The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-04
CITY NEWS.

luck.
!. Insist on getting Schouten's gin
4 ger snaps.
Il Born yesterday afternoon to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles L. King. daughter.
! The cool weather is disappoin.-
1 ing. Will it please change for the
summer variety?
The family OF Leroy r. Lotion
/ has removed from AIS North Ninth to
S27 Exchange street
/ The West Point State bank open
|! ed for business Saturday with appro-
pirate ceremonies Many visitors were
! present.
Buy pony buggies and harness at
| Sherwood's.
/ ALL Of the unemployed in the
whole world could find work digging
I! out the dandelions that infest the
lawns about this and other cities.
/ A heavy wind storm struck the
northern end of the county yesterday
AFTERNOON, but very little damage is
reported. In Burlington some roofs
were damaged
The Wabash Is figuring on a new
time card. w. A. Bridgeman, local
agent. was in st. Louis in conference
with officials relative to the proposed
new schedule.
| John Ferris, of this city, suffered
two broken ribs and badly bruised
hand when he fell on a rock while
| fishing along the river near tho
bridge, yesterday.
Regular meeting of Morning Star
lodge No. 5, knights of Pythias, at
K. P. hall, Tuesday at p. m. Visit
| ing knights invited. r. S. Ulrich. G.
c.: J. A Burgess. X. of r. s.
| Next Sunday is Mothers day. II
you have a mother and you are away
from home, write her letter. And If
she is at home. make the day one OF
unusual pleasure for her.
! If the burlington" restores trains
Nos. and 10 on the main line, patrons
in this part Of the territory hope that
the new schedule will be so arranged
as to make western afternoon con-
nection with No. 9. r'' ...s
| Regular meeting Loyal Order OF
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. tonight
at O'Clock. in Moose hall. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. John q.
Stadler, dictator. Ed. s. Lotion. sec
rotary. Installation of officers and
social session. --..s-.
During the high wind storm yes
terday afternoon tree limbs were
broken off all over the city. On the
high school grounds one of the big
trees was badly damaged, and in sew.
eral other points in the city portions
OF trees were blown over.
A number Of Keokuk Shriners
will go to Burlington Thursday to be
in attendance at the session and con-
ferring of degrees to be given by the
L-t,
A barbaque and parade will be a
part of the program of the affair.
Five men were given sentences OF
fifteen days each in the city Jail by
Judge Mcnamara this morning. They
were: Carl James, yagrancy; II. G
Gilman. vagrancy; George Shumac and
Ed Cassidy, night prowling. and Jack
Hogan. drunk and begging.
The keokuk Quarry and Con
struction company was yesterday
awarded the contract for the construc
ton of some street paving on South
street in Burlington. submitting the
lowest OF six bids. The price was:
Curbing. 81 cents: grading, 35 cents;
course cement, 1924.
Next Saturday the merchants OF
Keokuk will arrange to give the shop
They are to put on a Dollar Day
Merchandise will be sold for one dol
lar that will impress you with Its
great value and the business men
will make every preparation to see
that your purchase is satisfactory
and your visit profitable as well as
a pleasant one.
! Unless the merchants place copy
for advertising for. the Thursday is
sue in the hands of the printer this
evening. The Gate City will be com
PEELED to disappoint some. 1t is i'm
possible to handle all OF the adVer
Using If the copy is held until the
last day The Gate City is asked tc
cooperate with the merchants tc
make Dollar Day a success. It Is alb
solutely necessary for the merchants
TO cooperate with The Gate City Il
tho day 10 made successful from ar