The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-18
CITY NEWS.

For auto livery and taxi service
phone a3s. 1920 Main street.
-Laubersheimer for select oysters,
homemade mincemeat and sweet cider.
Phone SIS.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert II
Hemmy of Minneapolis, Saturday, No
vember II, a daughter
Dance Woodman hall Thursday
night. Nov. 10. Agnes orchestra. Ad-
mission rights reserved.
A marriage license was issued to-
day to Peter Hatton, 81. OF Montrose.
and Nina Veronica Skyles, 81, Of
keokuk.
A marriage license was issued
this morning to G. F. Kaufman, 80, of
Pittsburgh, Pa. and Freda Carmi-
chael. "a, of Keokuk
-Keokuk Camp N W. A. No. e..
will hold It's regular melting tonight
ut Woodman hsll. All members are
REQUESTED to be present.
30 cent supper Thursday, Y. w.
G. A. Chicken pie. mashed potatoes,
cranberries. hot rolls, coffee. cabbage
salad. fruit sherbert. home made cake.
so cent, Y. w. c. A.
Regular me sting OF Keokuk aerie.
No 6S3. F. D. E.. tonight at Eagles
hall. 523 Main at s O'Clock. Visiting
brothers always welcome. Chas. A..
Noekes, secretary.-Adv
For real results, use The Gate
CITY advertising pages. For real news
read The Gate City. The combination
OF the two Is what makes The GAZE
City the leading paper Of this city and
this section
Bulletins on the foot and mouth
disease have been issued by the Iowa
state board Of health. These bulletins
describe the disease and give some
precautionary measures which may
be taken to prevent the spread of the
disease.
The funeral Of Mrs. Belle Russ,
whose death was announced yesterday
afternoon. was held at 200 o'clock
this afternoon at the African Baptist
church, Rev Thomas conducting the
services in the presence OF a large
number of her friends and neighbors.
The cold snap of this week has
caused check to the extensive build
ing operations about the city, temper
arily. Contractors expect warmer
weather again and will rush their
work to the point where it will not
be hindered by cold snaps. Those
buildings which are far enough all
yanced SO that inside work can be
done, will not suffer any delay.
Select oysters. homemade mince-
meat and sweet cider at Laubersheim-
er's, SIT Main. Phone 5S.
The Gate City's advertising pages
are worth much to the merchant. This
Is shown by the amount of business
which they carry each evening. and
Sunday morning. The merchants Of
the city are realizing that the paper
which has a circulation as large AS
| The Gate City's is the logical paper
| in which to place their ads so that
| they may be read by the greatest
number Of people.
Someone asked an editor the orr
gin Of the Ben Davis apple He re-
piled: "All we know concerning the
history of this notorious apple is that
| it was invented by a man whose name
was BENJAMIN Davis. He is said to
have been a minister of the gospel,
but We don't like to believe that In
any event, his intentions may have
been good, and it is hoped he made
peace with his Maker before LIES
lengthening shadows overlook him.
The revival services in the FRS.
Methodist Protestant church, corner
Twelfth and Exchange streets, con-
tinue to increase in interest and pow
err with each succeeding service. Last
evening in response to the call to con
secration two young people came to
the altar of prayer. Rev. Staffey, the
| pastor. is presenting the "Old Story
in way that it is appealing to the
hearts of men. He speaks without
fear and favor, calling sin, sin. Come
out tonight and hear him on the sub
I ject, What shall do then with jesus
! which is called Christi"
Port of the s20,000,0OO appropria-
/ ton Of congress to be used in the i'm
provement of rivers and llarbors will
be spent on Quincy bay, IL the pres
ent plans of the joint committee Of
tho Chamber OF Commerce and city
council, which will tomorrow night in
Judge Carl E. Epler's Office. material
lie, says the Journal. This appropria-
tioi was made with the thought that
1t was to be expended on improve
ments at the discretion of the govern
ment engineers. The local committee,
composed of Judge Epler. E. X. Stone,
H. P. Behrensmeyer, Virgil Mussel.
man, John T. Humert, Aldermen Boil.
les, Koehler, Bergman and Linz, will,
in written resolution, ask the gov
eminent engineers to look at the nat.
nral ho rhnr facilities Of Oninn,r hau