The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17
MILESTONE IN
SKEETER STATE.
Hon. J. Antoine is Spending These
Hot Days Watching Whales While
His Friends are sweltering
Here at Home
HE WENT FISHING TOO
Caught an Electric Eel While Out
With Couple OF Former Keo-
kuk Men Who Were Show.
ing Hin the Sights

After attending the national conven.
ton Of the shoeworkers, as the dele
gate from the Keokuk union, Tony
MILESTONE proceeded to see the east
and is now in old New England. He
writes the following entertaining let
ter back home which is published that
his many friends will know that he is
enjoying life in the far east:
BOONTON, N. j., July Al have
just finished up on rough and tumble
auto, trolley and r. X (also horse
|hack) ride over the "Skeeter" state.
and am going to hoist anchor for the
N. B. tomorrow II the right ireight
goes through here, which l think 1t
viii.
have had days taste Of the old
Atlantic today which was, to. say the
least. very interesting. For some three
or four days, whales have been re-
ported off Sandy Hook and fishing
excellent, SO Joe Conn and son Russell,
F. F. Hammond 1.-TWO old Keokukians)
and /, took drive through the tube
under North river, then on coming to
the surface and daylight In N. Y. up
two flights of stairs to the l. for Bat
terry Landing pier /, where we boarded
| the steamer Taurus for the fishing
banks about thirty miles off Sandy
Hook, out of sight Of any sign Of lanS.
Fishing was fine for short time only,
your bald headed friend landing three
ling and a conder (electric) eel, and
Thos. H. a fine sea bass when school
of sure huff whales were sighted for
ward, the big fellow in the lead spout
ing In fine shape. We watched there
until they disappeared. Later in the
afternoon two pairs came playing
about the ship, seeming to enjoy their
visit and coming within a block Of us
! Two OF them were monsters, the 9th,
ers measuring possibly only 80 or DO
feet. Here it was that on Monday
steamer encountered an ice berg
and near 1t a school of whale and a
whaler killed one pair Of them. This
was severely criticized by the sports.
men owing to the fact that whales are
mated at this season and are on their
way to the gulf to calve One writer
/ in the Guide" in speaking Of these
matters says: II we had men like
William T. Hornaday or DR.. Palmer
these things would be stopped, and we
could have fine fishing" This Mr..
Hornaday is at the Bronx and broth
er of my fellow brother In badness In
Keokuk. G. j. He seems to be as
popular in these parts as his brother
Is In Keokuk too. see in the same
paper he makes very good sugges-
ton when he says prohibit in all
states and territories, spring shoot
ing and let the campaign start in
Iowa" This sea business is little
off my line, but it's fine. I've been
lodging through shoe factories, some
tanneries and patent leather works
and good deal on the jump, and the
change was a treat though 1t wasn't
altogether real, seeing my fellow pas
sengers, men, women and children,
bidding farewell to hearty breakfasts
with whitened faces and short breath
and falling to get that
| Have few days more to take In
farther N. e. and will cast my next
anchor at Keokuk in few days.
Yours, etc.
JACOR ANTOINE WHETSTONE