The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-29
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wards were III (. :. Madison yeEterQay
afternoon and made tour Of the pen.
itentiary.
There was good sized rain storm
yesterday afternoon at about o'clock
the rain coming down II good shape
for over an hour.
At the meeting this evening OF
Morning Star lodge 5, knights OF Py-
thlas, there will be initiation in the
first and second degrees.
The telephone operators OF the
Mississippi Telephone Company are
once more seated quietly at their
dasks and the storm OF the past week
has passed over.
&C. H. Hubble and party are in
town today in the formers special
car. Mr.. Hubble is general superin-
tendent OF the northern district OF the
Rock Island road.
The Ottumwa directors have sign
ed Arthur Owens, commonly known as
Rusty" He comes from Stockton.
Cal, in the outlaw league. where he
has been playing great ball He was
the choice OF the fans, 300 people
signing a petition asking for him as
leader.
Several Of the Keokuk launches
which will go to the Burlington motor
boat regatta, will leave on Sunday
morning for that city. The viviane
iii, Captain A. G. Decker's launch
will carry party Of gentlemen to
Burlington and will remain several
days. Those who will go from Keo-
kuk, have deemed It best to go early
and get located before the rush COM
mences on Monday, from the influx
of thousands of visiting motor boat
men and others.
The st. Louis feet Of boats is due
to proceed to Davenport and will re-
turn to Burlington on Sunday to be
ready for the regatta and races which
are to be held on Monday. From
Davenport to Burlington the long line
Of st. Louis and lower river boats, will
be swelled by the boats Of the tri-
cities, Davenport, Rock Island and Mo-
line and the Bellevue, Muscatine,
Clinton and other upper river clubs
will swell the feet Of boats to six or
seven hundred.
Ottumwa Courier: The recent
rains are showing their effects on the
river in Ottumwa and elsewhere along
the course OF the Des Moines. Since
Saturday night three feet Of rise ID
noticeable on the guage on the pier OF
the Market street bridge. But little
rise is perceptible during today, how.
ever, and but two inches was noticed
this afternoon over the stage at Z a.
M, today. The stage at 2::S0 was 10
feet, 4 inches. No fear Is entertained
ere of danger from the stream as the
water had fallen quite low since the
high water OF two weeks ago.
Burlington Gazette: Attorneys
Blake and Wilson this morning receiv
ed the report and order Of the inter
state commission in the case of the
Iowa Soap Co., VS.. the Chicago, Bur
/ lington. & Quincy railroad, the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific and the
Toledo, Peoria and Western railroads
wherein the commission decides tha'
the defendants have no right to charge
an extra freight rate for the safety PHI
that is embedded in each bar Of Pin
yon soap shipped by the plaintiffs. TIL,
commission Folds that the pins are no
in any sense premiums and that the.
4 have no direct bearing upon the sell
4 ing quality OF the soap, otherwise thar
to identify It.
4 The lengthy water power article IL
The Gate City last evening was read
with great interest by hundreds of PEG
Iple. While some OF the statement,
lin article reprinted from the st. Loui
paper, were not exactly correst, the al
ticle as whole was very good sum
ming up of the expectations of the wa
ter power PROJECTION and many peopl
will lay the paper aside for future re
ference. There is a sentiment in keo
kuk at the present time that som
good water power news may be expect
ed within few days. The article pub
Ilisaed yesterday stated that the actua
work on the big dam would be starte
this summer and this opinion is tn
opinion of great many Keokuk people
J Peoria Herald Transcript: H. I
Combs, president of the MISSISSIPPI
, Power Boat association is due to pas
] through this city from Michigan Cit.
Ind, in a fast cruising launch enrout
: for Burlington, iowa. This craft wa
to have been tae flagship Of the S
t Louis squadron enroute to the Blu
) lington regatta. Combs was to hav
) joined the party at Hennepin, but wi
! now be compelled TO drive the cruise
!. through by way of Grafton. OF tn
E fifteen power boats which were
1 have gone on Wednesday with the
v Louis fleet only one is going into con
i mission for the long grind via Grafton
i The boat is the Ivy Girl and is expec
ed to sail early tomorrow morning
, command of Treasurer Ed. H. Cove
! of the Ivy club and Griffith and Low
, from the Herald TRANSCRIPT force. Con
1 modore Tom Webb now expects
reach the regatta city by the autom