The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-04

CITY NEWS.
-Rea, The Daily Gate city.

-Rea' The Daily Gate city.
"A number OF Main street stores
had flags out today in honor of the
opening of the base ball season.
Owing to the opening of the base
ball season. there was no matinee this
afternoon at Dodge's theater.
Join the merry throng that will
spend the evening at the Roll-a-Way
tonight as the guests of the propri-
etors. Everything free.
Patsy Doyle was given thirty days
IN jail this morning after plea Of
guilty in the superior court to assault
and battery upon Maggie Brown
Switch engine No. 1929 arrived in
the city yesterday to take the place OF
engine 1909 which was taken to the
Hannibal shops for needed repairs.
Main street looked like holiday
this afternoon, there being large
crowd out watching the base ball
parade and going out to the game on
the cars.
George Radasch had his express
wagon decorated with bunting today
and a big sign on the back OF it call
ing attention to the fact that the base
ball season was on.
The water works on Water street is
receiving new coat of paint inside
which will improve the looks of the
engine room greatly. A new floor will
probably be placed in.
"A decree of divorce was issued in
the District court in the case Of Anna
Levina Clark VS. A. Clark. Final re-
port was filed in the estate of the late
John Angel. The grand jury adjourn
ed for the afternoon without having
made any report
! An information was filed in the
superior court this morning against
Frank Pollard charging him with beat
ing and injuring a dumb animal, to-
wit, the dog owned by George H.
Henneman. The information was sign
ed by John Leindecker as special Of
ficer of the Humane Society.
William Hockaday was up in the
superior court this morning and enter
ed plea Of guilty to the charge of
disturbing the peace of his wife by
striking her and threatening to assault
her. He was given 30 days in Jail
but sentence was suspended at the
I request Of his wife, during good be
havior.
Superintendent of Missouri lines, F
H. Ustick, Superintendent A. N Will
sie of the Hannibal division, and w
4 W. Woodin, roadmatser of the Hanni
bal division arrived in the city this
morning in Mr.. Ustick's private car
The three gentlemen will make trir
over the Mount Pleasant branch today
on a tour of inspection.
The new speed lanuch Viper was
tried out this morning by Major Meigs
who ran the boat down as lar as the
old saw mills and returned to the
lock The boat is satisfactory ir
every way and will be taken to- the
Hennepin as soon as the other govern
ment launch now undergoing repairs
at the first lock is ready to be taken.
! -Oyler, the infielder who has arriv
ed in the city from Des Moines, has
not yet reached an agreement with
Manager Frank Belt Of the KeokuE
team. but stated today that some
agreement would probably be reached
this evening. Oyler is not scheduled
to take part in the game this after
noon and it is probable that If Keokul
Isecures him 1t will be necessary tc
make some kind of trade.
"A Quincy paper in mentioning the
death of the late Chauncy H. Castle
said of his residence In this city: II
1865 he went into the stove business
in which his father was partner ant
began his business career as shipping
clerk. He rapidly developed knowl
edge OF the business and an executive
capacity which earned him the posi-
ton of general superintendent of The
foundry. In 1867 he went to Keokul
to take charge of branch plant which
had been acquired in that city. He re
NAMED there for about a year ant
then returned to Quincy to take the
practical management of all the inter
eSts of the COMPANY here.