The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-04
CITY NEWS.

Better buy blankets and lap robes
now. The place to buy Is Sherwood's g.
The south bound passenger train
No. II, was one hour and fifty minutes
late upon its arrival in the city this
morning
Sunday large number of Keo-
kuk people visited the dam site on
the Hamilton side and inspected the
work. Everyone was we'll pleased
with the progress being made.
The steamer Wenona arrived
last night at 10 o'clock and departed
this morning at 3:35. The Keokuk
arrived at 9:45 and left at $50 Both
boats carried large consignments of
freight and passengers to and. from
this city.
The draw on the Keokuk and
Hamilton bridge for the past few
months has opened only twice day
thus permitting the steamer Wenona
the only active picket making daily
trips north. to rass to and from this
n3rt.
Numerous section gangs employ
cd by the different railroads are
busily engaged at the levy installing
new rails and railroad ties. After
this work is completed the tracks in
that section will be in excellent con-
dition.
"A Keokuk party who was
acquainted with the Brookins
family, states that the await
or, Walter Brookins, mentioned
IN our columns is not the one
who formerly lived here His name
is Walter du Bois Brookings and his
age is nearer thirty than twenty-five
His home Is in Redlands, California,
where his father. ]. S. Brookins, has
large lumber interests.
Mrs. j. G. Howe received mes
sage this morning announcing the
death yesterday Of her aunt, Mrs.
Amanda McFadden Mick, OF Chicago.
Mrs. Mick visited In this city during
the life time of her sister, Mrs. Sarah
A. McFadden Conklin In the early
f1fties Sawyer McFadden. the father
of these ladies owned what is now
known as the county farm. He and
his family lived in log house there,
+. till his death, November, 1853 He
rests in Hickory Ridge cemetery near
| Summitville.
The Iowa weather and crop bull
letin for the week ending October 2,
and the last bulletin to be issued for
the year as follows. The week was
very favorable for ripening corn and
the crop is now practically safe from
any damage by frost. There is, how
ever, small percentage of the crop
in the late-planted fields that will need
another week of good weather to fully
mature. With the exception of the
| 26th and 9th the weather was ideal.
Light rain fell on the 26th and light
/ to heavy frost occurred on the 9th,
but no material damage was done. A
great deal of interest is being taken
in the selection of seed corn and more
seed was harvested in September than
ever before. The rains Of the previous
week and the early part of the past
week were very beneficial for fall
I blowing, pastures, meadows and win
IbI 5IdlAS. MOot VI tiS SllOS nave DScL
filed and much more than the usual
amount of corn has been put in shock
Fall grains are up and growing NIGEL
In spite of the severe freezing weather
in April and May and the drouth dur
ing the summer months, the harvest
has been profitable, and with few
exceptions very bountiful Tree fruits
were practically killed and berries
seriously injured by the late frosts OF
spring and the hay and potato crops
were shortened by the drouth, but the
small grains were above the average
| in quality and yield. Corn was dam
aged considerably by the lack of mois
ture, but the average yield will be
above the normal and the total yield
| will probably be over 300, 100000 bush
els. The shortage of the hay crop has
been made UP largely by the extra
| amount of corn cut for fodder and
the excellent condition of fall pas
lures. The potato crop will be small
| err than usual, but the quality will be
fairly good.