The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
CITY NEWS.


! Look in Home Tea Co. window
Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar
Gifts for lie men at a big saving
at the B. & H. slaughter sale.
Reduced prices on watches, diam
onls, jeyelry, etc, at Ayres & Sons.
We are showing the finest line of
carvers in the city. A Weber & Co.
( If you have the cash, cay buy a
fine piano before Xmas at special
price of Ayres.
The amateurs who will take part
in the Might in Bohemia" will have
rehearsal in the opera house this
evening.
This evening will be held the an
nual anniversary exercises of the
organization of the First Methodist
Protestant church at the church. No.
S24 Main street
Don't forget the cost price on cnt
glass, hand painted china, electric
lamps. chafing dishes, etc, at Ayres.
railroad men of the city report
big increase in business in the
past few days and extras both north
and south are becoming a common
occurrence again.
! Holiday special for Thursday from
a. M. till 8 p. M: Regular Coo large,
beautifully decorated German china
salad bowls at 29c each. Limit of one
to customer. Duncan-Schell Furni-
! ture Co.
There was another hold up again
last evening when Mr.. Henry Peck
was held up by his wife and forced to
oil fh1 H.
so that Mrs. Peck could do little
Christmas shopping today.
-Neckwear and fancy suspenders
at Jones, the Halter.
A colored organization of the city
are planning to give dance in their
hall on Fifth street, on Xmas eve.
The affair is to be one of the swell
social events in colored circles given
this season.
"A Bunch of Keys" next Monday
night
1t was dark as Egypt last even
ing on account of the sky being over
hung with clouds and the arc lights
not being lit. The lanterns came in
handy again and people who had to
be out late, were thankful for the
keokuk Lantern Club and it's noble
work of enlightening humanity.
--Hoyt's "a Bunch of Keys" play at
Quincy Sunday and come to Keokuk
Monday.
The Nauvoo Rustler has been
using cut of a trolley car at the
head of its trolley news all summer
and in the last issue prints the pic
ture of the car upside down, with the
following notice, at the head of an
article regarding the Kieran matter:
The Nauvoo- Carthage -Keokuk-For
Madison interurban met with serious
accident. and from present observa-
lions will not be ready for business
| for some time to come
See the new program of the Cat
terlin players at Dodge's Theatre
tonight.
| the ends in the minstrel chow during
the high school carnival on New
Years day. They are Thomas and
Lewis and it will be treat for Keo-
kuk people who hear them n. Kie-
daisch and G. Weismann will also be
seen in the role of end men and this
/ quartet should make plenty of fun for
! the merry minstrel goers. E. Leake
and R. Leake will put up turning
stunt Among the other features will
be the baby racks, Hindu house, Won
/ ders of Inferno and many other at
fractions.
Remember Thursday evening is
set aside at the Roll-a-away for
couples entirely. No gentlemen per-
mitted on the floor unless accompan-
led by lady. Make arrangements
! to entertain your friends at the Roll-a-
way Thursday evening.
Christmas will fall on Friday this
year and for that reason the ban
against meat eating on Friday by the
/ Catholics. will be raised. 1t has been
the custom to raise the ban on Christ
mas, if that day fell on Friday. 1t is
very unusual act for the church to
allow the use of meat on Friday, ex-
cept when Christmas happens to fall
on that day. However, the privilege
was granted few years ago on ac-
count of some celebration, which lent
/ special significance to the feast of the
j Assumption on August Is, and on Fri
! day, sixteen years ago, that privilege
was granted during the celebration of
/ the 400th anniversary of the landing
! of Columbus. No ruling on New Years
/ has been received. but 1t is expected
that the ban will not be lifted on this
date, as in the church calendar, this
I day is the Feast of the Circumcision