The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-30
CITY NEWS.

Tie SSdSou " SuluSy, june =, W ~
Francis de Sales society, on steamer
Keokuk.
For Sale-One REQ Runabout,
two passenger. Equipped with top.
Recently overhauled. A bargain. Call
Tri-State Garage.
The county court house was clos
ed today for the observance OF Memoir
ial day and the doors of the officials
were close with the exception OF
few minutes this morning.
Mrs. j. w. Steiger, who was call
ed to Higginsyille, Mo-. by the SER
ious illness of her sister. Mrs. O'Brlen,
sends word that her sister is slowly
improving but still very sick.
Albert Shultz gave picnic at the
Noetzle farm about three miles below
Gregory yesterday. The party went
down on the launch Red Wing. All
report having had good time.
"A number OF K..& w. people were
in the city yesterday to attend the
double ball bill played here in the at
ternoon. Many people come over each
Sunday and FIT. Madison people con-
tribute to the crowoe.
Don t fail to see that elegant line
OF buggies at Sherwood's.
Rev Mary Collins will deliver
lecture on Indian Art and exhibit her
fine collection at Congregational
church Tuesday evening, May 81, p.
M Admission % cents. Wednesday
afternoon, children ten cents.
A Hamilton man casually remark
ed last evening that the bad weather
of the first of the month had XII led
eight hundred bushels Of pears in his
orchard. and that all OF the fruit on
his place had been killed by the cold
snap.
The suspension of business among
the wholesale and retail houses was
general today to allow the employers
and employees to observe Decoration
day. The postoffice. banks. wholesale
houses and many of the retail stores
we're closed all day and the rest
closed at noon.
The date of the speed tria' for
the MEMBERS of TIE Keokuk Motor
Boat club viii be next Saturday even
ing instead of Sunday evening, as was
enormously stated in Sunday morn
ing's issue of this paper. Members
will register by Friday noon with the
secretary for the Sunday races.
Tie interurban cars did profit
able business yesterday. number of
people going to the glens for the day
to take dinner and supper in the cool
/ places after the refreshing rain of the
night before. A number of sightseers
were visitors at the dam site in the
morning and afternoon.
The steamer Keokuk left at eight
O'Clock this morning with large num-
Der of picnicers on board About two
hundred and fifty tickets were sold
1 for Quincy and intermediate points.
Several fishing parties were on board
1 for LETTERS Landing and other good
/ fishing grounds.
The Keokuk base ball team left
I for Quincy at eight forty this morn
ing. accompanied by n large number
OF fans. One aundred and three tick.
cts were purchased for Quincy. most
4 of them going down to help the Ind
iaas by their support in the double.
header this afternoon.
There is reported to be a move
ment on foot to have the retail stores
OF the city close their places of bust
ness one afternoon each week during
the summer. There is said to be
some opposition to the movement ane
It may be abandoned. the argument
I Being made that it would be a grea
! disappointment to ont of town trad
ers and Keokuk has large country
trade.
| Lancaster is to have big bal
game June 10, between the Lancaster
team and team made up of the Keo
kuh travelling men. Great times are
promised and the occasion is declared
a holiday. All the stores will close
for the afternoon and arrangements
are being made for parade. 1t 1:
not known what the travelling men:
lineup will be yet. but it is needles!
) TO say that it will be made up of thir
ty-second degree fans, as the Keokul
travelling men are in that class
THE Comet neat % foo
launch, owned by Ed Browne. wa
placed in the water Saturday. I
has been under construction 70
several months past and was we'll pre-
pared to stand the first test TIL,
launch is painted a redish hue and i
equipped with G horse power en-
CINE Next wear the owner contem
plates making racer out of it, b,
the addition Of much more power
ful engine and other improvements
II lis estimated that the boat will b.
capable of making nine miles III
. stream.
Captain William Burke master o
the steamer Dubuque, in speaking
with a representative of this pape
tie other evening, said that the pres
ent season was the s,owest one h.
had witnessed in a number OF year
in both freight and passenger bust
ness. The old river man gave as hi