The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
CITY NEWS.

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switchman Moore of the 20"
Yards is on the sick list.
Big new line OF harness, blankets
sud lap robes at Sherwood's-
Only eight weeks until Christ
mas Better begin TO think about that
holiday shopping.
George L. Stebinger and Ruth
Renard Of Keokuk obtained a mar
riage license this morning.
Deputy Police Chief John Pear
son is taking a vacation this week.
Officer Frank Baldwin is relief sar-
geant.
Order now best Springfield coal
yet selling ss-25 FIVE ton lots. J. Q.
McManus. both phones Office, Ninth
and Johnson.
James ]. Failon has conveyed to
Pechstein and Nagei company lot 6.
block /. Estes addition, being on
Fifteenth and Blondeau
ne hunting season opens on No
vemoer 1. which is Wednesday. A
number OF hunters have been out dur
ing the past few days locating birds.
Mrs. Allan C. Majors sang Fear
Ye Not Q Israel. by Buck at last
evenings service in the First Con-
gregational church.
-Buggies-You can buy them at
cost at Sherwood's.
Rev. Elam OF Fort Madison oc-
cupied the pulpit of the First Chris
tian church Sunday, exchanging with
Rev. Liliey. who is conducting revival
services for the Fort Madison minis
ter.
The Brotherhood meeting will be
held Thursday OF this week g. the
Christian church. Dr. Hughes will
deliver An address. Others will speak
and the indications are for pleasant
and profitable melting.
Keoknk merchants will soon
place on display their holiday merch-
andise. This year ample provision
has been made for gifts of all kinds
that will suit the most exacting. Only
eight weeks until Christmas.
Masonic: Special meeting Of
Eagle lodge No. IL. A. F. & a. NJ,
1880 o'clock Tuesday evening, Octo-
Der 31st, 1911. Work on third degree
Visiting brethren fraternally invited.
Refreshments. BY order of the w.
NJ s. n. Johnston, secretary.
Harvest Sunday" was observed
by the members OF the United Pres
bytrian church yesterday. The audi
forum of the church was decorously
ornamented with autumn leaves and
others of the seasons offering OF ma
ture. Rev. H. B. Fosters sermon at
the morning service was in keeping
with the thought. harvest Sunday
The old fire cistern at Ninth and
Bank streets, near ST Peters Cath
|olic hurch, is to be filed up that the
work of grading the street there at
present may not be obstructed. The
fire steamer which has been in use at
the Water Power works, was taken
to Sixth and Johnson on a fat car,
Saturday and hauled to Ninth street
TO pump out the fire we'll before filing
John Dewitt. Keokuk's industrial
agent, went to IS Moines this after
noon to be present at the rate hear
ing tomorrow. The case is that
brought by the state of Iowa and is
one in which all Iowa cities are inter
ested An effort is being made to
secure a REIMBURSEMENT OF rates by the
interstate commerce commission. Mr..
Dewitt will remain during the hearing
which will probably last all week.
About q party that saw the ia
nous" dam, the Quincy Wing of Sun
day said: Mrs. C. B. Holmes of Sheri-
dan. wyoming, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. 0. G. Null, on East Maine and
will be here till the last of the week.
On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Null,
Mrs. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Stone and J. F. Kirkpatrick, of Clay
ton, Mrs Mull's brother, spent de-
Iightful day in motoring out in the
country and stopping in Keokuk to
see the famous dam.
The steamer Keokuk arrived
from Quincy during the early after
noon Sunday with number of out
ing people aboard. The boat will dis
continue these Sunday trips soon on
account of the GOODNESS Of the wealth
err Yesterday was an exceedingly
cool day on terra frma" let alone
steamboat The season for all out
ing parties. automobiles, boats and
other means of travel ercept by rail.
is about terminated.
Automobile parties from cities
and towns far and near have habit
Of making Keokuk their objective
point for Sunday tours and q repre-
sentative lot of persons from this