The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-15
CITY NEWS.

Lowest prices in the city IN all
shoes and oxfords, Star Shoe Store.
The steamer Quincy went down
stream this morning on its way to St.
Louis.
Regular meeting Of Puckecaetuck
encampment No. 7, I. O. Q. r, at Odd
Fellows hail at s o'clock tonight. Wis
ng brethren fraternally invited to
attend.
The annual Farmers picnic at
Bladinsville will be held on August
S. Ex-Governor Folk will speak and
there will be a flower parade as one
! of the features.
Water melons have made their ap-
pearance in the market and those who
! can not wait for the home grown
fruit can have their appetites appeas-
1 ed BY thu southern grown product
President Taft has notified Des
Moines that he will be In that city be-
| tween September 20 and 25, this fall.
/ He also states that he will make stops
at three other cities, which ones have
| not yet been chosen. Here is a good
chance for Keokuk to get another
| president Of the United States 70 stop
off here for few hours.
Quincy Journal: Oscar Shannon,
treasurer of the local association. ana
1 Catcher Walsh left for Keokuk on
/ the noon train Walsh has been sick,
but. is able to get back into the game
again. Holman Is still with the team,
t but will leave tomorrow for Chicago
/ from where he will be sent to New
Orleans, where he will in all PROD
ability finish the season.
Burlington is busy raising the
! thonsand dollar purse to be divided be-
/ tween the first and second places OF
4 the race which is to be pulled on az
that city on August 8. The Red Top,
Minnie G III, independence II. Planet
i II and Lamb " are to oe entered n
the race The money win be divided,
$3.50 to the winner and $3.50 TO second
4 place. A gala time is expected TO pc
had in Burlington on the day OF the
i race. and the affair will wind up Win
fireworks and celebration at night
The foods Of last week washed
out the two covered bridges over the
Wyaconda just west OF Canton one
Of these bridges was on the upper and
4 the other on the lower Canton and
4 Monticello road. Their leaving cuts
1 Canton on from all adjoining terri
tory except strip about two miles
wide. up and down the river. Tae
two covered bridges were old relics
4 both having been built just after the
4 close Of the civil war. They we're
lof the lattice variety, the sides being
& weatherboarded and having shtngied
roofs. These coverings preserved the
frame work and 1t was due to this
fact that the bridges did service 50
long. II will cost considerable mon
ey to replace them, as both were Ions
spans.
Quincy Wing. Last year wher
the Vermont Street Methodist church
gave its annual excursion to keokui
+ It was stated that the outing this yea
t would break all previous records
$ Judging from the advance sale
tickets for the trip on the river o
Friday of this week, the indication
are that this will be the banner e
cursion of the year. The palate
steamer W. w has been secured &c
) the trip and will be in readiness
" take care of all who desire to tax
advantage Of the invitation extende
ID by the church people An orchestr
n will accompany the excursionsts, an
lie there will be plenty Of cool and r
N freshir,g ices sold aboard tae boa
This feature of the entertainmeI
le will be In charge of the high scho'
n boys class Confectionery will I
j sold by an especially selected numbs
I'd Of yotlng ladies', while the lunch star
8 will be in charge of the natrons
al the Sunday School It is announce
as that tae boat will leave promptly
ut $50 Friday morning, arriving in Ke
kuls at 1880.
OF Quincy Journal: Most of Il
ne river excursions this season have n
y been great successes from a financi
~ standpoint. owing to unfavorab
- weather conditions, but the one whit
y left the local landing this naornin
- under the asupices of the st. JOSEF
- Young Mems Society, pulled out wi
- tie full capacity of the boat, the
- " and barge, which is one thousan
- The crowd consisted chiefly OF ladi
and children, and merry one at III;
a. The boat steamed up the river at
II o'clock and was due to arrive at Kt
~. kuk at q o'clock. Returning the DO
~ leaves Keokuk at about s o'clock Al
90. is expected to arrive home at about
nd m. This IS their second annu
mr. excursion and is in the nature of
or family event in which all details a
,is ooked after by large committee
en- make it a social success Those wis
We ing to witness the Keoknk-Quin
He game are having such an opportani
to this afternoon. Among them is Gu
ey's noted rooter. John Guck. Ofic
rts Joe Bipps was at the end Of the ga
rat plank here and saw that no undes
ew able persons went aboard. numb
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