The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-13
Cat Fish Steaks sputter in Hot Grid
dies and Hungry Guests Smack
Lips Over Delicious
Repast.
SODA WATER. ENJOYED
a Number Of Fine Strings Of Fish
Were Caught, They Do Tell, and
a Busy Day Featured the
Entire Function.

Yesterday there was a picnic. It
was held on the government land at
the sluice gates across the canal
from the station of Sandusky. Al
though the morning was cold and
stormy about hundred petrels wend-
ed their way UP the canal and lit on
the cold gray dump of the government
canal. They We're blue and dispirit-
ed looking lot and it would not have
taken more than thimble full or rain
to have caused tbem to wing their
weary way down the canal While
they were sitting here one of the num-
Der happened to climb the bank and
Immediately the weather changed, for
over on the other side in the midst of
level lawn stood several tents.
From them came the welcome
sounds of sputtering fat and the siz-
zle of the crisping channel cat. With
yell he announced his find and the
other petrels arose as one man scaled
the wall and swooped down upon the
camp which had been erected and gar.
risoned by Commissary General
George Seibert. War was Immediately
/ declared. The invaders were con
stantly receiving reinforcements from
both the north and the south but Gen
eral Seibert and his troops sustained
the assault until darkness put stoI
to the carnage and as this paper goes
/ to press he is still in control of his
| intrenchments and no member of the
attacking party can say that he die
not get all that was coming to him and
then some.
General Seibert went to the picnic
grounds early with his cohorts, put VI
! the tents, started dinner and had the
tables up when the first division Of
the enemy appeared about 11:30: after
that they came thick and fast from
Keokuk, Fort Madison, Hamilton. Dial
| las City,. Galland, Montrose and Sar
dusky by motor boat, skiff, cruiser
automobile, bicycle, motor cycle an
buggy The only reason they didn'
come by aeroplane was that the For
Madison bird got drowned in the rive
last fall.
a The assault was kept UP the Who'll
day by different divisions but the mai
charge was pulled off at 1: 80 at TIL
time when the main body of the al
lacking column arrived.
Fine Eatines and Cool Soda Water
The defense met 1t with fullisad
which included the following:
Bouillon Hot-to-bouy
/ Celery lettuce radishe
Pickles olives
i Catfish bass buffalo carp ee
iAckleback
Worcestershire sauce tomato sauc
Bread and butter
French fried potatoes German frie
potatoes
4 Beef la mode
Weiners
Limburger chees sandwiches brio
cheese sandwiches
Coffee
Cigars Burke's assorted soda waite
The assaulting column moved steadil
up to the breastworks and presse
on until this check was received
They we're brave and empty men an
stood we'll. They showed their trair
: ing and that they were no raw levie
but old and seasoned troops. but
was not in human power to sustain
the onslaught. BY whole troops an
, companies they melted away and al
though company after company re
turned to the seige afterwards tn
!; strength of conviction vas missing
and they never at any time thereafte
were dangerous to defenders of TIL
camp.
! In the afternoon the sun came on
and the wind died down and it wa
just warm enough to be pleasant. TIL
i first entertainment was the floatin
Wonderland which came to max
, things pleasant. The whole part
/ went in body and the management
| put on the full matinee program
It was good show and everybod
] enjoyed it.
! After the show the party split up
A number started games of horsesho
pitching at which feats we're perform
ed which would have made the fan
GUS John McNeff OF Fort Madison, tn
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