The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-27
CITY NEWS.
Chicken fry, Y. w. c. A., Thurs
day night, 35 cents

Inc Duncan-Schell Furniture CON-
pany are rapidly going ahead with
their improvements and the whole
building will soon conform in every
detail. 100000 additional feet Of floor
space have been made by the changes
and the firm now boasts OF the finest
and most up to date furniture store
in Iowa.
The residence Of Mrs. Laura A.
o'Harra, 927 Morgan street, has re-
ceived a thorough exterior painting
and other improvements which add
much to its appearances.
Concerning the order mentioned
in Yesterdays Gate City concerning
the closing of the general delivery
windows in postotfiees of the first and
second class, the order was issued In
pursuance to a recent enass.nent pro-
vided for in the "pcstoffice ..ppropria-
ton act which act became law
some time ago.
Some reverkerations Of the en-
campment at Iowa Falls, in which
Company L, saith Iowa, participated.
come back to Keokuk in the shape OF
a little fun at the expense of some of
the members. There was a squadron
OF regular cavalry in attendance and
they were kind enough to borrow.
some extra fine blankets from the
members of Company L. who would be
classed as rockies. They evidently
slept very soundly or else they would
not have lost their blankets. The fol-
lowing members came home without
their blankets: Irwin Grifrey, Smith
Hamill, and Frank Barber. AT the
next encampment, they ws1i be more
careful and not lend their blankets
and accourtments to the regulars.
Chicken fry, Y, w. G. A., Thurs
day night, So cents.
Guy R. Jenkins, a youns fireman
who resided at 500 South Twelfth
street, Burlington, was killed in the
lower Burlington yards last night
he was run down by a switch engine
Two noted convicts died at the
Ipenitentiary at Ft. Madison Monday
afternoon after drinking wood alcohol
which had been stolen from the Der
tillon room. One was JAMES Gordon
Stell, the fardamed prison poet, and
the other was Eliza Dimmitt, Poll
county negro. Their deaths followed
much suffering and neither would ad
NIT having partaken of the spirits.
The Iowa weather crop bulletir
for the week ending August rs is al
follows: The weather conditions wer.
much more favorable during the pas
week than they were during the pre-
ceding two weeks. The temperatur,
was above the normal, and very few
showers occurred after the twentieth
The rainfall was, however, excessiv,
in a few localities on the night of tn,
eighteenth, and especially over tn,
northern counties of the east centra
district. Dubuque reported So
inches; Delaware, 4.S2 and waterloo
400 inches. A heavy shower also oe
Cured in the southern part of Pag
/ NSaAAey IA ftiiV M CAllCIil. Ildplu PIC
gress has been made in stacking AM
threshing since the twenty-first, blu
considerable grain, in shock an,
stack, has been damaged by the we
weather of the previous week Tn
der the effect of high temperatures
corn made rapid growth, and much 0
it in early planted fields, has passe,
the roasting ear stage and is begin
ming to dent The late planted field
are in fine condition, but will requir
warm. dry weather during all of Ser
TENDER to fully mature. Pastures ar
in excellent condition, and meadow
promise a fair second crop Of hay
Early apples, early grapes and plum
are being harvested. Plums and grape
are plentiful, but the apple crop il
unusually light. A large acreage il
being plowed for winter wheat.
The case of Mrs. Mike Welsh
who was charged with poisoning |
dog, was dismissed in Justice Bur
rows court today, on account of lacl
Of evidence.
When the old settlers of Keokul
and vicinity arrive in the city Thurs
day, they will lind much differen
appearance than on their last visi
here. Practically all the buildings OIL
| Main street have been given Goa
of paint and many improvements IL
the fronts have been made giving thu
city a much more metropolitan ap
| pearance than before.
The body of William Joyce, fount
dead in his sleeping apartment yes
terday morning, Is being held at thu
undertaking parlors of Crimmins {
Chase awaiting intelligence from rela
tives supposed to reside at st. Louis