The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-13
CITY NEWS.

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amateur ball clubs, will play the Nau-
VOC Boobs next Sunday in the Norman
CITY.
Call up 1879 for case Of Puritas
| beer. It's a fine summer drink. TIA
made In Keokuk. too.-Adv.
Alfred /. Triplett has filed suit for
divorce In the district court against
Cora NJ. Triplett, alleging desertion.
They were married In 1892 and he al
leges she deserted him In 1911.
Sherwood is head .uarters for har-
ness. drivers supplies and buggies.-
Adv.
"A clipping OF an article in the
San Francisco Call has been sent to
this office, in which the Keokuk dam
is told of and the development of
water power in the Mississippi prais
ed.
Have harness repaired at sher-
! wood s.-Adv
] Captain Kountz Of the Ft. Madi-
son Iowa National Guard Co., has sent
1 word to the Keokuk celebration COM
mittee that Company of FIT. Madison
would be present at the celebration
Aug. IS and ~. Thirty or forty men
will come from the neighboring city.
John DeJong, the grocer, phone
I31.-Adv.
1T Is said that there is larger
field of race horses at the county
fairs near here than ever before. The
Henry county fair at Mt. Pleasant
which opens today has an extraordin-
larily long list OF entries, including
twenty-five runners. All the county
fairs are said to be well attended
/ The Burlington Route will run
la special train to Mt. Pleasant and
return August ID, account Henry coun-
lty fair and race meet. Leaves Keokuk
1915 a. M, arrives Mt Pleasant, 1890
La. m. Returning leaves Mt. Pleasant
1880 p. m.-Adv.
The probability OF Company c. I.
n. G. attending the celebration in Keo-
kuk this month, was the chief topic
for discussion at meeting held in
Muscatine, Monday evening of this
week No definite action, 1t is report
ed, has been taken by the Muscatine
company for making the trip to this
city.
d Phone "a for case OF Leisy
beer when you're out.-Adv.
The burlington Route" will run
a special train to Mt. Pleasant and re-
turn August IA. account Henry coun-
ty fair and race meet. Leaves Keo-
Oh nj
1870 a. m. Returning leaves Mt.
Pleasant ZOO p m.-Adv.
Power from the Keokuk dam will
commence turning the great wheels in
the plant of the Atlas Portland Ce-
ment Co.. at Ilasco, near Hannibal,
Mo. by the first of October next The
: transmission lines are now ready for
use at the plant but it will take some
& time to change the electrical fixtures
so that hydro-electric power may be
used.
Phone 81 for a case Of Leisy
!, beer when you're out-Adv.
J. Word has been received here that
! the C. B. & @. will run special train
! lon August 26 from Centerville to
o Keokuk for the celebration. The train
! will come from Centeryille through Sc
:. dan and Donnellson and down the
! North road. getting here about eleven
:. o'clock 1t will return at $3.50 in the
. evening
!. The north road runs an excursion
Q Ito Mt. Pleasant Thursday morning to
!. carry the people of Lee county to the
+ best fair and race meeting in Iowa
n Adv.
n AT the Methodist Protestant an
l. nual conference which closed at La
j. dora on Monday, the Rev. J.. o. Led
e better, pastor of the First Methodist
X protestant church In Keok,lk, was
r. again assigned to the passionate here
q for another year Friends and parish
% toner's OF Mr.. Ledbetter will be pleased
4 to learn that he will make Keokuk hi!
N home during the next twelve months
"a -Keokul Camp IL W. A. no 62:
e will hold It's regular meeting tonirh
!. at Woodman nall All members ART
requested to be present.-Advertis
ment.
: Mrs. CHUCK" Fleming, wife OF tn
old Iowa state league umpire, is SUI
posed to be the woman who sho
q Thomas Wren OF Fort Dodge, Monda
Of this week. Wrenn will probab!
rs die, the dispatches state. Mrs. Elem
ing, If it is the wife of the umpire,
well remembered In Keokuk He
husband has scores of friends in Nee
\ kuk
ig st. Louis Post Dispatch: The ps
IT, lice were notified at l p. m. Tuesda
lc- that the high-tension wires from tn
is Keokuk Water Power Co. ignited tn
ds gases in the conduits at Tiffany an
IN Vista avenues, near the United Raj
he