The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-03
CITY NEWS.

Gil I NEWS.
"A trade builder good roads.
Attend Kahoka fair tomorrow
Adv.
Rev. R W. Lilly has returned
from few months absence which was
devoted to chautauqua work.
Little money buys d fly net at
Sherwood s.-Adv.
| "A marriage license was issued TO-
day TO Louis D. Nash Of Michigan and
Emma Stern OF Des Moines.
| Sherwood sells dependable har
ness.-Ady.
1 -Rlder James Connoran has been
numbered among the sick for some
time. He is reported Improving.
-Puritas beer made In Keokuk Is
cool and refreshing beverage. Moth.
ing better for family use. Order q
case today.-Ady.
The extreme hot weather has
been responsible to some extent for
the big steamboat business on the
Mississippi river. the season having
been profitable to the boat owners.
Humanity sought the river as means
OF getting away from the heat.
Dancing at electric pavilion Rand
Park Wednesday evening, September
5, $3.50 p. m. Agnes orchestra. Street
cars until IL o'clock
Keokuk lodge NO. 8sS Fraternal
Order OF Eagles are now In camp on
the Dickinson place where camp Zoo
has been for the past two months.
Sunday will be ladies day ana ar,
rangements are being made for big
chicken dinner and . general GOOD
time.
Two Keokuk horses in races TO-
morrow at Kahoka fair.-Adv.
Considerable criticism is being d.
rected toward certain Keokuk hotel
keeper who is accused OF making an
unreasonable increase in his room
rates during the celebration. II has
been suggested that disapproval Of
such action should be expressed by the
newspapers OF the city in order to indi-
cate to celebration visitors that Keo-
k,lk does not approve of such treat
ment Of her guests. SO far as can be
learned 1t is said there was only one
instance OF the kind where rates were
unreasonably boosted.
Ride in a Sherwood buggy.--Adv.
"A horse belonging to MusoIino,
fruit dealer, dropped dead from fright
at sight OF an elephant at Twenty-sec-
ond and Broadway, Quincy. The ele-
plant, the personi1cation of dumb
brute intelligence, according to natur-
alists, thought the horse had crouched
down preparatory to springing upon 1t
and tearing 1t limb from limb. as
horses are said to have habit of do.
ing in the jungles. The elephant ga
gacious beast, prepared to resist the
attack the dead horse was about to
make on him and became real war.
like. Then the keeper took hand in
the business that was threatening to
break up the procession and compelled
the elephant to get down on It's knees
and become composed. rs composure
regained it returned to its place In
line. In the meantime the Musol!no
horse remained dead where It had
dropped dead In Its tracks.
--Liil McWood owned by Nj. ]. Ca
hill in the free-for-all pace at Rahoka
| fair tomorrow--Adv.
| One Of the largest cereal firms in
the United States which originally
got its reputation and strength from
newspaper advertising, later trans
ferring It's publicity campaign to the
magazines, is again seriously consid
ering returning to the newspaper for
Its publicity. The history of advertis-
Ing is that the daily newspaper is the
most effective medium. The greatest
successes have been attributed to the
work of the daily press. Circular, pro-
gram, bill board, street car and all
forms of advertising possess no such
value as the daily newspaper There is
a reason for such value. The daily
newspapers has substantial constitu-
ency obtained through years of work.
The. paper established for more than a
half century, less for that matter,
has standing. 1t has secured a CON.
stituency only after years OF hard
work. The paper is an expected visi-
tor every evening, it is paid for and
wanted. 1t is read and read carefully
and because an advertisement ap-
pears in paper of standing and repu-
tation the advertisement ia received
with confidence. II the business men
would expend their advertising appro-
priation In the daily or weekly newspa-
pers they would increase their bust.
ness.
Everett B., owned by a. z. Alton
in tho frot X