The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-20
CITY NEWS.

Adv.
Lee county farmers are profiting
this week by attending the county
institute now in session. at Donnell-
son.
Onion salt at Immegart's.
A large number Of Keokuk PEG.
PIE will participate in the Iowa picnic
held in Eastlake Park, Los Angeles,
the 25th.
Fresh Spanish mackerel, halibut,
smelts and catfish at JOS. Haubert's,
709 Main street ADV.
Keokuk merchants are getting
ready for the annual March sales.
These bargain events always attract
a large out-of-the-city patronage y
Regular meeting tonight of Gate
City camp No. 81, Woodmen OF the
World at Hawkes. hall. Visitors vel
come ADV.
The local bankers and bank EN-
ploJes are busy making arrangements
to entertain Group III In Keokuk next
Saturday. The Elks club will be
headquarters.
The Rock Island has ordered sixty
all-steel construction cars for passen-
ger service. Some OF these cars will
likely be placed on the service run
ming through Keokuk.
Look! Best Springfield lump coal
$3.50 per ton. j. C. McManus Con-
struction Co. Phone 215.-Adv.
The cave in' at the Winger
building Tuesday night was not SO
serious at first supposed and will
cause a delay of but a few days.
Winger Brothers expect to be in their
new home the fore part OF March.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
lodge, No. 1os, B. p. o. E., tonight at
Elks' hall. Sixth and Blondeau streets,
Initiation.-Adv.
Miss Belle Starr, daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs. c. o. Starr, fell down a
flight Of stairs yesterday, and suffer.
ed a dislocated wrist and broken
arm She is resting as easily as could
be expected.
Gate City Camp. No. 81, w. .. w.
meets tonight at Hawkes. hall A full
attendance Is urged, as business OF Inn
portance will come up.-Advertise-
ment
Dentists belonging to the OF.
tumwa and Burlington districts have
been holding an interesting meeting
in Ottumwa. Considerable attention
was given to the administration OF
somnoform for the removal of teeth.
DR.. III. H. Stafford, of Keokuk, ad.
ministered the anaesthetic and six
teeth Of the patient were removed by
as many dentists, The operation was
absolutely without pain. This opera.
ton was an actual demonstration, OF
a moving picture, one might say, oil
the substance of Dr. w. H. DeFord,s
lecture. DR.. DeFord. who is dean oil
Drake University at Des Moines, is
particularly interested in painless
operations, and he is an enthusiast
when it comes to converting his fell
low dentists. Other clinics were Civ.
en- by DR.. H. II. Stafford and DR.. J.
M. Marsh Of Keokuk.
Regular meeting of Puckechetuck
ancampment No. Z, |. O. o. f. at
Odd Fellows hall at s o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
TO .ttend.--Advertisem
The Burlington Gazette says that
power from the Keokuk dam is ex.
pec.ed as early as the 18th Of March.
Concerning DR.. Yant, who Is at
tending the dental meeting in Otsum-
wa. the Courier says: The $1,000
beauty, whose signature is attached to
an Ottumwa baseball contract each
year, is present at the meeting in the
person of DR.. Roscoe v. Yant of Bur
lington. DR.. Yant was one of Ned
Egan's outfielders during Ned's serv-
ices at Burlington, and the doctor. al
though no longer active in baseball.
is considered none the less valuable
as possession of Egan. He is at
present a hold-out, wanting his sal
airy raised to $4,000 year, but Egan
hopes to show him where the league
salary limit will not permit Of such
yearly stipend. DIR. Yant is one Of
the successful younger dentists of
Burlington.
Wesley Greene OF Davenport, sec.
rotary Of the STATE Horticultural So
ciety, has just published the first edi-
ton OF the proceedings OF the Society
of Iowa Florists. which contains
papers by leading florists of Iowa on
the flowers of the state and is hand
somely illustrated with half tone prints
Of some OF the states most beautiful
flowers. This book OF 20S pages co1s
tains the cream Of the society's work
for the past 90 years. 1t was edited
by The secretary and published prin.
cipally at his own personal expense.
the edition being limited to 500 copies.
The state officers of the society are.
President, William Trillow of Des
Moines; vice-president, F. J. Olson or
Ames; treasurer, John T. Temple of
Davenport deceased; secretary.
Wesley J. Greene: directors, w. Fl.
Harkett of Dubuque, J. T. D. Fulmer