The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-13
CITY NEWS.

s-Auctlon sale every afternoon anu
evening. Elgin Jewelry Co. ADV.
Mrs e. e. Meeks was removed
from the hospital to her home, yes
terday.
Let US sell you new set OF
harness. Sherwood. ADV.
The friends of Miss Bessie Smith
are glad to know that she is getting
along nicely and will be able to be out
soon.
DIR. Pauline Bertram now at Of
fee. so n 5th st. hours, 8 to 10 a. m.
2 to 5 p. m.Adv.
Both the steamers Henry Bose
and the Gardie Eastman are doing
channel work on the river between
here and Canton at the present time.
The government crew is building wing
dams and Fetter's fleet is engaged in
riprapping and wing damming.
Attend Elgin Jewelry Co.'S auction
sale. Daily 2::30 and 7:3o.--Ady.
The following report by the sec
rotary of the Iowa State horticultural
society shows the average condition
of fruit on May 1: Apples. SO per
cent; pears, 80; American plums, 80;
domestic plums, Is; japanese plulns,
50; cherries. SO; peaches. 10; red rasp-
berries, Il; black raspberriss, IS;
blackberries. 80; currents, "a; goose
berries, so; strawberries, 81 per cent
OF a full crop. The average for all
crops is S5.5 per cent. the highest
since 1901 when 1t was 4.5 per cent
higher.
Will you ride In Sherwood
buggy? II so, call at 7o3 Main. ADV.
Two Quincy young men had an
unpleasant time while visiting in this
city Sunday, having been run over by
an automobile at the corner of Sec
ond and Johnson just after they had
assembled the hill from the steamer
ia. w. Hill. A woman was driving the
car and on reaching the corner, turn.
Led quickly and knocked both men
down. The Quincyans were rolled
over and their clothes we're badly
torn. Luckily the visitors escaped in
jury. The police were asked to look
for the woman and the auto but thus
far have been unable to find out who
the reckless feminine driver was.
Regular Meeting Morning Star
lodge No. 5. Knights OF Pythias tn
night, at 500 o'clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knights
invited. John P. Hornish, C. C.--Adv.
The Upper Room Mission, open
Ievery evening at 8 o'ciock. at 81
I orth Fifth street Jesus said: "The
thief cometh not but that he may steal
and kill and destroy. l came that
they may have life and may have it
iabundantly.' Satan destroys, Christ
builds up. Satan kills, Jesus Christ
gives life abundantly. AS for me l
refuse the destroyer and accept the
life giver and life sustainer. F. A.
lMcGaw.
VALUABLE presents given away at
the Elgin Jewelry Co.'S auction sale,
Daily 2:3o and 7:3o.-Adv.
/ Ed Walsmith, veteran driver fol
the Alton carriage line, Is congratu-
lating himself that he wasn't fatally
j injured in a bad runaway this morn
ing. Walsmith was watering his
team at the tank on First and Main
when the horses became frightened or
FESTIVE and dashed down across the
railroad tracks at the foot of the hill
The driver was standing on the double
/ tree at the time the animals started
on their wild gallop and experienced q
real stage coach ride for few min.
ute. When the conveyance reached
the tracks, Walsmith was thrown of
j on the left hand side. One OF his
hands was hurt in the fall and his
coat torn but he was Otherwise un
hurt The team ran into a pole with
the hack but the equippage was not
damaged.
j Don't miss the Elgin Jewelry Co.
auction sale. Afternoon. 2:3o, even
'Iings. 7:30.-Adv.
The weather crop bulletin for ths
week ending May II is as follows
The past week was cold, and over the
southern and eastern counties unusu
ally wet. Showers were general OF
Thursday and Friday, and in many 10
calities on Monday The average tenn
/ lperature was about four degrees be
low the normal, and light frost oc
Cured in many sections on two o
/ three mornings, but no material dam
age was done to fruit, which is still
! in good condition. Where the rain
!. fall was not too heavy rapid progress
| was made in preparing ground TO
corn, and considerable corn was plant
ed especially in the northwestern
; counties. Corn planting will be ger
eraI during the coming week. TIL
!. rains were beneficial to small grain
grass and potatoes, and in the easter
counties, where the soil had bee
: dry, it put the ground in good cond
tion for blowing. Most OF the liy
/ stock is now in pasture.