The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
! CITY NEWS.

Coal. wood and kindling a,
Eaton s.--Adv.
The funeral OF A. M. Morton was
fheld this afternoon at $50 o'clock al
the A. M. z. church, Rev. Sims, pastor
OF that church, officiating
Raymond Il. Taylor. 81, and Vic
toria 4. Golden, 81, both of Carthage
ILL.,. have secured license here tc
marry.
Look. Best Springfield lump Goa
$3.50 per ton. ]. C. McMznus Con
struction Co. Phone 215.-Adv.
Word has been received from
Rochester, Miss. by relatives and
friends OF D.. A. Collier, to the effec,
that Mr., Collier continues to improve
from his recent operation and is on
the road to recovery.
To-day thousands OF former Iowans
are mingling together at Eastlake
Park, Los Angeles, in their annual re-
union to talk over old times In Iowa
Many Keokuk people will be in to.
days party.
Mrs. J. P. Allen has gone to
Chicago and will be in the Presbyter-
ian hospital for few weeks to re-
ceive treatment for a nervous ailment
Mr.. Allen arrived home this morning
after accompanying Mrs. Allen to
Chicago.
&C. F. Miller, who has been con-
lducting liquor business in Keokuk
for many years. has disposed Of his
business to George Schmidt, who will
take possession next Saturday. Mr..
Millers sells the business and the
property on South Fifth street.
The Gate City was called over the
telephone frequently this forenoon by
parties inquiring as to the correctness
Of a rumor that Ambassador Wilson
had been assassinated in Mexico City
The American minister was in good
condition according to late telegraph
adyices to The Gate City.
The Gate City will appreciate the
cooperation of the merchants in the
matter OF placing advertising copy in
the hands of the printer early in the
day 1t is very helpful in the construc-
ton of the paper and gives the me-
chanical force better opportunity to
make an interesting paper.
Regular meeting OF Royal Order
of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. to-
night at 5 o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
| iting brothers cordially invited Ed.
G. Vaughn dictator. Roy NJ. Martin
secretary Advertisement.
One of the big meetings, that are
to be held in Burlington in the near
future is that Of the Iowa Association
of Elks. Little has been heard on
this subject to date, but the Burling-
ton lodge expects to get busy with
lpreliminaries and arrangements In
the very near future.
Yesterday workmen began the ex.
cavation for an addition to the Cory
/ building on Main street between Tenth
and Eleventh for an addition 40x40
This increased space was required ow
ing to the growing business Of ]. S
Bullock, the automobile dealer This
handsome new cement building wat
recently completed and occupied b,
the Bullock garage and the business
has grown so rapidly that more room
lis needed. ADV.
i Regular meeting Morning Stal
4 lodge No. 5. knights Of Pythias to
might, at 500 o'clock at Castle hall
1 Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. John p. Hornish, C. C.-Adv
! George c. Bosch, the well-known
Burlington business man, has been ell
ected president Of the Burlington Com
mercial Exchange. The annual report
of Ed. e. Egan showed great things
accomplished for that city the pas,
year. Mr.. Egan is well-known in Keo-
lsuk, having been present at number
fof meetings pertaining to the water
power development and proposed cele-
bration.
The boys at the high school are
displaying much interest in the forma
ton Of band and Prof Hayden stat
1 ed today that there would be fifty
| boys take part. Rehearsals will be
started within a week or two under
the direction of John L. Cole, instruc-
tor. The officers are, Madison Sterne,
president; Leslie Milestone. vice
president; Jewett Fulton. secretary;
and James Hollingsworth, treasurer.
j. A. Roberts. who picked up
history Of the Baptist church In a
second hand store at Fort Madison a
short time ago. has received inquir-
lies from many sources concerning it
and the book appears to be very val
liable. The story of his find was re-
printed in Pennsylvania and Kansas
City newspapers, and he has received
many inquiries from people who read
the items. Mr.. Roberts will have the
book bound and may then have sew
eral hundred copies of it printed as
it appears from the letters he has re-
ceived that it would be in great de-
mand The book was printed in Ger
man in 1748.
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