The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-22
CITY NEWS.

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wood
The Colonial home of high class
entertainment.
See Back to Life after 1000
Years, at Dodges tonight.
Tonight those famous Tanhouser
pictures. Colonial theatre.
Troubador concert and dance M.
w. A. hall Wednesday Sept %.
Billy O'Brien is singing Carrie Mar
ry Harry, at the Colonial. Big hit.
There will be the regular month
ly meeting Of the school board this
| evening.
If you want to laugh see The
Animated Scarecrow' tonight at Colon.
ial Theatre.
Don't forget the date of the
Troubador concert and dance at NJ.
W. A. hall Wednesday, September 2S.
-Keokuk travelling men report fine
crop conditions in their territory
and the prospects for fall and winter
trade very flattering.
Attend the 10th annual reunion Of
Hancock county soldiers and sailors
association at Warsaw Sept. q and %.
The steamer Wenona arrived at
9:15 last night and departed this
morning at $3.50. The Keokuk arriv-
ed at 9:45 and left this morning at
$50. Both boats carried large con-
signment OF freight to and from this
city.
-KeokuE lodge. No. 256. A. O. q.
W. meets every Thursday night at
| 1870 o'clock at hall over Keokuk Saw.
ings bank corner Fifth and Main
streets. Visiting brethren cordially
invited. G. ". Trott. NJ w. Ed. W.
Moore. Recorder
The Pony EXPIRES Rider" at
Dodges' tonight.
The brick building on Main
street occupied by Sam Miller's shoe
store is being handsomely remodeled
and with the large vestibule entrance
and plate glass makes an attractive
] appearance. Adjoining as it does the
handsome new Baker building an ex-
cellent effect is obtained.
Regarding the condition of Chas
4 F. Bindewald, who resides near Mont
rose, mentioned In an article in The
clare they have received encouraging
news from the doctor attending Mr..
/ Bindewald in the ST. Paul sanitarium.
They say that he will be brought
home as soon as his condition i'm
proves so that he can be moved
Don Hamilton, the famous quar-
ter back on the Notre Dame foot ball
team last year has been disqualified
this season on account of playing
professional baseball with the Louis
vile team The faculty hated to make
the statement as the loss of this man
will greatly lessen the strength of the
Notre Dame aggregation this season
A great program at the Colonia
tonight. See THE Restoration"
-Emmet P-lrdy, the young man ar
rested in Ottumwa, and brought t.
Keokuk. charged with selling mort
gagged goods, has been set free. and
will return to his work there. The
matter was settled satisfactorily be
tween the three parties-Purdy, A. ]
Phillips, who bought the goods, ant
the furniture company holding the
chattel mortgages.
Hank and Lark will be al
Dodges tonight.
The committee recently appointed
by the Elk lodge to investigate q
number of propositions looking Co
ward the ownership of home. this
morning held meeting and visited a
number of sites offered. The commit
, tee will later report to the lodge, as
yet, however, having determined on
nothing definite but the sentiment is
strong for move toward a perma
nent home for the lodge
: See "a Lunatic at Large" al
Dodges tonight.
There should be persistent
and definite move on the part of the
Retail Merchants Association, the
Commercial Club and the other or
CARNATIONS to improve the train ser
. vice in and out of the city, and Il
would also be wise idea to formu
: late some plan whereby steamboats,
could arrange to at least run part O
the week into this city instead OF al
ways out of the city "A vast amour
,. of trade that wishes to come here Ii
! unable to do SO because of unfavor
, able transportation service.
The last week in September ha.
been designated as Seed Corn
; week by the extension department o
agriculture of the Iowa State college
at Ames, and every farmer is urget
: to observe it by picking and layint
= aside his seed corn at this time. Thou
J sands of Iowa farmers had to replan
. their corn last spring because of poo
seed Many had but one-half or one
; third Of stand. II every ear of corr
: that Is TO be used as seed In Iowa
q next year could be harvested TIL:
fall not later than September 30 and
hung up where it would dry out thor
oughly before the freezing nights o.
October and November have weaken
ed or killed 1t, it would add millions