The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-20
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CITY NEWS

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~. NJ. Anderson, graduate Of Boz.
ton school OF Plano Tuning. Phone
Bell 531 R.
The Christian Brotherhood Will
meet this evening and C. NJ. Crane will
be the leader.
The district court is still occupied
with the jury case Of ]. N. Jones VS..
the General Construction company.
Rock Island switch engine No. %,
known as the pony" has been taken
to Valley Junction for repairs. During
its absence road engine No. 1888 is
being used.
Regular meeting OF Puckechetuck
encampment No. Z. L o. o. f.. at Odd
Fellows hall at ocloc,. tonight. Wis.
iting brethren fraternally invited to
attend. Work IN the first degree.
The executive committee appoint
ed to make arrangements for Mem
orial day which will be observed here
on Monday. May 81, hasshad several
meetings and will beeAble to announce
the sub oommittee and arrangements
in short time.
LIN the district coust petition
has been filed entitled A. L. Parsons
and Michael Driscoll, trustees for b.
A. Young and Driscoll Brothers vs. o.
o. Newberry, Citizens Mutual Bank OF
DonneIlson, Amos Steckel, trustee
and Kennedy Brothers, asking judg
| ment on q note for $2,100 made April
20, 1907.
There were four road masters Of
different divisions OF four different
roads In the city yesterday They were
Thomas Wagner. roadmaster Of the
| Wabash at Bluffs. Ill. w. w. Woodin
roadmaster Of the Hannibal division
of the O.. ]. s. Dulin, roadmaster d
the Rock Island at Oskaloosa and Johr
4 Cotter, roadmaster of the X. & W.
lat Centerville.
Here is a fish story from the Quin
4 cy Journal which must be so becaus,
| Keokuk man vouches for it: Vi
at the pumping station opposite Can
ton, Mo-, a great catch of fish without
net or line is being made daily. TIL
amount of fish caught runs into tn
thousands Of pounds. Capt Hugh Nc
Kenzie OF the steamer Keokuk say
that the fish in the river run up t
where the water is being pumped int
the river from the inside of the levee
thinking that 1t Is the current OF tn
. river. When they get there they ar
j fooled and then there is jump in al
directions, when tho fish land In boat
;. by the hundreds. They weigh all tn
way from six pounds to twenty pound;
The Keokuk took sixty empty barrel
, | to Meyer last evening which will b
, filled with fish and shipped down cas-
The men earned over 5000 In on
week In catching these fish.
The Carthage Republican contain
the following trolley news: Supt. Cole
the Hamiltonsand Keokuk bridge. NJ
Kieran of trolley and Nauvoo academ
fame, Messrs. Kelly and Kennedy, rel
resenting financial interests in Torol
to. Chas. Mulch OF Nauvoo, Mr.. Pom
. of the Pond Construction Co.. accom-
panied by Judge Mack of this cit!
went over the trolley route Monda.
looking at the situation. The propos
: | ton is discussed of building the tro
lev line to Elvaston but there use tn
: Wabash track to Carthage and bull
track parallel with the T. p. & "
. into Hamilton for joint use OF tn
! Wabas hand trolley company. It
:, all speculation as yet. and is probabl
1 contingent upon Mr.. Kieran's ability
! straighten out the financial tang
with ST. Mary's academy and the tro
ley interests. He made the statemel
a while here that dirt would be flyir
# on the trolley within thirty days TT
!. Republican has always been optimtst
! as to the ultimate completion of tire
O ley to Nauvoo Whether 1t will
n done by Mr.. Kieran or some new !
e terest and when, is question the pu
lie has a right to guess at.