The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
CITY NEWS.

37x4h inch Goodyear tire. Liberal
reward paid for return to B. c. Taber.
THE best town in Iowa for its
size" says loyal citizen this morning
speaking Of Keokuk and her prospects.
Contractors are being asked to
give estimates on a number Of new
buildings for parties who contemplate
building early next spring.
Most Of the cities report quiet
4 Halloween. In Keokuk some small
damage resulted but it was greatly
less than that Of former years.
When you select your Christmas
presents this year get them Of the
Keokuk merchants who have made
ample provision to meet your wants.
-Piggott's victrola concert to-
night. Come and go between mum
Observation-Disclosures.
The Gate City is anxious that sub.
scribers receive their paper promptly
and regularly. If the service Is not
satisfactory. report to the business
office.
A lecturer declares the moon is
not inhabited. He would have hard
time convincing some Keokuk people
at certain times during their nightly
preambulations
Masonic: Special meeting of
Eagle lodge TO. 70, A. F. and A. NJ,
$50 o'clock Wednesday evening, No
vember 5, 1918. Work on third de-
gree. Visiting brethren fraternally
invited. BY order of the w. Nj. 8, H.
Johnston, secretary.
Passenger travel on the railroads
/ Is increasing. It will be very heavy
just before the holidays but in ad-
vance Of that time business is good
on the railroads running into Keokuk
and If the train service was better on
some OF the lines the business would
still be heavier.
Why don't the Rock Island peo-
pie run train in here in the morn
| ing?" asked citizen familiar with
conditions on the Rock Island branch
| and the desire of the people along that
| line to get into Keokuk early enough
to do some trading. This question has
been asked many times. 1t is known
that there is strong desire on the
part of people living along this line as
far as Keosauqua to get a better train
service into this city The way to get
it is to ask for 1t and work for it.
The sixth and last wire of tho
Mississippi River Power dam trans
mission line erected from Keokuk to
Burlington was connected at the
Burlington power house yesterday.
The big transformers and other ma
chinery and appurtenances are in
place, excepting some detail work on
the switch boards and connections.
which will be completed in day or
$50. Mr., Walsh, who contracted for
/ the Keokuk current to operate the
Burlington street railway, says he
expects to be able to turn on the cur.
rent as early as Thursday of this
week.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5, Knights of Pythias tn.
| night, at 800 o'clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. John P. Hornish. C. C.-Ady.
-keokuk employees of the %" in
the train department are watching the
developments of an arbitration discus
sion between officials of the company
and representatives of the trainmen
] for an increase in wages. The board of
arbitration began sessions in Chicago
yesterday and consists Of former
Congressman Henry S. Boutell, Wash
| 1ngton, Mich; representing the federal
! government; E. P. Curtis, Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa; and Z. l.. Harrigan, st. Paul,
representing the employees; Fairfax
Harrison and P. II. Morrissey OF Chi
cago, representing the railroad com
pany. Arbitration was resorted to after
all efforts of the employees representa-
tives and the officials to reach an
i agreement failed and strike was
threatened. Testimony will be heard
4 on Thursday.
Sherwood for harness repairs
] Advertisement.
Postmaster Burleson has issued
a warning, calling attention to the
fact that as a penalty" for not ascer-
tanning the amount OF postage neces-
sary before mailing letters between
the United States and foreign coun-
tries, each country concerned in the
delivery charges double the amount Of
4 deficient postage before delivery is
made. The postmaster general was
led to caution the public to this effect
because of the large number of let.
tiers being mailed to Australia bearing
\ only cents in postage instead Of 5
cents. AT present 2 cent letter post
age agreements exist only between
the United States, Canada, Cuba, Mex
leo, New Foundland, the Panama canal
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