The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-18
CITY NEWS.

Finest salt mackerel. Haubert's.
Plug & Carlisle painting and pap
Ter hanging. Phone SGT.
MIR. and Mrs. A. T. Murray, 913
4 Exchange street, are the proud par
ents Of son born February IS.
II. r. Taft grocery store for fresh
country eggs and butter.' vegetables.
fruits and choice groceries. $40 Main
street. Phone 1874.
! Regular meeting of Keoku1
lodge, No. log, B. +. O. E., tonight at
is o'clock. Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon-
deau streets. Visitors invited.
Regular meeting Of PukechetuclS
encampment No. Z, I. O. o. F., at
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally inyite1
! to attend.
| The national commission for re-
| lief in Belgium is planning a. spring
campaign, according to announce
ments which have been sent to the
various state committees.
A sure sign OF spring has arrived,
the grocers are installing boxes o1
seeds in the front of their stores, and
! the congressman are sending pack
ages Of seeds to their constituents.
Fresh halibut, smelts and river
fish at Jos. Haubert's, TOO Main.
AT public sale in the county
held yesterday, everything is reported
to have brought good prices, corn sell
| ing at ninety-one cents per bushel,
higher than it is selling on the Keo-
kuk market.
Building operations will soon be
resumed if the present good weather
continues. Work will be resumed on
the new Garfield school as soon as
the weather is steady enough to al
low outside construction.
Make your engagements early
with Plug & Carlisle for your paper
hanging. 1927 Main.
The remains of George Eberhars.
whose death occurred at Lagrange.
Mo-, were sent to the city this after
noon, arriving on the northbound aft
ernoon CO. train and were taken di-
irectly to Oakland cemetery where the
burial took place.
Smoked halibut, salt mackerel,
Goldfish, canned Holsters, sea clans,
tuna, salmon and sardines at Imme-
CARTS.
Quincy reports that the river Is
rising rapidly at that point, due prob
ably to the breaking up Of the ice in
the Des Moines river and the food
stage which prevails there, as well as
| the additional water from breaking
ice in the upper Mississippi.
/ The merchants who are going to
enter the window display contest are
already planning their displays. There
is no doubt but that the idea will
prove popular and some good window
dressing will he seen as result.
Nauvoo independent: Mr. and
Mrs. John Datin, Sr., observed their
sixtieth wedding anniversary last Fri
day 1t was passed in a quiet way.
Mr. and Mrs Eatin are enjoying good
health. Their many friends will hope
that they will be with us for a long
!, time to come.
| Fort Madison Democrat: Local
lrivermen are preparing for one Of the
busiest and most profitable seasons In
years, both in fishing excursions and
movement of traffic at this port on the
big stream That the coming season
will bring them prosperity is certain
| they believe and from indications they
are to be given hearing.
Suit has been filed in the district
court by Ella Human VS.. Victor Pet
erSOn, MIS-. N1ctOr peterson ana War
ganat Peterson, asking judgment for
i $21O.25. and also the lien Of the plain
tiff on personal property be fore
4 closed and that received be appoint.
ed to collect and recover the property
covered by the lien.
-Nauvoo INDEPENDENT: The Ice in
Lake Cooper has broken up and is now
floating down stream as of old. 1t
was predicted that since the formation
of the lake the ice would be intact
until it virtually rotted and would not
break up and float away as formerly.
This theory is now disproved and it is
also shown that there is still a power
full current regardless OF the dam.
However the regulation of the spill
ways at the dam controls the current
more or less. The river froze over on
the night of December 10 and there
was practically solid ice bridge for
two months, the ferrymen breaking
their way partly through the Ice the
!, first time on February y. The floating
ice has been crowded along the Illinois
shore the past few days, the Iowa
side being practically clear. A few