The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-22

cut DIS lneIe is also business OIL I'M
portance.
New team harness at Sherwood's.
1t is expected that the Des
Moines river bridge will be completed
some time during the early part of
the summer. About forty workmen
are engaged in putting in the steel
and stone parts of the structure for
the c.. B. & Q. railroad company.
"A meeting of the grammar school
athletic association will be held some
time soon for the purpose of planning
spring track work and organizing a
baseball team. Plenty of good ma
terial for both cinder path work outs
and the diamond are in the school
this year and some records are ex-
pected.
Hamill's Steel Cut coffee at C. NJ.
I-aubersheimer's.
Under strict orders from F. c..
Hetter, president of the Hawk-Eye
Pearl Button Co, of Muscatine. no
one is allowed to go through the Keo-
kuk button factory located at the
foot of Third street and the railroad
yards This morning couple of
newspaper men We're taken for strike
svmDathizers, organizers, trouble in
stigators or something of the kind
when they first appeared. and en-
trance to the plant was refused until
identity was made known.
Regular meeting Of fiermana
lodge. No 116. /. o. o. f.. tonight a..
7:3o O'Clock. Visiting brethren cordial
ly invited.
The Rev. DR.. Sage who was ex-
pected to have delivered sarmon
and hold services this evening at St.
Johns Episcopal church. will be here
next Wednesday night, at which time
he will hold service short service
however. will be held thiss evening
by the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew. at
T:30, to which all are cordially in
vited.
Rev Father Hogan of Fairfield.
Iowa, viii give the lenten sermon at
st. Peters church this evening. Faith
er Hogan addressed the knights OF
Columbus and their friends few
weeks ago in the X. c. hall His
many friends made on this occasion
and on former ones will be pleased
to hear him tonight. Father Hogan
is one of the very Jealous priests of
the Davenport diocese, one deeply
interested in christian education and
in all questions that help to make
this dark and cold world brighter and
warmer.
AT three o'clock this afternoon.
funeral services were held in Oakland
cemetery for Miss Grace Caldwell,
who passed away at 1888 Dearborn,
Street, Chicago, March H. Death was
caused from mitral insufficiency. The
body arrived this morning at $40 and
was taken to the Hawkes. undertaking
parlors.
The bond offering made recently
by the Mississippi River Power com
pany appeared in advertisements in
many papers of the country A copy
OF the advertisement printed in the
Seattle fWash.) Star has been re-
ceived in Keokuk 1t is similar to the
one appearing recently in ST. Louis
paper and reprinted In part by The
Gate City, Wednesday. March IS.
The trial Of the Jones-Daily case
before a jury was resumed when dis
trict court was reconvened today by
Judge Withrow. The suit is one
brought by Jones for the wrongful
suing ont of a writ Of attachment.
A counter claim is set up by the de-
PENDANT.
Keosauqua Independent: Oscar
McCrary received his commission as
postmaster for Keosauaua Sunday and
the work Of checking out Miss Burns
was done Monday evening and yes.
terday and by the time this announce
ment reaches our readers the new adj
ministration will be in control. The
appointment of Mr.. McCrary was one
of the most popular selections ever
made TO the position in Keosauqua,
his friends including everybody and
coupled with this is his ability
which insures splendid service. Miss
/ Burns, the retiring postmistress has
! proven herself an efficient and pleas
/ ant executive and many friends will
1 be sorry to see her retire from public
j life Mr.. McCrary has selected Neil
! Starr as his assistant, which appoint
ment is also agreeable to our people