The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-20
CITY NEWS.

SiAASo uSAt " Tie GTduQ opera mouse.
Miss Hazel Ballinger is ill at her
nome on North Eleventh street.
Friends hope for her speedy recovery.
Yesterday afternoon in the District
court Edward Milled entered plea of
guilty to burglary with intent to com
nit larceny and he will be sentenced
on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. He
Is the man found under the bed and
caught after being hit in the thigh
with bullet.
For two hours Laurant delight
ed an audience that filed the theatre
to the doors. Albany IN. W Press.
The Keokuk high school will re-
ceive an invitation in few days from
the University of Iowa board in con-
troll of athletics, to attend the big
meet planned for Iowa City, May 15.
Regardless of athletes of the state in
tending to take part in the state meet
of Des MONIES, the Iowa authorities
Will welcome all corners and will in
vite taem accordingly.
-Laurant has stamped himself on
the minds of the public as magician
OF the first water. His feats in magic
We're all skilfully executed, and his
audience Chicago Tribune.
"A meeting was held last evening
IN their club rooms at the First Con
gregational church by the members
OF the L.. M. R. club. The meeting
was the regular monthly gathering of
the class and business was pleasingly
disposed of by the members The
following officers were elected to pre-
side during the coming quarter: Pres
ident, George Parsons; vice president,
Clayton Reiner; treasurer, Hubert
Nelson.
Major Richie of Rock Island was
expected to arrive in the city today
on an inspection trip. A volt was to
have been made to the three locks,
Major Richie being accompanied to the
locks by Major M. Meigs in his launch
| the E-adge, which was put in the wa
ter on Thursday in tip top condition.
A half dozen members of the Rab-
| w Siop NOiit hoNtu W Slillp az WllioW
| Bar this afternoon in launch to
shoot and eat duck tomorrow for din
ner.
/ -"Laurant's program had many
novel features which were presented
with attractive stage settings and
paraphernalia. In addition to numer-
Gus dexterous slight of hand tricks,
Durant presented some wonderful il
lusions, The Witch of the Flame, de-
serving special mention. '-Phila.
Evening Bulletin.
-Des MONIES Register and Leader:
| Another interesting article by Rupert
Hughes upon music and musicians ap
pears in the April number of Smiths
magazine He discusses Meyerbeer
whom he describes as "one of the mos
used and absured of operate compos
ers;'' Lulli, the first great master OF
French opera, and other celebrated
composers. Regarding his next paper
upon this subject the editor Of Smiths
paper says, THE article on modern
French opera by Robert Hughes, which
appears next month, is probably the
most interesting he has yet written
The newer school of French operate
writer's has just won enthusiastic
recognition in this country. and prob
ably furnishes the most interesting dc
velopment in musical composition we
shall see in some time. Mr. Hughes
tells about the music, and narrates
graphically the stories of operas by
Debussy, Charpentier and Massenet
which verv few of us have an oppor
tunity of hearing.
The Sporting News contained al
article, as published several days age
in the Gate City, regarding Manager
Ned Egan of the Burlington team. L
was from correspondent and con
tanned some slurring remarks concern
ing the attitude of Manage Egan to
wards the city and of his business
methods of conducting affairs. The
article caused considerable comment
around the circuit and the Sporting
News contains the following later arti
Gle: Communications in this issue
from President M. 2. Justice of the
Central association, and w. HI. David
son. managing editor of The Hawk
Eve. and Thomas Green, city editor o
the Gazette, established beyond doub
that the Burlington club is conducted
on sound business principles by p. f
Egan, its owner and manager, what ha'
gained the good will of his patrons
received the cordial support o. th'
merchants and newspapers and is re
sarded by his associates In the Cen
trail league as one of its leading lights
With the exception of Burlington, there
is no individual ownership If Contra
association clubs, and it is customar.
to raise during the off season, by sub
scription and public entertainments. /;
fund for training expenses and othe
OUTLAWS preparatory to preparation
for the penant race The Burlington
public has contributed literally an,
promptly to the maintenance of it
club by patronage and contribution
during the three seasons Egan ha
hean It's owner because he has piyel