The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
CITY NEWS.

Relatives in this city have re-
ceived word of the birth of son to
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Fulton, of Portland,
Oregon. j
All furs have been marked way
down in price. The Central.
The meeting Of the Royal Arcan-
UNI which was to have been held on
Friday, January 2, has been postpon-
ed until Friday. January g. There
will be installation of officers and
social session at this meeting.
Victrola concert tonight. Plenty
seats for all. Piggotts.
Two suits for divorce have been
| filed in. the office of the district court
today Anna Shepard has filed suit
against Miles Shepard Ellen Hanson
has brought suit against Walter Han
son, asking divorce on the grounds q
cruel and inhuman treatment.
-Furs at wholesale prices at the
Centrals fur SALE.
The following story Is told of
nearby merchant whose holiday trade
did not come up to his expectation:
/, A customer going into the store from
/ the outside, shifted the air and said:
What do l smell in here" The
merchant replied: TT Is my busi-
ness, it is rotten"
Attend Piggott's victrola concert
tonight, GIG Main street.
II. c. Reeves, who recently bought
/ the WINS property on North Second
street, is having 1t remodeled. adding
new porch across the front. putting
in number of partitions, new plumb
ling and repapering and painting 1t
throughout Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves ex.
pect to move into the house about
April 1.
st. Mary's market at the Home
Tea Co., Wednesday, Dec. 81.
The high school Seconds will
battle with the Hamilton high school
team on the Y. NJ. c. A. basketball
floor tonight. The game should be
fast and scrappy as the second team
can put UP good tight. The regular
five from tn : Hamilton school will be
on the floor. The game will he called
at 7:30 and small admission fee
will be charged to cover the expenses
Of the game.
Get our prices on furs before pur-
chasing. The Central
-Keokuk friends received the sea-
sons greetings in the form OF col
ored folder from George M. McCor-
mick. advertising director Of the
Houston Post George IS former
Keokuk boy and for q numbar OF
years was the advertising representa-
tive of the George Wilson Real Estate
Co, of Houston, later identifying him.
self with the Pest advertising depart
ment in which he is making sue
cess.
Good grades cotton blankets 81 to
SO per pair. The Central.
Sherwood for auto robes.
A publication entitled "The Spec
Itacular Career OF Rev Billy Sunday
has Just been issued by Theodore
Thomas Frankenberg. Of Columbus,
Ohio. Among the men who have con
tributed some "reminiscences of the
noted evangelist is DR.. G. Walter
Barr Of this city. Mr.. Frankenberg
says his publication is the first and
only authentic and comprehensive
biography of Rev. Sunday. 1t is 25o
a page book and can be obtained for
l s1.00 by writing to Mr.. Frankenberg
329 Chamber of Commrce building
Columbus. Ohio.
Sherwood for repairing harness.
THE Spectacular Career of Rev
Billy Sunday" by T. T. Frankenberg
Chamber of Commerce, Columbus
Ohio. $50 pages, illustrated, s1.oo net
! Use that Christmas money for q
fur at a special price at the Central
, The newest photographs of tins
Panama canal with an interestine
: story Of the progress Of the wo,k Il
cate are presented in an attractive
| booklet issued by the Hanrburg-Amer
/ lean line. With the gradual rising o.
/ the water in the great ditch the ap
/ pearance OF the canal zone has beer
/ completely transformed. The beau
II ties of the West Indies are alsc
Il shown in many attractive illustra
I trations. The booklet which runs II
sixty pages is attractively produced
4 ard will be found OF permanent vslu
II to everyone who has visited the Yves
4 Indies, or contemplates making th'
/ cruise. Now that the great waterwa'
is in actual operation, thousands o
j tourists are availing thems elves 0
the opportunity to visit the canal an
actually cruise ON its waters, and pas
through the great locks. The hcokle
is for free distribution and may b
had by applying to the advertising df
partment of the Hamburg-Americal
line, As Broadway, N sw York, N. Y.