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

One more shopping day.
The postoffice is the busy spot
Just now.
The snow shovel had an inning
| this morning.
Pretty line OF whips. auto robes
and blankets at Sherwood's.
See our electric reading lamps be-
fore buying. King Plumbing Co.
Railroads hauled a large number
of passengers into Keokuk yesterday
and today.
Have bottle with your meals.
What? Purftas dark lager. Order
today for Christmas.
Do not fail to hear the Edison
concert tonight, 7:s0 o'clock at the
Edison shop. 512 Main.
/, Ashes scattered over a slippery
walk will be an aid to pedestrians
and may save broken limb.
Take look at the cartoon on the
first page OF today's issue and then
help the community Christmas tree
movement.
The vigilance of the Humane So
ciety viii be required now that the
cold weather has arrived. Don't for
get to blanket the horse.
Your greatest Christmas enjoy
/ ment will come from the act Of filling
the poor neighbours coal hin or re
plenishing the empty cupboard.
Quite number Of Keokuk people
will leave the city during the next two
days to reach destinations where they
have planned to spend Christmas.
The children hauled forth their
sleds today and made good use Of
them on the hills School vacation
and the snow came at the right time.
-Judgment in the sum Of $50 SIS
was entered by Judge Bank yeste day
in favor Of the ]. C. McManus Con-
struction company against Mrs. N.
Brooks.
The lad with the new sled wore a
grin that refused TO come off this
morning. The fall OF the beautiful
snow greeted him with more than or
binary pleasure.
Mincemeat. plum pudding, cram
berries, celery. olives, oysters, pre-
serves, oranges. figs. dates and nuts
at Immegart's grocery, FOG Main
street Phone IS.
Let US take care OF your Christ
mas grocery order Fresh oysters.
cranbeFries. celery and John Harmels'
brand of fine hams and bacon. Lauh-
.ersheimer. SIT Main. Phone 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward LAUDER
sheimer have returned from Fort
Madison where they assisted the choir
in the musical numbers delivered at
the dedication exercises OF the Santa
Fe Avenue Methodist church. The
Fort Madison papers say they were
very helpful.
The Gate City has heard some
criticism coming from the farmer Wis
itors that they do not find sufficient
hitching places since the posts were
removed from Main street This mat
ter ought to be easily solved and is OF
particular interest to the Merchants
Retail Association.
The first accident TO be reported
this season, due 10 the snow on the
streets. occurred this morning when
E. u. Yohe, commercial traveller
from st. Louis, No. slipped on the car
tracks at the corner of Sixth and
Main streets and disiocated his right
ankle. He was taken to the Gfice Of
DR. COPYRIGHT where his injuries were
attended 10. and later left on tie train
for his home.
A reading lamp will make very
suitable gift. King Plumbing CO.
The case Of C. L. Starr, former
street car conductor. against the Keo-
kuk Electric Company for 50. was dis
missed in favor OF the company today,
by Justice Burrows when starr failed
10 make his appearance. The company
secured q change OF venue from JUS
tice Lands court. Starr is alleged
to have found a pocketbook containing
So on the car and which he turned In.
Later, it Is claimed. he said ne had
found the owner and asked for the
pocket book. The company claims
that he did not find the owner, and to
protect themselves told him the mon
ey would be taken out OF his pay
check The amount was deducted
from his last check. and Starr brought
suit. which was dismissed when he
failed TO appear.