The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-02
CITY NEWS.
Baptist bazaar ana supper. Dec. q

Make your Christmas announce
ments In The Gate City and get into
nearly all Of the buying homes in
Keokuk.
"A storm buggy Is the thing for
bad weather. Buy one at Sherwood's.
ADV.
Read the advertisements appear
ing In this paper carefully. They
are particularly interesting just as
this time Of the year.
80 Look! Best Springfield lump coal
$3.50 per ton J. G. McManus Con
struction Co. Phone Els.
There was a big scramble for car
riages at the union depot last nigh,
on the arrival of the southbound mid.
night train The demand far exceed.
ed the supply
Trinity bazaar and chicken pie
supper. Dec. 8. to 7-35 cents.Adv
| The present officers OF the Inter
City Bridge company hold Office un
It'll the second Tuesday In January
The articles Of incorporation state
that another election shall be held a,
| that time.
"A number OF the church societies
| and missions have already begun tc
prepare to give presents to poor chill
dren at Christmas and large mum
Der Of young hearts IN the city will
be gladdened by Kindly lifts.
Don't fail to hear John B. Ratio
impersonator, at Christian church
Wednesday, Dec. 4. 8 p. m. He Is a
fine entertainer ADV.
e G. Dunn. recent democratic
gubernatorial candidate. was in Fort
Madison yesterday to attend the X. Of
C. ceremonies. At the request OF
Warden Sanders he made a flfteer
minute talk to the prisoners at the
prison chapel.
Work on the new Hotel Iowa site
| is rapidly going on. A large gang o,
! laborers are employed in wrecking the
two buildings that stood at the side
of the old Masonic building and the
work of laying the foundation vii
soon be started.
"A little girl gave people on MAR
street a big scare Sunday morning
when she started to cross at Sixth anc
Main streets directly in the path of q
big automobile. Fortunately the
machine was not running fast and the
driver, by sliding the wheels, stopped
within six inches OF the little girl.
Deputy County Auditor Greer
/ Vermillion has issued about $50 hunt
ling licenses thus far and hunters are
making the most OF their opportunity
of hunting quail until December Is
when the season closes. 1t Is rathel
remarkable that there have been M
serious accidents in the immediate
vicinity of Keokuk.
The city circulation Of The Cat,
City is growing so rapidly that it ha.
/ been necessary to add another car
.Irier to the city delivery force in ordel
to give to the patrons an agreeable
service. The circulation is ava.
ahead of anything ever before held b.
any Keokuk newspaper and as an ad
lvertising value it is unsurpassed.
4 Harper and Brother, publishers O
New York, nave issued work MARI
Twain: A Biography" that will be o
particular interest in this section
4 where Twain's early life was spent
1t is in three volumes and an especial
lily interesting work on the great hu
morist and author and should be Ii
every home,
rli tr,,x h lot 4,
! tracks across Fifth street between
Johnson and Exchange, greatly en-
larging It's uptown yards. There ar,
six tracks laid across the street ant
intersections made with the street ca
tracks. The additional trackage spac,
is badly needed to take care Of tn,
rapidly increasing business.
-Four unfortunates without tn
price of a bed were given shelter a
the police station last night by tn
4 officers. All were released this morn
ing after a hot breakfast had bee
served them by the Tailor. All durin
the winter there has, heretofore, bee
an average OF about four apply a
police headquarters for shelter fror
the elements each evening.
Mr.. A. q. Connable hands TIL
Gate City clipping from the Sal
Antonio Express showing the raj
road development OF Southwestern
Texas and the Influence it will hav
on the history and progress Of tina
section of a great state. New raj
roads are reaching in rich country t
handle the bounteous crops OF tn
great southwest and the San Antonl
Express in reporting the activitie
uses the information as cause VIII
Texas and especially San antonio an
southwest Texas had good cause t
rejoice Thanksgiving day.