The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-09
CITY N EWS.


throughout the state
The Keokuk high school football
squad returned home from Kinks
Vile, Mo-, yesterday.
20. B. Towne, manager of the Keo-
kuk Industrial association, is in st.
Louis. He is there on business for
the association.
Members OF Gate City camp No.
81, Woodmen OF the World are re-
quested to attend meeting tonight at
$500 o'clock
The fre department answered
still alarm at GAS yesterday evening
at 914 High street where 3 defective
flue started small fire. No damage
was done.
x The government fleet Is anchored
in the forebay close to the sea wall.
Preparations are being made to bring
in the boats now that the season is
about to close.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. ~, A. F. and A. M,
700 o'clock, Tuesday evening, Mo-
vember 10, 1914 Work on first de-
gree. Visiting brethren fraternally
invited. BY order OF the w. M. 8. II.
Johnston, secretary.
The Burlington high school foot
ball team which triumphed in signal
fashion over Keokuk a week ago. was
defeated to Saturday at Ottumwa.
The only score made by Ottumwa was
made in the last quarter,
The lock and drydock were Wis
tied by number OF people YESTERDAY
from out of the city. Although the
power plant is closed to visitors with
out passes, a number were content to
get a long range view Of the works
from the lock and dry dock.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Hardin lodge No 20. A. F. and A. NJ,
Tuesday. November 10, 1914. at Ma
sonic temple. at $500 p. M. sharp
Funeral of Alexander Tolmie. All
Masons invited to attend. BY order
OF w NJ L. N. Hahn, secretary.
What kind Of town would you
have II you bought everything from
peddlers and mall order houses? Just
think OF It, What would your prop
erty be worth? Isn't it about time to
cut out the peddler and the mail order
houses and give the Keckuk mer-
chants your trade? They deserve It
from every point of view.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Nichols
will give a recital for the children OF
the upper grades in the schools In the
high school assembly room tomorrow
afternoon. A great deal of interest Is
being taken in Mr.. Nichols appear
ance by the young people as they come
to realize that this highly successful
artist was Keokuk boy and lived in
this city until he was six years old.
DIR. James /. Gibson, state yeter-
mary doctor, has ordered the fumiga-
ton OF stock cars used by the roads
on which were hauled some Of the cat
tie suspected of having the foot and
mouth disease. It Is believed that
such fumigation would prevent the
spread OF the disease. It is believed
that the trouble is confined to cattle
in two counties in Iowa, now.
The old style Of bar dockets is be-
ing used again for this term OF court.
The lawyers made it plain that they
didn't like the kind heretofore used,
and the change was affected. The
next dockets will be printed by the
firm which submits the lowest bids,
the bar association having decided on
the method of contracting for the
books for the coming year. Notices
OF the bids will be sent out by Clerk
Hart before time for a new docket.
Gilbert Lee, defeated candidate
for county auditor, was in the city to-
day transacting business. Mr.. Lee is
! q good loser and takes his defeat as
he has in former years-without any
i'll feeling toward any one or his par
lty. He feels that he contributed
some to the success Of the republican
ticket and is pleased that seven Of
the nominees were successful. 1t is a
real pleasure to meet defeated can
didate who energies from the battle
with as sweet disposition as that
possessed by Mr. Lee.