The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-26
CITY NEWS.


| Coal, wood and kindling at:
Eaton s. Adv.
The Easter hat and the Easter
lily are growing in favor.
The 1913 Almanac OF the Rev.
Irl r. Hicks is out and for sale.
Joe Carwaiho has returned from
a business trip to New York City.
Easter days are not far away.
Keokuk merchants are getting ready
for the event
James T. South, 81, and Leona
Taylor. IS, both of this city have SEE
cured license to marry
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Eppers OF 1920
Park street. announce the birth of a
baby girl, born Feb. %, 1918.
Look! Best Springfield lump coal
$3.50 per ton. j. C. McManus Con
struction Co. Phone 215. Adv.
Several special agents represent-
ing insurance companies were In the
city yesterday visiting with the local
agents.
I'D. A. Collier, who is recovering
from recent operation, is at Roches-
ter, Mimi, instead OF Rochester, Miss,
as stated last evening.
Regular meeting OF Hermann
Lodge No. 116. 1. o. o. F. tonight, 8
O'clock. Visiting brothers cordially In.
vited Advert, cement.
The Metropolitan Hotel at Fort
Madison is to be remodeled. This we'll
known hosterly has been and still is
the headquarters for many Keokux
citizens.
keokuls Camp NJ. w. A. No. 62z
will hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman nall. All members are
requested to be present. Advertise
ment.
Judge Logan writes from Phoe-
nix, Arizona, that he is meeting a
number of old Missouri friends in
Phoenix, and that he is enjoying his
southern visit
MIR. and Mrs. A. L. Macarthur of
Hamilton were in the city this morn.
ing enroute to Rochester, Mimi, where
Mrs. Macarthur goes for treatment and
| to undergo an operation.
The funeral of Thomas ]. Walker
was held at 80 o'clock this afternoon
at the undertaking rooms OF Crimmins
& Chase, Rev. Sims of the A. M. E..
church, conducting the services.
The pallbearers at the funeral of
A. NJ. Morton yesterday afternoon not
I ed in The Gate City last evening were
John Bland. John Buford, William
Dodson, Joe Dodson and Hampton
Woodland.
Mrs. C. Schmitt OF Warsaw has
had the misfortune to become a victim
of disease and is now a patient
of the st. Joseph hospital She has
had three operations. She is getting
along as well as could be expected.
Masonic Special meeting of Hard
in Lodge No. 29 A. f. & a. NJ. Thurs
day evening. Feb. 81. at 1870 o'clock.
Work On first degree. Visiting broth
lers frztsrnalfy invited to attend. By
order OF the W VI. c. G. Meister, Sec.
sForkmen ere rapidly finishing
the task of renlodeling the second and
third stories of the Sixth street
Medical college building which will
be rented for Office or lodge purposes.
1t has not been used since the aban-
donment Of the old Keokuk Medical
College days.
Owing to a heavy rainfall the day
before, It was necessary to pos. pone
the Iowa picnic at Los Angeles a
week, March LIST being the date select
ed. Arrangements had been made to
handle a record crowd, large delega-
tons being expected from all princi
pal southern California points Mum
erous special car and auto trains had
been secured to carry the crowds
that wished to attend from surround
ing towns and cities. The Iowa pic
mic enjoys the reputation Of being the
biggest thing of its kind ever held in
California. AS usual Lee county and
Keokuk will be largely represented.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye says
that Quincy and Fort Madison have
effected agreements for the electric
current from the Keokuk power. So
also has st. Louis. In this respect,
Burlington is tagging. Sometime this
spring, or early In the summer, the
great subtle force will begin its dis.
tributive mission. When is Burling
ton going to get into the game? Our
people need this cheap power, but an
parently no progress is being made
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