The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-07
CITY NEWS.
New shirt waists at Central.
Buy Spooner horse collars 8

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Possibly seventy-five or hundred
out-of-town people were here last
evening to attend the opera house
entertainment. The interurban and
local train service carried severa
scores of persons.
Dance of A. o. H. Friday, Feb
10. Rights of admission reserved.
I New embroideries, laces, ging
hams, and percales at Central
Regular meeting Morning Stal
lodge, No. s. Knights OF Pythias to
night at 500 O'Clock at Castle hall
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. c. c. Koepf, C. C.
Regular melting of the order o
Owls tonight, at their hall, cornel
Third and Johnson streets visitin,
Owls invited BY order Of Wort,
4 feident. Paul T. Pechstein. secre
tary.
John DeYoung, the grocer
will leave shortly for the west and
will locate in Idaho Mr.. DeYoune
will dispose of his grocery interests
in this city to his brother, Fred De
Young, who has been associated with
him for several years.
Buy blankets at Sherwood's.
Permits to smoke will be issued
( this week.
More than fifty foreigners arrived
this morning from the north to worl
on water power construction. The
men were in charge of an Interpreter
and walked up the street two abreast
much the same as a small army.
Get a permit to smoke on the
street this week.
The Central's big remnant sale
begins Thursday. Bargains for all.
There is much speculation thus
early in the year, as to what the fruit
crop will yield this spring and sum-
mer. The beautiful spring weather
last March and the freeze of ice on
the buds in early April are well re-
membered and fruit famine result
ed in this section. 1t is much hoped
that the same conditions will not ap-
pear again this spring to devast the
fruit.
Don't neglect to get your permit
to smoke this week.
Big remnant sale begins next
Thursday at Central Store.
Manager Bateman of the Hotel
Keokuk reports that his hosiery was
unable again last night to take care
of the guests and it is presumed the
capacity of other hotels were taxed.
Keokuk needs more hotel accommodate
lions and it is hoped that some ar
rangements can soon be made for
caring for the people who come to
this city. The number is certain to
increase. It is very important tnat
larger accommodations be arranged
for. There is talk of building a new
hotel on Main street
this week.
Marc Parsons, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Parsons of this city, and
formerly reporter for The Gate City,
now attending Knox College, Gales
burg, Illinois, has very interesting
article in Monday evenings issue of
the Galesburg Republican-Registe
about the big dam being erected at
Keokuk. the article being accompan-
led by number of illustrations. 1t
is well prepared and very interesting
reading. The Keokuk and Hamilton
water power enterprise is steadily
impressing itself upon the country at
large.
Get permit to smoke and take
it home to show your wife. They will
be issued this week.
Two improvised galleries We're
erected at the rear of the Grand thea
ire last evening, accommodating six
teen extra persons who wished to see
the play. This is the first time that
extra seating of this nature had to be
arranged to accommodate such large
crowds. The structures used last
night were put up hurriedly to seat
the overflow of play goers, but served
the purpose admirably and counted
extra dollars for the theatre A check
room was conducted at the right of
man of the usilers, and patrons were
accommodated in this manner by the
check system
New muslin underwear has ar
rived at Central Store.
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Cassie Witter Griffith were held from
the residence of Thomas Reddie, 212
North Fifth street this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. Those gentlemen who
assisted as pallbearers were :Messrs.
VIM Sinton, Asaph Buck, Frank J.
Weess, VIM. c. Wilson, w. 8. Sample
and r. S. Frazier.
a band of six German must
clans arrived here today and were
trying to obtain license to play on the
public street corners. The itinerants
drifted in from Ft Madison and like
Nomads are making their way from
town to town and playing their wind
instruments for living.