The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-19
CITY NEWS.

fT eSH CATFISH ~ jus. uauOSA %
4 7O9 Main street.
A son was born Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wyatt. who live
near Sugar Creek.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
lodge. No. JOG. b. P. o. e.. tonight at
o'clock, Elks. hall. Sixth and Blon-
deau streets. Visitors invited.
"A meeting OF the board Of direc-
tors OF the Industrial association will
be held this afternoon at 100 O'Clock
! in the Industrial association offices.
-Ferndall mince meat, plum pud-
ding and apple butter. Immcgart's.
Phone 43.
AT FIVE O'Clock last evening Arch
lie Boyd and Edith Quarrles. color
ed couple. were united In marriage
| by John Leindecker. justice OF the
peace
Marriage licenses were issued
| yesterday to Albert L. Sharpe. 81. and
Hattie q. Davis, 20, of Burlington;
Eli Kenoyer and Dora A. Mckee, OF
Keokuk; Archie Boyd. 81. and Edith
Quarrles. II, OF Keokuk.
-Sauer kraut, dill pickles and Hol-
| land herring at Immegart's.
When they can't hit anything else.
| hunters at Nauvoo can blow holes in
skiffs anchored along the river. A
hunter discharged his gun by accident
near there recently and the charge
went through boat tied to the bank.
Two men from Lyons. Iowa. on
their way down the river, tied' up
their launch and houseboat on the
Nauvoo shore above the old Wiegand
quarry Saturday The high wind pre-
vailing buffeted their boats around so
fiercely as to knock holes in Same
and both boats sank. They can be
raised.
The Carthage Commercial club
thas decided to give an old-fashicEed
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee to fully look into the matter, and
report at the next monthly meeting OF
the club. Carthage formerly had
! such fairs, and it is said the old race
track is still in an excellent condition,
being in constant use by horse train
i ers and drivers.
The fire department was called
| to the "Cracker-box' on Franklin
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets this morning Fire which
started in the roof evidently from
defective fue was the cause. There
was practically no damage, and the
chemical was all that was necessary.
| The alarm was turned in about
o'clock. A few shingles were torn
away from the roof and the fire put
out
| Word has been received from
reliable source that the condition OF
Judge Smith Mcpherson Is quite salts
factory to his friends and that he Is
/ improving. 1t will be some time be-
fore he is back on the bench, but
everything points to his ultimate and
complete recovery. He has been .
very sick man from general break
down. but is said to be suffering from
no organic trouble. Naturally his re-
! covery will be slow, but indications
ara that he will recover This news
| will be very pleasing to the judges
/ many Keokuk friends.
! -Nauvoo Independent: couple OF
duck hunters from Fort Madison had
quite an experience on the overlooked
island opposite Mormon springs yes
| terday. Their launch propeller got
caught in the roots of tree and they
| were unable to get It loose. They set
| up cry for help which they continued
from o'clock until evening. when
after the wind Subsided AL Bertschi
and Alfred Isenberger went over In
| the latter's launch and helped relieve
them and brought them to this side.
| alter Mr.. Bertschi took them home
! in his surrey. The river was quite
wavy yesterday and their boat was in
constant danger of swapping. Several
! launches that went down the river
| failed to respond to their cries for
help The fellows wouldn't reveal
their names.
Nauvoo Independent: Bids on
the contract for carrying the mails
| between Nauvoo and Montrose are
being advertised for. Since the par
eel post law went into effect Mail
Carrier j. w. Reimbold has refused
to accept the compensation for car
rying the mail from the government,
claiming the increase OF pay is not
adequate for the extra work entailed
A law suit may result. The carrier.
1 no doubt is entitled to more money.
| The new contract should contain
some arrangement for the carrier TO
bring the mail when the trains are
delayed Or to get the same at Fort
Madison or Keokuk when 1t is impos-
sible to cross the river here. and he
should receive pay for this. The peo-
pie should not be required to nickel
Up" for any such thing. The govern
ment owes US the best service it can
GIVE !.