The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-06
CITY NEWS.

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this week.
"A patron of The Gate City want
column who advertised lost purse in
Sunday mornings Issue recovered the
property through the use OF the little
Want ad. It's the same old story. 1t
pays to advertise in The Gate City. !
Sherwood is selling harness at
greatly reduced prices
Thomas Conroy has returned from
Chicago where he attended the auto
mobile show, which he reports one OF
the biggest exhibitions OF the kind he
ever attended
Don't neglect to get your permit
to smoke this week.
Regular meeting OF Knights and
Ladies OF Security. Keokuk Council
No. 1899 at A. o. q. W. hall at 8
O'clock. Meet the first and third
Monday Of each month.
Masonic. Regular meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. ~, A. F. and A. NJ,
| 1880 O'Clock, Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary Z, 1911. Visiting brethren fra.
ternally invited. BY order of the w.
M. S. H. Johnston, secretary.
Officer Tom Freeman. the good
natured big blue coat of the police
force, has faculty for getting things
mixed up now and then. The other
nlgnt officer Tom happened to be
stancing in the lobby Of the Grand
opera house listening to the enchant-
in;s music of II Trovatore, of the
ALorn Opera Company productions.
He liked the entertainment all right
bu- turning to companion, said:
This kind of shows all right for
some, but I like Purple Eyes and
some of them performances. Bright
Eyes" was the title but to save him.
the man with the billy couldn't call
| the trick
No. IL, south bound morning K.
line train, was nearly two hours late
this morning, arriving from Burling
| ton. Heavy snow fall north of that
| city, delayed the schedule time of the
arrival here. Considering the wealth
/ er conditions and snow and sleet on
the rails, fairly good time was made
1
today, and but little inconvenience
was caused. A heavy fall Of snow
without intense cold, does not I'M
pede progress with the railroad COM
panies very much.
Harry L. Roberts, former general
yardnaster of the c., B. & @. railroad
/ yards in this city, has returned to
Keokuk from Hannibal where he has
been general yardmaster at that place
and will again have charge of the
| local switching yards and superintend-
ency of local rolling stock of the &C" "
Mr.. Roberts has moved his family
here and their many friends will be
| glad to receive them back to Keokuk
once more. Thos. F. Gallagher. has
resigned from his duties as general
4 yardmaster here and is considering a
different location, although he has not
4 yet fully decided, he will probably re-
tire for all time from local railroad
work.
John P. White, new president OF
the United Mine Workers of America,
. was given welcome home to Oska.
loosa on his arrival from Columbus.
He was met at the train by two hun
dred and fifty Eagles and other lodge
men. The procession was headed by
, the band and addresses of welcome
were given by James Davitt, John G.
, Williams and W. X. Lacey and re
piled to by Mr.. White. This was fol
. lowed by banquet and then White
was escorted to a moving picture
, show where special pictures had beer
/ prepared in which White was shown
, during his campaign. A public re
, ception will be held February IA and
! will be participated in by Elks, Red
! men and other orders.
= old Maud" the little cracker boz
street car which sweeps the snow of
!. the city car tracks, was busy all daI
i yesterday keeping the rails in sight
a The schedule was not much affected
!. by the weather and patrons were no
! inconvcnienced very much during th'
r DIV OF the evening. The crossings IL
a public places were in bad condition
o getting snow and dirt mixed AM
v pulverizing both elements, made walk
4 ing bad. Today force of city work
/ ers were out cleaning of the dee
a n,aces and the man with the shove
;, was making few stray quarters in tn
i residence district. Sleigh riding ha
/ come again for while and the favor
) ite hills of the town will be ago.
/" with young people. making the SUI
X faces unsafe places for horses.
Il Several thousand who wanted t
e visit the dam sites yesterday wer
a disappointed and the interurban ca
d company lost money on account OF tn
d weather conditions. If the day ha'
8 been bright and pleasant as the on
n before, undoubtedly the works o.
" bot, sides of the STREAM would hav
A. been crowded Galleries about tn
places where the work is going o.
have been placed as lookout station
- x.fo;&oro oc tho uafar nOwpr cOm