The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-15
CITY NEWS.

/ gies, 703 Main Advertisement.
The weather has been the rea.
summer variety the past few days.
I'm Des Moines this week the del--
gates of the W. C. T. u. Of Iowa are as.
sembled in fortieth annual state con
/ vention
The weather man from the Wash.
ington, D. c., office promises bracing
fall weather for the remainder of the
present week.
Leisy's bottle beer for home use
has no equal. Phone "a for q case
Adv.
| The NJ. w. A. Is arranging to give
q supper Wednesday night, October 70
An effort Is being made to get as many
members as possible to attend and to
make the event one of real pleasure
and profit
| 1T is reported that section men on
the %" will work but nine hours in
stead of ten, which would indicate that
the condition of the road bed is good
| Sherwood for everything in the
harness Observation-Disclosures.
Several delegates from this city
are attending the w. c. T. U. con-
lyention in Des Moines. The local
organization which is one of the
youngest in the state, will probably
report the largest increase in mem
bership Of any organization.
Did you ever stop to consider that
when you drink Puritas beer you are
helping home institution. Next time
order case of Puritas. Every little
bit helps. Phone Observation-Disclosures.
Tomorrow evening after the regu.
lar meeting Of the Elks lodge the
members will indulge in social ses-
sion. Refreshments will be served and
musical program given. 1t is hoped
that the members will respond and
take part In the meeting and the So
cial session to follow
| The change in the tracks in front
of the union station has been COM
pleted, giving six tracks for the sta
ton, with proper brick approaches.
This change In track arrangements
has done much to eliminate conges,
ton at busy times at the station.
The work on Water street is nov
being DONE It will be raised some
what and bricked, to meet with the
new level of the railroad tracks which
| were relocated. This work on the
leyee will probably be finished before
cold weather.
The real estate transactions ap-
pearing in Mondays Fort Madison
| Democrat contained the following.
Mississippi River Power company to
Lee County. strip of land 60 feet wide
for jefferson township road over
Devils creek. There is also release
of the Mississippi River Power Co.
from the Old Colony Trust Co., from
mortgage covering this strip.
-Keokuk Camp II. W. A. No. 81!
wifi hold i.5 regular meeting tonigh,
at Woodman hall. All members ara
requested to be sent.-Advertise
/ inert
| Sunday, December I, is tubercu
losis Sunday and will probably be OBJ
4 sered to some extent in Keokuk or
that day Generally sermons are de
llivered in pulpits Of the different
churches on the subject of prevention
OF tuberculosis and sometimes laymer
are asked to speak. The day has mo-
been as widely observed in Keokul
as in many cities, however.
/ --kegnlar meeting of Keokuk Aerie
No. $50, =. o. e, tonight at Eagle,
Hall, 523 Main at o'clock. Visit
ng brothers always welcome. Chas
A. Noekes, secretary.-Adv.
The suggestion has been mad,
that hcg serum plant be established
in every county in Iowa SO that thu
serum may be quickly secured To-
use in the prevention OF hog cholera
Right now many hogs in this section
are dying because 1t is impossible t
secure the serum to prevent tn,
spread of the disease. Keokuk ha
also been suggested as a good centra
location for such a plant, there be n
heavy demand on all sides of tn,
city.
Warnings have been sent gu
through banks recently with regar,
to guarding against fraudulent checks
In writing checks care should be use,
in style Of writint amounts no mat
ter to whom the check Is Issued. Pre-
fessional check manipulators Away
find many ways Of securing genuin
checks signed by responsible bushes
men which can be cashed without d'i
ficulty. Spaces should never be lef
before or after amounts. Any mistak
in writing names or amounts shout
be corrected by destroying the spoile
check and writing new one, rattle
than trying to erase or write owe
the error.