The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-09
CITY NEWS.

Read Funk's letter OF thanks on
page 5.-Advertisement
There are indications that the city
election next spring is not to be for
gotten.
Attend Piggott's Victrola concert
Tuesday evening. Plenty room and
chairs. Advertisement
Burlington is also complaining
about auto speeders. Enforcement Of
ordinances viii check the speeding.
-Keokuk real estate men are not
discouraged over the prospects of this
city They look for considerable ac-
tivity.
The fellow who spent the most
profitable Saturday night was the ons
who did not forget to add something
to his bank account
4T'll be glad when the chuch sup
pers start" said a faithful patron. 81
always enjoy them. They are differ
/ emit and always worth the money"
For sale, short lengths barn sid
| ing boards. Low prices while they
last. Keokuk Lumber Co.-Advertise-
ment
Those who are fond of persim-
mons have an opportunity to partake
of this variety of fruit now that the
| heavy frosts have aided in ripening
and causing them to fall
Federation OF Women's Clubs and
many other organizations are moving
for safe and sane system of Christ
mas shopping and urging that holiday
shopping begin now.
You will probably have more time
than usual today to read the news
paper SO give the classified page your
attention. The advertisements OF all
kinds are unusually interesting.
Schneider & Yockiin have taken
charge Of the TriState Auto & Ma
chine Co., Ninth and johnson Special
attention given general machine and
auto repairing. They solicit your
patronage and win appreciate the
same-Advertiseme
. A gentleman whose home is in
New York City lost his watch while
| in Keokuk. He inserted an advertise
ment in the classified column and
said he did not expect to get the
watch. The Gate City want ad found
the watch and the lost time piece will
be returned to him. Sometimes the
''show-me" fellows are residents OF
other Dlaces than Missouri
Interest in football is keen and
will continue so until after the
Thanksgiving games. The Quincy
Herald says that If weather condi-
tons are right and X is possible 20
get the steamer Keokuk and also get
a crowd of at least 100 student root
ers to accompany the team, the Gem
City Business college will run an ex-
cursion to La Grange Monday for the
La Grange-Gem City game there that
afternoon.
Keokuk automobile owners will be
interested to learn that the state high
way commission will receive approx
imately $4,000 this year from the
odsO Lax lhhu. ! LID cACcCOn LIE SS-
mate of the last legislature when 8
per cent OF the auto tax was set aside
for the commission, by about $4,000.
Speaker Cunningham, who fathered
the movement to pay expenses of the
highway commission from a percent
age of the auto tax estimated the COM
missions share would be between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Officers of Lee couny fairs are
being advised that the Iowa Associa-
ton of County and District Fair Mana
gers will hold its convention this
year at the same time with the state
agricultural convention, December 9
and 10. A. R. Corey, secretary Of the
state fair, has arranged with the COIN
| ty men for the interlocking Of the
two programmes. The county fair
men were represented by John P.
Muliin of Fonda, president of the
association, and A. G. Rigley of Inde-
pendence, secretary. Discussions of
the various phases of county fair man
agement will feature in the program
OF the fair association. One of the
features of the two conventions will
be showing Of the reels Of motion
pictures of the Iowa fair in 1912.