The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-08
CITY NEWS.

woods, 703 Main street.
The firemen were washing Main
street in the vicinity of the market
grounds this morning.
Mrs. Cortes Maxwell, 713 High
street, will begin her primary music
class. for piano. on November /. Grad
ed pupils two weeks later.
Our Peerless Flag, Americas An
them by Mrs. Laura H. Robinson, one
of the best musical writer's, 10c per
copy, LOG South Tenth street.
I'm consideration of $3.50, Martin
Van Burner Walker and John L.
| Walker have transferred to Joseph
F. Haskins % acres of land in Jack
son township.
The water main at the corner of
Seventh and Concert streets broke
last evening and water spurted out
in a large stream, flooding the street
| for some distance.
The St Frances De Sales or
! chestra has been organized and is
composed Of Mr.. Leslie Vaughn,
leader, Misses Vivian Demple. Ger
trude Weber, Mrs. Marder and Mas
ter Jos. Marder.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Y. NJ c. A. directors board will
be held this evening At noon today
the chairman of various committees
met and planned work for the COM
ing month.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5. Knights of Pythlas to-
night at 500 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and B!ondeau Visiting xnights
invited. Special business. Make ex.
ira to be present. c. truce Lake, G. G.
There have been number of. ru-
mors circulating about the popula-
ton of Keokuk and Fort Madison
since the Lee county figures were
issued. but the population of these
two cities has not been announced
by the census bureau. 1t is being
stated that number of families
were missed when the enumerators
were on their rounds.
Members Of the military company
We're out in their new uniforms last
night They gathered at the Estes
hall early in the evening and were
given the uniforms, after which they
formed ranks and took drill work on
Johnson street between Fourth and
Sixth. Everyone was enthusiastic
about his uniform and nearly all of
the fits were perfect
An 8 per cent increase to the rail-
way telegraphers has been granted
by the Burlington system, it was stat
ed yesterday. The raise amounts to
$4,000 annually and affects 2,265
men. The railroad company has also
granted several minor concessions to
the Telegraphers' Union. 1t was
agreed that the relay and Office men
shall not be forced to work longer
than eight consecutive hours.
The testing of Iowa dairy cattle
for tuberculosis continues with ex-
! cellent results. Last week the herd
| of 81 cattle at the state hospital were
tested and eleven of the bunch were
found to be diseased. Over half OF
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demned in former inspections. These
were isolated from those found to
! be sound, in following the theory
that a cure can be made. The result
!; of an experiment, however, has since
invalidated the theory and the cattle
condemned by the state veterinarians
will hereafter be slaughtered. This
test compares with the one in 1905
when 73 of the 1876 tested were con
demned
shooters and rivermen report q
fair number of ducks flying south
With a SUDDEN cold snap this number
will be largely increased. The last
fight Of blue bills" is awaited by
the hunters, who are bringing in
some fair bags. Quail shooters are
i having good sport. The Bob White
are numerous and the shooting sea
con is short, so that the nimrods are
losing no time. The future game
situation in Iowa promises to be
excellent with each passing year
With more money in the game fund
better protection may be afforded
the existing game, and new species
are to be introduced The pheasant
and the Hungarian partridge are
hardy birds, that will make great
Thooting and thousands of these are
to be liberated in Iowa. They viii
he protected for number Of years
until the increase warrants the per
hitting of shooting.
| The proceedings Of the ninth an
nual convention of the Upper Mississ
ippi River Improvement association
which was held at st. Pau, Mimi.
July - and 10, have Just appeared
in book form. Other organizations
who consider their annual gatherings
of value and interest, ought to have
the record preserved in this manner
so that it may be Of easy access
to all. The secretary has agar
worked wonders, producing perfect
verbal record of the big gathering