The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-18
CITY NEWS.

A water plug bursted at First
and Johnson street today, causing a
flood at that juncture. One of the
Co., turned around completely twice on
the slippery roadway, then slid down
the gutter, horses and all and ran
into the fire plug, breaking off the cap
and causing a gushing fountain to
flow.
The many Keokuk friends of Rob't.
H. Hart will be glad to learn that he
has been reappointed superintendent
of the Lee county home, position
he has held for number of years,
and in which he has made good rec.
ord.
The Burlington Commercial Elk
change has appointed committee to
devise means of resisting the pro-
| posed law which would require each
county of the state to employ tax
| ferret. The tax ferret law is a meas
IRE which is being prompted by the
ferrets themselves in order that they
may create jobs for themselves at fat
salaries and big fees. The law is
not being asked for by an organiza-
4 tion or municipalities. There Is no
doubt but that the law will be de-
| feated, according to the belief in
Burlington. All that is required is
! a sufficient show of disfavor.
| Elias Hyman, commercial trav-
! eler of Cincinnati, and who was due
1 in keokuk today to visit customers,
1 died at Springfield, Ill, last Saturday.
I Mr.. Hyman had many friends in Keo-
kuk who will be sorry to learn of his
/ passing. He was about 81 years old.
The Register of Monday says of MIR
Hyman's death. "The remains OF
Elias Hyman, senior member of the
firm of Elias Hyman & Son of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, who died at ST. Johns
hospital, We're taken last night at S
O'Clock to Cincinnati by his son
Funeral services will be held and in
terment made at that place
Two bills We're introduced in the
Iowa senate yesterday directly affect
ing the saloon interests of the state
The first provides tnat all saloons
close at 10 O'Clock at night as at pres
ent This is adopting one feature O.
the Nebraska law, which has sim
liar requirement. The other bill pro
vides in securing general consent
petitions the vote of the last genera
election is to be taken.
The body of the unknown woman
hn tai a.
tumwa union depot has been identified
as that of Miss Arminta Grace Clarl
of F'ayette. Iowa She was the daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Clark o
, Fayette county and was twenty year
old Her parents are prominent ant
wealthy. j. W. Clark of Moline,
!. brother states that he does not be
. lieve his sister committed suicide
He said that she was very timid an,
near sighted and he expressed tn,
, belief that she had become bewildeI
ed and had wandered down to the mil
race and without seeing it plunge
into the water the girl had been TAX
ing medical treatment at Kirksville
Mo-. and is believed to have arrived il
Ottumwa early on the day On whic
she was drowned. She was engage
), to be married
: Charles A Wright received
telegram that his cousin, Mrs RacF
! el Adams, of Covington, Kentucky.
: dead. Mr.. Wright left his afternoo
for Cincinnati, Ohio, where the buris
will take place.
. Prominent legislators will spea
on the program of the state convel
tion of the lowe League OF CONNIE
cial clubs, which will be held Thurs
day and Friday of this week
Postponement of the Woman
Home Missionary society of the Uni
ed Presbyterian church has been mad
on account of the bad walking Th
society will meet with Mrs Iaco
Schouten at her residence. 1902 Time
street week from Friday.