The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-05
CITY NEWS.

test and the intervening time can be
devoted to boosting Keokuk.
Mrs. Marder's eighth annual pu.
IpiIs concert at ST. Frances de Sales as
Isernhly hall Friday evening. June I.
S o'clock.
/ Mrs. Emma stevens has brought
suit for divorce from her husband.
George Stevens on charge of deser-
ton. They were married in Daven-
port.
Regular meeting OF Loyal Order
of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. T04. to-
night at o'clock In Hawkes. hall.
| Visiting brothers cardiallv invited. Ed.
lG. Vaughn, dictator. Roy NJ Martin.
secretary
Miss Mary sheahan OF East
Orange, New Jersey. arrived in the
city today for several weeks visit at
the residence Of Mrs. P. sheahan in
West Keokuk.
i Regular meeting OF Keokuk Aerie.
No. 6Ss, :. o. E. tonight at Eagles
Hall, 523 Main at s o'clock. Visit
] irg brothers always welcome Chas.
| 4. Noakes secretary
| Sherwood sells harness.
Regular meeting OF Loyal Order
OF Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704, to-
night at o'clock in Moose home.
Sixth and Main streets. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. Ed. G.
Vaughn. dictator. Roy NJ. Martin, sec
rotary.
The resurfacing Of Main street is
now taking on material form. The
workmen started at Third and johnson
streets and the work is completed to
Main streets. The force OF men put
ting In the new track along the same
street is now far out on Main street.
Louis A. Berryhill has received
official notification OF his appoint
ment as one of the sergeant-at-arms
at the republican national convention
to be held in Chicago June 18th. The
appointment was made through the
recommendation Of Congressman
Kennedy.
The First Christian church has
made arrang ements for lecture
course, the dates to be announced
later. Arrangements have been con-
cluded with the Redpath Lyceum
Bureau for four attractions. and these
are Ratio, Lybarger and Balalaika, and
the Dixie chorus.
Possibly, Fort Madison may have
great white way A Burlington man
has been there trying to interest the
Fort Madison First Association in the
electrical luxury now so popular In
various cities all over the country,
but so far the Fort Madison associa-
tino has taken no decided action.
Sherwood sells buggies.
Keokuk citizens whose business
frequently calls them away from the
l city invariably return with the infor-
nation that the people they meet talk
enthusiastically about Keokuk and the
i water power and the prospects. and
all express themselves as unable to
see anything but a great future. 1t is
certain that the city never before re-
ceived such favorable comment.
We want to repair your harness
for you. Sherwood.
Strange records they do break In
Burlington. This time. the IN river
city probably has the champion juven.
lie horse thief. Raymond Steinbrech.
Eer is the champions name, and his
| age is nine years. In his brief and
wicked nine years of existence, the
champion has stolen a team of mules
la pony and team of ponies, while his
latest theft, which took place Monday
was horse and buggy, stolen from
the down town business district.
Fort Madison has reIapsed into
ian unclean city. says DR.. Casey. OF
the Fort Madison board of health
Since the clean UP day last spring, he
says. the citizens have become negli
gent and the same conditions that con
fronred the city prior to the cleaning
are bobbing UP again in spots and
threaten to make the city as dirtv as
ever. He urges continual war on dirt
and suggests that especial pains be
taken to destroy the breeding place.
of germs.
Several changes have been made
lately in the personnel of The Gate
City carrier force and 1t is quite like
ly that until the new carriers become
; better acquainted with their routes
some subscribers will miss receiyine
their paper. In order 10 protect the
subscribers the request is again mad.
that telephone complaints be sen
into this Office not later than o'cloca
each evening 50 that correction in ths
serTica can De mzds- Please DC no
overlook this reorest az # Is PRO
lection both 70 the circulation de
psrtment and 10 the subscriber.
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