The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-12
CITY NEWS.

Christmas novelties at Ayres.
Lots of air rifles for the boys at /
Smith Hdw Co.'s.
mailing bulletin No. to the regular
subscribers. 1t is fine number.
Guess the weight OF the nam
moth cheese in Weisman's window,
TOT Main.
Shot guns. rifles and hunting
suits for Christmas presents at Smith
Hdw. Co.'S
Merchants should place advertis-
ing copy in the hands OF the printer
early. A more satisfactory result is
assured.
New smoking stands at Ayres
&c. NJ. Hart is acting general yard
master in the absence OF H. L. Rob.
erts. Oscar Hopson is night yard
master OF the Burlington here.
Read Bears grocery ad tonight.
Gate City Camp. No. 81, w. o. W..
meets tonight at Hawkes. hail. full
| attendance is urged, as business of i'm
! portance will come up
Buy him an auto robe for Christ
mas at Sherwood's, 703 Main.
Employees Of the c., B. & @. In
keolSuk will receive their pay checks
for Christmas and the grocery bill
on the eighteenth Of the month
Watches for Christmas Ayres.
4 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. c. c. Koepf, C. @.
/ Wagons, velocepedes and BICYCLES
all sizes, at Smith Hdw. Co.'S.
John Welsh, chief clerk of the
general yardmaster's office of the
O." is i'll at his home Henry p
LeFebre, former clerk, will fill his
successors place for few days.
LeFebre is visiting here from Kansas
City with relatives
Diamonds for Christmas. Ayres.
Two Keokuk firemen, Earl Fergu-
son and Walter l.. Garrison were in
Fort Madison last night to see Geo.
NJ Cohan's THE Fortune Hunter" at
the Ebinger Grand opera house. Only
a few from Keokuk went up on the
evening train to see the performances
. of the first company presenting the
comedy.
New mesh and hand bags. Ayres.
The boys and girls OF Iowa have
a fine chance to win many good prem
i,ims at the third annual boys and
girls club contest to be held at the
Iowa State College at Ames next
month Several free trips to Wash
ington, D. c., gasoline engine, a
| sewing machine, are just few OF the
things offered as prizes on corn, cook
ing, sewing. written essays etc. This
i is all free. Full particulars and prem
II ium list can be had by writing to P
Il c. Taft. manager of contest, Ames
II Iowa.
|! The prettiest and most elabortely
II desigend calendar for the new veal
II has made its appearance in Keokuk
II being gotten out by Henry Sanders
n proprietor of the Grand hotel, in I
H limited number for his friends TIL,
II calendar represents full rigget
III /
II from the mast and rigging and it
II gold colored hull. The calendar Is
II beauty and is being received wit
much pride by the friends who hay
II been fortunate enough to receiy
II them.
II Sherwood is headquarters for hal
II ness. blankets and lap robes.
H People who write commmunici
Il lions to The Gate City for publicatio
n should sign their full name and al
II dress. The name will not be printe
II with the communication unless it
II desired, but the editor always mu
u know who is writing to the paper /
that he can Judge of the value ar
- reliability Of the communication. A
onymous communications concernir
social, personal and general affai
will not be used unless the edit
feels sure Of the correctness of Il
as. statements made.
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