The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-11
CITY NEWS
Missouri Day next Sunday.
Clam bullion at Immexart's.

Missouri Day next Sunday.
Clam bullion at Immegart's.
Screen doors and window screens
at Webers.
James F. Brerton has decided 20
VIM. II. Clements, lot 10 in block 15v,
the property being on Palean street be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets.
The consideration Is not stated in tho
deed fled this morning.
Junior Weess q northside young.
ster, was bitten by a vicious dog last
evening while walking along the
street. The dog bit the boy above the
ankle causing him much pain. Nota-
Ing serious is expected to result from
the wound however.
| In speaking Of the delay Of the
steamer st. Paul which arrived here
this morning, the Dubuque Telegraph
Times Journal says: The delay In
Dubuque was made necessary by the
accident which occurred to 1t q few
days ago at La Crosse, Wis. when
the gang plank fell and broke. Two
colored deck hands got in the way Of
the big plank and one was thrown
into the river and drowned ana the
other was fatally injured and Is now
in La Crosse hospital. The boat ar
rived at 10 o'clock Tuesday evening
and the repairs to it were completed
at o'clock Wednesday morning
when 1t was on its way to st. Louis.
AT the G. A. r. state encampment
in Fort Dodge this week, there were
over 1000 veterans in line in the
\ parade. During the past year $50
/ terans have died in Iowa according
to the reports received. In the cleo
ton OF officers. Michael Mcdonald OF
4 Bayard was elected department COM
mander; n. c. Ring of Marion, was
elected department commander OF
the Sons of Veterans and Mrs. Marie
!. L. Basham Of Des Moines was elect
! ed president of the Women's Relief
, Corps. Mrs. vena Barth Of Greene
: was elected president of the Ladies
3 of the g. A. r. and Charles S. Hoer.
mann Of Dubuque was elected com
t mander Of the United Spanish wal
veterans.
Register and Leader: A. G. Mil
Ter, of the national waterways, drain
age and conservation commission, Ii
o being flooded with applications from
!. all parts of Iowa for tae secretaryshir
Y of the state commission, Of which hi
Y is chairman. That position on thu
n commission which was created by the
a Thir.y-third general assembly is ths
n only one paying salary. It pays 81,
T. 500. Mr. Miller Is In the midst of
s voluminous report on the navigabilit,
t of the Des Moines river which must bs
presented to tie United Seates engi
S neering department on or before Jul.
n the data. which is chiefly a report o
n the gauge of the river at differen
o points between Fort Dodge ard Keo
e kuk, the facilities for terminals at tn,
e different cities on the stresl1, the es
d Inmates of the amount Of business tina
would be transacted in case the rive
h should be made navigable and tn
g cost OF constructing locks and dams
/. and reports from old river men VIII
h operated boats at the time the rive
II was used for traffic. Upon this re
e port largely depends whether the GOV
g. eminent will deem the project O
IS enough Importance to warrant SUI
1t vey The work of compiling the dat
it at hand will take about two weeks
r and the report will be submitted imme
diately upon its completion.