The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-18
CITY NEWS.

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Phone 1471.-Adv.
Look! Best Springfield lump GOAL
$3.50 per ton. u. G. McManus Con
struction Co. Phone 215.-Adv.
CHIEF Anderson. Of the fire de-
partment, has been laid up with the
grip for couple Of days.
SEQ ]. Lundgren for desirable
properties. 1119 Main.-Ady.
The regular monthly meeting OF
st. Joseph's auxiliary will be held at
the hospital Wednesday, February 10,
at 2:30 p. m.
~. NJ. Fulton, assistant secretary
OF the Industrial Association, is at
tending rate hearing In Des Moines
today.
Washington's birthday Will be
generally observed In the public
schools on Friday of this week. Many
have arranged programs for the day.
Marriage licenses have been grant
ed to Edward E. Church, "a. and Mary
B. Sparks, SO, both of Quincy, ILL.,,
and Oswihin Bentzinger, %, and
Lena Doherty, %.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. s, Knights OF Pythias to-
night. at 500 o'clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited John p. Hornish, C. C.--Adv.
The outside walls at the Y. w. c..
A. building are being put up as fast
as possible during the favorable
weather. 50 as to permit work inside
the building If cold spell hits up
again.
Jesse w. Webb, who had been
confined to his home, 1917 Blondeau
street, from an indisposition caused
by cold. took stroll out yesterday
afternoon to ge. an exhilira.ing Whit
OF the fresh spring air prevailing.
Commodore F. c. Smith, of the
Keokuk Motor Boat club, has called
a special meeting OF the club to be
held at the Offices of the Decker Man
ufac.uring company Wednesday even
ing. Refreshments will be served
and big attendance is anticipated.
The Keokuk Baseball Association
will receive bids until February "a,
for the refreshment privilege at the
park, for the 1913 season. Terms:
Certified check for one-half amount
accompanying bid; balance payable
July first. Address Louis Sterne
secretary-Adv.
DIR. II. A. Kinnaman, who Is suf
fering from blood poisoning, was this
afternoon reported much better than
he has been at any time. 1t seems
! probable, however, that the doctor
will lose one or two fingers as a re
suit of the disease.
"A meeting Of the Engineers clut
of Lincoln will be held Wednesday
at s p. m, at the University OF Ne
/ braska. An illustrated lecture vii
lbe given on the Mississippi Rive
1 Power company's development at Keo
kuk, Iowa, followed by views and de
scription of the water power sites II
] Nebraska.
Regular meeting OF Royal Ordel
of Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704. to
night at s o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited Ed
G.. Vaughn dictator. Roy M. Martin
secretary. Advertisement.
Hugh L. Cooper last night gave
a lecture, in the house of representa-
tives Of the Missouri legislature a
Jefferson City and accompanied i
with steriopticon views, showing the
ccnstruction of the dam. its magni
tude and possibilities for developing
powers.
/ The ice harvest has suffered {
slump during the last few days. Early
| In the morning 1t is possible to har
vest fee but when the sun hits II
most OF the ice men stop work. Loca
dealers have put up probably more
than one-half of their crop and the
Burlington railroad has nearly com
lpleted its harvest.