The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-25
CITY NEWS.

! Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
at the Grand this afternoon.
A number of business houses in
THE city will be closed on next Friday
that Memorial day may be observed.
/ For that new embroidered flounc-
ling dress see the Central,s large line,
Iall prices.-Adv.
Attend the Troubadour concert,
dance and social at Moose hall Mon
I day evening. ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Miles are
the proud parents Of a ten pound boy.
born Friday morning.
Don't miss the auction sale. this
Els the last week. Elgin Jewelry Co..
ADV.
For prompt and careful auto liv-
ery call Loewenstein, phone 16oS.-
ADV.
Archie Campbell of Cedar Rapids,
deputy grand master of me A. o. u.
w, is in the city and will remain
here for some time. getting class OF
new members for the Keokuk order of
| the Workmen.
New palm leaf fans, all grades. on
sale at the Central Store-Adv.
If today is warm and pleasant
there will be numerous picnic and
fishing parties up and down the riv-
Ter. Several launch parties have been
! planned by local fishermen. The
tgleDs On the Illinois side will be pop
lnlar for outings for the next few
months.
/ Summer underwear for the entire
family. all grades, the Central
Elgin Jewelry Co.'S auction sale
continues for one week more-.Adv.
M, e. Bannon of Fort Madison,
vas appointed county engineer of
Lee county by the board of supervis-
ors in meeting at Fort Madison Friday
afternoon. The appointment will be
effective June when Mr.. Bannon
will enter upon his duties. He is at
present city engineer of Fort Madison.
The appointment is made in conform
ance with the new state law.
New neckwear at Central Store.
| Adv.
60 TO Quincy Decoration day, Fri
! Gay. May so. Steamer Keokuk leaves
I S a. m, Fare soc; children 5 TO 10
years. 25c.-Adv
There have been number of
Keokuk people inquiring at Hamilton
| for Illinois fishing licenses. The city
clerk of the city of Hamilton inform
led The Gate City Office yesterday af-
ternoon that he now has the license
blanks and tags and will be glad to
| issue same to any one interested The
cost of the license permitting non
residents to fish with hook and line IN
waters over which Illinois has juris-
idiction Is one dollar and twenty-five
cents.
| New tissue ginghams, 15c and csc
yard. See them at the Central Store.
ADV.
Use welters native wines from
Nauvoo. Family trade a speciality.
Weekly deliveries. Phone Keokuk
l537-Adv.
From the following statement TAX.
4 'Slt tioti tiAS lbs fthsStSS dIlu
sent The Gate City by r. S. Ransen,
former Keokuk resident, it is evident
that the people of Iowa have plenty
of money to invest in another state:
John H. kenner member of the board
iof public works, who has charge of
the Office work and street assessments,
] is something of statistician, and
after months of observation of checks
which come to him in payment of i'm
proyement assessments, makes the
assertion that 40 per cent of the
property in Long Beach is owned by
non-residents, and of this 30 per cent
lis owned by people who live in Iowa.
the remaining 10 per cent being dis
tributed among residents OF Canada,
| Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Illinois,
Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota
Summer term for Mrs. c. Max
wells piano pupils will begin We'd
inesday. June 4. Studio. 713 High.
/ ADJ.
/ "A fortunate purchase enables us
to show special values in children's
dresses at about 25 per cent below
usual prices. SOC to 81 each. the Gen.
|tral.--Adv.