The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-08
CITY NEWS.

Read The Daily Gets City.
AT the meeting this evening of
Morning Star Lodge OF the Knights Of
Pythias. there will be initiation Of can
didates.
The renowned Jerry Moore, was
up iH Justice Burrows court this
morning, charged with being drunk
and was given sentence OF thirty
days in the county jail.
Two rail links were washed from
the 4. & w. road at WayIand during
the rain storm OF last evening and
passenger and freight trains were de-
layed this morning until the rails
were replaced
The Baptist Sunday school an
nual picnic was held today at wild
Cat Springs, the members going over
on a special street car this morning
and expecting to have good time In
spite OF the dampnes of the ground.
Elsewhere appears the announce
ment of the excursion to Quincy on
next Monday on the steamer J. s.. by
the Unitarian Woman's Alliance, an
event which will no doubt be enjoyed
by great many people.
The river rose seven tenths of a
foot in the past twenty-four hours,
most of the rise being due to the
heavy rains of last evening. The
river stage now reads 1880 feet at the
lower lock. The stage yesterday was
9.S feet.
4 "A large lake has formed In the
Il street between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth on Bank street, making thu
place impossible with buggy. Sever
al houses in that locality are hemmed
in on all sides by the water which is
at both back and front doors of tn,
residences
| June 81 has been set aside as tn,
date for holding special elections il
: the Fourth and Sixth wards for TIL
purpose of electing one alderman Il
each ward to fill vacancies caused b
the designations of Aldermen Brow
and Off. Both parties will hold pr
maries within few days and nom
J ante candidates.
A fine new automobile a tourin
car of the latest design made by tn
Interstate people, has been receive
by Captain A. G. Decker, and IS a
Il tracing much attention on account {
II Its handsome appearance. Capital
II Decker has recently been appointe
II agent for the Interstate people in TIL
II locality.
L
II Earl Phillips and Chester Yves
II colt left the lower lock at o'cloc
II this morning in the launch Lambd
II for their trip down the Mississippi
n and up the Illinois rivers. The e
II CINE which was giving some troub
H yesterday morning. was repaired sa
] isfactorily and the boys got ava
safely this morning.
Automobile owners and either
who delight in buggy rides, will
glad to hear that the city council la
evening decided to greatly impro,
most of the principal driyeways
the city. The plan is to rebuild
number of the streets with macada
and tar binder, making the roat
similar to the Main street hill. TT
work will require considerable tin
and this summer will be busy one {
the streets of the city.
The elements were very favorab
last evening to the council member
but the electric lights played mes
trick. After the council got starte
the heavy storm came up and 1t raj
ed almost constantly until the tin
for adjournment when there was a IL
in the storm, enough to permit Il
council to go home. But the electr
lights went out when the membe
were about half way home and it w
impossible to see the sidewalk oxceI
ing when the lightning flashed.