The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-14
CITY NEWS.

you use Inc CATE city want COL
umn be sure and inquire for your re-
plies.
James H. King has conveyed to
William Holland, lot II. block 2, King S
addition.
--Keokuk bankers will attend the
bankers convention in Burlington on
February 20.
-Keokuk Camp NJ. W. A. No. 622
Will hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested TO be present.
Very little contagious sickness
has developed SO far this winter. The
school children have been affected but
slightly so far.
VIM. Lucas the grocer, and Sam
luel ireland the butcher, have remos>
ed from 22s Is street to 1879 Reid
street where they will be glad to have
I all customers and friends call.
Attorney F. NJ. Ballinger, who has
been in Graham hospital for several
weeks. due to injuries received in a
fall, is improving and hopes to be
able to leave the hospital within the
next few days.
The anniversary of Lincoln's birth
day was not marked by any special
features in keokuk. Excepting the
banks and the saloons the business
houses remained open for the transac-
ton OF trade.
1t looks like the backbone of win
ter has been broken and rivermen are
beginning to talk about the ice going
out at an early date. The breakup
of the Ice this season will be of more
than usual interest in Keokuk owing
to the water power construction and
the effect it will have on that plant.
Fort Madison papers are taking an
| interest in the Russell case, as Mrs.
Carl Russell was formerly Della John
son, resided in Fort Madison, and was
married to Russell in Fort Madison.
Chief of Police Schier has been in
communication with the lumber camp
j in an effort to locate Russell who is
wanted for manslaughter.
| Members of Post G.. 7. p. A., will
be interested in knowing that the
state convention of the organization
will be held on May 5. The Daven-
port Post in charge has decided to
make it one day affair. Headquar-
tiers for the state convention will be
at the Commercial Club. The banquet
will be held in the evening at the
Outing Club which will also be head
quarters for the ladies. On Feb. II at
Des Moines the Commercial Travellers
congress of Iowa meets
The Burlington Hawk-Eye in max
/ ing mention of the appointment OF
Henry S. Moorhead as master me-
chanic of the 60 at Ottumwa, to
succeed the late I. n. Funk, says:
Mr.. Moorhead lived here for about
fifteen years and ran an engine from
Burlington to Ottumwa and from Bur-
flington to Creston. He was later
made road foreman of engines and
then assistant master mechanic. The
news of his appointment will be vel
come to his many friends.
With a jury secured yesterday
afternoon, trial OF the Wilson-Reed
$4,000 personal damage case was re-
sumed before Judge W. S. Hamilton
| in the district court this morning. A
young girl in short dresses, the in
! jury of whom in a runaway is the
cause for action, was on the stand.
The Jurors follow: ]. Ross Robert
ison. VIM. Laislie, P. G. Benner, John
Kowenburg, Dan Breitenstein, Yves w.
Whittier. Albert Linnenberger, Bern
ard Peterson, G. H. Rube, ]. D. Stan
ton, Clarence Mullikin and Peter
Blink.
The statements of the Keokuk
Savings bank and the State Central
Savings bank appear in this issue and
show those financial institutions to be
in fine condition. The same is equal
~ true of the Keoknk National bank
another of the strong financial con
Germs. Just in passing 1t is not Out
of place to remark that the KeokuI
banks during the 1907 panic did moi
enforce the cashier check rule plar
but transacted business in the usua
way just as IL no panic prevailed
Keokuk banks are all right, strong
financial concerns and splendid.
managed.
The Southeastern Iowa Teachers
association will meet this year a
Grinnell, on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. April 4, 5, and 6. Thursda,
and Friday evenings and Friday ant
Saturday morning viii be given owe
to general meetings addressed b.
speakers of wide reputation on thu
broader aspects of educational work
Friday morning, from 1890 to 1870
O'clock, and Friday afternoon. will b
devoted TO about twenty conference
, and round tables for the consideration
of specific subjects in greater detail
than could be done in general sessions
, A number OF the local teachers hav
already been invited to go on thes
programs.