The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-07
CITY NEWS.


the city yesterday calling on the
large users of flour.
Don't forget Gfbson & Merideth
are in their new location, 19 South
Fifth street, with big stock OF new
and second hand goods. Goods bought
and sold. Call on them. ADV.
Easter coming early this year Is
causing the local milliners to get their
display in readiness for the openings.
John j. Crimmins. IT.. deputy
sheriff, leaves this evening for the
state reformatory at Anamosa taking
with him VIM. Townsend, the colorec
man sentenced yesterday.
Just keep reading The Gate City
and you will continue to get the news
and all of the news. This paper Is
trying to offer product deserving of
continued patronage and worthy Of
Keokuk
Masonic: Special meeting Of Har
din Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A. NJ. to-
night. Work on first degree. Visiting
brethren fraternally invited to at
tend. BY order of the w. NJ, G. G.
Meister, Secretary.
When you want a choice dressed
chicken or roast of beef, lamb or
pork. 60 to Jos. Haubert's. A special
| fine lot for Saturday and Sunday
meals.-Ady.
w. H. Hayes, formerly OF keo-
kuk, but now living in Belvidere, H.,
has organized company, capitalized
at s10u,000 for the sale of a patent
coin-ccntrolled parcel checking lock-
er. Mr.. Hayes was formerly foreman
of the Gate City laundry here and has
many friends In the city.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge, No. IL. A. F. and A. NJ.
1880 o'clock Saturday evening, March
s, 1913. Work on first degree. Visit
ing brethren fraternally invited. BY
order OF the w. NJ. S. H. Johnston,
secretary.
The place for choice chickens,
! baby beef and fine roasts is Markley's.
ADV.
The mass meeting to be held at
i the court house this evening for the
4 nomination of school directors Is call
ed for 1880. 1t is expected that the
meeting will be largely attended. In
I view Of the increasing Importance Of
Keokuk there is naturally an increas-
ing interest in the school conditions.
Three directors are to be named. It
is the duty of every tax payer to be
present.
Roscoe j. Nichols, of this city,
who has been employed in engineer
ing work with the water power com
pany and R. O. Marsh at Warsaw, has
Il gone to Chicago to accept an excellent
| position with the Asbestos Protective
Metal Company. Mr.. Nichols gradual
| ed from the local high school and his
| promotion is we'll deserved one.
I Blanched peanuts, zoe ID Georges
ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Sears o.
/ Minneapolis are the proud parents O
a bright little baby boy, born Marcel
Ill. Mrs. Sears, it will be remembered
was formerly Miss Gertrude Rees,
popular Keokuk girl, the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rees OF 102!
i Blondeau street, this city, and thu
grandparents are Just as proud o
: their baby grandson as the parents
can possibly be. Mrs. Rees has gone t
Minneapolis to be present during
few days of the early infancy of tn
little boy
-Keokuk is quite deeply intereste'
in the proposed public utility Law
now before the Iowa Legislature
There is considerable difference Q
opinion relative to the merits of tn
| measure The Hon. James ]. Hill, tn
| great railroad magnate takes thi
II view: Competition will exist as lon
/ as the rule OF the survival of the iii
test shall exist. If the government
undertakes to eliminate competition
| it will mean the end of the fedora
| government, the beginning Of mo
| rule
II The Upper Room Mission. Ope
every evening. The angel said to tn
shepherds Behold | bring you goo
tidings OF great joy" A white ma
lltrayeling in the interior of Africa wa
frequently greeted with the words
aTell us the news of God The Uppe
Rccm Mission has message for Ion;
II ling hearts +. A. McGaw.
Dr. Geo. F. Jenkins has remove
his office to 305 No. Tth St.-Adv.
The fire department was called
the home of Mrs. Phoebe Moore, al
High street at seven o'clock last nigl
lbut on their arrival found that effec
nal work by neighbors had prevente
what might have been a serious fir
Mrs Moore had attempted to light
match and curtain became ignite
Neighbors rushed in and put out Il
rapidly spreading fire. Mrs. Moor
who is an elderly lady, escaped wit
out injury.