The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-09
CITY NEWS.

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Annual meeting of the baseball
association this evening.
The police had no trouble yester-
day, and this fall election was a well
behaved one. One drunk was chalk
ed up, he being the only offender ap-
pearing in the court room this morn
ing.
A small fox terrier puppy was
run over at the corner of Sixth and
Main street this morning, by an au.
tomobile. The front wheels passed
over the little fellows body and the
rear tires went across his neck. At
ter little shake the doggie was al
right
Mrs. D. A. Horton of Taylorville,
ILL.,, returned to her home by way
of Ipava and Smithfleld., ILL.,, where
she will visit with relatives a few
days. She was called to the bedside
of her mother, Mrs. Mary E.
Rutledge, two weeks ago, whose
serious illness required her presence
until Mrs. Rutledge was GONZALES
cent
William ]. LaFevre was sworn
in as special police officer yesterday
to assist the regular patrolmen in
keeping those who had already voted
from congregating around the polls.
The police made regular visits to
the polls of the second, fourth and
sixth wards during the day to see
that order was maintained and the
proper chalk line boundaries were
born in mind by the voters
"A fair number of ducks are re-
ported flying south, by the river
men. The final flight of blue bills"
is anxiously awaited by hunters and
a sudden cold snap will increase the
number of these feathered game birds
| in their migration to the southland.
The future game situation in Iowa
| promises to be excellent with each
! passing year. With more money in
! the game fund.- better protection may
/ be afforded the existing game, and
| new species are to be introduced.
/ The pheasant and the Hungarian
partridge are hardy birds, that viii
/ make great shooting and thousands
of these are to be liberated in Iowa,
| They will be protected for a number
| of years until the increase warrants
| the permitting of Shooting.
Regarding the decrease in Lee
county's population the Fort Madison
! Democrat says: The county loss is
4 ho CT fn'c
The returns of the official counts fol
! the cities have not yet been made
/ and there is a natural curiosity as to
i where the loss is credited in Lee
i county, to Keokuk, to Fort Madison
or to the rural districts. 1t is quite
likely that the country has lost as
the changing of the residences OF
the farmers has been in numbers OF
! material consequence, and Montrose
| West Point, Donnellson and other
country towns possibly have de
creased Keokuk is ready to expect
a decrease, but very small one
so the most are looking to this city
for loss. Save for the fact that
j many Fort Madison residents are
now known not to have been enumer
d ated, where can Fort Madison show
any indications of loss? The cen
sus as taken by the Sampson Direct
DRY company in 1907 gave this city
11.2O3, an increase of about two
! thousand over 1900 census, and in
1907 the Santa Fe made their reduc-
ton in forces, so that census was
correct there is no reason why we
should not have that many now. The
factories are all running and the in.
ability to furnish enough residences
] is an additional Indication of growth.