The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-31
CITY NEWS.

Will Eiftman OF Creston was in
the city today visiting friends and
took time 10 view the big dam from
the Illinois side. He left this after
non TO make q short visit with Bur
iington friends before returning home.
Mr.. Elftman is engaged in the job
printing business with Mr. Joe Ogg.
He reports the recent city election in
Creston q very exciting affair.
-Puckechetuck Lodge NO. 43 meets
every Friday night at o'clock. L. E,
, Witch, n. G.. Geo. Immegart, Sec
rotary. All members requested to be
present. Business OF Importance.
The unit lock sets are made in
loo different finishes, 50 of these diff
ferent finishes can be seen in our win
dow display this week A. Weber Co.
/ "A young Keokuk colored girl who
lis talented musician will assist
with the dedicatory services of new
organ at Quincy tonight, the Quincy
Journal of last evening saving of her:
The new organ OF the Bethel A. NJ.
4 E church is to be formally dedicated
tomorrow evening with fine pro-
GRIN. Mrs. Maud Wells Dickson. one
of Quiney's leading organists. viii
have charge of the recital and will lie
assisted by Miss Daisy Ware of keo-
kuk as soloist.
If the buggy comes from Sher-
woods, it's all right
Horrors, No prunes for the In.
mates of the state institutions from
April until next October. This is the
4 decree of the state board of control
The board has let its contracts for
food supplies for the six-month period
from April to October and prunes have
been abolished from the list: also
dried apples. The cause is easy to un
derstand. When the board bought its
last consignment of prunes it paid ~
cents per pound. Now the dealers
| want II cents per pound, and the
board has answered, Nothing doing.
The following contracts have been
let: Beef, 650,00O pounds; liver, $4,000
pounds; bacon, $4,000 pounds; ham
/ 22,400 pounds: weinerwursts, 1900
pounds; link sausage, 25,ooo pounds
bologna, $4,000 pounds; dried peaches
$4,000 pounds; raisins, 10000 pounds
/ rice, 10000 pounds.
The handwork of our skilled de
signers and operators fulfill the ut
most desires of the keenest critic. c.
& c. Millinery Co.
When the architect or contractor
draws the plans and specifications foi
your new house, have him include q
| unit front door lock. We have them
in stock. A. Weber Co.
The machinists, boilermakers anc
shopmen employed on the railroads Of
the northwest will present demands
for higher wages to the general man
ayers of the different companies b!
June /, according to information OF
the subject which is said to be re
liable. Following SO closely after tn.
settlements made with the trainmen
firemen and engineers the reports o
the coming requests from this branch
of the service have caused consider
able surprise among the railroad OF
. fcials. Practically all other clesse
of organized labor employed on tn
railroads have been granted ADVANCE
the past few years. Although the ma
chinists and shopmen have shared II
some of the wage increases, it is sal,
that their wages have not been raise,
correspondence. Their complaint
arise from comparison with the in
creases of the trainmen, engineer
I and firemen, who received a 10 pc
cent advance.
Mrs. j. R. Thornton OF ILL De
Moines street was called to For
Madison Thursday morning by tn
serious illness of her sister, Mrs
Jennie l.. Cowles, whose death OF
Cured at LAO yesterday Afternoon
In obituary. the Democrat of that 81
4 says: At her residence, 1909 De
I Moines street Fort Madison, low;
$ at 1:40 p. m. Thursday, March 81
: 1911, Mrs Jennie l.. Cowles, aged
r years, month and 10 days, passe
Y away. Deceased was born at For
e Madison. Iowa, February II, 1851, an
a spent most OF her life with her fan
g lily here. She is survived by on
r daughter, Miss Ethel, and two som
/ Archie and Clarence; also two sister
n Mrs. Ella Thornton and Miss Meliss
I Cowles, of Keokuk. and three brother
J. Alva. who lately removed to Clal
e Lake. Mich, George Of Fort Madison
e and Elijah of Cambridge, Neb. Sh
# was a loving mother and sister an
!. has host of relatives and friend
g who will suffer by her loss.
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