The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-07
CITY NEWS.

the Air Dome tonight.
Harness, big new line just in at
low prices. Sherwood.
"A biograph, new biograph, the
latest biograph. Colonial theater beau
tiful tonight
See the comedy acrobats. Hear
the musical Esterbrooks at the Air
Dome tonight.
The wrecking car and crew came
down from Fort Madison yesterday on
the way south to Hannibal
MIR. and Mrs. M S. Ackles are the
proud parents of ten-pound boy who
arrived last evening. Mother and son
are doing nicely.
The latest biograph tonight, "a
Child Of the Ghetto" Colonial theater
beautiful
The regular monthly meeting Of
St Joseph's auxiliary will be held at
the hospital Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
The comet was visible again last
evening, but it is getting quite dim
and will soon be missing from its
old stamping grounds in the western
sky.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5. Knights of Pythias to-
night at 1880 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. visiting Knights
invited.
/ 20. A. Talbot company's new ele-
vator is being rapidly finished. The
outside Of the building Is completed
and workmen will soon begin on the
interior.
/ At the concert Thursday evening
at the Baptist church, Miss Florence
M. Brinkman and William Lester will
act as accompanies for Miss Culver
and Mr.. Farmer.
On Thursday evening at the Bap-
fist church, Miss Culver and Mr..
Farmer will give concert, which
promises to be the greatest musical
treat of the summer season in Keo-
kuk.
Regular meeting of the Order OF
Owls tonight, at their hall, corner
Third and Johnson streets Visiting
Owls invited. BY order of Worthy
President. Paul T. Pech7 1ein, secre.
tary.
Keokuk WILL be granted the pleas
ure of welcoming one Of their own
next Thursday eve, June 9th, at the
First Baptist church. Our artist Mr..
Farmer, the young baritone. who Aas
achieved heights of distinction on the
German and English stage.
-sThe address for the joint memoir
al services of the knights Of Pyehias,
Odd Fellows and Woodmen ladges to
be held at Kahoka next Sunday after
noon, will be made by j. o. Boyd OF
this city, Mr.. Boyd having received an
invitation from the committee on ar
rangements to deliver the principal
speech of that occasion.
The Keokuk people will have an
opportunity Of hearing Miss Helen
Culver and Mr.. William Farmer in
concert next Thursday evening, June
9th, at the First Baptist church. They
will be assisted by Hiss Florence
Brinkman, pianist, also Mr.. VIM. Les
ter, who will accompany some of his
own compositions to be sung by Mr..
Farmer
Iowa Elks intend to put Iowa on
the map at the grand lodge reunion
at Detroit July II to II, at which ar
: rangements are being made to en-
terrain 100000 visitors. Plans are
!. now being completed for two special
, trains to carry the Iowa contingent,
which will number close to 1000 and
In addition the famous Fifty-sixth regi-
ment band of Fort Dodge will be TAX
en- along to make the Detroit Bills
and visitors sit up and take notice
of Iowa, Des Moines will send about
$50 Elks to the big convention. A
rate of $3.50 for the round trip has
been secured from that city and a
proportionate rate from every other
city in the state. A special train will
carry the Council Bluffs, Des Moines,
Perry, Marshalltown, Iowa City. Grin
nell, Davenport, Centerville, Ottumwa
and Keokuk Elks, while the second
train will carry those from the north
ern half of the state.
Meet me at the big Air Dome to.
night.
The Iowa weather and crop serv-
ice bulletin for the week ending June
. 5 has just been issued from Des
Moines and is as follows: Another
, cool and dry week has been added to
the record of this erratic season. The
mean temperature was about 9 degrees
below the normal with decided de.
ficiency Of rainfall and less than the
usual amount of sunshine. While light
showers occurred In nearly all sec.
tons Of the state the amounts OF rain.
!. fall were insufficient to be of much
benefit except to retard the further
drying OF the surface soil Replanting
of corn is still in progress and the late
; planting is showing better stand
than expected. but on account of poor
seed, cold weather and the ravages OF
!, moles, cut and wire worms, there will
not be over 65 per cent to rs per cent
Of an average stand The oo1d meath