The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-08
CITY NEWS.
w. r. C..Kendrick Is renorted

I
The firemen were washing Main
/ street in the vicinity Of the market
| grounds this morning.
Mrs. Cortes Maxwell, 713 High
street, will begin her primary music
class. for piano. on November 1. Grad
ed pupils two weeks later.
Our Peerless Flag. Americas An
them by Mrs. Laura H. Robinson, one
of the best musical writer's, 10c per
copy, LOG South Tenth street.
I'm consideration of $3.50. Martin
Van Burner Walker and John L.
Walker have transferred to Joseph
| F. Haskins % acres of land in Jack
son township.
The water main at the corner of
Seventh and Concert streets broke
last evening and water spurted out
in large stream. flooding the street
for some distance.
The St Frances De Sales or
chestra has been organized and is
composed of Mr.. Leslie Vaughn,
leader, Misses Vivian Demple. Ger
trude Weber, Mrs. Marder and Mas
| ter Jos. Marder.
/ The regular monthly meeting Of
! the Y. NJ. C. A. directors board will
be held this evening. At noon today
the chairman of various committees
met and planned work for the COM
ing month.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5. Knights Of Pythias to-
night at 500 o'clock at Castle hall,
| Fifth and Blondeau Visiting ynights
invited. Special business. Make ex.
| ira to be present. G. truce Lake, c. G.
There have been number of. ru-
mors circulating about the popula-
ton of Keokuk and Fort Madison
since the Lee county figures were
| issued. but the population of these
| two cities has not been announced
by the census bureau. It is being
I stated that number of families
were missed when the enumerators
were on their rounds.
Members of the military company
We're out in their new uniforms last
night. They gathered at the Estes
| given the uniforms. after which they
| formed ranks and took drill work on
| Johnson street between Fourth and
Sixth. Everyone was enthusiastic
/ about his uniform and nearly all of
the fits were perfect.
An per cent increase to the rail-
way telegraphers has been granted
by the Burlington system, it was stat
| ed yesterday. The raise amounts to
$4,000 annually and affects 2,265
men. The railroad company has also
granted several minor concessions to
agreed that the relay and Office men
shall not be forced to work longer
than eight consecutive hours.
The testing of Iowa dairy cattle
for tuberculosis continues with ex-
ceIlent results. Last week the herd
of 81 cattle at the state hospital were
tested and eleven of the bunch were
found to be diseased. Over half of
these were the offspring of cattle con-
demned in former inspections These
were isolated from those found to
be sound, in following the theory
that cure can be made. The result
!; OF an experiment, however, has since
invalidated the theory and the cattle
i condemned by the state veterinarians
II will hereafter be slaughtered This
test compares with the one in 1908
when 73 of the 1875 tested were con-
demned
4 Shooters and rivermen report a
fair number of ducks flying south.
With a suden cold snap this number
will be largely increased. The last
4 flight Of blue bills is awaited by
the hunters, who are bringing in
some fair bags. Quail shooters are
,, having good sport. The Bob White
are numerous and the shooting sea-
son IS short. SO that the ninlrods are
losing no time. 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 will make great
Thooting and thousands of these are
to be liberated in Iowa They will
he protected for a number of years
until the increase warrants the per-
hitting of shooting
/ The proceedings of the ninth an
nual convention of the Upper Mississ.
ippi River Improvement association,
which was held at st. Pau, Mimi,
July ~ and 13, have Just appeared
in book form Other organizations,
who consider their annual gatherings
of value and interest, ought to have
the record preserved in this manner,
so that it may be Of easy access
to all. The secretary has again
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