The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-26
CITY NEWS.

ramos TOO, at AyreS special sale.
Shoes made to order. Try us. j.
Q. Karle, S14 Main street.
Heinz dill pickles and kraut at
Reck's grocery. Both phones.
Another new line of buggies and
run-a-bouts just In, Sherwoods'
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Use the Gate City want column.
| "A new biograph, powerful bio
graph. Colonial theater beautiful to-
night.
"A feature program tonight, in
Gliding new biograph. Colonial the
alter beautiful
ALI first floor seats for "Ole
Olson" reduced to so cents. Sale
opens tomorrow morning.
The water power surveyors were
at work this morning surveying and
taking measurements on Water street
near the foot of Blondeau
James G. Fields has transferred
to Joseph Tuite one-third of lot 8,
block 1T. The property is on Ridge
/. between Eighth and Ninth streets.
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.
announcement of the resigna-
ton of Pastor John E. Cummins of the
West End Presbyterian church. of
Ottumwa, has been made He will &C.
cept pastorate at Council Bluffs.
The latest biograph, "The Way Of
the World Colonial theater beauti-
full tonight
The home Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. X.
Martin of 1926 Park street. is in sor-
row today on account of the death OF
their infant daughter. who passed
away at two o'clock this morning. The
little one was buried today.
In an address before the League
OF Electrical Interests at st. Louis re-
Gently, Harry L. Doherty of New York,
president Of nineteen public service
corporations in the United States,
bitterly attacked Clifford Pinchot as
the man who has done more to pre-
vent development of water power
than any other. If that is the case,
Pinchot will have few friends in Keo-
kuk.
One of the Roumanion barkeepers
on the levvee was seen by an onlook-
er to make five successive trips to one
of the local sheds near the saloon
where was working, each time bring
ing with him a pail of coal while the
owner sat in his Office reading Taper
not hearing oi seeing the iE,racer
F'ns ly on being told by some one
that his coal was being removed with
CIT his ! erm'.. on he went over and
gently reminded the erring onc that
the co.,. III t CSC sheds WIS his ind
Il, che else's.
This morning man hopelessly
soused was noticed wandering around
among the freight cars in the Burling-
ton yards. First he tried to make his
way into Pullman coach that was
lying on siding but failing in this
he wandered around looking for an
empty, supposedly in search of place
in which to lie down. Fearing that
while in his present irresponsible
condition he would be run over by a
switch engine an officer was sent after
him to warm him of his danger and
tell him to find another place to sleep
off his jag.
The Iowa weather and crop bulle-
tin for the week ending April "a has
Just been issued from Des Moines as
follows: The week opened and clos
ed with abnormally cold weather;
the minimum temperatures on four
days were 3 to II degrees below the
freezing point. The precipitation was
decidedly below the normal and near
ly all of it was in the form of snow.
high winds and northwest gales pre-
vailed on several days and there was
a great efficiency of sunshine. In
fact it was one of the most unfayor-
able weeks, from al agricultural stand
point, We have had in many years
Fruits and garden truck were practi
cally all killed, except possibly some
Of the latest varieties. Reports vary
as to whether or not small grain has
been injured by the freezing weather,
but there is no doubt but what the
vitality of the plants has been serious
ly taxed, and their growth has been
given setback. The high winds Ger
tainly caused a great deal of damage
to small grains, especially in the
northwestern counties. Corn planting
has been discontinued but fair pro-
gress has been made in preparing
corn ground and rs to so per cent OF
the blowing has been done While
pastures and meadows are in good
condition, the grass is growing very
slowly and warm soaking rains are
| needed at once to insure a normal