The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-06

$2.50; month, $500; delivered
In the city, per week, 20 cents.
Compare these rates with the
present terms In these days OF the
high cost OF labor and Of living.
There are thirty-two columns In
the paper, twenty-three Of which are
filled with fresh-appearing advertis-
ing. most Of which is of a local nature
and nine are filed with reading mat
ter. including local and telegraph
matter.
The first page has four columns Of
telegraph matter and the same num-
Der OF advertisements The display
head over the Afternoon Dispatches"
covers about a half column. There is
great flood reported, and the Mis-
sissippi river forty-three, miles wide
Doings Of st. Paterick's day reported
from various places, celebrated with
great interest and large PROFESSIONS
A great battle is impending in Mex
leo. Symptoms OF a civil war In
Kentucky. Congress in session and
the president has been interviewed
Puebla and Vera Cruz in Mexico are
at 134. Among the advertisers on
this page are those Of John C. Drake,
who advertises ice which he has Sc
cured from John Hiner.. Mooar &
Knowles present their law card.
Yencill, Jones & Co., advertise cloth.
ing and piece goods and merchant
tailoring, Thrd and Main
somewhat mutilated and is hard to
decipher. There is one noticeable
editorial advocating the Keokuk and
Mt. Pleasant road, showing the ad-
vantages to Keokuk that would fol
low the building of this railroad. On
the bed OF the proposed road was
built the present road known as the
North road, constructed by newly
formed organization. Sullivan & Co,
&C. Sullivan and G. w. Mooar) adver-
tise the removal OF their gas and
steam fitting establishment. The
Shannon House, r. T. Shannon and
NJ. NJ McCaulley. proprietors. is open
to the public. John NJ Blue, pro-
prietor, advertises the Young Amer
lea, saloon, restaurant and billiard
rooms. H. c. Landes advertises the
Landes restaurant and oysters game,
etc. Huiskamp & Matless advertise
boots and shoes. William Fulton ad-
vertises several pieces OF real estate
for sale. Keokuk Marble Works of
John Bawden has an attractive adver-
tisement. Stewart & Dean, manufac-
turers and dealers in boots and shoes
advertise their products, as also w. r.
Bidleman, wholesale and retail deal
er in boots and shoes. Among the
wholesale grocers advertised in this
issue is one at 100 Main and Fourth
streets, the name Of the company be-
ing worn away; ]. & A. S. Mcqueen;
and r. F. Bower & Co., R. F.. Bower,
Alex Collier and John Finigan. Among
the decipherable law cards on the
second page are those Of John Bruce,
Robert H. Gilmore, w. B. Collins, and
these physicians, DR.. H. T. Cleaver,
DIR. J. P. Stafford, DR.. John N. Hum
mer, homeopathic physician. DR.. M.
X. Taylor, and DR.. L. C. Ingersoll,
dentist.
There is only one column of mis-
cellaneOus reading matter on the
third page, the remainder being filled
with advertisements. J. A. Bssig ad
vertises candies, S. T. Worley, black
smithing, 1. N. Pearce, blank book
manufacturer, paper ruler and book
binder; Mrs. Weber, ladies' bazaar;
p. ]. Fallon, dry goods and notions,
millinery, wholesale and retail; Geo.
|C. Anderson & Co., bankers; Iowa
State Insurance company; S. G..
Bridges, jeweler; Ed. s. Carter & Co.,
SUCCESSORS to H. Brownell, dealers in
books, stationery, paper, fancy goods,
paper l1angings, etc: Robertson &
Albers, grocers; Kellogg-Birge Co.,
&c. A. kellogg, G. P. Bfrge and W. e.
kellogg, wholesale grocers: Wood
ward, Moore 6 Co., H. D. Woodward,
J Moore, H. j. Wills, wholesale and
retail dealers in dry goods and no.
tons; Kramer, Irwin & Co., whole