The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-07
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Big new line of harness at Sher-
woods.
Chas. j. Kirch has conveyed to
David !. Aston. lot ii. block 10 and
lot .. block -. Reds addition.
A new house Is being built on
North Ninth street between Franklin
and Orleans by George s. Merriam.
Mrs, Jno, p, Hornish is able to
be removed to her own residence af-
ter having been III for some time past
at the residence OF her mother-in-law.
Mrs. NJ. c, Hornish. sIe Grand Ave
nue.
Mrs. Johanna Nagei, a resident of
Hannibal. Mo-, died al ST. Joseph's
hospital at o'clock Sunday afternoon
from gangrene- The body was sent
TO Hannibal for burial. The deceased
was Sc years old.
keokuk's vacant store buildings
are filing up. a number OF new bust
ness concerns have arrived in the city
recently and Others are making ar
rangements to come here, so the re-
ports go. Keokuk is on the map.
sam ". Anderson had the mis-
fortune TO fall seven feet through
!. cellar door in a barber shop near
Ninth and Main yesterday afternoon
and suffered scalp wound and sew
eral other cats about the wrists and
an injury to the knee.
Masonic. Special meeting of Eagle
Lodge No. IL. A. F. & A. NJ, T:So
O'clock Wednesday evening, March s.
1911, Work on third degree. Visit
ing brethren fraternally invited. By
order Of the W. NJ. s. H. Johnston.
secretary,
Father Guinan of Abba will preach
the Lenten sermon at st. Peters
Catholic church Wednesday evening.
Father Guinan was formerly an as
sistant pastor of st. Peters, and as
such is faverably known by the peo-
pie OF Ksokuk. After the sermon the
henedicsion of the Most Blessed Sac
ran,ent viii be given
Geo. VI. Christian. one of the
lessees of the Hotel Keokuk writes
Shst ne will be in the CITY the latter
part OF the week on business Mr..
Christian, IL is expected. will make
his weekend trip in interest of the
proposition of erecting a new hotel
IN this city which he and Howard L
He6ricks the formers partner in the
hosal business have taken up thor
oushir
A bill by Standard of Polk
ccunsy requiring city councils to levy
= special tax of one-haif mill on al
taxable property of cities 10 provide
for d pension fund for policemen wal
!. raised in the house yesterday. Tit
present law makes it optional viii
tha city council to pension policemen
! Representative Shsnkland's bill re
xzsrss he levy Of the fund.
Responding 10 the appeal OF tire
Essas;Ezd Iowa women who ara men
: hers q Ing Fase-ased women's club
: 81 zza state. Senator ". S. Allen Q
Jefferson introduced In the senat
: Esg-s-Ezy z hEiI 10 provide punishment
+ for those xho entice children int
: saloons. gambling places. or houses 9
prostitution. It is aimed at the whit
saare trztEc ANY person who 3
wo-L- sct. or deed shall induce chi
dreu under the jurisdiction OF tn
2 5urenile court 10 enter or remain !
such places shall come under u
1-ovIssons Of this proposed law IN
: Punishment provided is a fine OF $50
: On Imprisonment az hard labor for 81
9 ronrhs. Provisions for suspension
{ sentence On good behaTior are ais
2 IL the bill. According to the preseI
= statutes the Juvenile courts have 7
= surisdic4iou over girls more than
Years OF age. Senator Allen VIII 7
troauce z bill in the senate toda
: 70 -a5se that limit 70 IS years.