The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-15
CIT EWS.

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Choice fresh catfish at JOS. Hau-
bert's. 100 Main. Adv.
John B, Walsh and Joseph McNa-
mara have gone to Mason City to at
tend knights OF Columbus conven-
ton as representatives OF the local
chapter
Stop and buy hardware at your
own price at 725 Main. ADV.
All those interested In plan to
4 bring former residents Of Keokuk
back for the completion OF the dam
should be at the public meeting at
the courthouse tonight and hear ana
discuss plans for SO doing
You can buy hardware cheap at
hardware closing out sale, 725 Main.
4 Adv.
Railroad offlcials IN the city say
that fewer visitors are coming here
q to see the dam now that no one IS
permitted on the works. The Sunday
railroad crowds are not nearly as
heavy now as they we're year ago
j at this time.
Ferndell chow chow. 1mmegart's,
ADV. y
Tho survivors OF the 18th Iowa
infantry will hold their Gath annual
reunion In Des Moines on June 10th
and 18th. during the Iowa soldiers
Homecoming according to announce
ments received in this city. Many
members OF the 10th live in this vicin.
ity and will be on hand when the
roll is called at Des Moines.
Elgin Jewelry Co.'s auction sale,
the place for jewelry bargains. After
moons 2:30. Evenings 7:30.--Adv.
4 The street car strike was a thing
almost forgotten this morning, ac-
cording to Superintendent j. P. Ingle
who stated that all Of the cars we're
running and with an extra man on
each. The old men who remained are
showing the new ones how to handle
the controllers None OF the strikers
have yet been taken back into the
employ OF the company but several
will likely be reinstated in a day or
two.
Go with the crowd to the Elgin
Jewelry Co.'s auction sale-Adv.
The Upper Room Mission open
EVERY evening at II North Fifth st
Except the Lord build the house
they labor in vain who build It," Yet
people attempt to build home with
out the family altar or the blessing at
the table. Goddess homes Men at
tempt to build up character without
Jesus Christ as the chief corner
stone and He said: Without Me ye
can do nothing MY hope is built on
nothing less than Jesus blood and
righteousness" IF. A. McGaw.
Auction jewelry sale at Elgin
Jewelry Co. Every afternoon 2:3o; ev-
enings, 7:3o.-Adv.
On Friday afternoon at 4:30 p. m.
and 1880 p. m. there will be meetings
OF representatives OF the thirty blocks
selected on which the oil and tar
| preparation for laying the dust and
| preserving the macadamized streets
will be made II the residents and
| property owners wish. to discuss vari-
GUS plans relating to It. 1t is hoped
that the representatives Of the various
blocks will report enough interest
| to make 1t possible to use up one car
/ Of the preparation.
One OF the street car employees no
longer connected with the company
takes exceptions to the statement
made by officials OF tie company, so
| far as his own case Is concerned, re-
i flecting on his honesty. He says he
has given correct accounting for all
fares collected on his car. That In
stances have occurred where fellow
railroad men have been carried with.
ont charge and In such cases II an
auditor were on the car and did not
Il know the men were connected with
railroad companies the appearances
would be against him and he would
II therefore be accounted short In his
II fares. This complainant says seven
II teen and twenty cents per hour is In.
sufficient during these times OF high
cost OF living to properly support a
II family.
The uninitiated along the shore
we're frightened for a few minutes
Yesterday and today when they saw
men In boats rush out into the river
II Just under the bridge as II to rescue
II someone drowning. 1t proved, how
ever. that the boatmen were In q
II hurry to get into the channel afte,
]! each blast to pick up the dozens d
stunned fish which were thrown Il
the surface. These are carted or car
\ ried away in great strings and ane
II ling is soft" nowadays The govern
Il ment workmen are blasting out new
Il channel to approach the lock, nov
II being constructed and 1t is necessar,
H to use dynamite. The fish are throw