The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-29
CITY NEWS,


Sherwood's harness line is com
piete in every detail
Best coal, best price. quick deliv-
/ cry ]. c. McManus. Ninth and John
son. Home phone 2T5: Bell phone 915
The postoffice, banks and nearly
all OF the business houses will be
closed tomorrow. Thanksgiving day.
Tie Gate City will observe Thanks
giving day and no paper viii be is
fsued.
The largest line OF lap robes and
blankets ever brought to Keokuk is
shown at Sherwood's, 703 Main
The High school students and
many of their friends are looking
eagerly forward to tomorrow when the
football team goes to Fort Madison to
play the pig skin pushers there. Be
tween three and four hundred supper
tiers OF the Keokuk team will be In the
upriyer town to spend the day, it is
expected
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
services will be held at the Valley
~ z. church by Rev. ]. ~ Brown of
the Trinity NJ. E. church All are in
vited to worship with the congrega-
ton
Some disappointment is being ex-
perienced by those who expected to
get dressed turkeys for seventeen
icents pound Turkeys were selling
In local poultry shops yesterday for
itwenty-three cents pound, dressed.
Live gobblers brought thirteen cents.
Two weeks ago, it was expected that
turkeys could be bought for much less
than the markets are selling them
The Ladies Auxiliary will give
dance and oyster supper in Eagles
hall tonight. Eagles and their fami-
lies are invited
The 1885 Burlington train was
nan hour late this morning No H.
the Buriington-St. Louis passenger was
run in two sections, the first section
arriving on time at $50 a. M and the
second an hour later.
The sisters. nurses and patients
of st. Jcseph's hospital wish to pub
iiely announce their appreciation and
- S~s->A1C WI the hLlQuSSS dilu
thoughtfulness shown them by the
Mississippi River Power company in
presenting the turkeys for Thanks
giving.
The generous amount OF adver-
Using appearing in these columns are
pertinent to the season and of great
valae to shoppers. Consult Gate City
advertising before you start on your
holiday purchasing expedition.
There will be no issue of The
Daily Gate City tomorrow, Thanks
ing day. It is urged that business
men place copy for their advertising
for Friday and Sunday issues in the
hands of the printer at the earliest
possible moment 1t is an advantage
10 all concerned.
There will be service in the
chapel of ST. Johns church this even
ing at 7:30 O'Clock, at which the
rector. the Rev. John c. Sage will de-
liver an address. Thursday. Thanks
giving day. a service OF patriotism
and thanksgiving will be held in the
church at 1880 O'Clock. The full
choir will sing, and special music will
be rendered. The rector viii deliver
an address. Thursday also being ST.
Andrews day, the Brotherhood OF $. n
Andrews win attend the service in a
body at Z O'Clock in the morning, after
which they will be the guests of the
Rev. Mr. Sage, at breakfast.
Keokuk has SO much to be thank
full for this year that the starting
point TO name the many blessings
would be hard to pick out from the
many which are on every hand. Of
course every one IS thankful the dam
is half way across the river and is
coming right along Good health has
prevailed in the community during the
past year and there has been but very
little sickness. Main street has taken
on business like appearance in CON-
parison OF that g year ago. We are
thankful for many things.