The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
CITY NEWS.

tonight.
I Take harness to Sherwood for re-
pairs.
Choice fresh cat fish and halfbut
at Jos. Haubert's, 70s Main street.
WIN have for the season. one
Arabian and one draft stallion at
Hamilton. Ill. B. W. Elder.
i Public meeting tonight at the
court house School house bond issue
will be discussed from all angles at
| lis meeting.
Unitarian spring sale and market
| Friday. April 8. Supper. p. m. 35c.
/ The intention OF the Keokuk mer-
| chants to take up the question OF bet
/ ter train service Is a move In the
I right direction.
April fool jokes we're not very
numerous yesterday, due perhaps to
/ the thoughtfulness of the people who
have besn fooled" on other occa-
+, sions.
Regular meeting OF Puckechetuck
encamrmen No. Z, /. O. o. F. at
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
to attend
School mass melting at Lee county
court house at 1880 tonight. Addresses
will be made on the question OF the
proposed bond issue which comes to
vote on April I.
Attorney W. j. Roberts, who un-
derwent an operation at st. Johns
hos pital st. Louis, Is improving, which
will be good news to his Ksokuk
friends. Mrs. Robert is in ST. Louis.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. IL, A. F. & A. NJ,
$3.50 o'clock Friday evening, April B.
1914. Work on 1st and End degrees.
Visiting brethren fcaternally invited.
BY order Of the ". NJ. 8. II. Johnston,
secretary.
The country roads continue to be
in such bad shape that the farmers
are compelled to stay close to their
homes They are thankful for the
long spell OF nice weather as they
were given an opportunity Of purchas-
ing their spring supplies.
Men and women are Noth invited
to attend the school house bond issue
mass meeting at; the court house to-
night at 1880 o'clock. sRG ~
The members OF the local Elks
lodge are looking forward to q very
pleasant time this evening when the
newly elected officers are to be install
ed and a social session will follow the
ceremonies and lodge meeting. A
burlesque debats will be the feature
of the banquet with Joseph r. Frailey
of Fort Madison and VIM Schlagen-
haul of Quincy as out OF town guests
and participants.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
lodge. No. 1o6, B. P. o. E.. tonight at
| 8 O'Clock. Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon-
deau streets. Visitors invited. install
lation Of officers and social session.
| The Quincy Wing, referring to the
recent Keokuk city Ell lection. repro
duce. the editorial appearing in The
! Gate City and makes this additional
comment: DR.. 8. w. Moorhead. retir-
| ing postmaster, was elected mayor q
| Keokuk Monday. He is a level-head-
et, man and will help give the Dam
City the most business-like and fair
est and squarest administration in
| thu history OF that city.
Citizens meeting tonight at the
court house 20 talk over school house
! bond issue. Meetino Is under the
auspices OF the Citizens Welfare
| League.
The new city officials ara besieg.
ed with applications for positions.
| Those holding places are candidates
for reappointment and new aspirants
The mayor and councilmen announce
that no action has been taken with
respect to definitely determining who
| will be appointed to the various posi-
lions but the impression seems to
prevail that for the pressnt there Will
be no changes.
Attend the mass meeting at the
court house this evening and take
part in the school bond issue. Il is
an important question.
The Des Moines correspondent OF
the Sioux City Journal has the follow
| ing to say about the new Keokuk post
master: Senator McManus, the Lee
county democrat, who made so many
good friends here last winter, has
| Just been handed the Keokuk post.
! office. with the compliments Of Wood
! row WILSON. and to democrats general
| ly nothing looks SO good as commits
! sion Of that kind with Wilson's sigma
ture The senator is one man the
democrats had in the senate who
| could make a good speech, the kind