The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-01
CITY NEWS.

| SaTi WllDat, the TALBOT, 1lUa MAIN.
See him for your winter clothes.
The topic for prayer meeting at
Westminster church tomorrow even
Il ing will be THE Life of Cheer
Have Sherwood repair your har-
ness
Elk Chief OF Police Henry M
Schevers. returned today from Mont
rose. where he has been visiting for
| . few days.
Sherwood carries everything need
ed In the harness. buggy and drivers
line. 703 Main.
| Tho plan proposed by the merch-
ants who are interested in the white
way for Keokuk will make beauti-
fuzzy lighted city.
"A deed has been recorded for the
transfer of a lot by Ida and j. @. Nc
Cain to John Shafer. Il. Mittie and
Ann Shafer for the consideration OF
one dollar.
Marriage licenses were issued
yesterday to James H. Moore and
Zefie e. McHone. of Bowen Illinois,
and Everett S. Terry and Hattie N.
Weber, of Lakenan, Missouri.
Regular meeting of Loyal Order
of Moose, KeoSuk lodge No. 704, to-
night at s o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
/ iting brothers cordially invited. Ed.
G.. Vaughn dictator. Roy NJ. Martin
secretary.
/ Local No. 420 1. B. e. w. meets
i first Tuesday and third Wednesday at
is o'clock at Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, hall, Tenth and Johnson SITS. Wis
ting brothers cordially invited. e. H.
Shilling, F. s.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5, knights Of Pythias to-
night. at 500 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
appearing In this paper. Keokuk mer
invited. John P. Johnson, C. C.
The civil service commission will
hold their regular meeting next Mon
day night at which the new firemen
i who are to be put on duty will be ap-
pointed. Other business OF a special
nature will also be attended to.
Owing to the increased business
of the Keokuk postoffice. an addition
al clerk will be added to the force to-
morrow Nels Sorenson will be the
man to take the place. Post
master Moorhead stated this
morning that it is expected
that the department will grant his
request for additional carriers in the
near future.
4 DIR. j. C. Hughes of Minneapolis,
accompanied by his wife. are in the
city visiting relatives and friends,
stopping here en- route to Florida
where they will spend the winter. He
!. hopes that all of his Keokuk friends
. will see "Bunty Pulls the Strings" at
. the Grand tomorrow night. The com
. pany has been in Chicago for several
weeks Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes witness
!. ed the play in Chicago and will see
. st again at the Grand tomorrow night.
! He says it is great play and he
does not hesitate to recommend 1t.
. The Iowa weather crop bulletin
. for the week ending September 20
: has Just been issued as follows: The
. damp, cloudy and cold weather which
prevailed during the third week OF
. the month continued during the past
seven days. Heavy to killing frosts
!, were general, and freezing tempera-
lures occurred in many localities on
. 1.-TWO or three mornings. Variable re
tports are received as to the damag-
! ing effect of the recent frosts on the
= \ @l,o 80 IN.
| jury will not be fully determined un
. til after the crop has been harvested
! Probably 90 per cent of the crop was
. somewhat damaged, but as a whole
: the crop is remarkably large anc
sound in view of the fact that the
spring was late, and at many times
B during the season the weather wa.
4 ably 80 to IS per cent of the total yielt
4 will be sound and merchantable. am
a the balance will possess much feed
q ing value That there was not more
n damage done by the frosts is due t.
the fact that over the larger part, |
a not all of the state, the weather be
a came cloudy early in the morning afte
4 each frost and remained SO during thu
& day. The final reports for the season
b will show that Iowa has produced ont
4 of the largest, If not the largest crop
a Of corn and small grain in the histor.
= of the state In fact, all crops hav'
!. been good except apples. The FIRE
auent and well distributed shower
have put the ground in excellent con
dition for fall blowing, and consider
? able winter wheat was sown durin;
the past week Pastures are in fin
condition and stock is general
healthy except some hog cholera pre-
y %t,o OF arr commit &c