The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-02
CITY NEWS.


return from the moonlight excursion
Friday evening.
For the consideration of $500 An
ME Whittick has conveyed to j. B.
Var Papelendam, the Y OF lot 2. block
10, In Kilbourne addition.
Regular meeting of fuckecaetuck
encampment No. z, 1. O. O. F.. at Odd
Fellows hail at o'clock tonight. Wis
j ng brethren fraternally invited to
attend.
Spend a pleasant evening on the
river Friday evening with st. Marys
Young Mems club. The moonlight ex-
cursion is to be given on the steamer
~. s.
| Labor day will be a big day in
Keokuk from the base ball fans stand
point of view. Two games will be
played with Jacksonville and a dou-
BILE victory looks good.
1t is likely that change will be
made soon in the local time cards OF
the Burlington route, for that railroad
has notified the other roads that the
cid schedule between Chicago and
Denver would be thing of the past
and that it intends to cut it's time be-
tween the two cities, also that 1t will
put on 81 hour rain between Chicago
and Seattle.
Have good time tomorrow night
on the steamer ]. S. with the Young
Mems club of St. Mary's. Plenty of
good music and fine time dancing.
Don't miss this excursion.
Some people believe that DR.. Cook
/ has not only discovered the north
pole, but is bringing it back with him,
thus causing the drop in temperature
of the past few days. This morning
was actually chilly
Next Monday night is the evening
for the regular meeting of the city
council, but owing to the fact that the
day will be Labor day. a holiday, the
council will meet and adjourn until
Tuesday evening.
i Jacksonville comes here Sunday
for single game and two battles on
Monday. 1t Is up to the fans to boost
the team in this series at home and
help push the attendance figures up
high.
1 -Keokuk will have plenty OF base
ball for the next few days and it will
be base ball that should attract the at
tention of the fans. Burlington is
| here today. tomorrow and Saturday,
n nty MI
Monday and Tuesday.
| -Keokuk and Burlington are slated
to start the series this afternoon
which will be one OF the critical
points of the season. Should the Ind
ians be victorious In three games Keo-
| kuk will have chance for the pen
i nant
| Pennington Herald. Ed. Lotion,
clerk of the district court at Keoknls,
has turned his office over to deputy
and accepted place with The Gate
City as advertising manager. He sim
| ply couldn't stay away from that para
disc called print shop.
i The Young Mems club of st.
Mary's aave proven themselves fine
hosts on a number OF occasions and
tomorrow night will be no exception to
their rule of entertaining royalty.
w. c. Thon was taken suddenly
and deathly sick yesterday afternoon
at Linquist Brothers store and doc
tor was summoned WHO gave him re
lief and had him taken home. He was
, a victim of ptomaine poisoning, caus
, ed as far as he Is able to figure 1t
from eating some sliced tomatoes
which had been standing in the ice
, box. This morning he was feeling bet
+ ter and was on the high road to re
covery.
Your last opportunity of the SEA
son to attend moonlight excursion
, on the fine steamer ]. 8. Cars viii
+ meet the boat on its return. Nobody
i walks tomorrow night.
j Concerning Alva Williams of Car
! thage, H., former catcher on the Keo
; kuk team, the Sporting Life says: AL
va Williams OF Carthage, ILL.,, the Buf
, falo catcher and utility man acquired
from Terra Haute in the Contra
league shows every indication of be
ing big find. He has played every
infield position but third bare since
joining the Bisons and has played con
sistently good ball every time out HI
is big, strong and lightning fast, wtl
a barrel Of nerve in tight places.