The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-24
CITY NEWS.

Leake for job printing.
For insurance go to Hobbs.
Attend Huiskamp's cost sale.
/ Sutton for sanitary plumbing.
See the big bill at the Air Dome
tonight.
Harness repaired while you wait
at Sherwood's.
See the great Imp pictures at the
Air Dome tonight.
Let Sutton examine your furnace
before cold weather.
Few more buggies left at low
prices at Sherwoods.
Use Wanda coffee, it's the best,
25c pound. At Home Tea Co. Bot.l
telephones.
Regular meeting Of Hermann
lodge, No. 116. /. o. o. f.. tonight at
T:S0 O'Clock. Visiting brethren cordial
ly invited
The Mexican musical trio, LIE
Ora venetta, the singing, danNng
and character impersonator, ana
Harvey G. Hull In character and IL
Illustrated songs is a big bill at the
Air Dome tonight.
Weather conditions in Iowa dur.
ing the last week have doomed crops.
II favorable weather is experienced
during September, record crops will
be harvested, according to the state
ment OF Dr. George M. Chapel,
section director.
Word has been received here of
the marriage of Miss Thressa Green,
OF New York City, who has mace
Keokuk her home for the past year.
She was married in New York City
yesterday to Mr.. Guido Guidiui, the
famous whistler of Berlin, Germany.
They will travel for two years and
then will make their future home in
Berlin.
DIR. Irwin Gore, q pharmacist OF
Des Moines, yesterday declared that
the report which Is being made on
infantile paralysis by the state board
OF health bears him out in the theory
that the disease is caused by worms
eating through the lining of the stom-
ach and attacking the spinal chord.
DR., Gore declares that the reason that
the disease is prevalent at this time
of year is because so many children
eat the half stale fruit shipped here
from the south and west, causing
children's common complaint which
before the physician is called has
developed into infantile paralysis.
Harry Lepper, a young employee
OF the Three M Works, at Monmouth.
Ill, met death in most horrible form
yesterday afternoon shortly before 4
o'clock at the big sewer pipe plant
east of the city. Lepper was employ
ed to wheel clay from the pit to the
mixer. which grinds up the dirt and
mixes it with water for the moulds
While resting on the rail guarding the
mixing pan, the young man lost his
balance and fell under the heavy
wheels in the pan. A short time after
ward the machinery was stopped and
the mangled remains taken out, death
having been almost instantaneous.
Several years ago a diver was
brought to Canton. Mo-. for some
special work and lost his life under
the water. the tragedy being remem-
bered by many Keokuk people. or
twelve hours he was under the water
and he lived six hours after being
taken out A diver from Burlington
was secured and released the unfor-
tunate man. whose heavy lead shoes
had been caught in the river bottom
The Burlington diver loosened the
shoes and they were left in the river
bottom. Yesterday considerable in
terest was aroused among the people
of Canton when the shoes were found
near the mouth of some large drain
age pipes.
Norris Plyle met Norris King in
their scheduled bout on the tennis
court of the Athletic field last even
ing In battle that was spectacular
and thrilling from start to finish. King
was given handicap of twelve yards
in the first half and all he could
make ON an over throw at first or
third base but all was of no avail as
Pyle was declared winner of the first
set by the score of 6-1. In the second
round King played closer to bogy but
Pyle showed up extra strong at the
finish. winning with score OF Ga.
King begged hard for return match
and another chance at the title but
ne was told by Pyle to go out and
meet some of the second rate
artists at the game and if he could
return with good string of victories
"a second match would be considered.
Quincy Herald. The warrant that
Birdie Abernathy swore out yester-
day for the arrest of her husband is
not likely to be served Alternately is
supposed to be in Keokuk and his
wife is supposed to be there hunting
for him. He has relatives in that
city. The fact developed during the
day. yesterday, that Alternately hired
a colored boy to take his wife's trunk
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