The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-30
CITY NEWS.


Pretty line Of buggiee at sher-
wood ADV.
In difference to the requests Of
Keokuk wholesalers. the Wabash rail-
road will put on refrigerator car be-
tween this CITY and Springfield. Tbs
FIRST trip will he next Thursday.
Residents OF West Keokuk. living
on Reid street from r street to Mis-
souri, avenue. are circulating a pe.i-
ton to be presented to the city ccun-
eli. asking for an extension Of the
water mains In that district. It Is
said that they have no adequate fire
protection and that they wish water
service fcf private use.
George Saunders, colored, was ar
rested Saturday night on charge OF
frespassing and pleaded no. guilty in
superior court this morning. William
CSfiaf1an pleaded guilty to charge
or intoxication and disturbing the
peace and was released upon a sus-
pended sentence of thirty days and
payment Of the costs Of prosecution.
e. B. Gordon has completed the
typographical map he has been work
ing ON for the use OF John Nolen. The
map shows the elevations OF the
street corners. the elevations near
the Industrial tract. and the four
roads leading to the Industrial tract.
The four ways OF getting to the indus.
trial tract are by the Commercial AL
ley road, the Hicks road. the Hilton
road and the Iowa street extension
road.
Look! Best Springfield lump coal
$3.50 per ton ]. c. McManus Con.
struction Co. Phone 2l5.
Jennie G. Sanford has transferred
to Bertha |. Denton property ON Bank
street between Sixth and Seventh for
consideration Of $500. James o.
Minor has sold seventy acre farm
two miles west of Keokuk to Joseph
Lundgren. consideration not given.
and Josephine Lundgren has convened
to ]. o. Minor one-haif of block cu8
at Fourteenth and Carroll streets.
Big line OF auto robes and lap
robes at Sherwood's.-Ady.
The frequent changes Of residence
of many patrons OF the public library
are a source Of much trouble to the
library officials. When the patron
forgets to return a book on time and
notification is sent, the lack OF proper
address makes 1t impossible to reach
the party and as result, book is
kept ont Of the library almost indefi-
niteiy at times There is a clause
on the card which says that a change
OF residence viii be given the librarian
Immediately.
With the announcement OF three
jewelry firms in The Gate City sun
day that they would close their stores
at hve-thirty each evening except Sat
urday, some concerted action on the
part of other retailers may be taken
In regard to early closing. One dry
goods store has posted notice OF the
early closing hours a. its store. There
is considerable division OF opinion
among the retailers concerning the
early closing
A marked copy OF the McPher-
Son lkans.) Republican has reached
the exchange table of this office. In
the Issue the local reporter sets forth
the closing chance afforded by leap
year for the young ladies OF McPher-
son to select husband and In order
to give them some assistance men
tons the names OF a large number
of eligible bachelors, among whom
appears the name OF Albert Lawson.
ia former well known Keokuk boy.
and Albert is set forth In the follow
ing attractive style. Albert Lawson
Another clothier. tall and fine look
Ing, the son of deacon, and lead
ing light in the shoe world. Auto
rides instead of moonlight strolls and
a temper that is as steady as the mag
net. Is dandy bargain .
Place your order for turkeys
chickens, groceries and vegetables for
New Years day with C. j. Carr, the
grocer. 1902 Main. Phone 1574.--Adv.
The following patents were grant.
ed to Iowans for the week ending De-
cember "a, 1912. as reported from the
office OF Wilfred c. Lane, Patent AT.
torney. sos Croker Building. Des
Noines. Iowa. No. 1,osS129 furnace
regulator, j. NJ. Beech. MarEhalItown.
No. 1.047,9f5 photo-shItter. D. S.
Cole, Washington; No. 1.04S,2 s3 kero-
sene oil generator. r. T.. Bushnell,
Hubbard; No. I04s.14s welding de
vice, A. Colbert and ] F. Gillespie
Des Molnes; No. 1.048.4Os ditchins
machine, A. e. Hanson. Mason City.
No. 1.04s.1s4 trolley pole, E. A. Horn
bostel, Jr., Des Moines; No. l.04s. C24
hagstacker-tongue support, c. n. Lowe
Mallard; No. 1s04s,t91 cleaner attach.
mAnt for grain elevators, j. A, Mel
gon, Ellsworth; No. f,D4S,os6 handle
fastening for picks and other tools E.
L. Ray. Agency; No. 1,o4S,23s spring
fire p TygeIiIng peIia. M mo