The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
CITY NEWS.
-Sherwood for harness supplies

Alec " Raaow. conductor.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5, knights OF Pythias To-
night at 500 o'clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting Knights
invited. C. c. Koepf, C. C.
The Jap base baif team which
was defeated By Company L here, had
an easy time cleaning up the Fort
Madison club Sunday, winning the
game by the score Of Is to s.
Sherwood for harness repairs
No. l. the northbound K Line
train due at Keokuk at 1885 g. m.
did not arrive until $50 this morning.
The delay was caused ~ small
freight wreck near Old Monroe. Mis-
souri,. where dozen cars took the
ditch.
The rural carriers out of Keokuk
and other points in Lee county were
advised yesterday through the United
States Bulletin that their salaries
have been increased, effective July.
1911. to $3.50 per year. The former
salary was 1864 A schedule of wages
has been prepared which fixes the
salary of the carriers according to
the number of miles Travelled on each
route. The maximum salary is $1,000
per year on the new ruling for routes
Of twenty-four miles and over. Both
routes Of Keokuk are below the maxi
mum OF twenty-four miles.
Secretaries Of commercial clubs
have been notified to be present at a
meeting to be held in Des Moines on
Thursday at which the commercial or
carnations OF the cities along the
Mississippi from Keokuk to Dubuque
will prepare their case to be present
ed to the interstate commerce com.
mission. In this case the river towns
will seek to secure the same freight
rates from eastern points as are now
enjoyed by Quincy and ST. Louis This
matter has been in the air for three
years, but until the state OF Iowa
appropriated $4,000 for the purpose.
the cities had no funds with which
to push the case
Iowa hotel men are preparing to
renew their fight On the state hotel in
spection law, passed by the legislature
three years ago. The declaration OF
Attorney General George Cosson that
the law will be enforced beginning
August l has spurred the hotel men
to action. The statute until now has
not been enforced because OF an in
junction secured by the hotel men. Mr..
Cosson now has taken the stand that
in spite OF the fact that the case test
ing the validity and constitutionality
OF the law is in the supreme court of
the United States. he has the right to
enforce the law He holds that the in
junction restraining its enforcement
applies to only one hotel, the Slavery
house In Des Moines. The law among
other things requires rope Ere escapes
IN every hotel bedroom, esemical fire
extinguishers on each floor, iron or
steel encased elevator shafts below
the first floor, sanitary drainage and
outside fire escape. The law provides
for the inspection once year Of each
hotel in the state, the inspection fee
to be paid by the hotel proprietor.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending July 1s, says.
With cooler weather and light to cop
ious showers in nearly all parts Of the
state on one Or more days, corn is
still holding It's own. Scattered show
ers occurred on the ninth, tenth
twelfth and fourteenth, but the
amounts Of rainfall were generally too
small to be Of material or lasting bene-
fit, and not sufficient to enable the
crop to Withstand the effects of an
other hot wave without serious In
jury. Reports indicate that early corn
In the tasseling and caring stage has
already suffered considerable dam
age especially in southern and cen
trail districts, and the crop as
whole is at very critical stage Grass
hoppers are numerous and are In
juring uncut grain, corn and clover in
many localities. The bulk of the
small grain harvest has been complet-
ed in the southern and central sec
tons, and will be practically finished
In the northern counties dring the
coming week Shock thrashing has
begun. Pastures, gardens and potatoes
continue TO deteriorate. Early po-
tatoes are a failure and the late va
rieties are drying up.
Sherwood for buggies
The mass meeting to be held this
evening at the superior court room TO
discuss the baseball situation should
be largely attended. According to the
statement OF the directors 1t will re-
quire $1,000 more money than has been
subscribed to finish the season. The
purpose Of this evenings meeting Is
10 discuss the best method OF raising
the required amount. Pledges will not
be taken. II is meeting to discuss
ways and means.