The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-23
CITY NEWS.

Spring was ushered in with win.
ter trimmings.
Read the stock sale ad Of Hilpert
& Wright, page 5.-Ady.
e. G. Belts has bought a fine load
Of horses for Kennedy Bros, OF Bos-
ton, Mass.
Have your wall paper cleaned by
Erman & Inman. Leave orders at
De Jong's. 26 South Fourth. Phone /.
ADV.
The officers and teachers Of West
minister Sunday school will meet Tues.
day evening with Miss Mildred West,
$40 Fulton street, for the quarterly
conference. Ofacers will be elected
for the school and other business
have attention and social hour will
follow.
The Keokuk and Hamilton bridge
will be closed Monday, March "a, at
z p. m. against highway travel ano
opened at s a. m. until further notice.
ADV.
About It's members OF the st.
Louis Business Mems Association will
arrive In Keokuk next Wednesday az
ternoon to inspect the water power.
They Will come to Keokuk in special
train. arriving shortly after the noon
hour and leave about iii the evening.
The water power people are preparing
for their entertainment and will show
fhen over Tho hiv dam
Just received full line Of new
dressers. chiffoniers, etc. Low prices.
Open evenings. Gibson & Meredith,
10 South Fifth street. -Adv.
The Citizens band has reorgan-
tied, electing the following officers:
Victor Miller, director; Chas. HUI
man. manager; and Hugo Well secre-
tary There are abou. twenty in the
band now and an effort will be made
to increase the membership and eff
| cheney for service during the coming
season.
Gibson & Meredith have the nm
est line of new and second hand
goods in the city. 10 South Fifth
street. Open evenings
Pure drinking water for passen-
| gers in interstate trafic on cars, ves-
sells and vehicles Is required in an
amendment to the interstate quaran-
tine regulations promulgated by the
United. States: treasury department.
amending the regulations promulgated
September 81, 1894. and amended on
various dates since. The amendment
comes, it Is believed as direct re.
| suit OF the investigation made along
/ the river by DR.. L. L. Lumsden. or
the United States public health serv-
/ ice, and DIR. H. R. Sugg, Clinton
health officer, following the epidemic
OF typhoid fever last summer among
the persons who we're passengers on
an excursion steamer. This will affect
steamboats, operating on the Missis-
sippi here.
A. r. Abbott, superintendent OF
the Iowa division CT the Mock Island
will on April LIST become superinten-
dent of the Des Moines valley divi-
sion of the line, which becomes, by
addition of the Des Moines-Allerton
! branch. one Of the most important o,
/ the company's division rnes. In as.
Stunning control of the Des Moines
Valley division, Mr. Abbott succeeds
C. L. Brown. who has been associated
with the company in various posi-
lions for number of years. For
some time Mr.. Brown has been de
sirous of being relieved of the bur.
densome duties of his Office, and he
will resume his old run as a passen,
ger conductor. The condition of Mr.
Browns health largely was respon,
sible for his desire to get back on
the road again Mr.. Brown has many
friends in Keokuk who will be sorry
to learn of his poor health. Keokuk
is part of the Des Moines Valley divi.
sion.