The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-01
THE DAILY GATE CITY
CITY NEWS.
January ] 1872.

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tomorrow after week's vacation
Manager Woriey has a number OF
bigb.ciass attractions billed to appear
at the Grand during January.
Knights and Ladies OF Security,
Kcokpk council No, 1883, Will meet
In regular session at 5 O'Clock at Al
10. u. ". hall Monday eYenlng.
large attendance " desired.
During the next few erenings the
various lodges Of The city viii be busy
with the Initiation Of officers.
The plumbers we're bIsy today.
the cold snap resulting in number Of
frozen and Dnrstcd pipes throughout
sfhe city. The coal man was also
smiling.
Regular meeting Keoknk Council
/ No. $50 tonight at O'Clock. Hawkes.
| hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth-
/ rem fraternally invited to attend. c.
NJ vogler. regent; J. !. Annable, sec
rotary.
kindly give the Power City Laun-
dry. Keokuk's new enterprise, a trial
package Of laundry. 1901 Johnson.
Phone 1850.
Lap robes-a new LOT at Sher-
woods
The summer resort advertising OF
Texas, California and Florida begins
TO lock more attractive and tempting
to the people OF the northern states.
The students who are home from
the various colleges to spend the
holidays under the parental roof will
make their exodus this week and re-
sumo their studies.
The Humane Society will hold its
regular meeting Tuesday evening,
Jan. 2 at the home OF Miss Olive SUIT.
ton, 924 Grand Avenue at 7:45.
New Years day being holy day
OF obligation special services were
held In the three Catholic churches OF
the city today
Have harness repaired at sher-
woods
The fourteen Keokuk saloons sc.
lected to operate under the Moon law
VIII open for business tomorrow morii-
Ing, this being q legal holiday. Some
changes In locations will take place.
Mr.. Merchant, let The Gate City
help you with your January clearing
sales II 10 the vehicle that can car
ry your announcements into more
than Ave thousand homes,
The ice harvest this year for the
local dealers will be more difficult
owing to the fact that the lower lock
field Is not available. due to the wa
ter-power construction. However
| there Will be the usual harvest OF the
J CONCEALED fluid, even II the field Is
farther up the big river.
The Lee county board OF super
yisors hold their regular MONTH,
meeting In Fort Madison this week
!, convening today The meeting viii
Il be an important one as the year.
II business will be closed up.
II That mysterious whistle which
II was heard last summer. bobbed vi
h Sunday morning at 3 O'Clock agaiI
II and It's wall was heard for severa
II minutes by those who happened to b,
II awake at that hour.
II The new year Of 1912 came In Xix,
H Il cold.blooded villain and the old yea
H OF 1911 went out in the same manner
II Sunday WAS really colder than toda,
u on account of the bitter wind whicl
was blowing,
: Keokuk escaped the heavy snow
which have covered almost the entlr
\ west during the past few days, ther
A being but slight fall here while tn
balance OF Iowa got good depth, TIL
man who cleans his own walk has O
H fered no objections so FAR.
-+" Every little movement has
| meaning all Its own said the pedei
u trian who was trying TO recover hi
II equilibrium after he had tossed par
lily into the air by the ice on a slipper
Il sidewalk And then some one sugges
II ed sprinkling ashes over the Icy paw,
ments,
The new year was ushered in 4
II midnight by noisy demonstrate
= and the booming OF guns and reyol
- ers could be heard all over the cit
Numerous watch parties were hel
\ anu thcre We're more people on III
II streets nj 1876 o'clock this mornir
| than at O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
II The past few severe cold da,
i have been especially trying and da
II gerous ones for the railroad boy
H With the use OF safety appliances ar
II air brakes the danger of railroadir
II has been greatly reduced, but It ST
has its hazards and In such wealth,
as has prevailed lately is not the mo
II pleasant occupations
The new are lights attract consi
H cradle comment from those who ha,
N noted them. They have not been I
stalled in all parts of the city VI
=. but are being put in as fast as Il
force is able 10 hang them NJ. TT
"a new lights are great improyeme
n over the old ones and throw the
4 CLEANS much farther and much brigi
er,
sit remained for stepladder
n lnlure Conductor Charles Drew OF Il
burlington Conductor Drew has be,