The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-30
CITY NEWS.

Read public sale ad of Hilpert &
Wright on page S.-Adv.
Better read the wants carefully in
this issue. They may offer what you
have been looking for.
"A good place to trade. Sher-
woods harness store-Adv.
BENZ. Heron of Warren, Iowa,
who has been in California for the
past year, has returned to good old
Iowa and will make his home near
Donnellson.
Mrs. K. Simmonds, chiropodist,
references given. Phone 312 Black.
sos North Third street.-Adv.
Large numbers of people who visit
the reviewing stands to look at the
dam today will see it looking more
natural than for some time. The
water broke through into the old can
al yesterday morning and it is now
flooded. 1t temporarily stops work on
the railroad bridge piers.
u. A. Mckinney, who recently
resigned the position of industrial
agent with the Mississippi River Pow
er CO., is now associated with man
who has the largest individual inter
est in the production and distribution
of moving pictures. He is assisting
at present in the organization of new
company.
See Sherwood's elegant line OF
| harness T03 Main street.-Adv.
The Gate City often makes the
| statement that patrons of this paper
were never given such an advertising
value as they are today. This is liter
ally true. The circulation of the
paper both in quantity and in quality
is the most valuable ever offered to
advertising patrons. Circulation rec
ords open for inspection
Victor Victrolas at Loewenstein's
music store.-Adv
In going through the effects of
the late DR.. ]. M. Shaffer there was
discovered Masonic apron that was
presented to Dr. Sanborn by the grand
lodge of Iowa in the year 1858 at the
close of his term as grand master and
the apron is now in the possession of
Ralph Smith. When the new Ma
sonic temple is built 1t will probably
be enclosed in case and preserved
by the lodge. Gold letters on the
apron tell of the gift and the year.
Watch next week ad. The finest
building sites will be put on sale on
the north side, Tenth and Leighton
avenue, and six other pieces of prop.
erty will be offered at bargain. F,
| A. Wedler, telephone 766-Red-
The lower house of the Iowa legis
llature Friday passed by a vote of Ga
to 81 the Brockway bill to exclude
druggists in the state from handling
liquor The bill was nailed down by
the usual tabling of motion to re
consider Under the bill, which now
lgoes to the senate, no druggist in the
state may handle any liquor of any
kind except alcohol, and alcohol can
lie dispensed only on the prescription
of a physician. If any wine or whis
key or other liquor is needed for
medicinal purposes it must be dis
pensed by the physician attending
patient.
In another part of this paper APP
pears an important announcement by
the Keokuk Electric Co, to electric
consumers. 1t is absolutely neces
sary that every user OF electricity
acquaint themselves with this state
nient by the electric company. Il
you neglect to make proper arrange
nents to meet the new conditions yor
viii find yourself without electric cur
tent one of these days, say along
about June first. Be sure and reae
their advertisement appearing else
where in this issue. J. P. Ingle, who
has charge of the commercial depart
ments Of both gas and electric
should be consulted.