The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-05
CITY NEWS.

Fir porch flooring Keokuk Lum-
Der Company.
The unfavorable weather interfer-
red with the celebration attendance.
Call at Sherwood's for buggies
ana harness. Big reduction in prices.
7o3 Main street.
The Men and Religion Forward
Movement" will not Interfere with
the regular Sunday morning services
N the different churches.
-Read the ad of the Wabash today
postmaster John Kennedy and
wife of Montrose, were In the city
Wednesday taking in the celebration.
Preston Roberts, of Fort Madison
was in the city for short time to-
day attending to some business mat
ters.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Benevolent Union will be held to-
morrow morning at ten O'Clock at the
home.
Regular meeting of Puckechetuck
encampment No. Z, T. O. o. F. at
Odd Fellows hall at 8 o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
to attend.
Postmaster Moorhead of this city
Is IN receipt OF a postal sent via the
aerial route from st. Louis to Kinlock
Park, thence via rail to Keokuk. The
card was mailed to Postmaster Moor
head by Inspector John Welborn at
st. Louis, Oct. g. 1911, on which he
says: a line by flying machine which
nope will not fly entirely away" The
caro- is very much appreciated by the
recipient as It is probably the first to
be received in this city.
"A gratifying feature about the
constantly increasing circulation OF
The Gate City is that it is being Sc
cured without any inducements other
IMAM meritorious production.
schemes and premiums are not used
IN order to gain subscriptions. Pat
ronage obtained in this manner is only
temporary The city circulation is
the largest of any paper In KeokuA
and the out OF town list has always
exceeded that OF any other local pub
LEGATION.
Beginning Monday. October 8,
the want adv. department of The
Daily Gate City will be put on cash
basis Advertisements will be accept
ed by phone for this column but the
collectors will call the following morn
ing for settlement for business ac-
cepted. 1t is inadvisable to continue
to operate this department on credit
system as the individual accounts are
SO small that they become burden
some as a bookkeeping proposition.
1t will be preferable to send the cash
with order but in case this is not
convenient the order will be accepted
but 1t must be remembered that cash
collection will be made the following
day by Gate City collectors.
The state railroad commission has
ruled that egg case filters shall take
minimum weight OF $4,000 pounds
instead of 10000 pounds as is now the
case The rule becomes effective at
once. 1t will mean a big saving in
, freight rates to Iowa egg shippers.
For instance under the old rate if a
shipper sent only $4,000 pounds in a
car he had to pay for the extra 5000
because 10000 pounds was the mini
mum. Now he has no extras to pay
for because his $4,000 pounds is the
minimum. The commission also placed
broom holders in the second class rate,
gave empty oil cans a lower rate One
of its most important rulings is
that when a shipment is sent
over three railroads the middle road,
connecting the two terminal roads,
shall have the right to make an extra
switching charge.
-Dayenporters, and many Tri-city
people from Moline, Rock Island and
Davenport will see the Keokuk dam,
an excursion having been given here
on the steamer Helen Blair from the
northern ports recently and two more
will be given in the near future. A
Davenport Times notice of the excur.
sion rates, accommodations, etc,
says: The complete success of the
steamer Helen Blair's trip to the
great Water Power Dam at Keokuk
last Friday has encouraged the man.
agement to give two more such trips.
The Helen Blair will leave Friday,
October 13 at 8 p. M, arriving at
Keokuk ] p. m. Saturday and leaving
Keokuk for home at o'clock Satnr-
day evening. She will arrive home at
Davenport at p. m. Sunday This
will give passengers fine chance to
view the great work going on at Keo.
kuk, visit the city and have the whole
trip in day light with excellent meals
and all the fine autumn coloring OF
foliage thrown In. Capt. w. A. Blair
will go in personal charge with an
excellent crew to cater to the com
fort of his passengers. Fare for the
round trip including meals and berth.
$500 Telephone w. II. Lamont,
north 2573, for reservations as only SO
passengers will be taken.