The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-15
CITY NEWS.
Buy ny nets at sherwood's.

EIks' hall, Sixth and Blondeau streets.
lodge. No. LOG. B. P, Q, E.. tonight at
Initiation.
Have harness repaired at Sher-
woods.
"A patron Of The Gate City want
column who advertised for lost keys
in Sunday mornings issue can recov-
er property by calling at this Office.
Regular meeting of Puckechetuck
encampment No. 4, L O. o. +. at
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
To attend.
Mrs Ed F, Kirchner is in the
Presbyterian hospital at Chicago for
treatment Mr.. Kirchner who accom-
panied his wife to Chicago expects to
arrive home Saturday.
Fire, originating from q kerosene
stove caused the fire department TO
make a run to the home Of John
Smith, 1921 Williams street this morn-
ing about $3.50 o'clock It was extin-
guished without trouble. There was
no damage.
The fire department was called to
! the residence OF Mr. Paulson on the
bluff in the west part of the city, yes
terday afternoon, where a gasoline
stove had exploded and set fire to the
kitchen. A few pieces OF furniture
and the kitchen were slightly burned.
| 500 will cover the entire loss.
/ -. eel
Brownlee killed a water moccasin and
i.32 young ones down about the old
mill Thursday. The old snake was
I Ave feet in length and as large in the
I largest place as mans arm. Sunday
| w. S. Elerick brought to town six
feet, three inches black snake which
he ran on to in the timber south OF
town. Snakes appear to be numerous
this season notwithstanding the cold
weather.
Quincy Whig: G. B. Woollett, a
prominent merchant of Ottumwa,
Iowa, accompanied by his wife. had
| to abandon trip he was making by
auto while in Quincy Tuesday. They
were returning from Louisville, Ken
lucky, where they had been spending
a vacation and expected to go as far
as Keokuk Tuesday afternoon. The
rain spoiled their plans so they load
ed the big touring car aboard the
steamer Keokuk and made the trip to
Keokuk aboard the steamer. They
enjoyed the ride on the river immens-
ely and expressed themselves in terms
OF warm appreciation of the many
courtesies extended them by Captain
Hugh Mckenzie.
Quincy Herald, Aug. Ii: Mrs. Otis
police this forenoon and detained un-
til facts concerning fight she had
+ had with her husband could be in
vestigated. An effort was made to 10
), cate Gray but he eluded arrest. Hus
h band and wife had trouble at Third
n and Spring and the husband assaulted
\ the woman with lis fists. She had
\ been drinking and told the officers
that she had just arrived from Keo
kuk where she is employed in a res
taurant Gray Is cook by occupation
The family residence is in the BOG
block, Vermont Street.
Here is something that may be Of
interest to dog owners here. A recen,
J supreme court decision outlines re
sponsibilities OF owners Of dogs. The
decision was in case where actor
had been brought to recover damages
from the owner OF dog that barked
and frightened the plaintiffs horses
The plaintiff was thrown and injured
and he brought suit for $500 dam
ages. The Jury gave him verdict
for that amount, and the owner of the
. dog appealed to the supreme court
J, The supreme court sustained the yer
. dict and said in strong words that tn;
owners of barking and vicious dogs
are responsible for all damages caused
by such dogs, and the owners keel
them at their own peril.
Reverend w. A. Pratt whose col
llege extension European tours hav,
, been so eminently successful has beer
invited by the Austrian railroad
:, through the Austrian railway minis
. ter to be guest of the Austrian gov
: eminent for weeks trip over thu
! railway system of that country. TIL
, occasion will bring together most o
the best known railroad men of Ell
!. rope newspaper correspondents from
: all countries, and many men and VIC
men who stand high in the politica
and social life of the old world. TIL
occasion is the introduction of tn
new observation cars OF the Canada
Pacific Co. under 10 years contract
2 which after Aug. Is are to run in Aus
n tria. Banquets are to be given a
Vienna, Salzburg. villach, Trieste an
1: other places in the Austrian tyrol.