The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-23
CITY NEWS.

| Der %, at Warsaw soldiers and sailors
reunion
Ii the dark nights continue the
resurrection of the lantern club will
not be out of order.
u. B. Well has been numbered
among the sick for several days, sui
fering from severe cold
1 Third annual Troubadour concert
and dance under auspices of NJ. w. A.
at Woodman hall. Wednesday evening,
| Sept. IS.
Enough rainfall to permit the re.
sumption of river traffic by the Dia.
mond 10 line boats would be re-
ceived with pleasure by river patrons.
Arthur Nodler has accepted a po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
American Rice and Cereal company.
his territory being Indiana, Ohio and
Michigan.
Hear Miss Helen Hardness In
clever readings, and the great musical
treat OF the Troubadour Co. and So
cial dance combined at NJ. W. A. hall
Wednesday, Sept 2S.
-Keokuk's travelling statesmen who
visit the smaller towns and invade
the corn producing territory say the
farmers are not SO much alarmed
about frost as a few weeks ago. A
hummer crop is promised.
THE Broken Idol company ar.
rived today and this evening present
their production 1t the Grand. 1t is
musical play and should have a
packed house. It is the first appear
ance of "The Broken Idol in Keokuk
and comes highly recommended
Scarcely a corporals guard was
seated in the parquet and dress sec
ton of the Grand last night to see
cast Aside" play If taken for lite
merits alone would soon make the
actors poor. The balcony and gallery
OF the opera house seated only
handful of spectators, many holding
away on account of the big attraction
this evening, "a Broken Idol"
There has been a decided inn
provement in the retail stores Of Keo-
kuk during the past year. The enter
prise displayed in this respect is
gratifying and it is hoped it will con-
tinue until all of the stores present
that late and modern appearance that
is noticed in the larger cities. Late
fixtures, new display windows and ex-
cellent merchandise all go to make a
condition that is very pleasing.
The Benton Packet company, Of
Bismarck, N. D., launched a new boat
a few days ago. which Is said to be
the biggest carrier on shallow water
ever Hoated on the Missouri. A
noted gathering of the Bismarck peo-
pie was present and Missouri river
water was used for the christening.
-Keokuk merchants are arranging
for week TO be known as Fall
Opening Week" when the stores will
be made more attractive than usual
and when the winter and fall mer-
chandise will be displayed to the best
effect. The large and dependable
lines of merchandise now being car
ried by Keokuk merchants should be
seen by the home and surrounding
trade and the additional fact that
Keokuk retailers never had such
pretty stores is also reason for
everybody to visit them Fall open
ing week will be announced later
IL. r. Van Tassell, for fourteen
years an inmate of the state peniten-
tiary, charged with the murder of his
wife, has at last asked that his case
be considered by the state parole
board and the case will come UP for
the October hearing. His ease has
been before the pardon committee of
the legislature at least twice. Prev
iously he has insisted that he wanted
pardon, not a parole. According to
the evidence being produced, his
health is wrecked and If confinement
is continued he will not live long. He
practically Is at the head of the
prison school system
"A Quincy paper says: There is
certain locality embraced in radius
OF twenty-five or thirty miles along
the river in Illinois, across from Keo-
kuk and Burlington which is veri-
table paradise for writer's of melo.
drama seeking incidents from real life.
There have been more holdups, bank
robberies, footing of post offices. and
other acts of similar character In that
territory, than can be boosted by any
like area In the state, or for that
matter In the middle west. The at
fairs are all small, but numerous, and>
as vet the band of criminals has not
been located or the leaders arrested
The last act of this bunch of pseudo
bandit occurred Monday night in the
town of Seaton, sort distance from
Monmouth. A general store, black
smith shop and the post office were
entered and their contents rifled.
Some sixty-fve dollars was realized as
the result of the nights toll.
Quincy Herald Chief Koch, of
the police department, has a letter
today from F. G. Roegel, who styles
himself the Champion globe trotter
of the world and citizen of u S. A.
The letter requests that grip for.
warded TO Quincy in care of the chief