The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
CITY NEWS.

house stable of the Harrison & Dietz
lice structure on South Fifth street
and Bank, during the night and made
away with a good saddle. The police
were notified of the theft this morning
by the proprietors and the property
may be recovered.
Il will have forty head of horses
1 and mules to sell at my sale barn
next Saturday. They are well broke
drivers and work horses and some
young farm horses. B. w Elder, Ham
ilton, Illinois.
SEQ Roy Weed, the German dia-
lect comedian and orator, at Keokuk's
big Air Dome tonight.
Judge Henry Bank is resting as
easily as can be expected at his resi-
dence. Although the felon on his
/ thumb is giving much pain he is get
ting, along nicely and is slowly recoy-
ering from the ailment from which he
has been suffering.
--Nauvoo Ruster: VIM. Jacob
Frank of Keckuk died last Thursday
from nervous prostration, after being
confined to his bed only six days. He
was born in June, 1884, his mother be-
ing a former Nauvoo lady, daughter
of Mrs. Peter Wolf About year
ago Mr.. Frank was married to Miss
Elizabeth Margaret Cosgrove, who
graduated from ST. Marys academy
Of this city, who survives him with a
nine weeks old baby girl He also
leaves his parents and two sisters
/, and one brother.
Quincy Herald: The steamer Keo-
kuk brought down another big load OF
passengers this morning, having a to-
tai of III. OF these 146 were excur'
/. sionists attending the annual river
outing of the Westminster Presbyter
ian church of Keoku5. The excursion
was arranged on short notice, no ar
rangements for the boat leaving hay
ing heen made until late Friday night
In the three succeeding days, interes
!, in the outing was worked up with
such success that tie crowd in attend
ance was nearly if not fully as large
as at any excursion carried by tnf
= Keokuk so far this season, from ths
, Gate City. Ideal weather condition:
, I'heIped a great deal Had the sky beef
overcast with clouds this morning a:
n on many other mornings, 1t Is not i'm
/ probable that the crowd would have
n been small On next Thursday, th'
g Keokuk is due to bring down anothe
n foiT i9p n
freight today and also had consider
able freight and good Monday crow
of passengers yesterday
The Arkansas Gazette of Littl'
Rock, of last Saturday, gives the fol
lowing account of the death of w. N
/, Stannus, who will be rendered b.
l some of the older Keokuk citizens; w
:, N. Stannus. 81 years old, one of tn
most prominent citizens of Littl
Rock and an extensive property own
err here, died at 7:30 o'clock yestei
day morning at his home 1919 Wrigh
avenue. Funeral services will be he'll
from the residence Rev. w. M. Hur
# ter will officiate. Burial will be i
r Oakland cemetery, Mr. Stannus ha
been in poor health since last Angus
lie having taken i'll at Los Angeles a
1t that time. He was born in GAINESVILLE
10 o., December 5, 1928, and lived in tina
Ie city until 81 years of age, when h
moved to Iowa. He came to Littl
II Rock in 1873 and engaged in tn
If wholesale and retail grocery bushes
lie until about twenty years ago, when h
te retired and had been living retire
2 life. He was the owner of 100 fee
st situated on the northeast corner {
IS Sixth and Main streets and other Pre-
lie pertv in various parts of the city. H
IN was never married and is survived b
niece, Miss Ada Stannus, who a
lg made her home with him for the pas
lie Is years, and a nephew, Norman Stal
IN nus. He was an active member
i'd the Associate Reformed Presbyteria
church.