The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-19
CITY NEWS.

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When Ewers, Mccarthy Co. say
cut prices it means something.
Market at Westminster Presby-
terrain chapel. Friday afternoon. 2 to
4.
An Eldon merchant has been in
| the city looking for location He is
enthusiastic about the future OF Keo-
kuk and strongly impressed with the
benefits to be derived from the big
dam.
Fresh halibut, red snapl er and
herring at Jos. Haubert's.
When the Burlington bowling
club was in the city last evening,
arrangements were made for return
match in Burlington, but the date has
not been fixed. It will likely be the
latter part of next week.
The man who knows wears Ew-
Mccarthy Cos. clothes; 90 per
cent discount on any suit or overcoat
in our store.
That the future welfare OF Keokuk
has been placed in the hands of a
strong committee was shown by the
manner In which important questions
were discussed last night at the in
itial meeting. Some very forceful ex-
pressions, especially pertaining to
finance. were made.
% F. Loving pleaded guilty in the
striking his horse and was fined 81
and costs. The information against
him was filed by j. ]. Reidy, officer
for the Humane Society.
Boston Globe: That the winter is
to be mild is the latest prediction Of
the Nantucket fishermen, who until
Jan. / had some misgivings. They al
ways base their weather predictions
upon the movements Of the Goldfish. II
the fish continue to haunt shoal water
until after Christmas, the fishermen
take 1t as a sure sign of moderate
winter and make their plans accord
ingly. An old 'Sconset beach trawler
with his dory laden to the gunwhale
said he never saw cod more plentiful
off the east end of the island. They
are swimmings within a mile from
shore said he, and that is unusual
at this season of the year, for It is
their custom to leave these waters for
the deeper offshore haunts. One by
one, the heavily laden dories came
ashore in an almost perfect calm and
all had large fares. 1t has been great
| fishing weather and the temperature
of the water all about tie island is
abnormally warm for the winter sea-
son and for that reason the cod con-
tinue to linger in these waters.
A few days ago The Gate City
| made the statement that certain Lee
county farmers residing along the
Rock Island road had voluntarily
agreed to give some land to factories
locating thereon. This paper is pleas
ed to state that Henry, Will and
| Charles Peters, who own farm land
along the Rock Island railroad in the
neighborhood of the Des Moines river
/ bridge, are the parties who will give
individually factory sites to certain
number of acres. Mr.. E. E. Hawkes.
is another Lee county land owner,
who will enter this class. The Gate
City is pleased to be able to make
the statement above and approves the
sentiment and liberality of the land
owners. Keokuk and Lee county will
work together in manner that will
obtain the very best results from the
water power development
Iowa shippers are e1ated over
the recent decision of the United
States supreme court. which holds
that when goods are shipped over
several railroads and there are dam
age claims, the responsibility is with
the road first receiving the shipment.
The result will be more rapid and
more satisfactory adius- ment of loss
and damage claims. The responsible
ty is now fixed and the railroads will
not have the opportunity for evasion.