The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-09
CITY NEWS.

4 WudL you WdAS-
Winter top sets for fall planting,
Gate City Seed Co.-Advertisement.
VIM Dooley, VIM. Vermazen and
IC. H. Kinnaman leave tonight Tor
Glasco. Mont, on business trip.
ID. e. Reeves car load distributor
high grade coal and coke.--Adyertise-
ment.
The remains of Miss Babcock,
who died at a local hospital, were
sent to Dallas City this morning for
burial.
Some of the merchants are re-
spending to the appeal made by this
paper to furnish advertising copy
early and such cooperation is sincere
lily appreciated.
No place like Sherwoods to buy
harness. 703 Main street.-Adver-
tisement.
Miss Nellie Graley has returned
from the east with pretty and mob
by line of latest hats and they are
ready for inspection at 62S Ridge
street. Call and see them-Advertise-
ment
A high wind prevailed last even.
ing but still some people took the
risk of burning dead leaves. Rather
dangerous during this dry weather.
On and after September 10, 1913,
all union barber shops close Satur-
day nights at 1000 oclock.-Adver-
tisement
-Buggies, harness, fly nets and
drivers articles sold by Sherwood
Advertisement
Mechanics report work plentiful
in this city. The fact that the large
working force on the big dam has al
most finished It's labors does not seem
to have affected the city mechanics
They are busy.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
of Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704. to-
night at O'Clock in Moose hall. visit
ing brothers cordially invited A. l..
Laubersheimer. dictator. Ed. s. Lof-
ten. secretary.-Adv.
Iowa, with all of its drouth, con-
tinues to make It's people sufficiently
prosperous SO they can continue to
buy automobiles and take pleasure
trips to California. Some states are
unable to do that.
Regular meeting Morning Star
ledge No. 5, knights Of Pythias to
night, at 500 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. John p Hornish. C. C.-Adv
-Keokuk is becoming noted as q
convention city. Several state meet.
ings have been held in this city this
year with more to follow. When the
new Hotel Iowa is completed the city
will be in much better position to &C
commodate the visitors.
4 The merchant who buys advertis
ing is entitled to know just what he
lis getting for his investment, as
much SO as the customer of the bust
mess man who goes into the store and
asks for certain piece OF merchan
disc. He wants to see the goods
Ask the newspaper to show you theil
circulation value.
Mrs. Dorothy w. Knox died yes
terday afternoon at the residence o
her mother, Mrs. Anna White, 140:
Morgan street, after protracted Ill
ness She was born at Defiance, Ohio
June Is, 1891, and came to Keokuk il
1900. She is survived by her husband
Clinton, Knox, one sister, Mrs Berth
Hamilton, of Keokuk, and four broth
: ers, Arthur, Clarence, Ora and Cre.gt
ton White, all OF Keokuk
Considerable interest was man
fest by local politicians in the Main
:, election that took place yesterday. TIL
e success of the republican ticket an
t. the returning strength Of the republ
$ can party in Maine Is indicative tina
g such success can be secured all owe
the country If the republicans and tn
o progressives would harmonize TIL
l. republican gain in Maine was equi'
q alent to the progressive loss, abor
IL 5000 votes
IL The Sidney had to eat the dust {
le the Black Hawk Sunday when thos
O. two boats engaged in race from TIL
t. city to Burlington, and the Blac
lie Hawk again lived up to it's reputi
ID ton of being one Of the swifte.
r. boats on these waters. The two boat
" had each carried crowds of excu
sionists down from Burlington for
i look at the dam, and when they bot
IS pulled out at the same time It wa
e. generally understood that race wa
$: on. Every one on each boat from til
IS hurricane deck to the hold was aliy
20 and pulling for their boat. The Blac
"A Hawk was forced to pull up at Nauvo
IS to take on some freight but the pa
% sengers swarmed down to help load
20 on and only few minutes were los
a From there on 1t was neck and nee
dash for the finish, the Black Haw
managing to get in the lead ancho