The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-11
CITY NEWS.
Attend ceasEai's hosiery sale.
Take your harness for repairs I

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Sherwood.
Ewers Mccarthy Co.'S panama
hat stock is again complete.
LET us help you select your gradu-
xtion gifts. Cushman Stationary Co.
The druggists came to Keokuk to-
day from Burlington where they have
been holding state convention They
came to inspect the dam.
Summer underwear for lady, gent,
boy or giri. a. the Central.
Buy choice fresh catfish at Jos.
Haubert's, res Main street
A large crowd accompanied :he
Odd Fellows on their annual excurs-
ion to Burlington. The trip up the
| river was delightful and the day was
ideal for the trip.
! Sunday school picnics will COM
mence shortly. Az soon as school Is
| out, and before hot weather sets in.
the members OF the school are usual
ily taken on their outing.
Exquisite neckwear and SILK sox
packed in individual boxes at Dwers
Mccarthy Co.'S.
AT meeting OF the congregation
OF the FRS. Unitarian society q un-
animous call was extended to Rev.
G. F. Elliott as pastor for the coming
year. The society is to be congratu-
lated upon retaining the services of so
able minister.
Attend children's hosiery sale
Friday or Saturday, at the Central
store.
The school board will make tour
o. inspection Of the school property
lin the city shortly. The inspection
trip is an annual one. and at the
time. repairs and the like will be or
defed to make the buildings habit
able next year.
Call on B. F. Carter, the barber.
for hair cnt and shave. 81 Main.
The season is at hand for the
street stands at the street corners
run by the kids in the neighborhood.
The fever breaks out every year when
sciicol Is abou. over and is contagious.
The usual run Of the stand is about
two weeks, when the job OF keeping
store pales on the proprietors.
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pens
A graduation gift that is sure to
please. Cushman's.
Tomorrow forenoon the schools
OF the city viii close for the summer.
The vacation period will be Of about
three months duration. Many Of the
teachers have signifled their inten-
tion OF attending summer courses in
order to At themselves for certain ad-
ditional requirements OF The state
board along certain lines.
See the Centrals line OF wash
goods at Zoe to 75c pr yard.
"A fire occurred at midnight last
night In the rear Of q vacant building
at SIT Main street, the damage
amounting to about $50. Two couches
in the back room had caught IRE. it
being believed that some one had
been sleeping there and that they had
accidentally started the fire. The
chemical engine was used to ext.n-
guish the flames.
Mailing mention OF the coming
state Eagles convention to be held in
this city the latter par. of this montl.
the Burlington Gazette says: A dele
cation OF about three hundred Eagles
are planning on going to the conren-
ton at Keokuk. starting June "a.
The Keokuk Elks hare graciously Of
fered the use of their club rooms. and
the offer win no doubt be accepted.
The Quincy Herald said in its
issue of Wednesday: The Sidney
came up Wednesday morning from
Hannibal after having had an all day
church excursion the day before from
government boat David Tip.on, on her
ray north, stopped here for q short
lime early In the afternoon. The
steamer Keokuk was in and out In the
trade as usual.
Sherwood is headquarters for
harness and buggies, 70S Main.
The following item Is from the |
quincy Herald. June 10th: The steam
II Keokuk brought an excursion from |
Warsaw this morning. The excursion |
S tina. of the Warsaw Presbyterian
hurch. One of the parties on board
ras made up OF the members OF the i
ladies' Aid society Of the German
iethodist church of the same town.
he members OF this party went to
10 Old Peopfss' Home on Washing
On stree. and enjoyed picnic dinner
here. The boat returns for the trip
orth at 400 o'clock this afternoon.
-Crickets are being found by the /
billions in the doorways along Main
treet. There seems to be no reason
u their appearance In suei droves.
hey are the field crickets. big black
,sec.s. In one OF the store doorwaysi
two gallons we're obtained
mother gallon was swept up this
corning. The easiest method OF dis
osinx OF the insects is to take q
IcycIe pump and Ill it with gasoline.
sing il as squirt gun. The gaso-
ne kills the little pests and al, that
necessary then is to sweep them
ito q bucket
a dssratch from Davenport sayz