The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-27
CITY N EVvS.
New buggies at Sherwood's.

New buggieH at Sherwoo6a.
The farmers OF Lee county will
reap an abundant harvest this year.
They have fine crops.
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. John p. Johnson G. G.
big line OF harness at Sherwood's.
Keep your eye on the classified
column. It is increasing In interest.
Use It when you have want that
you wish satisfied. It gets results.
1agomarcino-G Grippe Co. are buy
ing apples. Bring them In.
Local police have received notice
|of the theft Of horse and runabout
from the Memphis fair grounds. The
outfit is said to belong to Memphis,
Missouri, liveryman.
Gate City Camp, No. 81. W. y. w.
meets tonight at Hawkes. hall. A full
attendance is urged, as business Of Inn
portance will come up.
The circulation of The Gate CITY
is almost double that OF any other
Keokuk publication. II you wish to
reach the Keokuk and the surrounding
trade. advertisements placed in this
paper will get your store news before
the buyers.
| The TrtState Commercial College
lis open every evening from TO 8.
1 The Burlington Order Of Owls dis
covered they were four years old Sun
day and the event was celebrated In a
fitting manner In their hall. The
ladies had been invited and an enjoy
able evening was spent. A nne pro-
gram was arranged by the COMMITTEES
land excellent refreshments were serr
ed.
Buy fly nets at Sherwood's.
4 lit is reported that one OF the
Stone & Webster automobiles. being
driven at high rate OF speed, re-
Gently collided with Packard ma
chine and caused about $50 damage,
which the company paid. There Is
considerable reckless driving by many
automobile owners, especially at turn
ming street intersections. The police
should arrest those who exceed the
speed limit or fail to give the required
warnings at crossings.
Wanted Board or rooms, fol-
large number Of desirable workmen.
Address J. L. Mcleod, care Stone &
Webster Eng. Corp.
Fort Madison promises to be q
dead place this coming Thursday. A
majority Of the leading merchants Of
that city have agreed to close their
places Of business in order to give
4 their employees chance to attend the
Lee County Old Settlers reunion to
be held in Keokuk on that date The
Fort Madison merchants annual ex-
cursion will be given to Keokuk on
that date.
| Regular meeting Of Loyal Order
OF Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 7o4, to-
night at o'clock in Moose hall. Wis.
iting brothers cordially invited. Ed.
G. Vaughn dictator. Roy M. Martin
secretary
III the hotel proposition Is to be
made success 1t must receive very
liberal support from those who have
not as yet subscribed and from those
who are we'll able to subscribe and
from those especially whose property
will receive very healthy apprecia
ton from the construction Of the
5000, 900 plant. This is real, live
genuine opportunity and the success
of 1t will give to Keokuk stability and
standing. No one institution is more
helpful to a thriving city than a mod
ern hotel plant. The one that Mr.
Cooper proposes for Keokuk will re
fleet credit on city Of many times
the size OF Keokuk