The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-18
CITY NEWS.


Fly nets selling for little money
at Sherwood's.
Regular meeting OF Loyal Order
of Moose, KeokuK lodge No. 7o4, to-
night at o'clock In Moose hall. Wis.,
iting brothers cordially invited. Ed.
G. Vaughn dictator. Roy NJ. Martin
secretary.
Buy fly nets cheap at Sherwood Is.
703 Main street.
Local No. 420 /. B. r. W. meets
first Tuesday and third Wednesday at
s o'clock at Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, hall, Tenth and Johnson SITS. Wis
ting brothers cordially invited. q. H.
Shilling, F. s.
Members of Morning Star Lodge
No. 5 OF the Knights OF Pythias have
received notice OF initiation of candi-
dates this evening and next Tuesday
evening. On June rs, a banquet is to be
served by the Red Side, which lost
the membership campaign of the win
ter.
j. ]. Turner, second vice president
OF the Pennsylvania lines west, has
been elected also president OF the
Lake Erie and Pittsburgh, and w. C.
Brown, president OF the New York
Central lines. has been elected also
vice president Of the Lake Erie and
Pittsburgh, new Joint line extending
from the Cleveland Short Line near
C1evpInnd co,fI ~ nonna.ti., LII
the Baltimore and Ohio. forty miles.
Encouraging reports received by
those in charge, indicate that the com
ing district convention Of Epworth
Leaguers will be attended by a large
number Of delegates. and that an In
teresting program will result. The
delegates will assemble here to meet
IN the Trinity NJ. E. church, and will
remain for three days session,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Of the
present week. DR.. Potter, former pas
tor OF Trinity church, is scheduled to
address the delegates.
The following from the Omaha
Bee will be of interest to the many
Keokuk friends OF w. F. Wappich. a
former Keokuk boy: Union Pacific
council No. 1869, Royal Arcanum, will
meet next Thursday at Continental
block, Fifteenth and Douglas, at 500
o'clock for an evening OF education
and enlightenment. W. F. Wappich
will lecture on water Power" MAX
ing special reference to the 100000
electrical horse. power plant now being
developed on the Mississippi at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, costing s25,ooO,000, on
which 1900 men have been employed
since January, 1911, and which will be
completed in July, 1918. It Is the
greatest single water power on earth.
Keokuk is Mr.. Wappich's old home.
He is good speaker and has won
derful subject There will be nice
class for admission and the work done
by the degree team In costume. There
will be personally conducted trip
to the Rome vineyard after closing OF
the council by the orator.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending June 16 has Just
been issued as follows: This has been
the best growing week of the season.
The average temperature has been
about normal, and while the sunshine
was somewhat deficient, the rainfall
was generally above the average
Showers were frequent and fairly well
distributed, but the amounts of rain
fall varied from OF inch in southern
Taylor county to 4.44 inches In Cal
houn county. The rainfall was also
heavy In Wayne and Decatur counties,
where several local storms occurred,
accompanied by high winds and some
hail, which, with the heavy rain, did
considerable damage to fields and
crofs. Ali crops have made good
progress, but in many localities. oats
and some fall wheat, on rich ground,
are getting rank and have tendency
to lodge II wet weather continues.
Corn has improved during the past
few days, and the cultivation of the
fields Is being rushed as rapidly as
possible. The fields are generally
clean, and the soil is in fine condi-
ton Pastures are unusually good.
In fact there is more grass in some
sections than is needed for the small
number of cattle on hand. While the
hay crop will not be quite I'D to the
average, 1t win be much better than
last year. Potatoes are fine, and in
many localities there has been suf-
ficient rainfall to mature the early
crop. Homegrown Strawberries OF
excellent quality are on the market.
Cherries are ripening. and are larger
and OF better quality than last sea-
SON. Plums give promise of good
yield.