The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
CITY NEWS.

leaves at o'clock.
We carry complete line Of ga
gasoline and Oil stoves. When in nee
see us. Settler & Cherry Co.
The Rev. E. Glad OF Council Bluff
will occupy the pulpit OF the Swedis
Lutheran church, Sunday. June rs.
| Richard Washburn Child has
| story in the July issue of Everybody's
1t is entitled THE Game OF Light"
-Keokuk lodge No. IS. l. o. o. F.
meets every Monday night. at 7:3
o'clock. Visiting brothers invited t,
attend.
There will be meeting of tn,
Keokuk Motor Boat club tonight at
o'clock at the office OF the Decker
Manufacturing company.
The construction OF the new
school buildings will soon be undS'
way and give employment during The
summer for number of workmen.
Picnic parties are being planned
for :he glorious Fourth next Saturday
The day will be holiday for practic
ALLY everyone. and auto trips and pic,
mics are being planned in consequence.
! The Dentists-Doctors vail game is
net far off. Some of the tooth extract
ors are taking few lessons in swat.
ting the pill alter Office hours, and the
doctors are practicing IN anticipation
of the event.
A large number Of Keokukians
went 20 Fort Madison Saturday to at
tend the political conventions. Those
who made the trip by automobile were
impressed with the splendid conditions
of the crops.
1t is not likely that the lawyers
picnic will be held until after the jury
cases have been disposed of. This an
-nal cutting of the barristers rro..- ,"o-
kuk. Fort Madison and Montrcse Is al
ways a big event in court circles.
-Elvastcn, Ill.,, will celebrate the
Fourth Of July next Saturday with a
community picnic in a grove mile
south of Mvaston. the success of the
Elvaston outing last yeas .las inspired
The promoters to duplicate the affair
this year
Mrs. E. Wilmes. 1706 Bank street
fractured her lef. hip Friday. Mrs.
Wines who has reached the age OF
50 years, had the misfortune to break
her right hip two years ago. She has
been removed to the residence OF II. |
T. Bonham, her son-in-law.
Fire escapes are being placed on
4 number of Keokuk buildings to SON
,orm to the state law. An inspector
has been in this city recently and no.i-
fed a number Of property owners to
make changes in their buildings 10
meet the requirements Of the law.
With two days left of the fiscal
year, the number Of marriage licenses
issued from June 80, 1913 to June p,
1914, was 356. The number issued dur
ing the last fiscal year had this bested
by about ten. The number for June
this year was 80. Last years June |
brides list was considerably larger.
The interest in . worlds champ
onship prize fgh. is astonishing. The
Gate City telephone was ringing al
most continuously for few hours Sat
lrday evening and information sough
Is to who won the fght?" Calls were
ent in from Hamilton, Warsaw, Mon.-
ose and other points.
The warsaw items In a con.eml-o-
airy paper contains the following per
inent inquiry: 1t is hoped to hold the
sunday School picnic in the park on
We received cordial in
itation to picnic at Mrs. Franks place
ear the old distillery. but it is diff
ult 20 get the ice cream there, and
hat would Sunday School picnic be
'ithout ice cream?
The locust or cicada has made its
ppearance. According to the old say
lg that there will be frost six weeks
rom the date Of the appearance OF
1ese insects, Jack is due to appear
bout August first. In this instance at
East 1t is to be hoped that the old say
lg will have flaw in it. Frost would
OF be as good for watermelons as
ome good old August sunshine.
Fourth of July falls Or Saturday
his year and will be generally observ- \
j. 1t is legal holiday throughout
lie United States. Business in Keo-
uk will be generally suspended. The y
arious offices of the city will be clos
during the day. and II ts probable
lat the stores will close a part Of the II
ny. While no general public celebrat- II
on has been scheduled there VIII be I
lie time honored celebration by the :
nall boy. l.
A count of the man azndled at
lie Hamilton, H., post office is being
apt, and the following repors is found
the Hamilton Press: During the
, days of counting, there were 1,24S
arcels mailed at the Hamilton office,
nd of This number 1.2e6 were mailed q
! the main Office. while but AZ were II
JAILED on the two rural routes. OF II
lie number of parcels delivered. but p
II we're sent out on the ,.utes, while p
1927 were delivered from the post C u
&c direct The rural route mail - !
.cted during the two months amount Il
i to $500 pieces. and of this ur,, oer a
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