The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-27
CITY NEWS.
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OAlOl uS dlu pumps at iSuu Wi6S.
Ewers Grand Leader. best DC cigar.
Two shows, T.45 and p. m.-Big
Air Dome every night.
Ask for and give Bucks starch a
trial, labor and money saver
Hear Harvey G.. Hull in character
and Illustrated songs at Keokuk big
air dome tonight.
Give your support to the Com
mercial Club 1t Is public institution
and worthy of the encouragement of
every citizen.
The Baptist church should be
crowded on Thursday evening, the
event being the complimentary song
recital to William Farmer.
New and all latest In motion pic
lures at Keokuk big air dome tonight.
Tonight, in the big tent weather
permitting, If not, in the church
house, Thompson, the Egyptian. will
give a lecture, Rum, Rags and Re,
ligion''
Other people are beginning to
realize the great possibilities Of this
city within the next few years. Are
Keokukians awake to the future of
this city? Boost.
Constable Henry F. Reichman is
laid up at the present time with a
severe attack of the rheumatism. but
is getting along nicely and hopes to
be In his Office again shortly.
The Tempest OF the Heart from
II Trovatore will be sung in English
by Mr.. Farmer next Thursday evening
at the complimentary song recital.
Don't delay the purchase of your
| ticket.
| Thursday evening have been placed
at only so cents in order that every
one may participate in this recogni-
ton of Keokuk boy of whom we
/ have every reason to be proud.
Many are the good things in store
for those who attend the Song Reel
| tai Thursday evening at the Baptist
church. Mr.. Farmer will sing, accom-
panied by Miss Brinkman and Mr.
Lester will render several selections
on the organ.
Several organ selections will be
part of the program at the recital
4 Thursday evening, and will be render
ed by William Lester. Mr.. Lester Il
winning great fame In Chicago as ar
organist and it is expected that man,
will avail themselves Of this chance
to hear him.
4 The Domestic Engineering Com
pany of St Paul, MINI, has beer
awarded the contract for the install
ing of the new heating apparatus ant
repairs to the plumbing In the United
States court house and post Office
building at Keokuk. The contractor.
will have completed their work b,
the fifth day Of November this year
Joe Roost who was little too
previous In his Fourth of July cele
bration and didn't remember tina
Keokuk was going to have safe ant
sane independence Day, shot off some
fire crackers yesterday and was tax
en- to the police station. This morning
he plead guilty to the charge and
was given five days in Jail to think
over his little pre-Fourth shoot OF
the Sabbath.
Leon Bland, well known coloret
resident of this city, was head cool
on the Ill fated steamer ]. S. which
was burned up on the Mississippi neal
/ Victory, Wis, Saturday night. Mr.
Bland was on the boat at the time o
hN VII ~ of1,
saved when the steamer Star came tt
the rescue of the large excursion
boat He arrived in the city thi!
morning from the north and will re
main here for awhile.
The committee on railway mai
pay representing the railways of thu
United States engaged in hauling the
mails, has issued a little bookle
called the Railway Mail Primer tina
contains some very interesting stats
tics The booklet is published to show
the apparent loss sustained by the
railways in handling the United States
mail The statistics compiled SHOW
that the government pays from one
third to one-eighth as much for haul
ing their railway postoffice cars a
the express companies pay, and ar,
under great deal less expense thai
the express companies. Yet the ey
press companies declare large div
dends each year, while the postoffic,
department had deficit of s17,441, II
for the year 1903 The booklet ais
gives the average earnings of a pas
senger train as SLIPS per train mil
and the average cost OF running
passenger train as s1.47 per mile.
The Methodist and Christian base
ball teams are scheduled to play tt
night in the Church league.