The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-28
CITY NEWS

President Taft viii visit St Louis
ca October 18th this fail. he having
sent word to that city that he wors~
Put in an appearances there on or ahss4t
that date and win then take ! steam
er 10 New Orleans Tor = ride On the
great Father OF Waters
Last evening at about so O'Clock
a rain storm came up Suddenly. accom-
panied By considerable wind TIE
storm did not last long however se.d
the moon vas shining later in the
evening This morning there was an
other shower while the suz was shin
ing
The steamer N N. Is earring ex
eurssoas on the upper river at the pres
ens tina. running excursions from
northern Iowa and Wisconsin towns
The Acme packet company IS having
its share Of the excursion business this
season and the steamers ". " and
III. s are everywhers at once
An effort IS beng made ~ have
the North Roard rererse its schedule
On THURSDAY August - Ia order 10
give Keokuk chance 10 send big
delegation OF train load OF people 20
DuaneIlson on that dar TO attend the
Old Settlers meeting Doanealson m
tends 70 gre The best reunion Of the
old settlers eTer held and Keckuk
should send the largest delegation It
sver has 70 the meeting. One Of the
features OF the day VIII be rrima-
tire log cabin il which wiz be ex-
hibsted great many old relics OF the
early dars IN Lee county
The surveyors for the Nsuvoo
Garbage intsrurban hare teen having
sone interesting experiences One
dav last Eeek. when about 70 enter =
farmers rorr field. sorth OF PowelIton.
70 make the survey. Their Eerc order
Ell car Th-. stated that the rronos-
srs Elsss6 sssss him for the corn damas-
I'd. hat he wanted the money Al once
The didn't have II and they didn't sur
vey through this aeld of corr The
surver Is made along the highway.
inst inside the fence and from one 10
two rows Of corn are knocked down
They have promised to liquidafs for
al damages dome
Concerning Bishop Carroll Who
was n Keokuk : few dars ago the
Dubuque Telegraph says:: Bishop
John P Carroll, of Helena, Montana.
/ who vas an oyer Sunday visitor al the
a-rhse1sscoral residence has departed
/ again fo- his home II Montana. going
frst 10 St Paul where he VIII meet
Archbishop Keane and afterwards
ourney On towards the west The
prelzte has been II Cincinnati coz
Quoting rerrea. for the clsrSFmen
Of that diocese. and after brief viss.
n the southern part OF the state IS go
ing west for the remainder OF the sun
mer. Bishop Carroll IS fond OF hi:
b0yhoods home ard never misses az
opportunity o. stopping OF in Dubuque
for Fisit- il It Is Only for few hours
When sen IN Dubuque On Saturday
evening the bishop appeared n excel
lent health no1wEths sandins the siren
na1sity 81 the last feE weeks ard L
fact Of his entire life He Is accom-
pIisaing great things IN The west an.
his new cathedral AMI institutions Il
course Of erection are nearing comrfe
ton now bishop Carroll has the SIR
Tovt Of the people Ct Montana regard
less OF creed and the broad spsri
sAoTn i assisting him much in ii
splendid sndeavors n behalf Of IN
people 6 his diocese
Traffic officials OF tie Eester
roads report further Increases IN to-
nase and also that The prospects ar
/, brighter than ersr. The fuproy4
! Dsat OF the crop situation and II
further activities In the iron and stes
8 INDUSTRY have deresopea Z heavis
j tonnage On most OF the roads II
movement OF miscellaneous tonnaz
continues 10 enlarge ire fnnairy FRI,
: The zntarscr indicates that there vi
5s heavy consumption CT FL cEsss<
!. Ct goods IS soon as the farmers q
CIT q the fields and market the
! grain Railroads operating east Of CT
cago ana S.. Louis haniled more bus
Z ness N holh directions during Il
past #ess and. taking everything IN
!, consideration. the showing \.
1o7e satisfactory than for Soma I'm
although TIE gain ovsr the prscsSif-
: week Is not large. Officials are I
Z ginning 10 Sc soneEhar enthusiast
uTe- the oztlooE as the iniussri
/ scuvs-y II me central districts IS !
/ ing reflected IN large tonnage q
l larger earnings The snort haul tn
/ nzge Is better. TOO. and with 3 bert
ling hauI and less snptY cars. II q
81 words & better balanced scanzs
the present situation and the ourfo
Is 6ec5issv more encouraging. La
parts are giving the reads more bn
osss from the ore districts % {,
no-1hwest. and IN zr-n the reads 4
furnishing more lake and rail- tc
mage. especially the north and sou
lines touching 0hio ports