The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-28
CITY NEWS.

oh! you Roosevelt.
Real The Dali, Cato City.
-Steero cubes. Try them. Immegart
See the African wilds at Dodge's
tonight.
New buggies, a fine line at Sher
woods, 703 Main.
Friday will be cut glass day at
AyTes' special sale.
We make shoes to order, that fit
your feet. Karle, S14 Main.
The Power of the Press" vito
graph Colonial theater beautiful.
The largest assortment OF ex.
elusive ideas in millinery at Crook
& Cox's.
Three featured pictures. including
two autographs. Colonial theater beau
tiful, tonight.
MIR. and Mrs. H. C. Duncan are
moving into their new home on
Fourth street.
The home of autographs and bio
graphs. Two new autographs tonight.
Colonial theater beautiful.
The government steamer Grace
passed down the river at Oils this
morning with one barge, on her way
to Tabers' mill.
Two carloads of white lead have
just been received by Wilkinson q
Co., 422 Main street. This firm sells
white lead and all paint materials in
retail quantities at wholesale prices.
Fully seventy Royal Neighbors
are expected to accept the invitation
of the Glover Leaf camp of Warsaw
this evening. The ladies will leave
on the 7:45 car and will be the guests
of the Warsaw ladies during the even
ing.
The steamer Keokuk OF the White
Collar line, arrived here last night at
about nine o'clock and left this morn
ing at the usual time for Quincy. The
Black Hawk arrived at about the same
time and left this morning for Bur-
lington.
Frank NJ. Wagner, for many years
a highly respected farmer, fruit
grower and apiarist OF Melrose town
ship, H., died at his home about eight
miles southeast Of Quincy. He had
been In poor health for the past four
months suffering from a complication
OF diseases which resulted in gener-
al breakdown in health and which
terminated in death. Mr.. Wagner was
born in Melrose township. on the
place where he died, on September
16, 1S43, and had resided on this farm
all his life, period of ca years. G
and 10 days. He was the son
Of Jacob Wagner, one of the pioneers
of this section. He remained single
all his life and made his home with
his aged mother, who at the age of
Sc years survives him.
Why are the flags out? Roosevelt
IS in town.
Varied opinions are held by farm
ers and fruit growers in regard to the
condition of the crops after the re-
cent big freeze. That vast damage
was done seems to be generally
but on the other hand
there are those who claim that fruit
will not be lacking later In the sea
son. Had the sun come out bright and
warm after the freeze, nothing could
have saved the fruit crop. But days
OF chilly weather, with overcast sky
have prevailed, and the damage may
be less than expected. While the trees
bear indications of being injured,
there are those who believe the leaves
Will come out again, and all will be
well. Where potatoes have not show
ed above the ground, there is no In
Jury, it is said. A commission mer.
chant on South Water street, Chi
cago, states that in former years al
most as serious weather has prevail
ed, and yet when the time came.
there was plenty of fruit. 1t is be-
lieyed the grape crop will not be
total failure. and many predict good
supplies Of cherries and apples, with
the pears somewhat to the bad. Time
alone will reveal the true extent Of the
damage.