The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-27
CITY NEWS.

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Just four weeks until Christmas
Do your shopping early.
New lap robes at Sherwood's.
Only twenty-three more shopping
days until Christmas.
yesterday was such warm day
that the street car company ran two
or three open traiiers on the lines.
Keokuk has much to be thankful
for this Thanksgiving Let there be a
unanimous action all along the line
and then the results will be greater
cause for thanksgiving next year.
There will be no issue of The
Daily Gate City next Thursday,
Thanksgiving day. Merchants and
others having business arrangements
with this paper will please govern
their announcements accordingly.
Quincy Slim or Henry Hart, as
he gives his right name. was railroad
ed out of town this morning by the
police. Slim was sent to Quincy. his
town by adoption. Hart has been one
OF the minor offenders in the police
court here for some time.
The morning south bound K line
train arrived nearly ten minutes ahead
of schedule time. today. For the
rast two or three weeks, the train
has been from twenty minutes to an
hour late each morning but the crew
reversed this order OF things today.
The north bound morning train,
due at 1855, met with slight acct
dent south OF here this morning when
another train backed into the Pull
man car and smashed some of the
wood and metal parts Of the car. The
train was not delayed by the accident.
Rev. Lilley delivered very able
sermon Sunday morning at the First
Christian church on Building the
Brotherhood" The day was interest
ing from this standpoint and many
men were in the audience to hear the
address. The Sunday school exer-
cises We're unusually interesting and
a liberal collection secured for the
home mission work.
Sherwood for harness, buggies,
lap robes and blankets.
An item in Fridays issue of this
paper stating that William Graham
was bound over to the grand jury for
attempting to kill his family, after a
hearing before Justice F. w. Andrews
Of Montrose, read that the evidence
showed that Andrews came home
from Kc,oEul, irfovio,tod urodro,d,,.
evening. This was an error of names.
the name of the temperate justice be-
ing used instead Of the culprit before
his court. Mr.. Andrews was not In
Keokuk and is not in the habit OF get
ting drunk. His many friends are
aware of this but the mistake in Jug
Cling the names of the Judge and the
prisoner has caused Mr.. Andrews some
worry.
Since January, 1910. when the
pension system was established on the
Rock Island lines. twelve retiring en-
ployes of the road have had their
names added to the list. There are
now 107 employees receiving pensions
ranging from. $50 to $50 a month,
thirteen having died since the system
was started Retirement is compuI-
sorry at seventy years OF age and an
employe receives pension If at the
time of his retirement he has been in
the continuous service of the company
twenty years. After continuous per-
iod of twenty-five years pensions are
granted irrespective of age if the en-
ploye has been permanently disabled
in the service.
AT least two thousand people
visited the Iowa water power works
Sunday afternoon between the hours
of one and FIVE The day was one
of those ideal ones for walking and
the opportunity was not lost by the
many. Many were on the other side
OF the river, too, noting construction
as far as it has progressed Keokuk
people are particularly fortunate in
having the giant engineering feat
performed right here. In after years
when the dam is built and furnishing
power for the Mississippi valley, those
who are able to see the work OF the
builders now, will remark with pride
that they watched the ms and outs of
physical building.