The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
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DIR. Colby, Dentist. over Younker's.
Smoke Beverages Bob White" &C.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk lodge
No. IS, l. o. O. F.. Monday night 1t
8 o'clock. Work in third degree.
st. Mary's school picnic which
was to have been given tomorrow has
been postponed until Thursday.
Baseball tomorrow in Keokuk.
Quincy will be with us and as 1t ladies'
day there should be large attend
ancc.
Keokuk camp No. 622 of the Mod.
ern Woodmen. has changed tae reg
ular weekly meeting night to Tues
day. from Wednesday.
Moonlight excursion on the
Steamer w. w Monday. July 18th
leaves Keokuk 500 p. M, leave War
saw. $50 p. m. Fare for gentlemen.
25c for ladies. Music and dancing.
Miss Garnet Tebeau and Mark John
son, two young colored people OF the
city, were married at Quincy Saturday
at the home of Bishop Fawcett, of the
White Episcopal church. The marri
age was kept quiet from the many
friends OF the couple and few knew
of the intended nuptials Both nave
many friends in Keokuk and will be
at home at No. 419 North Tenth
street.
I'm speaking of large families a
Dubuque exchange has the following
to say: Captain Robert Kimbel, an
old time river man, received hum
dred dollars in gold from the secre
tary to Roosevelt. He is rs years old
and was married four times. His
twenty-second child was born a year
ago and friends called the attention
of the president to it. Two months
ago the twenty-third child was bern
aud notice sent to Roosevelt. The
money is the result.
Quincy Wing: There was a
large crowd at the Bijou theater las,
night, the opening of the house under
the management Of G. H. Dodge The
talking pictures seemed to please
everyone, encores being the order.
Manager Dodge announces that com.
mencing today he will give daily mat
1nees at 2:30 and in order that the Ia
dies of Quincy may become familiar
with the form of entertainment, it
has been decided to admit them free
to all matinees for one week
Word received in this city says
that the second break in the canal
feeder at Green river, on the Henne-
pin canal will be repaired by the 18th
of this month. This and the other
break which has been repaired was
the cause of unmbe- OF motor boats
from the Illinois river not being rep
resented at the regatta at Burlington
week ago. Provided there are no
unexpected accidents, the canal will
be navigable from end to end after the
18th. The repairs have cost the gov
eminent several thousand dollars, the
breaks in the walls being due. it is
thought, to quicksand which is
prevalent along the course, about six
feet below the canal level.
At the Casino tonight Virginia
Jeffries and Company present Little
Cyclone" comedy drama Of the
western type, depicting life among the
lawless element af a mining camp q
story with many thrilling situations
and startling climaxes. The cast con
| sists of a charming chic soubrette
lead played by Virginia Jeffries alst
strong characters and the creates
German comedy ever written, maxim,
a play that is sure to please. Som.
new people will join the company to
day, introducing new specialties an,
strengthening the show in every way
j The following dispatch from For
Smith. Arkansas, tells of the death o
i a man who is formerly supposed t,
have resided in this city although TO
the past several years his name doe
not appear in the city directory: For
4 Smith, Ark, July 10.-Fred Grimlocl
of Keokuk, Iowa, died here today fror
; the effects of the heat. All publ
work and much other business ha
. been suspended as the result of tn
hot weather.