The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-10
CITY NEWS.

Coffee at st. Paul's Thursday.
Swat the fly season is at hand
Pretty lawns help make pretty
city.
The storm door will soon make
room for the screen door.
Several fine musical attractions
will appear at the Grand opera house
during the next few weeks.
Baptist church apron sale and
market Thursday afternoon Refresh
ments served
REG liar meeting of Hermann
lodge. No. 116, l. .. o. F., tonight
7:30 o'clock Visiting brethren cor.
daily invited.
w. a. Bridgman, who will relieve
j. H. Cole as commercial agent for
the Wabash in Keokuk arrived in the
city this morning
unredeemed pledges consisting Of
All Oliver typewriter, diamonds.
watches and other iewelry for sale at
Keokuk Clothing and Loan Co, II
South Third street.
The midweek celebration OF the
Holy Communion in st. Johns church
will be held on Friday morning at 10
o'clock, not Thursday. as previously.
The funeral of the late William
H. Rice was held at O'clock this
afternoon at the family home, 517 A
street, Rev. James C. Mccain OF the
Methodist Protestant church conduct
ing the services.
Keokuk Camp M. w. A. No. 622
will hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hail. All members are
requested to be present.
Burlington Gazette: J. F. McDer-
mott of Keokuk has been called to
this city by the death of his father,
Mr.. Patrick McDermott.
The base ball season has arrived
There is plenty of evidence on the
streets and in the vacant lots where
the younger element is trying out
their arm.
Regular meeting OF Loyal Order
of Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704, to-
night at 8 o'clock in Hawkes. hall.
Visiting brothers cardially invited. Ed.
G. Vaughn. dictator. Roy NJ. Martin,
secretary.
Make your feet glad Let Karle
repair your shoes 814 Main.
! Thursday night deputy of the A.
10. q. W. will be in Kedkuk and will
/ address the local membership of that
Organization on subjects of special in
terest to the fraternity. A large at
! tendance is desired and expected.
Call at Sherwood's for harness,
for harness repairs and new buggies.
President F. A. Delano of the
Wabash railroad will arrive in Keokuk
Friday with number of members of
| the Chicago Chamber of Commerce to
inspect the dam. The trip will be
made in a special car. President
Delano has inspected the water
power project On other occasions but
this time he brings an influential
/ body of Chicago people to show them
whats doing in the Mississippi al
Keokuk.
New line of buggies just in at
Sherwood's.
Fort Madison Gem City. April 8
i Mrs. Roy Johns was in the city a
| few hours last evening, being on he1
way home to Canadian, Texas, after q
4 visit in Keokuk z. . Miss Marguer
tie Adams of Keokuk is in the city for
a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs
Ed Daley. :. :. Superintendent T. H
/ Sears and Bridge Superintendent ]. H
| Banker left this morning over the Bur
lington to visit the dam at Keokuk. !.
). Miss Hazel Johnson of Keokuk is
teaching the spring term of school al
Hickory Stump, near West Point.
Visitors to the Keokuk dam will
be numerous this year and they vii
not be entirely local. Hundreds viii
come to this city from all parts of the
United States and from across the
ocean to see The biggest water power
project on earth and Keokuk should
in every way reflect creditabie co
operation. This can be done In gener
al appearance and in commercial ac
tivity. This is the year to put Keokul
on the map in larger type than evel
before
The Burlington Hawk-Eye maxim;
mention of the Shriners meeting t,
be held in this city Friday says: :
There will be big gathering o
: shriners at Keokuk Friday. Som
thirty or more members are comini
down from Davenport tomorrow an
will spend the night here. They vii
be entertained at the Hotel Burlington