The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-29
CITY NEWS.

ian church day at Ayres.
Is pair men shoes, $3.50 and $500
values, special at sa.75 and $500. Star
Shoe Store.
Merchants can tell their Christ
mas story through the columns of The
Gate City to more people than in any
other way.
Mrs Cortes Maxwell. 713 High
street, began her primary music class
for piano, on November l. Graded
pupils two weeks later.
The first, practice for the base
ball minstrels will be held this even
ing in Hawkes. hall A fun attendance
OF those WIG are to participate in
the performance is desired this even
ing. The. show will be staged on De
cember g.
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge. No. 5, knights of Pythias to-
night at 500 O'Clock at Castle hall.
Fifth and Blondeau Visiting Knights
invited Special business. Make ex-
ira effort to be present. c. Bruce
Lake. c. c..
"A number of the retail stores are
displaying sings in their windows,
shop Early And then follow sew
eral concise but to the point reasons
why you should shop early. Come
early and avoid the rush is hospit-
able invitation of the retailers right
now and it's fair one.
A young lady who lost a package
OF dress goods yesterday, did not cry
over split milk, but took the wise
course and inserted want ad in The
Gate City. This morning she receiv-
ed her lost bundle. the property hav-
ing been returned to this office last
night. Gate City want ads bring re-
suits If you lose anything from a
pin to your health. advertise it in The
Gate City want column and get it
back.
Seven negro laborers arrived in
the city this morning at 2:35, from st.
Louis, and lunched in the depot, eat
ing small lunches they had with them,
eAiio I'LL az o ~ lOT uSh6GSO, IOWA,
on the K and w. The colored gentle
men must have been very warm
blooded, none of them wearing an
overcoat. One of them when question
ed, stated that they were going to
Tuskeego, where they will work on
the section.
Regardless of the fact that turkey
flesh was high Thanksgiving, poultry
dealers say they sold a large number
of tn. birds at % cents a pound just
the same. Thanksgiving would not
have been what it was unless the
much relished bird had had its place
in the middle of the board Oysters
are coming in plentifully and dealers
are having no trouble in obtaining or
selling the bivalves at 90 cents a
rint straight.
Cows sold in an hour" would be
ar appropriate heading for the want
column of The Gate City. Last even,
ing there appeared Is cent ad, adj
vertising a COW for sale. The owner
called up The Gate City at $50
o'clock. stating that he had sold the
COW through the advertisement which
had been made public but an hour
Gate City want ads pay and pay quick
If you have anything to sell from a
bee to an elephant, advertise it.
The smiling. obliging and deserv
ing young lady operators of the Bel
Telephone office are greatly pleased
ever the installation of gas cook
stove and kitchen cabine- which has
been placed in a handy position OF
their rest room. The hours of the
hello girlies" though well system
atized, require that several OF them
remain during regular eating times
so that the dandy cooker and cabinet
are much appreciated additions te
| the comfortable paraphernalia ar
ranged for the operators when the new
! Offices and exchange were constructed
a year or two ago
The farmers will rule the next
session of the Iowa state legislature
or the 1913 members, 50 are tillers OF
the soil. There are "A lawyers and ~
bankers. Most of the farmers are III
the house ana most of the lawyers in
the senate In the house ~ OF the
members are farmers, while the sen
ate boasts of % lawyers. The other
professions are not very well repre-
sented. There is not single doctor
in the house, although the senate has
three of them. There are three drug,
gists in the house and one in the
senate. There is in the senate one
editor, and IN the mouse a printer
and a newspaper man. The senate
has a quarryman and the house
teamster. an insurance man, dentist
q veterinarian and an auctioneer-
There are so college educated men in
the house and % in the senate. There
are quite number in both houses
having only common school education.
Seyenty-eight OF the legislative mem
bers are natives Of Iowa, AZ in the
house and 80 in the senate. Foreign