The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-13
CITY NEWS.

Carthage Journal: One of the
most interesting, funniest and slowest
games that has been played on the
local diamond this year was that be-
tween the Huiskamps, of the Keokuk
city league team and the local fly
catchers last Friday afternoon. More
good hearty laughs, more errors, more
bad plays, more flies knocked and few
er caught, more scores made by the
visitors, more excitement and more
noise than any Fourth of July cele-
bration. Billy Hughes, who kept the
score card, was almost ready to throw
the score card away when he found
there was no more room, and join in
with the crowd. He requested that we
report the Shoemakers won 8 to 2.
Davenport Democrat: Alfred ".
Abbott, manager of the Tri-City Loan
company, with offices at 2191a Brady
street, was drowned In the Mississippi
river a short distance above Cordova,
H., early Wednesday evening. Mr.
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party on the Iowa shore at the mouth
of the Wapsie. Early last evening he
and several members of the party
crossed the river to the Illinois side
to go in bathing on sand bar locat-
ed there. This bar extends out dis
lance Of 100 feet and is several hun
dred feet in length. Mr.. Abbott walk
ed off the bar into deep water and be-
ing unable to swim was carried under
the surface and drowned before his
companions could rescue him. Mr..
Abbott has been resident of Daven-
port for the past three years, his for
mer home being at Anderson, H.,
where his mother aud married sister
reside. He was 80 years of age and
was favorably known among a large
circle of friends and acquaintalces.
being member of the Mason's and
Elks' fraternal orders. He was I'M
married and roomed in the Schricker
flats on West Fourth street. The
body has not yet been recovered sud
q reward of 500 is offered by the TIL
City Loan company for its recovery.
-Keosauqua Democrat: What
might have been fatal accident oc-
Cured three miles south of Leando
near Wade Harriman's house, Tues
day, about o'clock. Jesse Hissem OF
Chequest was moving his threshine
outfit and had to cross bridge al
the place mentioned He ran his trac
tion engine down to the bridge, having
previously put down the plank as the
law requires. He had scarcely gone
On to the bridge when it suddenly
gave way, and bridge, engine and men
were thrown in heap at the bottom
of fifteen foot ravine. Mr.. Hissen
and John HI. Brooks were on the en-.
CINE. and it is almost miracle that
they escaped with their lives The
pipes were broken off the engines
and the scalding and binding steam
escaped. Brooks had a leg broken or
sprained and one hand scalded. He
tainted and had to be carried away
Hissen got off with a bruised arm and
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been detached from the engine or It
would have been hauled into the ra.
vino also. The bridge was examined
before going on 1T and seemed to be
safe, but it gave way instantly and
without any warning whatever. 1t is
not know how the engine will ever
be gotten out of the ravine.
The following article had been
handed to The Gate City for publica-
ton: The following well known and
highly respected colored citizens of
keokuk have formed committee for
the purpose of rendering DR.. VIM. d.
Venerable, pastor of First African
Baptist church of this city, "citi-
zens" public reception, August 81,
1909. One of the committee said to-
day. the best citizens of Keokuk hold
DR.. Venerable in highest esteem. We
consider him both capable and deserv-
ing, and further, eve are sure that
all the leading negroes, both ladies'
and gentlemen will cooperate with us
in the expression of good will"
Honor to whom honor Is due" There
will be delegations from Canton and
LAGRANGE. Committee: B. l.. Ander-
son, DIR. T. H. Phillips, DR.. Flournoy,
Geo. snoddy, Prof. Morton, Chas.
Wilson, Homer Brown, John Hampton,
Jno. Thomas, Ambrose Walker, John
Bland. w. H. Shortridge, Chas. Tea
beau, Nathan Mitchell, w. T. Rush.
Geo. F. Holt, F. d. Fields. B. II.
James, A. E. Diggs. Joe. Scott. Earl
Ware, J. b. Wood, P. Reeves, A. Yes
err VIM. Ross, n. j. Walker, w. w.
Fields, Jno. 7. Mccoy, Thos. Freeman.