The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
CITY NEWS.

--l~GWH SpTlnhlerS ana gdrQen nose.
King PLUMBING Co.
Save your Gold Cross milk labels.
Your grocer will get your premium for
you.
--Keokuk should have an aviation
meet this summer. They are great en-
tertainments and fine trade builders.
John w LAZY, who has been crit
ically Ill for some time. is reported to
be improving which will be good news
to his many friends.
Clothes cleaned and pressed soc
per suit Hats cleaned, soc Power
City Shoe Shining parlor. 1929 Main.
Attend Degree of Rebekah ice
cream social tomorrow evening, nome
of Miss Emma Eoewenstein, 1902
Johnson. 15c.
Just received another lot of nice
monuments. Call and see them. To
insure completion of work by Deco
ration day we must have order not
later than the goth. Cameron, Joyce
& Schneider.
Two car loads of charcoal on the
Burlington siding at Mooar, burned
up last Friday morning at o'clock
Fire started from spontaneous COM
bustion
AT dinner OF Illinois progressive
republicans held Saturday night at
the Auditorium hotel. Chicago, it Is
noticed that Senator Clyde Jones,
formerly of this city, was the leading
spirit. Mr.. Jones Is one of the most
active republicans in Illinois and is
aggressive in his progressive ideas.
Masonic: Special meeting of
Eagle lodge No. II. A. F. and A M,
Tuesday afternoon, May 16, 1911, be-
ginning at 1880. First and second de-
grees. and third degree In the even
ing at o'clock. Hardin lodge No. %
and all visiting brethren fraternally
invited BY order OF the W NJ. 8. H
Johnston, secretary.
Sheriff John Crimmins received a
telegram early this morning from Dick
Latta at Pittsfeld, H., saying that the
horse and thief both had been taken in
charge b. the officers there. Sheriff
Crimmins had communication by tele-
phone yesterday with Latta, and d.
rected the owner to go to Pittsfeld.
in hopes that the horse and man who
stole it would be there. Latta identi-
fed his property and Crimmins left to-
day to return with the thief The
horse was stolen from the Montrose
man week ago tonight and the own
er and officers have been chasing the
thief and animal ever since
The Burlington Hawk-Eye publish
ed in its Sunday edition a half page
{ illustrated story about the water
power dam being built at KeokulI
and Hamilton. The illustrations were
furnished by The Daily Gate City
\ The publicity for this great enterprise
/ continues to force itself into all Of
4 the papers on account of its immen
sity.
Have harness repaired at sher
woods.
A blaze. said to have been started
from cigaret. sent the department
out on an early call to No 81 Con
/ cert street this morning at SIC
O'Clock. There was smoky little dis
turbance In second floor bedroom
/ and the bed and carpet were burned
and the house pretty generally smok
4 ed up before the blaze was extinguish
ed.
Hundreds OF visitors from out o
the city we're on either side of tbs
Mississippi Sunday to see the work OF
the water power and many who hav'
visited the dam sites on former occa
sions marvelled at the progress o
the work It's development was a reve
lation to them The progress is mos
i gratifying to those in charge and tn
immensely of the enterprise is begin
ming to impress itself.
a new lighting system has bee
placed in the Keokuk Savings Ban
which eliminates that place IN
very efficient and attractive manne'
Keokuk business houses are increas
Ing their lightning facilities and TIL
feature OF the city will grow wonder
fully fast within the next few years
The acceptance of the Stone & Wet
ster franchises will lead Keokuk t
be one Of the best lighed cities In tn
United States
j 0. Boyd's Sunday school elias
has arranged for a picnic to be he'll
at Cedar Glen tomorrow Afternoon
The men have decided to go over 0
the O'Clock car and pitch their pi
mic camp and remain until after SUI
per Is served. Committees have bee
appointed on refreshments. games an
other essentials and a good time
anticipated. Those who find It in
possible to reach the camp ground
as early as the O'Clock car wi
take the O'Clock car. Each membe
of the class is privileged to bring
friend This class has been requisite
to place a team in the Y. NJ. c. !
league and will probably do so.