The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-24
CITY NEWS.

This will be carnival week In
Keokuk.
Attend moonlight given by Agnes
orchestra on w. w. Tuesday, July %.
Sherwood Is selling buggies at
low prices.
Mrs. H. A. Troast has been quite
Ill for several days past and is being
treated at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Miller.
"A patron of The Sunday Gate
City want column advertising for help
got the desired results two hours af-
ter the delivery of the paper. The
growing city circulation is producing
! results.
Children's bare foot sandals sell
/ Ing at cost at Star Shoe store.
-Masonic-S Special meeting of Eagle
lodge No u, A. F. and A. NJ. 7:30
o'clock Tuesday evening. July 20,
1911. Work on the first degree. Visit
ing brethren fraternally invited BY
order of the W. NJ 8. H. Johnston,
| Secretary.
The steamer North Star, the last
Of the fleet owned and operated by
/ the Van SAINT Navigation company,
of which Ex-Governor S. r. Van SAINT
/ is president was sold last week to j.
i ]. Shreiner of Dubuque. The purchase
price and the use to which the steam
er will be put have not been made
public. Mr.. Schreiner took possession
Immediately, taking the steamer from
Cattail bay near Clinton, where 1t has
been anchored for some time to Du-'
buque The North Star, considered one
of the finest rafters on the river, was
4 built four years ago at Dubuque. and
was the flag ship OF the Van SAINT
/ fleet. 1t is 142 feet long with a 81
the agency OF NJ. j. Scandrett, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Van SAINT COM
pany.
About thirty-fve members OF De
La Sale Council, Knights Of Colum-
bus. went to Quincy yesterday to at
tend the third degree initiation work
there. The day was a big success,
more than FIVE hundred knights gath
ering from Quincy and nearby cities.
The days program began in the
morning at 900 O'Clock with solemn
high mass and concluded with the
brilliant banquet in the evening. The
second degree work was put on by
the Hannibal council and the third
degree by Dr. R. E. Kane and staff
OF ST. Louis This is the same stat
which recently exemplified the work
in Keokuk At the banquet splen
did menu was served and the follow
ing speakers were on the program:
Jos. J. Freiburg, grand knight Of
Quincy Council; j. T. WEIGH OF Ke
vance, H.; J. w Hays, Hannibal, Mo.
Rev Father John p Brennan, Quin
cy; DR.. Emmett r. Kane, st. Louis;
Louis A. LaVoie, Quincy.
Tim Murphy has accepted Brooke
R. Ransome's offer of tour of thu
river cities of the Mississippi vale,
on huge steamer converted into {
floating theatre, conditionally on hit
ability to cancel contracts for his ap
pearance in the leading theatres IL
the cities included along the route
Mr. Ransome now wishes to add tt
i his original offer an extended trip W
the Ohio for Mr. Murphy to play en-
gagements in Evansville, Owensboro
Henderson, New Albany, Louisville
Madison and Cincinnati. The cities in
cluded in the original route are New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, Natchez, vicks
| burg. Greenville, Arkansas City, Hell
ena, Memphis, Cairo. Paducah ST Loui
| Alton, Hannibal, Quincy, Keokuk, Fl
| Madison, Burlington, Muscatine, Rocl
Island, Moline, Davenport, Clinton
| Dubuuqe, Prairie du Chen. La Crosse
Winona, Wabasha, Red Wing. st. Pau
| and Minneapolis. This steamer viii
be called the Judge Barmalee afte
! Mr.. Murphy's character In "The New
\ Code" the comedy he is to present tn,
II uaooor,