The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-16
CITY NEWS

WrlSnt-lOckSmltn Main.
Crandall's music store-607 Main.
Harness oiled 81 set, Sherwood's.
Regular meeting of Hermann
lodge, No. 116, l. o. o. F., tonight at
1880 o'clock. Visiting brethren cordial
lly invited
A game of indoor baseball which
promises to be fast and furious, will
be played ON Friday evening in the
gymnasium between the Congrega-
tional and the Presbyterian teams.
There will be meeting this eve
ming at 1880 o'clock of the sons OF
veterans of the city 70 talk over the
organization Of a local camp. The
meeting will be held at the office OF
w. R. c. Kendrick at Fifth and
Main.
An organ recital of the first class
ought to attract large and an aprpe-
ciative audience. At the First Con-
gregational church on Thursday eve.
ming one of the rising organists Of
the middle west will be here, and none
should miss the opportunity of hear
ing him. Thursday evening at 500.
Admission % cents.
"A travelling salesman stepped gal
lantly into the middle of the street on
Third and johnson this afternoon and
stopped lady's merry widow which
was rolling gayly up the muddy
thoroughfare. The sky-piece which had
not been thoroughly fastened was
I hlnuyY. from, fhn - III,
young woman who thanked the rescuer
of her pretty lid many times, after re-
covering it.
Thouga no date has been set for
the affair, one of the fastest and fierc-
est games of "volley-ball ever seen
/ in this part of the woods will be play
ed here in the near future, between
1 two local teams which have been chos-
en- by aspiring captains. General
Secretary R. c. Hufstader is captain
of the Fire xtinguishers" and Physi-
cal Director Chamberlain has appointed
himself, captain of the Fire Eaters
The "extinguishers' are composed Of
the following players: G. A. Sheldon,
R. G .Hufstader, William E. Brugmann,
Paul King, Clarence Dickey, and
Charles King. The, eaters are: C. R.
Joy, H. T. Powers, H. E. Radcliffe, n.
E. Pyle, R. E. Chamberlain and Char
4 les Allen. Volley ball is not played
as much here as it is in the east but
it is hoped to make the game popular
here before long, by some interesting
games which will be played.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Mrs. An
ma Shupp passed away at $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning at her home, 514
Starr avenue. She was born Jan. 16,
1887, and came here with her parents,
III 1847- The husband passed away
IN 1891. The surviving children are:
Mrs. John Wing, of Dublin, O.; Miss
| Nellie and Charles of Concord, Idaho;
Gilmore, Jacob. Harvey. and Edgar
Shupp Of this city. There are three
grandchildren and one great grand
child. A sister, Mrs. Susan Todd of
this city, and brother. Chas. Yam.
away OF keokuk. are still living. De
ceased was an old and faithful mem
Der OF the First NJ. E. church, her
membership dating back to the days
of Old Zion. She was widely known
and esteemed by all who knew her.
The funeral will take place from the
family home at 2:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
The greater part of the force OF
men now employed by the Keokuk
and Hamilton Water Power company
is employed in preparing the big
stone quarry for extensive work that
is to follow. When the work of build
ing the dam is under way much rock
viii be needed, and the company real
ICES that the quarry must be in such
shape to produce large quantities
/ daily. For this reason it is estimated
that 10000 cubic feet of dirt vii, be
removed from the surface. which viii
include also quite a quantity of poor
rock which cannot be uses for work
OF this kind With the quarry entire
y " stripped of loose rock and dirt OF
4 the surface it will be in such shape
H that the stone can be removed In
H large quantities daily and work viii
Il never Re DELAYED from this source
II The quarry is situated near. or rath
er has its beginning, on both sides oil
small gully. and work of removing
II the rock will be conducted both ways
II 1t sthought that the new road will be
opened tomorrow and the old road be
4 tween Cooper and Keokuk streets
! closed. The company is repairing cul
veFts on Second street to protect
them in the heaying hauling.
Quincy Wing; Billy Williams, the
| wandering, uncomfortable mistrel
4 evangelist, is slave of morphine. He
/ is dragging himself along the last
stage OF the darkened road which has
| its source in the use of opiates. These
facts were reluctantly confirmed last