The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-04
CITY NEWS.

Fresh red snapper, halibut and
smelts at JOS. Haubert's, the reliable
meat market, TOO Main street.
The fire department answered an
alarm at o'clock this morning when
a fue burned out in residence at 317
South Fifth street. There was no
damage.
Regular meeting of Keokuk
lodge, No. LOG, B. P.,O. E.. tonight at
s o'clock. Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon-
deau streets. Visitors invited. Elec-
ton of officers.
-Clemence Fraser, Mary Ernestine
Fraser, Christine M. Fraser and Marg-
cry F. Hoeft and husband have con-
veyed to John Tumelty the undivided
three-quarters Of lot IL In block "a.
The consideration named in the deed
is $5,625. The property is situated on
Main street just west OF Sixth street.
Cottage cheese at Immegart's.
Local G. A. RS have received no.
tice from Adj. Gen. George G.. Newman
that the national encampment of the
Grand Army will be held the week Of
September 81 In Washington. Head
quarters will be established during the
week at the Raleigh hotel. General
department encampment would be held
in Sioux City June 8, 9 and 10. The
Hotel Martin will be headquarters.
Quincy Herald: The chamber OF
commerce announces new light
weight steam washing machine man
ufacturing industry for Quincy. backed
by George L. Ferris, former mayor
and commercial club president In
Mexico, Mo-, and H. NJ. Sheer, local
manufacturer. The plant will be To-
Gated at 12l-125 Hampshire street, and
the entire modern equipment of the
Sheer plant will be used to manufac-
ture the new product.
Regular meeting Of Pukechetuck
encampment No. Z, I. 0. o. F, at
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
to attend.
In the district court at Fort Mad
ison yesterday the damage suits of =
x. Chapman versus the c.. B. & Q
railway company and Nellie Chapman
versus the c., B. G. @. railway com
pany were dismissed at defendants
costs. Both suits were for damages
for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived by Mrs. Chapman when a1igh.
ing from Burlington train one day
last year. A settlement was reache1
and the dismissal entry made in pur
suance thereof
Fort Madison Gem City: Several
days ago Dr.. e. P. Hazen, the well
known local dentist, received an an.
nouncement from relatives in Eldred
City Pa, telling OF the intention of
the family to hold a reunion on next
Saturday, in honor of the eightieth
birthday of DR.. Hazen's father, l.. NJ,
Hazen. who on that day was to be-
come an oetogenarian. DR.. Hazen had
completed all plans to attend the
event. Today, however, another mes
sage was received. 1t had different
trend. 1t also dispelled the reunion
event, for it informed DR.. Hazen that
his father had been strickca with an
attack of paralysis and could not sur.
vfve.
THAT the appointment Of the clerk
of the United States district court
will not take place before three
weeks, says Des Moines newspaper
is the opinion of John C. DeMar, men.
toned as one of the strongest candi
dates for the chief position under the
lCueI di JuuSe vi Tic oOuChOih
district Of Iowa, to which position
Martin J. Wade has been appointed
by the president. Mr.. DeMar declined
to mention the source from whom the
foregoing information was obtained
but he said that it bore an authorize,
tive stamp. 1t may be surmised, con
tinued Mr.. DeMar, that the energies
of the new federal judge will be large
ly taken up in more important matters
for the next few weeks.
Fort Madison Gem City: At the
meeting of the Commercial club held
at their rooms Tuesday evening, plans
were perfected by the body for the
filing OF petition to the Santa Fe
railroad company to establish lower
rates between this city and Dallas
City, LII. The action followed ad
vices being received by the commercial
men that Fort Madison was being
placed at a disadvantage as to secur
ing trade from the neigh boring city
through the fact that lower rates were
being issued to it's citizens for pas
sage between Burlington and Dallas
than between Fort Madison and Dial
las 1t is also pointed out that tbs
lower rates are given over Longer
stretch OF travel. The low rates are
being issued by the Burlington rail
road.