The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-27
CITY NEWS

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The efficiency OF Gate City wnnt
I'D is proven nearly every day.
You're still in time to get 4 Re-
rnoval Sale Deal at Bode-L.arson's.
Go to Quincy and return for SO !
cents tomorrow on the new Steamer
Keokuk.
The regular August meeting Of the
| city council is to be teld on next Mon
day evening.
Now is the time to buy refrig-
orator. We are selling them at re-
duced prices. A Weber Go.
There were no street lights last
evening and on account OF the sky be-
ing cloudy. the streets were partic-
ularly dark.
4 NJ ]. Burke, Jr., is home from
st. Louis and will remain for some
time. He has not been feeling himself
Of late and is here to rest up.
| Go to Quincy tomorrow on the
Keokuk and take advantage OF the
special rate offered by the new steam
er Keokuk. Round trip GO cents.
N. Vermillion continues to hand
out hunters licenses and many Keo-
kuk nimrods are obtaining the little
papers which entitle them to pursue
! their quest for game.
Mrs. Nellie Church has begun suit
for divorce on desertion and other
| grounds. asking restoration of maiden
name and right to marry within a
year. against Edward Church.
1T is said that besides the Buffalo
Bill show in Keokuk this summer
that one Of the other big circuses, and
possibly two of them will show here
before the snow flies.
The Keoknk baseball team will
have an on day tomorrow and several
of the players If not the entire team,
will come home to rest before return
| ing to Hannibal for the coming
i series
Weather conditions today were
| problematical The sky was cloudy
and the atmosphere was sticky fore
| telling rain. but the sky was trying
/ to clear off and the sun seemed about
ready to pop out at any moment.
Last day OF the special, rate to
/ Quincy on the Keokuk will be tomor-
row. Many people have taken advan-
tage Of sne low rate OF so cents during
the past three days and Wednesday
the boat should carry quite a large
number.
The new residence being built by
John Cameron on the corner of Eighth
and Concert streets Is rapidly near
ing completion and is beginning to
show Its beauty. It will make one Of
the most handsome houses in that vi
cinity when completed.
Thursday will be the first ladies'
!. day at the Elks' camp this season and
preparations are being made to take
, care OF large number Of visiting Ia
dies and children. The camp will be
turned over to the guests for the en-
J tire day and great many are expect
J ing to have a fine days outing.
} Burlington Gazette: Robert Nc
t Laury, chief clerk in the Office OF
Division Passenger Agent M. M. Reno
I in this city, has been appointed tickle
r agent OF the Burlington route at Keo-
7. kuk, taking his new position Angus,
/. He will move to that city
r Herbert McLaury succeeds BIZ
a brother In the local Office
9 Every day this week Is a busy one
d at Bode-Larson's Removal Sale
t Lester Hummer, press feeder
e at Van Doren Bros. printing shop go
II his left hand in a press yesterda
n afternoon and the second finger wa
s. quite badly lacerated. He is forced t,
i carry his arm In sling and will b
IS incapasitated for several days al
though the doctor states that he vii
not lose the finger.
Word has been received in tn
city that Miss .Juliette LANCE, forme
Council Bluffs girl who has visited i
Keokuk and is quite we'll remembers
here by host of friends. will assum
ID the leadin; role of new comic oper
i'd to be put on in New York City by 4
Baldwin Sloane. During the past Sc;
II son Miss LANCE scored quite success
It while playing with Grace Van Studd
ID ford 5 Golden Butterfly" comic oper
IS company.
~ Rev Connoran received word thi
morning that his sister, Mrs. C. ]
is Short, of New Work City had die,
i'd She was the mother of Marion Shor
Id the playwright, who wrote "Swee
ne Glover" and several other plays whic
ne have appeared in Keokuk. Mrs. Shol
has visited in Keokuk number /
ly times and is not unknown to Keoku
In people. For number of years sh
ut lived in iowa and was married
I'll Winterset to G. F. Short, who was
ty well known Iowa man.
Buffalo Bill, August Z. will brin
rs big crowd of strangers to the cit
I'll The last time the show was here til
OF bridge record was broken and ther
G. will be another big crowd next mont
Id "A good many business men ar
ne talking about fall celebration Il
Keokuk this year. A committee wa
e. appointed last winter to look into til
matter and this committee will like
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