The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-04
CITY NEWS.
Buy harness at sherwood's.


sembly hall Friday evening. June I.
i 8 o'clock.
The Missionary class of the First
Baptist church will meet this evening
at o'clock. Everything on program.
short-to the point and interesting.
Special music.
Fort Madison has been visited by
4 eight fires IN ten days, and the con-
census Of opinion is that there is a
fire bug loose In Fort Madison. lhe
up river police are working on that
/ theory.
Local No. 400 I. B. e. w. meets
1 first Tuesday and third Wednesday at
O'Clock at Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, hall, Tenth and johnson Sta. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited. d H.
Shilling. r. 8.
"A. H. Weinberg. formerly Of Keo-
kuk. has bought an interest In the
Pettits laundry at Burlington. Mr..
Weinberg Is an experienced laundry
man and his Keokuk friends will wish
him the largest possible measure OF
| success.
III anything is to. be done towards
securing q safe and sane Fourth for
keokuk. this Is the time. II the au-
| thorities wait until the last minute, it
works hardship and injustice to
dealers who have laid In big supply
OF dangerous fireworks.
Masonic: Special Meeting OF
Eagle Lodge No. IL, A. F. & A. M. q
o'clock Wednesday afternoon June s,
1912 at K. P. hall, 9Th and Blondeau.
Work on first degree. Visiting breth-
rem fraternally invited. BY order OF the
w NJ, s. II. Johnston, Secretary.
Have harness repaired at Sher-
| woods.
Very little interest was manifest
In the primary election over the state.
Farmers are too busy in the fields and
they are anxious to get big crop of
corn instead Of a questionable crop of
politicians The next excitement will
be the republican national convention
in Chicago
Mrs NJ. F. Hinman, Of Belmont
Iowa, under the auspices of the w. q.
7. o., paid her seventeenth annual
visit to the Fort Madison penitentiary
Sunday, where she spoke to the in
mates on Honor to Whom Honor is
Due" Last Sunday was Flower Day,
with the w. c. T, U. and on this date.
the first Sunday In June, the w. C. 7.
u. distributes flowers.
/. "A peculiar, although not remark
able, coincidence took place In the
nrst ward In yesterdays primary. A
3tEoughtless democrat chucked his bal
Dot into the can without ever making
mark on it. Whether he thought he
was voting the straight ticket or not
Is a question, but at any rate his.
thong htlessness was euuaIled by a
thoughtless republican in the same
ward. who likewise neglected to make
mark OF any kind on his ballot
Charles o. Simpson of HOS Des
MONIES. is at home after completing
his fourth year at Ames college. He
will return for his fifth year which
will complete his full course in engi.
! neering in the architectural and me-
chanical department. The young man
has progressed well and ranks high in
, his classes, besides he is quite prom
inent in the athletic field He is vel.
coined by his many friends in keo-
kuk with congratulations for his
scholarly success at Ames.
: The weather report issued by
E George NJ. Chapel, section director.
says; The past week was exceptional
" favorable for field work, notwiti1.
! standing the fact that excessive rain
: fell over some of the northwe srar.l
] counties on May 26 and 81, and heavy
showers occurred in the southwes -ern
r and west central districts on FRIDAY
night, and light to copious showers
occurred in all other parts OF the
10 state some time during the week.
Considerable damage was done in
Cherokee county by the heavy down
pour Of rain. Fields were badly
washed out by high water. The aver.
age temperature was about normal
q although the nights we're cool. Plant
1t Ing and replanting OF corn is nearly
finished. The late planting is coming
up and shows fair to good stand.
The first cultivation has begun. and
the fields are generally clean and in
good condition. Small grain and grass
nave continued to make rapid progress
except in few localities, especially
in the southwestern and southeastern
! counties where the rainfall was de.
& fcient prior to the last week. The
I late rains will, however, be of great
Z benefit in all sections. Winter wheat
!. and rye are heading In northern, and
Z the first cutting of alfalfa was harvest
+ ed in southwestern counties Most of
s. the late planted potatoes are up and
+. give promise of good crop. Straw
+ berries are beginning to ripen In south.
!. ern districts with prospects of fair to
{ good yields.
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