The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-23
CITY NEWS.
Storm buggies at sherwood's.

-StOfm buggleS at sherwood B.
Members OF the Iowa Engineering
Society who are in session today in
Davenport with an attendance Of about
sixty engineers from all parts Of the
state, will come to Keokuk tomorrow
to inspect the biggest water power
proposition Of the age.
For Sunday dinner order choice
roast OF JOS. Haubert, 100 Main.
Masonic Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. IL, A. F. and A. NJ.
1880 o'clock Saturday evening. Feb
ruary "a, at X. P. hall, Fifth and
Blondeau. Work on second degree.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited.
BY order of the w. M. S. H. John
ston, secretary.
-Haubert for dressed chickens, 709
Main. Both phones.
Keokuk bankers and bank en-
ployes who were in Burlington yes
terday to attend the bankers conven-
ton took occasion to witness the per-
Torrance The Girl OF My Dreams
which appears at the Keokuk Grand
opera house this evening. They report
1t the best show they ever saw.
For harness repairs go to Sher-
wood.
The pressure guage at the city
clerks Office showed an average
pressure of lis pounds last night at
the time of the fire on Main street.
| For over an hour it ranged from 10
to 125 pounds. This is the best aver
age that has been shown during any
recent fire according to a statement
by Fire Chief Anderson this morning.
The new assistant secretary OF
the local Y NJ C. A. j.. H. Chichester,
coming here from Rochester, N Y,
is rapidly getting into the routine OF
the local work. He and Secretary
Burns were well acquainted before
Mr. Chichester came here and worked
together along the same lines that
they are now working. He is apt and
cong genial and is proving valuable
help in the work.
Buy harness OF Sherwood.
THAT Thomas HI. Howells. the Lee
county farmer, who died suddenly at
his home near Keokul yesterday, was
a victim of heart disease, was the
verdict of the coroner's jury after
hearing the testimony of number of
witnesses. The jury was composed Of
e. j. Korschgen, A. A. Ainsworth and
~. N. Kilroy. Mr.. Howells was born
/ in Cardiff, Wales, In 1888, and came
to Iowa in 1853.
The services at Trinity Methodist
church were well attended yesterday.
The pastor preached at 1000 o'clock.
In the afternoon Dr. McKaig gave a
Bible reading, on the Eternal Amen"
which will long be remembered by
those present. The soul that has
within itself an eternal yes. to all the
commands and providences of God,
has a refuge that no outward circum-
4 stances or conditions can move. In
the evening large congregation list
ened to sermon on The Spirit-filIed
Life. The speaker made it very clear
that not to be filed with the spiri,
was to disobey one of Gods commands
/ This evening the subject will be
Power to Love in Sound Mind
Service will begin at 7:45. Everybody
is invited
Puckechetuck Lodge No. 40 meets
every Friday night at 8 o'clock All
members requested to be present. By
order of Noble Grand Geo. Immegart
secretary.
Attorney q. w. McManus will
lecture before General Shields coun
Gil, Knights of Columbus. Ottumwa
in the near future OF his coming the
Ottumwa Courier says: Mr.. McManus
who is a brilliant orator, will deliver
an address to knights and their fam
lilies and friends next Tuesday even
ing, February 81. His subject will be
THE Price Of Progress" In his ad
dress Mr.. McManus will touch or
various phrases of progress enjoyed
in this country during its existence
and he will tell of some of the evils
that have crept in as the price of this
progress. He will refer to the preser
walton of the home and the evils Of
divorce and the Indifference Of the
age toward moral problems. His ad
dress will be one Of unusual interes,
to Catholics and their friends, tc