The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-05
CITY NEWS.
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The Keokuk Lumber Company got
the contract for supplying the lumber
for the new button factory.
III you want the best buy Florida
pine apples. Now is the time to can
them. "A car direct from Florida grow
ers just received in Keokuk.
Deputy Recorder q. G. Vaughan
has gone to Montrose, South Dakota,
to attend the funeral OF his uncle.
While he Is absent from the city,
Ralph B. Smith is In charge Of the OF.
fice.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock In Woodmen hall, the Royal
Neighbors will hold their memorial
exercises, to which the public is invit-
ed to attend. The address will be de-
livered by DR.. A. B. Hughes.
Paducah News-D Democrat: In the
suit in the United States court here,
in which Frank Rounds Of Owdens-
boro, KY, sued the owners of the ~.
S." for $4,000 damages, as result Of
the ~. s. backing against the plain
tiff's gasoline boat. THE Messenger"
at Greensboro, Judge Walter Evans
gave the plaintiff judgment for $3.50.
The case was tried at the April term
and Judge Evans took it under advise.
ment.
The Keokuk District Epworth
League convention will be held at MIL.
ton June 81. % and %. Rev ]. H.
Krenhmyre is president Of the League
and Miss Cora Stevens Of Pennington
recording secretary and Miss Bessie
Snyder Of Milton corresponding secre
tary. Rev. DR.. Stun OF New York,
Rev. Peter Jacobs Of Silver City, Iowa,
Rev. Jesse Monkman, Of Exline, Rev.
]. w. Potter Of Keokuk, Mrs. Quan
Hilbish, superintendent OF the Deacon.
ess Training school at Des Moines,
and other notables will be in attend.
ance.
Hannibal Post: Yesterday mark
ed the anniversary of one of the most
terrible calamities that ever happened
in this vicinity-the sinking of the
Flying Eagle. an excursion steamer
which crashed into the Wabash bridge
north of Hannibal, June 8. 1903 and
there was shadow Of tragedy in sew
eral Hannibal homes yesterday. The
Flying Eagle was pulling a barge,
barge, both vessels being crowded
with happy excursionists. The river
was high, the current swift and the
boat failed to clear the draw span be-
ing swung around and wrecked.
many Of the passengers escaped to the
bridge, others were rescued by skiff
and many leaped into the water as
steamer and barge floated down the
river Harry Eichenberger, Miss Lon
ME B. Curtis, Miss Martha Coppedge
and the boat cook, Peggy Harvey
were drowned. The news spread rap
idly over Hannibal and all forenoon
great crowds watched the river from
points of vantage.
Quincy Herald: The popularity
of the base ball excursions conducted
by the Diamond 10 company has been
demonstrated by the number Of in,
quiries by telephone and by. letter
Captain A. H. Pennoyer, the local
agent, has received regarding the ex.
cursion on the steamer Dubuque to
Keokuk Sun day From the interest
shown there seems prospect OF the
largest crowd out of here this year.
The record SO far is $50 passengers
on the Dubuque when returning from
the double-header at Hannibal week
ago last Sunday. The boats capacity
is 600 passengers anG it Is hoped to
have nearly this number on board
when the boat lands at Keokuk about
1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
round trip fare will be the same as for
the Hannibal excursionil AS there
be no special railroad excursions nor
special rates for the game, the boat
will get about all OF the business that
day. The only way to go up and
back by rail is to leave here at $40
o'clock Sunday morning on the 20"
and return at 2 o'clock Monday morn
Ing. The round trip fare BY rail will
be $3.50.