The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
CITY NEWS.
stop at sherwood's for harness.

stop at Sherwood's for harness.
The recital by the NJ. j. s.. club
1 has been indefinitely postponed
~. G. Karle is headquarters for
correct shoe repairing, S14 Main.
Agents Of the Standard Oil Co.
/ for the Keokuk district were in the
city today comforting with the local
OFFICIALS.
Have harness repaired at sher-
woods.
IL. McKendrick. deputy national
organizer for the Loyal Order Of
Moose, went to Fort Madison today
to put in large class Of Moose there
| tonight He will return to Keokuk
in the morning.
Call at Sherwood's for buggies.
The sales of stamps and stamped
paper for July of this year show a
igain Of s354.31 over the same month
last year. This year the sales for
this month amounted to $5,09457; for
the same month last year, s4,74026.
| Mat Hogan this morning changed
his mind about his physical and men
tai condition when he was arrested
last week. Mat at first plead not
guilty to the charge OF Drunkenness
but after thinking it over, he decided
! that he must have been guilty. He
received sentence of thirty days in
the county jail
Manager L. G. Worley, who last
VNNY ~,.o ~
will again have charge of the proper
ty this year and will arrive in Keo-
kuk September 1st to get ready for
the fall and winter theatrical season.
The first performance will be about
the 9Th or the 10th of September. The
return OF Mr.. and Mrs. Morley will be
pleasing news to their many Keokuk
friends.
Observer Gosewisch mas issued
his weather summary for the month
Of July which shows that there were
Is clear days last month, ID partly
cloudy ones and 3 cloudy ones with
z days when there was rain, with a
total rainfall OF GAS inches which is
above the normal for the month The
mean temperature was IS with 104
as the hottest on the 9Th, and So as
the coolest day on the 26th.
The Wells-Fargo Express Co.
opened for business today in their To-
cation on South Fourth street The
office is not entirely equipped, as
more new furniture is to arrive and
the interior is to be placed in much |
more attractive condition, but it is
quite inviting as 1t is and will be
much more so in short time. Major |
d. B. Hamill was the first customer
of the Wells Fargo Co.. sending an
express package to ST. Louis.
Among the Keokuk people who I
left this morning for the round trip
to Quincy on the steamer Keokuk /
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A Roberts and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Storey
and children, and G.. w. Moseley and l
family. The increased stage of the
water gives the small packets foot 4
or so more than they need on all OF
the crossings, and If 1t holds will
mean a banner season for the steam
boat men.
The local hotels were filled to
overflowing yesterday, while last
night guests were turned away from
iveral of the larger houses. The Keo-
zuk was unable to accommodate some
twenty-five who applied for rooms late
n the afternoon and evening. All of
I, %,I, l.
If, but couple of motor parties and
numerous country people who didn't
care to make the trip home in the
mud had hard time finding accom-
nodations.
Circus day proved too much for
, good many of the weaker brethren
and this morning a sad
md nervous line of "hang-overs" was
lined up before Judge. Mcnamara OF
he superior court to answer for their
Undue jubilance. Charles Woolverton,
Ben Johnson, William Miller, Pat
Touhey and Fred Walters each plead
guilty to charges of drunkenness and
sentences of one dollar and
costs. One of the victims declared
that his jag was the result of series
Of accidents that no one could have
forseen. In the first place, the rain
laid him off from his work on local
church at 2:30. Then he accidently |
met all of his friends, and finally had
managed to get within block of his
room when he accidently ran into an
officer who accidently arrested him.
The chain was complete.