The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-22
CITY NEWS.

ening.
Fresh cream puRs at Schouteus.
Harmonicas from sc to Sl.50, J..
/ F. Kiedaisch & Son.
keoknk has its worst winter day
today. The air was raw, the ground
covered with thin sleet and the at
mosphere disagreeable.
The Keokuk high school
basket ball team will play
the Fort Madison H. S. team in
! that city on January Is. Fort Madi.
son plays here February %.
Sherwood for boys saddles.
\, Order turkeys, geese or chickens
of G. ]. Carr, 619 Main for Xmas.
Friday evening at the Y. NJ. G..
a. the annual Christmas tree for the
4 boys department will be held the
event being one eagerly looked for
ward to by members of the boys de-
partment.
Sherwood for Studebaker Junior
wagons.
Joe Haubert for dressed poultry
for Christmas. Both phones.
Mrs. John Hipkins, woman who
spent her childhood in Keokuk and
was the daughter of Or. Johnston, at
one time a resident OF Keolkuk. was
buried yesterday in LAGRANGE. She
was cousin of Mrs. B. r. Lotion,
of Keokuk, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed S.
Lotion attended tho services.
Gold meat forks at Ayres.
Fresh Halibut, Red Snapper, Her
ring and Smells at Joe Haubert's, 100
Main street. Both phones
Attorneys in the Grimsley case
concluded their closing arguments
late yesterday Afternoon and at the
hour of adjournment Judge Smyth
took the cause under advisement.
Orange spoons at Ayres & Sons,
Toilet cases, shaving sets, post
card albums, mirrors. J. f. Kiedaisch
& Son.
The case of G. Fl. Schumacher
Tvs. b. A. Dolan and r. ]. Renihan,
Adm, has been continued to January
II and will be tried at that time by
Judge Smyth IN Burlington. This is
a suit on a promissory note of $1,000.
The suit was filed in the district
court here.
-Blanched almonds at Schoutens
I'm the early spring. work of inn
proving KeokulS's ratty looking river
front will commence. The plan Of
putting the front door of the city in
shape was founded by the defunct
Keokuk Motor Boat club year ago,
/ but the assistance OF the city could
not be had in carrying out the work
SO the matter was dropped for the
time. With work advancing as fast
as it is on the dam, a levee that is
presentable for the newcomers to
look upon as we'll as for those who
have lived here for years, is wanted.
A class of eighty-seven candi-
dates was initiated and given the
4 Protection Degree Of the order of the
Woodmen of the World by Blackhawk
camps degree team In Burlington
4 Tuesday evening. while the ladies of
Locust Grove Circle received twelve
new members Those from Keokuk
present were the following: Archie
Epers. r. e. Sorenn, Roy Holman,
1 f. e. Epers, T. c. Epers, Fred Med
/ ley, Ben Hocke, Joseph Barber, Elsie
/ Epers, Ethel Epers, Mrs. e. d. Epers
and Beulah Rice. Lodge people from
! number of other Iowa cities We're
! present
Pen Pictures Of Early Western
/ Days" for sale at Wescott's. This
/ book is by local author, deals with
/ local history and is a most interesting
1 publication Be sure and purchase a
/ copy.
On account OF the slipperiness OF
the rails. train crews found difficulty
in getting along this morning with
\ locomotives and cars
Tomorrow afternoon in nearly
every public and parochial school of
the city, Christmas will be celebrated
by the scholars Rooms have been
decorated in Santa Claus attire and
holly, bells. crepe papers of the
patron saint, pop out everywhere.
Christmas trees and st. Nicks by the
dozen have been ordered for tomor-
row and the children will devote the
entire afternoon to rectations and
songs. Vacation will start for the
holidays Monday next.
F. A. Wedler has conveyed to
Harry y. Fleming part Of lots Z.
and Q. block IL, Leighton's addition.
Choice Christmas beef and poul'
try, 1926 Fulton ST. Phone 11Gi Iowa.
On Friday evning of this week
the First Baptist Sunday school will
have Christmas social and at the
same time make a donation for GER
tain number OF Christmas dinners.
Each basket will contain the follow
ing: one dressed chicken, lbs. po-
tatoes can corn, can tomatoes, !
lib. sugar, ID. coffee, ] ID. cranber-
ries. 2 loaves of bread, lib. candy,
half dozen oranges, ] at. canned fruit,
pickles and cookies. The regular Sun
day Christmas program will be CIV
en- at the usual Sunday schol hour,
$3.50 a m.