The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
CITY NEWS.

Buy harness of Sherwood.
ATTEND coffee and apron sale at
st. Paul's hall Thursday.
M. R Welsh has conveyed to An
drew Nelson seventy three acres Of
land in Jackson township.
Reg liar meeting OF Hermann
lodge. No. 116. l. .. o. F.. tonight t
f:30 o'clock Visiting brethren cor
daily invited.
--Keokuk Camp M. W. A. No. 622
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk Aerie,
No. $50. :. o. E. tonight at Eagles
Hall, 523 Main at O'Clock. Visit
irg brothers always welcome. Chas
A. Noakes. secretary.
Twenty-nine Greeks arrived in the
city this morning from st. Louis over
the Burlington. They left this morn
ing for Centerville to go to work on
the road bed.
Regular meeting of LOYAL Order
of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704, to-
night at s o'clock in Hawkes. hall.
Visiting brothers cardially invited. Ed.
G. Vaughn, dictator Roy M. Martin,
secretary.
Take your harness to Sherwood
for repairs.
There will be services at the
United Presbyterian church tonight
and Friday night at 7:30, preparatory
to communion next Sabbath. The ses-
sion meets at the close of the Friday
evening service to meet with those
coming into the church.
Despite the fact that he walked
away from the Drexel billiard hall
with Proprietor Martins fur cap up
on his head and was still wearing 1t
when arrested, James Hardin entered
a plea of not guilty before Judge Nc
Namara in the superior court.
Mazda Tungsten lamp prices re-
duced: get our new prices before buy
ing lamps. King Plumbing Co.
The Quincy Chamber OF Com
merce, following in the footsteps of
other cities in the vicinity of the big
dam, has decided to raise $4,000 an
nually for three years, $4,000 Of which
will go to the employment of an in
dustrial agent and $4,000 for pub
Ilicity and general booster purposes.
Keokuk merchants have equipped
themselves for the spring and summer
trade. Patrons of Keokuk stores will
have an opportunity to make selec.
! tons from a varied and complete line
Of merchandise of all lines. Just now
is a particularly favorable time to get
the goods as March sales are on and
prices are attactive.
| Ben Wright, who disturbed the
peace of Holland Town yesterday
by shooting through the windows in
his home and threatening his mother
may face more serious charge than
that brought against him by CHIEF
Schevers, which was one of drunken
ness. 1t was stated early today that
his mother may perfer charge Of
threatening to kill.
Karle's shoe repairing will make
your feet glad S14 Main.
On the program for the free
Sunday lectures that are being giver
lin the Boston public library, Helen
x We'll, well known in Keokuk, gave
a reading March Bird. The Servan,
in the House, These lectures are
popular and embrace very able talent
Those in Keokuk who have had the
pleasure of hearing MS. We'll on hel
visits to this city are assured that tbs
Boston audience was we'll repaid fol
its presence.
The finance committee Of the OF
Etumwa city council has recommended
the reduction of the city police force
to six men and the fire department. tt
nine The abolishing of the office o.
sidewalk commissioner and the reduc
ton of the appropriation for feeding
city prisoners to $500 year are also
recommended This move may b.
made owing to the loss of SIG, 900 an
ticipated saloon tax revenue due tt
the failure of the saloon petition t,
carry. Last spring the city met ;
similar crisis by raising $4,000 b,
private subscriptions, but this yea
the council favors further economic,
in an effort to keep the city's expendi
lures within it's income. The city a
the present time Is beyond its lega
limit of Indebtedness and no none,
will be available from increased rea
estate taxation for two years.
Storm buggies at Sherwood's.