The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-25
CITY NEWS.

p. Wolfe horseshoeing. 16 S. 10th,
st. Mary's May Festival. May pole
drill, refreshments, 10c. We'd night.
Enjoy a fine trip on the river next
Saturday afternoon. A. O. H. excur-
sion on w. W. and barge.
Pima Triple was tipsy again last
night and as a result woke up in the
police station this morning.
Purchase tickets for the A. o. H.
excursion next Saturday at Brassils.
622 main, or at Jos. Moellers 627
Main street.
An information has been filed In
the superior court against Ed. Gallo.
way. charging him with selling beer
on last Sunday at his saloon on First
and Johnson
The ceiling and walls in the Odd
Fellows lodge room are about com.
pleted and the new frescoeing makes
the room one Of the most handsome
ones In the city.
Dudley Smith has decided to J.
B. Van Pappelendam, piece OF land
in the southwest quarter OF section
"a. township 65, range 5, west. Tae
consideration is not stated In the deed
The first big excursion Of the year
will be that given by the Ancient Or
der Of Hibernians next Saturday after
noon and evening. The boat will leave
for Fit Madison In the afternoon al
2:30 o'clock.
ID. A. Trieber has sold to Hiram
G. Stebbins. lot 10 In block 104, the
property being on the east side OF Con
cert street between Seventh and
Eighth streets The consideration il
not stated in the deed filed.
"A game between the high school
and "Old Timers" was played yester-
day afternoon at the athletic park
which resulted In victory for the
latter team were Philip G. Hayden
Cephas Harrison and J. w. Huiskamp
Harry Nestor was fined $50 yester
day afternoon In the superior cour1
on the charge OF frequenting bawd,
house. He gave notice of appeal t.
the district court and his 500 bono
was continued, the same having beer
put UP in cold cash.
"A meeting will be held at the Y
NJ. C. A. Thursday evening when an
effort will be made to organize the In
door church league into an outdoor
league. A number Of present players
have talked Of the plan and It has met
with much favor thus far.
The last body of the three mer
drowned at Waterloo eight weeks ago
was found Sunday in the river not fal
from the dam over which the three
men went. The, three men were duel
hunting and their boat overturned
carrying them over the dam in sigh
of hundreds OF people on the bridge
The other two bodies were found lat
week and the one Sunday was the las
one, being in the water 81 days.
The Iowa weather and crop bulle
tin for the week ending May % is a
| follows: With warm weather durinl
| the week and the absence OF rain owe
the larger part OF the state, corn plant
ing has been vigorously pushed. Tn
average temperature was slight
| above in western and slightly beloy
] the normal in the eastern counties an
/ the rainfall was decidedly below tn
seasonable average except In the es
IRENE western districts where mode1
ate to heavy local showers occurred Of
| the 18th and 10Th. About rs per cen
Of the corn has been planted and som
| of the early planting is up In all part
of the state and shows a good stand
| Cultivation has begun in a few local.
/ ties in southern counties and the field
are generally reported as being Il
good condition. The rains of las
week, where not excessive, were yer,
beneficial to pastures, meadows, small
| grain and potatoes. Vegetation mad
rapid growth and the prospects ar
very promising for all crops, including
! fruit The week closes with indica
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