The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
CITY NEWS.

Jacob Weber, an old resident of
the county. died at Sun,mitville. yes
terday evening Mr.. Weber was six
ty-seven years old, and had for many
years been prominent citizen of
Charleston, where he had lived until
recently. The funeral will be held in
Charleston tomorrow.
-Keokuk is fortunate in having
two excellent bathing beaches. Meth
er Fort Madison nor Burlington have
beaches although interested parties
are trying to promote them in those
cities. Bathing as a summer sport Is
coming more and more into popular
favor and the local beaches will un-
doubleday be well patronized all dur
Ing the summer.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Attorney
Ed Hirsch has an invitation from the
ty bar and the public officers Of the
city and the county, to join the Lee
county colleagues in a grand outing
at Wild Cat Springs, Thursday OF
next week. Wild Cat Springs is
very beautiful and romantic spot near
Hamilton, Ill. The Lee county folk
are famous entertainers, and num-
Der from Burlington will probably
avail themselves of the opportunity
to have a grand time and to make
the acquaintance of some Of the
neighbors.
The peculiar type OF weather
now in vogue is resulting in a num-
Der Of cases of rheumatism. Those
Gho remain awake during the larger
part of the night, say that the even
ings are warm but that along about
1 o'clock in the morning, it is quite
cool. This variation in temperature
is blamed for the aching limbs with
which number are afflicted.
This is proving quiet summer
in police circles. Fewer arrests have
been made than has been the case in
and vagrancy are much less common
than usual. At the present time there
is not a prisoner in the city jail
The river continues to fall. The
dry weather of the last few weeks
has caused the stream to fall more
rapidly than it had since the spring
rise reached it's crest back in May.
-Inforlnations were filed in super
Tor court this morning charging
Henry Baier with disturbing the peace
in the neighborhood of Eighth and
Palean streets, and of severely beat
ing his uncle, E. Waldo Wilmes.
Leap year parties are a popular
amusement just now. A number of
such affairs have been held recently.
"A number of trees have been
trimmed since yesterday as a result
of the order issued from the city
commissioners. The overhanging
trees are q nuisance not only to
those who drive along the streets, but
in rainy weather, when weighted
down with moisture, the low, wet
limbs are a great source of annoy
ance to pedestrians.
Most Of the unlicensed dogs Of
Keckuk are dead. AS a result Of the
recent campaign made by the police,
hundreds Of licenses have been is
sued by the city clerks Office to peo-
pie who owned dogs, and didn't want
them killed for lack of licenses.
On account of large crowd Of
campers, don't forget dancing at
Bluff Park every Tuesday and Friday.
Articles of incorporation of the
Overland-Irwin Co., were filed with
County Recorder Vaughan today. The
company will engage in general gar
age work. The capital stock will be
$4,000 in shares of $50 each. The
directors of the new corporation are
Heaton Irwin and C. H. Wood Of
Quincy, and George A McLoney of
this city. The officers are Heaton
Irwin, president; F. r. LMsk, vice
president; C. H. Wood, secretary, and
G. A. McLoney, treasurer.
Mrs. Bird Harris Of Viewer,
Iowa, is asking for a divorce from ].
R. Harris. The suit was transferred
from Fort Madison to Keokuk because
there Is no court in session in Mad
ison now. In the petition the date
of the marriage is November II, 1903
The plaintiff asks for the custody of
her three children and for household
goods.