The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-22
CITY NEWS.

Forest Common was taken to the
hospital today to undergo an operation
for appendicitis.
"A song recital will be given to-
night at First Christian church by
Mrs. %. B. Summers ADV.
The local aerie of Eagles will not
buy building Of their own at pres
emit but viii use an adjoining room to
their lodge rooms on Main street,
tearing out a partition WALL The en-
tire hall win be fitted up in fine style.
.Sherwood's the place for harness
repairs. -Ady.
The steamer Dubuque left st.
Louis today on its initial trip to Keo-
kuk. The big boat will continue to
make trips between Keokuk and ST.
Louis twice a week until the lock is
opened and 1t may run north Of the
dam after that.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
OF Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704. to
night at o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited. A..
L. Laubersheimer, dictator. Ed. S.
Lotion, secretary.
M. F. Baker and j. J. Ayres have
deposited the $50 of the block be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets with the
city clerk to guarantee the white
way system. The blocks from Fourth
to Seventh streets are now paid in
and the others are expected within a
week.
Sherwood sells buggies.-Adv.
With the great number OF new
automobiles seen in Keokuk this
spring the lady driver is becoming
more prominent than ever. There are
several expert lady drivers In Keokuk
who are seen daily in their cars The
recent improvements OF automobiles
have made it possible for women to
handle them with almost as much ease
as men.
Wall paper; why pay more when
you can buy for one-half less. Phone
1892 and we will call with the finest
| line OF samples to be seen in the city
or same can be seen by calling at 1402
Concert street. We also do your
hanging for less and guarantee work
to be satisfactory Miles & Virgins.
ADV.
The Upper Room Mission open ev-
cry evening at 81 North Fifth street
"Whosoever will may come" We
welcome all classes and conditions to
our meetings. We accept gladly any
help offered but we do not solicit or
beg. Jesus encourages people to trust
Him. He says: Have faith in God .
This is a faith mission. f. A. McGaw.
4 Sherwood sells harness.-Adv
Block of the fourth ward, V. E.
Solari chairman, has reported in the
city clean up campaign. Thus far
practically all of the blocks reported
fclean have come from the south side,
Mr. Solari's being between Bluff,
4 commercial, E and H streets. VIM.
bBallinger, chairman of the clean up
campaign, has returned from Arizona
and the work will be carried on more
actively during the next week or two.
Captain A. H Evans was chair
man of the committee which chose A.
E. Kepford as the Memorial day
speaker. The annual public meeting
to make arrangements for the obsery-
ance of this day will be called during
the next two or three weeks. No ar
rangements have as yet been made
other than the securing of the speak.
err.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge 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 Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending April 90, is as fol
lows: Nearly full week Of bright
sunshine, with practically no rain has
started the growth of all vegetation,
put the ground in fairly good condi-
ton, and enabled farmers to do a
1 great amount of field work. The aver
age temperature was about seven de-
grees above normal, and the daily
maximum temperatures ranged from
4 60 to 80 degrees. Except on low and
4 untitled ground, where the soil is still
too wet, rapid progress was made in
seeding and plowing. The bulk Of the
oats is now in, and with favorable
weather, all small grain will be sown
! before the close of the coming week.
1 In many localities early potatoes have
been planted, and a good start has
been made in preparing ground for
/ corn. Grass is starting nicely, and
/ is earlier than usual although farm
work is two weeks late. Winter
grains are In fine condition. Peach
and plum trees are in blossom in the
extreme southeastern counties and all
fruit trees show an abundance of
healthy buds.