The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-22
CITY NEWS.


Chicken pie Y. W. c. A. Saturday
evening. eoc
Puchechetuck lodge will have IN
s;iation in first degree tonight.
Sherwood for Christmas gil,s in
lap robes and blankets.
Many of the Water Power com
eany's construction and clerical force,
With officials of the concerns are leav-
Ing for their homes in various parts
OF the country to spend Christmas A
large number of these power and pub
lie utilities employees will leave this
evening for east and west.
New whip will make suitable
gift. Get one at Sherwood's.
For choice turkeys, ducks, geese
and chickens for Christmas, go to Jos.
Hauber.'s. 100 Main street. Both
phones,
Telephone o. Pfaffe for choice
meats and homemade sausage Order
a choice roast for Christmas. SIG
Main street
Umbrellas. bath robes, fur caps
and fur gloves. Jones, the Eatter.
-Humpty Dumpty circuses. Dun
can-Schell.
See our line of neckwear, best
ever at prices to suit everyone, &c to
$3.50. Jones, the Halter
The local division OF the Rock
Island road reports a heavy passen-
ger business on this line. Two or
three extra coaches were placed with
the equipment which left here this
morning, when the train reached
E1don
-Chafng dishes and baking dishes.
Duncan-Schell
The express and mail business on
the Burlington between st. Louis and
Burlington has been exceedingly
heavy during the past week and extra
mail cars have been used to accom-
modate the large influx Of holiday par
cells. The baggagemen and express
men have all they can attend to at
present as incoming and outgoing
mail and express trains have been
loaded. Extra expressmen and extra
clerks are working night and day to
keep the vast quantity of packages
reduced to a minimum by quick and
efficient delivery. Extra mail cars will
be left on the following passenger
trains until Sunday. December "a,
and probably ordered after that date
for few days: Numbers -, s, and
/ Is, will carry the extra cars.
i Homemade mince meat, fresh Seal
ship oysters, and seasonable groceries
and fruits for your Christmas dinner
can be had at Laubersheimer's gro
Gerry. Both phones
Electric trains and automatic
boats. Duncan-Schel
-Puckechetuck lodge, No. 43 meets
every Friday night at O'Clock. Frank
Vollers, N. G.; Geo. Immegart, sec
lretary. All members requested to be
present Work in third degreee to-
night
Just what the man wants for
Xmas can be found at Jones, the Hat
tiers.
Special price, soc a pair on delay
ed shipment OF misses and children's
slippers. Mullarky Co., new shoe
store, 414 Main street.
Water Power souvenier plates i'm
ported, 25c, s5c and SOC. Duncan
4 Schell
-yollers-Connor Co for turkeys,
ducks, geese, chickens, homemade
Emince meat. potato chips, fruits, veg
etables, nuts and Christmas groceries.
Both phones.
4 DELAYED shipment misses and chill
dren's slippers. GOO pair. Baur-
/ Mullarky Co., new shoe store, Ala
Main street
Local railroad men will be inter-
ested in the following item from the
) Washington County Press: C. W.
Baldbridge, local roadmaster on the
Rock Island, with his headquarters in
this city, has resigned his position
and was succeeded last Monday by H.
Bereng. who has been in the employ
of the Rock Island at Sibley, Iowa.
We understand Mr.. Baldridge contemp-
lates moving to Keokuk and will give
up railroad work to take UP some
ether line of work for himself, prob
ably some line of ens lee az; work.
He has been popular .oficiaI a,5nng
the local railroad nien anG all are
sorry to see him leave The best
wishes of his Washington friends for
hic cuccees on With him wtoroyer "a