The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-19
CITY NEWS.

cases.
Boosters day at Hubinger PARK
Saturday.
Chicken. chicken, chicken, hot or
cold: early or late; Sandusky. Friday
evening. 25c.
Regular meeting OF fuckecletuck
eucampment No. Z, l. o. o. F.. at Odd
Fellows hail at o'clock tonight. Wis
ng brethren fraternally invited to
attend.
Boosters day is SATURDAY when
the Keokuk team will return home
from Waterloo. The directors have
decided to use this means Of receiving
aid financially.
Over at the Elks' camp this afts--
noon. barbecue is in progress, be-
ing pulled OF by NUMBER of the
members OF the order from Ottumwd,
who are expert barbecuearians and
who came down to roast fat COW.
The attendance was good this after
noon and a large crowd of members
OF the local lodge will go over this
evening to take IN the event.
When President Taft is In Des
Moines on September 20. there VIII be
special platform built upon which
the editors Of the state are invited to
be seated. Four hundred invitations
have been extended for this platform
TO editors and those who have been,
termed as "vice-presidents" Of the
day. Keokuk is honored with two In
vitations. Judge VIM. Logan and Ha-
zen /. Sawyer, having been appointed
vice presidents and will attend the
celebration.
This evening at the colored Mason
ic hall on Fifth street there will again
be religious services, Rev. T. L. Crit
filth OF Des Moines preaching. The
service last evening was given by Rev.
Bates and attended by a good sized
crowd. The report of the executive
committee which is investigating the
Seventh street Baptist church was not
made and will not be made tonight I'M
less certain things occur. the work of
the committee not having as yet been
completed.
II want to get this check cashed,"
said the young matron, appearing at
the window OF the paying teller Yes.
madam. You must indorse 1t, though .
explained the teller. why, my has
band sent 1t to me. He is away on
business" she said. Yes madam.
Just indorse it: sign 1t on the back SO
we will know. and your husband will
know we paid 1t to you" She went to
the desk against the wall and In a
few moments presented the check,
having written on its back, Your low
ing wife, Edith"
The Keosauqua circuit Of the M.
e. church In session at Mount Zion
the other day, passed the following
resolutions in honor u Rev. A. v
Kendrfck of this city. The Rev. A.
v. Kendrick, D. D., having served The
Keokuk district for The term Of six
years, and having discho ged his ar.
duous duties with the Utmost fideii-
ty, always showing the greatest soft
citude for the welfare Of the churches
and conducting himself as christisl
gentleman, therefore. Re4oived. That
we. the members of the Quarterly Con-
| ference of the Keosauqua circuit of
the NJ. E. church, met at Mt. Zion,
Iowa, August 2, 1909, express to him
our appreciation of his uniform kind
ness and courtesy and pray the I.prd
may spare him for many years Of
service in the vineyard of our CON-
mon Master. (Signed) Samuel Rail.
Minnie Howard, committee.
-Wyaconda News: Matt stevens, a
laborer with the Flick Steam Shovel
Co. was struck by passenger train,
No. 2, near Motter. box car station
| just east OF Barring last Saturday night
and fatally injured. He was placed on
board the train and brought to this
| place, where DR.. j A. Swearingen, the
Santa Fe physician made an examina-
/ ton of his injuries and discovered
| that his back was broken in several
| places and his head badly injured and
| hips crushed He was returned to
Motor, the following day, where the
| Steam Shovel Co. is stationed, and
died within a few hours. The unfortu-
nate man was of foreign birth, and
while he was semi-conscious, his Ian
| guage could not be understood by any
one in this city. Stevens had been
Barring and was returning to his camp.
He was drunk and had either fallen or
lain down on the track and was dead
to the world, when struck by the
| train.
Clinton Herald: II reports are
! true that beer was sold on the steam.
er y. s." during the excursion from
Clinton to Savanna Sunday, 1t is prob
able that prosecutions will follow.
According to persistent and well de-
fined rumor the question of jurisdic-
ton is now being investigated AMI IL
it Is discovered that the city of Clin-
ton or the state OF Iowa has jurisdic-
ton in the matter, action may be
brought in Clinton county. The report
has it that os5 cases OF bctsled beer
were disposed IF on the trip and that
no one went thirsty who had the price