The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-25
CITY NEWS.

Order spring chicken for Sunday
or any other day from Keokuk Mar
ket & Produce CO., Twelfth and John,
son.-Ady.
"A gang Of sixty American and
foreign workmen are tearing up the
street car rails on Reid and William
street in West Keokuk. New ties will
be laid and better rails are to re.
place the old ones. The presen,
tracks have been down more than
nineteen years. Service TO the west
end of the city extends only as far
as Eleventh and Bluff street now but
with the repair Of the road bed in a
day or two the west end car will
again go to the terminal on Reid
street.
Phone 451--J. F. Daugherty & Co.
for Miller Milwaukee Export. 50 for
large or small. -Adv
The steamer Quincy left ST.
Louis this afternoon at o'clock, six
hours late and will arrive In Keokuk
some time tomorrow nigh.
The select party of Keokuk col,
ored people who went to Quincy yes
terday on the steamer Black Hawk,
had most delightful outing and re-
turned in the evening after spending
most delightful day At Quincy
they were royalty entertained by Mrs.
w. w. Fields and Mrs. Munday. Mrs.
Everett Holmes was responsible for
getting up the affair which proved to
be a most enjoyable one for all.
Syngel cafe will open August u.
80 Main street-Adv.
Homecoming postal cares for the
celebration OF Aug. 26, 81 2s, are
being sent out by the hundred every
! day, and those who have not already
secured a supply for mailing are
urged to do so before the number
| still on hand is exhausted. a person
al appeal through one Of these carIS
| is worth more than all the newspapers
| publicity that can be given the cele-
bration, and the public generally
| should get back of the committee In
| bringing the largest crowd to Keokuh
next month that has ever been enter.
tanned here The cards are free, and
all that 1t costs is a one cent stamp
for mailing. They contain the details
OF the celebration in such way that
the sender need not add anything
, more than his or her signature. The
cards may be obtained at any OF the
cigar stands, drug stores, newspaper
Offices, or at the Industrial Associa,
| ton.
August 1, will be the opening of
| the Syngel cafe, 80 Main.-Adv.
Chief John Anderson Of the fire
department has received the heat
records of the Perry. Iowa, firemen's
| tournament from Fireman George
Dunlap of the local department. The
Keokuk firemen and others have been
4 noting the results of the races al
Perry with no little interest.
Keep in mind the trip to Burling
ton Sunday on the steamer Dubuque
4 Boat leaves Keokuk at $3.50 a. m. and
returns not later than p. m.
Plan to go to Burlington Sunday
morning on the Dubuque. Steamer
leaves $50 a. m.
Born Thursday, July "a, to Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Barnes. a ten pound
daughter.
1t was reported in Keokuk this
afternoon that Captain William Burk,
captain Of the steamer Dubuque, had
resigned as master of the boat. Cap
/ tain Burlr has been on the river over
fifty years.
Last night the excursion given by
Company l. on the steamer Sidney,
was patronized by 400 From both a
financial and social standpoint, the
outing was success.
| An excursion will be run to Keo.
kuk from Ottumwa tomorrow over the
Rock Island railroad.
The annual picnic of the Odd
Fellows OF Lee county will be held
in Fort Madison, probably in August.
This was decided at meeting of the
Lee county Odd Fellows association
held In Keokuk this afternoon The
date for the picnic was not set, be-
ing left to a decision of Empire lodge
of Fort Madison The meeting was
presided over by President w. A,
Stewart Of Croton The representa-
tives present were Henry Breiten-
stein, Keokuk lodge; Frank yollers,