The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
CITY NEWS.

for repairs to Karle. S14 Main.
Miss Hazel Sargent is reported
i'll at her home on North Twelfth ST.
Watch the results of the Gin
derella flour at the cooking school
For sale at Weisman's. T17 Main.
"A Mr. Shepherd of Lancaster. Mo-
was brought here at 9.05 last night
and was operated on today at Ora
ham hospital for appendicitis.
Get our prices on harness. Sher.
wood.
The postoffice receipts for the
past two months show a gratifying
gain over preceding years, a gain of
about $3.50 for the months appearing
on the reports OF the postmaster.
Chief Schevers returned this
morning at 1855 from Kansas City
with Matthiesen the forger. whom he
secured without requisition papers.
The prisoner was locked UP in the
city jail to await hearing.
--keokuk Camp M. W. A. No. So
will hold its regula. meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested To present
Jos. W. Steiger who was taken
seriously i'll Monday afternoon is
much improved and out OF danger.
Hopes for Mr.. Steiger's recovery
were at first doubtful, but his con-
yalescence will be good news.
Workmen are making good prog
ress on the quarters for the Keokuk
Industrial Association, which are to
be in the Keokuk National bank build
Ing. Two fine rooms will be fitted up
for association use.
A building contractor reports
that he has more work than he can
/ do With the present force, and the I'M
fortunate thing about 1t is he says he
is unable to get more mechanics.
Carpenters who are competent work
men can get plenty of employment in
Keokuk.
Ii your harness comes from
Sherwood's big new stock it is the
best.
The Water Power company start
ed running dirt trains to the Des
Moines river mouth this morning,
preparatory to making '.fill' so that
switch track can be laid to haul sand
( from that district to the work on the
Iowa side of the river The engines
and cars of the power company are
being used in doing this work and
after enough dirt has been hauled to
fiji up the gap where the sand is to
/ be gotten from, the tracks VIII be
+ placed in
For harness repairs go to sher
wood
We are in position to save you
money on q good piano. Loewenstein
9 Music Store
The subject for tonight's lecture
n 81 MarTs church is: .~The Natural
saz1Egl &C MAJ 20 Cod Next week,
u ssd1sstzF, Thursday and Friday, the
7s5ezgsoris- Father A. Pregenzer,
#ho gave verT successful mission
here two years ago. viii hold the For
~ Hours Devotion at st. Mary 5
church
Good piano values. Loewenstein
Music Store.
Word has reached Keokuk Of the
death Of Mrs Clayton Welles of Ed.
dtngton. Penn. Mrs. Welles was the
wife Of Rev. Clayton Welles. at one
tine pastor Of the Congregational
church here Although Rev and Mrs
WeIles left Keokuk about thirty years
ago there are many OF the older mem,
bers Of the congregation who re-
member them well
Captain John streckfus. ST., Cap
tain D. " Wisherd, and Messrs. Joe,
Roy and John Streckfus. Jr., were in
the city today on business. going
over the boat company's books. at the
Hotel Keokuk Captain Streckfus
said that no statement could be made
at the pregent tine regarding the
opening Of the boat season OF the
streckfus line. The steamer Sidney
which viii be converted into an ex.
cursion craft, was expected to be tax.
en- south TODAY
George Nattern, the Donnelson
banker was In Keokuk today.
e. L. Lomax. passenger traffic
manager for the Western Pacific, is
sending TO Keoknk friends folders Of
the new Western Pacific railroad
which was recently completed from
Salt Lake City to San Fran
cfsco. This road was built with
view 70 low grades and scenic
/ respltg and 1t fs now soliciting bust
ness. PaIatiaI passenger trains are
in operation. freight accepted and
everything is moving along as vel
regulated and well managed railroad
should. The fact that c. VI. Jevey
I fl second rice presiderv and genera
manager, and r. j.. Lomax. the pas
genger traffic manager, assures the
bus,negs Of the Western Pacific viii
receive INTELLIGENT attention Boil
are thorough In their operating De
rartments and It will be a decided
pleasure to their many friends In the
cast and middle west.to learn that the
railroad With which they are now con
nected is in operation from one end
( OF the line to the other and on the
( branch lines.
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