The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
CITY NEWS.


~. r. Roberts has transferred to
Thomas Ganley lot 3. block 1872, city
OF Keokuk.
A divorce has been granted to
Henry F. Vanderheyden from Carrie
HANDKERCHIEF by Judge Hamilton in
the district court. The ground was
desertion.
Republicans should be sure and at
tend the city convention this evening
at the court house to select delegates
to attend the county convention at
Donnellson next Friday.
Tho funeral OF Mrs. Carl P. Carl
SON was held at the family residence,
1916 Park street at o'clock this af-
ternoon, and at the Swedish Lutheran
church at 3 o'clock.
Storm buggies at Sherwood's.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. s, Knights OF Pythias to-
night at 500 O'Clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting Knights
invited. John P. Johnson, c. G.
Communication sent to this office
for publication must be signed by the
writer, not necessarily for publication
but the editor must know the author
of the communication. Unless the sig
nature OF the writer Is attached COM
munication will not be published.
The city council, at its meeting
this morning, established three new
lights. They are at the corners Of j
and Oak, and Missouri avenue and
Seventeenth and High streets. There
has been q need for lights at these
corners for some time.
Tom Stivers, the well-known Bur
lington newspaper man. was in Keo-
kuk yesterday. He spent several hours
discussing Keokuk election matters
and took great interest In the sit
uation, especially as Burlington will
soon hold an election under the COM
mission form of government.
I'm view Of the disturbances on the
Mexican border. Company L has re-
ceived orders to have its equipment in
order for a hasty departure at any
| time. Captain Frank LeBron does not
anticipate any march to thez&tant,
but an order of this kind iss31s l1Gliy
sent out to the militia of the states.
Judge James D. Smyth. a jurist
well-known among members Of the
Keokuk bar, having presided over q
term of court in this city about 9
year ago, fell on the pavement in
Huntington yesterday and broke His
right arm. The Judge pluckily contin
lued in the direction of Mercy hospita
where he received the service OF 9
physician
! -Keokuk merchants can not affort
to ignore the extensive advertising
value that the Gate City offers them
Such a service and such value wa
never before offered to the advertiser
The newspaper is the vehicle that cal
ries your store news into the home
and with more effectiveness than an
other advertising agency. And tn
Gate City circulation is far ahead c
any other publication in this city.
THAT no doubt many former Ket
kukians recalled home ties fe'
weeks ago when pictures OF the Ket
kuk dam were thrown on screens
!. hundreds of motion picture theatres
is evidenced by letter from Henry \
! Barnett, formerly of Wayland, Nc
Mr.. Barnett resides at Oakland, Calf
and was surprised one evening by Sc
ing pictures Of the KeoAuk dam.
few years ago he was a frequent vi
itor to the city.
20. A. Nelson, Keokuk boy WI
has been in Alaska for several yeal
and who was recently back here on
visit, sends a friend in The Gate Gil
9, office copy Of the Chitina Lead
e. under date OF Feb. "a, giving all II
le local news of the place and all of Il
T. important telegraph news from Il
world. One item of interest to Ke
'e kuk people who shivered all whit
J. and thought regular Alaskan wealth
81 prevailed here, says: For over
month the temperature has not be-
O. below zero and the lowest this whit
was about 30 below The old so,
IN coughs say this is the mildest wint
on record.
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