The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-19
CITY NEWS.

i atmosphere.
See our elegant line Of fly nets
selling cheap at Sherwood's.
George s. Ferguson and F. A.
Rumbaugh are going to Eldon tomor-
row to attend the installation of new
Moose lodge In that city tomorrow
night. On Friday they will go to
Fairfield on business.
| Have your auto inner tube vulcan
lied at Woodhury's, only Csc.
To-day the Sunday school scholars
OF st. Johns church went to Cedar
Glen to indulge In the annual picnic,
leaving on the early morning cars for
| the picnic grounds. The scholars took
along plenty Of games and ''eats" and
intend to make the day happy one.
Sherwood's the place to buy fly
nets. Selling them for little money.
1t is reported that the Keokuk In
dustrial Association is looking for
about two and one-half acres Of ground
lying close to the street ear lines and
within the fire limit for a factory, the
Owners of which have expressed their
Willingness and preference for this
city as location.
Regular meeting OF Hermann
Lodge No. 116, i. o. o. F. tonight,
o'clock. Visiting brothers cordially In
| vited Initiation tonight.
Another one of the many river ex.
cursions being planned for this city,
will come from Fort Madison July 3d.
when the B. Y. P. U. OF the Baptist
church Of that place, viii make the
trip to Keokuk on the steamer Keo
Tkuk.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk Aerie,
/ No. $50. :. o. E. tonight at Eagles
I Hall. 523 Main at o'clock. Visit.
frg brothers always welcome. Chas
\. Noakes. secretary.
Some time Saturday night burg
lars entered the general store OF A
~. Reddick at Gregory and carried of
about s75 worth OF goods. They were
| tracked to the river where 1t is sup
posed they had life boats waiting them
to take away the stolen goods. There
! is no clew to the perpetrators.
-Keokult Camp NJ. w. A. No. 62z
will hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
i requested to be present
&C. J. Kirch has purchased the
Charles Van Sittert property on Frank
/ lin street. Mrs. Van Sittert and daugh-
ter Vera and son Carlton expect to
spend the winter In California. In
| the meantime Mr.. Van Sittert will be
on the lookout for a satisfactory In
vestment In another Keokuk property.
-Ches. Walters, the colored fellow
who came very nearly separating the
upper half Of Harry Taylor's body
| from the lower half late Saturday
might, found a haven in Quincy, where
he Is gently reposing. Walters started
! in to execute another negro, but in
some manner, Taylor, the innocent
Ibystander. happened to be in Walters
path and was almost severed in twain.
Returning representatives OF Keo-
kuk, to the commercial meeting held
in Hannibal Monday, were very much
impressed with the manner in which
they were entertained while In Han
Inibal. And they further add that the
interest in the plans of the represent
'atives was very much in evidence,
with each Of the cities represented
being enthusiastic about the future
plans. The next meeting of the rep
'resentatives is to be held in Fort
Madison August 10.
Oliver Wright and Mexican
whose name is unknown, were killed
by Santa Fee train near Carrolton
Mo-, while on their way from Marcel
line. Mo-, to finish up drunk The
Mexican dropped between the cars Of
the freight train on which he was rid
ner met a similar fate. Two other
fellows who were with them went on
to Carrolton, not knowing that the
spree had ended a few miles back.
Keokuk fishermen should be care
full especially the younger ones, Of
their ability to handle fish and fish
stories. A story OF one unlucky, but
successful. fisherman of Malay Is max
ing the rounds Of river banks at the
present time. According to the re-
ports, the waters around Singapore
we're infested with CARS to such an ex-
tent that fishing was impossible. The
rajah went fishing and caught nothing
but CARS, when youngster told him
to strip few banana stems and throw
them into the water. This was done
and the CARS Immediately attacked
the stems and sank their beaks In
them and could not withdraw them,
and the waters were thus rid of the
undesirable CARS. The lad was then
put to death, the raIah fearing that he
knew too much, and that he might
grow up and become conspirator
against the crown.