The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-15
CITY NEWS.

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/ william Reimbold has been ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate OF
Margaret vogel.
i Make arrangements to go on the
Moose excursion to Quincy Sunday,
on steamer Mississippi, soc.
/ Mrs. Margaret Perry is now with
the Royal Cloak Co.. where she will
be pleased to meet her friends.
| Mrs. Margaret Perry is nov with
the Royal Cloak Co.. where she will
be pleased to meet her friends.
| A warranty deed was fled this
morning in which H. r. Culkin con-
veys to 8. Hamill Co. lot in block
At, Reds addition.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
of Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 7o4. o.
night at 8 o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
iting brothers, cordially invited. A. l.
iLaubersheimer, dictator. Ed. s. Lol-
ton. secretary.
Edward F. Boehn, 81, OF James
Vile. Wis, and Miss Nellie H. Reed
| OF Keokuk were united in marriage
last night by John Leindecker, Justice
of the peace. The bride was born In
Budapest. Hungary
Regular meeting OF Morning Star
lodge NO. s. X. of p. Tuesday evening
at 500 O'Clock. Business OF special
Importance to all members. Visiting
brothers invited. N. ]. Montague.
e. C. j. A. Burgess. X. OF r. & 8.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No IL, A. F. and A. NJ,
1880 o'clock Wednesday evening. Sep
TENDER 16, 1914. Work on third de-
gree. Visiting brethren fraternally
invited. BY order Of the W. NJ. 8. II.
Johnston. secretary.
Quincy Journal: The digger
dredge Of the Quincy Sand company
burned In the middle OF the Missis-
sippi river at e point slightly nearer
the Missouri shore opposite the
Diamond 10 warehouse yesterday
morning between II and II o'clock.
The machine was valued at approx
mately $1,000. 1t was totally de-
stroyed. the hull finally sinking with
kissing sound that could be heard
across the water at distance Of over
half mile Two employees OF the
Quincy Sand company who happened
to be along the shore. saw the blaze
shortly after 1t broke out. They Sc
cured a skiff and rowed out to the
scene, taking buckets in their boat
By that time the blaze was so fierce.
being famed by brisk wind. that
they could do comparatively nothing
They waited until the upper structure
- cd To,
save the hull by attacking the blaze
in the coal bunkers. They were I'M
able to do anything here, however,
and the weight of the engine and boil
er soon forced the leaking hull to the
bottom.
The last Iowa weather and crop
bulletin for the season has just been
issued for the week ending September
IL. as follows: Cool. cloudy and wet
weather prevailed during the week.
The average temperature was about s
degrees below the normal, and the
rainfall was copious to excessive.
1 Pastures have revived and are now In
good condition, and fall blowing and
seeding Of winter wheat and rye is
u
and some late corn will be benefited
by the rains, but the bulk of the corn
| is dry and beyond danger of injury
by frost Based on present conditions
and an area Of 9,324.o00 acres. the
state will produce about 320,000,00
| bushels Of corn. A summary OF re-
ports received September 1. with Sc
!! NOV eopt ~ the fhrcshinp complptad
shows the average yield OF small
I grains to be as follows: Oats, 80
/ bushels per acre: winter wheat, %;
spring wheat, 100000 Of barley and
and timothy seed, 40 bushels per acre.
II these estimates are maintained by
/ final returns, the state will produce
about 1e5 ,O00, 600 bushels of oats, IL
1 900 900 OF winter wheat, 100000 OF
sprin gwheat, 100000 Of barley and