The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-02
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Sunbonnets l5c. 1sc, 36c Central.
Ps Wolfe. .iorseshoeing. is $. 10th.
"A hot time at Bode- 1arson's Re
moval sale but just think Of The bar
gains in oxfords and shoes.
Puckechetuck lodge No. As meets
every Friday evening at 500 O'clock.
E. S. Cushman. N. Gss George w. I'm
Monday viii be observed In Keos
kuk "a q honday, the majority OF the
stores being closed that day, also the
HANKS and postoffice.
Excellent music and dancing on
on the steamer ]. S. next Tuesday
evening. Set aside that evening for
pleasure, as guests of the Woodmen
and Royal Neighhors lodges.
Services will be held In Westmin-
ster church this evening preparatory
to the communion OF the Lords Sup.
per to be observed on Sunday morning.
The largest moonlight excursion
of the season viii be given on next
Tuesday evening by the Royal Neigh.
bors and Woodmen. The peletial
steamer j. s. will be the boat used by
the Woodmen and the ladies' auxil-
larry.
Now that the commission election
is finished. the citizens viii utrn their
thoughts 10 TWO vlhe- things, the base
ball club and the water power, both
OF which should be also adopted" by
a landslide majority.
Dutch collars and jabots new sup
ply received at Central store
special for Saturday from till 8
]. M: Fine -'ch American cut glass,
inch bowls from the famous Llbbey,
Clark and Fry factories. regular 81
and $3.50 bowls at $19S each; regular
SIS and $3.50 bowls at $29S each: reg
ular s6 and $3.50 bowls at 1898 each.
Limit Of one to customer. Duncan
Schell Furn. Co.
Commission workers In the LIST ward
certainly did good work at the polls
yesterday. AL but seven voters In the
ward were out and did their duty. The
seven not present to vote were either
out of the city or sick and were de-
tanned unavoidablly. Two automobiles
were used and the work was brisk.
But twenty-four opposed commission.
The monthly weather summary for
June, just issued, shows that the past
month was trifle warmer and q tri-
file damper than usual. There were II
clear DAYS II cloudy days and ten
days when there were thunderstorms.
The warmest day was the oath, at 80,
while the coolest day was the 18th at
so. The mean temperature was 70 and
the rainfall was 5.11.
When the interurban car reached
Third street on the return trip to this
city last evening few minutes after
o'clock, L. ]. DeBar. a travelling
salesman from Cedar Falls, Iowa. sig
nailed for the car to stop, but the mo-
torman started .xain before he had
rtached the Pavement with his two
heavy suit cases. The result was that
he was thrown to the ground. He was
not injured in any way except a Sigh,
sDrain to his ankle and he was able to
walk to the hatel.
4 The Holiness Home Mission. Eli
Main street, will give their picnic fol
the poor children at Kilbourne park
Monday, July 5. The children will b,
insured q good time. All widows ant
children are expected to meet at tn,
hall between the hours Of and
There will be preaching services at i
a. m. and 2 p. m. Everybody welcom
/ to both services. II you can not ge
) ready to come to hall come to tn
! park. Rev. Liggett. Mr.. and Mrs. Ded
/ man in charge.
!. Ladies' 15c black hose tomorro,
/ only 10c per pair. Central store
Along with the numerous othe
a improvements being made by the Oh
2 cago, Burlington and Quincy railroa
/ w. w. Woodin, north division ROAD
i master announces that the compan
e is contemplating laying heavier rail
v between Keokuk and Burlington di'
d lance of thirty-three miles. Wor
> will be started about the middle {
July when the present sixty-six poun
rails will be taken up and second-han
eighty-pound rails put down in the
places. Fifteen miles of track. on tn
Mount Pleasant branch will also b
supplemented with heavier rails, til
present fifty-six pound rails givin
a.way to second hand sixty-six poun
rails. The company will also distri
ute two thousand yards of sand ba
last on the Mount Pleasant branc
These improvements together wit
the repairing of large number of Il
bridges on the line will put the roe
in first class condition.