The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-10
CITY NEWS.

! to the home OF Dr. II. w. PeaSe. OF
Morgan street. this morning. Al flue
was burning out and had caused sinai
damage to the wall around It. The
blaze was easily extinguished.
4 Wilbat, the ladies tailor, 110a
Main stree. Bell phone 1041 ADV
I'm Illinois the quail law CLOSED
yesterday and until next November
/ the Bob Whites will be protected un-
/ der the state law Hunters have bag
/ ged good many birds in Illinois al
| though the season was not as good as
formerly.
robes ADV.
Several dogs were seen on the
/ streets this morning without muzzles
| but the officer still continues his hunt
/ with shotgun and will kill all can
Ines no. properly muzzled. Last even.
i ing a report came in that dog near
the middle lock had paralysis of the
lower jaw, and the authorities say
that disease among the dogs has not
/ yet abated.
Look! Best springfield lump Goa
$3.50 per ton j. C. McManus Con
! struction Co. Phone 215.
Main street was disagreeaoie
chants found 1t quite a difficult task
I to keep their store rooms clean. T
dirt sitting, being driven by the
1 high wind. The neglect to clean he
street has brought its additional dis
comforture Well, there will be
plenty OF rain next spring.
Have harness repaired at She
| wood 's.-Adv.
Regular meeting of Loyal Ordet
of Moose Keokrk lodge No. 704. to
i night at s o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
/ iting brothers cordially invited Ed
q G. Vaughn dictator. Roy NJ Martip
i secretary Advertisement
! Masonic: Special meeting of
] Eagle Lodge No. II. A. p. & A. NJ
7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, De
cember II, 1912. Work on first de-
\ gree. Visiting brethren fraternally
! invited. By order of the w. NJ. s.
H. Johnston, secre. airy ADV.
Bartenders dance, Woodman hall
Monday night, Dec. 16. Prize waltz
/ Rights of admission reserved Adv
&C. ]. Carr has removed his groc
j cry stock from 619 Main to 1902 Main
street where he will be glad to have
his old customers and new ones call
ADV.
The Rev. John c. Sage is to de-
i liver course of six illustrated lee
lures at St Johns parish house on
England; the Nation and the
Church They are to be profusely
Illustrated and the first lecture is to
be given Wednesday evening.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5, Knights OF Pythias to-
night, at 500 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. John P. johnson, c. C.-Ad.
vertisement.
The young employee of Stone &
Webster who gave his name as
George Harris and who " j killed
few weeks ago has been buried In
metallic coffin in the local cemetery.
All efforts to find out the young
mans right name or his parents res
idence failed but the company had
the body SO embalmed and placed in
the metallic coffin that it will be
possible TO recognize the corpse ten
years from now. In the meantime
the company will continue its search
for the parents of the man.
Farmers around this section of
the country have practically finished
shucking their corn. In Illinois MANY
are forced to haul the corn to the
market as 1t was pulled too early and
is molding. The lateness of the fall
gave all farmers an opportunity to
gather their corn before the winter
sets in. 1t is said that the corn yield
around this city on good land will
average from seyenty-five to one hun
dred bushels per acre
Last night man giving his name
as John w. Kendell, with wife ana
two small children came in from Des
Moines. They had been given fare
from that city to Keokuk and after
staying in the depot all night they
appealed to the authorities here. Ken
dell said they started, from Missouri
to Springfield. H., where he has rela-
tiyes in wagon but the horse dieo
and the family was forced to begin
walking. In Des Moines they appeal
ed 20 the authorities for help ano
were given tickets here. They were
given breakfast in the jail this morn
ing and were given tickets to Quincy
by the authorities. From Quincy it
is expected that they will receive
tickets to Springfield. The family
was warmly clothed h,t of uple,npt