The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
CITY NEWS.
Drink Puritas beer.

Have harness repaired It Shel
woods, 7o3 Main street.
"A complete lire of greetings TO
I Mothers day. Cushman Stationery Go
If you want to slep we'll. dr.nl
! bottle OF Puritas beer before retir
ing
This was quiet afternoon down
town. The excitement took place al
! the ball park.
Ssh erwood can save YOU money on
| harness and buggies. 703 Main.
The beating of carpets and rugs
can be heard in the land This is
housekeeping time.
Will lave for the season, one
Arabian and one draft stallion at
Hamilton, III. B. w. Elder.
-Keokuk Camp NJ. W. A. No. 622
viii hold its regular melting tonight
at Woodman hall All members are
requested to be present.
-Cushman Stationery Co. have a
complete line Of cards, folders and
booklets for all occasions. Sunday is
Mothers day. Don't forget.
The Quincy Typographical Union
has made an appeal to the people of
Quincy to patronize home industries.
1t is an expression in the right direc-
ton.
Judge William Logan, who has
been spending the winter In southern
California, expects to return home
within the next two weeks. He will
stop en- route at Hutchinson, Kansas,
to visit old friends.
-Puritas beer is not only refresh
ing beverage. but Is also . valuable
condiment. It stimulates the appetite
and promotes digestion. A phone call
139 will bring a case of Puritas to
your home.
The country roads are in good
condition and automobile parties are
numerous. Last Sunday several par
ties from neighboring towns and cities
drove to Keokuk to see the dam and
view the city.
Regular meeting Of Keokuk aer1e.
No 6Ss. F. o. E., tonight at Eagles
hall, 523 Main at O'Clock. Visiting
brothers always welcome. Chas. A.
NOekeS, SeCretaTy.-Adv.
Mayor A. P. Brown OF Fort Madi-
son, who was in Keokuk yesterday in
company with some othsr Fort Madi-
son gentlemen, recently received the
following message sent to him by HIS
brother Frank from New Orleans,
who with his family are leaving Mex
leo: Steamship Monterey wireless
via New Orleans. All well. Expect
to get away from here Thursday" Mr..
and Mrs. Brown and four little girls
have been living at Aguas Calientes,
Mexico, and are now on board ship on
the return trip.
Now is the time. to can pine
apples. Ask your grocer about them.
Mayor A. p. Brown Of Fort Madi-
son, G. NJ, Hanchett, cashier of the
Lee county savings bank, and N. J.
Bever. with Swift & Co, we're in the
city yesterday on business and look
ing after matters that interested them
politically. Mr.. Bever is candidate
on the republican ticket for the office
Of auditor, subject to the will Of the
voters at the coming June primary
election. He resided in this city for
five years, has been a resident OF
Fort Madison for Ave years, and has
large acquaintance over the county.
They made the trip to Keokuk in an
automobile and returned later in the
afternoon. While here they called on
Mayor Moorhead and the city commits
sioners.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending May has Just
been issued as follows: The week as
whole was cold and cloudy The
average temperature was slightly
above the normal in the eastern and
central and slightly below the normal
il the western districts. No frost &C.
CURED except in the extreme north
western counties, where the vegeta-
ton was not far enough advanced to
be injured. Copious to heavy showers
occurred in all sections, but the rain
fall was generally less than the nor
NAL in the east central and was
heavy and, in some localities, exces-
sive in the western counties: the
amounts being reported from
the southwestern district. The wet
weather delayed plowkg, and the cod
nights retarded corn planting. The
rain, however, was OF great value TO
grasses and small grains. Cherry, !;
plum and peach trees are in full
,loom in the central and southern
counties, but many apple trees are
lot showing the usual amount of bios.
sons. probably owing to the drought
II last summer and the heavy crop
Produced last year. A heavy and dam
ging hail storm occurred in the east
I'm part Of Polk county on the after
oon Of May 3. I,