The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-11
CITY n EWS.

Correct haberdashery at Ewers-
Mccarthy Co.
Don't knock. 1t does you no
good, It does the city harm. Better
be a booster.
Special sale on all trimmed hats
Friday and Saturday Of this week.
G. & c, Millinery Co
Advertising is the best means OF
keeping trade in Keokuk. The Gate
City is good medium.
edward Ebinger has sold the
Grown theatre building in Fort Mad
sison to II. s. Payne, the considera-
ton for which is said to have been
$4,000.
The Keokuk Y. NJ. G. A. tennis
team will meet Carthage College
here Saturday afternoon. The MAY
VIII be in both singles and doubles
and the Joy court and those at the
athletic park will be used.
Let me show you my line buggies
and delivery wagons. Sherwood.
"A number OF boys who went
swimming last night on the Illinois
and Iowa sides of the river. report
the water of the fine, come In. kino.
Yesterdays mercury cuddled up
around the top OF the glass and was
the warmest of the spring.
Fresh catfish at JOS. Haubert,s.
709 Main, both phones
Mrs. Edward w. Moore Of Keokuk
was elected grand recorder. Of the
Degree of Honor at the convention in
Waterloo yesterday. This is an hon.
or not only for Mrs. Moore, but for
the local order Of the Degree Of
Honor
English style Drawn. immigrants.
John p Christy and Phil Chaser
went fishing down the river Wednes-
day and returned last evening with a
large string of the water residents.
Copper Slough. the pipes and other
favorite haunts of Ike Walton's dis
clpies are proving good places for
drawing the filmed swimmers out at
this time
At the Y NJ G. A. annual meet
ing to be held at O'Clock tomorrow
evening reports will be made by the
following chairmen: j. o. Boyd, aud
iting; E. Ross Baker executive: Ira
w. wills, finance; L. A. Hamill. mem
bership: Dr. J. E. Forney, boys work:
W. j. Fulton, educational work; DR.
Frank NJ. Fuller. physical work; e. o.
Eckland. social; H. c. Brown, relig-
ious
F. D. Haubert, through hard work
and enterprise has erected a modern
up-to-date butcher shop at 140S Main
street and has equipped it with the
latest machinery and newest fixtures,
which gives him more room to dis
play meats and to give the public
better service. He handles a full and
complete line of meats of all kinds.
sausages, fish and poultry. Place
your order with him. both phones.
Edward A. Dresser, Burlington
mail carrier, who was arrested and
tried in the federal court at Ottumwa,
! has been sentenced to 60 days in jail
| by Judge Smith Mcpherson. Dresser
was indicted for writing improper let
tiers to FIT. Madison girl. In some
manner or other the girls parents or
some of her friends who had little
cause to love Dresser obtained posses
sion of the missives and placed them
/ in the hands of the post Office depart
! ment
-Des Moines Tribune: Des Moines
| city council may establish depart
/ ment of publicity, development and
/ general welfare. The recent enact
ment of the general assembly giving
cities the right to maintain such a
department went into effect Monday
Mayor Hanna believes that the plan,
4 If put into operation in Des Moines,
will greatly benefit the city Other
members of the council, as well as the
| business men of the city are strong
in their praise of a publicity depart
1 ment. The department can be estab-
4 lished only upon the approval OF go
/ per cent Of the voters. In view O.
4 this fact, it is not improbable the
question will be submitted to the PEG.
/ pie at the same time the election is
/ held for the purpose of voting on til :
issuance of bonds and purchase of the
water works by the city. The depart
ment can be established only for five
! years t the end of that period il
would again become necessary to
vote for its establishment.