The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-06
CITY NEWS.

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p. Wolfe. 1orseshoeing. 16 s. 10th.
$1-so for Ladies' Pat Kid Queen
Quality, sni.cr ties, stamped $500 at
Bode-Larson,s Removal Sale.
Music and dancing this evening
aboard the steamer ]. s. Don't miss
the ride on the river. Excellent music
and dancing will be enjoyed.
An eighteen pound catfish was
caught yesterday near the bridge.
This is a rare catch and the lucky
fisherman is to be congratulated.
People who were disappointed in
not being able to enjoy an outing yes
terday, can go to the Royal Neigh
bors' moonlight excursion this even
ing and catch up with their pleasure.
The annual Elks camp will be held
this year from July "a to August Is.
Each Thursday viii be visitors day
when the families Of the members Of
the order are welcome to spend the en-
tire day in the camp.
According to law the city council
was forced to hold meeting last
evening. The session lasted just long
enough for Mayor Off to call the body
to order and for Alderman Kiefer to
make a motion for adjournment.
Jos ]. Dickey has accepted posi-
ton with the contracting firm OF
Cameron. McNanus and Joyce and de-
parted last evening for Kansas City,
to remain for short time before go
ing to Mending. Mo-. where the firm
has extensive work under way.
-R. F. Scherer has tiled a petition
with the city council asking that the
| city repair Blondeau street between,
First and Water streets at its own ex-
pense, and stating that his premises
were damaged to the extent OF 81 600
when the city thought 1t necessary to
turn on water on premises on Concert
street,
The rain seriously affected the
crowd anticipated yesterday afternoon
lat the Country Club and there were
but four members who braved the tor
rents OF rain and were present for the
1 fun. -Four golfers made the course
several times between showers and
4 played a number of holes in the driv-
ling rain. The team match scheduled
for Yesterday afternoon has been post.
poned until next Saturday.
The steamer ]. s. leaves this
evening at 500 o'clock for the moon
i light excursion to be given by the Roy
al Neighhors and Modern Woodmen'
The trip will be made down the river
iha .oat stepping at Warsaw at $3.50
o'clock. Admission will be 80 cent?
for gentlemen and 25 cents for ladies'
Rights OF admission are reserved ant
no intoxicating liquors will be permit
& ted on board Street cars will NEE
the boat upon it's return.
"A dispatch from Iowa CITY says
Elmer Pokgeppohl OF this city had MI
left hand almost blown off and his LEI
eve blown out by an improyised can
non with which he was celebrating yes
terday. He had made It cct OF bee
keg tap and lighted it but it did no
explode as he expected and he picSet
1t up to see what was the matter. INT
i result was as uSudi. HIS thuihp w.
blown into his eye and in removing !
!, the surgeon was compelled to remov
most Of the optic. He is young mai
: ried man.
Owing to the heavy rains yestel
: day the Home Holiness Mission coui
: not give their ice cream picnic
Kilbourne Park but brief announce
ment that if it rained the picnic woul
be held in the hall brought quite
i number of the poor children thel
r where ice cream and cake was serve
g to gladden. the hearts OF quite q fey
Services were held at II a. m. an
at 2 D. m. and also at 7:45 p \
\ These services were fairly well a
tended, Notwithstanding the almo
h continuous rains the services wei
\ very enthusiastic and a good work
being done In all up to this date,
have protested and quite a numbs
I have enrolled with the mission (
\ service.