The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-11
CITY NEWS

Oh at DOQSe tnedter
Use a Gate City want advertise
ment when you wish to buy or sell or
trade. 1t gets results.
See the great motor boat races,
fastest motor boats in the world at
Dodge's theater tonight.
Ray Majors leaves this afternoon
| on the Wabash on business trip to
| Springfield for the Irwin-Phillips Com
pany.
Miss Florence Meinardi formerly
of the Hotel Keokuk news stand has
accepted a position in the same capac-
ity at the Hotel Grand.
| The brick for paving Third street
from Main to Blondeau has been put
in readiness for laying and work on
paving VII begin the first of next
week.
/ This evening at 1880 o'clock in
the superior court room, will be held
mass meeting for the purpose OF
making arrangements for the proper
observance of Memorial day.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Sheppard, 512
North Fifth street received word last
levening that Mr.. and Mrs. Emison O.
Mcclure, OF Weed, California, are the
proud parents of baby boy who has
been named Emison O. Jr. Both are
formerly of Keokuk, Mrs. Mcclure be-
ing Miss Edna Sheppard. Keokuk
friends extend congratulations.
The government steamer Henry
Bosse arrived at the first lock at IL 10
this afternoon with barge In tow
which will be loaded with coal and TAX
en- back to the dredging fleet now in
operation at Quincy. Captain John
i R. Carpenter, superintendent of gov
eminent work recently at Quincy re
ports work getting along nicely there
Quite number of ball players
we're out at the athletic park last
Ievening and baseball will continue
among the members of the CONNER
cial league from now on until the
Opening of the season. 1t Is light
+ enough to play until after Z o'clock
\ The Irwin Phillips team will have
regular practice tomorrow evening and
other teams of the league are expect
led to be out in force.
Work is progressing rapidly at the
Country Club and the grounds are be
ing put into shape for the coming sea
son. A man has started moving the
grass and the greens are being made
ready for play. Yesterday Afternoon
there were six golfers going the
rounds on the links and three tennis
players enjoying that strenuous game
With weather such as has set N this
week the links should have many visit
ors.
The first game Of baseball in the
Keokuk schools athletic league wa:
played yesterday afternoon at the
athletic park. The Keokuk High
school second team defeated the st
Peters team in close and exciting
game by a score of to s. The game
was holly contested until the last mar
went down in the final inning. Jesse
Devero did the twirling for the higf
school aggregation and Francis Haye:
was on the mound for st. Peters. a
schedule will be followed out durlnt
May, the same as printed in the Gate
, City Saturday evening.
james w. McGraw died last nigh
at II o'clock at his home in Elyaston
after being sick for number of days
. the news of his death being received
today in Keokuk, from his brother
Rev. F. A. McGraw of this city pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian church
who has been at his brothers home
for several weeks. The deceased wa!
born on January %, 1860 and was {
well known resident of Hancock coun
tty. He was an elder of the Presbyter
ian church of his home place and alsc
leader of the choir. The funeral is tc
be held tomorrow at 2:30 O'CLOCK
from the church of which he was {
member. The deceased had number
of acquaintance In this city, gained
during visits with his brother here.