The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
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--41e4Q Yuo MY N4te Is SAsys
DIR. Colby, Uentlst. over Younker's.
Attend st. Mary's children's enter
tainment Thursday night.
"A car Of Greeks went out over the
k. e w. to Centerville this morning to
commence laying new steel on that
division.
Mr.. and Mrs.. A. H. Lindley and three
children Of Clayton, Ill, will move to
this city at once to take up their resi-
dence here.
"A number Of Keokuk people are
attending the Alaska-Y Yukon Pacific
exposition at present A number OF
Keokukians are planning trip west
to visit the exposition in the near fu-
ture.
Hickory nuts will be very plentiful
this year II the thousands Of blossoms
on the trees bearing this fruit count
for aught. Those who know say that
wild cherries will be plentiful this
year ALSO.
AT the meeting last evening Of
Morning Star Lodge, No. 5. Knights Of
Pythias. there was work In the Els.
quire rank. AT the next meeting there
will be work In the Page and Esquire
ranks.
John Paul OF Lacrosse, well.
known lumberman, who often visited
In Keokuk years ago. died Monday
morning at Waterfowl, Floriad, at an
advanced age. The many Keokuk peo-
pie interested ia the lumber business
when 1t was such 3 thriving industry
here, will remember him.
Republicans Of the Fourth and
Sixth wards should not forget the.
primaries to be held on Friday even
ling, at which the candidates for al
dermen are to be named. The fourth
ward voters will meet at No. 222 B
street, while the sixth ward voters will
meet In Scaouten's hail.
The graduating exercises Of st.
Mary's Academy will be held at the
Auditorium on Tuesday evening, June
%. Don't fail to be present; very
interesting program has been arrang-
ed The academic graduates are Oils
Radel, Nauvoo, H.; Hazel Baeler, Chi
cago: Mary A. Narrower, Burlington,
Ia; Alvera vandenBoom, Quincy, Ill.
Commercial Marie Yeager, Laharpe.
Ill; Ellen Moran, Chicago.
A mortgage for 100000 has been
filed for record In Keokuk and also in
Burlington and other places where the
Mississippi Valley Telephone Company
maintains exchanges, the mortgage be.
ing to Throp brothers OF Minneapolis
and isued for the sale Of gold bonds
for the purpose Of paying OF previ.
Gus bond In issue OF $130, 900 and pro-
viding fund for future improvements
in the system.
-Nauvoo Rustler: The Nauvoo
Business Mems association held an.
other meeting last Tuesday night at
the council room and discussed the
trolley question. The attendance was
not large and It was the concensus Of
opinion that 1t would be useless to
make canvas for subscriptions until
the trolley promoters liquidated all In
debtedness now standing against them.
Some were Of the opinion that what.
ever amount was subscribed, should
stand as an offer to any company that
will build a line to our city. It was
the opinion of all present that 100000
could not be raised, but that $4,000
could possibly be secured. There is
not the enthusiasm that should be
manifested. Another meeting will be-
geld tonight. Sister Mary, p. j. Kie.
ran, Miss Lorraine Davis and George
W. Fegers returned yesterday from
their weeks visit in Toronto, Canada.
The parties still insist that the trolley
prospects are bright. The Rustler has
nothing Of Importance to give its
readers Like everything else, we are
waiting developments.