The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-07
CITY NEWS.
in The Gate City.


The suffrage amendment in Des
one.
Spend Sunday on Str. Dubuque to
Burlington and return. Leave $3.50 a.
m. Adults 75c..
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Roy Elliott Handy, 80, and
Aurelia Pauline Bland, 26, both of
Keokuk.
The Mississippi river is rising
again. There has been an abundance
yes, an over-abundance-of high
water this year.
-Keokuk camp II. W. A. No. 622
will hold it's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are re-
quested to be present.
Yesterdays rain worked a great
hardship on the farmers. who had
been planning on having a whole dry
week. Many of the rura!ists have
not planted their corn as yet. and 1t
is far past planting time.
Edward E. Stevens, SIS years old,
son of Thomas Stevens Of Keokuk,
passed away at Fort Madison yester-
day. He was stricken while at his
work in the Atlee mills.
High class excursion to Burling-
ton and return Sunday on Str. Du-
budue Leave $50 a. m. Adults 75c.
A social, musical and sale of
wrapped parcels" and ice cream and
cake will be held at Masonic temple,
Thursday evening, June s, at o'clock
by the ladies of the O. e. S. Public
invited.
We have a limited number OF
Streckfus steamboat tickets, includ-
ing meals and berth, which we will
sell to the first people asking for
them, at an attractive price. Call 30.
Gate City Co., Is North Sixth.
-Keokuk members of the Moose
lodge will be Interested 20 learn that
campaign for an increased member
ship being conducted at Burlington,
ras resulted in an increase of about
forty within the past few weeks.
We are in a position to offer an
attractive proposition to few people
desiring to take boat trip from Keo
kuk to ST. Paul. To assure receipt OF
tickets at time desired, we suggest
| that YOU arrange for reservations Two
weeks in advance. The Gate City Co..
u North Sixth street.
! Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Freeman win
entertain Monday evening. June II, at
Woodman hall in honor of their
daughter Miss Verna Haliscia Bea
mon, who is a graduate this year
More than six hundred invitations
have been issued. The reception
will be from seven to nine, dancing
from nine to two. Miss Beamon is
the only colored graduate of this
years class.
| High class excursion to Burling'
I ton and return Sunday on Str. Du
/ buque Leave $3.50 a. m. Adults 75c.
With rain falling steadily in all
| parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
predictions are the river will rise
! from below Warsaw to Louisiana, No,
slowly, until the latter part of the
week. The average rise probably will
be from three-tenths to one-half foot
per day for the next two or three
DAYS. Weather predictions are rain
| and cooler tonight; Wednesday fair,
probably warmer in the afternoon.
| The u. s. s. Somers, training YES.
sci of the local division of the Naval
Reserves. probably will leave the dry
docks at Keokuk SATURDAY., completely
repaired and ready for service, says
the Quinc,- Journal A new wireless
station is being installed in the boat
Commander Johnson. who suffered
two b-nkon ribs and some bruises
last week, when he fell on stairway
after the lights on the ship went out
is around attending to duties the
same as usual. The accident occur
j red while the boat was being taken
1 to Keokuk.