The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-16
CITY NEWS.

Suielng makes walking easy for YOU
The ladies' Of st. Mary's church
will entertain Wednesday afternoon at
the parish house of Rev. Father Gig
linger.
DR.. @. e. Ruth, Hours IL to IL and
Il to 5. No. 4o7 Equitable building,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Merchants can reach Keokuk
trade through the columns Of The
Gate City, the paper with the big cir
culation- both In and out of the city.
Mrs. A. A. Carel OF 416 North
Sixth street, was removed to st. Jo-
seph's hospital last night at $3.50
o'clock.
"A marriage license was issued to-
day to James w. Miller and Jennie
Nesbitt OF Scottsburg, I'll. They were
later married by Justice Leindecker.
The Keokuk high school football
management is negotiating with Han
nibal for game here on next Satur.
day. The date Is open on the SEIZED
ule.
I'm the next ten days will sell
best Springfield lump coal at SO 20 per
ton in quantities Of five tons or more.
j. G. McManus Both phones Office,
Ninth and Johnson
knights and Ladies' Of Security,
keokuk council No. 1889, will meet
In regular session at o'clock at A.
o. q. w. hall Monday evening. A
large attendance is desired.
The season for Steamboat Bill"
and his contingent Is fast drawing to
a close and only two or three good
weeks yet remain for the plying Of
the big stream with stern and side
wheelers.
Frederic G. Smith has an inter
esting feature story In the Sunday
Register and Leader Of Des Moines
on the corn crop in Iowa 1t contains
good many facts about the crop and
| is full Of humor.
The White Collar line local pack
cts, Keokuk and Black Hawk, carried
large number of passengers to Keo-
kuk yesterday afternoon The day was
ideal for river trip and Quincy and
/ FIT. Madison people took advantage of
It.
IS. L. Gregory who seriously In
Jured his back in fall at his home,
1920 Blondeau street, last Tuesday, is
recovering from badly wrenched
back. Mr.. Gregory started to descend
stairs leading to the basement Of his
home and accidently slipping, struck
his back on the stairs.
Call at Sherwood's for harness re-
4 pairs.
The October term Of the federal
court will be convened in Keokuk to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock by
\ Judge Smith Mcpherson of Red Oak,
Iowa The petit and grand jurors
have been summoned to appear at
that hour. Trial notices in three cases
have been served and one or all Of
the cases may come to trial.
4 One Of the G. B. & Q. switchmen
in the local yards while driving with
his affinity near the powder works
Sunday afternoon, had a runaway, the
horse pulling the turnout soaring
at a pen of pigs, and breaking the
equipage into splinters. Luckily, the
railroad man and his lady friend
h alighted from the buggy in safety.
The steamer Dubuque was in port
last night from st. Louis on her
+ weekly trip. The boat arrived about
an hour behind schedule time, large
amount of freight delaying faster
progress. The Dubuque returned to
st. Louis this morning. The boat
runs to Quincy every Wednesday and
to Keoknk but once every week now.
The trips to Burlington have been
cut out altogether.
Sunday was an ideal day for every
one to be out and as usual, the dam
sites proved the most interesting
places for visitors. At $3.50 in the
afternoon, four street cars were load
ed with passengers at Sixth street
junction and departed for the Hin, ia
side OF the river. AS many Illinois
people came to Keokuk to visit the
works and city. There is no blame
attached to this Sunday going as the
warm day was too nice for most any
one to remain housed
- Ills efcuilS hI lueetiIR 10 Ne
held in the physical department OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa
ton the captains for the basket ball
league will be chosen and the teams
announced. Play will start at once
and one evening each week will be
devoted to the game. The various
subcommittee of the big physical
work committee recently appointed
are getting busy and expect to have
activities in various lines Of athletics
in short time. Ralph Leake is busy
with his swimming class and the
swimming committee will have some
thing in the way of entertainment
very shortly. The indoor baseball
committee will hold meeting soon te