The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-24
CITY NEWS.

Leming for new spring wall paper.
904 Main street.
w. s. Sample Is able to be out at.
ter being housed up for a couple Of
weeks with cold.
Tender and juicy roasts Of beef,
veal, lamb and pork at Markley's.
Choice dressed chickens. Hau-
berts'.
Western Banker: AT recent
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Abba State Bank. Palmer Trimble
was elected president.
Harness that looks well on your
horse you buy at Sherwoods'.
Chas. Bailey, another %" switch
man is Ill with grippe. Several Of the
other railroad men Of the city who
have been sick are convalescing.
Sherwood for harness repairs.
Merchants who have advertising
copy for Sunday mornings paper are
urged to place the copy in the hands
OF the printer Friday and not later
| than Saturday forenoon.
All the latest in wall paper just
in at Jennings. 904 Main.
Puckechetuck Lodge No. As meets
every Friday night at s o'clock. G. w.
Sweeney, N. g., Geo. Immegart, Sec
Rotary.
For new spring styles wall paper
go to Jennings, 9O4 Main.
The surprise party given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hol-
man on Wednesday evening, was in
honor Of Mr.. Holman's brother. Mr..
Roy Holman.
"A choice roast Of beef, lamb, veal
or pork from Haubert's market will
make your Sunday dinner complete.
III. D. Judson. the Burlington. engi-
neer and helpers, have finished stalk
Ing up to Montrose. They will return
to ST. Louis over Sunday and will re-
turn here to remain about month
longer. surveying and stalking for the
%" tracks north as they will be at
ter the concrete wall has been built.
Lap robes at cost at Sherwood's.
The railroads here are doing the
largest freight business in months, the
20" which has the largest amount of
rolling stock to handle Of all others,
is keeping full crews busy night and
day, handing the loads" as they
come and getting the "empties" out
of the yards as soon as possible to
prevent congestion and save the
per diem on each car, which Is if
ty cents day.
John A. White of Creston, was an
interested visitor to the dam site yes.
terday He was amazed over the mag
nitude Of the work and said that it
took persona. observation in order
to appreciate the immensely of the
project. Mr.. White was for many
years an engineer on the Burlington
road. He has been visiting in st.
Joseph He left for his home in
Creston last evening
The Gate City this evening de
votes considerable space to the adj
dress of w. G. Brown, before the
Knox College students at Galesburg.
The address is of particular moment
to the farmers and it is hoped that the
agricultural class will read it. Mr..
Browns remarks are very pertinent,
and the Lee county farmers at the an
nual institutes, have already took
cognizance Of the truth of his state
ments.
Alexandria Sun: One Mccormick,
we'll known vag. of Keokuk, who
frequently visits Alexandra. was TAX
en- to barn in the west part of town
Thursday night, by a gang of sports
/ Ce). There he was given dose of
Kelley Cure, applied by the armstrong
system. A scare was thrown into him
about leaving town, and he was then
/ fastened in the barn and left until
morning. The cure had the desired
/ effect, as Mr.. Mccormick. minus his
usual "bun" made hurried exit from
I town Friday morning, and has been
! conspicuous by his absence" since.
Funeral services held Thursday
morning for the late Eli Rich
ards, honored veteran of the
civil war and for a num-
I her Of years, resident of Keo-
/ kuk, were extremely sad. Many of
! the Grand Army friends of the late
Comrade Richards we're present,
I with many others to condole with
members OF the family in their sorrow.
! The services today were held in st.
4 Peters Catholic church by the Rev.
/ Father Gillespie, who paid a fitting
j tribute to the life and memory Of the
deceased At the grave In National
cemetery, members Of Bell1nap Post
i G. A. r. conducted the services. where
interment was made. Ritualistic OBJ
servance of the rites Of the order were
j used, Post Commando Geo. Bowman,
taking charge Those veterans who
assisted as body bearers were: Jno.
r. Dimond. Geo. Bowman. Sam Claus
sen, S. w. Anderson. Gus Anderson
and A. S. Sisley
Almost all Of the Huiskamp Bros.
Co. travelling representatives, have
arrived In the city, number Of them
coming yesterday and more today, to
! lay in their supply of fall samples. AS