The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
CITY NE vVS.

Get an Ice blanket at Weismans.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday In st. Louis to Lyman r.
Yolton Of Keokuk and Daisy Simpson
OF Pennington.
watches for graduates at Ayres
& Sons
Palmer Trimble, representing the
Chicago, Burlington 6 Quincy Rail-
road, was In Kahoka yesterday look
ing after the case of Elmer Morris
who was injured last Friday. Morris
was injured BY being run over by a
hand car.
Stop at Sherwood's with your har
ness when you need repairs.
Mr. and Mrss A. Laird OF FIT. Mad
ison are spending few days In the
city visiting at the home Of ]. Albert
Il Kiedaisch on Orleans avenue. Mr..
i Laird Is the assistant postmaster of
Ft, Madison and sees much change in
Keokuk since his last visit here
year ago.
b "A trip along the canal from the
foot Of Anschutz hill to Prices creek
reveals very active condition. Gangs
of men are at work on the new road
way. which will be a fine route be-
tween Keokuk and Fort Madison and
it is hoped that nothing viii interfere
to block this plan as there is nothing
SO advantageous to section OF coun.
try as good roads 1t will also AFFORD
a very picturesque line
Regular meeting Of Hermann
Lodge No. 116, 4. o. o. F. tonight. 8
o'clock Visiting brothers cordially In
vited Initiation tonight
We are showing a large line OF
articles suitable for graduation gifts.
Ayres & Sons.
"A very noteworthy improvement
is now being made on the east side of
North Eleventh street between Fulton
and Franklin streets. Grading is pro-
;. crossing there for the laying of a
sidewalk, the full length of the block,
supplying long needed want and add
Ing much to the appearance and
utility of that locality
Many members of the Davenport
Automobile club are making arrange
}. ments to come to Keokuk sometime in
July to visit the big dam and to see
what's doing in this part of the coun-
? try. Their route will carry them
I through Burlington, Nauvoo and Keo-
e kuk and they are asking for informa-
ton about points of interest along the
S line Keokuk will furnish abundant
it interest for the visitors.
y "A titled Briton, Lord Montagu, is
nj coming to inspect the water power
o dam. A picture of the distinguished
Englishman appears in this morning S
5 issue of the Globe Democrat. Lord
e Montagu Of Beaulieu is sportsman OF
o international reputation and is visiting
e lin New York He will come west es
II peciaIly to inspect the wonderful
IS water power plant at Keokuk in which
he is Interested Lord Montagu is
sr the titular editor OF big automobile
O paper in London. He has been a wal
4. correspondent.
d. The new street cars recently pur
n, chased by the Keokuk Electric com
pany have not been used very mucl
Id since their arrival for the reason tina
err arrangements for turning the cars ar
not available. It is the purpose to pu
a In a 'Y'' on Sixth street and at Ran,
a park SO that the cars can be turne'
n and the entrance always be in tn
ce proper place. The new cars are tn
Il pay-as-y ou-enter type. The work O
ne constructing new track and roadbee
for the street railway is going forwar
X. rapidly and in the most substantial
or manner.
he The Burlington Hawk-Eye says o
to the meeting of Commercial club mem
he bers in this city Monday: Presiden
of E. G. Gould and Secretary Ed. 3. Egar
o. of the Commercial Exchange, were i
Keokuk Monday, where they me
10 with representatives of the booster OF
. CARNATIONS of Hannibal, Fort Madiso
60 and Keokuk, discussing plans for tn
r. benefit of the respective towns an
- the region to be especially beneflte
~ by the big dam. Another meeting Wi
u be held at Hannibal in June. 1t i
expected that much of interest an
&c genuine value will be developed.
j. H. Talbot, editor of the Kaht
ka Free Press, visited Keokuk a fe'
al hours Monday and observed that col
rs ditions here indicated new CONNIE
10 cial life. His impression is the sam
he that all visitors receive who visit tn
n, new Keokuk Mr.. Talbot readil
~ noted that this city is moving rigr
,.l along and that the old order of thing
Is changing In his paper of Tuesda
,.i he makes the following mention {
10 his trip to this city: The editor visi
az. ed Keokuk for few hours Monda
ha and was pleased to note the spirit ,
90 progress which seems to permeat
- the entire city. New buildings al
100 being erected. old ones reconstruct
80 and still Others being enlarged for
- greater business, Main street is We
~ table workshop and the citizens ge
erally seem to he wing together for