The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-18

OF advertising last week. For a week |
or ten days previous they invited ev-
cry caller at their place of business to |
write his or her name on a slip of pa.
per and drop the slip into a sealed |
bucket (no one to be privileged to put
IN their name but once.) At the end of |
the time, drawing was to take place
and the first name out was to receive
forty-eight pound sack OF Pillsbury
flour the second a twenty-four pound |
sack, and the third name out choice of
nall dozen cans OF canned goods. The !
only condition laid down was that the
person receiving the premiums must
be in the room when they We're given
away or another name would be taken
out and this continued until some one
present was called. The names we're
read last Saturday afternoon at 4 i
O'Clock and quite few missed an op-
portunity by not being present How
ever store full of people was there.
The ones finally called, and present
who received the premiums We're Mrs.
G. w. Brown, the large sack Of flour,
A. ID. Barber the small sack and Miss
Margaret Russell the canned goods.
A Banker and Clergyman Victims Of
Circumstantlal Evidence.
A young banker and clergyman
from Hamilton CHANGED to ride into
town together last Saturday noon on
the same train. The banker. left the
train at Hamilton, but the clergyman
rode on to keokuk Just before the
stop was made for Hamilton, the cler-
gyman noticed a spectacle case with
pair Of glasses in 1t lying In the
seat in front and asked his seat mate
IL they were not his. mo" replied the
banker, Il have mine in my pocket"
I Whereupon he reached for them say
| ing, Il will give them to the brake.
man as ! pass OUT which he did.
When the conductor stepped into the
Hamilton station, message from Ell
vaston was handed to him, which
| stated that lady had gotten off the
train at Elvaston and left her spec
/ tacle case and pocketbook containing
money and checks lying in the seat.
/ Pretty soon the brakeman handed the
conductor the glasses saying that a
!, passenger who had just left, found
/ them In seat. The conductor came
into the coach making a search and
iIfnally reached the seat where sat the
4 clergyman, who asked him what he
WAS looking for, supposing it was the
4 glasses, or possibly the owner This
clergyman then fessed up to he and
q his seat mate finding the glasses,
! whereupon the conductor at once be.
y gan wondering as to the remainder of
y the lost property. A good search was
made, but nothing was found. The
conductor asked for the; names Of the
two finding the glasses, which was
n readily given him, and both are still
wondering If they are liable to be
brought into court and accused of find
! Ing and keeping the purse with circum
stantial evidence against them.
: New Poultry House to te Established
A new firm to be known as Dalton
and Dickinson are opening UP a poul
try house in Hamilton, in the Leisy
building formerly occupied by the
Barnum pool room. The firm Is com
posed of Mr.. Frank Dickinson OF this
city and a Mr.. Dalton moving here
from our neighboring state of Mis-
souri,, he being nephew of Mr.. Jas
l Dalton of this city.
Mcclaughry Lecture Postponed.
Major r. w. McClaughry Of Leaven
', worth was to have delivered lecture
at Elyaston Thursday evening of this
week and at Hamilton Friday evening
letter from him announces that al
of a physician and cannot fill the en-
gagement, but will try and make ar
: appointment for date as early II
January as his health will permit.
Free Lecture on Asphalt Paving.
i ne ddlHllIou buslHeSS MSHb Siui
9 has arranged to give a free lecture IL
the city hall on the evening of Januar!
5, delivered by a gentleman from De-
/ Moines upon the subject of asphal
paving.
y New Store Front In A. C. Denton
/ Building.
The west room of the A. G. Dentol
7 building on the corner of Eleventh
J. and Broadway has been torn out and
u new front is being put in. A new floo
y is also being laid and the room give
i a general overhauling in the interior
4 The room is to be occupied by Mrs
y Teeton with dress making parlor a
soon as ready for occupancy.