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

Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar.
DR. Colby. Dentist. over Founker's.
Prices cut deeper than ever the
next few weeks at Bode Larson's Big
Removal Sale.
A number of colored people OF
Keokuk spent Monday in Quincy and
were entertained at a ball IN Rogers
hall.
The Keokuk team has been for
tunate at home In having ideal wealth
er and it is expected that the sun will
be out In all its brightness tomorrow
when Jacksonville comes for series
OF four games.
Jacksonville comes tomorrow for
a series Of four games, playing Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday and winding up
on Sunday. Friday will be ladies'
day. The Keokuk attendance figures
are high and all SHOULD boost to help
the team along.
Bonaparte Record: Rushing over
the site of the old Bonaparte dam to-
day is power enough 10 make the cloth
ing, grind the feed and provide the
light ard heat for every home within
radius of many miles. The power is
there, why not harness it?
The hay rack party which was to
have been given by the school children
of st. Mary's tomorrow has been poet
poned on account of the damp condi
tons which exist at present. The triI
| to the country will be made on mex
Tuesday. when the school children viii
go out into the country about four
miles and enjoy the day, picnicing. ,
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad during the last two days has
closed contracts for nearly 100000
feet Of lumber from one Washington
mill. Practically all of this timber Is
| for Immediate delivery. The lumber
will be delivered at the company's
shops to be used for box car building
material
-Keokuk fans should not fail to SCI
Keokuk and the Lunatics from Jack
sonville battle tomorrow. The clubs
are HOW OI llCll SSOOuo AA6 VI 49,
circuit and now is the time the club
must win If they hope to be in IT,
j pennant race 1t looks like Keokul
and Burlington at the present time
as Quincy and Hannibal have takel
quite a slump.
A larger crowd than was expect
! ed attended the Woodmen and Roya
Neighbor moonlight excursion las
i evening on the steamer ]. S. Had tn
! night been more pleasant one, it ca
4 safely be said that the large excursio
boat would have been taxed almos
| to its capacity with those who woul
have taken the trip. Dancing was Ell
joyed and refreshments were serve
on board The boat returned abou
midnight tosthis port.
Yesterday afternoon at Burlin,
ton. occurred the marriage of two We
known lored people of this cit.
Miss Dorly Weldon and Roy Hampton
: were married in that city yesterday a
! ternoon by the justice of the peac
The bride Is the daughter of Mr.
Anna Weldon of 1903 Morgan sire,
and the groom is the son of Mr.. an
Mrs. John Hampton, being in the en-
ploy Of the Bowen and Scott Dru
company at The present time The
will make their home in this city.
: All members OF the city counc
t are baseball fans, according to the
vote last night. When the petition {
> the association came in for a remi
!. sion of taxes on the ball park, 1t wa
/ carried unanimously and several {
the aldermen moved the adoption q
: the same time. When 1t comes to blu,
: ing hose, the mayor and aldermen d
, not iibe very we'll. but on baseba
questions, they all agree in perfet
harmony.
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