The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-10
CITY NEWS

Ewer's Grand Leader. best sc cigar.
Jacksonville VS. Keokuk Sunday at
Hubinger park.
K line train No. s. due in Keokuk
at 12:45 p. m. was about two hours
late last night on account or WASH
outs.
Moonlight excursion on the
Steamer w. W. Monday, July 18th
leaves Keokuk 500 p. M, leave War
saw $3.50 p. m. Fare for gentlemen,
25c for ladies'. Music and dancing.
The steamer Grace pulled away
the drift which had gathered near the
side Of the boom by the bridge. It
took about an hour to get the pile
loose, it having drifted there during
the recent high water.
Ed. Vaughn, deputy county record.
er was the first Keokuk resident to
take out hunters license. Ed takes
a trip almost every year to South Da-
kota and enjoys a few weeks at this
favorite pastime. Several licenses have
already been issued.
Clark County Courier: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. ]. Kirck and son, Ralph of leo.
kuk, visited Wednesday with the fc.--
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kirch, and other relatives In this city.
Her many friends will lean with re-
great that Mrs. Kirch stili continues
in poor health.
-Muscatine Journal: An unknown
man, presumably about IS years OF
age, well dressed but with a single
copper cent upon his person was found
floating in the Mississippi river short
ly before Z O'Clock this morning by
Joseph McCleary and his son, G. w.
McCleary, at a point five miles south
of Muscatine, near the Iowa shore.
The body was brought to this city at
noon and an inquest was held at Days
undertaking establishment by Cor.
oner E. H. King, but there was nothins
developed to identify the man EXCEPT
signet ring bearing the initials J.
I. e. or |. 7. F.. no one being able to
distinguish which. He had, however,
a ticket showing a deck passage On
the steamer Quincy from st. Louis to
Davenport, which passed this city
Monday morning at O'Clock, leading
to the conclusion that the unfortunate
man fell overheard, probably not more
than six miles above Muscatine.
Harry Shultz, who was fined 500
for buying junk from minors without
their parents consent does not think
much of court business. He claims
that the eight small boys who testi-
fed against him in the superior court
were all bribed by being given dish
of ice cream each and asked The Gate
City to expose this terrible bribery
scheme Of the railroad company's
special agent who worked up the case
against him. When it was suggested
to him by the reporter that he should
have given the boys all two dishes of
ice cream apiece in order to have the
testimony come his way, he declared
that he would not be guilty of trying
to influence witness, wishing the
case. to be tried on the truth only.
Quincy Wing: The Bijou theatre,
which aas been leased by C. III. Dodge,
formerly of Quincy, and a well known
caterer to the amusement-loving pub
lie, will open tonight for the summer
season. Manager Dodge will intro
duce the Cameraphone. decided in
novation IN the moving picture line,
which has made a decided hit where
ever it has been operated. Addition
al electric fans have been placed in
the theatre, which is represented as
being one of the most comfortable
places of amusement in the city.
Commencing at 7:45 and continuing
until 1890 tonight. the performance
will be continuous. Mr.. Dodge is an
experiencAd vaudeville manager, and
he offers nhthing but the best in the
amusement e.