The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-11
CITY NEWS.
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ADV.
The milliners are preparing this
week to make a showing Of spriAe
hats next Saturday.
Just keep reading The Gate City
and you will not miss anything worth
while.
Regular meeting Morning Stal
lodge No. 5, knights OF Pythias to
night, at 500 o'clock at Castle hall
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knight,
invited. John p. Hornish. C. C.-Adv
a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Bonham, March 10, at st
Joseph. Mo. Mr.. Bonham formerly
lived In this city.
"A rumor is current that the Bur
lington' road will this spring com
mence the work of double tracking its
line from Omaha to Denver. The line
is already double tracked from Chi
cago to Omaha.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
of Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704, to.
night at o'clock in Moose hall. Wis.
iting brothers cordially Invited Ed.
q. Vaughn dictator. Roy NJ. Martin
secretary. Advertisement.
Masonic: Special meeting Of
Eagle lodge No. IL, A. F. & A. NJ. $50
o'clock Wednesday evening, March
12, 1913. Work on Bird degree. Visiting
brethren fraternally invited. BY order
Of the W. NJ. S. H. Johnston, sec'y.
State Inspector Corwin, Of the
state board OF control, visited the Lee
county home for the poor, yesterday
He recommended to the supervisors
that they erect screened porch for
the use of the insane ward. other
wise. the home was found to meet all
requirements.
The will of Thomas McManus has
been established and admitted to pro-
bate in the district court. The de
ceased leaves all OF his property to
his wife as long as she shall remain
his widow, names her executrix and
gives her full power to act in all
business matters pertaining to the
estate
keokuk railroad men are deeply
interested in the safety meetings that
are being conducted by number of
the big railroad systems. A meeting
was held in Fort Madison Saturday
night when safety methods were dis
cussed. A feature of the meeting
was the solicitation for the women to
assist in the work. The exercise OF
caution is urged.
Eagle and Hardin Masonic lodges
will hold joint meeting next Mon
day night to celebrate st. Patrick s
day. DIR. R. NJ. Lapsley will deliver
a lecture on Masonic Trade Guilds
and Past Master Jesse W. Marsh will
deliver the illustrated third degree
lecture to several candidates. A ban.
quet with accompanying toasts will
follow.
The remains OF the infant child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Buckler OF
this city were taken to Fort Madison
Sunday morning and burial made in
the Gethseman cemetery. re Fort
Madison Gem City says besides the
parents there accompanied the re.
mains, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, parents to
Mrs. Buckler Mrs. Herman Buckler OF
this city was grandmother to. the
child and the father, Charles Buckler,
was a resident of this city until a
year or two ago
Hollow tiles are being laid on the
frame work of the Iowa hotel buiid-
ing and are being covered with some,
thing over two inches of cement, max.
ing cement floor. which will prob
ably be finished with a high grade
tile floor. All the frame work for
the floor now at the building site is
only temporary false work
In the case of DIR. W. M. Pinkley
against Francisco Mendes tried be
fore jury in Justice Burrows court
in which the plaintiff claimed ten
dollars for an artificial eye furnished
Mendes the jury returned a verdict
of five dollars against Mendes and the
him. Mendes, a Mexican, claimed the
ey, was not what 1t was represented
to be and had refused to pay for it.
The funeral of Samuel Atlee, OIL
Fotr Madison. whose death took place
last Saturday, was conducted from the
residence at ten O'Clock this morning
DR.. E. H. Rudd, rector of st. Luke's
Episcopal church. The body wa!
in charge OF the knights Templar
who escorted the remains to Elmwoot
cemetery. Most of the bushes:
houses closed their doors between /,
and II o'clock on request OF Mayo
Johns
Members of the local Moderf
Woodmen lodge will read with inter
est the call which has been issued fo'
the meeting OF the insurgent Wood
men of Iowa which ID to be held a
Dss Moines on April 16 for the pur
pose Of selecting delegates to the ma