The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-06
CITY NEWS.

eno Wdut duV. department Oh Tie
Daily Gate City will be put on q cash
basis. Advertisements will be accept |
ed by phone for this column but the
collectors will call the following morn
ing for settlement sor business ac-
cepted. 1t is inadvisable to continue
to operate this department on credit
system as the individual accounts are
80 small that they become burden
some as bookkeeping proposition,
It will be preferable to send the cash
with order but in case this Is not
convenient the order will Re accepted
but it must be remembered that cash
collection will be made the following
day by Gate City collectors.
| Supervisor Young reports that
the old, injured court house at Fort
Madison is now assuming shape or
beauty and appears better than be-
fore the fire. The painters have con-
siderable work already done. The
front is finished SO far as the paint
ers are concerned, except the large
pillars, which must have another coat
of paint Everything looks spruce
and clean about the building. The fell
ing and trimming of the trees, spoken
of yesterday afternoon is being con-
tinued today and when all is done
there will be great change In the
appearance of that locality.
A large out-of-town attendance
came to Keokuk Thursday to take in
the celebration. Those who took time
to inspect the work on the big dam
that is to cross the Mississippi river
were not disappointed but those who
came expecting to be entertained
were displeased and went away dis
satisfied The amusement company
is not at all what was expected. I'm
favorable weather kept many
away during the week and
1t is fortunate for Keokuk that such
Indictment weather prevailed as the
larger the attendance the larger the
complaint, which unfortunately will
be directed against the city. The
carnival closes tomorrow evening and
lit would have been better for keokuk
If it had not opened as the enter
tainment was sorely deficient as com.
pared with the representations. Col
Beckwith, of the Parker shows, says
his company was unable to get street
, locations and consequently unable to
erect the shows that they intended to
, Miss Ethel Barrymore, the actress
/ became suddenly i'll from per
! itonitis at South Bend. Indiana
3 Wednesday night Russell G. Colt
! her husband, has been sum
!. moned from New York. The actress
. will be taken to Chicago hospital as
i soon as she can be removed from
q South Bend. Ethel has been playing
9 in 1.-THE Witness for the Defense" this
Q season.
;. George Edward Marshall, forme1
principal of the Keolsuk High school
3 and now holding similar position il
+ the Davenport High schrool, will prob
V ably head the Iowa Teachers Associa
tion mex. year, according to word from
n Des Moines. According to pedagogi
:. cal politics which have reached De!
a Moines, Mr. Marshall is slated for tn;
position AS head of the state teachers
+ dSSO -ldtlOu. lC dUliUdl SSSSlOH is u
be held in the Des Moines coliseum
on November 8, 10 and IL, and
U number of Keokuk teachers will be II
attendance it is thought. BY virtue o
h rotation Of departments of the asocia
tion the choice of presidency this yea
maci he made from the department o
secondary education Or High schoo
= PRINCIPALS and teachers The announce
st ment made by leaders in the associa
a. ton to the effect that Mr.. Marshal
g. would he the unanimous choice of thu
d association for president will not com
t. as surprise to the educators of tn
state because Of his prominence II
II high school matters. He has bee
e active in TIE interests of High schoa
le athletics In the state as a member O
lie the Iowa High School Athletic assocls
p ton the announcement of Mr. Maj
is shalps candidacy as made by hi
lie friends came without his knowledge
ID Hundreds of Illinois people hav
D. been in Keokuk this week The GU
Id eGillg street cars in the evening hay
n. lccr loaded to the guards with passel
es gers who have come from Hamilto
as and Wasaw during the day.
Frank Johnson, negro era
ne shooter, arrested recently for playin
a. with the bones in rag alley" was a
is raigned in court today for assault @
st the person of A. Andrews, whit
man. Andrews who claims the a
sault was made at Twelfth and Mai
last night, says the action was unca,
ed for. owen Tigue and D. M. La
W. ling We're each sentenced to ten da,
in jail for drunkenness. Clarence XII
o. and VIM. Campbell, two inebriate
were fined dollar and costs. e
Carroll, a vagrant, without any motto
lo able means of livelihood, was sent o,
&C. of town by the police, sentence
o. thirty days being suspended in h
he case
ed Two tough looking customers, wi
is gave their names as Doc w Power
Ia, and Tom Rogers, were arrested aft,
as . o'clock this afternoon by Officer w