The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-28
CITY NEWS.

neau Inc daily cate City,
Read the want column this morn.
ing
Let Sherwood repair your har-
ness.
New ginghams and percales suit
able for school dresses, Central
Few more buggies going at bar.
gain prices at Sherwood's, 7O3 Main
Get fried chicken dinner Mon
day, 35c, served by Baptist Y. l.. S..
corner Eighth and Main.
For school hosiery 10c, 121se, 15e
and Csc pair, see the Central Store.
Cards have been received in the
city announcing the birth of a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard L. Walters Of
Chicago, August Is.
For school hosiery try Racine
stockings. Central Store agents.
The tree rooms of the legal de
partment of the burlington Route,
occupied by Palmer Trimble, are being
painted and put in first-class condition
Sweaters for lady, gent or child
at from Soc to IS each. Tne Central
The gratifying announcement has
been made to the effect that the Dia
mond 10 line is waiting for the riv
ers to rise, expecting to resume their
boat schedule between st. Louis and
ST. Paul II present expectations pan
out and the river experiences a con
tinued rise the boats will probably be
started again next week.
Don't miss the want ads. They
are interesting.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Lester August Munger,
aged "a, of East st. Louis, ILL.,, and
Miss Mary Ann Murphy, aged IS, of
Mooar.
A. l.. Cruise of Vincennes had a
pretty display of work from his
school in Washington county that at
tracted a good deal of attention from
the teachers attending the institute.
The Lee county schools had neat
display gathered by Supt Lynn from
the various districts and town schools
in the county. 1t bespeaks much con-
scientious work on the part of the
teachers and the pupils and shows
the interest taken in the school work.
Nearly everyone In Keokuk knows
of Fred Mahew and Mathews pond
where some of the best fish in this
section are caught each season, and
everyone knows that in times past
they have been welcome to go to the
pond and fish. Some one has taken
advantage of this fact and has dyna-
mited the pond. Mr.. Mathew was in
the city yesterday and stated that the
shores were covered with fish, big
and small, among them many game
fish of the best variety He inter
viewed Sheriff Crimmins and the
guilty parties are to be made to pay
dearly for their work of destruction.
1t is stated trait company active
ly interested in the navigation of the
Missouri river between st. Louis and
Kansas City will not only introduce
propellers on a vessel now in prep
aration. but also employ the oil en-
RlBG tudtt luSSALtu Ill 1Cl nds
made rapid progress in that country
and is to be employed on a liner OF
| the first class. A survey of naviga
tion as now conducted impresses the
fact that the material improvements
in the size, speed and general attrac
! tiyeness of vessels have been on the
oceans and lakes. In no case have
permanent deep channels failed te
lead to the enlargement OF the boats
used and to add to the comforts of g
passage At the same time safety
has been promoted, and there are few
places where a sense of security il
better justified than on an ocean lin
err with its wireless instruments com
municating with other ships within
range of hundreds of miles. Since
lake channels were deepened by gov
eminent appropriations, from six
feet to more than twenty, the type OF
vessels has been greatly enlarged
the speed increased, and the facil
titles for loading and unloading bet
tered much more than tenfold.