The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-13
CITY NEWS.

~ eSterday the force at Kellogg
Birge Company were given two hours
off at lunch instead of one, in order
that the men might vote.
Quite number Of Keokuk Chris
tan Endeavorers will attend the state
convention to be held In Ottumwa
this month, June 10, 20 and 81.
Rev. and Mrs. Codeling, returned
missionaries from India, will speak
at the Pentesoctal church, 219 Main
street, this evening. The public is
invited.
Harry Van Ausdall, Rev. and
Mrs. Corey and Elder Connoran will
attend the Christian church state
convention to be held this week In
Ottumwa.
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.
Several place over the city, the
odor of gas has become strong as If
the mains had bursted The odor
from the pipes Is unpleasant and the
conduits are in need of attention.
Father stanl, of Davenport, a for
mer resident, maintains his interest
in the old town and this morning wir
ed The Gate City to send him the re-
suit of yesterdays special election.
Commissioners of Public Safety
Gray wishes to reply to Taxpayers.
who inquired about the use of the fire
chiefs rig, that he was out Sunday
evening working for the franchises
and not out on pleasure trip.
Special Officer AL J. Fields Of
the Keokuk police force has been ap-
pointed to take the place of health Of
ficer, temporarily until the return of
Richard Evans, who was injured sew
eral weeks ago by fall from a
street car.
Nauvoo was interested in the
special election and this morning
phoned The Gate City for the result.
The neighboring towns were all vital
ly concerned. They feel that the vic
tory for the franchises means In due
time the enlargement of the interur-
ban lines out of this city and they
are willing to cooperate with Keokuk
to that end.
This morning at 9 o'clock, tuner
al services for the late Timothy Fin
nerty were held in ST. Peters Cath
olic church. The Rev. Father Giles
pie officiated. Those who assisted as
body bearers were the following;
Peter Hatton, Robert Dugan, VIM.
O'Brien. Chas. Leeper, Arthur Fowler,
and Albert Fowler. The body was
Inferred in the Catholic cemetery.
One of the five ice water barrels
which was placed at the water works
by the city, will be left there during
the week as well as on Sundays. on
account of many persons passing the
pumping station and being in need ri
water. Arrangements have been
made by the city to have a hundred
pounds Of ice placed in the barrel
every morning.
Mary B. Swanwick, cousin of
Mrs. James B. Diver and Mrs Alice
! Craig of Keokuk and former resi-
I dent of Keokuk, has been reappoint-
/ ed librarian at Joplin, Mo-. where she
has made a great record during the
past few years in charge of the lib.
rary there Miss Swanwick gained
her early training in her work in the
Keokuk public library
Several Keokuk members of the
Grand Army lodges of the city, the
Belknap and Terrence Posts, left fol
Muscatine today to attend the Iowa
/ department G. A. r. encampmen'
which opens there today and will con
tinue tomorrow and Thursday. Each
/ of the delegates and attendants from
here wore badge with the name
! Keokuk and the fact that this was
the dam town written on the ribbons
! 1t Is the intention of the Keokuk at
tendants at the encampment to boost
Keokuk for the 1912 encampment Of
the G. A. r. of the state
-Keokuk people will be interested
to learn that the Burlington road is
to have for the first time a through
train from Chicago to San Francisco
Beginning July l. train No 9, leaving
/ Chicago at 945 a. m. and arriving al
Burlington at 2:33 p. M, will run
through to the Pacific coast. The Den
yer & Rio Grande road will be used
between Denver and Salt Lake City
and from the last named city the train
will operate over the Western Pa
citic to San Francisco. The arrange
ment will be given thorough trial Il
is believed a large increase of pas
senger travel is coming owing to the
people who will flock to the coast be
fore long, in anticipation of the Pan
anna exposition and the tourist Dusi
mes is very good just at present.