The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-28
CITY NEWS.

CITY NEWS.
For metal ceilings and sheet metal
work OF all kinds see Weber-Kirch Co.
4 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. John p. Johnson. G. G.
Mrs. Maude Darlington Booth has
Just completed her ninth annual visit
to the Fort Madison penitentiary,
where she is greeted each year by the
prisoners. Her volunteer league" in
| the Fort Madison institution now num-
bers four hundred members.
Chicken pie dinner at y. w. C. A.
Memorial day. Reserve plates by
phone. 81 cents
The Quincy Whig has the follow
/ ing to say of former Keokuk boy:
/ The first day OF the criminal term or
/ the circuit court opened yesterday af-
ternoon before the petit jury and the
first case brought up was that of Cleo
ma Ross young man residing In this
! city who is charged with burglary and
larceny. Only part OF the evidence
was heard yesterday and court was
then adjourned until Q o'clock this
morning.
Ride in a buggy from Sherwood's
See the Silent Oakland at the
Water Power garage. AS silent as the
I stars.
The police, also meek little wo.
man, will not be troubled with one
pest, for some time, at least. Frank
Steininger, q big Austrian who gets
drunk every now and then and beats
his wife up, agreed to shake Keokuk
dirt from his feet II given the chance.
He was given the chance and left.
saying he was going to Centerville,
this state, to work In the mines. The
big Austrian has clashed with the
police number OF different times
and is hard customer to deal with.
Have harness repaired at Sher-
woods
A car of Cuban pineapples just
received by W. B. Danielsis being dis
| Itributed among the grocers Quality
\ is fne.
\ Gate City Camp, No. 81, W. o. w.
\ meets tonight at Hawkes. hall. A fun
attendance is urged. as business Of i'm.
\ portance will come up.
\ Quincy Herald: Otto Stakelbeck,
\ aged about 40, deck hand on the
\ packet Keolzuk, met with painful ac-
\ cident Sunday evening, shortly after
\ the boat cleared from Keokuk on her
H excursion return trip. He was walk
\ Ing rapidly on the lower deck when
\ he stepped on chunk OF coal and
\ severely wrenched his ankle. Appli-
\ cations of hot vinegar were given the
!, wounded member and 1t was ban.
81 daged and the injured man made
comfortable until this city was reach
ed when he was taken to his home or
i Tenth street between Payson avenue
and Washington s<reet. His father II
the night Waterman at the Quincy
Show Case works.
The pineapple season Is here
4 They are at their best and prices
reasonable Now is the best time tt
put them up.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
T. for the week ending May 26 has jus
been Issued as follows: The weel
was warm and generally dry. Thu
Temperature ranged from normal il
j northern to degrees above the nor
NAL in southern counties and tn,
rainfall was decidedly deficient excep
h in the vicinity of Dubuque where 2.5
+ inches fell Almost ideal condition.
prevailed during the week for fiel,
4 work. and the time was we'll improved
I Corn planting is finished in many lc
ca1ities and all of it that has beel
1 planted since the eleventh inst. is con
j ing up nicely and shows a fairly goo
stand. Much of the early planting IN
been replanted on account of col
wire worms The fields are general
clean and the soil is In good cond
ton. Small grain. grass in pasture
and meadows, potatoes and garde
truck have made good progress unde
the effects of high temperature an
abundance Of sunshine, but now nee
more moisture to keep up norma
growth. rye Is meaning IN sontHeTf
and fall wheat is two feet high !
central districts. The following RI
port by the secretary. state horticp
Itural society shows the condition {
fruit: Apples. 35 per cent; pears, 81
American plums, so; cherries, 81
grapes, e5 red raspberries, 81: bla.
raspberries, 65; blackberries, 3d. GU
rants. 70: gooseberries. Sc: straw
berries, 10 per cent of full crop. Be
Davis, Jonathan and Wealthy app1
trees will not bear much fruit TIL
y year. Ben Davis trees are in yer
/. poor condition. There was some vii
J, ter killing Of blackberry and rasl