The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-13
CITY NEWS.

megart's
st. Mary's market Home Tea
Co. store, Saturday afternoon.
John w. Wheeler has been called
to Croton. Iowa, by the serious illness
of his sister. Mrs. s. H. Horsey.
Easter shoes for men, women and
children at Ludwig's. 1904 Main
Assistant Passenger Agent Lalor
and General Freight Agent Gray, with
the Burlington, headquarters at ST..
Louis. left for the south last evening
after an all day visit in this city. The
afternoon was spent with water power
officials inspecting the big dam.
Why not wear an Ewers-McC arthy
Co. suit on caster Sunday?
The f1remen were soaked with
rain last night when they returned
from Seventh and High and Eleventh
and Morgan. At the first place. live
wire was found burning in the trees
ana thinking there might be blaze
| on Eleventh street, the reels were
taken there but no fire was seen. The
alarm was turned in at 1920 when
the rain was coming heaviest during
4 the April night shower.
4 New line harness at Sherwood's,
T0s Main.
The Nauvoo Independent says:
w. G. Humphrey Of Keokuk was In
the city yesterday. He is taking up
options on islands for the water pow
er company and informed us that he
had so far secured about 100 acres.
Most of the islands are being bought
outright and from SIS to $40 per acre
has been paid Some of the island
owners are asking big price for
their islands, according to the growth
of timber on them.
Chicken pie supper at ST. John
parish house. Monday, April II, 600
o'clock, 35 cents
The Gate City is in receipt of a
copy of the Houston (Texas) Chronicle
which contains among many other adj
vertising announcements five full
pages for The William A. Wilson Co..
a real estate firm. The fact that
George H. Mccormick, formerly OF
this city, is the advertising manager
for the Wilson Co., makes the paper
4 all the more interesting to Keokuk
people. Five pages for one firm is
something very unusual 1t shows
that Wilson Co. appreciate the neces-
sity and advantage of advertising.
A visit to wers-AIcCarthy Co.'S
new store is a clothes education.
The steamer Dubuque swung into
local port at 11:30 last night fer the
first time this year. A small load OF
freight was taken into the warehouse
here. although the boat had a good
}. business all the way through from
ST. Louis. Some delay was had at
: Quincy and the boat was several
T hours late. Captain John Streckfus
Jr.. was aboard the Dubuque ON its in
s itial trip. The boat will be dowr
stream tonight at o'clock and after
eI lying here all night will leave for st
S Louis at six in the morning.
g Fresh halibut and Spanish mack
erel at Jos. Haubert's. 709 Main.
it Rev E. B Newcomb and Capt. A
n H. Evans returned last evening from
3. attendance on the sessions of the
n Presbytery of Iowa at Fairfielu
1t Among matters of special interest tt
Keokuk people in the proceedings o
= the Presbytery was the election o
Captain Evans as the elder-commis
, sioner from the Presbytery to thu
q general assembly of the Presbyterian
: church, to meet in Atlantic City Ma.
n 18, and to continue in session To-
4 about two weeks. At his own request
o the name Of F. A. McGaw, formerl!
Il pastor of the Second Presbyterian
q church of Keokuk, was dropped from
n the roll of the ministry
The most serious rioting in thu
button factory strike in Muscatine oc
Cured when party Of nonunion work
: ers, returning home from the Nc
4 Kee & Bliven plant were attacked il
:. the south part of the city. Rocks
q stones and brickbats were thrown b.
g crowd which pursued the workers
! who drew guns but did not fire an,
= were forced to run into a nearb
- grocery store riot call was turne
= in at police headquarters and sevel
= rioters were arrested. They hav
= been bound over to the grand jury
= which has been in session investigat
- ing the strike Tor nearly two weeks.
: Following the dismissal of tn
receiver for the Jefferson County Ayr
: cultural Association by Judge F. "
: Eichelberger, the directors OF tn
s organization have announced that tn
= county fair will De revived at ono
: and that monster "old fashione
I fair will be held this fall at Fail
- field, the entries being open only t
u residents of the county. A paying fai
?. has not been held there for som
g time and no fair at all was held las
u year. some of the stockholders Ell
~ deayoring to wind up the association
- affairs for the purpose of turning tn
IT. fair grounds into town lots. The
~ secured the appointment Of a recei'
Oh er, but others fled demurrer, whic