The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-09
CITY NEWS.

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Carrie B. Gilmore lot ), block 1913, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth on
Orleans.
See the new harness and new bug
gies at Sherwood 7o3 Main.
Patrick Fitzpatrick has conveyed
to Jeremiah Fitzpatrick lot 8, block
III. the property being on Carroll.
between. Eighth and Ninth street.
Let D. G. Wiley clean your car
pets and rugs. Both phones.
Horace Ropes, of Rhode Island,
hydraulic engineer, and Messrs. c.
F. Wallace and H. l.. Rogers of Bos-
ton, are in the city and will remain
for several days in connection with
the water power project
"A part of the Sweetest Girl In
Paris company went to FIT. Madison at
2:35 this morning and the remainder
of the theatrical people went north at
b7:35. The show had with it, the finest
I looking lot of men and girls that have
been seen here in several years.
-Ferndell pan cake flour. Imme-
CARTS.
The annual meeting for the pur-
pose OF electing officers of the Y. NJ.
iC. A. will be held tonight. a presi-
dent to succeed c. r. JOY who has
served with the board of directors for
seventeen years, will be elected.
There will be preaching services
1 at the United Presbyterian church
/ Friday night at 7:30, preparatory to
1 communion next Sabbath. At the
close of the service the session will
meet to receive new members.
Big new line of buggies just in at
Sherwood 703 Main.
Tuesday evening there appeared
offering for sale an eight room house
on South Twelfth street. Twelve
i hours later a deal was closed, Gate
! City reader being the purchaser at the
price the owner asked The Gate
City's want column brings results.
There is still an opportunity for
). people to subscribe to the Keokuk
Industrial Association, the list being
open for those who have been unable
/, to contribute as yet. People who
!, wish to do SO are asked to send OF
, communicate with Thomas H. Joyce
7 or with George r. Marley at the of
; fee of Cameron, McManus and Joyce
The committee announces that the
4 list will remain open until $4,000 has
been reached
: Best rugs made from old carpets
at Wiley Rug Co. Both phones.
IS. O. Wilkinson, trainmaster; t. j
!, Lourie, chief train dispatcher; Chief
Electrician Holmes, all of the Burling
ton Route, were stranded in Alexan
r dria last night with a broken motor
o car, Mr.. Wilkinson's gasoline run
about having broken down. The acci
the kind during the day. The train dis
patcher and electrician returned home
Ion the passenger train last night and
Mr.. Wilkinson left this morning fol
Hannibal 1t was at first proposed
to make trip around by the
> way of Mount Pleasant and othel
north road towns, but the motor Cal
l. misnap prevented.
Have carpets and rugs cleaned a
Wiley's, 217 Main Both phones.
Edgar G. Ellis, formerly cor
l. ductor on the Rock Island on tn
I Iowa division, but for the last fou
y years employed on the San Pedr
It line in Utah, died Tuesday morning
g. of pneumonia, at hospital in Sal
) Lake City. Deceased had been in tn
q service of the San Pedro four year.
IS The body will be taken to Mitchelvill
his old home-for burial The
e will arrive from Omaha Friday nool
10 accompanied by friends, who will b
D. joined here by relatives and other
s. The funeral will be held at Mitchell
v Vile, Friday at 2 o'clock p. m. H
Is was member Of the fraternal order
as of Mason, Knights of Pythias and tt
IS Brotherhood of Railroad Conductor
er each of which will be represented
IN the funeral by a committee He leave
re wife and one son, the latter abo,
p- IS years of age.
I'D The railroad commission has bee
officially notified of the date for IL
II hearing before the interstate col
re merce commission at Washington
ne the long and short haul cases, whi'
~ comes on the latter part of til
ke month This is case in which 10y
IS has interviewed, as in many other ra
gu cases, and involving great deal tn
is vital to the interests of Iowa pr
90, pie. The plea of the railroads is til
al they should be permitted to charge
larger sum for short intermedis
Up haul of freight than mileage prop
~ ton of the haul across the count
=" and the shippers insist that if this
yum done the cities in interior states W
,eii be put at great disadvantage.
view of the fact that the commissi
is now without funds for carrying
Va. the litigation contemplated by legis
tive action it is not certain that 10
Will will be represented.
'ort The demonstration of inadequ;
ay, hotel facilities In keokuk continu
asst eyeninp more than twenty an