The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
CITY NEWS.

school dresses at Central store
The steamer Duhaaue was In from /
Burlington last evening about eight |
O'Clock and departed for st, Louis at /
1850 after discharge Of freight and
passengers and resoading.
Children's lace hose. is snd 25c
values going st Toe pair at Central.
IT. n. Conner. proprietor OF the
Golden Rule department. store. with |
party of foar others. expects to leave
for CfRago Sunday In his automobile. |
Need a suit case or travelling hagg
See Ewers-MeCarthy Co.
Buy YOU nice watch at Ayres,
1t was hot sesterdaye degrees
in the shade, Des Moines and Kan
sas City had lee while Omaha had
100. Then came Keokak In the list
as the fourth hottest city in the Unit
ed States.
Big remnants sale now on. many
remnants suitable for waists and school
dresses at the Central
Work has commenced on the
building of the new school house In
Jackson township, outside. All con-
tracts have been let except the heat
ing apparatus.
For choice roast OF spring lamb
beet, veal or pork call at Jos. Hau-
bert's market, roo Main.
-Keokuk Is growing all along the
line. The city Is being advantageous
/ IL advertised by virtue Of the water
power and continued prosperity is cer-
tain Be a booster.
Remember Ewers-McCarthy Co.'S
20 per cent suit reduction sale.
"A patron OF The Gate City want
column who advertised for the return
OF lost enamel pin recovered the
| property through the energetic little
want ad placed In this paper. For re-
suits, use The Gate City.
i New fashion sheets, Designers
and fall fashion books at Central.
The Forepaugh and Sells circus
i will be in Keokuk on the 21st Of Sep
TENDER, the advance agent OF the show
having been in Keokuk yesterday to
make arrangements necessary. The
circus has been touring the west to
the coast and is in Colorado at the
present time.
Buy you nice watch at Ayres.
Watch Ewers-McCarthy Cos win
dows for new autumn haberdashery.
james Fortune of Kahoka, has
bought half interest In the restau-
rant business OF John BRASIL, The
firm will be known as Brassill & For
tune. They ask share Of your pat
ronage. Open day and night. s04
Main street.
Attend Lee County Old Settlers
and Henry county AgrrcnIruAi ssfz r.ll It3 p
citation, Mt Pleasant, Ia, Aug. Is to
18th. The burlington Route, VIII
run special trains Aug. II and 18th,
leaving Keokuk at S:15 a. M, return.
ing leave Mt. Pleasant at $50 p. M !:
Donnelison about 7:3o p. m.
Buy you nice watch at Ayres
The Delta Sun, newspaper pub
lished In Alexandria will move its
plant to Warsaw next week and the
next issue will be published there.
The paper is owned by D. H. Sage.
who Is now living. in Keokuk Mr.
Says says he has been publishing the
paper at loss for some time and It
is evident the people of Alexandria do
not want 1t.
II Spring chickens. nice ones at Jos.
Haubert's. TOO Main.
Il Eugene Higbee, residing on a rur-
1 al route out of Alexandria, has insti
4 tuted search for his sixteen-year-old
son Frank The boy is five feet and a
half tall. has very dark complex,
ion, birthmark on right side of neck.
i and is stoop shouldered The father
of the boy says he left home without
a cause, He disappeared Monday,
July "a.
Attend Lee County Old Settlers
reunion. Donnellson, Iowa, Aug 18th
and Henry County Agricultural Asso-
citation, Mt, Pleasant, Ia, Aug. Is to
18th. The burlington Route viii
run special trains Aug. II and 18th.
/ leaving Keokuk at s:15 a. m. return
ing leave Mt. Pleasant at $50 p. M:
Donnellson about 7:30 p. m.
a new Iowa law authorizes the
/ governor to appoint five persons as
tax commissioners, whose duty 1t is to
examine into tax assessment, tax levy
and tax collection laws of Iowa, and
if other states. for the purpose OF as
pertaining whether the present Iowa
tax Law can be improved. The com.
mission Is to report its findings to the
governor with proposed bills to make
the tax laws of Iowa more perfect and
fair TO all persons. The commission
now has its Office in the Equitable
building at Des Moines and persons
\ having any idea of general effect