The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-08
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CITY NEWS.

! -Scheen doors and window scheens
at Webers.
The jury of Mcdonald VS. General
Construction Co., was on again today
in the District court.
| The funeral of Mary Florence
Hogel was held this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from tn family home, No. 604
High street.
The A. o. U. w. grand lodge will
meet in Burlington next week and the
sessions will be attended by quite a
number of the members Of the order
from Keokuk.
An information has been filed in
the court Of Justice Landes against
Earl brave, charging him with steal
Ing ninety-five cents from John Bun
yam, the well known citizen who has
no hands. The constable has been I'M
able as yet to locate the young man
wanted
The motor loaf Catherine NJ.
owned by Ralph NJ. Pearson. member
of the Jackson Park Yacht Club. of
Chicago, left that city on last Monday
on what will be a 5000 mile course.
She will travel down the Mississippi
River to the Gulf of Mexico, up the
Atlantic Coast to st. Lawrence River,
and return to Chicago by the great
lakes. ne Catherine NJ is 35 feet
long, tt. beam and is propelled by a
10 horsepower Holiday engine, and
has handsome cabin, is equipped
with cooking facilities and all convent
ences for the long journey. Mr.. Pear
son is making the trip for pleasure
and is accompanied by his mother.
This weeks Waterways Journal
of st. Louis has the following to say of
the j. s.. the large excursion steamer
well known to Keokuk people which
will be on the upper Mississippi river
in short time now: 1.-THE 3. s., last
Sunday closed her excursion business
at New Orleans, where she has enioy-
led a very successful business for the
past five months, and Monday morn.
Ing departed and will return to the
Upper Mississippi River She made a.
moonlight excursion at Donaldsonville
Monday night. Tuesday night she
made an excursion at Plakuemine
Wednesday night one at Baton Rouge
Friday night one at Natchez and on
Saturday and Sunday will fill dates
at Vicksburg. From there up she will
make excursions at the PRINCIPAL
points as high as Cairo, and then visit
various cities along the Ohio and
Cumberland Rivers. returning to the
Mississippi in the latter part Of MAY.
and after a short season along the
upper river, will proceed to the Hin
OILS river and her home port Rock
Island. Captain VIM. Nehysel, one
Of the best pilots on the Mississippi
River. has been engaged to go I'M on
the j. S. part of the distance"
| An important meeting was held
last evening at the home of Major
Meigs by the directors of the Country
Club. 1t was decided to make con.
siderable improvements to the club
house and grounds The president was
authorized to close contract with
Griffey and Swan for an addition to
the club house on the northwest cor.
ner of tne building to be used as kit.
chen. The old kitchen will be used as
mems locker room in the future. Be.
tween these two additions there will
be placed the mems shower baths with
cement floor and two or three show.
ers which will be a great addition
to the comfort of the members. The
club is looking for custodian for the
building and hope to get man and
wife who will attend to the building
and serve light suppers to those who
wish to stay out at the club house for
supper. Fred Jenkins has been en-
gagged again to take charge of the
grounds and will go to work on Mon
! day next. The season opens auspic-
iously and the house committee is
ready to engage the music for the
| Saturday evening dances and trans
portation to and from the club house
and provide the various conveniences
! that made such a successful season of
last year the best in the history of
the club.