The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
CITY NEWS.

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i-1206 Johnson. Call in.
Davis of Averyville will take part
in the track meet.
Shoes repaired by experts. while
you wait, at Karle's, S14 Main
The opportunity is open for hf-
teen days. New. smart, stylish mats
at wholesale prices. The c. & G. Mil
ilinery Co.
A marriage license was issued late
yesterday afternoon to Charles Oscar
Higham. aged twenty-five, and Marie
Antoinette Siegfried. sixteen. both OF
Keokuk.
DR. E. C. Browniee fled deed
/ this morning which conveys to him
lots 4 and 5, block 2; lots SO and 80,
block / lot {, block 3, all in Kings
addition.
Regular meeting of the Order OF
Owls tonight, at their hall. corner
Third and johnson streets Visiting
Owls invited BY order OF Worthy
President. Paul t. Pechs tein secre
4 tary.
4 Quincy Journal: Saturday. about
noon. Mrs Mary O'Leary died at st.
Mary's hospital, as a result of senility.
Little is known of the aged lady, only
few distant relatives surviving. Not
even her exact age is known, although
she claimed her age to be 109, while
tie age in the death certificate Is re-
corded as 107 Some seem to doubt
this and do not credit her with being
nearly that old.
-Galesburg has entered the Tri-
State meet.
Following is the list of deaths re-
ported at the Illinois Soldierss and
Sailors home. Quincy, H., during the
! /, 7th III. Vol. Inf, April s; Mrs. Cath
crime Boster, April 10: Mrs. Mary A.
McElroy, April Is; Robert H. Mullins,
GO. C, 18th Ky. Vol. Inf. April Is;
William Frame, Co. c, 2Sth Ill. Vol
Inf. April II; William Blair, co. A,
65th Ill. Vol. Inf, April 20; Thomas
; Ryan, Co. E, IL H. Vol Cav, April "a;
Jacob Zeller, Co. G, 57th H. Vol. Inf.
on furlougn, April "a; Levi c. Sharp
Co. F. 1881 Ind. Vol. Inf, April OF;
William p Polling, Co. K, 11Sth Ill. Vol
l. Inf. April %; James Neville. Co. K
e 2sth Ill Vol Inf, April %
Mrs. Ellen Wheeler of Keokuk Is
n one of the four heirs to the estate o.
the late John Craig of Quincy, paper
3 Of that city stating: The will of The
late John Craig, formerly of Liberty
d but who for some time has made hi!
d home in this city. has been filed TO
probate with the county clerk. Thu
g instrument is a brief one and afte
Y directing that his just debts and funer
i. al expenses be paid. provides for tn,
r distribution of the estate equal.
, among his two sisters. Mrs. Jane Hal
l, and Mrs. Ellen Wheeler. and his twl
S brothers, James and Wesley CRAIG
The instrument was drawn April q
% 1910, and was witnessed by C. R. Boer
a. and L. H MEME. The two brother
r. are named as the executors.
r Hannibal Courler-Post: Lovers
Leap is from today portion OF Hal
1t nibals park system. A lease in pei
u retuity has been signed with the Bul
Is iington, giving the city for the nom
n nal rental of So annually. the boil
IS promontory that wakens the admire
N ton Of all who behold it, and toda
le title will be had for an additions
tract by the payment to c. E. Rendle
of stipulated amount on the purchas
price Of the lands adjoining. This wi
make available for park purposes fror
= twenty-five to thirty acres on the to
of tie leap. The main entrance t
the new recreation spot will be u
Sixth street. 1t is also proposed t
connect the principal drive to Rive
side cemetery with the park, maxim
two ways of easy access up the bluff
1t must be understood that the lates
acquisition to Hannibal's parks is nc
80 much for driving as it is a plac
Tor recreation.
The Iowa weather crop bulleti
for the week ending May /, has jus
been issued, as follows: The fore PAL
! OF the week was unseasonably col,
with freezing temperature and emo,
= furries over the larger part of til
lr state, but Thursday and Friday wer
# excessively hot, with high winds. TIL
maximum temperature on those day
ranged from 80 to 98 degrees, whic
caused an excess of temperature fc
the week. TIE precipitation was yer
light and at many stations, especial
IN the western portion of the state.
was nil. Reports indicate that the no
dry winds and general drouthy cond
ton, following so closely after the 81
we're freezing weather, are affectin
tee grass and small grain crops in til
western districts where the drouth hs
been the most severe. But for tn
state at large, those crops are in GOO
condition generally. Rain is, howeve
needed in all districts to soften I'll
surface soil and to start the growt,a
the plants. The late varieties of fru
| seem to have escaped serious damas
\ from the recent freezing temperatul
4 and the garden truck is recovering III
i der the effect of warm weather pra