The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-04
CITY NEWS.
cheese at Immegart's.
twelfth annual bail

-Edam cheese at lmmegartS.
Bartenders' twelfth annual bail.
Woodman hall. Feb. 18th. Agnes
union orchestra.
h Regular meeting of Keokuk
lodge, No. 106. B. r o. e., tonight at
s o'clock. Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon-
4 deau streets. Visitors invited.
During the icy and slippery
| weather the Burlington railroad has
4 sengers OF the danger Of stepping ON
i ner.
4 Regular meeting of Pukechetuck
4 encampment No. z. !. o. O. f., at
Odd Fellows hall at 8 o'clock tonight:
Visiting brethren fraternally invitea
to attend.
Fort Madison Democrat: DR.. W,
T. jackson Of Mt. Pleasant and DR.. =.
+ H. Rudd of this city examined can
didate from Keokuk, A. L. Jones,
! Tuesday, for orders in the Episcopa!
I church. He will enter the service OF
4 the church after his ordination.
! The full complement of the Unit
| ed States navy Is $4,000 men, On jan
uary 10th there were only log vacan-
/ cies. In New York City only thirty
four men were accepted out of 75S
applications. This shows the class OF
men that man the ships for Uncle
(, Sam.
4 Papers were filed in the record
errs office today, whereby E. r. Tart,
of Mexico, Mo-, purchases the G. j.
Carr grocery store at No. SO Main
street, as well as the Carr residence
4cn Grand avenue. The consideration
iof the residence property was given
LOT 20 In,
taken in by Mr.. Carr as part Of the
consideration. The new purchaser
will make Keokuk his future home
and continue the grocery business for
merly conducted by Mr.. Carr.
Fort Madison Democrat: Edgar
L Street, president Of the Fort Mads
son Water company, arrived In Fort
Madison today and submitted figure
to Mayor Brown for the water works
plant. The figure, however, was pro-
! hibitory as far as Fort Madison was
concerned and as far as concerned
i what the city could afford to give for
the plant. Mr.. Street stated that he
would have another figure to submit
On the proposition in the near future
which he thought would be more
| satisfactory to the city.
e. C. Hinshaw, state game warden,
! has let contract for 1000 Hungarian
partridges at cost Of $40 pair.
! The birds are to be delivered in Feb
ruary and March, and will be placed
on the game preserves about the
state. Although Hungary is at war.
game birGs declares It will be able to
make deliveries on time. The firm
! having the contract to supply the fish
and game department with 5000
Gamble quail from Mexico fell down
| on the agreement Only 400 birds
| have been delivered to the game farm
/, at the state fair grounds, and no
more can be secured. 1t is said The
contract price Is $3.50 per bird.
! The Illinois fish and game conser-
walton society has recommended to
the legislature that the Illinois duck
! law be made to conform with the fed
eral enactment, making spring shoot
ing Illegal and in addition the follow
4 ing amendments to the present law:
! Reduce license fee of nonresident
hunters from $25 to $40; make the
rabbit hunting season from February
| 1 to September /, inclusive, and place
! the daily bag limit at fifteen: also to
forbid any hunter, at any time from
having more than thirty on his per-
son. Nothing Will be done 10 pro-
hibit the sale Of rabbits. Make all
fishers for bass and other game fisi,
using the reel and other modern
4 fishing paraphernalia, pay a license
fee.
/ -Nauvoo Independent: Three OF the
4 four Montrose rural route carriers
have been relieved of their jobs there
by the government. On complaint
Il government postoffice Inspector went
to Montrose some time ago and made
an investigation. Some trivial Or tech
meal matters, but not OF serious
character-such as could be found a ,.
most anywhere-were discovered, ano
the complaints were sustained and the
carriers released Of their local Jobs.
but with the privilege OF being trans
ferreo to the rural service at some
other point. at their option. 1t is said
the men all own their own homes at
Montrose Considerable feeling has
been aroused over their release. Frank
Spencer and Chas. Miner were two OF
Il the men released. G. R. CAngman re-
tains his job.