The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
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Smoke Moetlers silver ASH cikat.
5Oth Iowa Band excursion TO
Quincy Sunday, June 20.
Horace F. Mann has sold to Har-
siet Parks for SOS. lot 5 In block 70
Of Mason's lower addition, the prop
erty being on Missouri Avenue be-
tween q and F streets.
There viii be no meeting Of the
Elks lodge tomorrow evening on ac-
count OF the state convention at Du-a
buque, a dispensation having been SEE
cured to postpone the regular meet
ing OF tomorrow evening.
State Senator e. P. McManus and
Thomas F. McManus left last evening
for Iowa City to witness the gradua-
ton of Edward w McManus, who will
complete his college work today aud
receive diploma as an attorney at
law from the state university.
"A proposition is on foot for an i'm
provement to the Des Moines river
bridge and the city and the railway
company will likely come to an agree
ment shortly for strengthening this
structure SO that heavier engines and
trains can use it.
IF. G.. vetter, president of the
Hawkeye Pearl Button Co.. who has
been in the city for the past several
days, looking after the interests Of the
new button factory being erected in
Keokuk, left last evening. for KAN
sas City to make contracts for shells
to be used by the new plant which Is
to be in operation in several weeks
time.
The May meeting If the council
refused to grant permissions to Ea-
ward Vincent to open q negro saloon
in the Simpson house at No. SIS
johnson street. At the next meeting
Of the council the same request Is
said to be coming up again, new APP
plication having been filed with the
clerk. After July 4, the new saloon
law will be in effect and there can be
no more new saloons in Keokuk.
L Oscar Clute, who has been one OF
the leading shoe men of st. Louis and
Chicago, a former Keokuk boy, has az.
ISOLATED himself with the Bode &
Larson Shoe Co., and will again make
Keokuk his home, which will be good
news to his many friends. The B. &
L. Shoe Co. is fortunate in securing
his services as he is a thorough shoe
man and It is always source Of sat
isfaction to see the old-time Keo-
kukians return to the best city In the
state.
The Quincy Herald Of last even
i ing said: A man who was arrested last
evening at the O., B. & @. station
for being drunk and disorderly.
gave his name as s. I. Taylor, but
this morning when arraigned under
that name told the court his right
name was Herbert Clark and it was
this that he signed on the jury
waiver. Clark is rather a distin-
guished appearing man Of slightly
past middle age and claims to be a
lawyer residing In Keokuk. After
being incarcerated he acted very
badly and broke down one Of the
hunks OF his cell and ratified the
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with the padded cell. This morning
he was filled with remorse and had
] nothing to say in his own defense. He
was fined with costs, s7.25.
-Bonaparte Record: The Des
Moines river has recently caused con-
/ siderable anxiety to lowland farmers
and to residents whose homes have
at times been invaded by the river. Re-
cent heavy rains brought the river to
a dangerous stage and has kept there
gradually rising and falling, at times
giving hope that the worst was over,
but remaining at a stage where an
other rain would have caused much
damage At this time, Monday, the
water is almost at the highest point
reached this season. Part of Robt.
Cresap's cornfield is inundated and
Honey creek Is narigable for half a
mile or so. Reports from Des Moines
and Ottumwa indicate that the river
is falling at those points and that the
worst is over unless a heavy rain
should come, which is not probable.
With the river at its present stage
what would rain such as we had in
1905 do to the river towns?