The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
CITY NEWS

Phone 1&71 Adv.
First Of March approaches and
With It time for paying taxes.
Look. Best Springfield lump coal
$3.50 per ton j. C. McsIanus Con,
Good roads leading into Keokuk
viii bring trade to Keokuk.
The youngsters began to inroscs
their spring amusement stock to-day.
Mrs. Walter DOUGH who has been
III for the past two weeks. IS on the
way TO recovery.
Several deals In Main street prop
erty are under negotiations. Looks
Ike busy year In real estate.
Keokuk travelling men who enjoy
good cigar while riding on the
trains VIII not agree with DR.. Wiley
that smoking cars should be abol
ished.
The line weather Is fust to the
liking of the contractnrs but the Ice
men have not completed their har
vest and want and look for colder
weather.
Ing newspaper work IN Keokuk FOL
several years. win 60 to Quincy in
about two weeks to take the city edf
torship Of the Journal.
If all the men who are watchins
the construction OF the new lows
Hotel we're actually and physically
employed the building would be ready
for occupancy In about sixty days.
This afternoon at $50 o'c,ocs
vas held the funeral of Mrs. Jane
Taylor al the undertaking rooms Of
I s. Ackley. thence to Oakland CEN
etery where the interment tool
place.
Several parties are Investigating
the proposition o. building an arti
fetal Ice plant in this city and it j:
stated upon good authority that :
plant VIII be built in this city within
the next three months.
Hugh Crawford, who last Satur
day evening was called upon to par
with his little year old son. this morn
ing received word from Centerynls
that his mother was very low viii
pneumonia.
/ The Upper Room Mission Opel
every evening. 81 North Fifth. Jesu
said: Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see Cod David ate
/ he had sinned PRAYED. Create in M
clean heart Oh God !, God VII
hear the CRY for purity today F.
McGav.
1 The politician who only sees tn
pleasure In running for once oueh
TO be a member OF the legislature
He would soon find that there i
/ plenty Of work connected with tn
position The Lee county member
are sxamped with Communication
but they are always o. the Job an
giving attention 10 the business q
the once
Invitations hare been Issued 10
the forty-ninth anniversary Of tn
knights OF Pythias to be hel
under the auspices OF Mornin
Star lodge No. 5 on Friday erenfn
Of this week a. Castle hail. corna
Fifth and Blondeau streets al eigh
o'clock There viii be an entertain
ment, supper and dance.
Matt Hogan and Sam Wills. bot
wen known police characters, put o
q four round bout IN Rag Alley yestel
day evening that attracted a III
crowd The police we're called in an
both taken 10 the city JAIL They er
tered pleas of guilty this morning i
superior court and we're given thirt
days each IN the county jail
Whether the Iowa IaEslatur
makes Ii compulsory or not Tor conr
ties to do bridge and road work ur
der the direct supervision Of The stat
highway commission Polk CONT
VIII continue 10 do It in the fusur
as it has in the past Many propose
laws are being submitted 70 the stat
legislature this session rega d ng IN
work OF supervisors
The IRE department was called t
the home Of Charles Appel ar IL
North First street. about ten ofelocl
Sundav morning, whsre fire had orig
mated from cause not certainl
Known The fire Ess breaking thrcugl
the roof when the department arrs
led but II was extinguished with tn
tanks Of the chemical. TIE furnitur
vas Sayaz7 tgvr the hcy.se vas hail