The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-20
CITY NEWS.

Dependable harness sold by Sher
wood. Advertisement.
The youngsters are looking sor
ward to some sport Halloween and
that date is not far away.
The state w. c. T. U. convention
seems to have been able to start a
controversy with John &. Craig Of thiA
city.
Select an auto robe at Sher
woods. A big new line Just in.-Adver.
tisement.
An overcoat was most compan
ionable and agreeable piece of wearing
apparel today. Many a coat was drag.
ged from Its notify quarters to enter
upon immediate service.
Six baskets coal 81. Eaton, Red-4i1.
Advertisement.
Nothing better with the lunch OF
meal at home than a cool bottle OF
Puritas beer, the beer made in Keo
kuk. 1t comes to you fresh. Order a
case today. Phone 139.-Advertise
ment
Lefsy's bottle beer for home use
has no equal. Phone "a for case
Adv.
There Will be meeting in Daven-
port this week Of the Scottish Rite
bodies. William Sinton and George S
Tucker went to Davenport this after
noon to attend the sessions and DR.. S.
w. Moorhead and ]. B. We'll will &C
Wednesday afternoon.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye takes
notice OF the w. c. T. U. fight against
John d. Craig OF this city in its Sum
day issue as follows: John E. Craig.
the Keokuk attorney. who has been att
tackled by the Iowa w. c. T. u. Is
we'll known in Burlington, and his
fight to defend himself from the as
saults is most interesting to his
friends here"
Keokuk merchants have begun to
hang out the "early Christmas shop
ping" sign. It's not bad suggestion. In
fact It Is a good one. The natural In
clination is to procrastinate the Christ
mas shopping and then 1t is done In a
hurry and the result is too often dis
appointment. The disappointing fea
ture can be removed by taking time to
select the gift. so the suggestion for
early buying is in order.
An exchange reports that the fire
in the ground In the Henderson bot
toms, two miles east of the Burlington
bridge, has been extinguished. The
damage is not nearly so heavy as at
first believed, being confined to the
original tract In which 1t first broke
out. 1t appears from later reports that
the peat on this land is pocket, and
does not extend to other lands in the
Following an expression Of the
congregation of the First Christian
church voiced at recent meeting in
which the large majority voted to re.
ject the resignation rendered by the
pastor, Rev. Lilley, Sunday morning
announced that he would acquiesce in
the wishes OF his congregation and re
main with the church under the same
conditions that heretofore prevailed
The decision is pleasing one not only
to the membership Of the church, but
to the community as Rev. Lilley is
well known and well liked in this city.
-Keokuk will be especially interest
ed in the new law passed by the thirty
fifth general assembly relating to river
and harbor improvements, which pro.
vides that any city in Iowa acting I'm.
der special charter may establish Q
1evee improvement commission to con
sist of the mayor, who shall be its
chairman, and not more than four 9th.
er persons to be appointed by the may
or with the approval Of the city coun,
Gil The appointive members shall be
residents and qualified electors of the
city, and shall hold no other official
position in the city, and no member
shall receive any salary for his serv-
ices as a member of such commission
Their term of office shall be fixed by
ordinance and shall not exceed six
years.