The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-22
CITY NEWS.
Use the want column.

outings have been planned for this
week
The big embroidery sale starts to-
morrow at the Central Store.
Henry Radasch, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Radasch who was operated
on several days ago for appendicitis
in Graham hospital, Is improving
nicely.
Special sale on embroidery all
overs, flouncings and etc. Central
The weather turned decidedly
cooler during the night and citizens
found blankets slowed away fer the
winter, comfortable after pulling them
out again
"A stray whitish gray horse has
been tied up in the city Jail yard since
last Friday night. The officers do not
know to whom the animal belongs.
"A new metal cornice is being
placed across the front entrance to
the Keokuk National bank. The cru
SADIE against antiquated building
fronts Is continuing with marked
success,
Look over our line of buggies and
delivery wagons. Sherwood.
The funeral IF Mrs. Blanche J.
McQuigley occurred last Friday, May
10, at her home in McGregor. Mrs.
McQuigley acted as president of the
Rebekah assembly |. o. o. F. of Iowa
in 1S9S-1S99 She was we'll known
among the Rebekahs OF the state.
Gate City wants get Gate City
customers what they want
About fifty people took the steam
er Black Hawk to Burlington yester-
day, the number who spent the day
on the river between here and the
northern port, being larger than a
week ago. The day was ideal for
boating.
See Centra"s specials on embroid-
cries at 10c yard for days only.
A business letter from Norris A.
King says that the big dam is often
heard Of in Chicago and that Keokuk' s
reputation is growing on account of
the immense enterprise He says to
keep the old reliable Gate City com
ing along as he couldn't get along
without it.
The sale of business property is
increasing The Gate City Sunday
morning r entioned an important
Main street transfer A Johnson
street transfer is recorded and real
estate dealer says that several other
changes will take place in a few days.
Keokuk real estate is attracting at
tention. It will be worth considerable
more in a few years
--121a, Is and 20c embroideries go
ing at 10c yard for three days only,
at the Central Store.
Work has been commenced on the
placing In of bath and toilet on the
second floor of the Sixth street fire
engine station. The firemen will have
hot and cold water service and neat
ly arranged bath room when COM
pleted. The sleeping apartments are
to be newly papered and put in bet
ter shape in the Sixth street station.
The grand jury at its present ses-
sion will investigate the charge made
against Bert Stiilwell who is accused
of stealing a gasoline launch at Mont.
rose Rumor has connected Mr.. Still
we'll with having served term in
prison for another offense but this re
port is denied by him and The Gate
City readily gives Mr.. Stillwells de
NAL the same publicity as the report
Ladies' wash petticoats, so, 75e
and 81 each, at the Central Store.
The Lee county Sunday schoo
/ convention will convene in this city
4 tomorrow at tn First Christian
church for two days session. The
out of town delegates will be pro
vided with entertainment and it is
! hoped by those having the matter II
| charge that the attendance viii BIZ
large. The program was published il
! last Mondays issue of this paper.
Mrs. A. r. Parsons and famil,
will leave sometime this week 70
Creston where they will make thel
home. The Parsons family has resid
ed in Keokuk for several years, dur
ing the time Mr.. Parsons was II
charge Of the department Of penman
ship and drawing in the public schools
Since the death OF Mr., Parsons 1t ha
been decided best to move to Crestol
where the family has property inter
ests.
Hon. J. H. Ralston OF Washing
ton, D. c., spent yesterday In keokuk
Mr.. Ralston Is general counsel for thu
American Federation of Labor, an,
had charge of the case of Gompers
Mitchell and Morrison, appealed to tn
; supreme court and just reversed b
the supreme court in favor of the de
. PENDANTS named above Mr. Ralsto
!. argued another case growing out c
: the original Bucks Stove Co. case h
fore Judge Dyer of st. Louis last FIR
day. He visited old friends in OUR
CIV Saturday and spent Sunday wit
the family of Mr.. P. c. HAYDEN, an
calling on few friends of his ow
and Of his wife. who was Miss Bird
Rankin, Of this city, and is held !
warm remembrance by scores of he
lifelong friends.
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