The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-09
CITY NEWS.

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The annual meeting and banquet Of
the Y NJ. c. A. will be held this
evening at the "Y'' building.
Born this morning to Dr. and
Mrs. o. L. Sohl. a boy baby, to be
known to present and future genera
lions as Herbert Lewis Sohl.
We are selling harness at right
prices Sherwood
The state association of the B.
P. O. q. will meet In Davenport this
year. June 5, 6 and q Several mem
bers OF the local lodge will attend.
1t is proposed by some to make the
trip in automobiles.
Saturday we will place on sale
ladies white new Buck weltsole but
! ton boots and oxfords, regular $500
values at S300 Miller. the Shoe Man.
Henry A. vogt has sold to Peter
Swinhart the property at 1924 Des
Moines street A number of other
residence sales are in process of con-
summation Real estate men antici-
pate busy year In Keokuk.
$500 White New Buck Button
boots and oxfords $500 at Miller's.
-Workmen for the county are now
engaged in putting in two eighty foot
spans for bridges at Viewer. Within a
/ few weeks work on the new road will
1 be commenced The bridges are to
be put in Just as soon as possible.
-Haubert has choice lot of fresh
catfish. 7os Main.
j. P. Ingle. superintendent of the
gas department Of the Keokuk Elec-
i trio Co.. was operated on Yesterday
morning for appendicitis. He is re-
covering from the operation nicely
and no danger is felt for his ultimate
recovery.
Are you going to ride in one OF
Sherwood's new buggies?
/ DIR. S. W. Moorhead, who is The
Gate City representative at the Iowa
State Manufacturers convention now
in session in Sioux City, sends card
that the Keokuk delegation arrived
Wednesday a. m. at II O'clock and
that prospects for securing the 1913
convention are good.
Onion salt at Immegarts.
DIR. George W. Slingluff, of Bur
lington, Iowa, was elected president
of the Iowa Dental Society at the re-
cent. meeting in Des Moines and Dav-
export was chosen as the next meet
ing place DIR. Slingluff is well known
to number of the Kec;,uk dentists
who are members of the state organi-
zation.
steero bouillon cubes. 1mme-
CARTS.
A S. Grenier. formerly superin-
tendent of the Keokuk Electric Co..
who left mere about seven years ago
to take charge of the Pacific Light
and Power Company plant at Port
land, Ore. has been transferred TO
New York City for the same company
He is now vice president of the com
pany Mrs Grenier stopped In Keo
kuk Tuesday to visit friends on hei
way east.
Get an ice blanket and save hall
on your ice BILL 1oc at Weisman's
707 Main street
The Gate City this morning re
ceived an official program of the
tenth annual convention OF the Iowa
State Manufacturers Association. now
in session at Sioux City. and which Is
being attended by about forty Keo-
kuk people. The convention closes
Friday evening and the Keokuk dele.
cation is expected home Saturday at
ternoon. BY the official program II
is noticed that Cephas Harrison of
committee.
If you want a first class Job OF
electric wiring done call Butcher. Car
penter & Butcher. 1904 Main street.
Bell phone 1477
THAT Keokuk party who gave the
Quincy police his name as Taylor is
having all kinds of fun down the riv-
err. Taylor borrowed" a team OF
horses without obtaining the permits
sion of the owner, and received a sen
tence of sixty-four days in the Quincy
work house. He tried to escape after
being there a day and his sentence
was doubled. Yesterday he tried tc
escape again, but was caught before
he was a block away and this morn
ing received an additional hundred
days.
Butcher. Carpenter Butcher
know how to wire your house Expert
workmen and money saving prices
Bell phone l477. 1904 Main street.
Omaha elected seven commission
ers Tuesday at the first election un
der the commission plan of govern
ment. About 80 per cent of the tota
vote was cast, and the square seven
ticket. representing the old liberia
administration, was elected over tbs
citizens union ticket. named by ar
organization formed for better govern
ment. The election was the most bit
ter in the history of the city. Burns
detectives We're used to ferret out and
prevent election frauds, and persona
attacks on the candidates. characters
marked the campaign,