The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-07
CITY NEWS.

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Mr.. and Mrs. p. X. White Of 81:
\ South Seventh street. are the parents
OF . baby boy.
The trial Of Joseph NJ. Tucker II
the district court 10 drawing gal
lery OF spectators.
Il -Four weeks from yesterday vii
be election day. The candidates arr
getting In their ticks on the fina
squirt OF the game.
Keokuk Camp n. w. A. No. 622
viii hold IT. regular melting tonighs
at Woodman hill. All members ars
requested to be present
H Regular meeting OF Keokuk aerie
No. $50. F. o. E.. tonight at Eagles
hall. 523 Main 1t 8 O'Clock. Visiting
brothers always welcome. Chas- A.
Il Noekes, secretary.--Adv
Federal court VIII convene in Keo
kuk on Oct. 20. It is probable that
4 Judge Smith or Judge Van Valkeen
burgh will be on the bench In case
Judge Smith Mcpherson Is unable to
hold court here.
The footings for the new Gar
field building are In place. The pres.
ent weather is great help to the con-
| tractors who are working on the Gar.
field and Jefferson sites. The Jeffer.
son building il being pushed right
along. and will doubtless be ready
ahead OF contract time.
| High school football practice IL at.
tracing = number Of fans each eve
| ming. Coach McAllister Is being -.
sisted By Malcolm Mcfarland. ono Of
the stars Of the local school, In whip.
ping the men into shape. Others Of
the old grads are assisting In thu
workouts from time to time
volley ball probably will be In
troduced on the playground 1t the
washington school, following the sug-
who was here last week. Basket ball.
indoor baseball and perhaps basket
bah teams may be formed among
some OF the school rooms.
1 There is considerable amount OF
j building being carried on in Keokuk
at the present time. One contractor
| who had two Of his men drawn on
the district court jury appeared yes
terday to ask to have them excused.
them from the work.
-Keokuk high school rooters are
planning to make themselves heard at
the game 1t Fl. Madison next Satur-
day. An endeavor Is being made to
take the entire school along to yell
for the team Fort Madison has always
sent goodly delegation down here,
4 and the local students are planning
to have a big following on the field
there next Saturday.
4 Mayor Moorhead, who was invited
to attend the pioneer journalists re
union at Des Moines in connection
with the authors homecoming. and
which was held today, was unable to
attend because OF the press OF official
I business. DR.. G. Walter Barr. who
|wss to have attended the reunion, was
also unable to be present.
Some Of the leaves in the woods
near Keokuk are just beginning to
turn. A frost is needed to complete
the operation and put the trees IN
their best dress for Indian summer.
The woodbines and some of the ivy
in the woods and along porches and
houses in the city are showing the
lpresence Of fall by their tinted leaves.
The federal court for the eastern
division opened yesterday at Daven-
port. with Judge Walter |. Smith on
the bench. The illness Of Judge
Smith Mcpherson makes It necessary
to postpone all but the grand jury
business The grand jury which was
chosen yesterday probably will be In
session three or four days, according
to the Davenport forecast. James M.
Bell Of Burlington. is foreman Of the
Jury.
| Quincy Journal Last night Sec
Rotary G. F. Perry OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. received . telephone mes
/ sage from R. A. Rochester, local
Isuper1ntendent for the American
Strawboard Co, conveying the infor-
nation that the firm has decided to
locate an egg case filler manufactur-
ing plant in Quincy. Indeed. the com
.pany has gone SO far with the plans
that the vacant building At the foot
| OF Washington street. years ago the
old Jansen furniture factory. has been
secured for the purpose. Just as soon
as the necessary machinery can be
installed. which Will be In about
month, the factory will begin opera
lions. From the beginning there VIII
sbe between Is and 20 employees. This
factory will utilize the product Of the
strawboard mill. and will, therefore,
serve the double purpose Of making
egg case filters and OF keeping the
mill open.