The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-28
CITY NEWS.


Peter Diedricksen, aged 45, en-
ployed by the Burlington route shops
IN Burlington, committed suicide by
hanging himself yesterday. He was
supposed to be insane.
The ban has been placed on
smoAers of cigarettes in st. Peters
school. The edict went forth yester-
day that students who wish to remain
enrolled must give up the coffin
nan For the first offense from now
on the pupil will be suspended and
for the second he will be expelled. The
teachers hope to break the boys OF
the habit.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge, No. 5, knights of Pythias to-
night at 500 O'Clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited, c. C. Koepf, c. C.
District Deputy Jonas Smith, who
has been in Keokuk for several
months past getting new members for
the Woodmen of the World. will be
the guest of honor at smoker to be
given by the order tonight in Hawkes.
hall.
The latest kind of Main street
vandalism that viii be brought to the
attention Of the police by merchants
is scratching on plate glass windows.
Retailers complain that their windows
are being ruined by persons scratch
ing on them with knives. keys, nails
and the like. The tc-k, according 60
their theory, is done at night by
groups of boys who congregate in
front of them. The police department
is to be requested to put an end to the
work, by dispensing such gatherings.
One merchant told The Gate City
that he would have to put in new
plate glass because of the damage
that had been done
Regular meeting of Gate City
Camp No. ST. Woodmen of the World
tonight at Hawkes. hall. All men,
bers requested to be present. Bust
ness of Importance.
George Dunbar, recently acquit-
ted by the grand jury of the charge
of breaking and entering the Golden
Rule store, was arrested in Third
street pool room at 11:45 last night
for being drunk. When arraigned to-
day in the superior court Dunbar
plead not guilty to the charge against
him, and took time to consult counsel.
He was locked up in the city Jail. The
charge of vagrancy will also be pre-
ferred against Dunbar
&C. f. Conradt. ticket agent of the
C. B. G @. offices left Monday morn
ing for st. Louis from which place
he left last night as tourist agent OF
the Burlington for San Francisco in
charge of tourist Pullman car. He
will be gone about two weeks.
Ralph Foster, formerly of Keo-
kuk, died Sunday morning at Butte,
Montana, of kidney disease. He is
survived by his mother and two sis
tiers and one brother, in Butte. His
father, Charles Foster, was an old
time musician of Keokuk, who is prob
ably best remembered as member
of Miller's military band. Ralph
Foster was born and reared here. He
had many friends in Keokuk, and was
known as a bright, energetic and
congenial young man, His health had
not been good for several years past.
Last summer he spent several months
in this city in an effort to recuperate-
During this time he visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Roam. He
was thirty years of age, and was
formerly member of st. Frances de
Sales church.
A marriage license was Issued to-
day to Otto " Hosick and Laura M.
Wiveman of Mt. Sterling. H. Justice
John Leindeckor married the couple.
I'm this issue appears the profess
sional card of Dr. Bruce L. Gilfillan.
His office is located at GLE Main
street, over millinery store of Crooks
g Cox. DR.. Gilillan is graduate of
the Keokuk Medical College, College
OF Physicians and Surgeons, and was
house physician at st. Joseph's hos
pital for some time. The doctor has
for several years practiced at Warsaw
and has Just removed to Keokuk.
Father Zaiser Of Fort Madison
will speak at the knights of Columbus
regular meeting tonight.
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