The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17
CITY NEWS.

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Sherwood's.
The Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium
tclasses will close about May. i.
M. W. A. dance tonight. Agnes
orchestra Rights of admission re
served.
The Congregationals and Presby-
terians will play indoor baseball at
the Y. NJ. c. A. this evening at S:15
o'clock.
A marriage license was issued
Saturday evening to Charlie Dennis OF
Springfield and Miss Mamie Parnell
of Keokuk who were married by JUS
tice James S. Burrows,
Mrs. K Simmonds, chiropodist
has removed from $50 N. Fifth to SOC
N. Third st. Telephone 312 Black.
Light delivery wagons at little pri
ces at Sherwood's. 7OS Main.
A number of people visited the
water power divisions yesterday, tax
ing advantage Of the fine weather for
the trip.
I The water power article appear
AuS III last olOhOuy . wave SiIy /" as
reproduced in the Sunday morning
edition of the Quincy Wing.
The present week will be one of
social activity. many societies, clubs
and dancing organizations taking adj
vantage of the close of the Lenten
season to renew their activities
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation issued invitations today
for the reception which will be ten
dered in honor of Clyde R. Joy, the
retired president, Thursday evening.
1t is expected that at the close of
the present indoor baseball season a
series of games win be played be-
tween the Methodists and an All-Star
aggregation. Such series should be
well received.
The good news comes from the
bedside of Mr.. Joseph Steiger that he
is steadily improving from his pro-
longed illness and was feeling very
much improved this morning. This
is certainly pleasing information to
his many friends who have been deep
~ interested In his welfare.
knights and Ladies of Security
Keokuk council No 1899, will meet
in regular session at o'clock at A.
o. U. w. hall Monday evening Will
initiate large class of benefit candi-
dates. All members are earnestly
requested to be present and give the
candidates a most cordial welcome.
The Shakespeare club has elected
the following officers: Hazen I. Saw
yer, president; Mrs. Will Blood, vice
president. and Miss Martha Baldwin,
secretary-treasurer The club will be
entertained next Saturday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen l.
Sawyer, when a banquet will be ten
dered in honor OF the anniversary of
Sheakespeare's birth Sunday.
The Communicating Fruit Co
which will be located in Keokuk by
the fifteenth of next month, shipped a
large amount OF their wholesale ac-
cessories here on the steamer Dn-
buque last night from Quincy. A large
corner of the ware room at the wharf
was filled this morning with the
equipment, among 1t scales, potato
sorters, several hundred banana and
cabbage crates, fruit baskets, etc.
The paraphernalia of the citys new.
est business house. will be continued
in shipment until the branch at Quinn
cy has been transferred here perma.
nently.
Garage owners of the city and
police officers will keep lookout for
a two passenger, 1911 Marion Road
ster which was stolen from DR.. Geo.
G. Davis in Chicago. The runabout is
a four cylinder machine, and was ia
ken On April 6. Fifty dollars reward
is offered for the cars return. Com
munications should be addressed to
local police headquarters or Stephen
B. Wood, captain in command of the
detective bureau OF Chicago.
Mrs. Josephine Washington. an
aged and well known colored woman,
died Sunday at the home of J. B. Math-
ews, 2127 Bank street, after an illness
of tubercular origin. Mrs Washington
had lived in Keokuk for seven years,
coming here from Missouri. She was
born in Lewis county, Mo, in May,
1854, and would have been 81 years
old next month. She was married to
Isaac Washington, the husband, who
survives her, thirty years ago this
coming June. Besides the husband
two daughters and three sisters sur.
yive. Funeral services will be. held
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Washing
ton, who had lived at the Mathews
home for the past two years, was a
member of the Pilgrims Rest Baptist
church.
"A bald eagle, measuring five feet
three inches from tip to tip, was pre-
scented to Frank Moeller, president Of
Keokuk Aerie No. 683 of Eagles to.
day by B. E. Fuller, a farmer residing
three and one-half miles west OF Keo-
kuls, who killed the large bird about
dusk last evening. 1t will be mounted
and will adorn the Eagles new nest
in Keokuk. The eagle is the first one
Mr.. Fuller has ever had the honor of