The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-18
CITY NEWS.

use cate CITY want al ana
get results.
The apple crop Is large one
this year; in fact all fruit has yielded
an abundance this year.
Spring lamb, fine young beef,
veal and pork at Jos. Haubert's mar
ket, 700 Main street
Choice spring chickens at JOS.
Haubert's roe Main street.
There is an increasing demand
for Keokuk real estate. A number
of transfers Of residence lots are of
recent record.
Fly nets at Sherwood's.
The Burlington road employees re-
ceived their mmonthly pay checks this
afternoon. the paymaster arriving on
train No. 3 from the south at 1855.
Fly nets at greatly reduced prices
at Sherwood's.
-Puckechetuck lodge, No. 43 meets
every Friday night at O'Clock. Frank
Swan, N. G.. Geo. Immegart, sec
rotary. All members requested to be
present.
Fly nets going at low prices at
Sherwood's.
"A large number of fine new resi-
dences are being erected in Keokuk
this season and several more are to be
built. The purchase lately by num-
Der of business men of fine residence
lots means that more new and mod
ern homes are to be erected. Keo-
kuk is growing all along the line.
-Ewers-McCarthy Cos. fall hats
are the pinnacle OF perfection.
The Warsaw Bulletin says that
the Hamilton Press closed the TWEEN
ty-fifth year of it's existence last
week. and during that period it has
experienced all the vicissitudes Of
country Journalism; but undaunted
thereby Editor Strimback faces the
future with courage and hopefulness.
The Press has wrought well for Ham
ilton and deserves to prosper
While an extra freight was pull
ing into the lower railroad yards
about midnight, four Of the loaded
cars jumped the track near the foot
OF Bank street and damaged several
of the ties. The cars leaving the track
caused delay of several hours and
the yards were in congested con-
| dition this morning from the mishap.
A crew OF section men were at work
repairing the tracks and bed today.
Take advantage of Ewers- McCar-
thy Cos. 20 per cent reduction sale.
"A well dressed man is one who
knows Ewers-McCarthy Co.
National Organizer H. A. DeFor-
est Of the Order of Moose, conducted
the ritualistic ceremony at which rs
of 1853 applicants for membership in
the newly formed local organization,
were received Wednesday night The
balance of the charter membership
will be taken into the order in the
near future. Mr.. De Forest, who is a
Burlington citizen, gave an address fol-
lowing the initiatory work, telling the
progress that is being made by the
Moose. the country over. Deputy Ma
tional Organizer L. McKendrick, who
has been heading the local campaign
for members, Is satisfied that the
Keokuk Order OF Moose will have a
membership Of FIVE to eight hundred
In month.
Read The Daily Gate City.
Emancipation day will be celebra-
ted at Burlington on September 4th
by the coIored population Of that city
assisted by other nearby towns, in
Guiding Keokuk. The Burlington Ga
zette says: The colored population of
this city will celebrate emancipation
on September 4. at the Madison Ave-
nue. park. 1t is expected that there
will be present delegations from Keo-
kuk. Fort Madison. Mount Pleasant,
Galesburg, Monmouth, Buxton, Ottum-
wa and Fairfield. DIR. D. E. Butler
Of Natchez, Miss, formerly OF Buxton,
Iowa, will be the orator of the day.
Other speakers will be Hon. A. Arris,
Of Kansas City, Rev. Brice w. Tay-
lor of Keokuk, Rev. Timothy T. Tyler
Of Galesburg, H., and Rev. r. W..
Lewis of Ottumwa.
William Henley and Albert Lee,
two of the crew Of the dredge steam
er, Gardie Eastman, had short
fight above the bending works, near
the canal Wednesday night at $3.50.
According to story told the police,
several of the boathands were drunk.
Lee had gone into a shed and when
he came out Henley was waiting for
him and struck him a blow on the
head T ae whinpad ont = knifa apd
cut Henley in the side, injuring one
Of his ribs slightly. A physician was
called but found that the wound was
not serious. The police, after learn
ing the nature Of the mans knife
wound, did not search for Lee, who
had disappeared when the police were
called, The two men who mixed had
been having trouble. No arrests were
made.