The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-29
OF tho aged Emperor FRANK Joseph
follows soon upon his latest shock
CITY NEWS.

CITY NEWS.
Last chance to OIL streets this
season. We have several unfinished
blocks to OIL and IL can get enough
to finish car win order at once. II In
terested cali Jas. Cameron's Sons.
Phone s6 and So.
~ special car on the Queen 4
Crescent route passed through Keo-
kuk Saturday morning on, the Rock
Island road from Minneapolis to St
Louis. On board were oficials Of
southern roads. accompanied by their
wives. returning from meeting OF
the association OF American Railway
Accounting odlcials at Minneapolis In
the party were Lars A. Jones. vice
president Of the Queen & Crescent,
New Orleans; s. c. johnson, general
auditor of the St Louis & Southwest
ern railway; R. w. Berger. freight &C
countant OF tho Wabash, st. Louis: 81.
II. Leroy. assistant comptroller OF the
Queen & Crescent, New Orleans. At
the meeting held in Minneapolis. C. W.
Seger OF the Union Pacific, headquar.
tiers New York. was elected president
OF the association. For the first time
In twenty-five years new secretary
was elected to supply the vacancy
caused by the death In April Of G. G.
Phillips.
picture Of Adolph Angst. OF that city.
who was elected state treasurer 1t
the Keokuk convention OF Eagles
Tho Times. making mention Of the
state convention In its Friday issue.
said: Twenty-Five members Of 'Dayen-
port aerie No. 1S5. Fraternal Order
OF Eagles returned home this morn
Ing from Keokuk. where they have
been attending the ninth annual state
convention Two members of the
local lodge were honored by the state
aerfe. Adolph Angst WIS reelected
treasurer of the state aerie. Mr..
Angst was easily elected wfthou. OPP
position. Al Norgordt, president OF
the Davenport aerie. was elected a
Of Iowa board OF trustees c.
E. Boss OF Des Motnes was elected
president
All local railroad lines expect .he
greatest Fourth OF July trafnc In
yearA The demand for extra passen-
ger cars for the Fourth IL so great
that lines find it impossible to borrow
from each other. say. the Des Moines
Capital Each system has . demand
for more cars than It Is able to sup
ply The Milwaukee and the Rock
island lines have IN abnormal demand
'or cars over their entire system. In
some cases towns viii almost ex-
change populations. it Is said. for the
lay, the residents OF smaller places
going to the larger cities while the
people OF larger cities expect 20 spenn
he Fourth in the smaller towns As
The Fourth falls ON Saturday the rail-
roads expect that considerable OF The
movement Of pleasure seekers win
continue through Sunday.
Bert A Groce. state conductor OF
The Eagles. sends to this ONCE . COPY |
II the Oskaloosa Herald containing |
IN extended account OF the Eagles /
held in this city last week /
The part that Is OF especial interest /
to Keokuk is as follows: Not an o.
kaIoosa Eagle at Keokuk who II not |
oud Ia praise OF the big time. nor can |
hey say enough for the splendid and /
he princeiy entertainment In which !
hey were privileged to participate 1
Did birds who had sat On the crags 1
IL many q state and national council I
say tAas nowhere hare they seen the /
xeckuk spirit o, entertainment and i
hospitality surpassed Said an Oska- /
cosa LADY. Il live only . little over 1
me hundred miles from Keokuk, but /
,ever imnagined there could be such 1
i rase difference In the length Of the 4
lays X the two places. It gces With /
NJ saying that Keokuk has exceeded
he speed limit In the direction Of l
convention entertainment and the
81: state meet Of Iowa Eagles must
emain > .oy forever.
Arthur Weldon aad Mss Halle
lavss. and Frank Grigssy and NrA
Jessie L Nell. both colored couples,
Eere ua.tec IN marriage last week by
Ohm Letndecker. justice OF the peace
10000 Year Old SIX Il
BERKELEY. Cal. June ;e.-Thst
here Erred IN California a. much as
e.e6s years ago Een % . very toler-
BE degree Of intellectual develop
sent = the conclusion drawn by Pro
e4sor J. C. Merriam OF the state uni