The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-17
|CHR|STMAS COMES
But ONCE A YEAR.
And It Looks Mighty Good TO keo-
kuk Merchants With a Largely
Increased Early
Trade.
.KEoKUK THE FAvoR1TE
All Lines Are Patronlzed and Many.
Recorders Have Been Placed
to Supply the
Demand.
KEoKUK THE FAvoRITE

~ 20 Ohiy o. lttIlC OVCI a lllOAlH Until
Christmas and from the general out
look Of things the people of Keokuk
sA'e far advanced in their educational
training of DO your Chris. mas sAop-
ping early" Christmas shopping In
Keokuk started remarkably early this
year and has increased in volume with
each succeeding day.
Keokuk has firmly established her
self as one OF the most popular ana
attractive points for Christmas shop
ping within wide radius in Iowa,
Missouri and Illinois. People come
here from points in the tri-states from
miles and miles away, by train, by
automobile and in the family carriage,
carryall or other private conveyances.
All kinds of goods are called for In
the list Of presents. The splendid
crops and the general feeling that
there is plenty Of money in the coun-
try and more coming has given an
impetus to the holiday trade without
precedent. Many articles are being
bought this year which are not usual
lily listed in the holiday catalogue.
Articles of utility are mingled with
generally called-for articles which are
recognized as the standards for
Christmas presents.
Dry goods, jewelry and novelty
stocks, including toys in the stores OF
the city, have not only been depleted
once, but several times since August,
necessitating heavy recorders. so the
| local dealers will tell you. Silk hosi-
cry, put up in fancy boxes, are going
OF readily. In the needle work art
departments everything is life and
business. Electricity is compare
lively new feature in trade and novel
/ ties in this line come in for grea,
share Of holiday favor. The haber
dasher and the shoe man are not for
! gotten and no Christmas would b.
appreciated without the bakers AMI
|confectioner's goods. The book-coun
tiers too are being besieged by anx
Eious and Intelligent buyers.
Yes" said an old and prominen,
merchant yesterday, this is quite
early for SO much Christmas buying
This year Is unprecedented IN the de
mand for Christmas goods, and We
4 must meet the demand. This ha.
meant that we have had to make a
numbers OF recorders to replenish oul
stocks. Local dealers are openfns
their toy goods earlier this year thar
usual to meet the demand for toyi
from early Christmas shoppers"
All this, however, should not bring
surprise. Keokuk has live, wide
awake merchants in all lines; they
have been fairly liberal In advertisini
4 their wares and The Gate City ha:
cause to congratulate them in theil
success in pulling trade to Keokuk
The Gate City makes daily trips on
Ito this wide scope Of country. The
citizens of these localities read thu
advertisements of our enterprisin,
! merchants and profit by them Tha
lis one great factor in causing an in,
4 creased trade KeokulS is adyancin!
! in all lines, the increase in post office
receipts as published and commented
4 on in these columns on the first Of
4 the month is sure sign of the times
i Then go where you will to any par
1 of the city and you will find new resi-
dences and other buildings either fin
i ished or in rapid course of construc
ton, while ground is being broken
! for others. 81
\ People in neighboring towns hav'
/ confidence in Keokuk more than eyel
! before. This brings confidence in thu
merchants and shop keepers who sci
Christmas goods. Keokuk is the me
/ tropolis of the tri-states for man.
/ miles around and when they have an.
4 heavy or choice shopping to do Keo
4 kuk is the mecca. This is peculiar
/ ly proud mercantile position to hold
4 and Keokuk holds it with becoming
1 dignity and for favors received al
4 ways endeavors to return them by tn
/ kindest and most hospitable treat
ment, giving full measure and thu