The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-16
CITY NEWS.


Take your shoes for repairs 70
karle's Union Label shop. Si4 Main
Laura r. Johnson and W. r, John
son have conveyed TO the Keokuk and
Hamilton Water Power Co lots So
and IS. town OF Galland
Frank LeBron who has been iii
ST his home for the past week with
threatened pneumonia, is much better.
though unable to leave the house yet.
William Schoel, the well known
superintendent of the Keokuk Water
Works Co, is celebrating two ami
Yersaries today. his birthday and the
event of his tenth year with the wa
ter company
Fred korschgen, superintendent Of
the poor. met with a slight accident
Saturday night as the result OF the
slippery pavement He slipped on the
ice, striking the back OF his head
quite foreibly.
Burlington is to leave nothing I'M
done in taking advantage OF the bene
fits the water power will bring In
this connection the Hawk-Eye says:
The directors of the Commercial Ex-
change met yesterday afternoon The
subject OF the discussion was the dam
Al keosuh and its effect upon Burllng-
ton and her industries and the action
to be taken here, The meeting was
informal, but in a short time, some
thing of formal nature will probably
be brought forward. There is no
doubt as TO the fact that Burlington is
wide awake to the Importance OF the
great enterprise to Burlington and the
surrounding territory, and that moth
ing will be left undone here, that can
make the results more valuable and
lasting.
The afectionate goodbye kiss that
smacks, and smacks, and smacks at
the depots is being frowned on by GER
tain railroad officials. and movement
IS now on foo- TO have cities along
some of the routes pass ordinances
prohibiting OSCILLATION at passenger
stations Officials OF some OF the rail
roads in the state are making an act
i've campaign against The practice of
kissing friends, relatives and sweet
hearts goodbye on the station plat
forms before the departure of trains.
Their principal reason for this cam
paign is the fact that trains are de
layed from one minute 10 FIVE each
day by kissing parties. people down
10 welcome friend 10 the city or bid
ding loved one farewell, in which
ceremony osculation is the rule and
they stand in the way OF people an
xious to get on the crowded train TO
get q seat Local railroad officials
are not complaining, as no trains have
Seen delayed by the causes above re
ferred to.
Disposition of the estate of the
late Captain William Someryille OF
Quincy is told OF in Yesterdays Wing
as follows: Captain William Somer
vile, late superintendent of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Home, left mis- en-
tire. estate, with the exception of The
household effects, q gold watch and a
few chattels, in trust with the State
Savings, Loan & Trust company OF
Quincy The income from the estate
is to be equally divided between his
daughter, Miss Carrie Somervi'le. and
his widow. Mrs. Mary ]. Somerville.
and should this be insufficient TO main
tain them at ease, the trustee is
authorized 10 dispose of such real
estate as may be required At the
death OF Mrs SomerYiIIe rhe residue
OF the estate is 10 be divided equally
between his daughter and son, James
Such, in substance, are the provfs-
ions OF the viii Of Captain Somer-
vile, who died Monday night. Jan. 9.
The instrument was fled with the
county CLERK and admitted 10 probate
YESTERDAY It bears date Of Dec. 10.
1906.
That the report Of the engineers
who are making the survey OF the Des
Mcines river 10 ascertain lis naviea-
biIity viii he favorable is The runaor.
II is understood that the survey has
discovered thar there is sufficient wa
ter in the Des Moines. even at the
time of low water. for q six foot chan
rel 10 be maintained The discharge
OF the Des Moines al the lowest ebb
is $50 cubic feet per second BY the
nse Of storage basins this discharge
can be 50 increased as to make The
maintenance OF niRe-fcot channel
mIiaratiyely easy matter Although
the government does not pay especial
attention to rover sites. the survey
ors declare that the Des Noines is
one Of the best streams in the middle
west for power generating purposes
on account OF its rapid fall The re-
port Of the Iowa conservation bureau,
which IS now in the hands of the
printer will recommend the appro-
priation of 2 sum of money for the
purpose of aiding the national gov
eminent in the matter of fiowage
rights and retaining the power sites
for the state. Added legislation on the
subject Of power sites is also recon-
mended.