The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
CITY NEWS.

ne M. ). ). club of the Y. w. C.
a. Will meet this evening at 7.3o at
the association rooms.
Arthur Weldon, the colored man
who mixed 1t with Gus Mickens an.
otner gentleman Of color. Saturday
morning, was arraigned this morning
~ the superior court, charged with as.
sault with intent to commit great
bodily injury. Mickens came out Of
the row with cut on the arm
The fire department did some
mighty good work yesterday in
auenching young prairie fire in West
keokuk. Some fifteen or twenty acres
or brush and grass adjacent to Iowa
and Oregon avenues was ablaze and
by the time the chemical got on the
ground the conflagration threatened
10 be serious. Fences, board walks
and posts were cracking merrily hut
tne speedy and skillful application OF
stream from the chemical soon
drowned the flames.
The steamer St Paul of the
Streckfus line passed north this morn.
ing ABOUT $50 on her trip from st.
Louis to st. Paul. She carried about
10 passengers, and despite the fall
ing river was making good time. The
Dubuque was up from St Louis dur
ing the night, and left on the down
trip early this morning.
The Gate City is in receipt of
letter from the mayor of Atlanta. Ga,
inquiring about the commission form
OF government, stating that the ques-
ton is receiving very serious discus
sion in Atlanta. The Atlanta officials
are seeking information about the
plan.
"A telegram was received in this
city today from Des Moines conveying
the news Of the death of Mrs. Joseph
Pcmeroy, mother of Mrs. James G.
Davis. The funeral will be held We'd
nesday at Waverly. Iowa. Mrs. Pome
roy died last evening at her daugh
ter's home. She was 81 years of age
and had number of friends in this
city.
The ministerial committee of the
Unitarian church met Sunday morn
ing, reported, and adjourned until IL
a. M next Sunday when full meeting
of the congregation is very much de-
sired.
Chester Mcclure, accused q j.
sault with intent to commit great
bodily injury upon Louis Offran, Pop
corn Charley" this morning appeared
in the superior court and waived pre-
liminary examination, after which he
was held over to await the action of
the grand jury, which will convene
September %.
&C. NJ. Woyerton, Ben Street, Joe
Sandritto, and Erastus Emerine, this
morning plead guilty to charges of in
toxication and were sentenced by
! Judge w. l.. Mcnamara of the super
ior court to ten days in jail The
sentences were suspended during good
behavior and upon payment of costs
Nettie Terry, who was arraigned
July II before the superior court I'M
der charges of being intoxicated. and
who at that time plead not guilty, this
morning changed her mind upon heI
1 condition when pinched, and entered
plea of guilty, She got thirty days
| in the county Jail.
John Murphy and John Rettinger
vags. this morning were sentenced =.
serve thirty days in the county jail.
William Gedney, a prominent
farmer living in Washington township
about four miles out of Fit. Madison
was found dead in his barn early
Sunday morning. James A. Mann, act
ing coroner, went out from FIT. Madl
son and with physician viewed the
remains. the medical man pronounc
ing heart failure as the cause OF his
death.
w. NJ. Ray this morning pleat
euiltv to charges of assault and bat
terry on the person of Ira Dean, ant
was fined one dollar and costs in The
court of Justice Liendecker. The fra
cas- occurred yesterday
The will of the late Reuben Rec
was opened and read this morning ant
filed with the clerk of the distric
court.