The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-20
CITY NEWS.

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the Fairgrounds at two or three OF !
the school buildings of the city to
those under It's supervision and they |
are being utilized by several hundred /
boys.
DIR. Pauline Bertram now at Of
fee. SO N. 9TH ST. hours. to IL a. m.
2 to 5 p. m.-Adv.
lit is difficult to secure Jurors to
act in the district court from the
country at this season OF the year.
Sixty jurors were drawn for the May
term and & great majority of those
from the country presented excuses
which were accepted.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704, to-
night at O'Clock in Moose hall. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited. A. L
Laubersheimer, dictator. Ed. S. LOT
ton, secretary. Adv.
There is little excuse for man
being out Of work in Keokuk now
with large amount of construction
work going on and practically all OF
y. i
for fifty or more laborers for imme
date work.
Regular -reeting 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.
-Elgin Jewelry Co.'S auction sale
is still going on afternoons z:5o; ey-
ening, 7:3o.-Adv.
20. B. & @. trains on the *"
line commenced running on the high
er tracks through the city of Mont
rose, for the first time today. The
new tracks run above Montrose for
distance of two miles where the main
| line is again used. Work Of rebuild
ling the %. tracks commenced about
two years ago and the Burlington will
now be entirely out of the flooded
area when the water is backed up by
| the dam
/ Special jewelry bargains at the
/ Elgin Jewelry Co.'S auction sale. Take
j advantage Of them.-Adv.
I .
George c. Hubert, formerly of
this city. new general secretary Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. at Hartford, Conn. spent
/ Sunday and Monday with his brother
w. ]. Hubert. George has been at
| tending a convention of Y. NJ C. A.
secretaries at Cincinnati, Ohio. and
being so close he could not resist the
temptation to run over to old Keokuk.
He reports the Hartford Association
las booming with over 1000 members
gain OF over 1000 in four years.
They have just closed nine days
! campaign in which time they raised
s3oT,500 for a seven story, sex100 IT.
addition to their present building, to
4 accommodate 5000 members.
/. do you want to ride easy? II SO
get a buggy at Sherwood s.-Adv.
j The Upper Room Mission, at q
Il North Fifth street. God says: II
any OF you lack wisdom let him ask OF
God and it shall be given him. The
q boy King Solomon asked and receiv
ed wisdom. How many of our ma
tional state or city officials today are
asking God for wisdom in officia
! matters2 a widow n deb. cough. sasa
vice of Elisha man of God. She
, was delivered from debt. How many
!, people today ask and receive Gods
guidance in financial affairs. Prayer
was offered for guidance about {
. bride for young man. How man!
| young people today seek Gods wis
: dom in fixing up matrimonial al
, liances? Yet Jesus Christ in hear
and life and home and business il
made unto us wisdom F. A. Nc
Cav.
Hardware bargains at hardware
sale, RS Main street-Ady
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending May Is has jus
been issued as follows: Reports from
nearly all parts of the state tell abou
the same story Of cool, cloudy wealth
] er, frequent and heavy showers ant
} delayed farm work The temperatur
> was, however. but slightly below tn
9 normal over the southern half of tn
~ state, and the rainfall over the south
]. ern tier of counties was considerabl
less than one inch. Over the norther
9 sections the temperature was four t
eight degrees below the seasonabl
t average and the rainfall was much ]
r excess of the normal, especially
the west central and Northwestern
l. counties where creeks were out c
!. their banks and much bottom Ian
e was flooded. Probably not more tina
e one-fourth of the corn has been plan
r. ed, and there is much ground yet
e be plowed. Except for delaying plan
o ing and blowing, the rains have bee
generally beneficial. All small graf
and grass crops are In excellent col
dition Orchard and small fruits ar
unusually promising.