The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-30
CITY NEWS.

/ Ferndell olive oil. Tmmegart's-
vfctrola week. May 4 to 3. Watcl
for big ad. Piggots.
Fresh fish at w l.. Wilsey's
/ 1860 Main Phone SO.
Read the classified column I'll
interesting every evening
Kindling wood at $3.50 for TIVE
horse load. Keokuk Box Co.
W c. WEIGH, superintendent Of
the Hannibal division OF the %" was
In Keokuk this forenoon looking after
company business.
Fresh catfish and halibut at Jos
Haubsr.'s meat market, 709 Main
street.
4 rourfshing Farmers are busy and
there is not much grain moving. Re
I tail business is light and consequent
sly merchandise traffic is reduced
i You have larger stock OF har-
ness. drivers articles and buggies to
select from at our store than at any
store in this part OF the country.
, Sherwood
| Iowa City is planning great well
come for the Iowa Elks who hold a
state convention in that city June Is,
10 and 20 A large delegation viii go
from Keokuk lodge No. I0s
"A city official whose duties re-
qHire him to visit all sections of the
city. says that the amount OF build
ing is surprise He says that in
all parts Of the city new homes are be-
ing built
Keokuk friends yesterday re-
cefyed from Tom aIanIey souvenir
cards sent from Buffalo Mr. Manley
was on his way to q point in northern
Canada where the snow Is about six
inches deep. He viii be remembered
as one OF the superintendents on the
water power work at Keokuk, and.I
made many friends while resident
OF this city
Hicks. the weather prognostica-
tor. says that MAY will arrive. under
cloudy skies with occasional down
pours of rain. These rains will be
followed by very cool weather with
frost The weather win remain gen
orally unsettled extending into June. =
And now we will have an opportunity
to see just how much Mr.. Hicks
knows about it.
Saturday, May 2, is the last day
for fling nomination papers viii, the
county auditor Upon that day. also.
the county central committee must
certify to the auditor for the number
,f delegates from each precinct to
he county convention to be Leld the
asst Saturday in June Upon the
same day, the secretary OF state win
nail certified list OF candidates to
county Auditor A. P. Meyer.
Special Victrola man at Piggott's.
Nay to 8. Ask about him.
Nelson Ayres. of the Quincy SCR
lfeTs' Home. contributes an article &c
he Quincy Herald that Is OF interesi
ust now that the war with Mexico Is
N. It is In regard to the pronuncia
ion OF Spanish names commonly
'sed In the telegraph dispatches. Mr.
lyres in his letter to the Herald
avs. Editors Herald: Kindly suffer 4
correction, as I am Spanish scIiol
r. Huersa is not pronounced 'Wher-
a. but eWerta-' In Spanish the III is
ilcuL- 1ACFId WOusu De SpcIlSO
Juarta.' Juan is Whan' villa Is pro
bounced 4Veelya- Carranza is Car
antha-' learned Spanish in Mexico
where / lived for years-from an
ducated Spanish gentleman
-Kndling wood at $3.50 for two
lorse load. Keokuk Box Co.
The Quincy Herald of Wednes-
ay evening contained the following
tenn that will be of interest to the
eaders of The Gate City: The
teamer keokuk had a fair load of
assengers and freight on arrival
ere Wednesday morning Among
he passengers were Mrs. Argast.
fife Of the editor of the Nauvoo Rust
sr, and her brother-in-law and sister,
fr. and Mrs. Iyerson and son Ivy
version OF Chicago. On the return
rip Mrs. Argast was to leave the
oat at Nauvoo, while the VERSIONS
ontfnued on to Fort Madison where
hey would get the Santa Fe for
hicago. The Marquette was also |
ere early. on her way to Moline. She 1
ad in tow only coal barge. The
oat passed here several days ago on
le way south with two steel barges
,r delivery somewhere on the Mis- 4
ouri river II belongs to the Moline =