The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-06
CITY NEWS
Hang cue the Gag ibis week

rang our the nag THIS week.
WANTED-Night Waterman. Sin
toms Transfer.
Don't forget the girls on Tag Day
and give what you can to help this
good work along.
The regular meeting Of the board OF
directors of the Y NJ. C. A. is to be
held this evening at the association.
New line of beautiful coronet puffs
and ladies' hair switches direct from
New York City. Mrs. E. A. Parker, %
North Fourth.
The young ladies will be attired in
red and black on Tag Day which is
Thursday of the fair. Help a worthy
cause along.
The high school football squad are
occupying the dressing rooms used by
the baseball team at Hubinger park
during the past season and are greatly
convenienced in this manner.
William Bliss leaves soon for Kan
sas City to accept good position In
that city. For a number OF years he
mas worked in Keokuk and of late was
an employee of the Grand Hotel.
Yesterday afternoon at about 4
o'clock at the home of the minister,
Rev. j. F. Sanders, of the First Bap-
| fist church. occurred the wedding of
Herman Cruze and Miss Myrtle We
del. couple from yincennes.
| Street Fair Special for Wednesday
| from a. m. to 6 p. m. Regular SOC
celebrated Japanese handsomely dec
| GRATED tea machines or teapots with
! strainer at etc each. Limit Of one
to customer. Duncan-Schell Furn.
| Co.
Glasses in wrestling, fencing and
swimming are to be organized at the
! Y. NJ c. A during the coming winter.
The association has always felt a
/ need for classes Of this nature but the
physical director has always been ov-
! erburdened with work as to be unable
| to push the plan.
Keokuk Is sharing with the other
cities Of the United States the ex-
element caused by the wonderful pen
nant races in the big leagues. Never
In the history OF the National games
has the race in either league been so
close and interesting. The world
series Is still matter Of doubt.
Athletic enthusiastics Of the Keokuk
high school have organized rooters
club with Edward Kiedaisch as yell
master. The club will hold regular
meetings and learn many of the latest
yells. With the organization of this
club the football team is given a
boost as there will much cheering at
the games in the future.
Last Saturday the Emerson show
boat which stopped at Thu port twice
4 last summer was wrecked about zoe
miles below Cairo, ILL.,, and one man
was drowned. The steamboat is said
to be a total loss and the theater barge
was badly damaged in the accident.
Thomas Fowler, who was injured
in a runaway at FIT. Madison during
the centennial and was removed to the
Graham hospital for medical atten-
ton. died yesterday from his injuries
He was badly injured about the head
and his chances for recovery were
slight. He was a bank clerk at Rut.
ledge, Mo.
The Patterson shows were haulej
to this city last evening over the Rocl
Island road and arrived here at $50
There were nineteen cars required tt
handle the show companys freigh
and two engines were used to brins
the show here from Milwaukee, where
some delay was occasioned by not hav
ing the engines on hand to brig the
company here
Last evening when the shows wer
being unloaded at the depot about min
o'clock, one of the large tigers brok
loose from its cage and panic ensuet
among a number of the bystander
who were watching the workmen un
load the shows. The animal was re
captured and placed in its cage again
by the trainer much to the relief o
the crowd at the station.
One OF the hamburger stands be
tween Fifth and Sixth on Main caugh
ire this morning at half past ten an,
the chemical engine was called to tn
scene but was not used. The. plac
caught fire from leaky gasoline stow
and the gasoline ran all over the In
side of the booth causing a little ez
element until extinguished with
bucket of water.
The frescoeing in the Westminste
Presbyterian church is about complet
ed. When this part Ct the work II
remodeling this pretty church is fir
ished. the wainscoting will be touch
ed up, the large pipe organ gone owe
and the pews placed, which have no
yet arrived everything will be read
for occupancy. The roof is being plae
ed on the new Baptist church and I
will be several months before tn
structure is complete. leaving only tn
frescoing to be finished nd the ney
windows to be placed. The choir lof
has been built and is one Of the fines
in the city.
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