The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01
CITY NEWS.

Turkey dinner, Grand hotel today.
The high wind last evening did
some slight damage to roofs and
signs.
II you want a bargain in we'll
established grocery, address Grocer,
box 221, keokuk.
-Elgfn ,'ewelry Co.'s auction sale
continues this week Daily auction,
1880 and $50 p. m. 502 Main street.
Don't fail to attend the auction
sale OF the Elgin Jewelry CO., 5O2
Main street. Auction each day, 2.S0
and 1880 p. m.
II. A. NJ. Collins yesterday morn
ing filed his nomination papers and
affidavit for the Office of commission
er at the coming election.
keokul, people are receiving pa
pers and cards from Los Angeles
friends giving accounts and views OF
the recent foods in that part of Cali
fornia,
Il There is something wrong when
H a merchant tries to sell you some
H thing instead of our coffee. Do not
SubiIlt W a MiOuS, Jul laSlSt OH ICY
II ing "Hamill's Steel-Cut Coffee
\ There will be meeting of the
i stockholders of the Hotel Iowa at the
hotel Monday, March 8, at 10 a. M.
to consider matters pertaining to the
business affairs of the company.
Certainly, we can wash that rug
Tor carpet for you. We have the
equipment for doing the work. And
the rug or carpet will be clean when 1T
lis returned to you. Phone 265, Gate
City Laundry, No. rs 8. 18th street
"A mechanics lien against the
Hotel Iowa company, a corporation.
was filed by L. Schneider and Son OF
cincinnati. o. The lien is for s1.O03.-
80. The company fling the lien are
manufacturers of interior fittings.
Masonic: Regular meeting of
Eagle lodge No, IL. A. F. & A. NJ.
7:S0 O'Clock Monday evening. March
2, 1914. Visiting brethren fraternally
invited. BY order Of the w. NJ. S..
H. Johnston, secretary.
The ice harvest, unless March
weather changes conditions, is prac-
tically over SO far as this city is con-
cerned, Friday number of work
men were dismissed and the harvest
discontinued because the ice was too
Isoft.
This morning Miss Mary C. Col
| Inns will speak before the Trinity NJ
E. Sunday school on the subject of
Missions Among the American In
dams. This is in observance of the
annual missionary day in the Sunday
school.
The local chapter of the Royal
| Arcanum is preparing to entertain
Ralph B. Wickersham, supreme re-
| gent, next Friday evening, also W. E.
Mcconnell of Grand Rapids. NJ. H.
i Boyce of Cedar Rapids, state organ
izer, is in the city, and will be here
| for several days.
1 Sam c. Westcott is the latest
candidate for mayor He took out his
/ papers Saturday morning. Mr. West
/ colt has been solicited by number
sof people to make the race, and de
| cided that he would enter the ring
i He has served as councilman and has
also served on the school board
! The remains of John Willard
: whose death is announced in anothe
column, will be taken to Avon, H., thr
= afternoon for burial. Mr.. Willard i
survived by his wife, two daughter,
one residing at Murray, Iowa, one a
Avon, H.; two sisters, one at Gales
burg, H., and the other at Quincy
/ H., and several grandchildren. H
: was resident of Illinois before con
ing to this vicinity to reside.
You ought to see a feather pillos
= before and after we have washed il
. 1t will surprise you to know that wit
8 our new system of Drying we can az
I tually wash, without removing tn
= feathers from the tick. your feathe
Z pillows and feather beds and retur
) them to you as clean and sweet an
8 fluffy as new. Often times they ar
. better than new in these respects
We actually have the modern equiI
ment in our new plant to do this kin
'of work Send US pillow and lie
us show you. The cost is very reason
able Phone 2s5, Gate City Laundr,
No. IS S. 11th street.
. w. @. Carney, an electrical eng
= neer from keokuk and formely wit
the Stone & Webster people, ha
!, been secured to temporarily succee
~ the late E. r. Mitchell as superb
- tendent of the electrical work of tn
local street railway at Fort Madison
= All cars we're in more or less ru
:, down condition and Mr.. Carney ha
contracted to stay at least until tn
cars are put into proper shape Nj
:, Carney is an experienced man in hi
present work, coming from Chicag,
~ Previous to his connection with tn
Stone Webster Co. he was employe
;, by the Illinois Steel works.
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