The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-29
CITY NEWS.

Have harness repaired at Sher-
woods. &
Fresh fish and oysters at Keokuk
Market & Produce CO. Phone 80.
McCreary says try our merchants
15c lunch at Grand Cafe, 224 Main.
Several Keokukians are making
arrangements to so to Hot Springs,
Ark, for few weeks visit.
Choice fresh catfish, halibut, white
fish, red snapper and smells at Jos.
Haubert's, 100 Main street.
Marble playing In January is
something unusual for this section
but Is none the less enjoyable.
u. W. Phillips has opened barb
er shop at 41S Main street and so
licits the patronage Of the public.
An exchange carries headline
Sermon on He'll Heard by Many" 1t
has always been the opinion that
there was little difficulty to get an
audience
Imported sour kraut Immegart's.
Joe Hood. passenger agent for
the Burlington" is laid up at his
home with broken ankle The mis-
fortune occurred week or so ago
at Bloomfield when Mr.. Hood fell on
a stairway at the opera house.
Sherwood sells everything in the
harness line.
The state executive council last
year increased railroad valuations
S50,000000. This was the statement
which Secretary A. II. Davidson made
Yesterday in a letter to B. Murphy,
editor OF the vinton Eagle. The let
ter was for the purpose Of correcting
an impression throughout the state
that the council did not change rail.
road valuations when it raised the
value of land.
Alfalfa molasses feed, $3.50 per
ton, linseed oil meal, $500 per ton
Full line of field seeds. o. A. Talbot
Co.
&C. Decker French of Davenport,
president OF the Iowa Automobile as
ISOLATION, has announced that the an
nual meeting of the association will
be held in Des Moines Wednesday,
March IL, the week of the autom,-
bile show. Practically every county
in the state will be represented. Off
GERS will be elected for the coming
year and an effort will be made to
move the headquarters from Dayen-
port to Des Moines.
If it takes all kinds OF people to
make world by the same token it
takes all kinds of weather to make
Il season-some seasons.
Judging from the activity Of south
sifers there are good prospects OF
getting new street car ext snsion
The residents on certain streets are
very anxious to have the lines ex-
tended. 1t is believed the one pro-
posed on the south side, mention Of
which was made In last evenings
Gate City, would be a paying invest
ment
A well advertised city is a valu-
able asset. Los Angeles is one Of the
best advertised cities in the world
and it has attracted millions OF visi-
tors. Keokuk is another. Of the well
advertised cities due to the building
of the water power dam Another
effective way to advertise this city
and advertise it fayorably is to build
three or four new modern school
houses. They are needed. Keokuk is
growing and should keep pace with
the Increase in population by erect
ing up-to-date, safe and spacious
school buildings. A community st,ngy
with its schools will never prosper.
-Co-operation by farmers in killing
eff the chinch bug, pest which it is
estimated has done $3.50, 0G0, 900 worth
of damage to crops in this country
during the past sixteen years, is
recommended by the department. of
! agriculture It declares that few in
sects have caused such enormous
losses, and that it Is the most fatal
pest that attacks corn, wheat and
other staple grains. 1t is distributed
generally throughout the country
except In the extreme west. and has
caused particular damage to grains in
/ the middle west. Efforts should be
made to destroy the bugs during the
winter. says the departm ent. before
they enter the young wheat in the
early spring, after which they are
not readily accessible.
Union Delegates Meet
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