The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-16
CITY NEWS.

harness at Sherwood's. Prices low.
The Arial Sherwoods. Sensational
trapeze artists, at the big Air Dome
tonight
The steamers North Star, Ade'ine
and Harriet are bringing raft OF |
| logs through the locks and down to |
| Tabers mill.
Everybody is going on the Wood |
men moonlight excursion this even
/ ing. Boat leaves at 500 o'clock.
Rights of admission are reserved.
Regular meeting of Keokuk Aerie. !
No 6S3. F.. o. E. tonight at Eagles
Hall, Sth. and Main at O'Clock, visit
/ ing brothers always welcome. Chas
A. Noakes, Secretary.
There will be preaching service
at the Summittville United Presby-
terian church next Sabbath afternoon
preparatory to communion on the
18th.
4 --Arran gements have been made
4 for the street cars to meet the boat
tomorrow night when the Unitarian
excursion returns from Quincy The
boat leaves in the morning at $40
o'clock.
Two big shows at the Air Dome
tonight, 7.45 and 900. Entire change
of program.
The Sunday school OF the First
Christian church started on their an
nual outing this morning going on the
Keokuk to Quincy. Not very large
crowd went, only about seventy-five
making the trip.
"A chicken thief at 71S Morgan
street was scared away last night, and
residents OF that block say they will
be prepared for any further attempt
at effecting entrance for the purpose
of stealing fowls.
This evening at 500 o'clock the
| Woodmen moonlight excursion will
| leave on the steamer w. W. The boat
will also stop at Warsaw at $3.50 p.
m. Agnes orchestra will play during
| the evening and the street cars will
meet the boat on its return at mid
| night
! lily Greenway, worlds greatest
; jugg1er, at the big Air Dome tonight.
Fire started in one of the upstairs
bedrooms OF the Ernest A. Hull resi-
dence, Is North Eleventh street this
! morning about half past nine, and had
!. it not been for the prompt action
!. OF the members Of the family In
throwing out a burning mattress and
t. other material afiame. bad blaze for
the firemen to fight might have been
IS the result. Someone cleaning bedding
in the room where the fire occurred
a and using gasoline, caused a fire to
IS spring UP when lighted match got
too near to the gasoline. The dam
d age was slight, some of the bedding
e, being all that was burned
d. The launching of the big barge al
the dry dock was accompanied by 6
IF funny incidenti One of the bystand
f. ers did not notice that there was 6
O. rope holding the barge to the shore
and as the barge frightened the rope i,
a swept against the legs of the bystand
err throwing him into the canal. He
" grabbed the rope with both hands do
ing a high trapeze act. First the rope
IN frightened out and drew him clear O.
m the water. Then as the strain wa:
released he was gently dipped bacl
I'd into the canal. Then he pulled him
n, self UP hand over hand to the bank
lg where he was assisted to the shore.
The service was very solemn ant
Of impressive, and those who have de
r. cided to live Gods way surely fe'
after Mr.. Thompsons discourse las
X night that it is the only way to live
n and some who never tried that wa,
stepped out deciding to walk in tn
er way of truth and righteousness. TIL
subject, Gods Way versus tn
in Worlds, was an unusual topic, an,
handled by the evangelist in a wonder
m full way The music was finer thai
ever and people are heard to say the
ne never heard better Sunday there vii
be an all day meeting, the churches o
as the nearby towns having been invite
TO participate and good time is lool
a ed forward to.
No longer will the little red toe
as house on the Keokuk Country Gu
golf links prove hazardous to golfer
in playing to green No. 1, for earl
II
= this morning the structure was raze
to the ground by fire, destroying abou
$500 worth Of implements In 1t a
the time were several horse mower,
and several smaller ones, which wer
almost totally destroyed. The fire wa
caused by spontaneous combustion
originating in 2 barrel of slacke
lime. The alarm was turned in b
William Laisle. whose home jus
across the street, was endangered b
the sparks which were flying. Tn
chemical engine responded to the ca
at 3 O'Clock and spent nearly an hou
there after the long run The clu
carries some insurance on the toe
n house, bit It will not cover one-sixt
q of the loss.
q The Burlington boys who hiked t
"a Keokuk yesterday were up bright al
n early this morning taking in tn