The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-23
CITY NEWS.

There VIII be No Issue o. The
] Gate City on next Wednesday, Christ
mas day.
Ewers- Mccarthy Co. the Chris.
mas store for men and boys-Adv.
knights Of Columbus rings
CHAINS, etc H S. Mills, Is N Sixth
/ ssreet-Ady
Candied cherries, pineapple, gin
ger. assorted fruits and new nut meats
ipf al kinds al Oak Han Candy store.
sdv.
"a H. Benton. HHgh Powers and
Bill Berry drew ten days apiece this
morning in superior court on charges
OF having been drunk.
Xmas perfumes at Engiehardt q
CoAdv
TRY a pound OF that delicious
sfoca and lara co1es with your
Christmas dinner, zGe ID Home Tea
Co.-4ssdv.
See Home Tea cos windows Cor
specials Adv
Hydrophobta Is stisl prevalent
among The CANNES Of the city. Yes-
tsrday afternoon the Talaabie shep
herd dog OF Finerty's. 1906 TiInea
street. was shot The dog was suffer
ing from hydrophobia
Fifty stoves OF ali kinds for sale
cheap as re need the room Mere
dith a Gibson. eIs Mafn.--Adv.
u r. Meredith Of this city has
purchased half interest In what was
formerly known as Gibson Eros. new
and second hand store. sfs Main. -
Adv.
Marriage licenses have been
granted TO Noel Newton. %, and
blanche E. Harkelroth, %. both OF
Keokuk: and Thomas E. Mitchell. II,
and Ruth ANA Barnes. It, 10th of
Keokuk.
Shaving stands at Englehardt 8
aCo--Adv.
Box chocolates at Oak Hall Candy
store. A large variety OF an sizes
boxes.
Gifts that appeal to men OF .aste
and discrimination at Evers-McCar-
thy Co.-Adv.
Happy win be the boy who wears
an Ewers-dcCarthy Co. suit or over
coat ADV
Look, Best gpringheld lump coal
$3.50 per ton ]. c. McManus Con-
strHction Co. Phone 215.
For fine dressed turkeys, geese.
ducks and chickens, seal shipt oysters
and reasonable groceries 90 to Lamb.
iersheimers. SIT Main street. Both
] pnones.-Adv
Tomorrow is the last day to shop
| before Christmas. the last day to be-
come a Good Fellow the last day to
/ buy Red Cross seals for Wednesday's
packages, the last day for fathers
/ pocketbook. the last day to hide
! Chris. mas presents from the young.
sters and the last day for many a
turkey.
auto blankets and lap robes al
ssherwood's. 763 Main-Ady.
EwersMcCarthy Co has gone IN
TO his Christmas on a much large,
scale than ever before
Chocolates At Oak Hall Candy
store are all fresh and the aIalitv as
good as the best material win make
-Adv
Major Charles Keller, In charge
of the upper Mississippi government,
work. is in Baltimore attending q
meeting Of engineers and government
officials who have been conducting ex
{periments In order to perfect new
type of toY-boat It is hoped to de
+ ve'op a towboat that viii be a mode
Of utility. A new craft Of that kind
would be of use on the Mississippi
and especially SO II the barge lines
that are talked about are realized.
! Candy a fine assortment Of fresh
made goods al Oak Hall Candy store
Candy beads, braid, rings, canes, RIB
bon, candy opera sticks. chop suey
IcarameIs. Everything fresh. ADV.
Your Christmas dinner can h
supplied you over the counter at Vol
fer's grocery Fine line Of dressed
turkeys and other poultry, homemade
mince meat. potato chips, oysters
celery and seasonabIe groceries 51s
+ Main ADV.
The state food and dairy depart
ment has issued circular lettel
I warning dealers to use dry measures
] II quotes from the weights and meas
ures law az follows. "AlI sales o
blackberrieg. blueberries, cranberries
curran:s, googeberries. raspberries
/ cherries, strawberries, and gimiiai
berries in packages Of less than on
bushei, shall be by the quart pint. o
half pint, dry measure, and al berr,
/ boxes sold or offered for sale within