The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-15
CITY NEWS.


Big new now Of bussies at Sher-
woods.
Federal court Is IN session in Keo-
kuk. Judge Mcpherson presiding
Keep that general clean up day In
mind. April Goth. In order to be sure
that your premises will present fine
condition have the work done before
the both.
Last week was quite busy one
in Keokuk in the matter OF entertain
ing visitors and Keokuk acquitted
herself creditably in this social
assignment.
Subscribers to The Gate City who
fail to receive their paper weekday
evenings should phone the office be-
fore six o'clock so that their complaint
can receive attention.
knights and Ladies OF Security,
Keokuk council No. 1889. will meet
in regular session at 8 o'clock at A.
o. U. w. hall Monday evening. A
large attendance is desired.
The Clinton Daily Advertiser OF
April IL, contains an extended account
of the recent grand council meeting of
the Royal Arcanum in Keokuk, writ
ten by one OF the delegates here and
containing number of very favorable
comments on the city OF Keokuk and
the water power work.
In a letter to Keokuk friend,
Rev. ]. w. Potter who left here for
Sioux Falls. s. D.. writes that not a
single Sunday since he arrived there
has he failed to take in some new
members, 2f2 having Joined the
church since October. The growth haa
been so rapid and large that his con-
gregation has bought a $4,000 site for
new church and will erect one at a
cost of $4,000.
The wholesale paper dealers and
manufacturers OF Iowa will hold their
convention In this city April 23rd. 1t
will not be 30 large convention In
point of attendance but 1t will be an
interesting one. G. F. Mcfarland OF
this city is a member of the associa
/ ton and to him will be assigned more
particularly the work of seeing that
the convention is properly entertained
A trip over the water power works
will be one of the interesting features
Keokuk should get busy and induce
other conventions to come here ano
this task will be taken up with vigoi
when the hotel facilities have increas
ed to such a point that several hundred
can be Accommodated.
The superiority Of The Gate Cit,
/ United Press telegraph service II
Sundays issue over tho Chicago pa
pers was given an expression yester
i day morning when this paper contained
the result OF the Pennsylvania
primaries and the Chicago papers
arrived In Keokuk without the much
sought for news. The Gate City repor
covered the situation as late as 2:3t
Sunday a. m and Chicago papers
! served to Keokuk necessarily go tt
j press early SO that later and more
important news fails to find its wa.
i into their columns. Saturday evening
telephone calls inquiring about thu
result OF the Pennsylvania primaries
i were frequent but the polls did no
close In that state until late and 1t wal
impossible to get early news, but thu
/ United Press Associations service
served the result in good time TO
morning publications and The Cat
City was the first to inform Keokul
people how the election went. Thi
office received several long distance
requests for information. The ful
leased wire service of the Unitet
Press Association that is being serve'
readers OF The Gate City is makin'
: its value felt and doing great worl
, In putting Keokuk on the map as
live city and at the same time giyin
!, the patrons of this paper the best Q
satisfaction.