The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-02
CITY NEWS.
Buy Ian robes at sherwood's.

Buy lap robes at Sherwood's.
"A number OF the annual church
meetings will be held during January.
Cold weather delays railroad ,raf-
flc. the south bound train being late
this morning.
George Ferguson has been confin-
ed to his home by sickness during the
past two weeks
Business men are busy casting up
their 1911 accounts and making settle
ments with each other. The year has
been prosperous one for the bus
ness men.
The Missionary Society of the
First Baptist church will meet this
evening at 7:.30 o'clock. A good pro-
gram has been arranged by the com
mittee.
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. C. C. koepf. C. c.
The campaign for the sale of
$4,000 preferred stock in new hotel
proposition closed successfully In OF
tumwa yesterday. assuring the cree
ton of a 100000 modern six-story
hotel there this spring.
Nearly three hundred people en-
joyed the New Years program at tns
Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium last evening,
the large audience crowding the place
to its capacity The members of the
boys department who participated did
we'll, putting up a classy exhibition
along several lines of athletic work.
Twenty-four junio.s took part in the
calesthentics and sixteen in the fancy
marching. Other numbers on the pro-
gram were also very good.
Sherwood for harness, lap robes
and blankets.
Mrs. B. f. Carroll. wife of the
governor of Iowa and known through
out the state for her campaign to have
the subject Of sociology taught in the
public schools and John r. Hammond,
social service worker in Des Moines,
have been invited to be members of
a party of lecturers who will make
tour of the southern states and eastern
Canada under the auspices of the
Worlds Purity federation The lee
turers will meet at Louisville. Ky,
Feb. Is. Both Mrs. Carroll and Mr..
Hammond are considering the invita-
ton. which comes as a honor. but
neither has given decision OF ac-
ceptance. Mr. Hammond and Mrs. A.
B. Sims of Des Moines. the anti-card
game crusader, We're members of the
party which made the tour last year
in the western part of Canada. and the
western and southwestern states.
Have harness repaired at sher.
woods.
The people Of keokuk who met
Mr. George A. Wrightman in his re-
cent visit to keokuk will be interested
in the following notice appearing in
Des Moines papers: Iowa Factories. "
the official organ of the Iowa State
Manufacturers association will make
its first appearance about January 10.
according to the announcement made
this morning by G. A. Wrightman
secretary Of the association and edi-
tor OF the publication. Practically all
material for the industrial magazine
has been set up and the first issue
will be that of January, 1912. Mr..
Wrightman announced today that he
has secured the services of Charles
G. Tobin to assist him In preparing
the magazine. Mr. Tobin is Des
Moines newspaper man and will take
up his new duties about January Is.
Iowa Factories" is published inGe.
pendentIy by the Iowa State Manfact-
urers association for the purpose of
boosting Iowa industries The manu-.
facturers OF the state are supporting
the publication literally with adver-
Using. Enough advertising contracts
already have been signed for the
year to assure the financial success OF
the magazine during 1912.