The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-30
CITY NEWS.
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ness repaired.
Among the many people from sur
rounding country who took advantage
of the nice day Sunday to view the
dam were automobile parties from
Burlington, Wayland and Bushnell
Westminster Presbyterian churc
1 will hold their Christmas and church
bazaar Friday, Dec. Is.
The lady who advertised for a
i lost watch in the classified column
Sunday morning recovered the prop
erty this morning You cant get
away from The Gate City's big circu-
lation. 1t gets results.
I Ladies diamond ring for sale.
Worth $500. take $4,000. Address
NJ, this office.
-. g. Stein, OF Kansas City, super
intendent OF the Prairie Oil and Gas
Company, and Chas McPolland of
Kansas City, were in Fort Madison
last Saturday visiting the local plants.
They came to Keokull on the noon
train, where they WI confer with the
officials Of the Mississippi River Pow
er company. The object of their
visit to the Gate City is not known.
but it is believed that 1t is connected
with the necessary elevation of the
company, plant at Fort Madison to get
above the high water line when the
dam is completed.
| Next Sunday will be rally day at
the First Christian church Sunday
l orho01 Roc;pDir,~r NTH pavf Copdov
| it is the intention to inaugurate
campaign that will increase in effect
iveness as the weeks go by and give
to the school its largest attendance
and interest. The first rally begins
October 6. ALI officers and teachers
and pupils are working to make the
rally day one of the best in the his.
tory OF the school. The mems Bible
class is making an especial effort to
have its attendance break all records
Big line of harness at Sherwood's
Mrs. AlonZo G. Phillips requests
The Gate City to give good bawl-
ing OUT to whoever is responsible for
starting the report that she was fol
lowed through the cemetery the 9TH
er night by two men. She said this
morning that the story was entirely
false and that while she did go
through the graveyard on her way
home. nobody followed her as far as
she knows and that her eyes are as
wide open as anybody's when she is
out at night. She said that she has
been trying to find out who started s
the story which is untrue.
The public is receiving a
copy of the second edition of the
booklet issued by the Mississippi Riv-
er Power Co. for the benefit Of their
friends and visitors. The pamphlet
is treasury of information concern
ing the dam, and is invaluable to any
one who is interested in the construc-
ton work and facts concerning the
great undertaking. The first edition
OF this little book has been exhausted,
and the second edition was made nee
essary by the constant demand on the
company for the kind Of information
which it contains. The second edi
ton is up to date and contains lot
of new matter, giving information
concerning the progress of the work
since the first edition was issued. The
also have been revised,
and the booklet contains a number of
new and interesting pictures of scenes
in and about the zone OF construc-
ton work
Quincy Wing: Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Willis Gardner found the brief visit +
Of their English frien4s, Mr.. and Mrs. +
Cecil Banbury, the first of the week,
very delightful happening. Their
home is in Piffingford Park, Nutley, f
Sussex, and they are young people OF +
much travel and culture, who have
been married for five years. Mrs.
Banbury Is of Dutch birth, with /
blonde hair of a silvery CLINT, fair, I
rosy complexion and an easy and
charming manner Mr.. Banbury also
has an easy and pleasing personality, I
Nth no end of interesting things to !
talk about. They arrived in Quincy I
en- Sunday, and on Monday Mr.. and /
Mrs. Gardner took them on a motor !
drive out in the country to give them I
an idea of our fine farm lands and T
crops. In the evening the Gardeners 4
entertained them at dinner at the
Country club, other guests than the I
family party being Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Emery, Mr.. and Mrs. IA. s. Ellis, Mr.. +
and Mrs. j. G.. Barlow the E. N. Mon
roes, Mrs. Jack Ellis, Mrs. George
Cottrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Rogers,
DR.. T. D. Gardner On Tuesday the
visitors were taken on motor trip to
Keokuk and took their departure on
the evening train.
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