The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
CITY NEWS.
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day
Class 8. Congregational s. 8.
serve ice cream. GIG Grand Ave-, to-
night Come.
"A car load OF goats went through
here this morning on the Wabash.
These animals are becoming very pop
ular on tie farm. being excellent for
clearing land Of brush.
Keokuk lodge No. 256. A. o. q. W.
win give smoker and card party
Thursday evening Deputies Camp
bell and Bowden are here and will be
present ON that evening.
Main street is showing the effects
OF the cleaning it has received from
the fire department. This kind Of
cleaning makes the street look like an
avenue in 'Spotlcss town"
The new ties and rails for the up
town switch have been placed at Sixth
and Johnson street ready for laying
and work will be commenced on this
new trackage in the near future by
William Cordes and his gang.
The Wabash Office is giving out
neat pamphlets OF the Niagara Falls
"trip which may be taken next month
via that road. The booklets can be
had by calling at the Wabash Office,
corner Third and johnson streets.
Robert Edward Doyle and Miss
Aleta Harder, both Of Winchester,
came to Keokuk yesterday afternoon
and obtained marriage license. later
being married by James S. Burrows.
Justice of the peace. Both were about
| of legal age.
Louis Sterne has received word
from Quincy that the city will send
several hundred baseball fans to wit
ness tomorrow's game in Keokuk. For
this reason the time Of the game has
been placed at 8 o'clock instead OF
! 3:4s for that day.
This morning at ST Joseph's hos
pital, occurred the death of the In
FAINT daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Sfilder, OF Carthage, Ill. the little one
breathing her last at 8 o'clock. Bur.
ial was made at Carthage this morn.
ling.
The funeral OF the late Thomas
Corder was held this afternoon at
o'clock from the family residence, No
$40 Palean street. Funeral services
were in charge of Rev. J. G. McCas-
lin. pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
i church.
The steamer ] s. will more than
likely make its appearance here again
this month, the Royal Neighbors and
Woodmen being after the boat again,
bad weather having welcomed the last
moonlight excursion which was given
on the 9Th OF this month by the
lodges.
Uncle" John Smith, well known
/ character around here, was injured
this morning while working dowr
NEAR the river. He had recently bull
q skin and in trying to place It IN thu
water this morning met with hi
injury, It was necessary for him t
be taken home, but It is not know
! how badly he was hurt
The steamer w. W. which took
moonlight excursion out last might
landed down near the Standard o.
tanks on its return. much to the dis
gust of the passengers. The passer
gers were forced to walk all aroun
the yards to find place where freigh
J. trains did not block a crossing The
might almost as well have lande
:. down by Alexandria and let the pet
pie come up here on the train.
: Quincy Herald: Goose Pom
levee, about three miles northwest
I. Alexandria, broke on the west sid
Saturday and four men attempted I
I cut the east levee on that ditch
lessen the deep water on their sid
irrespective of whom It would damag
on the east. when the former cours
was the natural outflow of the De
Moines river They had succeeded III
der the cover Of night In cutting
W ditch four feet deep by nine feet Ion,
6 hoping that the current would gal
II access. but they were interrupted B
watchers who suddenly came upon th
ID scene and with boards and bundles {
% wheat and weeds strengthened
" against the strain.