The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-31
CITY NEWS.

/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Cameron Jr.,
announce the birth of son, born
March 80
IL marriage license was issued
yesterday to Fred w. Then and Miss
Gertrude A. Bunch
-Keokuk camp NJ. w. A. No. 622
win hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are re-
quested to be present.
-Eastern Star: Regular meeting
Of ElmirA chapter No. 40, o. E. S.,
Thursday evening, April 1, 1915. at
1880 o'clock. BY order OF the w. n.
Louie p. Hahn. secretary.
Il Arthur Petry who is at ST. Joseph
hospital with typhoid fever. is report
ed somewhat better today. Friends
are not allowed to visit him yet, but
! will be glad to hear OF his favorable
lprogress.
The police received information
from Burlington this morning that a
reward OF 800 had been offered for
the recovery OF the two automobiles
tstolen from a Burlington garage night
before last
WIN. Mullikin has bought the fe ID
business OF H. Hansen at 1929 Main
strset, and will remove his stock 70
this location April l. Feed. wood and
coal viii be handled by him. Your
patronage Is solicited.
| Work on the extension OF the gas
mains already has been started by the
Keokuk Electric company. The work
| will be rushed in the hopes OF com-
/ plotting II inside Of three months.
Three carloads OF the pipe has been
received and much of it distributed.
! Miss Cecil Allen, 14O5 Park street,
land Mr.. Charles Jester, 1902 Park,
were married at Burlington Monday
evening at 7:15, they announced here
4 today. They were accompanied to
Burlington by two of their friends.
Miss Ethel Tole, and Mr.. William
hayden.
1T was announced at the Keokulr
Electric company this morning that
the Gas Machinery company wrote
they would ship the water gas set,
ordered for the gas plant here, on
April z and that 1t would arrive here
about ten days later.
+ Garage men here expect to see
many automobiles this summer en-
tour from eastern points to the Pa
cific coast. Keokuk is not far from.
the Lincoln highway and many ma
chimes will make this place on side
trip in order to see the water power
plant.
| The question OF disposing of the
two buffalo that escaped from their
pen at the park yesterday was causing
the members of the city council much
i trouble today. Telephone calls run
ming in number over the hundreds
were received at the city offices and
at the police station from persons who
had seen the animals.
/ Neil G. Medbury, of Boston, who
will have charge of the reconstruction
of the gas plant here. has arrived and
established an ONCE In the second
floor OF the Keokuk Electric company
building The work Of clearing the
ground for the foundation OF the
buildings has already been started.
The work will be completed within
two months when the capacity of the
plant will be doubled.
There will be bowling tourna-
ment at the Keokuk club next Satur-
| day, followed by buffet luncheon in
/ the evening. Each member has the
| privilege of bowling three games of
duck pins at any time between 2 p.
m. and 10 p. m. A prize will be given
to the bowler with the best average
and one to the bowler making the
high score. The duck pin game has
been very popular this winter and a
large turnout is expected.
e. G. Lynn of Donnellson, the
present superintendent of Lee county
schools, will not be the only candidate
for that office before the school meet
ing to be held at the court house at
Fort Madison next week. Wallace j.
Knobs Of Montrose has announced
his candidacy for the place. Mr..
Kncbbs, who has been a teacher OF
the lower district of the county, is at
present taking a course Of study at
Cedar Falls.
Two Of Mr.. J. w. whittaker's cot
ltages at Blur Park were totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
The fire alarm was sounded at half
past two o'clock. One. Of the cottages
was used for storing cots, gasoline
stoves, clothing and other articles,
while the other one was rented. Both
cottages were burned to the ground
and their contents total loss. One
other cottage was badly scorched but
good work by the fire department kept
it from burning. The fire boys and
neighbors and other citizens worked
herofcally to gain control of the
flames. The fire was started by some
burning leaves. The premises were
being cleaned of all the dead leaves
and brush, getting ready for the sum-
mer guests. and big bonfire was
made of the debris. Some OF the blaz-
ing leaves blew under the cottage and
in spite Of all efforts could not be dis
lodged before they had set fire to the
buildings which burned like finder.
But for the good work Of all concern.