The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-01
CITY NEWS.

Il sherwood S.-AuVeTtlSement.
w. D. Holdefer, carrier on rural
route 2 out of Keokuk, is i'll with
typhoid fever.
N. =. Eppers has received his
commission as postmaster at Mont
rose and assumed charge OF the office
today.
Buy auto robes, harness and driy-
ers' supplies at Sherwood's
tisement.
Three months more and tie year
with the thirteen in it will be out of
] the way and the superstitious will be
relieved
4 --Keokus Camp NJ. w. A.. No. CO.
| vii. hold II regular meeting tonich,
al Woodman nall. All members ara
requested to be present-Advertise.
ment.
! A book descriptive Of Quincy is
sued by the Chamber OF Commerce
of that city just issued, c.ntains
description of the Keokuk dam and
statements as to the possibilities it
offers Quincy through cheap power.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued as follows: Smythe Batten, 20,
and Myrtle Anthony, both OF Croton;
Harry Palmer, 80, of Quincy, and So
phie E. volbrocht. 20. of Camp Point,
H.
"A pleasant house beverage is our
Puritas bottled beer brewetn in Keo
kuk and comes to your home ,..reat
from the dark cellar Always fresh.
Pechstein & Nagel, brewers. Phone
139.-Advertisement.
arrangements have been made to
show fifty delegates to the Ladies
of the Maccabee convention here next
Wednesday over the water power
The local order is making arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
convention.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk Aer.e.
No 6S3, =. o. E. tonight at. Eagles
Hall, 523 Main at o'clock Visit
ing brothers always welcome. Chas
A. Noekes, secretary Adv
The annual picnic and fish frv of
the Odd Fellows of Lee county will
be held at Viewer tomorrow and a
large number of local Odd Fellows
sre making arrangements to attend.
DIR. Hughes of this city is one OF the
chief speakers of the day.
-Leisy's bottle beer for .ome use
has no equal. Phone 81 for case
Adv.
Extra copies OF the annual EDITION
of The Daily Gate City can be obtain |
ed at this office, ten cents per copy.
The mailing charge is three cents. !
Inquiries about Keokuk can be an
swered very largely by sending a
copy Of the annual edition.
-Leisy's bottle beer for home use
has no equal Phone 81 for case
Adv.
Many boats are passing Keokuk |
either upstream or downstream these
days on their way to winter quarters, /
especially many of the government
boats that have been doing work on
the river at various points. Many /
boats are seen going down stream
carrying people to the south, most OF
them being Households or. large
launches.
Burlington route officials from
this city were in Burlington yesterday
attending q meeting of superinten-
dents and other officials from the Iowa !
district assembled for the purpose OF
obtaining on time service of all pat |
IONS. General Manager Bracken was
a. Burlington yesterday. having come |
through in his private car. it is
thought, with view of finding out |
why No. Z. the fast mail train east
and west had not been maintaining |!
its scheduled time just recently.
Francis G. Blair, the state super
.ntendent Of public instruction of ILL.,
zois. has appointed Friday, Nov I, !
1913. as Corn Day in the public
schools of Illinois. On said day, pro
grams will be given by the children
on subjects relating to coan and other
farm topics. The patrons OF the rural
schools will be invited to attend the
exercises and some practical and
successful farmers will be invited to
duaresS the scnoOl ana It's patrons
1t is not possible to estimate the
great value of the information on corn
culture and other farm crops result
! ing from the exercises ON Corn Day
as outlined by State Superintendent
blair. The farmers of the state are
in hearty accord with Mr. Blair in his
i efforts to have one day In the school
year devoted to public exercises that
/ emphasize the great Importance of
agriculture, the leading industry OF
the state.