The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-27
CITY NEWS.

You should see the new line OF
team harness at SherwOod's.
E. b. Hawkes. has been appointed
administrator of the estate Of Enoch
fIugill.
"A splendid croquet table has been
installed in the boys department Of
the Y w c. A.
: James Fowler has quit claimed
to Emma Parker, 23a acres near sec
ond lock.
Cards and refreshments at St.
Peters Hall Tuesday. Feb. 2s Admits
sion 1oc
The river is falling fast and is
three or four feet below the stage it
was a week ago at this time.
See the new line of team harness
just in at Sherwoods. Prices right.
"A marriage liceESe was issued
Sunday to John j. ISodler and Mary
q. Weismann
John Shaw and wife have con
yeyed by warranty deed to the Water
Power company, lot Z, block 49,, Mont
rose
|; -LeRoy Owens has decided to VIM.
Timberman the west y Of lot s, block
191, the property being between
Twelfth and Thirteenth Morgan.
Kittie e. Owens and others have
conveyed for consideration of $3.50
to r. G. MoIlwsin, :. of the west "
of lot 8, block 1911. the property be-
/ ing between Twelfth and Thirteenth
on Morgan.
| Christine Queisner and others
have conveyed to tie Water Power
Co. 27.41 acres near viele. Adam
Faeth and wife have transferred to
Water Power Co s2is acres near
Viele also.
VIM. Timber an has conveyed to
| E. C. Mcpherson lots 10 and II. block
%, Reds addition. VIM Timberman
by another deed has conveyed to r.
c. McIlwain the undivided 1s of the
west " of lot block 1871
%. e. Beeks. who represents the
! Buckley Shirt Co., has made ar
rangements to make Keokuk his per-
manent headquarters and will have
his office with Maxwell & Tumelty,
No. IL, North Sixth street.
The hotels Keokuk and Grand
had the largest Sunday business in
several months yesterday when both
houses were we'll filled with visitors
who remained over the first day of
the week.
There will be meeting at the
Keokuk Club at o'clock this after
noon for the purpose of talking over
plans for the building Of an armory.
The armory committee promises to
get busy Immediately.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
The entire stock and fixtures OF M.
Stern & Co. we're purchased Satur-
day morning by the Harris-Emery
company at a bankrL Icy sale for
$4,000. NJ. Stern & Co. 316-31S Court
! avenue, wholesale and retail milliners,
/ went into bankruptcy last month.
The steamer Keokuk made her
| first trip to Quincy in the 1910 season
on tie eighth day OF April. The
| Black Hawk running north made her
| initial trip a year ago on the nine
/ teenth OF April The little steamer
| Cantonia was the first boat of the
season to appear in local waters, com
1 ing here on the sixteenth Of March.
1 There is promise that the boat season
will start az early this season and
/ there now remain only a few weeks
/ before the familiar toot Of the local
and Tong distance packets will be
heard
Thursday morning at O'Clock in
| Fort Madison. meeting of the Lee
county board of supervisors will be
/ held At that time there will be legal
discussion of the question which has
/ been a much talked one. whether a
| city that has abandoned its special
/ charter shall pay bridge tax. Keokuk
having given up her special charter to
assume the commission form of gov
4 eminent, attorneys will argue the
case, whether or not the four mill tax
demanded of cities, shall be paid
Keokuk has never paid this bridge
tax and the arguments promise to be
stiff ones for both sides of attorneys
to handle Those who will engage in
the legal controversy are. Attorneys
Miller Hollingsworth, Craig, Stewart
and Frailey, possibly others. The