The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10
CITY NEWS.

Buy harness at Sherwood's.-Adv.
Ben Inman of Des Moines FIRE
station No. 8. is visiting the local fire.
men for couple OF days.
| -Ferndell catsup at Immegart's s.
Adv.
The local lodge OF the Loyal Or
der of Moose has contributed $25 to
the national Moose fund for the aid
of food sufferers.
Fresh catfish at Jos. Haubert's,
100 Main street-Adv
A marriage license has been grant
ed to Leroy F. Carr, 81, and Miss
Margaret Adams. 10. both of this city.
Wanted: Ticket seller at the Colo
NAL theatre. Apply tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. ADV.
The funeral CT Mrs Rachel Baker
was held at 10 o'clock this morning
at the undertaking parlors OF I. S.
Ackley.
Buy buggies at Sherwood's.-
AT the meeting of the Westmin-
ster Brotherhood tomorrow evening,
the supper at $50 will be followed by
a short business session. and pro.
gram of addresses. The speakers will
be John l. Sprowles, Ed A. French
DR.. F. NJ. Fuller, and Richard Wash
burn Child. With these men on the
program the evening will be Of unl
usual interest.
-Ferndell canned crab meat. I'M
megart' s.-Adv.
The fire department was called TO
the home Of w. II. Thompson, 119l
Main street at eleven o'clock this
morning. Fire originating from a iue
cap caused some damage but was con-
fined in the room in which it started.
The loss by smoke was more than the
loss by fire. The house is owned by
James Mccarthy
Have harness repaired a. Sher-
wood's.-AGv.
The county board of supervisors
have adjourned their April session
until the twenty-second 1t has been
decided that the matter OF the re-
Mobilization of the court house here
will be dropped and that next year
| the supervisors will be asked to levy
a five mill tax for two years to build
a new one.
| ID. D. Simpson & Son. the con-
tractors. will commence at once to
erect a bungalow for Mrs. Frederick
Schmied, at Thirteenth and Exchange
streets. It's to be of the latest type
Adv.
The heavy rains of the last few
days have not had any alarming eff
fects on the river so far. The
Mississippi has risen some but is do.
ing no damage to the lowlands and
the Des Moines river is still in its
banks although a rise Of one foot was
reported yesterday. 1t was reported
/ today that 1t had not risen since yes
4 .terday.
4 Buy feed, coal and wood of VIM.
4 Mullikin Successor to c. Schaffer.
Phone 1s6o-Adv.
Il Members of the Brotherhood Of
4 Railway Conductors are said to be or
!, ganizing a protest against the recent
\ action Of the Northwestern and Bur
II AngtOH railways III euSd5iHS Tie SET
i vices OF an audit company which en-
{ pIoyes auditors to make surprise
audits of the tickets and fares while
the conductors are at work collecting.
The conductors declare this is not
only a reflection on the honesty OF
the conductor but the passenger as
well-that 1t is nothing more nor less
than the old system of employing
spoilers" although the railways
maintain nothing OF the kind is in
tended. Under the new audit sys-
tenn the auditor is liable to get on the
train at any point and REQUIRE the
conductor to check UP on his tickets
and fares, while at the same time a
count is made OF the number of pas
sengers.