The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-21
CITY NEWS.
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Eat EchO11ten's Ginger snaps

I'm consideration Of $500, Milo
Brunat has decided to John DeJong
lot In block 140.
Order q mixed case Of Burk'!
soda water. All favors also Hires
root beer and orange cider. Phone 1923
"A meeting will be held this after
noon Of the directors and committee
men Of the Retail League on the fall
celebration proposals.
M. F. McCutcheon has removed his
restaurant from 9O4 Main to GIG Main
on account Of more room needed FOL
his increasing trade. For good things
to eat call on Milt. 916 Main.
Wanted, by sanitary garbage col
lectors, 500 customers. Phone 1902.
| The following item Is taken from
the Monday evening issue OF the
Quincy Journal: Lewis @. Carlin OF
Keokuk, aged 56, and Jennie Mac
Quoid Of Carthage, age 40, have been
licensed to wed In Chicago.
Go on the shoeworkers excursion
Saturday afternoon to Fl Madison.
I'm an article on river terminals
and river work which appeared yes
terday in The Gate City, the state-
ment was made that Hampton, ILL.,,
had spent $4,000 for terminals. This
should have been Hamilton, III.
Order case OF Burk's ginger ale
: in quarts or splits Quarts 81. Splits.
Goo, "a In case. Phone. 800.
IT. ]. Manley. who was with the
construction organization during the
building Of the dam. Is in Chicago
and expects to spend next Saturday
and Sunday with old Keokuk friends.
He has about three weeks work at
Clinton, Iowa, and then goes to Dali
las, Texas, for year where he will
be engaged on government work.
Deposits in Iowa banks have In
creased s9,334,000 in the last year. ac-
cording to the bank statement issued
by the state banking department to-
day. The statement shows the condi-
lions Of the banks OF Iowa on June 30.
Deposits on that day were s314,129.-
495, The nine million dollar increase
has been made since the June state
ment OF 1913. Deposits have dec-ea5-
ed, however. sS,95S. 425 since April 6,
1914.
Regular meeting Loyal Order
of Moose. Keokuk lodge No. 704. o.
night at s o'clock in Moose hall. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited A. L.
Laubersheimer. dictator. Ed. 8. Lof-
ton. secretary.
Fort Madison Democrat: John
Meisel has been a resident Of Green
Bay township for the past sixteen or
eighteen years, successful and well
known farmer. This morning he went
about his work as usual and began
cultiyating corn short distance from
the house. AS the noon hour APP
preached he failed to put in an ap-
pearance and about 100 O'Clock two
Of his daughters went out into the
field to see what was the matter. Near
the cultivator, from which the team
had been unhitched, they found the
bod,, Of their father, alive, but uncon-
scious. the victim OF stroke OF apo
plexy.
The German custom Of every pic
mic party cleaning up its own refuse
and debris might we'll be followed by
picnic parties at Rand park. The !
park is in excellent condition now.
for the most part, although the sight |
Of pasteboard boxes and paper nap
kins in some parts OF the park do
not add to the attractiveness OF the I
scenery and it is not possible for the !
employees to get all of the rubbish /
up at once. II people would /
remember about putting picnic re-
mains in box Or paper and putting /
It out of sight the appearance would. /
be better. Visitors are complimenting /
this beauty spot every day.
Col. John McElroy. editor Of the i
National Tribune, writing OF the state
;. A. R. encampment at Burlington in
Tune, has high praise for the people
If Iowa and BurEn gton. He mentions
some of the famous men who have
been given to the nation by Iowa, and
xeokuk in the following: 1t is not
Wholly to her wonderfully fertile soil,
,enignant skies and abundant rain
all that Iowa owes her great wealth
md prosperity. She was fortunate in
attracting a high class Of people as
pioneers The fame Of the marvel
,usly rich lands lying between the
and Ohio rivers spread
apidly through New England, New
York Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Maryland and drew thither a rapidly
increasing migration OF young men
md women OF high character and
,apahility. 1t Is astonishing what
lumber OF men distinguished In war,
politics. law and business came from
Burlington. Des Moines, DUBUQUE,
Keokuk. Sioux City, Cedar
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