The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-08
CITY NEWS.

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/ "A new field for exploitation of the
Keokuk dam is opened by the BurlIng-
ton knights OF Columbus In their
minstrel show on April % the closing
| scene will show the opening OF the
| dam and power plant with special
scenery painted for the occasion
Buy feed, coal and wood OF VIM.
| Mullikin. Successor to c. Schaffer.
Phone 1S6p-Ady.
The date OF the trial OF the
Gramm will case In the district court
has been changed from April 10 to-
April "a 1t is quite probable that
there will not be any further post
ponement OF the trial. BY special ar
rangement Judge Bank win try the
case.
Dependable harness sold at Sher-
woods, T03 Main street-Adv.
w. j. Roberts and D. f. Miller
have returned from West Baden
Springs In southern Indiana. This re
gion was In the heart OF the flood dis
trict and all railroad connections
We're cut off fer time. The two men
were forced to return by circuitous
route, being on several different rail-
roads before they reached Chicago.
Regular meeting Morning Star
ledge No. 5, Knights Of Pythias to-
night. at 500 o'clock at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited John P Hornish. C. C.-Adv.
The first excursion of the season
OF the many that will come because
of the dam is that to be given on
Sunday, April %, by the Hannibal
Trades and Labor Assembly on the
steamer G. w HILL The excursion
viii stop at both Quincy and Canton
and will arrive here about three
o'clock in the afternoon. The Presby-
terrain Sunday school excursion will
come here from Hannibal on June %.
The Presbytery of Iowa will meet
next Monday evening at Winfield. con-
tinuing In session through Tuesday
ii.vening. Westminster church OF this
! city will be represented " Captain
A. H. Evans, CT Henry Stricken as
alternate. and DR.. E. B. Newcomb. the
pastor. Among the addresses of In
, terest will be one on The Business
Men and the Church. by T. D. Foster
of Ottumwa, well known as man
specially successful In business and
deeply interested in all church and
y. n. C. A. work
Regular meeting Loyal Order
Of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. to
night at o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited Ed.
G. Vaughn dictator. Roy NJ. Martin
secretary.-Advertise
!, The annual meeting of the West
E,inster Brotherhood will be held in
the chapel of Westminster church Fri
, Cay evening. Supper viii be served
b. the ladies' of the Chapel Fund So
, c'cty, at $50. Following the suppe.
Will be a program of short addresses
, " some of the best known among the
younger business and professional
men of Keokuk on topics of live in.
terest. The annual meetings of this
Organization have come to be know
. rs about the best thing of the sort IN
, Xeckuk. and this one is expected TO
. be no exception to the rule of the
/ past.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending April has just
been issued as follows: The six
, months from October /, 1912, to March
81, 1913, were, as a whole mild, dry
and pleasant, with no severe winter
storms The average temperature for
the period was about two degrees
above, and the precipitation slightly
above the normal, The excess OF
precipitations was, however, made up
. during the first ten days of October
and the month of March, during which
time rains or SHOWS were frequent
and heavy. but the amount OF snow
during the winter months was much
smaller than usual. March was cold
. and stormy. with frequent rain and
!. sncwstorms and unusually high winds
which have delayed field work. The
!, soii is, however, in fine physical con-
. dition and with favorable weather
, blowing and seeding will become gem
Eeral during the coming week. Some
cats and spring wheat were sown
early last week, but the work was
. stopped by the rain and snow on the
] third and fourth. Fall sown grains,
clever, timothy, blue grass, live stock
and fruit trees wintered well and are
now generally in excellent condition.
ldore than the usual amount of hay
, and rough feed are left on hand The
acreage of winter wheat Is reported
!, to be somewhat greater than the
area harvested last year, and with
favorable weather conditions the
acreage of other small grains will be
up to the normal. Fruit buds are
still dormant, and the indications at
present are favorable for good crop