The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-30
CITY NEWS


Dodge's theatre.
The finance committee of the city
council held a meeting last evening
Horse clipping and shoeing at
Blake & loves. sos Johnson Street
The program of the Cameraphone
at Dodge's theatre is fine. Be sure
and see it.
u. A. M. Collins sent the fire de-
partment box Of cigars for their
services OF yesterday afternoon.
Don't fail to see Blanch Ring.
Americas favorite musical comedy
star, in her latest song hit at Dodge's
Theatre, commencing Sunday evening.
The body Of William Ganley, who
died some time ago at Vincennes, was
removed from the vault in Oakland
cemetery and inferred in the Catholic
cemetery.
Puckechetuck lodge, No. 4S meets
every Friday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
| e. S. Cushman, N. g.; George w. I'M
megart, per sec. Work il second de-
gree.
Forty-hours devotion opened this
morning at st. Peters Catholic church
with high mass by Rev. Thos. O'Reilly.
They will close Sunday morning at
o'clock.
The river fell 80 OF foot in the
past twenty-four hours. The heavy
rains farther north did not have any
effect in raising the stage. The river
will continue to fall slowly.
The public schools will all open on
Monday after a two weeks vacation
while the schools were quarantined.
Sunday schools will open on Sunday
unless notice to the contrary is given.
During the months OF May and
June, no weather reports will be IS
sued The reason for this is that the
appropriation n--de by congress for
Itelegraphing the weather reports all
over the country had been exhausted.
A weather forecast will be received
| at the weather offices and will be pub
llished.
The Indian girl was not the only
afternoon. The large barber pole In
+ and Sixth on Main street yesterday
afternoon. The larger barber pole In
front of the Osborne barber shor
blew down with crash that resound
led the length OF the block during thu
thigh wind yesterday afternoon. Thu
pole has stood for many years and wa
one of the many ''old land marks
along the thoroughfare.
| w. H. Parsons of Augusta, Ill
caused the arrest here last night a
$40 o'clock of Eva Perkins and Wi
liam Spicer of Macomb, on charg
of grand larceny, the arrest bein
made by Officer Malone. Parsons TO
lowed the couple to Keokuk and claim
flat they robbed him of about s75 i
Macomb, after dragging him. Whe
searched the couple had but about 81
on them, but the woman was said
h. the balance of the stolen none
hidden en- her person. Parsons We
endeavoring to have the couple take
back to Macomb for prosecution.
A neat time table has been gotte
out for the Steamer Wenona by Il
White Collar line. The Wenor
leaves each morning for Burlington
$3.50 arriving at that port at 1880
m. Coming south on week days Il
boat leaves Burlington at 3 in Il
AFTERNOON and gets in at 9 in the eve
ing. Sunday trips will be made by Il
me boat leaves on Sunday mornil
for Burlington at a. M, and arriv
in Burlington at 2 o'clock, leavil
again at 4 and arriving here at 8. T
Wenona and Keokuk are giving {
cellent service this year and are
the hands of capable crews. t
two boats will start their Sunday tri
this coming Sunday.
A maximum rate of 21a cents
mile in Missouri will go into effect
morrow MAY l, on the Chicago, 81
lington and Quincy railroad and So
eral other roads, according to dec
ion recently reached at meeting
the executives of the various railroa'
The roads which are tied up in t
:, Missouri courts in the injunctio
nc brought by Circuit Attorney Jones
rs st. Louis to restrain them from ado
ing 3 cent per mile rate, sought
'it induce the Burlington to wait until
60 the roads could start in the 2h CO
~. rate but the Burlington of1ci
would not consent to this. It is
he pected by railroad men that the liti
ii. ton will be disposed of early in M
nj and that before the end Of the MOI
nd all Of the roads traversing the st
on will follow the Burlington's lead.
committee of passenger officials Y
un appointed to reach a basis for a n
I1s imum excursion rate in Missouri.
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yas NOTICE.