The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-24
CITY NEWS.
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The big event. Sullivan & Auwer-
da's cost sale next week.
Special rate to Quincy on Keokuk
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk lodge
No. Is. T. O. O. F.. Monday night at
5 o'clock Work in second degree.
Jack Ellsworth. Harry Huxley,
Walter Mas, Perdew Sheldon and G.
H Dickey will play golf in Quincy to-
morrow.
Mre Emily Collins Of Sandusky
and Mrs. James r. Collins of st. Lou
is will sing at the Second Christian
church Sunday night.
Lincoln Brooke has petitioned the
city council to reconsider the construc-
ton OF fifteen foot cement side walk
in front Of his property at lot u,
block %
Word was received from the Ora
ham hospital today that Sam Wake
field. who was taken there with a
stree OF paralysis yesterday, was get
ting along nicely.
One Model 10 Buick, with single
rumble seat. $1,000 and one Model is
Buick, tourabout, 81 $50 for immediate
delivery The Larson Erickson Co,
Ninth and Johnson streets.
Henry A. Schardelman, of No.
1112 Concert street, at one time a
prominent business man, but who of
late years has been cripple, has
gone to Graham hospital to live, since
the death of his wife few days ago.
Keokuk and Burlington occupy
the same standing in the base ball
league, each club losing yesterday and
there are nine points between the two
clubs. It is expected that by Mon
day the expected change will come
and Keokuk will be on the top of the
heap.
Last evenings issue of the Des
MONIES News was a special edition
and on one page which contained the
| pictures of about dozen prominent
citizens of that place, appeared q
4 picture of James G. Davjr, with the
4 following notice: Mr.. Davis holds 9
4 responsible and lucrative position as
general attorney of the Chicago 6
4 Northwestern Railway company fol
the state of Iowa. He was mayor o.
Keokuk two terms, city attorney fol
i two terms, delegate to the nationa
republican convention in st. Louis ir
1896 and was temporary chairman O
the republican state convention at Ce
dar hapids that nominated A. B. Cum
4 Minis for governor in 1901.
"A very sad accident happened a
New London Friday afternoon wheI
George Barney the eleven-year-olt
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Barney
was holding horse out to eat grass
The boy was Playing with drum ant
wrapped the rope that he was holding
the horse with around one leg. The
horse suddenly became frightened an,
ran away, dragging the boy after him
The horse first ran across the stree
into Mr.. Oscar Anderson's yard h,
1 then turned south end ran across Mr
Titles yard, from there he took thu
street and ran about four blocks Il
the home of Mr. Joseph Barney. wher'
he was stopped by a boy that wal
coming a.ong the street at that time
The Barney boy was horribly manglet
and there is but very little hopes TO
d his recovery. A very strange inciden
of the accident is that there were nj
bones broken. At the last report HI
, was still unconcious.
The Gate City contained the new
yesterday that President Justice fa
signed new umpire. Speaking of Iii
work the Burlington Hawk-Eye says
A new jumps appeared on the jo
yesterday after Zackert and Copelan
had started the game. He is ice
Hall, the one time famous Wester
4 League pitcher, who was with Oman
for three years. Hall tried out wit
Quincy for few days but was NO
able to come t. terms with Hofer, an
as Justice was badly in need of Al
umpire at the present time. Hall too
up the job. Hall takes Gleason's place
as Gleason is having trouble with al
abcess in his ear. Gleason has bee
given ten days lay-off and will ente
the hospital at Keokuk today wher
J. he will have, an operation performed
to remove part Of the bone which ha
beer affected by the abcess. Hal
although little nervous yesterday
i seemed to get along very we'll, an
will probably be able to hold down tn
position. although in this league h
will have to go some to do it. a
the players and fans seem to be ratf
er hard to suit.