The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-31
CITY NEWS.

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by patron Of The Gate City want
column who placed an advertisement
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got more than he wanted
The will of Carl F. e. Fritzsch
4 was opened and read in the district
court yesterday. The date set for
probate is February s.
Buy an auto robe for little mon
ey at Sherwood's.
Regular meeting Of Hermann
lodge. No. lie, I. o. o. F.. tonight t
1880 o'clock Visiting brethren cor
/ daily invited.
/ My personal attention is given all
4 shoe repair work. Karle, S14 Main.
Lap robes cheap at Sherwood s.
IS. NJ Schwartz and wife have
conveyed to Nettie NJ COPYRIGHT lots
II, 8, and 8. block 119. city Of Keokuk.
Keokuls Camp M. ". A. No. 622
| will hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
The north bound x line morning
train was nearly half hour late to-
day, and the southbound morning
train of the same line came in two
sections, the first section being about
on schedule time and the second sec
| ton coming down about two hours
later.
Manager L. G. Worley OF the
Grand Opera house will this evening
entertain s. B. Harrington, of Peoria,
H., one OF the owners of the Keo-
kuk theatre. Mr.. Harrington will ar
rive in time to witness the perform
ance of Baby Mine" at the Grand
this evening.
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"A reunion Of the survivors OF the
Iowa soldiers in the civil war is to
be held in Dies Moines some time
in August, when all the veterans
will be gathered from all parts of
the country for three day session.
Campfires and reunions will be ar
ranged for by Lot Abraham, who has
the matter in charge. The occasion
for the reunion is the fiftieth ami
yersary OF the first year of the war.
The January term of the district
court was adjourned sine die this aft
ernoon by Judge Henry Bank, Jr. The
February term will open here on Mon
day with Judge W. S. Hamilton of
Fort Madison presiding. Judge Bank
will go to Fort Madison on February
Z to hold court during the rest of
the February term there A number
of new suits have been filed for the
February term here.
State Food Inspector Flynn has
discovered that scales are apt to
cheat the dealer In the winter and
customers in the summer. He has re-
turned from tour OF inspection in
the southeastern section Of the state.
Il have found that scales contract in
the winter to the detriment of deal
ers,' said he this morning, especial.
ly in this very cold weather. In SUM.
mer. thus the reverse is different.
Tie scales expand to the detriment
Of the customer, Between the two
it is necessary to watch them with
changing temperature"
I w. c. Allen of Springfield, mas
ter of chancery of the United States
court for the southern district of
Illinois, began a hearing in Fort Madi-
son today in the proceedings brought
by the firm Of Black and Loomis, ct
al, land owners on the Illinois side
of the river against the Mississippi
River Power Company. The lands in
volved include Polk Island and all the
land in Green Bay township subject
to being submerged by the completion
Of the big dam at Keokuk. Mr.. Allen
!, has been taking testimony at Dallas
City and other Illinois towns.
Attorney General Cosson yester-
day afternoon ruled that district
judge has no authority to commit a
prisoner to jail under the indetermi-
nate law and then fix the time when
he shall be released. Judge Preston
of Oskaloosa had sentenced Tony VI
lelo TO Anamosa for a term not
exceed ten years. He then ordered
Warden McClaughry v release the
man at the end of six months. War
don Mar1ar, y1,t Pnp 10 -,
to determine the course which he
should pursue. Attorney General Cos
son holds that the legislature did not
intend to transfer from the board OF
parole to the district judges the
power of determining when prisoners
shall be released.
Regular meeting of Loyal Order
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