applied towards purchasing factory
sites. BY prompt acceptance Of this
challenge he thinks Fort Madison
could easily raise $4,000.
OF the robbery of the Hotel st.
James at Quincy early yesterday
morning, press clipping from that
place says; The boldest robbery that
has taken place in Quincy for some
time was enacted at, the Ellis-St.
James hotel last evening about 10
O'Clock. A bell boy, who went under
the name of John Johnson, is thought
to have been the thief for he was
found missing when the drawer in the
cash register in the office was found
empty. Doc Leach was sitting out
in front at the time and supposed
that he was watching the desk at all
times. 1t was much to his surprise,
however, when he went in and found
the drawer open and practically
empty, $50 was gone. Johnson had
only been working at the hotel two
days. He is about 90 years of age
and says his home is in Keokuk. He
crossed the river here and caught the 1
first train for Keokuk, where he was
arrested early this morning.
Rogers stainfloor finish for all
woodwork. Jingst, TT Main. See ad.
The Mems Bible class of the First
Christian church held picnic yester-
day afternoon at Cedar Glen. most of
the member and their guests going
to the picnic grounds on the 400
o clock car, few on the 600 O'Clock
car. The afternoon was most eniov-
ably spent by the almost half hun
dred men in games and the lunch
was served at a time when it was
most appreciated The men we e so
we'll pleased with their first class
picnic that it is proposed to repeat
the performance later in the summer I