The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-28
CITY NEWS.
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Laprohes for the buggy or auto
at Sherwood's.
BE with the crowd tonight a
Troubadour concert and dance. NJ. "
A. hall.
For coal, wood and cement, SCI
J. G. McManus. 9th and johnson Boil
phones.
Hear the concert of the Trouba
dour Co., tonight at NJ W. A. hall
Dance to follow.
Viola J. Robertson has convened
to Daisy Childers part of lot IL, blk
., city of Keokuk. The consideration
was $3.50 1-3.
The steamer Mars one of the vel
known raftboats on the upper river,
struck a rock near st. Paul and sank
in about five feet of water last week.
For the past few days several
carpenters have been engaged erect
ing new boat house for A. c. Deck
er. The house is being built out of
oak, and is bolted together. thus max
ing it substantial against the weather
and water. When It is completed it
will be without doubt the best boat
house in this vicinity.
Capt w. D. Steele stated this
morning that if the river attains the
i stage for navigation the steamer Du-
huque would make short trip from
Burlington to st. Louis. For if the
fall season is any way long this boat
Will have chance to run this season
FOR month or more. He also stated
that the steamboatmen would have
had an excellent business this wear
had the Big Stream remained normal.
The steamer Wenona arrived last
night at 9:15 and departed this morn
ing at $50 The Keokuk arrived at
s:45 and left this morning at $50.
Both boats carried large consignments
OF freight and also had a good trip of
passengers to and from this city
These are the only two boats that
frequent these waters that have con.
tinued their trips and have not been
laid up on account of the stage of
water.
The Helen Blair, after thorough
repairing. following the mishap. which
occurred in July, at which time she
sank. is again back in the trade for
two trips only. after which she will
retire for the season, and the steam
er Blackhawk will continue IN her
place until November goth. On the
present rise the boat is able to make
her usual time.
At the last meeting of the Com
mercial club directors the matter of
building an armory for the proposed
Keokuk military company was brought
up. After a lengthy discussion a com
mittee composed of o. A. Talbot,
chairman; James Cameron, L. A Ham
i'll and W. R. c. Kendrick was appoint
ed to work out plans and report. to
the Commercial club.
Reports of an epidemic of typhoid
fever at Cedar Rapids were made to
the state board of health yesterday.
Thirty new cases developed there
Monday ard the scourge has firm
foothold in certain sections of the
city. According to the best infornla-
ton to be secured 1t is believed the
source of the contamination is well
water exclusively AS soon as the
report reached Des Moines the health
officers of Cedar Rapids were advised
especially to advise the boiling OF all
drinking water until the spread of
the disease is checked He also ad- I
vised an investigation OF the source
Of the milk supply and of the care
taken of the utensils used in the car
ing for the milk supply OF the town.
Carl Martin, employed on farm
near Danville. while placing shot
gun in buggy Yesterday morning in
preparing to 90 hunting, was accident
ally shot In the abdomen and died
three hours later Martin was a farm I
hand was vas employed on the farm
of John Seymour, mile south OF
DanviIle He and Howard Gregg had
planned hunting expedition yester-
day and were placing their parapher. +
MALTA in buggy Martin passed be-
hind the vehicle, intending to place
his gun under the seat In doing SO,
the hammer struck, the full charge of
the gun biting Martin in the alb
domen.
-Des Moines Tribune: Guy Brew
er, head of the state land Office, is
the one hundred and twen-
ty-one books showing the original
pIats Of the state Of iowa. for the
state binder The books were held in
the federal building up TO the begin
ming Of the year when the govern
ment land Office was discontinued
The records were turned over to the
state land Office, hut they were IN
such shape that immediate reminding
vas necessary to preserve them. A
duplicate set IS kept at Washington.
As soon AZ they are returned from
the binder they will be placed in spec
ial steel cases, already ordered for
them BIZ the state executive council.