The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-29
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p. S. 6. E. moonlight tonight.
The late Andrew Balbach being q
member OF the old volunteer fire de-
partment, the fire bells win be tolled
during the funeral on Saturday after
noon at 2.s0 o'clock.
Property owners living near the
corner of Sixth and Morgan streets
have petitioned the city council to con-
struct tap or catch-basin at the
sewer opening on the northeasterly
corner Of that junction.
AT the June meeting Of the city
council arc lights were ordered piac-
ed on four corners Of the city. A. D.
Avres notified that body today that
arc lights were already on the corn
ers of Blondeau and Water and Sew
enth and Pealean and have been for
some time
Word from Springfield says: Gray
haired and tottering with age. Albert
Reece OF Danyers. Mclean county,
Illinois, seventy-eight years old. was
yesterday sentenced to year in the
United States penitentiary at Leaven.
worth, Kansas, for making a false aifi
davit to a pension claim Reese en-
tered plea of guilty The sentence
was the lowest that could be given UNI
der the federal statutes. He leaves
in Danvers his aged wife, to whom
| he has been married thirty-fiye years.
They have been conducting a garden
truck business.
| Much has been said recently on
| the question of whether there were
ever buffaloes In Iowa. Very little
| doubt as to their actual presence in
the early days can remain after read
/ ing the journal kept by United States
| Eragoon while on march across Iowa
| IN 1895. which Is printed in the July
number of The Iowa Journal of His
tory and Politics. On June "a. 1898,
the Dragon made the following rec
ord in his Journal: Marched 25
/ miles and encamped on the banks OF
the fway. a small stream 80 yards
broad. This day for the first time We
saw buffalo. Killed Eve or six many
/ OF our men are recruits from the north
and never saw buffaio before and
therefore to them a bunalo chase was
! something remarkable This day was
spent in eating buffalo meat and sleep
4 The next outdoor meeting OF the
Mississippi Valley Apple Growers as
ISOLATION will be held In the orchard
Of H. G. Cupp. located about a mile
and half east OF Fall Creek. on
Thursday. August 5. Col Cupp has
devoted about $50 acres to apple grow
ing on ais Diamond G ranch, which
makes it the largest apple orchard in
Adams county. 1t is said to be ideal
fruit soil and has had the best of
treatment possible in its general care,
and will be practical example OF
what scientific spraying carried on
for a number of years will do for an
orchard. Col Cupp will provide con-
u veyances for all from the Fall Creek
depot, and the drive will afford all
who attend a chance to see the Fall
Creek gorge. No meals will be pro-
vided on the grounds and most of the
people who will attend will carry well
filled baskets. and enjoy a picnic.
Quincy Wing: Warren Castle re
) turned from Missouri last night and
reported that warrants have been is
: sued for the arrest of the professional
fishermen who have been monopoliz
4 ing the fish at Straight lake, located
about half way between Quincy ant
! Moody. The charge against them Is
Tat they have been SEEMING the lake
and taking all the fish of desirable
! kind. the complaints against theil
methods being numerous during tn,
past several weeks The owners. o
J the lands bordered by the lake hav,
. never objected to legitimate anglin,
!, in the waters, but they do object, ane
strenuously, against seine nets bein,
, used The deputy game warden ha,
: said he would be on .land yesterda,
Q with justice If the men were ap
. pretended they would be given tria
) on the spot, but though the warrants
i were issued. it is not known il thei
q arrest was accomplished during tn,
1 day.
k According to one of his intimat,
S friends. D. F. Miller has accepted /;
r challenge from thu Hon. james c. Da
e Wis of Des Moines for game OF gol
y over the Hyperion club links in De
s Moines in short time. Mr.. Mile
v has case before the supreme court il
n August and as he will have to go +
s Des Moines the challenge resulted. l
i. is stated that he is playing golf a.
e O'Clock every morning starting toda.
S in order to be in. shape for the con
e test.
r The most important part of tn
5 new fence law relates to the partition
7 fences and it provides that all fences
:. may be made tight by the party de
+ string 1t, and when his portion is 81
] completed and securely fastened K
+ good, substantial posts set firmly ii
: the ground, not over twenty fee
Z apart, the adjoining property owner
E shall construct his portion of the ad
! joining fence in a like manner set te
: posts same as before mentioned. All
,;oht yor+itsop fppcac SnalI pousjct ~