The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
CITY NEWS

Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar.
|. Note ad of Wabash on Home Visit
ors' excursion.
The last games which Keokuk
fans will have an opportunity of see
ing will be played Wednesday and
Thursday.
"A tent and two cots along with
some other camping OUTFITS across the
river at the end of the bridge were
stolen recently and the owner Of the
property has been unable to locate
them.
Rev. E. B. Newcomb and George
E. Rix went this afternoon to Middle
town to attend the meeting of Iowa
Presbytery to which they are dele
gates. The meeting will continue un-
til Thursday.
An exciting runaway occurred last
evening shortly before the supper
hour when the one horse wagon be-
longing to McGrath Bros. Drug Co.
dashed down Seventh street and was
stopped at Blondeau by several men
after the shafts had been badly brok-
en- and the seat torn from its place
Glen jenkins, formerly reporter on
The Gate City's reportorial staff, is
visiting in the city for few days
and greeting old acquaintances. He
has been working on number OF
larger dailies of the country and is
stopping over here for few days
visit before going to Cincinnati, Ohio,
where he has position on one of the
dailies there.
The excursion business for the
present season is about over and not
many more weeks will elapse before
the familiar whistler of the many
packet and excursion boats in these
waters will be stilled until the river
is again open in the spring. Many Of
| the steamers are going to the bank
| early this year on account of the
low water and business not being VI
to the average, although all have en-
joyed fair freight and passenger
business during the season just pass
ing.
Mrs. Fannie e. Barne~ 300 Adam
street, Peoria, ILL.,, has written tbs
police in this city asking that an in
vestigation be conducted to learn the
whereabouts of her son, Fred Barnes
who left home August % with two
young men She gives their names as
George Samuels, 719 North Twelfth
lstreet and Warren Smith, I'LL Con
cert street, this city. She states that
she received a postal several days
after he had left. but since then has
them. She gives his age as eighteen
years.
The Davenport Democra. has tc
say of the Grand opera house of that
city of which d. l.. Hughes. manager
of the local Grand and also of one OF
Molines popular play houses. has the
management: Manager Hughes Of
the Grand opera house announces lie
expects to have the season opening
about the twentieth of this month
This depends upon the progress of the
work now under way in the matter o.
improvements. The opera house has
been painted white on the exterior
which gives it splendid contrast tc
the remainder of the building ant
greatly improves its appearance.
! Quincy Wing: William MORT;
lost a 5000 electric launch, skiff model
. painted blue, with red water line ant
rallied guard AS soon as the loss wa:
discovered this morning the police
we're notified. The authorities at Han
nibal Louisiana. La Grange ant
| Keokuk were notified to be on tbs
lookout. and in case the thieves lanf
at either one of these ports they viii
| be taken in tow 1t was about 9:0t
o'clock Sunday night when Mr.. MORT
moored the launch at the boat house
| There is no doubt that 1t was stolen
/ as the signs are unmistakeable. Be
| fore he left for home the owner tool
| the batteries out, so If the thieve
| used electric power they must hav:
brought other batteries with them.
is thought, however, that they procur
| ed oars, and pulled down stream
| bound for Hannibal. 1t is possibl
that they got beyond there before tn
i police were notified.