The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-23
CITY NEWS.
Storm buggies at sherwood's.

Storm buggies at Sherwood's.
Members Of the Iowa Engineering
Society who are in session today in
Davenport with an attendance OF about
sixty engineers from all parts OF the
state, will come to Keokuk tomorrow
to inspect the biggest water power
proposition of the age.
For Sunday dinner order choice
roast OF Jos. Haubert. 7o9 Main
Masonic-Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. IL, A. F. and A. NJ,
|7:30 o'clock Saturday evening, Feb.
ruary "a, at X. p. hall. Fifth and
Blondeau. Work on second degree.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited.
BY order of the w. NJ. s. H. John
ston, secretary.
Haubert for dressed chickens, 709
Mem. Both phones.
Keokuk bankers and bank en-
ployes who we're in Burlington yes.
terday to attend the bankers conven.
ton took occasion to witness the per
Torrance The Girl OF My Dreams, =
which appears at the Keokuk Grand
opera house this evening. They report
1t the best show they ever saw.
For harness repairs so to Sher
wood.
The pressure guage at the city
clerks Office showed an average
pressure of lis pounds last night al
the time of the fire on Main street
For over an hour it ranged from III
to 125 pounds This Is the best aver
age that has been shown during any
recent fire according to a statement
by Fire Chief Anderson this morning
The new assistant secretary Of
the local Y NJ C. A., L. II. Chidester
coming here from Rochester, N. Y
is rapidly getting into the routine Of
the local work. He and Secretary
Burns were well acquainted before
Mr. Chichester came here and worked
together along the same lines that
they are now working. He is apt and
cong email and is proving a valuable
help In the work.
Buy harness OF Sherwood.
That Thomas H Howells, the Lee
county farmer. who died suddenly al
his home near Keokuk yesterday, was
a victim Of heart disease, was the
verdict of the coroner's jury after
hearing the testimony of number Of
witnesses. The jury was composed OF
E. J. Korschgen, A. A. Ainsworth and
j. N. Kilroy. Mr.. Howells was born
| in Cardiff, Wales, in 1888, and came
to Iowa in 1858.
The services at Trinity Methodist
church were well attended yesterday
| The pastor preached at 1000 o'clock
In the afternoon DR.. McKaig gave a
Bible reading, on the Eternal Amen,
which will long be remembered by
| those present. The soul that has
within itself an eternal yes, to all the
commands and providences of God
has a refuge that no outward circum
stances or conditions can move. II
the evening large congregation list
ened to sermon on The Spirit-fillet
Life. The speaker made 1t very cleal
that not to be filed with the spiri
was to disobey one Of Gods commands
This evening the subject will be
Power to Love In Sound Mind.
Service will begin at 7:45. Everybody
is invited.
-Puckechetuck Lodge No. 40 meets
every Friday night at 8 o'clock. Al
members requested to be present. B,
order of Noble Grand. Geo. Immegart
secretary.
Attorney q. w. McManus will
lecture before General Shields coun
Gil, Knights of Columbus, Ottumwa
in the near future. OF his coming thu
Ottumwa Courier says: Mr.. McNanu.
who is brilliant orator, will deliver
an address to knights and their fam
lies and friends next Tuesday even
ing, February 81. His subject will BIZ
The Price Of Progress In his ad
dress Mr.. McManus will touch OF
various phrases of progress enjoyed
in this country during its existence
and he will tell of some of the evils
that have crept in as the price of this
progress. He will refer to the preser
walton Of the home and the evils O.
divorce and the indifference Of The
age toward moral problems. His ad
dress will be one of unusual lnteres,