The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-16
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r. Wolfe. .Iorseshoeing. is s. 10th.
Save $1.10- Regal oxtords for
men $500 ones at $500 Bode-Larson.
Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock.
y. s. Cushman. N. c.; George w. I'm
megart, secretary Initiation.
Slow time is being made by the
packets Wenona and Keoklk each
morning and evening on account OF
+ the heavy fog which hangs over the
river until the sun is well up.
An over night hike viii be taken
4 by the Y. M. c., "A. boys, in charge OF
Boys secretary H. T. Powers, some
night mex. week. Those VINO wish to
take the hike should leave their names
at the Office or see the boys secre-
tary.
The steamer j. S. is carrying
large excursions out of Peoria and
other cities on the Peoria river at the
present time. The big boat will re-
turn to the Mississippi in week and
will be in Peoria again during the last
two weeks In August.
An exciting game of baseball was
played last evening at Athletic park
between the Westminster Presbyter-
ian and the Baptist teams. The score
resulted at the end os the fifth inning,
to 1 in favor of the latter. The bat
teries for the Baptists were Hostetter
and vanden1oel and for the Presby-
terisns, King and Bruggman.
The funeral Of the late Joshua 9.
Ford was held yesterday afternoon
from the residence No. III South Six
teenth street, at 2 O'clock. Members
Of the Belknap Post G. A. R. attended
the funeral in body, Mr.. Ford be-
ing member Of that order. The fol-
lowing gentlemen assisted as pail
bearers: A. Andrews, M. D. Cochrane,
William Holt, William Blodgett, Otto
linden. W. Wicks.
"A Van Buren, county papers says:
e. H. Rockwell has sold the Farming
ton Herald to j. H. Talbot Of Kahoka.
The purchaser took possession Friday
last. The consideration is stated IN
the bill OF sale to be $500. The plant
was Immediately moved into the old
postoffice build ing. Mr.. Rockwell
bound himself In the contract not to
enter the newspaper business in this
county. either as publisher or employee
for twenty wears This sale will put
an end TO situation that was not only
disagreeable and disgraceful. nut in
the highest degree injurious to the in
terests Of all concerned.
The steamer Willena. owned by
Millionaire Graham OF Chicago, which
left Burlington for ST. Paul after the
regatta, is aground above Keithsburg,
half-mile out OF the channel. So
hard aground is she that she has re-
sisted all efforts to float the boat. The
steamer Helen Blair on her trip to
Burlington today made an attempt to
get to the Willena but she was too far
out OF the channel Engineer Latter
man went to Burlington to secure help
and left on the Blair for the scene of
trouble. The Willena is a pleasure
boat, built on special model. In
stead of rudder to steer the craft,
i she is SO built that the engine house
and wheel turn, thus guiding the direc-
ton of the boat This plan has prov
en- successful with her and the trip
would have gone well, had the pilot
known the river. He was steering by
the use OF an old map and missed his
course half mile.
An important event In the United
States in 1909 will be the second an
nual exposition Of the National Horti-
cultural congress, which will be given
at Council Bluffs Nov. Is to 20. The
exposition of 1908 was unique 1t was
the first Of its character to be held
anywhere. It was the result of new
idea conceived by a few vigorous
minds and executed with astonishing
alacrity. The preliminary work was
not begun until early in the summer
of that year. and the organization was
not completed until later An immense
| brick auditorium, steam heated and
capable Of holding 5000 people was
erected and equipped in little more
than month. The scope of the enter
| prise was outlined and the plans ex-
planned to fruit growers throughout
the country in the short time that re-
manned before the opening. Yet with
this hasty preparation twenty-one
states were represented with fruits
| grown from Maine to California, from
i Texas to Minnesota, making possible
a most superbly beautiful exposition
which was the wonder and delight OF
the thousands of visitors who came
from all parts of the country.