The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-31
CITY NEWS.
Let's go to Dodges.

j. A. NJ. Collins is on the list OF
the sick.
rs buggies to select from at
Sherwood's, T03 Main.
Letter Carrier Edmund C. Wus-
trow started weeks vacation today
Arthur Breitenstein, clerk in the
post office, is Ill at his home with
erysipelas.
Order groceries early Wednesday
morning. Remember all retail grocery
stores close Wednesday afternoons at
1880 o'clock.
Its a great show at Dodges to-
night.
For Sale-One REQ Runabout,
two passenger. Equipped with top.
Recently overhauled. A bargain. Call
Tri-State Garage.
Go with the ladies of Trinity
church on their excursion to Quincy.
Thursday. June 2. Boat leaves 7.15.
Adults soc; children Q to IL. 25c.
I'm the great northwest at Dodges
tonight.
Quincy Wing: Messrs. Dodge and
Mcconnell have leased the building
formerly occupied by jim OBrien for
bowling alley and will open new
five cent theater there in short
while
Some one who was UP watching
the mercury drop during the night,
reported today that it was down to
forty-eight degrees above zero. Six
teen points from the freezing point.
The night did have just the faintest
suggestion of January.
"A Knot in the Plot" at Dodges
tonight.
The steamer Black Hawk made
the regular trip yesterday, leaving at
her usual time. The keokuh made an
excursion rate, delaying her departure
till s o'clock, and took about two
hundred and fifty on the trip to Quin-
cy and intermediate points.
Meet me at DoGges.
The Union Depot company has
issued new time card. The Wabash
train No. 2, which formerly left here
at 4:s0 in the afternoon. now leaves at
AIS. The new summer train has been
put on the X. & w, arriving here from
| Centerville at 11:55 a. M. and depart
ing at $50 p. m. The T., P. &. w.
Sunday train, arriving here fotmerly
at 1920, has been taken off altogether
and No. SIS time of arrival has been
changed from $50 p. m. to $40 p. m
Arrangements are being made to
change the front of the Wappich prop
erty on Main street, occupied by the
| S. Miller shoe store. A fine vestibule
/ front is to take the place of the pres
ent one, the plan being to give wider
/ frontage and an attractive display win
dow on either side of the entrance
Other Main street property is soon te
be changed to the modern architec
ture.
Quincy Wing: There were &
large number of Keokuk people in the
city yesterday afternoon, arriving mere
on the excursion for the purpose OF
attending the ball game and visiting
/ their relatives and friends. Among
/ the number were the following: P. J.
Erhart. John Cavanauggh. c. E. Scher-
BILE, a. Landry, J. NJ Furlong, B. N
/ Love'ace, Misses Lulie Davis and Stel.
la Miller, H. R. Kinney, H. B. Brown
/ Jr. and wife, NJ. F. Baker, Miss Mary
Nj. Irwin, G. Fred Williams, Earl Glib
son. Miss Ethel Riley, Mrs. C. Hodges
Miss E. Shaffer and Charles ]. Smith
Tonight is Biograph night al
Dodges.
/ Much interest is being aroused
1 among the Epworth leagues through
out the state in the biennial state
/ convention and summer institute
which meets at Epworth Park, Col
fax, Iowa, August s to IA. This
promises to be one of the creates
4 gatherings of Methodist young people
/ ever held within the state. both ii
point of attendance and in real help
fulness. A unique contest which ha
been launched among the twenty-on,
districts throughout the state promise
70 make the aim of one thousand de-
egates a reality. The institute classe
viii provide for every phase of Ell
worth leagre work and will be il
charge of the most competent worker
to be had, while some OF the hes
known speakers of the country vii
be heard at the afternoon and ever
ing lecture hours. This offers an e,
T cellent opportunity for weeks sun
mer outing. as the delegates wi
camp in tents furnished BY campin
company on The grounds. The beaut
of Epworth Park must be seen an
the pleasures of z weeks outing ther
enjoyed 70 be appreciated Whe
It is considered that there are NOR
than ESQ Epworth league chapters i
the state. having a total membershi
Of nearly 10000. the scope of III
movement is better understood. Rev
Horace l.. Houghton OF Sioux City /
the president and H. z. jacques @
ut. Pleasant the secretary of tn
state organization.