The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
CITY NEWS.

Don't miss Huiskamps cost sale.
400 seats only 1Oc at the Air
Dome.
Read the Wabash ad. 1t viii in
terest YOU
Harness repaired by expert har
/ ness makers at Sherwoods
Stewart and Earl comedy sketch
! artists, at the Air Dome tonight.
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. Pechstein, secre-
tary.
The Wabash Office at Third and
Johnson street, will be kept open un-i
til $3.50 p. m, Wednesday evening to
accommodate passengers going out
Falls excursion.
The Elks had intended to enter
tain the ladies this evening at Camp
/ IL but were unable to make the nee
essary arrangements so the proposed
entertainment for this evening has
been called off. However, the ladies
4 will have an opportunity to enjoy the
hospitality of the Elks on Thursday
afternoon and evening OF this week
4 which will be the last ladies' day as
/ Camp IL will close next Monday
morning.
/ On Wednesday evening at 500
o'clock there will be union service
in the Westminster Presbyterian
church at which time Mr. G. r. Joy
will speak regarding the great inter
national missionary conference which
he attended in Edinburg recently.
There will be special music and the
general public is cordially invited to
attend this service.
The International Typographical
j Union adjourned Saturday The con-
vention decided on fiat rate of 81
per month per member for dues
which was recommended by the laws
committee and will be put to a refer
endum vote. A referendum vote will
also be taken on a graded mortuary
fund as follows. To members one
year or less in good standing, $50;
7 two years, 500; three years, $3.50;
five years, 5000; over five years, $3.50.
Had it not been ior julius Holds
worth, 1919 Grand avenue, it might
be that Keokuk would have been
without baseball for the rest of the
season. Last evening between the
hours of and 10 Mr. Holdsworth was
, attracted by an Illumination in Hub
niger park and hurriedly went to the
: place to make an examination. He
discovered fire in the grandstand. The
fire had not gained much headway,
but would had it been allowed to
! burn five minutes longer. One of the
big beams was ablaze and had been
: burned almost through. Mr.. Holds
worth is not of the opinion that the
beam was set afire, but is inclined to
think that it caught from lighted
cigar. The fire department was not
called.
The big boat Frisco that has been
building at the boat works for nearly
, year was successfully launched at
30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
: Dubuque. 1t will be remembered that
: on July IS the attempt to launch was
a failure and the work had to be done
: over again. But Saturday afternoon
/ the big craft hit the water beautifully
and not a hitch marred the perform
apee. At the time the failure in the
launching occurred, there we're ru-
L mors that the boat had been damag-
/ ed, but the way it fioated when it hit
: the water disproved any of these
4 rumors and the launching was in ev-
cry way a success. Only very few
!, people were present when it occurred
5 as the exact date of its plunge was
unknown and depended on how fast
r preparations were made. Ever since
e the other attempt. a crew of men
8 have been working on the ways. and
as soon as they We're ready the craft
S took the plunge 1t is hoped that the
!. big boat viii be able to go down
stream under its own power by the
: first of November. and the craft will
be ready by that time. But unless
: the stage of water rises this will be
I impossible. as it would not be safe
Inc fTlSGD Is siotSI snip " luS us
3 A1batross that was built there and is
row in commission at Memphis.
The Iowa weather and crop bull
d letin for the week ending August IA
n has Just been issued as follows: The
I temperature was slightly and the
e rainfall decidedly below the normal
except over about twenty of the
southwestern counties where heavy
L rains fell during Friday night and
e Saturday morning; the amounts Of
7. rainfall in that section ranged from
one to nearly six inches. Light tt
moderate showers occurred over the
central and northwestern counties
but little or no rain fell in the east
p ern districts. Owing to moderate
temperature. light wind velocity, part
" cloudy weather and scattered
showers; corn has held its own re
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