The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-30
CITY NEWS

Tonight, THE Man of the Hour
at the Grand.
Mayor Charles OF went to Quincy
this afternoon for a short visit.
e. l. Boud, city letter carrier is
taking a ten days vacation.
Henrietta Crosman' in Sham
at the Grand tomorrow night, Seats
now selling.
Five applications have been filed
for the examination of rural letter
carriers to be held on Saturday, Oct.
ober 9th.
Chairman DR.. Frank M. Fuller has
called meeting of the physical com
mittee of the Y. NJ. C. A. to meet at
o'clock.
Fall campers are beginning to
pitch their tents en- nearby islands and
near good hunting grounds for a few
weeks of sport with boat AID gun.
Mayor Charles Off ordered that
the policemen wear the caps purchas
ed some time ago and the night Off.
GERS last evening appeared with the
natty blue headgear trimmed in gold.
Grand exalted ruler j. u. Sammis
OF LeMars, has just made his appint.
ments of deputies and committeeman
for the Elks The two deputies for
Iowa are as follows; Northern dis.
trict, T. ]. Mahoney of Boone; South.
ern district, Charles Bradshaw of Des
Moines.
"A big frame house which is being
moved from North Third, between
Main and Blondeau, is blocking that
street at the present time The men
seem to be encountering some Difficult.
ty in moving the large structure.
A new stamp is being made by the
government, of a IL cent denomina-
ton, the first one of this variety since
1872. Like the stamp of that series,
the new one will contain a profile
bust of Henry Clay. 1t will be out be.
fore the end of the year.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
have planned big initiation to be
held in short time. A meeting OF the
county board was held last evening to
launch the work, but as yet no date
has been decided upon. 1t is expected
that banquet will be given in connec
ton with the affair.
Since the recent letters to the
Superintendent of Railway mail serv
ice requesting that train No. ~ of the
K line arriving here at $40 get here
on time the train has been arriving
more on schedule. time much to the
qualification of merchants and bust
ness men.
Much improvement is being made
to the large American Rice and Cerea
company's plant on Water stree
which was recently re-opened and j:
now working full force again. This !:
one of Keolluks many large manufac
tories which is helping to make Keo
kuk the progressive city she is.
1T Is probable that another meet
ing may be held before the opening o
street fair on next Tuesday to get {
| line on the various committees ap
pointed. The lighting has been az
ranged for in q satisfactory name
and the fair will be amply illumine'
| at night.
According to word received by thu
country clerk, Frank Watson, sent tt
Anamosa by Judge Casey of Lei
county in October of 1894 charged
with murder in the second degree ant
found guilty, has served out his sen
tence, but is being held in the depart
ment for criminal insane in the re
formatory at that pace. In the lette'
It is asked if he had legal settlement
in the county at the time of commit
| ment.
The steamer Dubuque of the Dia
mond 10 Line made her last trip o
the season to Burlington last evening
and in few days will go to the bank
| The boat will likely be put in the gov
eminent canal as is the usual custom
each fall for the winter months. al
though the Diamond 10 line has no
had as brisk a season in both the pas
senger and freight business as IN for
mer years, the boat line has enjoyed I;
good patronage in both tho past sea
son. All boats will go to bank, as thu
old river scouts say, when the ic'
freezes on the lines" This mean
during the latter part of November.
The Commercial club has launch
ed movement to boost the organiza
ton and bring more life to the city
AT the present time there are les
than one hundred members, but tn
directors hope for membership O
several hundred within the mex
month. In this connection it might b
timely to mention that the Burlington
Commercial club is thriving and ha
4 done much good for the city. One o
| the features now enjoyed is a lunch
con on Monday of every week whicl
is attended by the members, the aver
age number being about fifty present
Following the luncheon plans ar
! talked Of and this brings the member
into closer touch with eech other an,
puts the business issues before thei
minds more prominently.