The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-02
CITY NEWS.
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per ton In load lots. ]. C. McManus
& Co. Phone 215.
The message OF President Wilson
appears In another part Of this even
ing's issue.
Edison concert tonight at 1880
O'clock at the Edison shop, 512 Main.
The public is invited.
ID. e. Reeves, the well known coal
man Of this city, has a branch office
In the Delano hotel at Burlington.
The meeting at the Grand opera
house tits evening Is for the public
and It is sincerely hoped that the
place will be filled.
DO not fail to hear John Nolan
at the Grand opera house this even
ing. It is public meeting and
everybody Is invited
The trade in umbrellas and rub
bers has been increased during the
rainy days. It's an i'll wind that does
not help some line OF business.
If you are to get the keenest en-
toyment out Of your Christmas shop
ping you'll do much of it mornings
this week. There is a reason
ERpress or parcel peste How will
ron send the gifts away? Are they
ready. It's time to get them off. Do
your Christmas shopping early.
Try them all and you'll find to
your satisfaction that Puritas beer
can't be beat. You should have a case
of Puritas in the home Order today
The Fort Madison Savings Bank
has announced that beginning Monday
December 1. 1913, four per cent per.
annum will be paid on certificates OF
deposit running six months or longer.
| "A marriage license was issued to
John Ellison McMahan, 26, of Larned,
Kans. and Louise Fackler. IS, Of Ka-
hoka. This was the first December
marriage license to be issued.
After spending Thanksgiving at
home the young people who are attend.
Ing colleges have returned to their re-
spective schools. Thy will be home
again for the holiday vacation.
John Wilson McMahan OF Larned,
Kans., and Miss Louise Fackler OF
Kahoka, Mo-, were united in marriage
this morning by James S. Burrows,
Justice Of the peace.
Regular reeting Morning Star
ledge No. 5, knights of Pythias tn
night, at 500 o'clock at Castle hall.
/ Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting KNIGHTS
invited. John P. Hornish, c. c. Elec-
ton of officers.
IL A. Hamill has gone to Wash
ington, D. c., to represent the city
Of Keokuk at the National Rivers and
Harbors congress. He is also Keo-
kuk's representative for the Upper
Mississippi Improvement Association
The meeting is an important one.
Abraham Lincoln never said "Hel
10 Central" never lodged an automo
bile, never held a strap in trolle.
car never pushed button for light
never heard photograph and neve
posed for a motion picture. and We
Abraham Lincoln died only forty
eight years ago.
Programs and invitations hav,
been issued for the forty-fourth an
nual meeting of the Southeastern low
Horticultural Society which is to b
/ held In Fairfield on December 16 to Ii
inclusive. The sessions this year ar
expected to be fraught with interes
and large attendance is desired
Referring to the resignation Q
Rev J. Nuesch Of this city. the For
madison Gem City says: Rev.
Nuesch Of the st. PauHs German Evar
gelical church of Keokuk has resigne
his pastorate of that church after si1
teen years OF faithful service. Re'
Neusch has been heard in this city Oh
several occasions and was we'll Liked.
The Fort Madison high school
to have a basket ball team. Wei
bruch hall having been rented. TIL
hall Is about twenty feet wide an
/ nearly as long as Armory hall with
/ sixteen foot ceiling. The north baske
Il will be fastened to the wall similar
II the Y NJ. C. A. in Keokuk The othe
will be set out a few feet from tn
wall When completely fitted it wi
make. as good appearance for baske
: ball as was ever had in FIT. Madison.
The forty-eighth annual CONVEX
ton of the Iowa State Horticulture
II Society will be held In the society
J. rooms at the state house. Des Nome
e December 8. 10 and H. In connectio
J with the society's meeting, a displa
Of fruits will be exhibited in the r.
tunda and corridors of the buildfn
Prizes totalling $3.50 will be given
exhibitors of apples, pears and nut
The Fruit Grocers' association, til
Market Gardeners, the Park and Fo
" estry association. the Small F'ru
Growers. the Plant Breeders and tt
n Florists will hold their annual NEE
8, ings in connection with the session