The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-29
CITY NEWS.

Buggies--Buy OF Sherwood. Adv
4 Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Lydell are
the parents of baby girl. born April
%.
Dentists close every Wednesday
afternoon. See card in this issue.
Adv.
Miss Olive Corder OF this city, and
Frederick Stockston OF Carthage, ILL.,,
were married in Quincy, Ill, yesterday.
Factory inquiries coming into
this city are OF much more suhstan-
tial kind than those received a few
years ago.
Harness Buy OF Sherwood. ADV.
"A party OF Rock Island officials
headed by General manager F. M.
Whitenton is expected In the city
within few days on an inspection
"trip.
sherwood's for everything in the
harness line-Adv.
The telephone has been ringing
steadily at the Industrial Association
offices with lieutenants reporting
blocks cleaned. The city bids fair to
present a fine appearance on the
final day OF the cleanup campaign to-
morrow.
Regular meeting Morning Star
iccge No. S, Knights OF Pythias to.
night. at 500 o'clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau Visiting knights
invited. John p Hornish. C. C.-Adv.
1T is reported that farmers In this
vicinity are Offering the highest wages
this year ever paid farm hands. One
farmer reported here today that 1t
was hard to get good laborer or 8
farm and that he would probably have
to pay from $50 to $35 per month and
board
Regular meeting Loyal Order
OF Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 7o4, TO
night at 8 o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited. A.
Y. Lanhersheimer, dictator. Ed. S.
Lotion, secretary-Adv.
DR. Charles Fegers informed The
Gate City today that the statement
in yesterdays issue to the effect that
Ruth White, the victim OF William
Leadington's alleged assault, was In
a serious condition, was q mistake, as
the facts in the case were evidently
unknown to the persons who gave the
story to this paper DR.. Fegers de-
clared that he examined the child
but found no evidence OF an accomp-
lished assault.
The Upper Room Mission, Every
evening at II North Fifth street
Mrs p. ]. Silyens had news OF the
sudden death of her father In Ohio and
left the city at lao today. to go and
attend the funeral. I'VE know not
what day may bring forth 1t ,e-
longs to us to be ready for any sum-
mons to the bedside or funeral OF our
loved ones or a summons Ii 1t should
come for us to stand in the presence
OF God F.. A. McGaw.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending April 81 has just
been issued as follows: The past
week was, as whole favorable for
farm work. and over the larger part
OF the state. rapid progress was made
in sowing small grain and pIowing
for corn. Work was, however, re-
tarded in the northwestern counties
by heavy rains on the twenty-third
and twenty-fourth, which were follow
ed, in all sections by light to heavy
frcsts on the last three mornings of
the week. About 80 per cent OF the
seeding has been finished. and the
remainder will be completed within
the next few days. In the northwest
ern counties, where the rainfall was
the heaviest and field work seriously
retarded. considerable of the acreage
intended for Its will be reserved
for corn. The early sown grain is up
and shows good stand Grass is |
growing nicely, and in some localities |
stock is In pasture. Fruit trees are
still in fine condition. Plum trees
are in bloom In the central districts |
and all fruit buds are beginning to /
swell in northern counties. The
spring pig crop is reported to be short
in many localities and especially
where cholera was prevalent last
year. The indications at the close OF
the week are favorable for rising tenn
perature, and with warm weather
corn planting will begin during the