The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08
CITY NEWS,
These nights are good to sleep.

FRESH caIHSn at JOS. faupsrtS s.
The early cherry crop is fine
one. A good many bushels are being
gathered.
If its delivery wagon get it at
Sherwood's.
b The Dubuque was in port last
night from ST Louis and continued
/ to Burlington.
Il Ii it's harness-get at at sher-
& woods.
Read The Daily Gate City Want
Column for bargains.
The supervisors of Lee County
were in the city today and made
special trip to the county home.
] If it's buggy, buy 1t at Sher-
woods.
e. A. Rea. as trustee of E. A.
Rea Company. has conveyed to n.
NJ. Adams farm of more than 400
acres in Van Buren, township.
Ladies tan Blu. oxfords $500
values, $500. MilTer's.
The Keokuk delegation to the Ea-
giles convention which was held this
week in Des Moines are expected home
4 this evening.
Merchants who use the Sunday
Gate City will certainly favor this
paper by sending in their copy early
| in the week.
-Special-Ladies Tan and Brown
Welt Blu oxfords, $500. Millers.
Water power surveyors are now
IL NV rnoI
between Hamilton and Nauvoo They
are now surveying at Larry creek,
few miles above Hamilton.
"A large audience assemblies every
favorable night along the high banks
in the vicinity of the water
power work where fine view can be
obtained of the operations.
Word has been received here of
the death of fourteen-months-old
Ralph Neal, grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
John We'll of this city. who died at
Rock Island yesterday.
For sale-Three round trip tick
cts from Keokuk to st. Paul on
streckfus Line steamers. Must be
used this month. Call at The Gate
City Office for further particulars.
Marriage licenses were issued
late yesterday afternoon to Edward
De Yong and Florence A. Usher;
Arthur A. Peterson of Keokuk and
Leona Deer of vincennes; Chris A.
Metternick and Matilda Vogel
Nothing further has been heard
of plans to enlarge the Keokuk union
railroad passenger station, though It
is known that plans are being made
to increase the size of the waiting.
baggage and other rooms of the de-
pot
The Steamer ST Paul, about a
day and a half late, arrived here this
morning near eleven O'Clock, from
ST. Paul Agent Steele was wired that
the steamer left Davenport at 9
o'clock last night Delay was caused
above that city. The boat left for ST.
Louis after passengers and freight
had been discharged here.
The premium lists for the Iowa
State Fair are now ready for distribu-
ton, and copies may be had by adj
dressing A. R. Corey, Acting Secre-
tary State Board of Agriculture, Des
Moines. The list contains much that
is new and interesting to prospective
exhibitors.
Ladies Brown and Tan Blu.
welt oxfords SO values, $500 while
they last Millers.
Many public organizations and
churches are continuing the celebra-
ton of the Tercentenary of the KfnS
James Version of the English Bible
through the summer and autumn
Sunday schools throughout the coun-
try are finding the story of the ter
centenary most stimulating and help
full in their work A service for use IN
the Sunday schools commemorative
the three hundredth anniversary of
the King James Version of the holy
Bible, with music and various exer-
cises, has been prepared by the Amer
ican Bible Society which will be pro-
vided for all Tercentenary Sunday
school gatherings in the country at
the mere cost of printing the same.
Commodore Sam Wakefield es-
corted party of twenty gentlemen
on an annual fishing trip down the
Mississippi river today They left
early this morning on the Keokuk
and will spend the day at LETTERS
Landing. The commodore is some pr
lot on trips Of this kind and Will see
to the entertainment of his guests.
The Salem News says the K line
train met with an accident one morn
ing last week near Donnellson which
put the combination car out of bus
ness. Now says the News, they
are running a couple of life size yes
thule cars-mail and baggage and
mail clerk Collins and the whole
crew are so puffed up they can hardly
spit"
The Nauvoo Independent refers
to the coming special election to be
held in this city as follows: Keokuk
will vote on the question of granting
a public utilities franchise to Stone &
Webster at a special election next