The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-08
CITY NEWS.

The will of the late John F. Nc
Grath was fled for probate Saturday.
The entire estate is left to the widow.
Spring turkey dinner today. Lew
Isl restaurant, "a South Third.
y. Ross Robertson is recovering
nicely in st. Joseph's hospital, from
recent serious illness.
Buy buggy at cost. sherwood's,
703 Main street.
The special police officers who
We're employed during the past week
to protect citizens will be dismissed
today.
Give Guy B Williams your order
for custom shirts, guaranteed to fit.
% North Fifth street.
You can help the "Nfen and Re-
ligion Forward Movement. today by
attending the special meetings. The
program appears elsewhere in this
issue.
Wanted-Men and women at the
8. P. Pond Company, Keokuk. to
dress poultry.
In the next ten days I will sell
best Springfield lump coal at SO 25 per
ton In quantities of FIVE tons or more
J. G. McManus Both phones. Office,
Ninth and johnson.
Good progress is being made on
the Connable building at the corner
OF Third and Main, which is being
remodeled for the reception of the
Stone & Webster Company.
When in need of shirts call on
Guy & Williams. Custom shirt max
ers, 23 North Fifth street.
"A. j. Leake and Captain G. w.
Sweeney had good luck in a days
fishing trip at Sandusky, Saturday.
The two men returned home at 900
o'clock with big string of the filmed
tribe of cat.
w. NJ. Pinkley is able to be out
after several days illness.
Miss Leta Denmire of Sandusky
underwent an operation in st. Jo-
seph's hospital Saturday for appendi-
citis. Miss Denmire has many friends
here who hope for her speedy recov-
cry.
Miss Grace McNIanus is recover
ing from an attack of ptomaine pois-
oning. Mr.. McManus was also slightly
affected in the same way, but his spell
was much lighter How the poison
was contracted is not known
But very little delay has occurred
on the water power work due to the
recent high water. None on the Iowa
side and but day or SO on the iii.
nois side This stupendous enterprise
goes steadily on to completion in a
most satisfactory way.
Save money on heating stoves at
Smith Hdw. Co.'S.
Matt Hogan and his wife, the
famed rag alley Pima Triple, were ar
rested for engaging in a drunken
Erawl after O'Clock last night in
the "Keppel Flats" between Eighth
and Ninth on Johnson. The woman
had cut in her head which bled pro
fusely which was evidently received il
the encounter. No one was with the
pair when they were fighting.
Fresh oyster stews, oyster COCK
tails. coffee, light lunch and no
J drinks served ct Burke Bros. 504 MAR
street Open evenings after shows ant
dances.
Her boy was dead-peacefull.
sleeping on the bosom of his family
awaiting the last sad rites-only al
hour away. She was mother, on he
way to the bier of beloved son
Tears dimmed her eyes; the bod
trembled. Her heart was broken
Meeting a friend, she extended
hand: II couldn't wait; a carriag
was provided to take me; but, +
couldn't wait. IL must b.,
where John is. And this good
old mother was escorted the remain
der of the way--to where John was
She followed him to the church, thel
to the cemetery. There she LEFT hin
with his God. Bless her good, moth
erly heart.
Karle always pleases in shoe re
pairing and half soles. S14 Main.
Beginning Monday, October 9
the want adv department of TIL,
Daily Gate City will be put on casl
basis Advertisements will be accept
ed by phone for this column but tn,
collectors will call the following morn
ing for settlement for business &C
copied 1t is inadvisable to continu,
to operate this department on credi
system as the individual accounts ar,
80 small that they become burden
some as a bookkeeping proposition
1t will be preferable to send the casl
with order but in case this Is no
convenient the order will be accepted
but it must be remembered that casl
collection will be made the following
day by Gate City collectors.
See the new bracelets at Ayres.
Everybody attending Trinity NJ. E
Sunday school this morning will b
presented with picture of the Rev
]. M. Brown, the new pastor of tina
church. Rev Brown will preach hi
first sermon in this city October 5.