The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-17
CITY NEWS.
Read Gaston's ad in this issue.

-fernQeli maCarOnl at luuloSdit o.
The Hon. Robert B. Graham Will
lecture Sunday afternoon at 2:3o
O'Clock at the Masonic temple on sub
jects of interest.
The ladders that are a part OF
the equipment of the new automobile
fire truck, arrived yesterday and
were placed on the machine.
Regular meeting Of Pukechetuck
encampment No. Z, /. o. o. F., at
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
to attend.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
lodge. No. 100, B. P. o. E., tonight at
Is o'clock, Elks' hall, Sixth and Blon-
deau streets Visitors invited. 1nitia-
ton and social session.
ALI bids submitted to the city for
the fire horses at the Sixth street
station were rejected when opened
by the council The animals will be
disposed Of at private sale.
Russell son of Rev. and Mrs.
]. w. Potter, formerly Of this county,
was graduated recentlwy from the
Sioux Falls. S. D., high school. He
is the son of former pastor OF the
Trinity M. E. church
-Nauvoo Independent: Edwin Nor
eau, the man who is going to put In
an auto bus between Keokuk and Maui
VOC, was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Moreau stated that he expected to
get started in about two weeks. He
will likely make the trip on this
side OF the river. He will also haul
freight. The passenger charge will
be 25c one way. 1t is possible he
will make daily trip to Carthage
also.
Fresh catfish today and tomorrow
at Jos. Haubert's, 709 Main street.
The Nauvoo Independent, says
Nauvoo was once considered for the
national capital in the following:
It is related that soon after the
sent out to pick on suitable pros
United States. It Is fact that Gen.
Sherman made the statement that
Nauvoo would be the ideal location
for the capital. And 1t would-no
better could be found. as to pretty
site. central geographical location and
as to center OF population.
According to the Nauvoo Inde-
pendent former Keokuk lineman
was burned: Monday of last week
Forrest Shanks fell into live cleo
trio light wire at Bushnell and was
shocked until he fell nearly twenty
feet from out tree in which he vas
working. The voltage must have
passed through his body, for one
hand was burned SO badly as to nee
essitate amputa ton. as was also one
foot. His left side was also terribly
burned. In the fail he further fnjur-
ed himself. Shanks was telephone
linenan and climbed into the tree to
disentangle some telephone wires
VIXEN he came in contact with the
electric wire. Shanks formerly lived
at keokuk.
-Ferndell grape juice at Imme-
CARTS.
day on the ST. Paul was a success. A
good crowd enjoyed the trip The
boat returned shortly after II O'Clock.
The Quincy Journal of yesterday con-
tanned the following: The steamer
st. Paul Of the Streckfus line made
her second appearance this year in
the local port today at noon, carrying
the excursion of the Unitarian church
of Keokuk. The boat will leave at
o'clock and return Thursday, to take
the Woodmen to Hannibal in the day
and the Quincy Laundry Girls on
their annual moonlight at night. The
ST. Paul is one Of the biggest boats
making the local port and has besh
repaired and remodeled during the
winter.
A number Of college boys from
StXIrtleffe college, put out fire at
Upper Alton Saturday. Following is
an account of the collegians' fire fight
ing Abilities: Shurtleff college stu
dents left their game of tennis on
College avenue in Upper Alton Satnr-
day and helped put out fire which
started at the Stewart Boyd home
when a pot of tar on the kitchen stove
boiled over on the floor and set hre
to the house The fire was beaten
out with clubs and tennis rackets. and
several of the students carried out
the pot of tar after spelling their
white tennis suits. An alarm was
sent in to No. engine house, but the
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