The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-20
CITY NEWS.

rem fraternally invited to attend. C.
NJ. vogler, regent; J. l. Annable, sec
Festival this evening L. Nelson
home, postponed.
The name of Bert Reynolds,
which was included in The Gate City
yesterday as among the firemen who
were to quit the department, appears
to be mistake. Mr.. Reynolds says
that he contemplates no such action.
The Baptist ladies will hold their
annual bazaar Friday, Dec. s.
-Puckechetuck Lodge No 43 meets
every Friday night at o'clock. All
members requested to be present. BY
order of Noble Grand Geo. Immegare,
secretary. Work in the second degree.
Discussing Warden McClaughry's
statemen before the conference of
state institution officials that there,
should be central bureau Of identi-
fication in each state by the finger
print method. Attorney General Co.'S
son, according to Des Moines reports.
declared that there should also be a
l'w creating the office of state sher.
IF. Mr.. Cosson believes that state
sheriff's office would do much toward
decreasing crime in Iowa
An Ewers-McCarthy Co. hat is par
ticularly pleasant on the head.
For Sale Cheap, good square
piano. Cash or easy payments. Ad-
dress x. x, care Gate City.
The steamer Dubuque, which has
made weekly trips between Burling-
ton and st. Louis during the past
summer, passed through here yester-
day with a good sized cargo of pas
sengers. The Dubuque will make but
one more round trip this season, pass
| ing through Keokuk next Thursday
on her farewell journey. After that
| date she will run on a different chart
that does not bring her to this city.
| 1t Is easy to dress your boy well
at Ewers-McCarthy Co.
Best Springfield in. lump coal
1925 per ton. in quantities of tons
or more. j. c. McManus Construction
Co.
Smith Dodge, Burlington char
acter we'll known in this city, espec
tally to the police, was arraigned in
court yesterday In Burlington on a
charge of murder, to which he plead
| ed not guilty. Early last SPRING
Dodge killed man named Dave
Geiger in a cabin boat during a drum
ken brawl and made his escape
Later he was captured in Quincy and
returned to Burlington for trial. He
is said to be genuine bad man ant
will use a gun or knife on the slight
est provocation
Sherwood sells drivers articles.
For Sale-Cheap, good squar,
piano. Cash or easy payments. Ad
dress x. K. care Gate City
The detonations caused by dyna
mite blasts set off. by workmen EN-
i ployed on the dam in this city arr
clearly audible in Fort Madison, prac
tically all the residents in that cit!
hearing them daily On recent visi
to that city, Albert Kiedaisch, of THU
city, was surprised to hear the de
donations SO plainly, and on inquiry
found that more recently the blast,
have been remarkably clear and audi
BILE, due, perhaps, to the condition o
the atmosphere The distance to For
Madison is more than twenty miles.
Bicycle tubes ana castings vulcan
lied. Tri-State Auto Garage.
Sherwood repairs harness.
An interesting battle was pulled
off last night in front of the Sixth
street engine house, for the benefi
of the loafers, by couple of the fire
men. 1t is said that the trouble orig
mated over remark passed by on
of them in regard to hanging UP tn,
hose. The men fought for severa
moments and the report spread rapid
" that the police had at last lifted tn
lid from the fight game and that fight
ing would be permitted in the city
This report was denied this morning
! Witnesses say the mill was one of tn
fastest that has been pulled off II
the city for some time and at the en-,
of the bout. lC was declared draw
. by popular verdict
We have choice spring chicken
for your Sunday dinner, also choic
lamb, beef and pork roasts. Jos
!. Haubert. 7o9 Main street Both phones
!, I'm speaking of an interesting ez
hibit in the Burlington library, tn
!. Hawk-Eye says: The Keokuk dam ez
hibit is especially complete and in
, teresting. Through the courtesy of Dl
, G. Walter Barr the library folks hav
come into possession of a larg
amount of material, which is beini
shown to good advantage. A portion
! Of the exhibit is under glass, othe
parts of it are shown on big table ii
D the lobby. The pictures under elas
D show the progress of the work an,
D even those Burlingtonians who hav