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

The steamer Black Hawk Will be-
gin her trips between Burlington and
Davenport on the last day of March.
according to report, says the Burling-
ton Gazette. The Keokuk will take
up the trade from Quincy north. The
Blair will not displace the Black
Hawk until some time toward the last /
of April, at which time the smaller
boat will take up the Keokuk- Burifng-
ton daily schedule.
John A. Dunlap has received al
letter from H. G. Moore of Wellman.
expressing appreciation at the enter
tainment given the bankers here lasts
Saturday. bus regretfully announcing !
the sudden death of NJ. C. Strubel of
the Wellman Security Savings bank.
When the party from Wellmsn reach
ed Fairfield ON their way home they
found they could not take the train
/ they expected and some of the men
started to drive home. Mr., Struble.
however. remained in the station with
his son and while sitting there he
suddenly dropped over dead. He was
well known to Group II bankers and
in financial circles of his county.
JAS. Melrose Wilson is seriously
| i'll with pneumonia in Chicago. Mrs.
Wiiyson has gone to that city to at
tend him. Today he was reported as
doing as well as could be expected.
4 While coming down stairs from
/ the Grand theatre balcony last night
Assistant Chief of Police John Pear
son fell and injured his knee, which
has never been strong since the &C
cident to it last spring when the
patrol wagon tipped over and caught
4 him He will likely be laid up for
several days.
--H. S. Payne and Rollin Hopkirk
OF Fort Madison, the experts who are
examining the county officials books,
came down this morning to continue
their work.
Supervisor I. N. Hosier and son
OF For. Madison were in the city to-
day transacting business and visiting
with County Supervisor Young.
Attorney Will Howell will go to
Washington this evening to take de-
positions in case that he is inter
ested in. He viii remain in the ma
tional capital until after the Inaugural
ton of President Wilson.
The weather after few days
struggle. undecided whether to be
gocd or bad, decided this afternoon
I between / and o'clock to give US a
slight touch of winter and sent a
mild snow storm OF very fine particles
which was long time in making a
show on the streets.
e. P. Adler has called a meeting
of the newspaper publishers of this
section to meet in Davenport soon to
: discuss newspaper contests and prem
: iums and side-lines as boost to cir
/, Iculation Mr.. Adler has refused all
l such methods as circulation builders
5 because he believes they are no
: founded on stability and are unprofit
s able from a newspaper standpoint
0 He has built the circulation OF The
i Daily Times from 5000 to over $4,000
/ by just making newspaper that the
! people want.
You never realize until you be
I gin to use them the great convenience
The Gate City's classified advertise
ments afford one It is habit that
1 saves time and worry and the sooner
you get it the better of you are. Yot
might think it is foolish to advertise
for some things, but If it isn't foolisi
to want them it isn't foolish TO ad
Iyertise for them. That, however, j:
, the one sure way to get them.
The union carpenters OF the cit,
are asking of the contractors employ
ing carpenters raise in the uniol
scale of from for.y to fifty cents al
hour for the eight hour day. TIL
carpenters have had conference
with the employers but have not a
yet come to any agreement.
This afternoon when the nlinia
; ture snow storm was at is worst,
q travelling salesman with the sugges
tive name of Blizzard was making hi
periodical calls among the Keokul
dealers in his line.
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