The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-12
CITY NEWS.

50 10 Sherwood's s.
The Cenuai's big January clear
ing sale begins next Monday.
Fresh hali5ut, herring and smells
3. Jns Hsubert's Both phones.
Mrs. K Simmonds, hvgisnic CHR
opody. 52s N 18th 81 Phone Iowa, i
Black
Dr. George r Marley and S.
I. Marshall, who were appoint
by the board of supervisors
as the expert examiners Of the conn
TVS books. are al work az the Fort
Madison court house auditing the
clerks books. George Fuchs and
Fred Soachtir appointed from Fort
Madison viii begin their work on the
18th.
Keoknk. like all the other cities
n The state. is interested IN the move
ment started by the daily newspaper
men 10 prevail upon the state legisla-
ture to pass q bin appropriating a fund
which shall be used 10 advertise the
state, the object being to prevent any
further loss IN population Iowa is GER
Tainly state good enough IN all re
spacts 10 be literally and effectively
advertised.
Winter goods 30 at reduced prices
next week at Central store
W r. C. Kendrick and wife have
conveyed 10 Robert Ferris, Jr,. SIX
acres of land on the middle road.
The newly elected officers of Har-
nonF lodge No. 5, Degree Of Honor,
Fl Madison, viii be installed this
evening by Mrs Lillian Moore and
the officers of Lotus Lodge No. %. this
city. & number of ladies from this
city, members of the Degree of Honor.
left this afternoon for Fl Madison,
and viii be the guests al social at
fair IN the Degree Of Honor lodge
rooms there tonight
II Nauvoo press notice of recent
date, SAYS that property in the Nor
mon City is soaring sky-high as re-
suit OF the recent boom IN water pow
e- dam building In the same article
Il IS also said that those who own
Islands IN the river opposite the city of
Nauvoo are waiting for the Water
Power Company to come along and
make them an offer for the small
bodies in the Mississippi. on account
Of The overflow which win occur.
News has been received of the
death of Rev. Father Matthias Harmon.
Of Darlington. Wis. where he had
served as priest for thirty-fve
years Father Harmon was IN the
ffty-ninth year of his priesthood at
the time of his death, and was the
first Catholic clergyman in Iowa He
was one of the picturesque charac-
1ers who helped 10 make history in
Iowa in the early days. He travelled
about Iowa carving his yestments in
his saddlehags, and was the first
priest TO celebrate mass in Des
Moines. Fl. Dodge and many other
Iowa cities. His clerical education
was obtained in Ireland and later at
Aotre Dame, Indiana He was or
dained in December. 1852. and his first
appointment was al Iowa City.
Odd shirt waists 80 at big reduc-
tons al Centralss big sale.
Judge Henry Bank viii sign an
order AT his home today. setting
March Il. the second day Of the
March term cf the district court, rs
the tine On which the petit jurors
shall appear. Unless a special order
is made BY court this body is sum
moned TO appear on the second Tues
day Of the term There viii be a
large amount of jury work to dispose
of during the next term and for this
reason the Judge wishes to get busy
as early as possible The extra
amount Of jury business viii be oc-
casioned because of q peculiar situa-
ton which developed during the last
term. when II was impossible to Sc
cure q jury. With the opening of
court more than two months off at
formers hare fled only two new suits.
in the cases against Burlington
drug stores instituted b. attorneys for
the Anti-Saloon league an amended
petition has been fled, SAYING:
Comes now the plaintiff and in ac-
cordance with the order of the court
herein amends his petition as follows
towit: That the said defendant has
kept intoxicating liquors in his said
place of business with the intent to
sell the same in violation OF law By
reason of the fact that he has not re
auired all applicants for liquor to sign
a request for the same. but has deliY-
cred said liquor without having any
request signed by the applicants
Burlington Gazette. Herman
Ruckenb7od, fireman at the High
school heating plant. residing ar 1909
Stowe street, saved the life OF young
woman at the risk of his own yester-
day afternoon by dragging her from
the railroad track. directly in front OF
train No s, the Burlington's fast pas
senger hat arrives from the west al
81 30 O'Clock. The rescue was effected
just this side of the culrert near the
Murray Iron works. while dozen
spectators breathlessly watched the
thrilling act Il was a long chance
that Ruckenbrod took, but he never