The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-17
CITY EMS


refreshing little rain came last
Ievening about 10 O'clock and drove
I the sultriness from the air.
Don't forget DR.. Potter's illustrate
/ ed Lecture tomorrow night. Trinity
NJ E. church. Is and IS cents.
i Yesterday was pay day ON the
Rock Island and local employees OF
/ that road we're made happy by the
appearance of the pasmaster
The new police have all received
and donned their uniforms now, the
last two suits having arrived from the
Chicago clothing dealer yesterday.
Egypt and Italy. illustrated with
| stereoptican Trinity NJ E. church to-
morrow night. Lecture by John Wes-
ley Potter. Don't miss it. Is and %
cents.
Word has been received in this
city of the death of B. S. Griffith. hus-
band of a former well known Keokuk
girl. Miss Nettie Wederbrook. He
died at his home at Forsythe, Mo-, on.
June 2, and leaves three children be-
sides his wife. He was an old soldier
and pensioner.
II s. Ackley has on exhibition at
his establishment the finest mahogany
casket ever seen in this city. 1t is
made from solid three inch mahogany
lumber. with beautifully carved sides
and handles. 1t is covered with silver
grey broadcloth and is lined with
French plate glass ald coppered joints
The casSet box is also made entirely
| of mahogany IN plain but handsome
finish.
Three stranded and forfoorn look
ing ST. Louis youths were seen on the
ievee this morning, waiting to take
the first palace car out of town for
the Missouri metropolis. The boys
said they had been taken with mum.
Der OF other laborers from st. Louis
and were enroute to Memphis, Neb,
where railroad camp is located.
On the way while stopping over for
food, they missed their train and
"bummed' it back to Keokuk.
| President n. A. King. Of the Com
mercial league. has issued the fol
lowing bulletin: srnasmuch as we
are compelled to play three games in
one afternoon upon our own field, and
as the first game is scheduled for 2: 90
o'clock, notice is hereby given thai
for each ten minutes after the SEIZED
uled time, one inning shall be forfeit
ed. For instance, il the team sched-
uled to play at 200 D. m. is not ready
until $3.50, they shall play five inning
game. Managers are instructed to
notify their men in. order that the
! games may be played as scheduled. .
. This arrangement will be fair to all
teams as each have several chances
at the first game during the season.
III. r. Powers, boys secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, returned home this morning from
Detroit, in which city he attended a
gathering of boys secretaries of the
country for the purpose of studying
the temptations to the youth of our
cities and towns. There were pres
ent FIVE international association men,
four state men and six local men OF
the Y. NJ. G. A. The Y. M. C. A.
I men present made a careful and thor
, ough study of the Sunday School
! church, saloons, gambling houses
amusements Of various kinds includ
ing the five cent theater, pool and
, billiard halls, amusement parks, dance
: halls, sectual problems, the schools
> the unemployed boy and conditions Of
! employment, the street boy, the socia
settlements, special homes for the de
!. fective youths. juvenile courts ane
! many other things which have tend
! ency to influence the youth one wa!
!. or the other The secretaries were
!, assigned special routes and made ;
Il careful study of each of the allow
: afterwards making reports and offer
: ing recommendations- A recommends
. ton for FIVE year constructive polio,
! was offered to cooperate with tn
: church and other constructive agencie
to be used in counter balancing tn
destructive agencies. The conference
:, of association men at Detroit is G
= national significance as it will shap
! the policy of boys secretaries through
: out the country.
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