The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
CITY NEWS.
the Daily Gate CITY.

Eweras Grand Leader, best sc cig1r
George Ewers is confined to his
Tome by tonsilllis
karil Bros. Tin shop formerly at
IS South Fifth is ROW located at Sll
Main ST
William Sterling of Burlington
has fled 8 petition in bankruptcy in
the federal court here His liabilities
/ are listed at sI,0sl and assets none
4 In basket bail games played Fri
i Gay night the Burlington high school
4 defeated LaHarpe IS to "a and the
:! Gaiesburg ]. III. c. a team won from
Burlington sY's by the scors OF 81
/ 10 II.
Reward for information that will
lead to arrest and conviction OF par
ties harboring my Scotch Collie dog.
Sam C. westcost
$50 choice lots in Conklin. &
Joyce's addition to Hamilton. III.
Il These lots are among the best We
ever had and are on every street in
the addition. Terms 10 suit OFFICE on
the addition.
Installation of officers. which was
\ 10 have been held by the members OF
I Puckechetuck Lodge |. o. o. F.. on
/ Friday evening. had to be postponed,
there being but few present on ac-
1 count of the severe weather condi-
ions
4 Meeting of the Royal Neighbors
lodge was postponed Friday evening
on account OF the inclement weather.
4 Special musical services will be
/ rendered at the First Congregational
4 church this evening. Special organ
numbers will be given by Mrs. Coop
er, and Prof. Albert Zoellner will as
sist.
Carthage Is the latest town near
the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power dam that is preparing TO take
action to meet the improved condi-
tons that are bound to come in the
near future. The fact that Carthage
is twelve miles away is no handicap
the boosters contend. and boosters
meeting has been suggested.
LOO choice lots in Conklin &
.Ioyce's addition to Hamilton, III.
These lots are amonc the best we
have had and are on every street in
the addition Terms to suit Office
on the addition.
Frank Halbeck. Jr., brother of
Charles Halbeck, Mrs. VIM. Pinkley
and Mrs. Ed. S. Lotion, received an
appointment of police officer in Chi
cago and entered upon his duties Sat
urday. Until q few years ago Mr..
Halbeck was a resident of Keokuk.
Everybody should take notice
and refrain from catching hold of the
dangling ends OF telephone, light and
power wires and wires of any kind
that may be in their yards or on the
streets. There is danger just the
same as in the gun that wasn't known
to be loaded but went off just the
] same.
Try the new, washable hair rats
at Ideal Hair Bazaar.
The icy streets of the city. es-
pecially on the hills. High = street,
Sixth street, Eleventh and all of the
other favorite coasting inclines. have
been converted into noisy places By
youngsters who were out shedding last
night The wagons during the day,
powdered the surface just enough so
that the hills would not be too slip
perry 10 stand on and sliding is the
best ever, replacing the more siren
uous sport of skating for the time
ieine
800 tons Southern Illinois Nine
Mine Agent
A well known local young man,
seeking to act funny with the young
lady operators of the Bell Telephone
Co, placed some garbage, lemon peel,
ashes and other waste in box Thurs
day evening. and sent it with mes
senger 10 the offices while the "hel-
10" girls were enjoying turkey sup
per. The box. was labeled, with best
wishes from the police department
The Joke won't end half so funny as
if was>intended it should as the po-
lice have a note or two that was sent
with the box and also will have the
young man in question up on the car
pet today for his actions. 1t begins
TO look as though it doesn't pay to
monkey with the band wagon If YOU
can't toot the horn.
The Keokuk high school basket
ball team was defeated by Fort Maid
son Friday evening by the score of
~ to II. The Fort Madison Democrat
especially mentions the work of Ref
cree Woriey, saying: Morley of Keo-
kuk was one of the best referees who
has worked on the local floor, and we
hope that the high school manage
ment will be able to secure his ser
vices in later games. The Keokuk
squad were a fine buncn OF fellows.
acting white all the time There was
a great improvement in the behavior
of the crowd during the game.
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