The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-23
CITY NEWS.

-Sigmund Bros. make a specially |
OF packing household furniture. Phone
3S3.
The Upper Room Mission No IS
South Third street is planning to give
q big Christmas dinner for the poor
and homeless Of the city
| Sigmund Bros. make a specially
Of packing household furniture. Phone
1888.
Since the list OF contributions to
the community tree fund was sent in
to The Gate City, others have been re-
ceived. One for S. was received from
Gorge Hassal.
Your Christmas would seem an
complete without some of our delici-
! Gus candy. The Rose, 421 Main.
/ FIT. Madison Democrat. Yesterday
being the date set by the district
court for the hearing of the motion
for new trial in the case of the
State versus Louis Hohl, Attorneys
Herminghausen & herminghausen,
Stewart, Weber and McManus were
lpresent at the appointed hour. The
sixth attorney, McCoid. was absent,
and in explaining the cause of his
absence as through illness the defense
asked for postponement Of the argu-
ment. The point was yielded by the
court and the motion set for hearing
at 200 p. m. today
Fort Madison Democrat: James
Hirst, formerly of this city, the owner
|of the well known little PAGER, Bob
, Heir, has added another horse to his
, stable. His latest acquisition is AL
, mona E., matinee bay filly, bought
at Chicago. The horse is sired by a
1921 trotter, with other ancestors
, having records as low as 2:os. She
r is now serving as driving horse, but
will be given try out on. the track
in the spring.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
I OF Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. to-
, night at O'Clock in Moose hall. Visit
ing brother1 cordi.lly invited. A. l..
!. laubersheimer. dictator. Ed. s. LOT
r ten. secretary.-Adv.
Glorious days these--and busy
. ones All eyes are looking ahead to
the holidays. The children are think
ing, dreaming, talking of nothing else.
Did you ever see such interesting adj
il vertisements as are in the newspapers
these days? Really they are the
i cheeTiest, happiest news in the whole
n publication. 1t makes you an optimist
!. to read them-it gives you new In
sight into the busy world. And never
a were advertisements of More practical
It use than in these days Of preparation
i. You can save many weary steps II yor
/ make up your shopping list from the
v advertisements in today's Gate CITY
e before you start out. Make the ad
I. vertisements serve you.
Parcel post business has developed
to the stage where the railroads art
k being crowded for car space and equip
m ment and the railroad mail service Il
sending out general request that al
advertising matter and other mail mat
ter which can be held back for few
days shall be held back until the bi.
\ rush Is over which will be immediate
ly after Christmas. Circulars of al
I'd sorts, particularly, are contemplate
in the request. 1t Is understood, o
course, that some calendars and sim
lar matter must be mailed at once t
n be of value to the senders but ther
ed are many tons of other mail matter,
u is urged, that will not suffer by Ii,
MS the delay. Also, by waiting, the sent
st. ers will get much better service tina
~ is possible at this time.
he Regular Meeting Morning Sta
ly ledge No. s, knights of Pythias t.
night, at 300 o'clock at Castle hal
In Fifth and Blondeau. Visiting knight
in invited John P. Hornish, c. c. Ele
at. ton of officers.
1873 From Burlington, Saturday, Seer
es- tary Schroer of the Mississippi Rive
IS. Hunters Protective association r
ceived petitions containing 249 sign
til lures, to be added to those filed wit
ms the secretary to be forwarded
20 Washington, says the Quincy Heral
oh With these additions there are 5.4I
ay signatures " lHe peIlllOHS Tue seer
nd tary is sending to the department
agriculture protesting against the fe
,er eral game law.
IL. Riley Osburn has leased the Iov
Hotel barber shop and will open +
business tomorrow morning He w
appreciate having his old friends al
customers call, also new ones.
81 Dressed geese at Renards gre
10 cry, corner 10th and Main. Phone 25
ell, The ofece If c,,rtie M Hart olo,
st- ~ tho d;str,ct conrt Voc +ha soara
wedding this afternoon when Chs
'ay ley Robson, aged AZ and Mrs Bel
,as wo,r oood ae hoth ~ no,,ds MO