The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-30
CITY NEWS.

/ Buy monster paper shell pecan
nuts at Schoutens bakery.
"A number Of New Years parties
are scheduled for tomorrow night.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph B. Joy this morning.
Join the National bank Christmas
savings club any time before Janu-
airy first.
Zero weather has diminished the
crowd that usually gathers in front OF
the bulletin boards.
--Keokuk Camp M. W. A. No. e2c
will hold its regular melting tonight
! at<Woodman hail. Election OF offic ers
All members are requested to be pres
| ent.
Ferndell mince meat, plum pud-
ding, pumpkin, asparagus, peas,
beans, white cherries and yellow
peaches at immigrants grocery. Phone
49,
The Wabash railroad will build
long switch at Hamilton to handle the
extra cars Of material needed for the
rebuilding of the Keokuk and Hamil-
ton bridge.
Marshal Berger was the first to
drive across Lake Cooper at Nauvoo.
He went over on Thursday with five
persons in his sled ct Sonora they
have been hauling hay over on the
ice.
"A marriage license was issued
Yesterday to Edward Leland Mason,
"a. and Stella G. Herring, 81, both OF
Galesburg. The coup'.4 were united
In marriage by James S. Burrows,
Justice OF the peace.
The number OF marriage licenses
issued in December was keeping pace
With the number CT days. at the close
iof business yesterday From indica-
lions December will be Dan Cupid's
busy month for the year
Special neetine OF Gate CITY chap
ter Nc. Z. r. A. NJ. tonight at 1880
O'Clock. Work in P. M. and M. f NJ.
degrees. Installation. Lunch. Ali R.
A. Masons expected 70 be present BY
order OF the H. P. H. c. Brown. sec
rotary. @
-Nauvoo Rustler: About forty
couples attended the base ball boys
dance at the opera house last Satur-
day evening. The Salm orchestra fur
nished the music. and Prof. Bland.
colored. of Keokuk. prompted. All
present haC, good time
DID you ever see two full moons
in one month? II it is not cloudy you
will have a chance to see them in
January and so far as one knows It
will be long time before you will
zee them again. On January | and 30
the moon will be full: the last quarter
on January 8, new moon on January 10.
first quarter %.
Join the National bank Christmas
SAVINGS club any time before Janu-
AIRY first.
Fred q. Gosewisch, in charge Of
the local weather bureau, admitted
today that the cold wave predicted
yesterday was trifle more severe
than he had anticipated. The mer-
curry dropped to two degrees below
zero. During the next few days the
temperature will rise to q few de-
grees above the zero mark.
The Burlington railroad, in an eff
fort to have their trains run as near
on schedule as possible, have cast
bulletins widespread, asking all en-
ployes to aid in every possible way
to make the trains leave the stations
where they are employed, as near on
time as possible. In the past week
three and four minutes time was lost
at all stations in changing mail and
baggage and doing other small work.
1T was announced in Westmins
Presbyterian church last Sunday that
In view Of the customary Indictment
weather Of January and February,
making evening church attendance
dificult. the service usually held in
til. evening would be changed to 4:3O
in the afternoon. To harmonic with
this change. the Y. P. S. G. p. will
meet at $50, continuing until 6:15.
1t is believed by the officers Of the
church that the afternoon will be a
more satisfactory tine for the SER
vices during the winter weather.
Ray Weis, who for the past two
years has been chief clerk OF Division
Passenger Agent Reno's off,, at the
union station. has received merited
promotion, saws the burlington Ca
zette. Mr. Weis will go to Chicago
January 1, where he will assume
similar position to tf., one he has held
here in the Office OF General Passen-
ger Agent Francis. Mrs. Weis will re-
main in Burlington until her husband
is settled in his new position. Mr..
Weis has been connected with the
Stone & Weis orchestra, and music
lovers will miss him as we'll as his
MANY other friends. Mr. Russell Nau-
mann assumes Mr.. Weis' position in
Mr.. Reno's office. Mr. Weis playea in
| Keokuk last night at tn, Keok,,k club
party and has many friends here.
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