The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-12
CITY NEWS.

late yesterday afternoon to John G,
Costello and Miss Ella H. Kraft.
Smoke Power City Sc cigar
Mrs. M. ]. Reynolds of 324 Main
is now ready for ladies' tailoring and
dressmaking for the fall season. She
invites you to call.
Let Sherwood repair your har-
ness.
Arrangements have been made
with the Burlington for special train
from Burlington to Keokuk on Sep
TENDER % to accommodate people
who wish to hear Nordica.
Let j. G. McManus fill your coal
bins for the winter. Office Ninth and
Johnson. Both phones.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. s, Knights of Pythias to-
night at $500 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. G. c. Koepf, c. G.
Revival services will begin next
Sunday, Sept. II, at the First Chris
tian church, Prof c. NJ. Howe and
wife of Des Moines will have charge
Of the music, and Rev. J. NJ Elan
will do the preaching.
-Buggies at reduced prices at
Sherwood's.
The Gate City received the follow
Ing telegram from Spearman Lewis.
the Aero clubs representative in the
Mississippi river flight: Cairo joins
the other cities in the valley in coop
Grating In the proposed Minneapolis
to New Orleans hydro-areoplane
flight. Memphis business men will
meet today for conference 1t will be
Of interest to know that everything is
progressing in great shape for the big
flight to be started the latter part of
the present month.
James Cameron ST., today con-
veyed to Judge William Logan his
half interest in the west twenty feet
of lot II and the. east half of lot 10,
block "a. The property Is between
Sixth and Seventh on Main and is
now occupied by the Olympia. Judge
Logan has owned the building jointly
with Mr.. Cameron for some time and
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terest become the sole owner The
price paid for the half interest was
5000.
Fort Madison Democrat: If per-
sistent, unique imagination is fruit
bearing thing. Keokuk will some day
get the Santa Fe railway. Several
times. during the past year articles
founded apparently on the magma
ton only have appeared in paper of
that city telling how the trick is to
be turned. The latest is an article
of last Saturday which we
reprint. It is noticeable that
these various rumor articles
never emanate from the Santa
Fe officials. When they do, 1t will be
time for Keokuk to rejoice.
Quincy Herald: The will OF the
late Mrs. Cecilia G. Fuller, widow of
the late DR.. E. E. Fuller, OF Keokuk,
who died in this city recently, has
been admitted to probate in the
county court. Mrs. Gertrude Tapp, of
this city, is named as executrix, the
bond being fixed at $1,000. The prop.
erty is divided evenly between the
children, Charles M. Fuller, David G.
Fuller, Mrs. H. Gertrude Tapp, Frank
M. Fuller, and Mrs. Sarah L. Keith,
with the exception OF property locat-
ed at 1917 Blondeau street in Keo-
kuk, which is divided evenly among
the sons, and property at 41s Blon-
deau street, Keokuk, which is divided
evenly among the daughters.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending Sept. 10, has
just been issued as follows: The aver
age temperature was very nearly nor
NAL, it being slightly above in the
southern and below in the northern
districts. The rainfall was deficient
in most Of the western and northwest
ern counties, but was heavy and ex-
cessive in the southeastern counties.
of the Des Moines river valley report.
/ ed amount in excess of three inches
while in counties adjacent thereto the
amounts we're generally more than an
inch A marked improvement has been
noted in the condition of pastures and
late potatoes, and fall blowing an6
seeding has been resumed with the
soil in fine filth except in the south
western districts where the rainfall
was very light. Although the weather
was mostly cloudy, corn has made rap
i'd advancement toward maturity, ant
fully 10 per cent of the crop would
not be injured by moderately heav.
frost The work of cutting and shock
ing corn, and filling siios is progress
ing rapidly and more fodder will b.
secured than ever before in the his
tory of the state. Many new silos ar,
being erected. Considerable damage
was done to corn, fruit and building
] by hail. high winds and lightning dur
ing the heavy shower on the Afternoon
OF the sixth in the southeastern coun
ties