The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
CITY NEWS.
Amateurs tonight at Airdome.

amateurs tonight at Airdome.
Special values in ladies' oxfords
at 81, at Miller's shoe sale.
Reports from Fort Madison this
afternoon were to the effect that in.
olcatlons pointed to the defeat of the
commission plan of government.
What might have been a serious
nre was nipped in the bud this morn.
ing at 7:45 when the fire department
made run to 127 Bank street and ex.
tlnguished blaze in the Hauf resi-
dence. A leaky gasoline stove was
the cause of the trouble The damage
was slight. Through mistake the
alarm reached the department from
Fifth instead of First and Bank and
the apparatus ran to the former cor
ner instead of to the location of the
blaze. Chief Anderson states that the
greatest care should be used In tele-
phoning an alarm, as a misunderstood.
Ing OF the location of the fire might
lead to disastrous results.
Fort Madison is today voting on
the commission plan of government
and the publicity bill.
Some cartoonist now at Airdome.
The Warsaw Bulletin in this weeks
issue puN fishes number of para.
graphs from the Warsaw Express of
April and May, 1856. One of them
refers to William H. Roosevelt, who
was an uncle of Colonel Roosevelt,
and Its reproduction will be of inter
est in Keoku.l The item follows:
At a meeting of the city council
Mayor Wagley, G.. Cole and A. Weir
were appointed committee to inves-
tigate the subject of building a school
house, procure plans, ETC.; the mayor
was authorized to procure necessary
apparatus and employ hand or hands
to sprinkle Main street for the period
OF one week: VIM. H. Roosevelt adj
dressed the council on the subject of
prosecuting the speedy construction
of a portion of the Wabash and Mis-.
sissippi railroad and recommended
the appointment Of a committee to
confer with the citizens of Keokuk
upon the subject of their cooperation
with us in the enterprise, and the
council named as such committee VIM
H. Roosevelt, w. C. Wagley, j. M
| True, w. H. Ralston, Thos. c. Sharp
and NJ. T. Hunt.
Amateurs tonight at Airdome.
Stop at Burke Bros. for your ice
cream and ices or order of either
phone. 504 Main.
Ladies', have you seen those 81
oxfords at Miller's?
The steamer Black Hawk out Of
Keokuk for Burlington every Sunday
morning at Z O'Clock. One fare fol
the round trip.
In letter to friends here, Mrs
Willis G. Craig, widow of the former
pastor of the Westminster Presbyter
/ ian church of this city, whose dealt
was recently noted, states that thu
burial took place in the cemeter.
of Danville, Kentucky, with intermen
by the side of the minister's father
A prayer was made by Rev. Hinitt AM
the benedictio1 was pronounced b.
Rev. Green of the Southern church.
See the "Bootblack's Dream, to
night at Airdome.
Eat ice cream at Burke Bros
where it's good and fresh all the time
504 Main.
The business mems base bal
class of the Y NJ c. A. will enjoy
game this afternoon at o'clock a
Athletic Field, in preparation Of tn
league to be formed among the play
ers.
The night everybody goes, anna
tour night, at the Airdome tonight
One of the largest excursions Q
the season is expected into keoku
Sunday over the Wabash from Deco
tur. The train will leave the 1llinoi
!, city at GOO a. M, and is due to al
rive at noon, leaving on the retur
! trip at 6 p. m. 1t is expected tina
900 people will come from Decatu
and way points to view the big dan
Information has been filed
the superior court charging be
Wright with intoxication. The INSTR
; ment states that the misdemeano
was committed yesterday.
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