The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-09
I. CITY NEWS.
-Pimiento cheese at Immegart's.-

| er company went to ST. Louis TINS
morning on Important business.
Ewers MCCARTHY Co. suits have
style and value. Adv.
John B. Ink. 80, and Amelia c.
Cowan. %. the former OF New York
and the latter of Chicago. secured
license here yesterday to marry.
Special supply OF fine beef, other
meats and chickens at Marley s.
Adv.
Sherwood can please you either
In harness or buggy. 703 Main ST.
ADV.
-Keokuk's several railroad passen-
ger ofices announce that the new tar
IFS are on file, rates being lined up
for resorts In all parts OF the coun-
try.
AT meeting OF the Iowa tsate
Dental Society at Davenport yester-
day DR.. ]. w. Marsh sof this city was
endorsed for position on the state
board of dental examiners.
You will show good Judgment and
taste, under one OF these DIVERS Nc
Carthy Co. imported straw hats. Adv.
Speeding automobiles are respons-
Iible for much damage done to macad-
am streets in the city and considerable
work will probably have to be done on
| some OF these streets this summer to
properly preserve them.
Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday night at 8 o'clock. Ali
members requested to be present BY
order of noble grand. Geo. Immegart,
secretary. Initiation. Work in third
degree
Sherman Barger has taken charge
|of the restaurant at No. % South
Fourth streat Patrons are assured OF
prompt and reliable service for both
meals and short order lunches-Ady
Wen sell you new set of har-
ness or repair your old set. Sherwood
ADV.
The Minneapolis Engineers club
has arranged to come to Keokpk
some time in the near future. They
wish to see the dam. It is probable
that the engineers will arrive Mon
day.
The finest Of beef, veal, pork
lamb and choice chickens can be had
at Jos. Haubert's, 7Oe Main street.
Adv.
Work of matchmaking Sixth
street from Tmea to Ridge street on
Ridge and Carroll streets from Fifth
| to Seventh was started this morning.
An asphalt binder will be put on the
macadam, making the work the best
possible.
An Ewers Mccarthy Co. Boys
Norfolk suit, means economy in price
land clothes serviceability Adv.
1t Is announced that two Keokuk
men, backed by Burlington capital
will start large garage in the livery
barn between Main and Johnson or
Third. The livery business is to be
disposed of and the place reconstruct
led, 1t is said
The Streckfus steamboat line Il
protesting strongly against the change
iof date in the celebration because o.
1 teicoi dhSCnChtO Vi pioHS II VIII IudhS
The celebration will be the bigges
thing of the season for the steamboa
people, however, and they will nj
doubt make arrangements to give tn,
lbest possible service at that time.
4 The Travellers Protective associa
| ton post from Champaign, H.. vii
come to Keokuk Saturday night fror
Quincy by boat and on Sunday vii
4 visit the dam. The T. P. A. meetin
is now being held in Quincy. The Wis
itors will leave Keokuk Sunday after
noon for Decatur, via the Wabas
and from there will go by electric t
Champaign.
Several cars in an extra freigh
train, running south. jumped tn
track at Canton this morning and de
layed the arrival here of passenge
No. / from st. Louis. The latter trail
laid in the Keokuk yards until tn
arrival of No. u from the north. n,
y was made up at Burlington TIL
morning instead of being run throug
| from st. Paul Some trouble on til
| north end of the st. PauiAlbert LIE
line delayed all trains into Bur'in
ton over the Rock Islands tracks du
| ing the day. The Chicago mail W;
brought down this morning on IL
made up train.
Eft, Madison Gem City: With tt
Iopening of the Smelling season on tt
river here, there is a noticeable d
crease in the number of clam fishei
from the number of few seasons ag
It was no uncommon sight few yea
j back TO be able to see a small fleet
mussel hunters drifting about Il
river over the shoals working the
rakes down stream to catch the clam
The extensive fishing of the past Sc
son is believed to be the cause of Il
decrease in the number of fisher
: The local beds are not SO profitab
as few years ago.