The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-20
CITY NEWS.

yesterday by James Hutton Of Keckuk
and Emma Morgan Of Palmyra. No.
John Wilson, the colored man ar
rested on the levee yesterday AFTER
noon was released today and left the
city. going to Illinois.
Miss Florence McGrath has gone
to Caicago to study to become
trained nurse and leaves with the best
wishes of er many Keoknk friends.
Harry Straw and Miss Viola Shell
don, the groom from Nebraska City.
Mo-. and the bride from Memphis.
Mo-, were married at 4.3o o'clock yes
terday afternoon by Justice H. c.
Landes at his home
Keokuk will be represented at the
Iowa State Golf tournament next
month in Ottumwa by about seven
golfers If present plans are carried out
Several will enter the veterans class
and team viii also be entered BY
Keokuk
Fit Madison Gem City: A good
many people of Fort Madison we're
somewhat startled Sunday night at
about 1880 o'clock by an earthquake
shock The vibrations were from
north to south and we're quite distinct
to those who realized what was going
on. The earth trembled and there was
a slight precepti5le motion that sway
ed things generally.
Everything points to a record
breaking crowd at the Knights OF Col-
umbus picnic at Blur Park Thursday
and three or four hundred people con-
sisting OF members, their families and
invited friends. The Ottumwa Belle
will carry the crowd from Keokuk to
the picnic grounds IN the morning and
return in the evening. The boat will
also meet the evening train at Mont
rose The afternoon train will stop
at Blur Park
The amateur wrestlers OF Iowa
have decided to hold wrestling
tournament in Des Moines lasting i've
solid days, August to inclusive.
The events will be under the auspices
of the Des Moines Athletic club and
Charles L. Barney, the well known
weight litter and wrestler, will have
full charge. The meeting will cover
ali divisions and many Of the best
men in the state have already entered
Three medals and gold watch will
/ be competed for, which were donated
| by Champion Frank Gotch. Farmer
Burns, Jesse Reimer and Des Moines
| jeweler.
Ernert Corsepius, the Ft. Madison
launch man is in Sandusky, o., look
/ ing after his engine which ,e Roberts
people have been so long in building
for him. The report has been circu-
lated that Corsepius would delay the
engines arrival until after the Bur-
lington races which II, to be held some
time in August. ]. being said
/ that he was afraid Of sew
eral of the boats entered for the ST.
i 600 purse. This however. is regarded
as untrue as Corsepius will have a
boat that will make things interesting
I for his competitors in the races at
Burlington.
During the past week four new
i state banks have been organized in
Illinois, one each at Bridgeport. Leroy.
Pawnee and Plano. The combined cap.
ital of the four IL $150,000. This pres.
ages well for the condition of the
country. The organization Of a bank
in town OF 1000 people or less is q
sure sign that there is goodly sum
of money handled Whereabouts. The
new bank lately opened at Boatsburs
, under the direction of WIS. Gray, the
grain merchant there is an indication
i of prosperity In the town. Coatsburs
, has always gone to Camp Point and t,
Quincy to do its banking but the new
institution will be patronized from TIL,
beginning by farmers, merchants ant
stockholders. w. S. Gray, VINO TO
years engaged in teaching in the conn
try has been dealing in grain ant
stock for several years, and has wild,
acquaintance. He is a good husines
man and enjoyes the confidence OF thu
community.
: Davenport Democrat: Georg
Walker, charged with keeping gamh
? ling house and twenty inmates, nine
teen colored and one Chinaman, wer
arraigned in police court this morning
All were arrested early Sunday morn
. ing in raid on the Walker resort OF
| Fifth street between Brady and PER-,
by Night Captain Packey Phelan an,
Officers Kinney. Bishop and Sanford
: Through Attorney w. G. Mott, Wake
plead guilty to keeping a gambling
house and the other twenty to befn,
8 inmates of the same. Walker was fin
t ed 500 and costs and the following in
I mates SO and costs each: Johl
2 Weathers. Edward Gilbert, Josh Price
Richard Morgan, Pasco Mottley
t Frank Pate. E. D. Stanley John Pate
r Ross McCane. j, H. Holmes, Ere,
, Jackson. v l. Reynolds Ed. Carey
] George Bradshaw. Coss Greenwood
: George Williams. Andrew Lacey. JAG,
i Young, James Melvin and Lee Yu.
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