The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-22
CITY II EWS.
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To-day IS the second day Of SUM
mer.
Chicken pie Wednesday noon. X !.
w. c. A. Don't miss this.
benevolent Union excursion on the
steamer w. W. Thursday to Quincy.
The Presbyterian church of Quinn
cy will give an excursion to this city
tomorrow, the boat leaving Quincy at
o'clock.
Major Richie of Rock Island has
ordered the steamer Henry Bosse to
report to that place to relieve the
boat Hnow stationed there. 1t has
been on job at Quincy lately.
An excursion given by the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers is
due to arrive in the city tomorrow
from Burlington, being given by that
branch. These excursions are always
a big event.
George Dade lost valuable COW
yesterday when the animal fell down
a aigh bluff at what is known as
Goat Eill.'' The animal slipped near
the edge and went crashing down
many feet below. breaking its neck.
Today and tomorrow the members
Of the Young Peoples Christian
Union are In session at Morning Sun,
Iowa. Among the representatives
from here are: Miss Jennie Schouten,
Miss Georgia Schouten, Miss Mabel
Hedrick and Earl Carpenter.
Three large excursion car loads
Of Congregational Sunday School pic
nicers left this morning at $3.50 for
Wild Cat Springs where an enjoyable
day will be spent. Tennis, croquet
and other green sports will be enjoy
ed by the large number who will
Ispend the day at the springs.
The annual convention Of the Sun
day schools Of Warsaw township will
be held next Sunday evening at 800
O'Clock. The following ministers will
participate in the program: Revs.
Powers. Martyr, Schiller OF Quincy,
Jagdstein and Kasiske of Warsaw.
Everyone is invited to attend the
meeting.
This is great week for excur-
sion goers. This morning the Trinity
Methodists left on the steamer Keo-
kuk bound for Quincy. Tomorrow the
ladies OF st. Peters Catholic church
give one to the same place on the
same boat, while on Thursday the
Benevolent Union gives theirs on the
/ w. W.. Friday the Degree of Honor
goes down on the first mentioned
boat. The weather is ideal for ex-
cursions just now and large crowds
are attending.
Quincy journal: Fred Finney
formerly with Ottumwa. was in
4 the city Saturday evening, coming
up from Hannibal, where he left his
team, Burlington. for visit with his
former team mates. While in the city
/ Finney stated that his trade to Bur
|.lington was not made through any de
| sire of the Ottumwa management, but
4 that he had refused to play with the
4 team longer than the 18th and had
requested Shannon to place him with
some good team, otherwise he would
quit the team. Shannon complied with
the request.
The following notice may be Of
interest to some of the Keokuk Civil
war veterans: Ex-prisoners of wal
confined at Camp Ford near Tyler
Texas, are specially invited by the
mayor of Tyler, Texas, to attend the
Home Coming at that city the weel
i of July to 10th inclusive. 1t vii
!. be made one of the times Of you
J lives and grand reception will b.
given. The mayor says the commits
). airy will be in better condition than
! was when you were there" Now com
trades, July 9Th is Homeseekers Elk
: cursion dates and you can go yer.
cheap and in order that we may go Il
body from Eldon, you are requeste
to write ]. q. Houghland at Eldon TO
rates and date to meet at Eldon an
60 in a body. If you are interested i
going send stamp for reply as this az
ton in the matter is free to you. II
/ was one Of the Camp Ford pioneer
0 and expects to go and take charge {
s the delegation. The invitation wa
e sent him direct from the mayor VIII
was one of the boys on the other sid
S Make this pleasure to drink fror
It the old spring once more and NEE
r. the boys OF that date in brotherl
g hand shake
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