The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
hurled thu rubbish.

BURIED the Rubbish.
Yesterday was clean up day.
cleaned up the yard for my mother. n
raked 1t, and picked up the chips; then
/ cleaned up the alley. picked up
the stones and old cans and dug big
hole and buried them.
IN the afternoos went to my grand
mas. raked her front yard and then
tho back yard. Then l cleaned the
chicken yard. believe this Is all !
did. GEORGE HERDICK.
Carey sohool-14 grade.
Cleaned Up In Advance.
April S0th was clean UP day, but
before that time had done my work
to make Keokuk better looking. l had
all the paper picked up and the walks
swept. My brothers took all the tin
cans away and then had the day to
do as pleased.
In the school room we talked about
what we could do to make things look
better and decided to wash and
straighten the desks and decorate the
M
room.
Now that Keokuk Is cleaned, hope
that people will keep It clean for the
sake Of our health and the appearance
Of the city.
ELsINoRB MARIE LowREY.
Carey schools grade.
Went Visiting for Work.
Keokuk, we hope, Is going to grow
to be large city because Of the fac
i that the largest dam in the world II
i being constructed here. There will b
il manv excursions here this summer t.
see the dam and it will be necessar!
to have clean streets and alleys t
leave a good impression OF this cit,
!. on the minds of people from othe
y cities. So it was decided to have
, clean up day which was to be Apri
the thirtieth. Every one was suppos
i ed to do something to help clean tn
city.
1t was also requested that all schoe
children write composition on whs
! they did that day. Here are some
4 the things did:
: First, swept the walk and rake
I the yard: next burned some brush
found lying around. When that Wa
3 done I planted some dahlia roots
e was intending to plant. This. wit
y some house work, took up my NOR
ing.
L After dinner went to see my aul
o and on the way saw men trimmir
e trees and boys hauling away rubbish
Everyone seemed busy. I spent
9 pleasant day.
n EDITH GARLICK.
n Carey school--1-7 grade.
r Cleaned Ward and Planted Flower
April 80, 1912, the day that will
It marked down In the history OF re
Ie kuk. Keokuk had cleaning up day
o. April Goth. and I will tell you VIII
1t I did In order to help clean up Z
Il city:
n cleaned UP the alley and raked I
20 the rubbish into two huge pile
ID Then inside the yard picked up
" the tin cans that were not in the b;
r. rel and put them into it. Then we
r, into the front yard to clean 1t up.
d The night before my grandpa h
10 trimmed all the young trees Will
X, papa had planted. I picked up t
ia branches that we're lying under thel
ne I asked mamma If could plant t
blood root which I got when we
t. wild-flowering. She said could
n SO did. | also cleaned the gutter a
10 the space in front of our front var
a. ALMA CDULoY
he Carey schools grade.
n A Very Busy Girl.
n The Industrial Association OF Il
at kuk has brought about the organi
1g ton of a Civic League for the
y. pose of making better and clear
lie Keokuk. and chose April 30th as Gle
ry up day. The dam that is being G.
to structed across the river is attract
Is large crowds Of visitors every q
RI and also the excursions this SUNNI
ys will bring many visitors to keok'
and every Keokuk citizen wants the
re people to leave this city with a &c
I'M impression of it.
ay Every person who was able, ms
an effort yesterday to make tn
ry premises look neat and clean.
to The first thing did yesterday Y
I'M to rake the yard. I put all the
IN grass and fallen twigs In one corr
re- of the yard: then I took all the
NO cans and threw them in the ditch
90 side the fence.
he swept off the walks, scrubbed
M porches, and helped clean up the ba
Then as II was getting late We stop